The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[storm2006]

Anywho now that Fiba is cooked

When does camp start?

Dallas and Minny kick off on 9/26 because they start in Abu Dhabi.

The other teams playing outside of North America start on 9/27.

Camp for the rest of the league starts on 10/3

Preseason games start on 10/5 (Dallas vs. Minny in Abu Dhabi)

 

[B Sox]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[osh kosh bosh]

IMO America's biggest advantage is the do it all athletic wing/PF, KD, Kawhi, Lebron, Paul George ect.

Those are really the only "unicron" type players that most international squads can't match up with.

I think USA can get away with less talent, but it's always going to be a risky bet if you don't have one of those game breakers.

 

[krazy88s]

I heavily doubted the older guys playing but this is dope

 

[antidope]

And now its over. Thanks for coming out other countries

 

[Cashflow]

Lebbywinks always got to stack the deck

 

[B Sox]

Always Damaged gonna play since Bron is?

 

[addict4sneakers]

Need Bron to bully AD into playing. Good consolation prize for the lakers losing in the second round

 

[ill steelo]

Would be the last time we see all of those names in the same jersey.

Hopefully all of them can finish the playoffs healthy.

We can only hope.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Welp, world caught up to a point but they’re gonna shut it down quick

Noah lyles is scared now

 

[pums]

Was telling my brother everyone wants to go to Paris anyway. No one wanted to be in a bubble in tokyo and no one wanted to be on a cruise in Brazil. Paris olympics is a lot to pass up on

 

[spiderjericho]

The ClutchDreamTeam

 

[sneeker]

IMO America's biggest advantage is the do it all athletic wing/PF, KD, Kawhi, Lebron, Paul George ect.

Those are really the only "unicron" type players that most international squads can't match up with.

I think USA can get away with less talent, but it's always going to be a risky bet if you don't have one of those game breakers.

that's exactly what the problem Team USA for a long time. they don't have a great PG/playmaker and no reliable bigs that can attack or defend. you can't exactly rely on James guarding someone like Jokic's calibre, most especially at this point of his career.

 

[pums]

If Kawhi commits that would be something

 

[osh kosh bosh]

you can't exactly rely on James guarding someone like Jokic's calibre, most especially at this point of his career.

TBH I think you can in the olympics. Lebron is basically a PF at this point.
and did a pretty good job guarding Jokic in the playoffs. he just couldn't sustain it with his offensive responsibilities.
on an Olympic team he wouldn't have as much of an offensive load.

I think you could roll KD and Lebron at PF and C and 99% of international squads wouldn't be able to handle it.

 

[allergic2broke]

Whats the ideal team look like ?

AD/BAM/Dray
KD/Tatum
Lebron/??
Booker/Edwards
Curry/Lillard/Haliburton

 

[ill steelo]

Embiid in the mix too right?

 

[Bad Religion]

IMO America's biggest advantage is the do it all athletic wing/PF, KD, Kawhi, Lebron, Paul George ect.

Those are really the only "unicron" type players that most international squads can't match up with.

I think USA can get away with less talent, but it's always going to be a risky bet if you don't have one of those game breakers.

?

I guess it still kinda works.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

I have a theory;

It's for a long time people would say American bigs aren't as skilled as european bigs
because European big's learn all these guard skills because they aren't pigeon holed into just being a "big" at an early age.


but at this point I actually think it's the opposite.

All the young super athletic american bigs want to be KD or some other unicorn type player.
that they never really want to learn classic big man stuff like drop steps and hook shots.



you look at a young star american recruit, not a lot of post up hook shots.

they all wanna face up, shoot fadeaways and jump shots.
When in reality jump hooks, drop steps, up and unders ect are still more effective for tall players.


especially in FIBA play where the spacing is more condensed. having a big who knows how to use his size to generate efficient offense is more valuable.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Embiid in the mix too right?

Curry
KD
Bronald
AD
Embiid

 

[pmatic]

Bron seeing Dillon Brooks smile and celebrate was the straw that broke the camel's back.

 

[dennistrane]

Embiid in the mix too right?

I think it’s more likely Embiid plays for France tbh unless somehow Bron convinces him to play for USA

 

[rolaholic]

That article has Dame, Book, Fox and Kyrie being seriously interested in committing for Paris too

That's on top of Bron, AD, KD, Tatum, Dray and Steph

 

[addict4sneakers]

Embiid out of his mind playing for France after seeing that old French squad get ran

Get down or lay down