DarkAzcura wrote:mademan wrote:DarkAzcura wrote:
Good luck to Team USA if you aren’t going to use Tatum in future Olympics, lol. And then our fans complain about lack of continuity. It is disrespect.
Again tho, why? Tatum isnt irreplaceable like a Lebron/KD. He's a strong star, but he's not someone you bend over backwards for. 4 years from now, youre gonna be able to get guys like Paolo/Barnes/Flagg/Zion/Mobley in their primes. If Tatum isnt gonna give you the best chance to win today and its gonna effect his commitment moving forward, then he was never a guy you wanted. This is about the team first and foremost and everyone has to get in line.
They had multiple exhibition games and Hali/Tatum proved to be the weak links. Is the coaching staff supposed to ignore this and put a worse product on the floor as an appeasement?
Tatum struggled with his shot, but he is one of the best defenders on the team. He can pretty much guard every position. Pop always understood this. Kerr has no idea how to use Tatum. Not using one your most versatile stars is bad coaching. Whatever, though, I doubt Kerr will be coaching in 2028 anyway.
No one is saying bend over for Tatum, but it shows a lack of creativity that you can’t find time for your best wing defender, lol. I’m fine with this being a farewell tour for LeBron, Durant, and Curry, but outside that, eh.
Ιt's not just that, the NBA is too many games, waaay too many games. Which was fine, until the best players realised that it's ok to not play a third of them.
