Team USA has added JaVale McGee to their Olympic basketball roster

[insidehoops]

JaVale McGee will now be playing on a world stage in the Tokyo Olympics.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

That's a good but not great pickup. They needed a 7 foot shotblocker.

Why did trae young get the isiah thomas treatment? He would be the best point guard and passer on the roster. That selfish bastard Lloyd pierce probably told pop not to get him. Instead we're wasting spots on guys like Kendall Johnson? Come on pop

[90sgoat]

We'll see if he can adjust to FIBA rules, but overall probably a good pick.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Beal out
LaVine injured
Love quit
Booker, Jrue and Middleton might not even be able to join

Bums like Jerami Grant, Bam, Tatum, Javale, Keldon, Garland on the team. No other superstar except maybe Dame.

coached by Colangelo, FIBA Pop who's ass, Lloyd Pierce who had an ECF team looking like a lotto team...

International talent at an all time high. Spain, France, Australia and Nigeria all loaded.

If KD carries us to the Gold again like he did over a decade ago this is the most valuable basketball gold medal of all time.

[RRR3]

Beal out
LaVine injured
Love quit
Booker, Jrue and Middleton might not even be able to join

Bums like Jerami Grant, Bam, Tatum, Javale, Keldon, Garland on the team. No other superstar except maybe Dame.

coached by Colangelo, FIBA Pop who's ass, Lloyd Pierce who had an ECF team looking like a lotto team...

International talent at an all time high. Spain, France, Australia and Nigeria all loaded.

If KD carries us to the Gold again like he did over a decade ago this is the most valuable basketball gold medal of all time.
Like 3 players in the league are actually good if Bam and Tatum are bums.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Like 3 players in the league are actually good if Bam and Tatum are bums.

Bam just got bodied on both ends of the floor by Brook Lopez :roll:. Whenever Jimmy is hurt the Heat look like the Wolves. Lotto team.

Tatum I guess ain't a bum. But he can drop 40 one night on 15/23 then 18 the next on 4/18 he's hella inconsistent and overrated. Jaylen might be better TBH.

[RRR3]

Bam just got bodied on both ends of the floor by Brook Lopez :roll:. Whenever Jimmy is hurt the Heat look like the Wolves. Lotto team.

Tatum I guess ain't a bum. But he can drop 40 one night on 15/23 then 18 the next on 4/18 he's hella inconsistent and overrated. Jaylen might be better TBH.
I don’t care about your troll opinions. You can’t just call objectively very good players “bums” and expect to be taken seriously.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

I don’t care about your troll opinions. You can’t just call objectively very good players “bums” and expect to be taken seriously.

Jury is out on Bam being good out of the bubble babyboi.

[RRR3]

Jury is out on Bam being good out of the bubble babyboi.
I don’t care about your troll opinions.

[ShawkFactory]

Beal out
LaVine injured
Love quit
Booker, Jrue and Middleton might not even be able to join

Bums like Jerami Grant, Bam, Tatum, Javale, Keldon, Garland on the team. No other superstar except maybe Dame.

coached by Colangelo, FIBA Pop who's ass, Lloyd Pierce who had an ECF team looking like a lotto team...

International talent at an all time high. Spain, France, Australia and Nigeria all loaded.

If KD carries us to the Gold again like he did over a decade ago this is the most valuable basketball gold medal of all time.

Huh?

[RRR3]

Huh?
I mean are you really surprised, given the content of his posts? The man’s an idiot.

[DoctorP]

McGee. Bold move. I like it.

[ralph_i_el]

That's a good but not great pickup. They needed a 7 foot shotblocker.

Why did trae young get the isiah thomas treatment? He would be the best point guard and passer on the roster. That selfish bastard Lloyd pierce probably told pop not to get him. Instead we're wasting spots on guys like Kendall Johnson? Come on pop

You don't want to give lesser talented teams a player to target. Plus the smaller court+increased physicality+lack of bailout fouls might mean Trae would be less effective in FIBA. Keldon Johnson is a big physical wing defender who moves without the ball, and he's already been there training the whole time.

[TAZORAC]

They couldn't do any better then Keldon Johnson and Mcgee?

[CountDracula]

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[CountDracula]

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[Iverson3]

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https://i.ibb.co/D9zCgcB/13-E34486-3-DC2-44-AF-9983-7651197-FFEDF.jpg (https://ibb.co/x1Xj89n)

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Such a corny troll.

[Xiao Yao You]

The U.S. Olympic team, in search of two replacement players for Tokyo, never made Knicks All-Star power forward Julius Randle an offer, (https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/team-usa-basketball-never-made-julius-randle-an-offer/) according to multiple industry sources.
– via Marc Berman @ New York Post (https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/team-usa-basketball-never-made-julius-randle-an-offer/)




(https://*********.com/storyline/olympics/) Team USA’s brain trust felt it needed more role players on the squad that finished up its Las Vegas exhibitions Sunday versus Spain (https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/team-usa-basketball-never-made-julius-randle-an-offer/).
– via Marc Berman @ New York Post (https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/team-usa-basketball-never-made-julius-randle-an-offer/)






The Post has learned Randle was amenable to joining the Olympians late in the process. Randle has been working out in his hometown of Dallas and is said to be in shape (https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/team-usa-basketball-never-made-julius-randle-an-offer/) as he vies to duplicate his spectacular season in which he made All-NBA second team.
– via Marc Berman @ New York Post (https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/team-usa-basketball-never-made-julius-randle-an-offer/)

[Xiao Yao You]

Brian Windhorst: Jerami Grant is expected to be cleared from quarantine and will be available to travel with Team USA to Japan, (https://*********.com/social/) sources said. Americans have final exhibition against Spain set for 9 p.m. ET.
– via Twitter WindhorstESPN (https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN)

[Xiao Yao You]

Shams Charania: Team USA’s Zach LaVine has been placed under health and safety protocols and will not travel with the team to Tokyo today. (https://*********.com/social/) USAB hopes LaVine will be able to join the team in Tokyo later this week.

– via Twitter ShamsCharania (https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania)



a real shitshow

[WhiteKyrie]

Good. They were lacking size, length, shotblocking and rebounding. Kevin Love is too small. And too old now. With the other “bigs” and not to mention the euro game is the more physical one

[TAZORAC]

Better fits then Mcgee...Robin Lopez, Tobias Harris, Michael Porter Jr etc