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The 2023-2024 NBA Season

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Tonight’s game (LSU-Iowa) is predicted to break US NCAA women records TV viewership of almost 10 millions which they set last year? For your info, the Men’s records were set 45 years ago when Magic’s Michigan State and Bird’s Indiana State met in 1979 US NCAA mens’ Finals with TV audience of more than 30 millions…​
 
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So we can draw parallel with Angel- Caitlin rivalry albeit women version of Magic and Larry which catapulted and heralded a new era of NBA’s popularity which reached its climax in 1998 Finals before MJ’s first retirement…​
 
IPC said:
Team USA roster: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QyK3AQfTKeuu2634/?mibextid=qi2Omg
Guards: Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday
Wings: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards
Bigs: Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo

Let's see who the last man is, considering that they have finalized only 11.
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If Kawhi was healthy and willing, I'd choose him. You want a 2-way player with a whole nother gear when things get super competitive/intense. So him or Butler.
 
IPC said:
Team USA roster: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QyK3AQfTKeuu2634/?mibextid=qi2Omg
Guards: Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday
Wings: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards
Bigs: Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo

Let's see who the last man is, considering that they have finalized only 11.
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I'd probably get a specialist and considering how stacked this team is with no real weakness. How about a 3 and D wing to help lockdown wings like Luka? I would love to have Mikal or just like Metta said Kawhi.
 
IPC said:
Team USA roster: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QyK3AQfTKeuu2634/?mibextid=qi2Omg
Guards: Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday
Wings: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards
Bigs: Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo

Let's see who the last man is, considering that they have finalized only 11.
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Favorite for the 12th slot is kawhi, would be funny if team usa goes the christian laettner route and select a college player
 
Chet? But yeah Kawhi would be nice.

Looks like USA is sending the best of the best. Kawhi will be the icing on the cake.
 
CoJ said:
Jrue is team USA's best peimeter defender so i guess he's guarding luka and sga
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Funny that only Jrue and Tatum are USA's viable perimeter defenders. Maybe LeBron if he's engaged, Booker also.
 
I was just going to say, Caruso for the token white guy role...and he's an excellent defender and versatile on offense.
 
IPC said:
Funny that only Jrue and Tatum are USA's viable perimeter defenders. Maybe LeBron if he's engaged, Booker also.
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Bookers been pretty good even KD but he's probably playing the 4.
 
thatweirdguy said:
Bookers been pretty good even KD but he's probably playing the 4.
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KD's more of a help defender, so is LeBron when engaged.

On Book, yeah, I also read. He just underperformed last Olympics. Let's see if he can bounce back in international basketball.
 
Metta said:
If Kawhi was healthy and willing, I'd choose him. You want a 2-way player with a whole nother gear when things get super competitive/intense. So him or Butler.
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thatweirdguy said:
I'd probably get a specialist and considering how stacked this team is with no real weakness. How about a 3 and D wing to help lockdown wings like Luka? I would love to have Mikal or just like Metta said Kawhi.
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CoJ said:
Favorite for the 12th slot is kawhi, would be funny if team usa goes the christian laettner route and select a college player
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Yep, Kawhi's the 12th man, as per Shams: https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1780362694341873995​​
 
CoJ said:
This solves team USA's perimeter defense. Feels like this team is better than the 2012 olympic team
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Especially when you look at the bigs. A bigman corps of Embiid, AD, and Bam is better than Chandler, Bosh, and Love. The early 2010's had a lack of bigs that are of Embiid, Ewing, Robinson's quality.
 
So Kawhi it is. Team is stacked.

Multiple guys who command a double-team (especially against non-elite nba players) and then 3 of the best shooters in the world. Lockdown defenders in the Claw, Jrue, AD, Bam and Lebron (in limited minutes). Then you have guys like Ant and Hali who are out to prove something.

And it seems no one in the lineup is toxic.

Man, imagine if they actually cared about the Fiba world cup and sent this team to Manila. Pretty sure the wives/GFs convinced these guys to play in Paris.

Paris luxury stores about to make a killing.
 
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IPC said:
Especially when you look at the bigs. A bigman corps of Embiid, AD, and Bam is better than Chandler, Bosh, and Love. The early 2010's had a lack of bigs that are of Embiid, Ewing, Robinson's quality.
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For the past 3-4 iterations of the team USA, they never had a quality big on the same level as dream teams 1 to 3, (Robinson, Ewing, Shaq, Hakeem). No more random bigs for the US like kessler and the Zellers.

begining to think that the 2024 US avengers could be better than the Redeem Team.

Only 2 call backs labg pala from the manila FIBA WC squad pala
 
I hope the nba changes the all star game format to team usa vs intl all stars

Embiid, Durant, Lebron, Antman and Curry vs Jokic, Giannis, Sabonis, Luka and SGA will be interesting to watch
 
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