The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Begins | Embiid Debut | Klay Return

[amitt5504]

DPOY is wide open this season

Joel

 

[nike4kja05]

Embarrassing

 

[don ramon]

this squad/coaching effort hurt usa basketball and made itself look foolish

throwing out a bunch of "up and coming" american players and having them lose to a c squad of mostly unknowns in the semifinals is something that should be addressed

 

[rolaholic]

Nasty

 

[lovehateself]

So we can all agree Dennis Schroeder is top 5 PG in the league now.

The world Craig
The world Craig

 

[pmatic]

this squad/coaching effort hurt usa basketball and made itself look foolish

throwing out a bunch of "up and coming" american players and having them lose to a c squad of mostly unknowns in the semifinals is something that should be addressed

The World Cup will always be comprised of the "up and coming" players. The elite veteran players prioritize being on the Olympic team more than the WC.

 

[xxpizzo]

Joel

yup nurse bout to have him straight focused on Defense

+2000

sprinkled alil something on that awhile ago

 

[aepps20]

USA has been on the wrong track since Pop. Kerr can at least say he finished better than Pop but any Team USA team that doesn't have a commitment to defense first won't win. Offense outside of the 04 Olympics has never been the problem. You need active guys that can defend without fouling. JJJ let his arrogance get the best of him because he played awful the entire tournament. He deserves the slander.

 

[HOU$TON]

Oh is this comp starting up for real for real? Cause Haliburton > Trae Young IMO.

I wasn’t making a direct comparison or even trying to say the team would’ve been better off with Trae. I’m pointing out you can tell who people like and don’t like. Tyrese is a negative defender but you won’t hear about it.

I’d still lean Trae at least until I see haliburton in the playoffs. They are both as #SameTier as it gets though.

 

[tay1]

I didn’t think people cared about FIBA that much. Olympics was always where the attention went

People don't really care. It's just a holdover until the season starts.

 

[rolaholic]

Joel

 

[xxpizzo]

 

[amitt5504]

I could see Bamonté winning too. But a Joel who’s actively engaged on defense is a different animal and the same beast

 

[rolaholic]

 

[HIM]

Reaves getting picked on in the clutch and Kerr refused to take him out. I wonder why WASHED KING DCAllAfrican

 

[pmatic]

 

[don ramon]

The World Cup will always be comprised of the "up and coming" players. The elite veteran players prioritize being on the Olympic team more than the WC.

i understand. my point is that perhaps hype was taken over talent / cohesion as far as some player selections. the usa has a wide pool of players. they really shouldn't have lost to germany

 

[Mister Meaner]

Memba that games minimum requirement needed for those awards.

How many games did MVPiid play?

 

[Mark Antony]

The lights were just too bright for USA. Time to watch what a REAL world champion does

People keep reframing this from "NBA" to USA like it's still not NBA players out there.

 

[pmatic]

i understand. my point is that perhaps hype was taken over talent / cohesion as far as some player selections. the usa has a wide pool of players. they really shouldn't have lost to germany

I thought this team needed another guard defender (Caruso) and proven post defender (Looney), but who knows. Probably didn't need to bring both Paolo (had a good showing overall though) and Kessler. Team put a lot of eggs on JJJ's shoulders and he didn't produce. Brunson had his moments, but ultimately, not sure he was worth it either.

 

[HOU$TON]

 

[allergic2broke]

Smh

 

[Arthur Shelby]

 

[bathing chuck]

The World Cup will always be comprised of the "up and coming" players. The elite veteran players prioritize being on the Olympic team more than the WC.

This is the mentality why we lose in these tournaments. These other countries play better because we simply don't prioritize. Especially now that the WC is held one year before the OLY, which was stupid to do by FIBA.

 

[xxpizzo]

lol i love it ! 2 great defensive guys no doubt when locked in

Embiid for his career avg 1.7 BPG in reg season

Bam for his career avg 0.9 in reg season


Embiid almost avg 3 BPG (2.8 these playoffs on a torn knee - let that sink in real quick

Bam avg 0.7 these playoffs

when embiid locks in on defense EYE dont think anyone is remotely similar to protecting the rim

Davis and embiid 1 A and 1 B