If international basketball was competitive and not dominated by the US there was no way a 70 year old player like LeBron James would have started every game... It came from above, Steve Kerr was told to start Lebron and Steph no matter what. It's all about the TV ratings.
@@omarfaruque98xyno reason to play Ant over Tatum. Tatum better on both ends of the ball. Ofc Ant gonna play better getting into more rhythm . USA basketball should’ve prioritized getting Tatum going but the agenda was to mess w the Boston Celtics. Clearly. Had nothing to do with who was on the roster . Tatum was 1st team all NBA if it had to do with who was on the roster he’d start every game even if he shot 0-40
The fact that Tatum was all-NBA first team with no positional limitations literally means he is a top 5 player in the NBA. But as a Celtics fan, I'm happy to have their two best players being extra motivated to repeat this season.
He didn't do well with the minutes given. Others did. When they got to the medal games, Kerr went with the players who were producing. Personally, I don't think Tatum should've gotten DNP'd, but he wasn't complimenting nor outplaying anyone. It was like he left his jumper in the Eastern Conference Championship series and when he was in, he was adding anything out there.
We still on this? Lets be honest, that olympics was about showcasing the vets final run. They tried to let the young guys run the show during the world cup and it didn't work out.
@@joepenalvert7776 Yeah it does. Because Taytum plays the same position as KD. If he was with the Starters. He had to guard the bigs. That means he would have to guard Jokic, Wemby, etc. It was all about strategy.
Knicks fan here. Don't blame him. Love a good revenge story. Boston are the champs the ESPN and other outlets will still talk about Lebron more and the play in team. We all know the NY/Boston rivalry in all the sports and each one gets the better of each other at times but also respect. Celtics are the clear favs in a real fans eye this year to repeat or least be right there to the end minus any serious injuries.
@@CannedHam2479 That was like 2 years ago. Why stuck in the past? Boston won a bunch of titles in the 60's should we bring that up too? Or the fact the Warriors won 73 games and lost in the finals being up 3-1. That's pretty sad too
@@CannedHam2479 How about winning 73 games in the regular season and losing in the finals being up 3-1 . So sad they had to go out and get Durant to help a 73 win team. I dunno. Pretty wild to me.
Kerr and the league was hating on Boston leavening Brown out and sitting and disrespecting Tatum made no sense no it's not about matchup because usa was above the rest clearly and with a stack roster you could have give 5 min at the lease which others did receive so it's just not acceptable but it's cool Boston going to the finals again this year
S.A... It doesn't matter what you say about Steve Kerr decisions in the Olympics. He won and looked good winning it. The Steve Kerr slander isn't going to work. You can use all ur resources and it will be a waste of time. Please don’t compare Steph to JT
Tatum will get his shine, many of these players won’t play in the next Olympics, even Kerr won’t be the coach. Those media just trying to create controversy, it’s good for ratings.
Its not about winning or losing. Its about disrespecting a guy that basically won it all, was an all nba first teamer and didnt get no minutes. Idc what yall saying
@@Phat-rj3jo yeah but if you have a player that in that year played better than the others that had minutes, did you really played to win? Player A made an All nba team, won the championship, was 5th in the mvp talk, and you play a guy that didn't have any of that in front of him (derrick white and jrue won with tatum, so lets exclude them), Anthony Edwards and a few others played, if you played those guys then you are not really trying to win are you?
Does he realize that its actually respectful to talk to a player before than the game being played and they never get in? Expecting to 100% play and then being benched is way worse than knowing you might not play beforehand.
JT shot 50 percent including exhibition games in the Olympics but everyone wants to nitpick or cherry pick stats. He didn’t look as bad as people made him out to be. You’re a DUMMY if you think it’s 10 players better than Tatum
Yeah I mean he played 4 years ago and helped carry the team. I can forgive players but this is a permanent blemish on Kerr. Coach knows the mind games he played and what mentoring is and what talent is. It was personal and he had an agenda.
Spoelstra and kerr both connived to ambush tatum’s minutes and playing time in the olympics. Celtics team CAN’T wait to do the pedal to the metal type of blitz to those two teams.
What Kerr and the NBA voters are saying by dissing them is, "Jayson and Jaylen are weak, and they're not going to do a dam3 thing about it". And I agree. But if J&J actually do play with a chip on their shoulders, and get their getback like mean dogs, I will be their number one fan.
