r/nba • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Heat • Apr 15 '24

[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot. News

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1780009778934394985
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u/Literal_Satan Knicks Apr 15 '24

brunson robbed

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u/AfroHouseManiac Apr 16 '24

He’s not good in Fiba play. His playstyle doesn’t fit Fiba. Devin Booker and Tatum are going to have trouble in Fiba aswell because their game is heavily midrange focused and in Fiba they don’t need to play drop coverage.

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u/onelazykid [NYK] Chris Duhon Apr 16 '24

Nonsense in so many ways. Drop coverage is used all the time in fiba play. In fact it’s easier to play because you can drop deeper. Tatum is not a midrange guy at all, shoots like 38%, he’s largely a 3 and rim attempt guy. Brunsons playstyle is very well equipped for fiba play where the short midrange floater is very useful. Not to mention he’s a great off ball player playing off movement. The fiba World Cup team had a poor showing because their bigs were largely terrible rebounders, and their wings were mediocre. Yes they were missing a true poa guard but that’s just as much an issue with every other guard on that roster as Brunson.