Just can't get over that the US needed to recruit a foreign player when they already had AD and Bam. It's just wrong.
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Just can't get over that the US needed to recruit a foreign player when they already had AD and Bam. It's just wrong.
USA basketball is dying.. This is what it looks like... This is how it feels... We have all these great players and massive talent edge, yet it feels empty and like we are vulnerable.. The fact that we no longer have the best players in the world is part of it (the top 5 NBA players are all from other countries) but the other part is that we've been breeding drive-and-kick spammers for the last 15 years, so our quality of team basketball is far inferior to other countries - we don't have the best brand of ball anymore, OR the best talent.. it will only get worse unless Silver gets rid of the hands-off, defensive 3 beginner format that produces this weak brand of ball, weaker hoops instinct and inferior skillsets.
[QUOTE=3ba11;14931821]USA basketball is dying.. This is what it looks like... This is how it feels... We have all these great players and massive talent edge, yet it feels empty and like we are vulnerable.. The fact that we no longer have the best players in the world is part of it (the top 5 NBA players are all from other countries) but the other part is that we've been breeding drive-and-kick spammers for the last 15 years, so our quality of team basketball is far inferior to other countries - we don't have the best brand of ball anymore, OR the best talent.. it will only get worse unless Silver gets rid of the hands-off, defensive 3 beginner format that produces this weak brand of ball, weaker hoops instinct and inferior skillsets.[/QUOTE]
USA has won the last 4 gold medals, and they're massive favorites to get gold again. Wtf is this?
Feels ****ing wrong indeed man.
Just no.
Might as well let the guy win something.
[QUOTE=Wally450;14932317]USA has won the last 4 gold medals, and they're massive favorites to get gold again. Wtf is this?[/QUOTE]That's just the standard for US basketball, US is dying in terms of keeping that gold standard. Lebron, Curry and KD are at that age where they can fall off a cliff and retire at any moment, and when that happens USA basketball will look by far its weakest ever.
I kind of understand this thread if Embiid was lighting it up, but he's been one of the worst players on the squad. He was the only US player with a negative +/- against Serbia with a -8. Hopefully he can turn it around.
Embiid is the biggest bitch in the league, both physically and mentally.
Dude could have helped cameroon make the olympic qualifiers and been someone that made a lot of cameroonians proud. But nope, dude opted to play for the US.
I guess when you dont have success in the NBA playing for the shitty 76ers, you make due.
EDIT: And you've got guys like Loul Deng funding the entire South Sudanese team on his own.
[QUOTE=rawimpact;14932337]Embiid is the biggest bitch in the league, both physically and mentally.
Dude could have helped cameroon make the olympic qualifiers and been someone that made a lot of cameroonians proud. But nope, dude opted to play for the US.
I guess when you dont have success in the NBA playing for the shitty 76ers, you make due.
EDIT: And you've got guys like Loul Deng funding the entire South Sudanese team on his own.[/QUOTE]
Yeah Luol Deng putting South Sudan on the map basically proves that every excuse for Embiid is bullshit.
Embiid is very rich, he could easily pay his own insurance and fund the entire country's basketball system if he wanted. He seems selfish.
[QUOTE=SouBeachTalents;14932326]Might as well let the guy win something.[/QUOTE]
yea it's not bush league for us, but for him. haha. We don't need him to win.
-Smak
[QUOTE=90sgoat;14931813]Just can't get over that the US needed to recruit a foreign player when they already had AD and Bam. It's just wrong.[/QUOTE]
it honestly doesnt even make sense
dont americans have pride?
[QUOTE=red1;14932381]it honestly doesnt even make sense
dont americans have pride?[/QUOTE]
Don't seem like it.
They have the most stacked team since 92 and they still try to steal other team's players.
They should’ve have and we don’t need him to beta eurotrash and he sucks and he isn’t an American.
[QUOTE=WhiteKyrie;14932444]They should’ve have and we don’t need him to beta eurotrash and he sucks and he isn’t an American.[/QUOTE]
Except he is quite literally by definition American. He has American citizenship.
