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Team USA’s Roster In 2028 Is a MESS
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We were down double digits in the 3rd quarter to Serbia until Curry, Embiid, and Bron bailed us out. 3 guys who won't be available in 3 years.
What bigs do we have to counter Giannis, Jokic, and Wemby? I see a lot of American bravado but no projections on what our squad will look like.
We played 3 games against Serbia last summer, blew them out twice then walked down a double digit 4th quarter lead that they built through unsustainable 3 pt shooting
That’s the thing with the U.S. Our talent pool is too deep to try to lock in a roster 3 years from now
There’s only one country that has consistently produced talent and dominated at the Olympics yet it’s the country yall doubt the most
In The Zone '98
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There’s only one country that has consistently produced talent and dominated at the Olympics yet it’s the country yall doubt the most
White voices in a black space. Tryna stay ten toes down for their countries
Some of you are being dismissive, but OP has a point.
I'm not all that trustworthy of the current crop of American basketball stars "getting the job done" at the next Olympics.
I'm not all that trustworthy of the current crop of American basketball stars "getting the job done" at the next Olympics.
Gritsngravy
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It shouldn’t be rocket science about how to run a USA team and how to construct it
We played 3 games against Serbia last summer, blew them out twice then walked down a double digit 4th quarter lead that they built through unsustainable 3 pt shooting
That’s the thing with the U.S. Our talent pool is too deep to try to lock in a roster 3 years from now
There’s only one country that has consistently produced talent and dominated at the Olympics yet it’s the country yall doubt the most
I'm just asking, what will our squad look like and how are we handling foreign bigs?
I didn't think this was an issue before because in past Olympics we had the cream of the crop: Kobe, LeBron, Duncan, etc. But the best players in the world aren't American anymore, and most of the guys that saved us in Paris won't be around in LA.
I'm not saying we'll lose. I'm saying it's a bigger concern than ever before. I don't trust Tatum or Brunson to lead us.
CANADA HAS NEVER MEDALED
YET YOURE THROWING THEM
INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME?
THE BEST PLAYERSIN THE WORLD ARENT AMERICAN?
THERES ABOUT 5 PLAYERS
FROM 5 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
THEN EVERYONE ELSE IS AMERICAN.
WHAT TYPE OF MATH
ARE YOU USING?
Luckily, Europe is not a country, so “Europe catching up” doesn’t mean too much 
Of course split the US in 50 countries and Cali alone might still win. So really they might’ve been able to produce a lot of top notch players but the depth is not it, specially ina country by country basis
Of course split the US in 50 countries and Cali alone might still win. So really they might’ve been able to produce a lot of top notch players but the depth is not it, specially ina country by country basis
The guys who “saved” us in 2024 weren’t there in 2021 or 2016 either sans KD
I can’t say for sure who will be on the 2028 team, there’s some contenders but it’s still too early to lock anyone in for the most part. The point to me is if any country has earned the benefit of the doubt it’s the one who’s been winning gold for the last 30+ years
We’re rushing to dismiss the proven winner in order to crown countries that have never won anything
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Wendy might be that good 2 years from now tho
The guys who “saved” us in 2024 weren’t there in 2021 or 2016 either sans KD
I can’t say for sure who will be on the 2028 team, there’s some contenders but it’s still too early to lock anyone in for the most part. The point to me is if any country has earned the benefit of the doubt it’s the one who’s been winning gold for the last 30+ years
We’re rushing to dismiss the proven winner in order to crown countries that have never won anything
No one is dismissing anything. We're just projecting what the roster will look like, and no one is willing to put an idea what the squad will be. That's concerning, even if it's 3 years away.
Putting together a roster isn’t hard, it’s trying to project what the state of the league will be
Last year a guy like Cade Cunningham wasn’t even being considered for a spot, but if the Olympics had been this year he would’ve probably been a lock to be on that
Last year Embiid was our starting center, now who knows if he’ll ever play meaningful basketball game again
I do agree that 2024 was the last ride for a few of those guys and 2028 will likely be a younger roster, but we have to see who progresses.