I can see both sides. Tatum was the only all nba 1st team, he was a champ, but they played Jrue, Booker, & White. 6’9 & can shoot you can put him at 1-4
Steve kerr was wrong disrespectful to tell JT I don't how I will get u minutes to play really to JT best 2 way players team usa roster first nba teams last 3 years derick white & holiday play more minutes than jeson Tatum this clear usa basketball Olympics organization don't like 2 celtics super star Steve kerr is great coach nice person but was force to treat JT like that
Jayson Tatum wasn't playing good enough to be worthy to play every game in the olympics this year! Look at Jayson tatums team usa stats this year! He averaged 6.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, and 1.0 spg in 17 mpg through five games in the USA Basketball Showcase. And he averaged 5.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.0 spg in 17mpg throughout the olympics this year. He had problems with scoring points this year at the olympics! Scoring points matter! The problem is not Steve Kerr because he helped team usa win the gold medal. It's the people who have temper tantrum problems about Jayson Tatum being benched! Including stephen a. If they/you are criticizing Steve Kerr, why not criticize Jayson Tatum for not playing good enough to be worthy to play every game throughout the olympics. Just because Jayson Tatum played phenomenal in the nba doesn't mean that he would do the same at the olympics! MAN UP AND GET THE HELL OVER IT! By the way, I 100% agree with windy and mad dog.
Yes he definitely did that multiple times, your comment is misleading at all. Oh wait. He did it once. Just like millions literlaly millions of other basketball players have done from the corner before. Lol.
People acting like JT shows up in big moments. Look at his playoff resume and what he did with the minutes he got in the Olympics…it’s not good at all. An all NBA doesn’t entitle you to minutes
I hardly agree with SAS, buts he’s right, give him a chance - I mean JT 3 ‘Bronny minutes’ in the first half, see how he looks, then bench him. DNPCD to reigning champ never been done
Which is true however curry playing bad he still has impact of the game unlike jt defense's are still gonna guard steph halfcourt even tho hes struggling jt can give you solid defense if his shot is not falling
Won Gold still complaining crazy people, matter of fact Jason could play in next Olympic but some player won't make it from that squad it might be their last Olympic so respect that first
I mean, if it was MJ coaching the team and did the same thing, would you/yall complain about it????? Like hey, we won, that’s all that matters. I’m not saying that if he did play, we would’ve lost, but I’m saying, yo, SK saw the vision, saw the future and said look, just sit and watch! Y’all gotta stop picking and choosing who’s who, you feel me!!?!??!???
Tatum didn't even played too well in the Olympics. Yes I understand he didn't exactly get all the opportunity to play. But Tatum is a dude who's good a lot of things but not the best at. At least not in terms of the Olympics team. James was their ball handler and passer, KD is a better scorer. Steph gravity on the court with or without the ball but he can always turn it up at any given point and is the best shooter for crying out loud hence the reason why they won the semi and finals. Book was the best surprise of all who was willing to put his head down and play whatever the role he needed to play. Ant as their 6th man with the duo of defense of AD and Bam who held their lead together. Ultimately everything that Tatum can do as a person his Olympic teams can do better individually and that's what won them the gold. You're right they could've let him played more in some cases but to be honest his skill set wasn't needed. YOU NEED TO SACRIFICE IN THE OLYMPICS ANY ALL STAR IS JUST ANOTHER ROLE PLAYER TOO ON TEAM USA TOO! But I understand where the fuel to the fire type of mentality is coming from. And I hope JT and JB can play like they did the first game of this season.
Every other team in the tournament constructed their roster around their best player. If tryouts were held and everyone was evaluated equally, Joel would've been identified as the best player with Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis ahead of both Steph and LeBron. The intention was always to showcase LeBron and Steph. If only some of these analysts and fans were honest. Jayson Tatum deserved to play.
11 best? Lebron is not a top 10 player anymore. Steph is also not a top 10 player. Any player regardless of stature can play a poor game but Tatum is still better right now than those two old guys.
the fact that people try to defend the decision to bench tatum is ridiculous. Arguably top 5 player in the world who can play all positions not finding any minutes in the olympics. And it not even like usa crushed everyone. You can make a case that tatum could’ve made the wins a lot easier if he was on the floor for idk how about at least 10 minutes🤣 if you are finding logic behind not playing a player that great maybe you shouldn’t coach
Yo they won gold.. Im trying to see why make an accommodation for one player in a TEAM sport. he wil be ok. he will have to carry team USA in the next Olympic.
