Steph and LeBron dominated …but WHAT was Steve Kerr doing?
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AD was a monster on defense throughout the Olympics.
Not completely. France and others put him and other USA big men in pick and rolls and burned them like they were high school students because they were too lazy to stop it. They took the easy way by laying back and allowing the other team to burn their teammates. This was especially true in the 3rd quarter. I would have sat them down for laziness and lack of effort. Luckily, AD's blocks and intimidation helped.
Indeed
He deserves the real dpoy trophy his the real dpoy of nba
Not really, AD had defensive stops but he didnt lock down anybody.
Dude had four of the six blocks throughout the game including two right down. The stretch gift credit was credits due. The dude was obese defensively through the whole Olympic series@@HB-wd8gp
At the end of the game, he subbed curry out on defense and back in on offense like 3 times in a row. Kerr did his thing. 👏 👏 👏
😂😂
While he was HOT. Craziness. Just for France to keep scoring. I give credit to Steph for keeping his composure. Anyone ekse.. and they are shot
Had to be. Steph is often the shortest player in the game, with opposing bigs looking to force a switch that puts Steph as their defender.
Yeah that could've backfired lol. Taking a shooter off the court while in rhythm. It's probably why he didn't swish the last shot
@@john50beach18 You a casual 😂
He went undefeated. And brought us home the gold. Him relying on Steph, Lebron, Kd, Embiid was $. He did a great job as coach
Kerr was great. Kerr + Curry are Top 5 player/coach combo
Jackson/Jordan, Jackson/Kobe, Red Auerbach/Bill Russell, Duncan/Pop, Kerr/Curry......those are the top 5
this. In the NBA everyone keeps banging on about how in the playoffs you shorten the rotation. How is this different? Kerr experimented a bit with the rotation, then settled on something that worked. Very well I should add
@@costinmihaila1177 also there is nothing more satisfying than barely getting the job done but still getting it done. I remember in school i needed an 80 on my exam to pass Chemistry and got 81. It was more satisfying to get 81 than 91. Making it so close and getting the W is even sweeter in the moment.
@@costinmihaila1177 2pts the last 3 mins of both games an 7 turnovers.all them mins he played he better get a triple double lol
@@tuckerkline4142 terrible job
People forgetting AD’s impact in the final game. He was a monster at the board, blocking, rebounding, he did all that.
Not me! I been bragging on his contribution! For the minutes he played he did what needed to be done
No one's forgotten
AD was straight up locking down the paint and boards for parts of the game! It came at the most clutch moments too when Steph and Bron had a down quarter
I believe what Steve Kerr was doing was coaching Team USA to a gold medal. Nothing else really matters. It's 12 of the best players in the world and Kerr felt whatever he felt for the rotations. It worked.
That man didn’t coach shit the team was stacked, it coulda been Steve Nash coaching the damn team they were winning regardless
@@wwefan12211if they would’ve lost, it would’ve been all his fault. Since they won, he gets no credit? Historic hating if you ask me
The better coaches took a backseat
@@wwefan12211 completely disagree Kerr coached his butt off he got the job done.
Tatum would have lost it for Team USA if he played. Tatum secretly stinks but nobody seems to notice it. Kerr noticed it and realized Tatum just did not belong with these other alphas.
Tatum = Kyle Kuzma. Nice player nothing special.
Kerr did not coach well. He was led by agenda
LeBron James and Steph Curry are the scariest duo in NBA.
Kobe and shaq
Duo
True but Steph & KD are scarier
KD and Curry did play together; they won some games and lost many. We have already seen them play together.
@@abdulaliakbar1175 They won more than they lost
This shows…. No matter how good you do, people will find a reason to criticize. It’s pathetic. The goal is to win it and shut up
Bingo! Nailed it.
Amen. Hallelujah. I’m so sick and tired of these entitled people.
Yes!!! Ungratefulness at the " HIGHEST LEVEL" the ultimate GOAL was for USA 🏀 players to BRING HOME THE 🪙🪙🪙!
