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Old 07-11-2024, 11:01 PM   #1
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I watched the highlights of the exhibition game between Team USA and Canada from yesterday and am getting excited to watch the Olympic games. Lebron, Curry, Embiid, Tatum, Booker, AD, Edwards -- this should be fun.

If you're Canadian or rooting for another country, let's hear it.
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Old 07-11-2024, 11:16 PM   #2
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Btw, does anyone know if Panini has exclusive trading card rights for team USA cards? I'm wondering if we'll see Topps producing Olympic cards.
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Old 07-12-2024, 01:31 AM   #3
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I could care less about Olympic basketball cards, men's or women's. I want Track & Field. There are some stud athletes on both mens and women's sides that have yet to make their cardboard debut.
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Old 07-12-2024, 11:28 AM   #4
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Btw, does anyone know if Panini has exclusive trading card rights for team USA cards? I'm wondering if we'll see Topps producing Olympic cards.
Even if they do, would they have the competence to make and launch the cards in a timely manner? Panini has been dropping the ball for awhile now. And Fanatics is its own sh%t show, so it’s basically you get what you get.
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Old 07-12-2024, 11:30 AM   #5
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Old 07-15-2024, 04:02 PM   #6
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I am boarding my flight in two hours to go work the olympics for 29 days in Paris. I know my group has tickets to both the semis and the gold medal game which should be cool
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I am boarding my flight in two hours to go work the olympics for 29 days in Paris. I know my group has tickets to both the semis and the gold medal game which should be cool
That’s awesome! Enjoy!
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Track
Swimming
Gymnastics

Only sports that matter

Relax… I know other athletes train hard…

The public still doesn’t care
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I could care less about Olympic basketball cards, men's or women's. I want Track & Field. There are some stud athletes on both mens and women's sides that have yet to make their cardboard debut.
This is accurate
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Old 07-16-2024, 08:11 PM   #10
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Looking forward to this as usual. It's a far better product than the NBA as there's so much more team ball and at a great pace.

Not sure what to think of the Aus vs USA game. The American shooting was pretty great. They'll live and die with that and defensive pressure for easy buckets as usual. Most of that squad are just one on one style guys.

Aus were doubling Embiid a lot and gifting open shots.

The Aus team is probably not as strong as the last Olympics so I'm not confident we'll medal this time.

Hali with some clutch shooting.

I thought Aus would have lost handily. But can't read too much in to it.
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Here against Serbia for the first time you see a physical team. Don't see White on the floor? A lot depends on Jrue. Ah I'm behind on the stream. Don't listen to me. No one on his team can handle Jokic's passes or hit an open 3.
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Old 07-17-2024, 12:23 PM   #12
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Track
Swimming
Gymnastics

Only sports that matter

Relax… I know other athletes train hard…

The public still doesn’t care
Heck its not even that, its basically swimming, some track (sprints and relays) and women's gymnastics. The only guarantee is nbc's coverage will be unwatchable.
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Old 07-18-2024, 10:08 PM   #13
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Looks like there will be USA Topps Chrome Olympics cards of: Curry, Durant, Magic Johnson, Christian Laettner, Dwayne Wade, Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, David Robinson, Mikal Bridges, Carmelo Anthony, and Jimmer Fredette (assuming for 3x3).
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Will people care about the Curry? Looks like his first TC cards (although not NBA licensed) since his rookie.
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There is some payer (starts with R) who already has moves resembling Wembanyama in SL, as if it's a trend.
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Will people care about the Curry? Looks like his first TC cards (although not NBA licensed) since his rookie.
Nah man, these aren't NBA-licensed cards so no one will care about them. Pure garbage.

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Old 07-19-2024, 01:50 PM   #17
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It's absolutely shameful how badly Nike controls USA basketball
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Old 07-19-2024, 06:23 PM   #18
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Wemby or no wemby, France got crushed by Canada.
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Old 07-20-2024, 02:38 PM   #19
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South Sudan spanking the USA in an exhibition.

1-10 from 3 for USA.

Still early and in the 2Q.
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South Sudan spanking the USA in an exhibition.

1-10 from 3 for USA.

Still early and in the 2Q.
up 14 at halftime. not too shabby.
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Old 07-20-2024, 03:05 PM   #21
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Pretty bad.

But they did lose to Nigeria in the warm up games before winning Gold in 2021.
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Guess they woke up at halftime
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I wondered about this (haven't had a chance to watch game): without a physical young perimeter defender (even Canada has Dillon Brooks and, arguably Andrew Nembhard) USA may find its aging legs out-excelled.
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I wondered about this (haven't had a chance to watch game): without a physical young perimeter defender (even Canada has Dillon Brooks and, arguably Andrew Nembhard) USA may find its aging legs out-excelled.

Preferably one that can shoot.
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Old 07-20-2024, 04:29 PM   #25
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tight game at the end there. love or hate him, was a good solid take by bron for the eventual game winner.
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