Oh shut up JT did not look good in the Olympics. If this what is needed to inspire JT to become MVP then good. Team USA needs all the help it can get in 2028
No Kerr is washed as a coach, Tatum was literally the second leading scorer on the gold medal winning Olympic team in 2020, Kerr not being able to find minutes for Tatum was BS
Thank you for speaking on it! Before the semis and the finals, Steph Curry was terrible but he was getting regular minutes and found his form, how the hell was Tatum supposed to find his when he barely played and wa getting irregular minutes. Windy’s neck keeps getting fatter with these horrible basketball takes, how on earth would Tatum ever be considered the 11th best player on that team.
Jayson Tatum was not being played over lebron and kd. Point blank and simple. This notion that he was disrespected is ridiculous. Jayson tatum is not getting crunch time minutes over lebron and kd.
That’s not the argument. He saying it’s wrong to tell him before the game he’s not gonna play and it looks bad when his own player got multiple chances to start while playing bad, which almost everyone agrees on, even some players on the team.
@@ts23prodegy it’s not about politics it’s about role. Steph role was to be a mainly off ball player. And the amount of attention he was given by other teams created spacing and scoring opportunities for others especially with his 2 man with Lebron. Tatum doesn’t do that. The guy who basically filled Tatum role was book
Well, it wasn't about Curry... Tatum couldn't even do what Ant, Book, Bam, KD, and White could do in Paris. Tatum lost his jumper for about 2 months. If Tatum was anything like the guy we saw last night, he probably would've started over Book or Holiday.
@@AndYouAreThis is what people don’t talk about Tatum’s jumper was cooked dating back to the beginning of the playoffs and when KD was hurt he got a whole three weeks to showcase that belongs in the starting lineup but he didn’t play well during the Olympics when he got minutes. Had he played anything like he did last night during the Olympics he would started over Booker cause that would’ve been the role he was playing
@thekingbradable I disagree, he doesn't have the gravity and shooting of curry. Doesn't have the playmaking quickness of Curry or lebron, doesn't have the consistent midrange anymore like KD does. He definitely can't play center, and him put there playing white or holidays role? Media would have a field day in that one too. Just isn't a fit. Perhaps the bench unit would have been better, but I forgot who was on that unit.
egregious. someone here said egregious and they are 100% right. no more egregious player than tatum. kerr knew that having him out front reminding us we're all dogsht and he's The Truth...wasn't going to work. But i get all the fanboys in here with their 'as a crapbag fan...' nonsense. just pls stop guessing at things you will never know aight
Being a diehard season ticket holder of thee Boston Celtics, I find it hilarious how quickly big perk has switched up on the Tatum train. JT, and rest of our storied vets and hall of famers see what ya doing perk. U were the most hateful and the most disrespected analysts when it came to JT pre 2024. U just mad that we denounced yo dumm a... as a true Celtic champ. U still upset we never resigned you In 2011. Still held that gruge all these years and it showed especially all of last season. Now u fully switched up , u all up on JT's sak. U a phony perk. Stop tha CAP for real. Let it go already it was like 14 years ago!!!😂
Better shooter and better guard defender. That’s what the team needed not isos and shot creating because team USA had Steph, Bron and KD to do that stuff.
@@Cfcfinestfinally someone who understands basketball and not just popular names ! I don’t know how confusing it is for folks who claim to understand hoops!
@@dominiquesmith7680 Derrick white had a TRUE SHOOTING of 61 to Jaylen’s 58! Derrick also plays much better OFF BALL than Jaylen! Derrick doesn’t need the ball in hand to be 100% effective on offense ! Jaylen brown needs ISO touches! That team is already STACKED with ISO players who are MUCH BETTER in ISO than Brown! Anthony Edwards, Lebron, Steph, KD, Booker , Tatum etc! What is Jaylen brown going to offer ? More ISO?
Knowing that Tatum was the only first team all NBA player on the team USA roster, ranking him 11th is egregious!!!
Tatum the 11th best player on team USA??? You can’t be serious. I’m a Laker fan too smh that’s sheer disrespect
Frfr💯💯💯💯💯💯
Disrespectful
I know. There's not 11 players in the NBA better than Tatum
Facts
@@drewmeyer9679definitely not
I totally agree that Tatum deserved better. The issue was the amount of SUPERSTARS on that roster...
If international basketball was competitive and not dominated by the US there was no way a 70 year old player like LeBron James would have started every game... It came from above, Steve Kerr was told to start Lebron and Steph no matter what. It's all about the TV ratings.
