Team USA Basketball 2024

[Who]

AD should start at center. He is a better team faciliator than Embiid is. AD will play more active team defense, rebound, pass. Unselfish team offense.

[Who]

Nembhard's reluctance to shoot from 3 is hurting Canada's spacing.

[Donoghus]

I?d screw around with a Curry/Ant/Lebron/Tatum/Davis lineup but that?s just me.

This is fun to watch

[jpotter33]

Lol just to highlight how awful these rotations are - the starters are all -1 or -4 except for Booker at +1, and the second group is all at +16 or +17.

Just a strange decision for the starting group by Kerr. Honestly it's not really stellar on either side of the ball, while also being old and slow.

[Surferdad]

Tatum and others now deferring the Ant as he takes over here.

[jpotter33]

I?d screw around with a Curry/Ant/Lebron/Tatum/Davis lineup but that?s just me.

This is fun to watch

Was thinking the same thing. Could even replace Lebron with KD, though we all know that'll never happen.

[Surferdad]

Lol just to highlight how awful these rotations are - the starters are all -1 or -4 except for Booker at +1, and the second group is all at +16 or +17.

Just a strange decision for the starting group by Kerr. Honestly it's not really stellar on either side of the ball, while also being old and slow.

True but I give Kerr credit for seeing the problem in the starting lineup and adjusting with full hockey line replacement

[jpotter33]

AD and Bam are better centers for this roster than Embiid. Sure, outside of Serbia nobody probably can matchup with Embiid's size, but on the other hand that means that Embiid isn't mobile enough to keep up with the smaller bigs.

Also, I just get the sense that Embiid is a high volume guy where there's diminishing returns with the lower his touches and possessions are.

[Who]

Haha, that was so awkward by Bam.

[Who]

Team USA going with their starters. Canada going with the end of their bench. Felt like they could have made a run there when the deficit was under 10. Never tried.

[Atzar]

AD and Bam are better centers for this roster than Embiid. Sure, outside of Serbia nobody probably can matchup with Embiid's size, but on the other hand that means that Embiid isn't mobile enough to keep up with the smaller bigs.

Also, I just get the sense that Embiid is a high volume guy where there's diminishing returns with the lower his touches and possessions are.

Wasn't able to watch the game but this is my impression as well.  Bam's defensive versatility and connective offensive game might suit this roster better than another guy who needs to be the focal point.  Team has plenty of those already. 

[SparzWizard]

These exhibition games and these rotations...will they influence players about wanting to team up in the NBA?

AD and Tatum in green? Bam and Tatum? 

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Leonard should just retire.

Kawhi actually played in 68 games last season which is the most he?s played since the 2016-17 season. That was his last season on the Spurs.

But he was still hurt come playoff time, played in only 2 postseason games. You could keep this guy bubble-wrapped until the first day of the postseason but he'd still get hurt almost immediately after stepping on the court. His team can't count on him to be available.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Who greenlit these Team USA white jerseys?

They are horrific

Nike once again proving they don't know how to design sports uniforms.

[LatterDayCelticsfan]

Nembhard's reluctance to shoot from 3 is hurting Canada's spacing.

Is Kelly Olynyk with team Canada this year?