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Europeans taking over the NBA

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Koperboy, Nov 8, 2017.

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  1. Koperboy

    Koperboy Member

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    Anyone noticed the top 2 scorers this season?

    1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL 31.9
    2. Kristaps Porzingis, NY 30.0

    How about FG%?

    1. Capela (Switzerland) 68,5%
    2. Adams (N. Zealand) 68,4%
    3. Kanter (Switzerland) 63,2%
    4. Sabonis (Lithuania) 62,8%
    5. Gobert (France) 62,4%

    Next year's first pick: a good chance it will be Luka Dončič (Slovenia)

    So Adams is not from Europe, but you see my point :)

    Of course Europeans will probably never be better than US players...but how cool would it be if All Star featured USA VS World? I'm sure rest of the world would give USA players fits.

    USA:
    PG Curry
    SG Harden
    SF Durant
    PF LBJ
    C Davis

    World:
    PG Irving
    SG Wiggins
    SF Giannis
    PF Porzingis
    C Marc Gasol
     
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    So you're telling me that they're taking away high paying 'murcan jerbs?
     
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  3. Koperboy

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    Yes lol, just like Croatians and Bosnians are taking our soccer's and basketball's jobs!
     
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    This is an awesome idea, you may be onto something
     
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  5. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    They took our jobs!
     
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  6. lionaire

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    No and Irving plays on Team USA btw
     
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  7. Koperboy

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    Since he's born in Australia, I guess he could play for World just for this fictional all star purpose
     
    #7 Koperboy, Nov 8, 2017
  8. ghettocheeze

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    That team USA lineup would still murder any international squad. Curry and Harden alone would set the record for most threes attempted and made in a game ever.
     
    #8 ghettocheeze, Nov 8, 2017
  9. omgTHEpotential

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    Not necessarily. Sometimes the stars just don't fit. Look at the Westbrook-George-Carmelo situation in OKC. That's three Team USA players who just lost to the ****ing Kings.
     
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    You'll know when Team World is actually better when Kevin Durant applies for citizenship to France.
     
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    Haha. You win the internet today.
     
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    Who Ben Simmons plays for?
     
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  13. Koperboy

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    Australia
     
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    Thoughts on Team Houston (hometown reps) ?
    Starting 5: Jonathan Simmons, Gerald Green, Jimmy Butler, Justise Winslow, DeAndre Jordan
    6th Man: Danny Green
     
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    don't the league have a good population of african players too?
     
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    you can arguably go with KAT (DR) and Embiid (Cameroon) over KP and Gasol too for world. simmons at PG and kyrie at SG
     
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    Europe is a continent divided by 50 country’s, so I guess it will comes down to strategy how the game will be played and coached but certainly not the star present. Just comes to my minde 2006 world championship in Japan.
     
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    Akeem, Clyde, Michaux, Young, Franklin.
     
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    For real? The only reason he may play for team World, is because he thinks the world is flat.
     
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    World Changed Since This

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