@@omarfaruque98xyno reason to play Ant over Tatum. Tatum better on both ends of the ball. Ofc Ant gonna play better getting into more rhythm . USA basketball should’ve prioritized getting Tatum going but the agenda was to mess w the Boston Celtics. Clearly. Had nothing to do with who was on the roster . Tatum was 1st team all NBA if it had to do with who was on the roster he’d start every game even if he shot 0-40
I hope Tatum drops 60 when they play the warriors
Doubt it. He chokes in big games.
@@MadMan-vs2mcchampion. This is a dumb comment dropped 45 in Milwaukee in a must win game. Swept KD beat Miami in a game 7 beat 76ers in a game 7.
@@MadMan-vs2mc how does he choke in big games when he went crazy in a close out game in the finals and won a chip? 🤨
@@KJ-yn8pr his team won a chip. He was along for the ride.
@@MadMan-vs2mc bro stop talkin to me you sound retarded
The fact that Tatum was all-NBA first team with no positional limitations literally means he is a top 5 player in the NBA. But as a Celtics fan, I'm happy to have their two best players being extra motivated to repeat this season.
caring about individual awards is stupid behavior. you realize journalists vote on all NBA and MVP right? not coaches. not players. journalists.
Nobody cares lil bro. Tatum got their cuase he was on the best team in the NBA.
@MadMan-vs2mc and they the best team in the NBA because he is on them...
@scottd7222 no they the best team with or without him
@@MadMan-vs2mcthat’s ridiculous, the Celtics are not as good without Tatum. He’s the best player on the best team. Be real
IDGAF what anyone says, JT should’ve never rode the pine like that. To tell a player that good, he's sitting before a game is even played is a joke.
nah tatum isnt that good. awkward looking jumper with a glitch. he needs to fix that. it takes him way too long to release the ball
@@Andres-dd3gbwatch boston vs ny highlights
@@Andres-dd3gbnigga is all nba first team 3 years in a row and just won a championship bruh stop speaking sports
@@Andres-dd3gbhe changes his shot this summer
Your mom isn't that good bud 🫵@Andres-dd3gb
Let's also remember that Tatum was a huge reason the U.S. won gold in Tokyo
Maybe if Lebron Curry and KD didn’t exist he would’ve gotten more minutes
Curry is a PG he has nothing to do with JT’s minutes
So you think that Derrick White and Holiday should get the spot before him, lol
@@jimmykarlsson2567for the job they were asked to do they do it better than JT
@@jimmykarlsson2567uh yeah defensive guards
He didn't do well with the minutes given. Others did. When they got to the medal games, Kerr went with the players who were producing. Personally, I don't think Tatum should've gotten DNP'd, but he wasn't complimenting nor outplaying anyone. It was like he left his jumper in the Eastern Conference Championship series and when he was in, he was adding anything out there.
We still on this? Lets be honest, that olympics was about showcasing the vets final run. They tried to let the young guys run the show during the world cup and it didn't work out.
Preach!!!
Literallyyy!!
That doesn’t mean Tatum couldn’t play
@@joepenalvert7776 Yeah it does. Because Taytum plays the same position as KD. If he was with the Starters. He had to guard the bigs.
That means he would have to guard Jokic, Wemby, etc.
It was all about strategy.
1992 dream team was like that. It was about getting Jordan, Magic and Bird to play together
Why am i listening to windy Look at him lol
Tatum is gonna unleash hell on Steve Kerr for benching him in the Olympics
Knicks fan here. Don't blame him. Love a good revenge story. Boston are the champs the ESPN and other outlets will still talk about Lebron more and the play in team. We all know the NY/Boston rivalry in all the sports and each one gets the better of each other at times but also respect. Celtics are the clear favs in a real fans eye this year to repeat or least be right there to the end minus any serious injuries.
Just like he did in the 2022 Finals???
🤣😂😂🧂🧂🧂
@@CannedHam2479 That was like 2 years ago. Why stuck in the past? Boston won a bunch of titles in the 60's should we bring that up too? Or the fact the Warriors won 73 games and lost in the finals being up 3-1. That's pretty sad too
@@CannedHam2479 How about winning 73 games in the regular season and losing in the finals being up 3-1 . So sad they had to go out and get Durant to help a 73 win team. I dunno. Pretty wild to me.
