KilgoreTrout
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Not so much of a mystery, with our coaching.Brunson is not a good player. How did he manage to spook cavs coaching last playoffs is still a mystery.
Not so much of a mystery, with our coaching.Brunson is not a good player. How did he manage to spook cavs coaching last playoffs is still a mystery.
JJJ was probably the biggest problem on the team. If I'm in charge of US basketball, I don't let him anywhere near my program again.Down goes Team USA.
Man, other than Ant, I don't know if anyone from this team should make it to the Olympic roster. Maybe Jaren Jackson Jr for the defense, but other than that this roster is pretty weak.
Down goes Team USA.
Man, other than Ant, I don't know if anyone from this team should make it to the Olympic roster. Maybe Jaren Jackson Jr for the defense, but other than that this roster is pretty weak.
Pick your ten man Olympic roster, who you got
Insert Mitchell, Brown & Mobley or Holmgren in some capacity. You'll then sneak the best prep/recently drafted player in the country. My guess is it'll be Cooper Flagg.If I could have any 10 American players...
Guards: Lillard, Curry,Haliburton
Wings: Butler,Leonard, Durant, LeBron, Tatum
Bigs:Davis, Adebayo
The problem USA has is a deeply flawed understanding of how FIBA basketball works. Because TEAM USA will never have the time and dedication to implement a full system for offense and defense their only path to victory is having a huge talent and athleticism advantage. Unfortunately that gap is decreasing rapidly.
I guess they thought role players might help but then They went and picked either guys with no offense or guys who don't play D. You can't do that in international play. Everyone needs to be able to play both sides.
Obst means “fruit”, in German.
They got beat by a dude named “Andy Fruit”.
This really isn't shocking at all given how much basketball has gone global.It’s starting to feel like you legit might not be able to make the best team in the world using only US players. Can’t remember ever feeling that way.
This really isn't shocking at all given how much basketball has gone global.
I'm assuming you mean all the best players from non U.S. countries.
No individual country can compete with the U.S. if we're using our best players.
Edit: spelling
Hard disagree on the first point.No I mean that the US might not be able to field the best national team among other national teams, even if all our best guys agreed to play for the summer.
I would argue that it’s already the case that an all-Eastern Europe team could beat an all-US team — even though Eastern Europe and the US are comparable in population (US actually about 20% larger).