@@Don_Lee_SwaggerTHANK YOU!!! this isn’t hard to see why his minutes were cut. I will say KD’s injury definitely screwed him due to the fact KD would’ve started along with bron therefore allowing Tatum to see some of those minutes at the forward spot. But also, Tatum is one dimensional in the sense that for him to be highly effective he needs the ball. No disrespect to Tatum at all but when you have the greatest playmaker (bron) and the best scorer (kd) who just so happen to play the same position as you…you’re going to have to take the back seat.
@@anthonyochefu8201 I also think Steve was saving him from possibly injuring himself. He was coming from playing and winning the Finals. And preseason starts in October. I bet the Celtics is happy he didn’t have to play against that physical defense the refs allowed.
Tatum shot 0-16 on jumpers the entire tournament, including the friendlies leading up to it. He was coming off a playoff run where he shot 28% from 3, and was even worse in the finals at 26% from 3. IDK why his jumper isn't falling, but it wasn't and Kerr made it clear if you're not hitting 3s you're not getting playing time.
Was rooting for usa to win but gold madilists are nt world champ, like in soccer winning gold doesnt mean world champion, winning world cup means. So may be usa should win world cup in 2026 to be called world champion. And i think with increasing international competition the international basketball will be taken more seriously than sending b or c team to play tournaments.
i think kd missing those first few exhibition games really messed up da lineup but kerr still fumbled da situation, shoulda been steph, book, kd, bron, embiid start jrue, ant, jt, bam, ad 2nd unit but it doesnt matter, we got gold, lets move on
Why does no one bring up the fact that Spoelstra and Tai Leu were there coaching as well? Do we actually think Kerr was making big strategic decisions w/out their input? Come on. Those other 2 championship coaches would have been telling him to do something else if they thought it was so bad or wrong. No one would like to have to make those choices. Only the professionals that were right there close know. Do we wish some magic decision had happened and Tatum had played instead of OK lets say LBJ, then I would have been good w/that. SICK OF KERR HATE.
Thank you! THEY DON'T CALL HIM LEBALCO for nothing. I wish that would come out. His look looks so "inflammatory", artificial. His skin over his shoulder muscles look "turgid" which is pulled. Not natural.
@@sueprator9314Do you know he played in the Olympics? The most stringent drug testing in the world and you’re still talking about illegal drug usage. 😐 Are you slow?
You guys brought !!! The Awww moment a out what you witness. RAY knows first hand about it, believe him. When he talks about the CHEF...RAY FELTON IS A GOOD DEFENDER, AND POINT GUARD !!
Bro it’s not about the minutes it’s about the chemistry!! You can’t have the top 5 players play to win it all. You need major role players!! Come on you play ball so up should know better. They won! That’s the result of great coaching. How can people sit there without no experience in coaching and judge coaching🤯🤯🤯
Love this podcast! Gotta gently correct the guy speaking off-camera, though. The country that would have contained Jokic and Doncic was NOT the Soviet Union (of which Russia was a part, along with numerous other Soviet republics) but Yugoslavia, of which Serbia [Jokic] and Slovenia [Doncic] were a part, before the fall of the Iron Curtain. Yes, Yugoslavia was a part of the Eastern bloc, but it was a separate country and entity from the Soviet Union. I would add to that hypothetical country today, Bogdan Bogdanovic, who is Croatian. Imagine those three in a team! It would be super formidable.
Young fellow, I saw it to inform you that in their Olympic to win a gold medal you have to sacrifice Steve curve have nine ring. The man know what I’m doing then didn’t win the championship or the gold medal. What you would say think about it God bless you.
Let the costume quotes the game them know better the international team catching up with the NBA oh, you have to play because then win the championship. No, it don’t work like that.
Soviet Union ended in the late 80s, dude. Its called RUSSIA again since then. The Eastern bloc are all individual countries and Yugoslavia is now : Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo.
@@Uzi_ver5 That doesnt even make sense.. but then again, kids from your generation NEVER make sense..dont talk to me unless you got an ACTUAL intelligent comment.
@@Uzi_ver5 but I get it. Frank, Evan Fournier, Nick Batum.. they are AS GOOD as Lebron, Curry and KD.. well ALMOST as good. and I agree, foreign players are BETTER than USA players now.
This Tatum thing is exhausting… the team needed defensive role players over another iso scorer. This isn’t a hard one to figure out fellas
Please watch the game. Respectfully your comment reeks highlight watcher
LOL, no.
I watched every second of ball this team played. You didn’t even make any point, just made personal comments. Talk ball or STFU
@@Don_Lee_SwaggerTHANK YOU!!! this isn’t hard to see why his minutes were cut. I will say KD’s injury definitely screwed him due to the fact KD would’ve started along with bron therefore allowing Tatum to see some of those minutes at the forward spot. But also, Tatum is one dimensional in the sense that for him to be highly effective he needs the ball. No disrespect to Tatum at all but when you have the greatest playmaker (bron) and the best scorer (kd) who just so happen to play the same position as you…you’re going to have to take the back seat.
@@anthonyochefu8201 I also think Steve was saving him from possibly injuring himself. He was coming from playing and winning the Finals. And preseason starts in October. I bet the Celtics is happy he didn’t have to play against that physical defense the refs allowed.
