FIBA World Cup [USA vs. TUR: 9/3, 8:30 AM EST (ESPN+)]

[rondofan1255]

NBATV has Game 1 Replay tomorrow 10 PM EST right before Game 2 vs AUS at midnight

[ChillyWilly]

It's been really good to see Tatum working on his playmaking while on Team USA.  Development in that area will make a big difference for him.


Jaylen looks bad when he tries to go iso.  He's really much better when he just makes simple reads and quick plays.  Jaylen should be like Jae Crowder but with much better size and talent.  He simply needs to cut out the parts of his game where he tries to play more like Caron Butler or Corey Maggette and focus on being a guy who attacks space quickly.


Kemba looks like a guy who knows that nobody on these opposing teams can defend him.

Not sure what games you have been watching.

Brown ran point a fair amount and tatum was the recipient of ball movement.

And brown looked much much improved at running plays.

Tatum hit his spot ups and swung the ball when needed.

I'm really liking how Brown and Tatum are playing. They letting the game come to them. This season going to be exciting.

[Somebody]

Donovan really hunts his own shots alot.

Yes. Yes he does. This is one of the reasons why I'm not as high on him as some other people are. There's a bit of Jordan Clarkson to his mindset. Don't love that.

He did set up a few teammates with some good passes. Every once in a while he let's the game come to him and plays within the system. In those plays you think, "Alright, maybe he could get there. Maybe he could get to D-Wade level." But he has to keep developing that more.

Hopefully Conley will help him with that, but he will need to teachable.

Surprisingly Mitchell's skillset is much mire scalable than Wade's.

[Sophomore]

It's been really good to see Tatum working on his playmaking while on Team USA.  Development in that area will make a big difference for him.


Jaylen looks bad when he tries to go iso.  He's really much better when he just makes simple reads and quick plays.  Jaylen should be like Jae Crowder but with much better size and talent.  He simply needs to cut out the parts of his game where he tries to play more like Caron Butler or Corey Maggette and focus on being a guy who attacks space quickly.


Kemba looks like a guy who knows that nobody on these opposing teams can defend him.

Not sure what games you have been watching.

Brown ran point a fair amount and tatum was the recipient of ball movement.

And brown looked much much improved at running plays.

Tatum hit his spot ups and swung the ball when needed.

On Tatum creating for others, see two clips embedded in this article. https://hoopsisland.com/2019/08/22/part-one-takeaways-from-usa-v-australia/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

I also recall him as a ballhandler on pick and roll creating a couple opportunities for other players who didn’t convert. I see a different guy than I did in-season last year.

[keevsnick]

Was encourage by Tatum's passing and Browns general ball handling. Brown seemed very under control with the dribble.

[Somebody]

Yeah Tatum looks taller instead of bigger, I always thought he had broad shoulders. Imo he grew taller a bit and got some more meat on his body than gaining muscle from the weight room.

[Vermont Green]

Mitchell also looks smaller then I expected.  I thought he was a reasonably big guard (6'4 or so) but standing next to Kemba he doesnt really look any more then maybe an inch bigger.

Donovan Mitchell
POS: G HGT: 6-3 WGT: 215 Current Age: 22
NBA Team: Utah Jazz
School: University of Louisville
Hometown: Elmsford, NY

The Team USA site roster lists him at 6'-3".  I thought he was bigger than that also but that seems to be accurate.  His is just smaller than we all thought.

FWIW, they list Kemba a 6'-1"

[ederson]

But after first looks of the stadium set up, it might be hard for fans to actually catch a glimpse of the talent on hand.

Check the photos... I'd be p---ed!

https://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-boomers-vs-team-usa-in-melbourne/news-story/99ce77aba2718b56984feb5171f9ac75

[footey]

Tatum's defense is looking improved, offense is smooth.

Browns defense is phenomenal and offensively? Looking fantastic, loved watching him run the PG out there at times. Much improved ball control and offensive awareness.

This Duo with Kemba and Smart is gonna be really good.

And Hayward.

[PhoSita]

Brown ran point a fair amount and tatum was the recipient of ball movement.

And brown looked much much improved at running plays.

Brown has looked pretty good, but in the highlights so far, it has stood out to me when things slow down and he tries to iso somebody, rather than making a quicker decision and either pulling up or going to the hoop.

Jaylen is not and has never been very good at creating separation for himself when he slows down and tries to post up, iso etc.  His handle just isn't that good and he isn't shifty enough laterally.  He occasionally has success rising up for jumpers out of post ups against smaller defenders.  But generally he just looks awkward, has to try to muscle it in rather than getting a good opening.


I'm not down on how Jaylen has been playing, I just still see aspects to how he's trying to play (e.g. like Jimmy Butler or something) that I don't think play to his strengths.



As for Tatum, as I said he's showing that he's improved as a playmaker and seems to be focusing on using this Team USA experience to work on that part of his game.  That's very encouraging.

[Csfan1984]

I thought Brown looked better than Tatum this game. He created more. Thought Tatum was the one too focused on ISO.

Kemba is sneaky. I like him playing like that, opportunistic. If he does that with C's I'm okay with him getting 15 shots.

Mitchell was aggressive on both sides of the ball.

Middelton can look good and bad at times like Lopez and Barnes.

Going to be tough to win every game

[apc]

Respect to Smart the new Captain of team USA !!!

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Respect to Smart the new Captain of team USA !!!

Source?

[apc]

Respect to Smart the new Captain of team USA !!!

Source?

Celtics on NBC Sports Boston
@NBCSCeltics
 · 57m
The #Celtics leadership is on display for Team USA, with the C's accounting for 2 of the team's 3 captains. @ASherrodblakely

[nickagneta]

Just finished watching the replay. Gotta agree with others and not agree with Pho, Brown looked much better at playmaking and passing in this game than Tatum. And Brown may have played some of the best defense on the team yesterday.

Tatum looked good too, don't get me wrong, but Pop started Brown and I think it was a good decision, at least in that game.

To me though, it was most exciting to see our new PG be the star of the team. I expect a bunch of 2nd halves like the one Kemba had yesterday. He was awesome.