Jalen Duren & Cade Cunningham named to USA Select team.

bstein14 · Post #1 » by **bstein14** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:16 pm

Quite a honor for young Jalen Duren. For those that don't know, the select team practices against the US team to get them ready for for their upcoming tournament. They will practice against team USA on Aug 3rd-6th in Vegas. Other notables on the team include Jalen Green, Chet Holmgren, Herb Jones, Keegan Murray, Naz Reid, and Jalen Williams.

A good chance for Cade and Duren to develop some on court chemistry before training camp.

tmorgan · Post #2 » by **tmorgan** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:24 pm

I like how the pic is Galloway.

zeebneeb · Post #3 » by **zeebneeb** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:44 pm

As an addendum, Cade was actually asked to play for the main team, but turned down the offer, to focus on the upcoming NBA season.

MotownMadness · Post #4 » by **MotownMadness** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:22 pm

Pharaoh · Post #5 » by **Pharaoh** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:20 pm

zeebneeb wrote:As an addendum, Cade was actually asked to play for the main team, but turned down the offer, to focus on the upcoming NBA season.

Is that legit?

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vege · Post #6 » by **vege** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:42 pm

Pharaoh wrote:
zeebneeb wrote:As an addendum, Cade was actually asked to play for the main team, but turned down the offer, to focus on the upcoming NBA season.
Is that legit?

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Pharaoh · Post #7 » by **Pharaoh** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:23 am

vege wrote:
Pharaoh wrote:
zeebneeb wrote:As an addendum, Cade was actually asked to play for the main team, but turned down the offer, to focus on the upcoming NBA season.
Is that legit?

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Thank you.

Good to see him prioritise coming back for us over individual accolades.

More reps with our roster will be crucial for us early in the season

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Uncle Mxy · Post #8 » by **Uncle Mxy** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:01 pm

We're talkin' about practice. Not the game.

whitehops · Post #9 » by **whitehops** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:30 pm

pretty cool experience for them but it's only a few days of practice. i remember when stanley johnson was on the select team, was the primary ball handler and it really didn't benefit him.

i don't love the main roster but it'll be cool to see walker kessler being able to just park in the paint with no defensive 3-second rule.

Piston Pete · Post #10 » by **Piston Pete** » Fri Aug 4, 2023 10:20 pm

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TPA · Post #11 » by **TPA** » Fri Aug 4, 2023 10:28 pm

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tmorgan · Post #12 » by **tmorgan** » Fri Aug 4, 2023 10:44 pm

I need to see this!

detroitKG · Post #13 » by **detroitKG** » Fri Aug 4, 2023 10:56 pm

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tmorgan · Post #14 » by **tmorgan** » Fri Aug 4, 2023 11:00 pm

Our top team looking soft as HELL. Getting bodied by Payton Pritchard, lolz.

Brunson trying to guard Cade was funny, too. First one was on Haliburton, my bad.

MotownMadness · Post #15 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Aug 4, 2023 11:34 pm

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zeebneeb · Post #16 » by **zeebneeb** » Sat Aug 5, 2023 12:29 am

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Of course. Cade is a future all-nba player, and he is going to make Duren amazing.

whitehops · Post #17 » by **whitehops** » Sat Aug 5, 2023 1:07 am

quote from steve kerr (head coach of team usa):

“He looked great,” Kerr said. “The injury is clearly behind him and it’s great to see him healthy. He’s a guy who can really control the game from the point guard spot with his size and physicality.”

Kerr said he asked U.S. Select Team coach Jamahl Mosley to run actions in which Cunningham would “do a little Luka (Dončić) impersonation” in high pick-and-roll and other actions in which the point guard dominates the ball.

https://theathletic.com/4750422/2023/08/04/team-usa-select-team-scrimmage/

Mr Peanut · Post #18 » by **Mr Peanut** » Sat Aug 5, 2023 1:16 am

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ComboGuardCity · Post #19 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Aug 5, 2023 1:22 am

Cade is that dude.

Mr Peanut · Post #20 » by **Mr Peanut** » Sat Aug 5, 2023 1:22 am

Also from Joe Vardon, The Athletic: Cunningham dominated both periods, beating just about every guard who was in front of him off the dribble. Team sources told The Athletic that Ingram, Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Jackson, and Cam Johnson were the first five out there for the Americans.