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Team USA men's basketball falls to France in Olympics
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Posted on 07/25/2021 7:14:02 AM PDT by janetjanet998

Team USA was fried by the French in a stunning men’s basketball opening loss at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Americans led Team France by seven with under four minutes remaining, but the French scored the next 14 points for a shocking 83-76 victory at Saitama Super Arena.

Nets star Kevin Durant was in early foul trouble and finished with 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting in 21 minutes before fouling out in the closing seconds. Jrue Holiday net a team-high 18 and Bam Adebayo adding 12.


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KEYWORDS: 2; broke; chat; choke; fail; getwokegobroke; popovich; sports; theylosttofrance; woke; wokechoke
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To: gov_bean_ counter
That's a great point. If you really want to see a dominant national sports team, watch videos of the 1987 Canada Cup hockey tournament. The best-of-three finals between Canada and the Soviets were arguably three of the ten greatest hockey games ever played. Game 2 of that series -- a 6-5 win for Canada in double overtime -- is #1 on my list.

The Canadians had a roster world-class players who were NHL All-Stars in the prime of their careers. Only a tiny handful of those players have NOT been inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame. But what made that team so strong was that you had world-class players who were unselfish enough to play secondary roles and make big contributions in those roles. Imagine a Hall of Famer who would eventually accumulate 500+ career goals in the NHL, playing on a third or fourth line in a hockey game -- and doing a superb job as the best defensive player every time he stepped on the ice.

41 posted on 07/25/2021 7:41:24 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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To: Karliner

same.


42 posted on 07/25/2021 7:41:44 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: janetjanet998

Team USA players will be hounded by other teams with snarky comments for the rest of their NBA careers.

Clutch foul shot and someone says “Monsieur est un perdant” ought to be good for a distraction.


43 posted on 07/25/2021 7:42:17 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Play with knives long enough and you will eventually bleed.)
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To: janetjanet998

France is racist!


44 posted on 07/25/2021 7:42:46 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: janetjanet998

Rooting against the Americans with one exception.....Kenny Bednarek.

My sons team mate and fellow All-American from little Indian Hills CC in Ottumwa, Ia.


45 posted on 07/25/2021 7:44:28 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Too many “all stars” and not enough role players. That is what Kevin Love would have brought to the team.

I didn't watch the game, but I suspect that it was a lot like most "all star" teams - they didn't practice together enough to become a team. The US would have probably done better with just picking up a team which lost in the NBA tournament and playing them as the Olympic team.

46 posted on 07/25/2021 7:44:30 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Police should refuse duty at NBA venues. Let them wallow in their desired chaos without police.)
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To: janetjanet998

They should be fine with a participation trophy. 🏆


47 posted on 07/25/2021 7:45:39 AM PDT by texas_mrs (Who says "Cheaters never win"? )
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To: bgill

The way the US people have responded to the covid tyrants and those who steal their freedom is akin to these Olympic losses. Meh fold up the tents and go home. It’s ovah!

At least the French have gotten rebellious. We sit back and think the next election is going to save us.

Trump tried, he was a leader, but he lacked active freedom fighters. They left it all to him alone in a swamp of scum.

I am really scared when they decide to force people for the jabs. Will fellow Americans stand for freedom? I am no longer convinced they will.

Anxiety abounds in people now. This is not America.

The left will fight freedom, the right won’t get nasty to save it.


48 posted on 07/25/2021 7:46:05 AM PDT by dforest (huh)
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To: bgill
US basketball lost to France. I don’t care who you are, that’s funny.

It's not often you see the words "lost to France" used in a sentence.

49 posted on 07/25/2021 7:46:37 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: texas_mrs
Here's their medal...


50 posted on 07/25/2021 7:46:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Karliner

This.


51 posted on 07/25/2021 7:49:07 AM PDT by sauropod (Amateurs built the ark; Professionals built the Titanic. Anon)
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Won’t be surprised if it’s proven that they threw it.


52 posted on 07/25/2021 7:49:35 AM PDT by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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To: shadeaud

I am happy they lost. Now we don’t have to watch the traitors kneel during the National Anthem.


53 posted on 07/25/2021 7:50:24 AM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: KarlInOhio
I didn't watch the game, but I suspect that it was a lot like most "all star" teams - they didn't practice together enough to become a team.

This was likely the secret sauce behind the 1980 Olympic hockey team win. That was not a collection of NHL superstars on a two-week "vacation" but a real team of motivated amateurs (kids just out of high school) put together by the late Herb Brooks and they practiced together for months and months. A true team.

54 posted on 07/25/2021 7:50:50 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Well there’s another factor at play. The rules of the game in the NBA are not followed. So the NBA players are not as talented as we are led to believe and they are not used to having to follow rules that limit the ability to score


55 posted on 07/25/2021 7:52:01 AM PDT by Josa
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To: PhineasSpear

Let’s just say they aren’t very motivated.

But make no mistake, the world is catching up with the US in basketball.


56 posted on 07/25/2021 7:53:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dforest

Just got off airline travel this wknd.

Everyone was masked on the airplane. You
WILL do this!

About 95% were masked in the airport.

I’m so totally done with this. They cannot be reasoned with.

It’s a cult.


57 posted on 07/25/2021 7:53:24 AM PDT by sauropod (Amateurs built the ark; Professionals built the Titanic. Anon)
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To: Josa

Good point and very true.


58 posted on 07/25/2021 7:54:23 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (I miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
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To: janetjanet998

French players dined on escargot, salade de concombre (Cucumber Salad) and strawberry crepes before each game.
Stayed in shape with Pilates.


59 posted on 07/25/2021 7:55:25 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: sauropod
Get woke. Go home.

Oh, but "home" is abhorrent to them. They can't even muster the pride to be representing their country. And their dismal performances reflect their non-patriotism. They are a bunch of s-birds. Let them go represent Cuba, China, or Outer Elbonia.

60 posted on 07/25/2021 7:55:54 AM PDT by EinNYC
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