Old Going For Gold: USA Men's Olympic Basketball - Next Up The Main Event vs France (8/10 @ 3:30pm ET)

[RoCKetSity256]

If I wanted to do this for clout or whatever reason you think why didnt i just start a new thread with it instead of putting it in a thread it will be lost in before tomorrow? Lets be real breh

 

[JoelB]

 

[stepbackj34spud]

The best ability is availability, and his durability adds on to how valuable Tatum is. We don’t have to plan the team with a mindset that we’ll be without Tatum (or JB for that matter) for an extended period of time

Truthfully, I really don’t care whether Tatum is better than Pierce or not. I care about banners being put on the board. Protecting Paul Pierce’s legacy is not my priority as a Celtics fan, he has his own lane and pocket. What’s yours?

Tatum is 3x All-NBA because he was considered a top 2 forward for two seasons and a top 5 player for another. Whether or not he would’ve made it in 2004 is not apart of the voting criteria

And yet he has two dnps on the olympic team. The only first team all NBA player ever to have a dnp, let alone two dnps. Thats a crazy indictment on the level of player he isnt.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

He using Tatum as excuse
Even if Tatum played ..racist cacs still gonna root against team USA

 

[SchoolboyC]

And yet he has two dnps on the olympic team. The only first team all NBA player ever to have a dnp, let alone two dnps. Thats a crazy indictment on the level of player he isnt.

It’s an indictment on the level of coach that Steve Kerr is

 

[lib123]

He's still going

Lol KD definitely has some emotional development issues. To let strangers on Twitter still trigger him after all these years.

 

[EndGame]

We all really know why he was rooting for Serbia.

 

[Flight]

Exactly, definitely need a World Cup test run and then add a few vets for the Olympics, should have never deviated from that early Coach K/Colangelo model of having a real senior program

We have to return to that breh. Especially with this transition period that’s about to happen with the OG’s heading out.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

It’s an indictment on the level of coach that Steve Kerr is

He isnt better than the 4 wings playing in front of him. And Jrue and White are specialists. Im rolling with Kerr.

 

[UpAndComing]

Bam/AD/Booker were all useless for the most part. Tatum would have been scorching those dudes and he's a better playmaker. They didn't have AD doing shyt on Joker anyway

A lineup with Tatum and Embiid would be perfect. That way Team USA would be able to switch 1 to 4 with Embiid guarding Jokic
Tatum is an elite help defender on the backline

 

[Standing on business]

He isnt better than the 4 wings playing in front of him. And Jrue and White are specialists. Im rolling with Kerr.

There’s no reason JT couldn’t have got at least 5 minutes in this game. 2 DNP’s is fukked up.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

There’s no reason JT couldn’t have got at least 5 minutes in this game. 2 DNP’s is fukked up.

Yall keep saying this? Over who? Derrick White? Tatum isnt better than Bron, KD or Ant. Book is a better shooter. And Tatum’s skillset doesnt mesh with those guys.

 

[UpAndComing]

fukk all that. You’re giving that shyt a pass. we have been taught that once the American flag is involved, blind patriotism is supposed to be activated. but that shyt doesn’t work for Black NBA players. shyt suddenly turns subjective.

If Cooper Flagg makes the ‘28 team…you already know what to expect. Gonna be a whole lot more “patriotic”supporters of the men’s team


And oh lord if, nah WHEN, Caitlin makes the women’s team

Cacs gonna show their ass.

This unfortunately as old as Joe Louis. He lost to Max Schmeling in their first matchup in the 1930s. Schmeling was German, had backing of Adolf fukking Hilter of all people and alof of CACs in America were shamelessly were rooting for Schmeling to beat Joe Louis, even though Joe Louis was an American

Joe Louis eventually avenged that loss, but some things will NEVER change

 

[Flight]

Brown isn't needed. America has more than enough guards.

Next generation of development has to focus on feeding these kids so we can have our own Giannis Embiid Joker

I haven't seen one workout video of Hanlen or Brickley showing these kids how to post up. Trying to turn everyone into KD is annoying.

Yeah we don’t need Jaylen Brown with all due respect. BMiller should be a star by then…you bring back Book and Ant.

 

[Cladyclad]

Lol KD definitely has some emotional development issues. To let strangers on Twitter still trigger him after all these years.

we do it everyday on here idiot