Y'all do the same shit to Tatum 😂 such hypocrites it's embarrassing
Kerr went undefeated, smith still talking smack. No one talking about Lebron not being too great in the medal games.
what don't people understand about this not being Tatum's Olympics? this was the old guards storybook ending. his time is 2028.
He was on Team USA b-ball in the 2020 Olympics, so it seems he would have been a 2024 guy.
Facts. We’ll see if he’s THAT GUY in 2028 or his feelings hurt
You mean booker will be that guy
Steve Kerr has nine NBA championships and a gold medal on his resume. Stephen A. talks shit for a living.
Two things can be true 🤡 and he was a role player for 5 of those rings not a coach and Stevie wonder would have coached that team to those two rings with Durant…the other two are the only legit ones
Amen
@@deykno87if it was all that easy why ain’t every coach with a superstar got 4 rings?
@@deykno87still a better resume than 90% of active coaches in the nba…
9 rings and got carried by 3 of the best players to play basketball in each one
The game against Serbia is a perfect example, his substitutions arguably won them the game Steph went crazy in the 1st quarter and then stalled out until the third when Kerr called a play that was working so well they kept running it until late in the fourth then Steph went off again and clutched up
He was winning gold. See this the problem with sports media. It’s never good enough… if it was the nba finals and he benched a player and won you d be like Steve Kerr is a genius.
That's the whole problem with sports media in general, it is not even about the result anymore, it is about how you look while getting it, it is more important to look a certain way than actually getting the job done. What gets me, the stuff they keep hammering on and pick apart has nothing to do with the actual game, is all TMZ BS that they like so they don't need to worry about studying to do analysis. LOL if is just gossip we all can do it, who needs any credibility or experience.
But he benched a superstar nba champ top 5-10 player in the league tatum and JB gonna kill nighas next season I HOPE THEY DO
@@MegalodonFitnesswho cares we won gold.
Yea but he kept benching Tatum when Curry literally didn’t show up but guess what he still got P.T
@@MegalodonFitness you dont know how to manage a team
Kerr was doing his fucking job, don't get me wrong I hate the 3 guard line up but media and Celtics fans need to stop acting like Tatum was doing something the guy was sorry all the minutes he played.
Thanks Dear! He was horrible! He didn't fit at all. He was a Royal mess. Thank You Dear!❤❤❤
@@janicerichards8959You'd be a royal mess to if you didn't get a chance to play, except for some token appearances so Kerr could avoid looking clueless. How do you not play the reigning NBA champion's best player? How do you not even pick the reigning NBA champion's MVP in Jalen Brown for the team but pick his teammates? If Tatum was fatigued because he played a longer season than any other NBA player because he played until the last game for the league, then say so.
Thank you! People ignoring the fact that he did play and did absolutely nothing to warrant more minutes or any trust to be on court during crunch time. It’s total BS to think he would have helped them do any better with more minutes. Like whose meaningful minutes was he going to take?! He missed shot after shot, committed silly fouls, and was sloppy handling the ball. Smh
@HB-wd8gp CRY me a river we already have a Team USA. Please and Thanks! Team USA was completed. No one cares about JB at this point.
Agreed. Tatum was 0-16 on jump shots and I believe ended up last in PPG.
Curry played absolutely amazing in the last two games but Bron was putting in WORK since DAY ONE of the tournament. While Curry was struggling the first couple of games, Bron was CONSISTENTLY consistent in his overall contributions. The FIBA MVP is based on the ENTIRETY of tournament play. Not just one or two games. Bron’s consistency, leadership, and overall play is what lead to him receiving that honor. And rightfully so.
