USA Basketball Team

[ConstableGeneva]

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Dunno why they have to call out JB like that.

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[ConstableGeneva]

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John Paxson wasn't in the 1992 Dream Team??

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

Jaylen complaining on X about Derrick White getting picked over him. What an upstanding teammate.

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He has a right to be peeved. He's a better player than White, seems like a better fill in for Kawhi
and just came off winning MVP awards.

This intentional snub brings up questions like:

Is Brown not liked by the League's entitled class?

Is he hard to get along with?

Maybe the movers and shakers in the League find him off-putting?

I don't know, but it is a snub...

[colincb]

Have no idea what JB's cryptic post means and given that he was in Mecca Monday, I suspect he had other plans:

Brown, 27, was pictured with Fall and several men performing the act of worship in front of the Kaaba on Monday. Having converted to Islam in 2021, Brown honors the practices of the religion and recognized how it has transformed his life beyond basketball.

'Ramadan is something special, It’s something that’s saved my life in a lot of ways,' the guard shared in 2022, per the Boston Herald. 'So shoutout to all the people who are participating and shoutout to everybody who shows respect because, in reality, some things are bigger than basketball.'

[Curmudgeon]

Derrick White is a better player, just not as athletic.

[colincb]

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie about 3 hours ago

Team USA is very familiar with Derrick White White was part of the initial pool for the 2024 USA Men's Olympic team, and was a finalist for the team in 2020 He also played for the USA World Cup team back in 2019 pic.twitter.com/TpUe1hmC9Y

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

Derrick White is a better player, just not as athletic.

Oh come on.

There's speculation that Brown got dissed because of his activities in the Players Union.
Who knows...

[Gant]

Derrick White has been rumored for a while to be first in line if Leonard dropped out.

Grant Hill, who seems to be the guy putting the roster together:

The challenge is, it’s like a puzzle, man. You got to put the pieces together that fit and that complement. And so, as a result, you are leaving guys off who are really good and guys that I’m a fan of. I’m a fan of a number of the guys that weren’t on the team.

But a coach once told me that a team is like a piano recital. You got piano movers, You got piano tuners, and you got piano players. And you need all three to put on a good show. You can’t have all piano players. And so that may fit this or may not, but you need roles and you need guys that fit.

https://andscape.com/features/grant-hill-on-usa-basketballs-olympic-preparation-everybody-wanted-to-be-a-part-of-this/

[KingofTheClay]

They should have just put in Brown in lieu of Tatum on USA.

Brown, White and Jrue all more efficient shooters/scorers and the best defenders in the league. Gives the USA team more identity, makes them more specialized.

What really is the point of a guy like Tatum on USA, who doesn’t move the needle in any direction for USA?


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[Parliament10]

They should have just put in Brown in lieu of Tatum on USA.

Brown, White and Jrue all more efficient shooters/scorers and the best defenders in the league. Gives the USA team more identity, makes them more specialized.

What really is the point of a guy like Tatum on USA, who doesn’t move the needle in any direction for USA?


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Your Tatum Hate Thread was Locked on the GB. So now you're coming here.
We're not going to give you any leeway.

~ Parl

[Parliament10]

So, now we have 3 Celtics on Team USA Men's Basketball. And 1 on the Select Team.
These guys are going to be really tired, by the time Celtics Training Camp rolls around, huh?

[Celticfan_N_FL]

Jaylen complaining on X about Derrick White getting picked over him. What an upstanding teammate.

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It's not like you to read into a Jaylen comment/social media post and spin into a negative. Are you okay?

LOL

[BK_2020]

Now he's blaming Nike.

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[BK_2020]

Was it really Neismith?

[Parliament10]

Now he's blaming Nike.

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Now replace Embiid with Horford and I’d really be confident they can win the gold!

[KingofTheClay]

Now he's blaming Nike.

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Stop hating on Brown.

If you want to hate on anyone, hate on Jayson Statham, and his bald head


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[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

Definitely a Nike thing they are speculating, as Brown is Pro Kyrie/Adidas and anti-Nike, and the Nikesters are running the Olympic Team and no Kyrie on it.

Story may explode tomorrow with National Press blaming Tatum getting his pal White on the team.

Well, it keeps us occupied until Summer League starts.

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

Brown sinned against Nike and started the feud by taping over the Nike label on his sneaks at the All Star Game...

[shackles10]

Brown sinned against Nike and started the feud by taping over the Nike label on his sneaks at the All Star Game...

But also wears Kobe’s most games…