Tatum shot 0-16 on jumpers the entire tournament, including the friendlies leading up to it. He was coming off a playoff run where he shot 28% from 3, and was even worse in the finals at 26% from 3. IDK why his jumper isn't falling, but it wasn't and Kerr made it clear if you're not hitting 3s you're not getting playing time.
JT wasn't doing anything when he got mins
JT was second worst player on that team
Who was worse than him?
@@kgar5String I don't mean on Olympics but in general maybe Tyrese is behind him
And Felton has seen Curry's heat check in the Garden...
What heat check in the garden
@@SUCKMYV0LZ50+ 2013 NYC
@@SUCKMYV0LZ r u serious?
@@SUCKMYV0LZ 54 in the garden man done on what many considered as steph's breakout season, back in 2013
@@SUCKMYV0LZ Literally the game that Steph became Steph. Iman Shumpert and a handful of others talk about it on All the Smoke.
Was rooting for usa to win but gold madilists are nt world champ, like in soccer winning gold doesnt mean world champion, winning world cup means.
So may be usa should win world cup in 2026 to be called world champion.
And i think with increasing international competition the international basketball will be taken more seriously than sending b or c team to play tournaments.
Sovirt Union luka and jokic tafaq is he talking about
meant Yugoslavia! My Mistake
I mean, if you all complaining about who Kerr DNPd, then you think you guys can win gold if you are the coach?
i think kd missing those first few exhibition games really messed up da lineup but kerr still fumbled da situation, shoulda been
steph, book, kd, bron, embiid start
jrue, ant, jt, bam, ad 2nd unit
but it doesnt matter, we got gold, lets move on
Why does no one bring up the fact that Spoelstra and Tai Leu were there coaching as well? Do we actually think Kerr was making big strategic decisions w/out their input? Come on. Those other 2 championship coaches would have been telling him to do something else if they thought it was so bad or wrong. No one would like to have to make those choices. Only the professionals that were right there close know. Do we wish some magic decision had happened and Tatum had played instead of OK lets say LBJ, then I would have been good w/that. SICK OF KERR HATE.
How is Lebron doing it at this level?? Steroids.
We know what you look lkke
Thank you! THEY DON'T CALL HIM LEBALCO for nothing. I wish that would come out. His look looks so "inflammatory", artificial. His skin over his shoulder muscles look "turgid" which is pulled. Not natural.
He made layups and one 3 pointer, what did he do? He is not getting better.
Facts!
@@sueprator9314Do you know he played in the Olympics? The most stringent drug testing in the world and you’re still talking about illegal drug usage. 😐 Are you slow?
One more thing, JT has been in a previous Olympics and I think he now has 2 Gold metals. Wa wa wa.
That was fiba I think
You guys brought !!! The Awww moment a out what you witness. RAY knows first hand about it, believe him. When he talks about the CHEF...RAY FELTON IS A GOOD DEFENDER, AND POINT GUARD !!
Bro it’s not about the minutes it’s about the chemistry!! You can’t have the top 5 players play to win it all. You need major role players!! Come on you play ball so up should know better. They won! That’s the result of great coaching. How can people sit there without no experience in coaching and judge coaching🤯🤯🤯
as for Jayson Tatum & the lack of minutes - go find Kevin Garnett's take on it.
Ya’ll
Know how bron does it! Come on ya’ll!!!!
Love this podcast! Gotta gently correct the guy speaking off-camera, though. The country that would have contained Jokic and Doncic was NOT the Soviet Union (of which Russia was a part, along with numerous other Soviet republics) but Yugoslavia, of which Serbia [Jokic] and Slovenia [Doncic] were a part, before the fall of the Iron Curtain. Yes, Yugoslavia was a part of the Eastern bloc, but it was a separate country and entity from the Soviet Union. I would add to that hypothetical country today, Bogdan Bogdanovic, who is Croatian. Imagine those three in a team! It would be super formidable.
Young fellow, I saw it to inform you that in their Olympic to win a gold medal you have to sacrifice Steve curve have nine ring. The man know what I’m doing then didn’t win the championship or the gold medal. What you would say think about it God bless you.
US would not have beaten Serbia without Embiid and he's from Cameroon; that lets you know that the world has caught up officially
Let the costume quotes the game them know better the international team catching up with the NBA oh, you have to play because then win the championship. No, it don’t work like that.
Tarheel Nation 💪🏾💪🏾
Soviet Union ended in the late 80s, dude. Its called RUSSIA again since then. The Eastern bloc are all individual countries and Yugoslavia is now : Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo.
Meant Yugoslavia! My mistake
Crazy how 15 superstars BARELY beat two teams (France and Serbia) with only oNE superstar each. Shoot France had Frank Ntilikina running the point.
You good?
@@SUCKMYV0LZ IM good.. the '24 USA Olympic team is NOT
@@soramirez5473frank if he played in the 90s would be super star level foreign player lmaoo
@@Uzi_ver5 That doesnt even make sense.. but then again, kids from your generation NEVER make sense..dont talk to me unless you got an ACTUAL intelligent comment.
@@Uzi_ver5 but I get it. Frank, Evan Fournier, Nick Batum.. they are AS GOOD as Lebron, Curry and KD.. well ALMOST as good. and I agree, foreign players are BETTER than USA players now.