1st in RPG (6.8)
1st in APG (8.5)
1st in SPG (1.3)
1st in FG% (66.0)
1st in MPG (24.3)
1st in PER (23.5)
2nd in PPG (14.2)
6th in BPG (0.3)
MINUTES (146)
REBOUNDS (41)
ASSISTS (51)
STEALS (8)
FIELD GOALS MADE (35)
And he was 2nd in POINTS (85)
Guy did EVERYTHING. He earned it. Stop it.🙄😒
Yeah, I get it. But you say, “not just one or two games.” Those were the BIGGEST games of the Olympics. They make the final round of four without much trouble, probably without either of them. But they don’t win the gold without either of them. And Steph was spectacular when it was needed most;
otherwise the US is fighting it out for a bronze (or silver) medal instead of winning gold. LaBron is terrific and a great team leader.
What a joy it was to see LaBron and Steph on the same team,
along with Durant. As far as MVP, I’d just as soon consider both LaBron and Steph MVPs
as both were terrific and indispensable, and let’s face it,
LaBron was a picture of consistency, and Steph had some moments in those two crucial games that will go down in history and will be watched forever in highlights. I salute them both!
Lebron play really well and I agree second best player on that team and second best player on the games that mattered. I can’t commend him for play really well against scrubs and curry not (he was the main defense of focus and doubled team) curry didn’t need to show up bc he was needed everyone was playing well bc the other team was just focus on stopping Steph which made the other guys excel. Last two games they needed Steph which means he’s the most valuable bc you need him not bc he stat pads against some scrub nations who we beat by 20+ points per game
@@bdgclutch5472lmao what a hater 😂
I like your analysis. Still. There’s a legit argument for either dude to get it.
To me it’s lebron easily no mvp is won at the end it’s always given to the most consistent player for example if u if u one of the worst players in the league for 72 games but thn the last 10 u put up the best stats in the league n make the play in u nt gon win mvp because u were bad at the beginning
Steph Curry didn’t “Win” the MVP.. but these Olympics and this historic team will forever be known for the Steph Curry Shot and the Steph Curry game.. Steph’s legacy won in the long run.
It’s crazy that no one cared about Olympic mvp until this year. KD quite literally carried us to the gold last go around and was the best player in 2016 and led the team in scoring in 2012 and dropped 30 in the gold medal game but no one cared. It’s really all media bias in how a lot of players are viewed.
@@Trafalgar-D-Water-Law23they just made up the mvp and put a vote sign in a media room. There’s not supposed to be that in Olympics. And they even voted for it before the tournament ended. Otherwise Steph woulda got it.
@@AR-rn8ok No lebron would of gotten it regardless he led the team I rebounds assists Fg% and was 2nd in points. If the votes on it before hand than steph wouldn’t have even been close to making the all star 5
@@Trafalgar-D-Water-Law23 of course Bron stats were inflated. He always had the ball.🤣 Steph scored more points on less touches. And when they were down, Steph went in there and rebounded at a higher rate per minute than anyone from both teams. The dude is one of the smallest in the court and he dominated in points and on the glass doing whatever it took to win. Did you watch the medal games? Bron was okay. But Steph was other worldly. It’s sounds odd when Bron Stans don’t want to give credit where it’s due. And I think Bron is great for 40 but come in. Kerr had to bench him for the final minutes against France because his turnovers was a problem.
@@AR-rn8ok Bro Steph literally took the most shots on the team and lebron had the ball in his hands the most because he was the efficient player the entire tournament unless you think the coaches just gave lebron the ball for no other reason. he scored just as much as Steph while being way more efficient while leading in everything else. Steph before the final 2 games was legit the worst player on the team most inefficient player on the team and was a hole on defense. And saying I’m a bron Stan for Saying Steph didn’t deserve mvp is hilarious
You don’t not give the guy that led in 4 major stat categories the mvp.🤦🏽♂️
You can’t simultaneously give credit to the players Kerr had on the court and then turn around and criticize Kerr for the players he played…that’s asinine logic! Glad you’re not a coach because you’d be horrible at it!
When SAS had a chance to mess about coaching in the All-Star game....he lost.
THANK YOU! Man I wish I could copy and paste this everywhere.
Tatum was competing for minutes with LeBron, KD, and maybe even Booker. Looking at how he performed in the few minutes he got, it's hard to think he deserved more playing time when those other 3 dudes were putting up consistent numbers.
yeah dude ... why would you take out kd or lebron for tatum when the game is on the line ?