@@DannyP-dm1pw Face it pal. GOAT Coach Kerr is Tatums DADDY
🤣🤣🤣😂🧂🧂🧂🧂
Windy has to stop caping for Steve Kerr… no excuse for what they did to Tatum
no really he needs to stop. its getting sad every time he talks
Kerr made a decision and the team won. He was hired to win the gold and he did. Tatum's feelings and the feelings of his fans aren't Kerr's problem.
Windy seems like he loves getting peed on in hotel rooms. Weird fella
He won so the decision was clearly a success whether we agree with it or not (which I don’t)
GOAT Coach Kerr exposed Bus Riding Tatum as overrated and not a top 10 player
Cry harder
😂😂😂😂🧂🧂🧂
Kerr and the league was hating on Boston leavening Brown out and sitting and disrespecting Tatum made no sense no it's not about matchup because usa was above the rest clearly and with a stack roster you could have give 5 min at the lease which others did receive so it's just not acceptable but it's cool Boston going to the finals again this year
S.A... It doesn't matter what you say about Steve Kerr decisions in the Olympics. He won and looked good winning it. The Steve Kerr slander isn't going to work. You can use all ur resources and it will be a waste of time. Please don’t compare Steph to JT
Tatum will get his shine, many of these players won’t play in the next Olympics, even Kerr won’t be the coach. Those media just trying to create controversy, it’s good for ratings.
Its not about winning or losing. Its about disrespecting a guy that basically won it all, was an all nba first teamer and didnt get no minutes. Idc what yall saying
@@TopPicksXRC lol, it’s not about winning or losing? Kerr is there to win the gold, you should get your priority straight.
@@Phat-rj3jo yeah but if you have a player that in that year played better than the others that had minutes, did you really played to win? Player A made an All nba team, won the championship, was 5th in the mvp talk, and you play a guy that didn't have any of that in front of him (derrick white and jrue won with tatum, so lets exclude them), Anthony Edwards and a few others played, if you played those guys then you are not really trying to win are you?
@@danielcarneiro8312 They won the gold didn’t they?
6:08 SA “aahhhhhh” got me cryingg
Does he realize that its actually respectful to talk to a player before than the game being played and they never get in? Expecting to 100% play and then being benched is way worse than knowing you might not play beforehand.
I'm irritated that Stephen a Smith didn't reveal his sources about jaylen brown
Sources speak on the condition of anonymity, otherwise nobody would give any information.
Tatum was Aquaman, and we there was fighting on land.... lol
that was trash
JT shot 50 percent including exhibition games in the Olympics but everyone wants to nitpick or cherry pick stats. He didn’t look as bad as people made him out to be. You’re a DUMMY if you think it’s 10 players better than Tatum
Tatum looked pissed last night. The league is in trouble
😂😂😂
Yeah I mean he played 4 years ago and helped carry the team. I can forgive players but this is a permanent blemish on Kerr. Coach knows the mind games he played and what mentoring is and what talent is. It was personal and he had an agenda.
Spoelstra and kerr both connived to ambush tatum’s minutes and playing time in the olympics. Celtics team CAN’T wait to do the pedal to the metal type of blitz to those two teams.
Wendy gotta stand behind Steve Kerr 😂
He says that yet in the same breath will protect his "source" that trashed Jaylen.
LaMelo Ball should be talked about.
Man y'all don't understand, Kerr is playing mind games with his number one competitor for the next dynasty out of the East.
Kerr is done and his warriors too
If they treated the Knicks this way I can only imagine was coming to the Warriors when they face the Celtics this season. Cannot wait 🍿
What Kerr and the NBA voters are saying by dissing them is, "Jayson and Jaylen are weak, and they're not going to do a dam3 thing about it". And I agree. But if J&J actually do play with a chip on their shoulders, and get their getback like mean dogs, I will be their number one fan.
Definitely fair… STEVE WAS WRONG ASF
Foreal he was an idiot
Your points would've been valid if team usa lost a coulpe of games
Nah. You are wrong
@@youngdb9446tell us you are clueless without telling us.
Agree with you!
Longer than a cvs receipt is crazy lhhh
Mikal bridge is beast had one night off
For how long you will keep talking about it. Tatum or not they won gold medals. Get over it.
