Team USA 2024

[PedroKsBambino]

Embiid is truly awful this far.

Booker starting is odd—he’s been beat defensively and doesn’t have a great offensive fit

need AD and Tatum in there to actually defend cutters

 

[ifmanis5]

Booker finally warmed up.

 

[Euclis20]

Embiid is the worst player in this tournament.

I don't want to hear again about how he's playing his way into shape, or that he's still hurt. He's in prime playoff form, this is who he is when the games matter.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

White and Edwards will defend cutters a lot better

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Ant and DWhite should bring the defense, but why no Tatum?

 

[ifmanis5]

Tatum not getting run here.

 

[Dollar]

I feel like this team would struggle to medal without LeBron. He just does so much for them and nobody else has really stepped up.

 

[ifmanis5]

DWhite is basically running the offense here and that seems weird.

 

[ifmanis5]

And here comes KD!

For 33333!

 

[Euclis20]

Tatum not getting run here.

Yup, 10 guys in now, just Tatum and Haliburton still on the bench. Hard to complain too much, he was pretty terrible during the warmup games. If Durant is both healthy and effective now, Tatum's minutes are gonna get pretty scarce.

Infinitely better than Embiid, but apparently he's got incriminating pictures of everyone involved with lineup decisions.

 

[radsoxfan]

Interesting that Tatum is getting Halliburton'd.

His shot has looked terrible and his finger is all taped up, maybe he is hurt?

 

[PedroKsBambino]

Booker/Bam getting essentially Tatum opportunity.

the cutters predictably disappeared for Serbia when curry/booker sat

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

DWhite with the quick hands there

 

[PedroKsBambino]

I don’t know international rules but that’s a flagrant in NBA. No play on the ball whatsoever

 

[radsoxfan]

Both Celtics role playing guards being in the US 10 man rotation but not their American-born star wings is pretty wild.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

KAYYYYYYYYY
DEEEEEEEEEEE
for
THREEEEEEEE!

 

[ifmanis5]

Both Celtics role playing guards being in the US 10 man rotation but not their American-born star wings is pretty wild.

Yeah, very surprising.
Good finish to the qtr.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

DWhite is such a good fit with this team, he doesn’t need the ball in his hand but knows what to do when he does, plus the defense is terrific.

 

[joe dokes]

the cutters predictably disappeared for Serbia when curry/booker sat

Nobody knows Curry like Kerr.

 

[benhogan]

Kerr needs to stick Joel next to Tatum

 

[ifmanis5]

Durant is the Intl GOAT.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

KD looking pretty great, for coming off that injury.

 

[kfoss99]

Hard to complain Tatum isn't playing with Durant playing this well.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

LeBron is so incredible. To still be this dominant at this age is wild.

 

[Euclis20]

Durant is the Intl GOAT.

Yeah this is a friendly reminder. His offensive game is just about perfect, and he's moving incredibly well on both ends. It's entirely possible that he ends up being the best player on this team, which solves a lot of the problems they had earlier.

 

[ifmanis5]

He simply does not miss.

 

[bigq]

Durant is balling.

 

[Dollar]

I feel like this team would struggle to medal without LeBron. He just does so much for them and nobody else has really stepped up.

I was wrong, I forgot about KD.

 

[benhogan]

Both Celtics role playing guards being in the US 10 man rotation but not their American-born star wings is pretty wild.

It makes sense though...the spread between the JAYs & Jrue/White wasn't all that great in the playoffs.
The Tatum shooting slump has continued.

 

[TomRicardo]

Ant was so bad before Durant got in. If this team loses it will be because of Ant, he simply completely loses focus for large chunks on D and kills the offensive flow with ISO ball. The entire hole they got into before Durant came in was because of Ant.

Kerr needs to go.

 

[ifmanis5]

Embiid is literally on the team to check Joker, Giannis and Wemby and he can't do it.

 

[kfoss99]

Get Emiid out. He can't move on defense.

 

[ifmanis5]

Once again Embiid checks in and they lose ground.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Embiid blows

 

[benhogan]

Joker rinsing Embiid is hilarious, Joel is useless in this format

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Embiid is literally on the team to check Joker, Giannis and Wemby and he can't do it.

Isn’t Embiid always out for rest or load management or some minor injury for matchups with Denver? I wouldn’t trust him against Jokic, at least.

 

[Silverdude2167]

DWhite is such a good fit with this team, he doesn’t need the ball in his hand but knows what to do when he does, plus the defense is terrific.

DWhite is such a good fit for any team, its why he is amazing and why the trade for him should put Brad in the HOF alone.

 

[ifmanis5]

Embiid has set like a million illegal screens.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

On the plus side, Embiid getting boo'd every touch is hilarious.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Our best players are 35+

 

[ifmanis5]

Huge flop.

 

[Euclis20]

On the plus side, Embiid getting boo'd every touch is hilarious.

The question is if it's french fans or US fans that are booing.

 

[Ed Hillel]

GO AWAY

 

[Ed Hillel]

Yay!

 

[Silverdude2167]

The question is if it's french fans or US fans that are booing.

Why not both?

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Embiid can’t handle a simple pass at this point, it has to be as much mental as physical with him currently.

 

[Ed Hillel]

We told him to go away, and away he goes! Bam Bam is FREEEEEEE.

 

[radsoxfan]

It makes sense though...the spread between the JAYs & Jrue/White wasn't all that great in the playoffs.
The Tatum shooting slump has continued.

Yeah, I dont think it's totally crazy. We need shooting and defensive guards more than we need another wing out there.

Tatum hasnt been shooting well and is probably worn down a bit, but even accounting for that, hard to imagine his overall floor game doesn't deserve some minutes here.

If nothing else, he can play 5 for Embiid lol.

 

[ifmanis5]

KD is simply perfect.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Jrue!

 

[bigq]

Holiday in Paris!