Love when gary and the boys take this angle.
Favorite THR Quotes....
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Love when gary and the boys take this angle.
About as clever as "K Rat", LOM (Leader of Men), "White Whip and Trip" and sooo many others.... Only difference is UNCheat is actually very accurate.
We should call Roy, LONO. The Leader of No One.
How about Roy as the ROM-- Retainer of Men?
I guess since k is the LOM then Roy must be TLOC "The Leader of Cheaters"
So basically, Roy Williams doesn't want that gif?
Hahaha....well played.
But in all honesty, Roy just wants that gif to know he's there. Besides, the gif has probably been hanging out with other gif$ and now has a bunch of gif$ who are handler$. Roy don't deal with handler$....especially gif handler$.
Roy probably fell a$leep watching that gif so many times.
Some of THR loons are whining about Harrison Barnes not getting any minutes yesterday. Butler and DeRozan are all-stars and they combined for 9 minutes of playing time. Barnes has definitely proven himself to be just as capable as the other wings on the roster... minus never being better than a 4th option and missing all the clutch shots and all. But other than that, he's certainly on par with Durant, Melo, Paul George, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, and DeMar DeRozan.
"Please tell me Harrison Barnes was hurt or not feeling well for todays game. Only player to not even touch the dang court. Really? I understand that he has not been awesome as of late but dang it boys, not to play one player??? Top of my head comin off."
"Please tell me Harrison Barnes was hurt or not feeling well for todays game. Only player to not even touch the dang court. Really? I understand that he has not been awesome as of late but dang it boys, not to play one player??? Top of my head comin off."
Barnes is fortunate to even have a spot on the bench. It was actually a close game yesterday. Why would we want someone who is anything but clutch out there?
Meanwhile we won in large part due to Kyrie's performance down the stretch, though Carmelo obviously deserves the bulk of praise for the win yesterday. Pretty funny how all those goons were running their mouths about how Barnes was shutting down Kyrie early in the NBA Finals. Talk about two players going in completely opposite directions since then.
"Please tell me Harrison Barnes was hurt or not feeling well for todays game. Only player to not even touch the dang court. Really? I understand that he has not been awesome as of late but dang it boys, not to play one player??? Top of my head comin off."
Lol, which resident THR idiot was this?? DSouthr?
Lol, which resident THR idiot was this?? DSouthr?
That comment was by alabamaheel. But there are others in the thread that have really nice things to say about Coach K. Classy bunch. https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/please-tell-me.44009/
Wow. Worried about Barnes getting minutes more than winning the game. I think that says quite a bit about some of these Heel fans.
I know more than one that would be pleased if the USA team doesn't win the gold.
More than anything the game yesterday shows the stupidity of the 'just roll the ball out' and the US wins...with just anyone coaching. This isn't the NBA finals where it's best of 7. Sure, talent must be there, but discipline, poise, and trust must be there also...and that starts from the top.
USA is expected to win, doesn't mean it's a guarantee.
OFC
What? I had no idea our basketball team even played yesterday (I've watched less than 5 minutes of the Olympics) but to hear we struggled in our first game is a bit concerning. Who did we play and why did we struggle?
As far as Barnes goes, to say he's not clutch is an inaccurate statement. It would be more accurate to say he wasn't clutch in the 2016 NBA finals. Before that series, he had a reputation of playing his best ball in big games (and his playoff numbers are slightly up from his reg season numbers). But he's the new guy on the team and I'm sure he understands that he wasn't going to get a ton of minutes. I think it speaks to Barnes as a person that the team wanted him even knowing he wouldn't play very much. They wanted him from a character/representative standpoint. I'm sure he's thrilled to be there.
Good luck to team USA.
As far as Barnes goes, to say he's not clutch is an inaccurate statement. It would be more accurate to say he wasn't clutch in the 2016 NBA finals. Before that series, he had a reputation of playing his best ball in big games (and his playoff numbers are slightly up from his reg season numbers). But he's the new guy on the team and I'm sure he understands that he wasn't going to get a ton of minutes. I think it speaks to Barnes as a person that the team wanted him even knowing he wouldn't play very much. They wanted him from a character/representative standpoint. I'm sure he's thrilled to be there.
Good luck to team USA.
Could you please provide statistical evidence supporting this assertion. Actual evidence, not merely your perception. Thanks.
His shooting percentage over the course of his career in the playoffs is actually worse (both field goals and 3-pointers). And points-wise, he has only averaged 0.6 more points per game in the playoffs.
What exactly are you basing this on? Please provide actual evidence, not merely your perception. Thanks.
This is funny. @Spacegrass, who is actually a very reasonable UNC fan from our interactions on the national board, said this about Barnes not getting any minutes for Team USA:
He isn't that good compared to his teammates. Not 100% sure why he was selected for this team? I guess people are still hoping for said potential to be realized.
Well, that didn't sit well with @CJBlue, who said: Why do dukies tend to just pop over here? Damn, stay in Durham or wherever.
Not a single Duke fan has posted in that thread.
He isn't that good compared to his teammates. Not 100% sure why he was selected for this team? I guess people are still hoping for said potential to be realized.