"Dumb as a rock" coach strikes again :roll:
its finally starting to sink in :oldlol:. no more 2nd round jokes....no more he's never won anything jokes.... nothing can stop him...Gold is on the way. The most prestigious thing in all of basketball is on the way..... A world championship! not a cba championship..... not a euro league cup..... not an American nba championship. but the tournament with every......league in it. the championship held in the highest esteem....a world championship......this big wiggle thing is going global.....
yeah....the tournament where the best player on the nba championship team cant even get mins or make the roster (depending on who was the best to you)....yeah that tournament.....and big wiggle was the starting center on the world champion. IN THAT TOURNAMENT
They are so afraid of losing so they stacked the deck this time.
[QUOTE=3ba11;14931821]USA basketball is dying.. This is what it looks like... This is how it feels... We have all these great players and massive talent edge, yet it feels empty and like we are vulnerable.. The fact that we no longer have the best players in the world is part of it (the top 5 NBA players are all from other countries) but the other part is that we've been breeding drive-and-kick spammers for the last 15 years, so our quality of team basketball is far inferior to other countries - we don't have the best brand of ball anymore, OR the best talent.. it will only get worse unless Silver gets rid of the hands-off, defensive 3 beginner format that produces this weak brand of ball, weaker hoops instinct and inferior skillsets.[/QUOTE]
This is actually very accurate
[QUOTE=WhiteKyrie;14932444]They should’ve have and we don’t need him to beta eurotrash and he sucks and he isn’t an American.[/QUOTE]
then why are they playing him? :oldlol:
embiid has no shame either. trying to latch on for a free win, and just wants to hang out with his peers and feel cool.
kid is a bitch.
I really can't get over how pathetic it is that the US recruited Embiid.
It's so pathetic loser behaviour. The US has a stacked team and is winning by 20+ points on average and they had to steal a black man from Africa, because they were afraid of losing?
It's utterly weak and pathetic and any olympic medal will be tainted for it.
[QUOTE=90sgoat;14933817]I really can't get over how pathetic it is that the US recruited Embiid.
It's so pathetic loser behaviour. The US has a stacked team and is winning by 20+ points on average and they had to steal a black man from Africa, because they were afraid of losing?
It's utterly weak and pathetic and any olympic medal will be tainted for it.[/QUOTE]
Embiid is a net negative. He's the one who begged to be on team USA. They quite literally do not need him and would be a better team without him
[QUOTE=AlternativeAcc.;14933822]Embiid is a net negative. He's the one who begged to be on team USA. They quite literally do not need him and would be a better team without him[/QUOTE]
Embiid is huge and is a good rebound and defender. He takes away the US main weakness in FIBA ball which is being undersized.
Without Embiid, the US would lose against Serbia every time.
What do you think is Olympic status will be in 2028
[QUOTE=Street Hunger;14936570]What do you think is Olympic status will be in 2028[/QUOTE]
Probably will stay home. Embiid doesn't seem as the ambitious or patriotic type. He won once, probably good enough.
[QUOTE=Street Hunger;14936570]What do you think is Olympic status will be in 2028[/QUOTE]oui oui
[QUOTE=red1;14932674]then why are they playing him? :oldlol:
embiid has no shame either. trying to latch on for a free win, and just wants to hang out with his peers and feel cool.
kid is a bitch.[/QUOTE]
Thats your reigning defending world champion....have some respect you piece of garbage. before he comes back to Toronto and puts the raptors into a deeper rebuild than he already has them in
[QUOTE=90sgoat;14932360]Yeah Luol Deng putting South Sudan on the map basically proves that every excuse for Embiid is bullshit.
Embiid is very rich, he could easily pay his own insurance and fund the entire country's basketball system if he wanted. He seems selfish.[/QUOTE]
The decision likely came down to the reality that he may never win an NBA championship.
He never won in college. Sure, he's won a state championship in HS, but not the national HS championship. With his knees, who knows if this would be his last chance at making a US Olympic team. He wouldn't have won gold with Cameroon.
He made the decision based on the likelihood that this would be his only chance to actually win the ultimate prize for once in his life. I don't blame him.
[QUOTE=90sgoat;14931813]Just can't get over that the US needed to recruit a foreign player when they already had AD and Bam. It's just wrong.[/QUOTE]
What's even worse is Kerr barely played him certain games after he committed to the US. Why not let him play fully with his home country.