Embiid is used to being the guy with the ball, when he doesnt have the ball most of the time he can't get in his groove and that just wont happen with this team USA hes gonn have to learn how to play without the ball in his hands all the time
He was great. I'm glad we got old heads with young bucks. It will be a gold winning combination. No reason for KD, Steph or LBJ to over exert themselves unless they have to.
It doesn't mean much when no other country takes basketball seriously. Not a single country is capable of getting gold besides America so everyone just gives up.
@@johndoee4964 . Why are so many NBA players coming from other nations then,?? If they don't take the sport seriously it's amazing they produce such talent.
What Ant showed me against Canada was just wild to see we was down 14-4 and once Ant came in EVERYTHING changed wow, that kid is great and he's only 22 YEARS OLD 🔥
Canada outscored Team USA when Lebron was on the court. Lebron had 6 points on 7 shots LOL. THAT IS INEFFICIENT. Advanced stats that game said Lebron was the worst player that game. He had horrible turnovers and bricks that game. @@Regalieth9143
Ant has that old school hustle and play your hardest mentality. Nowadays players are a bit more methodical and a bit less physical and intense but I see Kobe-like intensity from Ant
@@marcelmarshall4240 I mean ig you can just make shit up lol. Anyone who watched more than 3 Wolves playoff games knows your full of shit 🤣 It was very obvious who was the actual no show, and if it was actually Ant they don't even make it out of round 1.
The Celtics are going to have Tatum defending centers in the post season to completely shut down any chance of teams successfully running pick n rolls for the next decade or so... So he put on some more muscle
He always gives props to everyone around him... But he also chuckles and gives the media what they want. If you listen; every part of the playoffs he called other players the best in the world and said it was an honor to compete with them.
That 2008 Spanish team with the Gasol brothers and Rubio would medal in this tournament That Spanish team had 10 NBA players and Rubio was one of the two guys that wasn’t (yet) In the NBA
I am a world class Embiid hater (playstyle of foul baiting, tries to hurt people), but he should be allowed to play in a country where he is a citizen and spent the last half of his life in. He has no connection to France and never lived there and Cameroon can’t afford the insurance for him to play.
Why do you care? If he's a US citizen and wants to play for USA in the Olympics, he's allowed to do that. Those are the rules of Olympic competition. People just want to hate for the sake of hating.
@@cnelsonlv99 I don't care. Learn to read before hating for the sake of hating. I only pointed out narrator comment that Embiid grew up in USA which is not true.
Holiday its a key player for the first lineup and the team, in fact, the most intelligent player in that team, his way of defense is outrageously well managed, with passes and assists.
There is no one that has the all around skills that Ant has. With that being said. We have have better shooters, better rebounds, better passing but that’s spreading it across the board. Ant has it all! Right now he has better all around skills than lebron, Steph and KD!
He'll be the 2nd best player. Curry will be the player of the tournament. No other team has an answer for him, and he'll be the focal point of the offense.
Love the talent. Love the confidence. Do not love the bravado. Excellence speaks for itself, and bragging, trash talk, etc. tears it down. Even if you can back it up. I've seen Anthony Edwards go both ways. So I hope he fosters his more intelligent classy side as he matures in the league. I think we need a higher standard for character in all professional sports. We teach these kids how to be stronger and run faster and play better, and I think we also need to be teaching them how to be better all around, and also demanding that they demonstrate character to the broader audience in public. So as they get older they can be inspired to exemplify true excellence means much more than a jump shot, a dunk, or a defensive stop. Just one man's opinion.
Tatum is the best American player in the NBA by a pretty big margin at this point So I'm going to go ahead and say Tatum is the #1 option as well as the most versatile defensive player
No, Steph did. But KD wasnt there. And Bron would be next. I would say (judging from watching the actual game) that Ant is a solid 3rd or 4th option. Booker and Tatum were nice too. Like they were the previous Olympics too. Jrue and Bam were also very complimentary (also 2nd Olympics.)
I don’t know why you would want to see Jayson Tatum go in as a starter just for him to brick step back threes for a quarter at a time lol. He doesn’t play smart. Anthony Edwards is smart and skilled, looks for good shots. He deserves to start over Jrue Holiday in my opinion. Ant showed me he’s real deal in the playoffs this year.
Man can we pump the breaks just a tad? I was hearing language like this before the T-Wolves series with the Mavs--he was going to lock down Kyrie, score a million points etc etc. Turned out, not so much. Now we're putting him at the top of Team USA on the basis of one exhibition game? He's going to have a great career, but you all need to reign it in.
He had 1 more point than Steph and 2 more points than Jrue Holiday in just the same amount of playing time. He may or may not be the number 1 option but that's not what USA basketball is about. The fact that he even comes out and has to say this, shows a lack of maturity. To be fair, he was part of that USA Fiba team last year that came in FOURTH place. You would think he would have a little bit of humble left in his veins.
Embiid is getting exposed. To be honest there are so many players that might not be considered better then him that would probably contribute way more to the team.
He's getting exposed in the first game this team plays together? Really? I assure you, what will be exposed is your lack of understanding of the game of basketball. Embiid will be a dominant force in these Olympics. He won't need to dominate every game, but certain games he'll be a key to success.
@@xBodiezz Wasn't "posed to be"? I guess you mean supposed to be... so why not? He's a US citizen who wants to play for team USA. He's lived and worked in the US for half of his life. Why shouldn't he be on the team?
Not this cycle again: Ant does something amazing People call him the next MJ/Kobe He makes a mistake (still young) People call him overrated/bad People build expectations for him again whenever he does something good Repeat
If lebron last name wasn’t James, which reminds these European folks of one of their beloved kings in the early days. He would not been the face of the league. They’re trying to relive their glory days!
Team USA was playing mid until ant man checked in & bro put em up 16 at the 3rd quarter buzzer so I mean he really didn't lie so far gonna be up to Kerr if he unleashed him fully or not he should be starting in the backcourt with steph all due respect to book
You don't know basketball if you truly think this team is anywhere near the 92" team. you have a 40 yr old a 36 yr old a 35 yr old against a full team in their prime except Larry Bird. Besides this team has way to many load management players on it you trippin bruh. That 92" team would wipe they butts with this team no competition they couldn't bang no where on the floor with that 92" team period.
In my opinion, no. He just had a great game, he got hot, when everyone else couldn't throw a rock in the ocean, he's in my tip 5 favorite players, but no sir😂
Tatum is usa's best player... He's the only American that was on the first all NBA team.. Tatum is the best player on the current championship team... And Tatum had the best on/off differential in the game
Kerr not starting Tatum who is without question the best American player in the NBA is incomprehensible and I'd LOVE to hear his reasoning In fact it's so impossibly stupid not to start Tatum I won't believe he's not starting until I see him not in the starting lineup the first real olympic game
Yeah, we saw what he was about when Dallas sent them home. LeBron is soon to be forty, is he that good or the new players that weak? And that includes Anthony Edwards.
