USA Basketball Team

Triple7 · Post #281 » by **Triple7** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:17 pm

This is embarrassing for Tatum. Kerr is messing with JT. He should just fake an injury and pray team USA lose this tournament.

cloverleaf · Post #282 » by **cloverleaf** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:19 pm

DarkAzcura wrote:Why would Tatum show up in 2028 if this is how they are going to treat him? You don’t take your second option from 2021 and completely bench him especially when he is one the faces of USA basketball for the next 8-10 years. This is why there is no continuity. It’s disrespectful to not have him play minutes after what he has contributed to USA basketball.

Really? That stuff's supposed to determine who gets minutes in an Olympics basketball game?

playa-hater · Post #283 » by **playa-hater** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:20 pm

Triple7 wrote:
playa-hater wrote:I still cannot believe that so many people have lebron as a potential goat while not having k d even in the top ten.. Lebron has had such a strong Narrative, for the past few decades.I'm not even sure he's better than k.D and I am being serious..

He’s not better than KD, but big diff with the accolades.

Accolades definitely help Lebron's cause.But if I'm looking strictly at what each player can do on a court.I actually think in a different way k.D is the equal..

Fierce1 · Post #284 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:20 pm

I can understand if this is JT's first Team USA apperance, but JT has been with Team USA since 2019.

It's disrespectful by Kerr to do this.

DarkAzcura · Post #285 » by **DarkAzcura** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:21 pm

cloverleaf wrote:
DarkAzcura wrote:Why would Tatum show up in 2028 if this is how they are going to treat him? You don’t take your second option from 2021 and completely bench him especially when he is one the faces of USA basketball for the next 8-10 years. This is why there is no continuity. It’s disrespectful to not have him play minutes after what he has contributed to USA basketball.

Really? That stuff's supposed to determine who gets minutes in an Olympics basketball game?

What are you talking about? Yes, it is weird to take your second option from your last gold medal team and not play him at all. If you want continuity in your organization, which is something team USA struggles with, you don’t yank your players around this much.

playa-hater · Post #286 » by **playa-hater** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:22 pm

Tatum, may be getting screwed this game. But the truth is on any given game.Tatum can get thrown in. He has to be ready..

Fierce1 · Post #287 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:22 pm

cloverleaf wrote:
DarkAzcura wrote:Why would Tatum show up in 2028 if this is how they are going to treat him? You don’t take your second option from 2021 and completely bench him especially when he is one the faces of USA basketball for the next 8-10 years. This is why there is no continuity. It’s disrespectful to not have him play minutes after what he has contributed to USA basketball.

Really? That stuff's supposed to determine who gets minutes in an Olympics basketball game?

Limiting his minutes is understandable, but benching him and Jrue and White are getting minutes is not a good look.

Triple7 · Post #288 » by **Triple7** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:26 pm

Jt gets no respect. Steve kerr is a joke. I really hope they lose. Embiid is a joke. He’s not even US born. Spo would have been a better coach.

Triple7 · Post #289 » by **Triple7** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:27 pm

5mins per half would have been fine. Oh well, more fire for the Jays next season to repeat. Good for the Celtics

Fierce1 · Post #290 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:27 pm

Embiid is getting a lot of minutes because he is the big man Kerr dreams about having for GSW.

playa-hater · Post #291 » by **playa-hater** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:31 pm

Other than two players serbia's players are really pretty trash.. How is this game only up ten?

Post #292 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:33 pm

Serbia is staying in this Game.

Post #293 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:37 pm

LeBron James, at 39.
"Captain America".

Memokerobi · Post #294 » by **Memokerobi** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:44 pm

Lebron is unreal

Fierce1 · Post #295 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:50 pm

Lebron, KD, and Steph are great, but 1st round exit or play-in.

Memokerobi · Post #296 » by **Memokerobi** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:50 pm

Would be so f*cked up if Kerr puts Tatum in in garbage time lol

Bar Fight · Post #297 » by **Bar Fight** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:50 pm

JT has to be injured/hurt/sick. Right? :lol:

Post #298 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:53 pm

Tatum's in the Doghouse, huh?

CelticsWisdom · Post #299 » by **CelticsWisdom** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:53 pm

Umm disrespecting D White's vertical....hint, its not 15-20 inches...

https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Derrick-White-95407/

"2017 NBA Combine Athletic Testing Analysis

Colorado Guard Derrick White posted the second best three-quarter sprint time at 3.08 (97th percentile historically) and tied for the third best standing vertical leap at 35.5 (99th percentile historically)."

Triple7 · Post #300 » by **Triple7** » Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:54 pm

KD is just a better offensive player than JT. Kerr wants to win the first game badly. Guys like Jrue, Ant and White are better shooters than Jt.