You cannot have Lebron, KD, and Tatum at the same time. Tatum is a system player and requires to have the ball most of the time for him to excel. Steve Kerr got the job done in his own ways.
You are completely wrong. If you watch the celtics all year round, JT doesn't need the ball to be effective. We saw him do that in the NBA Finals!
In that sense, Tatum can be the drive and kick playmaker with KD as the primary scorer while LeBron rests on the bench 💁🏽♂ If Jaylen Brown-Jayson Tatum works, you bet that KD-JT or LeBron-JT would work. We are not saying that JT should start over KD or LeBron; we are saying that he should have been considered in the rotation, especially against Serbia who have big men.
Most y'all do t know bball. Tatum could of and should of got more bench minutes. With a better coach this team wins in landslides.
@@cgendrew83themac It's true, there were plenty of games where the bench sucked and they needed a versatile wing out there. Steve Kerr is an incompetent coach and we have plenty of data outside of this olympics to prove it when he doesn't have Steph Curry out there
@@anonymousl5150calling Kerr incompetent is a horrendous take. Especially when his coaching staff was spo and Ty lue. These weren’t just a him decision and if the team of staff and players disagreed with Kerr then he would’ve received more minutes. On top of that they had extensive hours of film, scouting and practices running through different lineups and clearly based on that evidence there were times Tatum did not fit.
we got to be honest if curry wasn't on the USA team,,,,,,, USA team would be history, that MVP definitely was for the sniper curry.
Winning mf gold.
5x NBA player champion
4x NBA coaching champion
1x Gold Medal coaching champion
Stephen A is NOT as smart as Steve Kerr when it comes to coaching or lineups. He should concede that immediately.
Played with Duncan and Jordan. Coached Steph, and had 12 nba all stars and many legends on his Olympic team. Let’s not give him too much credit
@@ceceroxy2227so lets give it credit to you 😂
Bro stop it. They won due to their uber-talent. Not because of Kerr’s coaching.
He was carried his entire life, carried by MJ as a player and carried by Curry as a coach, he's done nothing...
@@OtakuMainer Yeah and I guess phil Jackson is a scrub as well getting carried by MJ and Kobe...
You are dead wrong Steven a smith
The coach job is to put the best players out there, he believes that will win him the game
Bro they won the gold. Thats the point right.
The argument that Steph was the most valuable is valid from the perspective that he is the one who stepped up when it mattered most, in the two closest games. He gave them what it took to win the medal. But Lebron was more consistent and played well every single game. The MVP for the whole Olympics is given for performance during the whole tournament, not a selection of games, just like NBA MVP is given for consistency throughout the entire regular season. Steph would have had the finals MVP if there was one.
In the end, who cares. Both played insane, both showed that they are STILL two of the greatest and we needed both to win.
Bro if LeBron didn’t do what he did in those games when curry was asleep, we would be fighting for the bronze.
@@Broadwayj370 Did you not read my comment? I literally said we needed both
You think Stephen A doesn't know that the MVP award is for the entire tournament? He's just being mischievous. Just a lame attempt to diminish Bron's achievements at the Olympics. Typical of him to stoke up unnecessary controversy. That's how these guys make their money. Imagine his take on Tatum. He is talking as if Tatum did not play at all. The focus should be how effective he was when he was on the floor. Sub-par performance from Tatum. Bottom line is they won gold and that's all that matters.
LeBron is the MVP over all the basketball players in the Olympics!!! His stats and consistency was better then all players not just the Avengers.
@@Broadwayj370 lol you pretending as if beating those garbage teams is the same as beating Serbia and France
The NBA is going to miss The King when he's gone. I think we are so used to him performing at the level he does for so long that we take him for granted. This man has been playing at this level from day 1 but you always give the flowers to others. smh. What must a man do.
