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Gobert goes to Rio - OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

Gobert, unlike Exum, doesn't need anymore playing time. In fact he needs less. I don't want him to fight fatigue, if not injuries, again this season. He would be better served to study on his post-up, pick and roll game, FT shooting, body.

All the good luck to him, though.
 
fishonjazz said:
This is how we all felt I think
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I wish I could find the thread, but people with more European game knowledge than me made it out that they were an underdog because certain players weren't on the French qualifying team and they were in a difficult group.
 
King Cy said:
I wish I could find the thread, but people with more European game knowledge than me made it out that they were an underdog because certain players weren't on the French qualifying team and they were in a difficult group.
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Fair enough. I do remember a few people saying that france might not make it.
 
Siro said:
Source? What does it matter to a virus what season it is in a tropical country?
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I don't have a source in english, but trust me, the topic has been discussed A LOT on brazilian news.

The mosquitoes procreate during the summer and have a low lifetime spam, that's why the season matters.

The mosquito that has the Zika Virus is the same of Dengue that we deal with for years now and Dengue cases go down every winter.

Is it impossible to get Zika during the winter in Rio? No, it can happen.

Is it probable? Probably not.

Will it happen to someone? Probably yes and I'm sure someone will quote this post with a link to the story.

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Let me put it this way - I'd rather him stay but I'm not going get my panties in a bunch if he goes. The kid is raw offensively. He'll learn more there than he would working out here in my personal opinion.
 
King Cy said:
I wish I could find the thread, but people with more European game knowledge than me made it out that they were an underdog because certain players weren't on the French qualifying team and they were in a difficult group.
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No, the hard group had Croatia, Italy, and Greece. Now if the Canadians could have gotten all their NBA guys to play France would have been in big trouble, but without them France had an easy group. France still had Parker, De Colo, Diaw, Batum, Lavergne, Huertel, and others. Fournier and of course Gobert should join. Parker, De Colo, Fournier, Batum, and Gobert make a nice starting five.
 
I hope he stays and works on his game with the Jazz coaches and trainers. If he decides to go, I hope he effing blows up in Brazil - dominating on both ends of the court. Give me 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks per game dominant. France can get the silver and I'd love to see him steal Boogie's lunch money and eat his lunch while he's at it.
 
I wish he wouldn't go. Last year his body wore down. You could tell he was exhausted out there towards the end of the year. I would rather him stay here, work out with the team and prepare his body for a Playoff run. But I can't blame him for wanting to play for his country.
 
themanknownassting said:
I wish he wouldn't go. Last year his body wore down. You could tell he was exhausted out there towards the end of the year. I would rather him stay here, work out with the team and prepare his body for a Playoff run. But I can't blame him for wanting to play for his country.
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Of course this is the reason he did not participate in the OQT. Olympics itself are a max of 8 games. Now I would imagine if he were going to play he will need to join the NT soon and then they will also have a few preparation games. Have not seen this schedule yet.
 
LoPo said:
Let me put it this way - I'd rather him stay but I'm not going get my panties in a bunch if he goes. The kid is raw offensively. He'll learn more there than he would working out here in my personal opinion.
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With a coach that refused to use him on offense? I don't remember a single play run for Rudy last tournament.
 
fishonjazz said:
It was reverse psychology or something. Opposite day.
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The Thriller said:
Meh.

This rio Olympics looks like it could be one royal disaster. Police and public trans are threatening strikes, Zika is running rampant, and the water is filled with garbage and poo.

I'd stay home and get ready for the NBA season too. And then cash in on a sweet pay raise in the next summer or two. Even Average players are scoring contracts that were normally reserved for max players just a few years ago.
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Haha. If i were informed only by some bad news, I would think that way. By the way: All the latest Olympics people said that would be a disaster, problems were always in highlights during the news.

They said the same thing about the World Cup. And World Cup 2014 was the best ever. Rio will be the safest city during the games. Zika I've talked about. Water. Is a problem at bay, but they said it would not be for the competitors. I prefer to wait.

I believe it will be fantastic. And I'll be there.
 
thebrazilianzz said:
I don't have a source in english, but trust me, the topic has been discussed A LOT on brazilian news.

The mosquitoes procreate during the summer and have a low lifetime spam, that's why the season matters.

The mosquito that has the Zika Virus is the same of Dengue that we deal with for years now and Dengue cases go down every winter.

Is it impossible to get Zika during the winter in Rio? No, it can happen.

Is it probable? Probably not.

Will it happen to someone? Probably yes and I'm sure someone will quote this post with a link to the story.

Sent from my SM-J500M using JazzFanz mobile app
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https://time.com/4360632/zika-rio-olympics/
 
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