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SocalDevin
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| @BigBoi.. Agreed, though I think he's going to be a much better player. |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers was ruled out of USA Basketball's exhibition game at Australia on Saturday with left ankle soreness. 
Kuzma told team officials Saturday morning that the ankle was sore, and it was decided to hold him out for precautionary reasons. Kuzma had 12 points in the Americans' 102-86 win over Australia on Thursday, going 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
It's unclear if Kuzma will be available Monday when the U.S. finishes its pre-World Cup exhibition tour in Sydney against Canada. |
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/27450442/kuzma-ruled-exhibition-sore-ankle |
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SocalDevin
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | | Quote: | Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers was ruled out of USA Basketball's exhibition game at Australia on Saturday with left ankle soreness.
Kuzma told team officials Saturday morning that the ankle was sore, and it was decided to hold him out for precautionary reasons. Kuzma had 12 points in the Americans' 102-86 win over Australia on Thursday, going 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
It's unclear if Kuzma will be available Monday when the U.S. finishes its pre-World Cup exhibition tour in Sydney against Canada. |
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/27450442/kuzma-ruled-exhibition-sore-ankle |
Bummer.. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Australia beats Team USA 98-94 without Kuzma. Patty Mills caught fire late. First time Australia beat USA mens basketball according to their announcers.
I blame the Celtics. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| eureca wrote: | Australia beats Team USA 98-94 without Kuzma. Patty Mills caught fire late. First time Australia beat USA mens basketball according to their announcers.
I blame the Celtics. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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No Kuz = we lose
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Pop looks over the hill. Should've played Smart and put him on Patty Mills.
Also his stubbornness when it comes to not starting Mills might've hurt SAS the past 2 seasons.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| Played solid in the first game with AUS, didn't see this report until after the game started. Hopefully just a little sore. For a second, I thought they cut him until I saw him on the bench. |
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Super Mega Team
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Kuzma is out per Marc Stein
USA Basketball announces that Kyle Kuzma's ankle injury will rule him out of the @FIBAWC and the roster is now set
https://twitter.com/thesteinline/status/1165264553812353025?s=21
Bummer. I enjoyed watching him play with Team USA. Hope it’s not serious.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:19 am Post subject: |
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Team. Usa is composed of guys who have no idea how to winat that level
Gonna get ugly |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| defense wrote: | Team. Usa is composed of guys who have no idea how to winat that level
Gonna get ugly |
Its Athens 2004 all over again....guess its better to get cut before getting associated with a squad that loses in a tournament. |
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LakerSD
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And they said Pop doesn’t have an agenda 
Guy is going to die with bitter Lakers face. |
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What is the starting lineup for Team USA?
Is Mitchell and Kemba playing together? |
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KeepItRealOrElse
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| All I care about is the ankle..... hope he’s good to go in 2 weeks |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Kuzma is returning to Los Angeles for treatment |
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Jesusdelonla
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | All I care about is the ankle..... hope he’s good to go in 2 weeks |
He is fine, injury is cover to cut him |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | All I care about is the ankle..... hope he’s good to go in 2 weeks |
Waiting to hear an update but if he'd been spotted on crutches I'd think someone would have reported it so I'm optimistic. By the same token, the World Cup games don't start for a week and they don't think he'll be ready to go by then. With the way they looked last night maybe Pop needs everyone available for practice.
He's got a month before training camp opens but he's already played a significant amount of hoops this summer so it shouldn't take him long to get back in game shape.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| Jesusdelonla wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | All I care about is the ankle..... hope he’s good to go in 2 weeks |
He is fine, injury is cover to cut him |
Pop didn't want a Laker... and it was obviously a cover.
Kuz was one of the more important players on that team TBH and that's not me being biased. The only guy outside of Kemba, who can get hot and just go off. Without him, they might be 0-2. |
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Jesusdelonla
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| 2019 wrote: | | Jesusdelonla wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | All I care about is the ankle..... hope he’s good to go in 2 weeks |
He is fine, injury is cover to cut him |
Pop didn't want a Laker... and it was obviously a cover.
Kuz was one of the more important players on that team TBH and that's not me being biased. The only guy outside of Kemba, who can get hot and just go off. Without him, they might be 0-2. |
Isn't it funny how usa didn't had to cut anybody but apparently every bubble player got injured and withdrew |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| Jesusdelonla wrote: | | 2019 wrote: | | Jesusdelonla wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | All I care about is the ankle..... hope he’s good to go in 2 weeks |
He is fine, injury is cover to cut him |
Pop didn't want a Laker... and it was obviously a cover.
Kuz was one of the more important players on that team TBH and that's not me being biased. The only guy outside of Kemba, who can get hot and just go off. Without him, they might be 0-2. |
Isn't it funny how usa didn't had to cut anybody but apparently every bubble player got injured and withdrew |
All of them outside the obvious superstars (example AD) are a cover up with the exception of maybe Fox who legitimately wanted to focus on the playoff run.
Even yesterday there was a tweet about kuz being fine and that it was a precaution.
I hope Kuz single handedly eliminates the Spurs this season. Pop deserves some payback. |
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | defense wrote: | Team. Usa is composed of guys who have no idea how to winat that level
Gonna get ugly |
Its Athens 2004 all over again....guess its better to get cut before getting associated with a squad that loses in a tournament. |
So better to be not good enough for a team that doesn’t succeed?
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | defense wrote: | Team. Usa is composed of guys who have no idea how to winat that level
Gonna get ugly |
Its Athens 2004 all over again....guess its better to get cut before getting associated with a squad that loses in a tournament. |
I'd argue the 2004 Athens team was a bigger embarrassment (assuming USA goes on to lose the tournament). That team had like 6 hall of famers, and everyone else was a multiple time all-star. This team isn't nearly as talented. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | lakersken80 wrote: | | defense wrote: | Team. Usa is composed of guys who have no idea how to winat that level
Gonna get ugly |
Its Athens 2004 all over again....guess its better to get cut before getting associated with a squad that loses in a tournament. |
So better to be not good enough for a team that doesn’t succeed? |
He didn't get cut he got hurt |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| It seems like Kuzma getting the cut was always gonna be the plan and this new injury that Kuzma has was basically a good excuse to finally make it happen. |
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