I think ratings will go back up when he’s done, most basketball fans don’t like Lebron
@@nydibs Believe it or not, he's a draw. Fans either like him or like to see him/Lakers lose but the Lakers are a draw. Ratings will go down because he won't be around to kick anymore.
Curry had 2 good games, while Bron held it down for 6 games, your analysis is crazy!
These Olympic will forever be remembered by the Steph Curry games.. enough said.
Curry had the best 2 games of the tournament, LeBron had 4 good games.
Curry had 2 of the best games in Olympics basketball history dawg
The other games were all blowouts, Curry was looking to pass and be a decoy. But when they were in trouble in the semis and finals he saved the day. I'd still give LeBron MVP for being their vocal leader. He's like the Iron Man of the group, Steph was like charged up Thor except he actually went for the head.
LeBron having good games against fkin Sudan and whatever other countries are not more important than the last 2 games where NBA players were stop the cap folks Curry deserved this one no hate.
People think that medal was for a participation trophy. It was not. Kerr was there to win by any means necessary and did!
Coaches dont even get the medal too
@@jacobbxdYes they do
@@charltonmccullough4494 when did they change that lol. i always thought coaches help the players receive the medal but don't receive one physically lol
When did turning the ball over 24 times in 6 games against g league competition translate into being a "dominate" performance? Asking for a friend, lol.
Lebron deserves and EARNED that mvp sorry, yes curry was absolutely great in the last 2 games, dunno if there is a finals Olympic mvp but he must’ve got it, but Lebron consistent since the start. Don’t think curry deserved the Olympic mvp
And that’s what fake basketball fans don’t understand yes Steph did his thing them last two games. The boy is a magician, but LeBron is consistent.
@@letsgetitcannon1243consistent in disappearing in big games lol
You sir, are 100% correct and I’m not even a LeBron fan. Steph saved us in the last two games that’s true but we had to get there to get to play those last two games and clearly LeBron and believe it or not if you go back, AD had a lot to do with it as well.
4/4 KD
It’s easy to statpad when you’re up 10+ points in the early Olympic Games. When it comes down to winning or facing generational embarrassment, curry showed up 2 times to bail them out.
Stephan sometimes you just go way over board on your criticisms. Steve Kerr did a wonderful job trying to coach a team full of “I am the man’s” to a Gold medal. He had to make hard decisions based on who they played.
You want a player who showed up on the last 2 games to get an MVP over a player who showed up and never left from the first minute of exhibition?
It's not a gold medal MVP. It's for the whole competition.
Lebron's Stats: 14/7/8 with 66% shooting
Curry Stats: 15/3/2 with 50% shooting
Every player said every play was made LeBron and held the ball for 80% of the time on the court how would LeBron not look great?? Every other player had to adjust their game , you think that happens immediately??... LeBron got cause of consistency and that's fine, but he didn't need to change anything off his game to play great, LeBron ain't no slouch after all
I'm ok with either. They don't win the gold without either. Steph showed up when they really needed him under the most pressure and duress though. And KD looked lebron off a couple times in favor of steph. But I can see the argument for lebron as well.
@@isaacdebeila8085HI HATER!👋
@@isaacdebeila8085 Lebron was the engine of the team plain and simple. He ran the offense and ran it straight to a gold medal. Without Lebron, you have no offensive schemes, you would just have iso ball. Without Lebron you have no way of getting open shots. Go look up how many of the Curry threes were off of a Lebron pass or pick and roll action.
The media continues to give these weak perspectives that without Curry's threes the US would have lost and for that reason Curry should get it when in reality the reason they are in the gold game in the first place is because you have a high IQ player running the offense during key moments.
@@shawns.2830w/o bron they still have offense lol they are great players they can adjust u see them play in NBA? Smh u delusional .
i hadnt heard that Kerr told Tatum before the game that it'd be tough to find him minutes. i actually really respect that he gave the heads-up. it's never good to blindside your players. we can argue all day long about if he should have sat, but at least he was told ahead of time.
Take LeBron off the team and his intangibles and see how it would have turned out. MVP was deserved.
They still would have won.
