2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt. 2: Let the Games Begin!)

[bigboi]

Red shirt year makes no sense for Tatum, he was the #2 option on the gold medal team 4 years ago

That was a weak team, this team has KD, Lebron, Curry, Ant, Bam, Booker etc etc. Amongst all these great players, Tatum is CLEARLY lower on the totem pole

The last team had KD, Bam, and Booker, lol. They had Lillard instead of Curry. Tatum got more minutes and shots than all of them except KD. Pop just knew how to use Tatum better. Pop is also a better coach so that makes sense.

Kerr is a horrible coach. Joey Mozarella would’ve brought us to the promise land

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[bigboi]

Tatum is better than Booker at literally everything and has great previous Olympic experience. Oh well, motivation for mvp and repeat next season

Lol, he's not getting MVP.

Tatum MVP is hilarious fr

We can bet your account on it as well

[thebigbird]

Lmao Celtics fans said “Jayson Tatum” should start over LeBron and now he can’t even get onto the floor in a blowout

[ForeverTFC]

Any particular reason Tatum didn't play?

LeBron and KD are better than him and Kerr is trying to build rhythm and chemistry.

I’d add Ant is also a tier above him. And White while not necessarily better, he plays his role better. Tatum goes iso too many times trying to get his and that’s not something USA needs with all these better scorers around

I don’t know that Any is overall better than Tatum yet, but he definitely is better in the role team USA is filling.

I feel like it’s pretty obvious to everyone not named Simmons and the people in Boston why Tatum doesn’t play.

[cdubbz]

Why are Lebron and jokic still hanging around in garbage time here?

cause points matter for standings

You guys really think USA can drop games in this group and point dif will matter? Come on

The more reps these guys get the better. They're still extremely clunky with the LBJ/Curry lineup.

[whatisacenter]

got to love people sFanning in an olympic thread....

[GotDaSauce]

Think the problem is, he's not elite at anything. He's a plus defender, a plus shooter, and plus scorer and that's about it. All round he's an elite player, but maybe that's not the fit that Kerr wants. Tatum does not have one elite skill.

As much as I don't like Tatum's game, I'm also surprised he's not played.

Tatum is better than Booker at literally everything. No excuse for this bs

Booker is on literal fire. Booker is a better scorer. And a knock down shooter. Tatum shot 20% from 3 in the finals and has been pretty bad throughout all the friendly games. Easy choice to bench him, excellent coaching

Booker gave up as many points as he scored in this game. Just watch him get smoked constantly on defense.
Tatum over Booker every day of the week!

[bisme37]

Lmao Celtics fans said “Jayson Tatum” should start over LeBron and now he can’t even get onto the floor in a blowout

the thread you're making fun of was created by a bulls fan tho.

[California Gold]

24 people voted for Canada on this poll? The **** is wrong with people.

[durden_tyler]

Why are Lebron and jokic still hanging around in garbage time here?

cause points matter for standings

You guys really think USA can drop games in this group and point dif will matter? Come on

The top 3 teams in each group are likely ending up 3-0 so tiebreak for the Top 2 (won’t be part of the QF draw).

France beating say Japan by 50 pts and then Canada defeating Spain and/or Australia by 30 or something can skew those Top 2 (assuming US takes SS and PR lightly and wins just by 10 points or less).


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[bigboi]

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Booker is on literal fire. Booker is a better scorer. And a knock down shooter. Tatum shot 20% from 3 in the finals and has been pretty bad throughout all the friendly games. Easy choice to bench him, excellent coaching

Tatum is better than Booker at literally everything and has great previous Olympic experience. Oh well, motivation for mvp and repeat next season

Booker is the better shooter/scorer which is really what they need out of that role. Tatum’s appeal is an all around game but there’s better all around players and more lethal discrete skill set on this team.

That doesn’t make any sense. Tatum won Olympic gold as second option.

[eyeatoma]

Lol this **** cold...

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[azcatz11]

24 people voted for Canada on this poll? The **** is wrong with people.

And? Some of us are rooting for team Canada

[levon]

I'm honestly shocked that so many people in this thread think Booker is a better player than Tatum

He's not, but Booker's better at the role Team USA wants from that spot. It's not really that difficult.

[hippesthippo]

The Tatum fans crying here are really funny. All Booker and KD did was go and shoot the hell outta the ball.

[eyeatoma]

As is this...

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[azcatz11]

cause points matter for standings

You guys really think USA can drop games in this group and point dif will matter? Come on

The top 3 teams in each group are likely ending up 3-0 so tiebreak for the Top 2 (won’t be part of the QF draw).

France beating say Japan by 50 pts and then Canada defeating Spain and/or Australia by 30 or something can skew those Top 2 (assuming US takes SS and PR lightly and wins just by 10 points or less).


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I’ll take the L. 3 losses in a row for me

[_jin]

Why are Lebron and jokic still hanging around in garbage time here?

cause points matter for standings

You guys really think USA can drop games in this group and point dif will matter? Come on

Point diff matters to be one of the 2 best 1st places so you get an easier quarterfinal draw.

[Doranku]

Why are people crying about Tatum getting a DNP? He played big minutes in the exhibition games and we almost lost to South Sudan. He plays zero minutes today and team USA was absolutely dominant.