Any combination would have been gold medals
I can see both sides. Tatum was the only all nba 1st team, he was a champ, but they played Jrue, Booker, & White. 6’9 & can shoot you can put him at 1-4
Steve kerr was wrong disrespectful to tell JT I don't how I will get u minutes to play really to JT best 2 way players team usa roster first nba teams last 3 years derick white & holiday play more minutes than jeson Tatum this clear usa basketball Olympics organization don't like 2 celtics super star Steve kerr is great coach nice person but was force to treat JT like that
S. Kerr just watched superstars playing, he had no effect whatsoever.
Hope he drops 50 on the warriors
THEY WON! Why is SAS still talking about this? Let it go! 🙄🤦🏽♀️
Jayson Tatum wasn't playing good enough to be worthy to play every game in the olympics this year! Look at Jayson tatums team usa stats this year! He averaged 6.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, and 1.0 spg in 17 mpg through five games in the USA Basketball Showcase. And he averaged 5.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.0 spg in 17mpg throughout the olympics this year. He had problems with scoring points this year at the olympics! Scoring points matter! The problem is not Steve Kerr because he helped team usa win the gold medal. It's the people who have temper tantrum problems about Jayson Tatum being benched! Including stephen a. If they/you are criticizing Steve Kerr, why not criticize Jayson Tatum for not playing good enough to be worthy to play every game throughout the olympics. Just because Jayson Tatum played phenomenal in the nba doesn't mean that he would do the same at the olympics! MAN UP AND GET THE HELL OVER IT! By the way, I 100% agree with windy and mad dog.
Tatum was shooting 3s off the backboard in the Olympics … what y’all talking about.
Yes he definitely did that multiple times, your comment is misleading at all.
Oh wait. He did it once. Just like millions literlaly millions of other basketball players have done from the corner before. Lol.
Stephen A Smith is glazing with no hands right now. Why is he still on this?😂
People acting like JT shows up in big moments. Look at his playoff resume and what he did with the minutes he got in the Olympics…it’s not good at all. An all NBA doesn’t entitle you to minutes
They're just trying to create a narrative for when the Celtics play the Warriors.
Tatum ain't as efficient as anyone in the Olympic game.
I wonder what's the real reason that Stephen A Smith has an issue with Steve Kerr.
I hardly agree with SAS, buts he’s right, give him a chance - I mean JT 3 ‘Bronny minutes’ in the first half, see how he looks, then bench him. DNPCD to reigning champ never been done
They won the gold omg
Steven A is CORRECT 💯 on this one. Curry and Embiid was playing like trash 🤷🏽
Which is true however curry playing bad he still has impact of the game unlike jt defense's are still gonna guard steph halfcourt even tho hes struggling jt can give you solid defense if his shot is not falling
Steve Kerr should not be the USA head coach in 2028 and moving forward.
tbf i was shoked Tatum didnt play before booker. hard for the player to warm up during a tournament if you dont play him.
All yall who Clowned JT...stay on that fking side. Mfs unlocked 2 beast idw hear any BS when they shut you 🤡s up again
Won Gold still complaining crazy people, matter of fact Jason could play in next Olympic but some player won't make it from that squad it might be their last Olympic so respect that first
Funny how the white guys are saying Kerr did nothing wrong 😂😂😂
I mean, if it was MJ coaching the team and did the same thing, would you/yall complain about it?????
Like hey, we won, that’s all that matters. I’m not saying that if he did play, we would’ve lost, but I’m saying, yo, SK saw the vision, saw the future and said look, just sit and watch!
Y’all gotta stop picking and choosing who’s who, you feel me!!?!??!???
sayin jt can guard 1-5 is a stretch
I agree with SAS
Still going on about this after winning is so silly😭😭
Tatum played the same position as kd, kerr chose kd over Tatum its that e z
Tatum didn't even played too well in the Olympics. Yes I understand he didn't exactly get all the opportunity to play. But Tatum is a dude who's good a lot of things but not the best at. At least not in terms of the Olympics team. James was their ball handler and passer, KD is a better scorer. Steph gravity on the court with or without the ball but he can always turn it up at any given point and is the best shooter for crying out loud hence the reason why they won the semi and finals. Book was the best surprise of all who was willing to put his head down and play whatever the role he needed to play. Ant as their 6th man with the duo of defense of AD and Bam who held their lead together. Ultimately everything that Tatum can do as a person his Olympic teams can do better individually and that's what won them the gold. You're right they could've let him played more in some cases but to be honest his skill set wasn't needed. YOU NEED TO SACRIFICE IN THE OLYMPICS ANY ALL STAR IS JUST ANOTHER ROLE PLAYER TOO ON TEAM USA TOO! But I understand where the fuel to the fire type of mentality is coming from. And I hope JT and JB can play like they did the first game of this season.
Is it a coach's job to massage his players' egos or put out the best players & strategy to win the game?
