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The Current and Former Rockets in the Olympics Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Beavis Stiffler, Jul 27, 2024.

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  1. Beavis Stiffler

    Beavis Stiffler Member

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    Canada vs. Greece right now on CNBC

    Current Rocket Dillon Brooks is playing for the Canadians. Also, former Rocket and the “Greek T-Mac” Spanoulis is the head coach of Giannis’ team.
     
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    Landale 20/9 for the Boomers in win against Spain…
    Jack McVeigh came up strong, too. 13pt and 3/6 shooting
    Brooks showing up in FIBA again. 14pts and 3/4 3PT shooting

    Garuba got some burn. Llull with 17.

    Patty Mills 19 pts and 3/6 pt shooting, showing up over-powered in Olympics, again

    Theis 18/7 in win v Japan
    Schroder with some light work scoring 13
    Kostas P with 17pt and 3/6 3PT shooting
    Olynyk didn’t shoot well, but contributing other ways as always

    * Royal Ivey coach of S. Sudan
    * Tiago Splitter asst coach of Brazil, too
     
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    You forgot another rockets legend Kostas Papanikolau
     
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    Brooks did well but he fouled out guarding Janis Antemkoupo
     
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    I bet Sengun absolutely dominates.
     
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    That team-leading +30 against an experienced Spanish team is solid.
     
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    Garuba going after Josh Green … screw the Mavs!!

     
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    FIBA has become a place for borderline starlets and would-bes like Brooks to shine.
     
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    Two future

     
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    At what exactly? Turkey didn't qualify in basketball.
     
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    Is Spanoulis known as some sort of super badass evidently?
     
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    Tmac of Greece, now Tomjanovich of Greece.

     
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    Patty Mills???
     
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    Wasn't he traded here and sent elsewhere?

    Like Derek Fisher was a Rocket for a few hours but thank the lord never played.

     
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    You thought people here actually watch or know basketball?
     
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    Depends what you mean by "here." If you mean Clutchfans, then yes I'd say many know and watch basketball, but probably have very little knowledge about the Olympics outside of the USA competitors (much like most Americans know very little of anything outside of America for the most part.) If you meant Turkey, then no, judging by the majority of the Turkish SOF's (there are a couple good eggs) I'd say no, they probably don't watch or know much basketball at all and probably only watched soccer until Alpi got drafted to the NBA.
     
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    Blah, turkish society just this year begin to hear about sengun. After soccer the second popular sport in turkey is womens volleyball. Basketball has maybe 3th or 4th sport that turks might follow. All turkish SOF s you saw around are pretty knowledgeable about basketball.
     
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