Well, that didn't sit well with @CJBlue, who said: Why do dukies tend to just pop over here? Damn, stay in Durham or wherever.
Not a single Duke fan has posted in that thread.
@Spacegrass said: He is by far the worst player on this current team USA. Doesn't mean he is a scrub. He is a starting caliber player in the NBA. He just isn't Team USA Olympic "A" squad good when you look at the landscape of talent. I mean he is only on the team because of drop outs by other stars.
To which @Ned Cota responded: He's better than Christian Laettner.
Actually, no he's not. Statistically speaking, Laettner averaged more points, rebounds and assists per game as a pro than Barnes has at this point. Laettner was also an NBA all-star, unlike Barnes as of now. As for college production/accomplishments, I think we all know who has the clear advantage, and it's not even remotely close.
#thrlogic.
To which @Ned Cota responded: He's better than Christian Laettner.
Actually, no he's not. Statistically speaking, Laettner averaged more points, rebounds and assists per game as a pro than Barnes has at this point. Laettner was also an NBA all-star, unlike Barnes as of now. As for college production/accomplishments, I think we all know who has the clear advantage, and it's not even remotely close.
#thrlogic.
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Richard must have been referring to his college days where he combined to shoot 12-33 (36%) in the Elite 8 versus Kentucky and Kansas. He also shot 2-14 from 3 and had 7 turnovers in those two games. #clutch
We played Australia. It was actually Team USA's third game.
Technically, to say Barnes isn't clutch is a subjective statement....unless you're able to prove otherwise. That's a fact, IMO.
I was about to paste those exact posts.
Not just what you said about Laettner, but WTF does he have to do with this conversation? That might be good enough for dumb of the day right there.
This thr quote should be no surprise to any of us. I knew as soon as I saw the box score the whining would start. Maybe he's in Coach K's dog house. Isn't that what we say if one of his Duke players doesn't get any p.t. It probably means nothing. It was a close game. The best played. That's it period. OFC
You're 100% right. Christian Laettner has absolutely nothing to do with why Barnes isn't getting minutes with Team USA. Not sure why he was brought up at all, much less why someone would even imply Barnes is better when all actual facts/stats/awards say otherwise at this point.
I'm basing it on articles I linked in this thread when the subject of Barnes making the team came up. You can find those if you care to look.
I know you're not a fan of making judgments based on the collecting of information and connecting the dots, but I guess I would ask you...why do you think K selected a guy (that supposedly "did him wrong" during his college recruitment) if he knows he won't play very much to be on a team that has an abundance of wings? Just because? If you believe that, you're basically saying that K isn't a very thoughtful guy that he would eat up a roster spot with a guy that won't offer anything to the team. That just makes no sense.
To avoid the back and forth with Mark again, can someone who watched the game tell me why we struggled? And is it concerning for the team to have struggled in their first game? TIA
I'm baffled that his limited playing time could be a surprise to anyone. He was like the 35th choice in filling out a 12 man roster. If guys like James, Curry, Harden, Westbrook, Leonard, Aldridge, Griffin, Love, Lillard, Davis, Paul, Wall, Wade, Thomas, etc. don't opt out, he isn't sniffing the USA team.
Social Media is talking about Barnes' inclusion on the team a bit. Take a look at some of the tweets. I especially love the one that says, "The MONstars still have Harrison Barnes' talent."
And then Brandon Anderson of Sports Illustrated: "He’s the definition of an NBA replacement player — on his best day."
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ited-states-basketball-rio-olympics/88436440/
And then Brandon Anderson of Sports Illustrated: "He’s the definition of an NBA replacement player — on his best day."
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ited-states-basketball-rio-olympics/88436440/
I don't know if I would say USA "struggled," because I think that does not give enough credit to Australia. USA wasn't completely on their game, particularly their #1 player Durant, who shot 4-16. But Australia was solid. They shot 68% in the first half, got good games from their top players (Mills in particular), as well as production from some unlikely places (the Anderson guy off the bench was crazy in the first half). Ultimately it was probably a good thing in the long run for USA to gut out a solid performance from a medal contender while not getting much production from their best player. Australia has been really good. They beat a good French team by 21 and a decent Serbia team by 15.
I'm not the one making the subjective claim. Nor am I searching for the evidence you claim exists. If you don't want to produce actual evidence to support your opinion, then you shouldn't be shocked when people are skeptical.
Oh the irony.
I'm not going to speculate about a decision I know nothing about. Not to mention, doesn't asking someone, who isn't a D1/Olympic coach, to speculate about a coaching decision by a D1/Olympic coach run counter to the argument you were making the other day when you said none of us could criticize Roy because we aren't coaches?
Poor defense, poor shooting, and foul trouble. Not to mention, Australia's physicality was problematic at times.
Third game. @dukiejay has already pointed that out in this thread.
Two game winners against two of the worst teams in the league is hardly enough of a sample size to prove someone is clutch.
#thrlogic
That reasoning is the equivalent of me saying Marshall Plumlee is an outstanding 3-point shooter and using this as proof:
^ Yeah, it might not be a huge badge of honor that a guy on a team that won 73 games hit a buzzer-beater to beat a team that lost 72 games.