Every other team in the tournament constructed their roster around their best player. If tryouts were held and everyone was evaluated equally, Joel would've been identified as the best player with Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis ahead of both Steph and LeBron.
The intention was always to showcase LeBron and Steph. If only some of these analysts and fans were honest. Jayson Tatum deserved to play.
“The world is still IRRITATED at how SAS is somehow still on camera regularly.”
Oh brother let it go!! We won GOLD 😆
Stephen A right… Kerr disrespected Tatum
he just didn’t fit the usa team, it is what it is
Aye this zoom at 4:44 is disgusting💀💀
Aww poor Tatum 😂
Who's coming off the court? Bron? KD?
Weird did they play all 40 minutes every game? They had to come off eventually and Tatum still didnt get burn those games lmao
@MF_Doom203 So who?
11 best? Lebron is not a top 10 player anymore. Steph is also not a top 10 player. Any player regardless of stature can play a poor game but Tatum is still better right now than those two old guys.
the fact that people try to defend the decision to bench tatum is ridiculous. Arguably top 5 player in the world who can play all positions not finding any minutes in the olympics. And it not even like usa crushed everyone. You can make a case that tatum could’ve made the wins a lot easier if he was on the floor for idk how about at least 10 minutes🤣 if you are finding logic behind not playing a player that great maybe you shouldn’t coach
Yo they won gold.. Im trying to see why make an accommodation for one player in a TEAM sport. he wil be ok. he will have to carry team USA in the next Olympic.
Hey only DNP against Serbia he played the other games and the finals, y’all gotta stop media is the one fueling this z
Windy please stop
Tatum isn't better than Bron or KD, and besides, they won the gold so what y'all crying about??
He has been doing to JK for the last several years
Oh shut up JT did not look good in the Olympics. If this what is needed to inspire JT to become MVP then good. Team USA needs all the help it can get in 2028
He didn’t get a chance to look good
Jaylen brown should keep his foot on Stephen a Smith neck until he reveal his fake sources
No Kerr is washed as a coach, Tatum was literally the second leading scorer on the gold medal winning Olympic team in 2020, Kerr not being able to find minutes for Tatum was BS
Dude he didn't even get a chance smh tfoh.
@@Jerniworld they all split minutes early on. you clearly weren't watching
Tatum isn't making those shots Curry, KD, and LBJ made in clutch time
How do u kno that ?they all had a rhythm and rest Tatum played longer then all of them combined and couldn’t get a rhythm
LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson ain't making any shoots either, he just broke record from Kobe on most missed field goals 😎😉
How do u kno that ?they all had a rhythm and rest Tatum played longer then all of them combined and couldn’t get a rhythm
He was struggling in the post season as well and it carried over in the Olympics
@ghosting6723 the ball sticks with tatum...... even though Durant, steph, and LeBron are old, they are still better than tatum.......
Thank you for speaking on it! Before the semis and the finals, Steph Curry was terrible but he was getting regular minutes and found his form, how the hell was Tatum supposed to find his when he barely played and wa getting irregular minutes.
Windy’s neck keeps getting fatter with these horrible basketball takes, how on earth would Tatum ever be considered the 11th best player on that team.
USA won gold. Whatever they did, worked. Tatum sounds like a me me me player.
Bus Rider Brown= Top 10
Bus Riding Tatum= Top 15
GOAT Coach Kerr exposed Tatum as Overrated AF and not top 10
Deal with it!!
Media is really still on this? One individual isn’t above the rest of the team when it comes to Team USA, Tatum get over it.
nga sayin Tatum get over it like he talkin to Tatum, or like he sayin this are you ed?😂
Steve kerr make the biggest mistake of his life..😂..for not letting jayson tatum play😅
I can’t wait for the Celtics vs warriors this year
Yeah that was disgusting
Jayson Tatum was not being played over lebron and kd. Point blank and simple. This notion that he was disrespected is ridiculous. Jayson tatum is not getting crunch time minutes over lebron and kd.
Why not play the superior player?? O ye basketball is a fake entertainment spectacle 😂
@@Bobbleheads56he didn’t hit one jumpshot he took
That’s not the argument. He saying it’s wrong to tell him before the game he’s not gonna play and it looks bad when his own player got multiple chances to start while playing bad, which almost everyone agrees on, even some players on the team.
Answer me one question. Why was Tatum invited to Team USA when he can be at home resting after a long playoff run?
@@ts23prodegy it’s not about politics it’s about role. Steph role was to be a mainly off ball player. And the amount of attention he was given by other teams created spacing and scoring opportunities for others especially with his 2 man with Lebron. Tatum doesn’t do that. The guy who basically filled Tatum role was book
They won the gold , get over it
They got LeBron, Steph, Ant, AD, and Booker and they won gold. C'mon fellas.
Right? Those guys killed it.
They WON GOLD YAL L. CAN KICK ROCKS
Steph Curry is a threat without the ball and warps the teams defense. How does Tatum do that without the ball?
Well, it wasn't about Curry... Tatum couldn't even do what Ant, Book, Bam, KD, and White could do in Paris. Tatum lost his jumper for about 2 months. If Tatum was anything like the guy we saw last night, he probably would've started over Book or Holiday.
@@AndYouAreThis is what people don’t talk about Tatum’s jumper was cooked dating back to the beginning of the playoffs and when KD was hurt he got a whole three weeks to showcase that belongs in the starting lineup but he didn’t play well during the Olympics when he got minutes. Had he played anything like he did last night during the Olympics he would started over Booker cause that would’ve been the role he was playing
@AndYouAre sorry, forgot to mention that me bringing up curry was just a rebuttal to what stephen a said about why curry was on the floor and Tatum.
Aside from Lebron, Tatum is the most all around player on that Olympics team. He can do anything you ask him to do. And yes, he can play off ball
@thekingbradable I disagree, he doesn't have the gravity and shooting of curry. Doesn't have the playmaking quickness of Curry or lebron, doesn't have the consistent midrange anymore like KD does. He definitely can't play center, and him put there playing white or holidays role? Media would have a field day in that one too. Just isn't a fit. Perhaps the bench unit would have been better, but I forgot who was on that unit.
egregious. someone here said egregious and they are 100% right. no more egregious player than tatum. kerr knew that having him out front reminding us we're all dogsht and he's The Truth...wasn't going to work. But i get all the fanboys in here with their 'as a crapbag fan...' nonsense. just pls stop guessing at things you will never know aight
Oh yes fill it with Celtics and wait 16 years to win gold. He stunk and he was tired
SAS literally agreed with Steve Kerr + made TONS of excuses for him, throughout the Olympics
idk what ur watching Sas was criticizing kerr for that throughout the olympics
@@jackdaley1310 no he wasn't + you could literally watch it again right here. So you need to go check your "sources", just like SAS
Bro get over this dam
Tatum should’ve started for the USA team
HE DIDN’T LOOK GOOD WHEN HE PLAYED! THAT SIMPLE!!!!
Prisoners of moment.
Tatum been doing this for the past 4 years now
Tatum dropped 34 on the Knicks in the opener last season btw
Fathorst really gettin on my nerves lol
This the difference between someone who watches basketball and someone who coaches basketball. Kerr made the right choice for us to win.
Being a diehard season ticket holder of thee Boston Celtics, I find it hilarious how quickly big perk has switched up on the Tatum train. JT, and rest of our storied vets and hall of famers see what ya doing perk. U were the most hateful and the most disrespected analysts when it came to JT pre 2024. U just mad that we denounced yo dumm a... as a true Celtic champ. U still upset we never resigned you In 2011. Still held that gruge all these years and it showed especially all of last season. Now u fully switched up , u all up on JT's sak. U a phony perk. Stop tha CAP for real. Let it go already it was like 14 years ago!!!😂
Why did they choose Derrick White over Jaylen??
Doesn't make any sense 🤷♂️
Better shooter and better guard defender. That’s what the team needed not isos and shot creating because team USA had Steph, Bron and KD to do that stuff.
@@Cfcfinestfinally someone who understands basketball and not just popular names ! I don’t know how confusing it is for folks who claim to understand hoops!
@@the77th Yh a lot of guys don’t actually understand the game
@@CfcfinestHow is derrick white a better shooter than Jaylen brown?
@@dominiquesmith7680 Derrick white had a TRUE SHOOTING of 61 to Jaylen’s 58! Derrick also plays much better OFF BALL than Jaylen! Derrick doesn’t need the ball in hand to be 100% effective on offense ! Jaylen brown needs ISO touches! That team is already STACKED with ISO players who are MUCH BETTER in ISO than Brown! Anthony Edwards, Lebron, Steph, KD, Booker , Tatum etc! What is Jaylen brown going to offer ? More ISO?
Tatum acted like he was Mad last night
lol , towns is a big man and can’t score in the post against a point guard. He’s overrated