@@Oba7 whos passing the ball? it will just be your turn my turn one on one basketball. How that worked out in Phoenix last year?
could say the same thing about steph and kd they actually look beatable with out kd
Period bro
@@Oba7No they would not. He was a leader. Plain and simple.
They keep trying to convince us to be mad about Jayson Tatums minutes lol
Why are people crying about Tatum this n that
THEY WON THE FUCKING GOLD
Would you be happier everyone played same minutes and they lost or winning the gold?
in this stage I will take Veterans over Newbies any day I dont care if these newbies are ALL NBA bla bla bla
And these not just any veterans
Draymond was the real MVP hyping Curry up from his floor seats lol!
Melo too 😂
Winning gold… that’s what he was doing
Bro got hard carried by Lebron, Curry and Durant. If Spo gets the gig, he will have a harder road to get the gold
Kerr did what it took to win. Plain and simple. How we hating on that?
Y’all compare everything. Let’s just celebrate the win for America. 🇺🇸
@@sammysam3905Bro said “ In oRdeR tO bE A gOoD cOAcH hE haS tO cOACh scRUbs To tHE gOLd meTAL. “ Disneyland mentality bro 😂
@@sammysam3905rubbish talk
Tatum shouldn't look Steve Kerr the same after that?????? Wtf like if Steve Kerr would care about that, his holding his head high up, and he got the job done
Steph was spectacular, but he was inconsistent too. LeBron was without a doubt the MVP of the Mens Olympics Basketball. Steph showed up in two or three games. LeBron made significant contributions in all of the games, including the semi-finals and finals too.
Both Steph and Embiid showed up late cause they hand to adjust their game
LeBron played His system everyone Else we're role Players. I blame Steve kerr but when they tough Teams came and Not blowouts they gave Steph more touches and minutes. Lbj Fans dont Love Basketball they Love LeBron you cant argue with them rational@@isaacdebeila8085
lebron hoisting illicit 3 pt shot & sore turnover was outrageous.. thnks to steph.. lebronze would never medal on this paris olympics
Steph shower up in two games that were the most important lmao
Guy didn’t lose a game and still get criticized lol
They almost lost to a third world country that 1% of the population has electricity. But no you right
@@yenneferofvengerberg4936 it's that type of attitude that will get you in trouble. Just because they're poor, doesn't mean they cant play...
@@yenneferofvengerberg4936 lol apparently the lights in the gyms are working
@@yenneferofvengerberg4936 Almost aint good enough i thought you knew
SAS you gotta stop this They were winning since the exhibition of the Olympics. They had a game plan and it was executed they freaking won, and you and everyone else are complaining about his coaching?? Is that what we’re doing here??
Always got too find something to criticize: Smfh
he thinks he needs to talk his mind and at times when you have nothing to talk, even if you are a critique, you got to know when to keep quiet 😀
💯
Ninja please!
he needs his clicks
The way this guy gives no praise to lebron is insane. Lebron showed up EVERY GAME and yet he going crazy bout curry
Are you kidding me? Bron handled the ball most and had the most touches yet hi stats weren’t amazing. He played great d but not incredible offense. Lots of turnovers. Steph relinquished mvp for the exhibition games but when they needed to win, Bron gave the ball to Steph and got out the way. Steph dominated and owned those opponents. Not even close how much better he played when they needed him.
Steph was great the last two games no doubt but Bron played at a high level every game. He deserved MVP
They were the two medal rounds, the only competitive games the team played. The only games that were not blowouts.
Lebron was a team worst -7 vs South Sudan. He had multiple games with 6+ turnovers and stat padded in garbage time
@@nydibs Steph was a no show in every game except the last two!
@@haroldj1371the last two were the most importsnt
@@djdoc06without lebron consistent game? Team USA should have lost in qualification round lmao.
Team USA should have been defeated in a horribly way and that's why he got chosen to be a flag bearer.
Glazing Steph because you don't want to give Bron his props is nasty work
Because Steph deserved MVP
He coached USA to a gold medal. He made the tough calls and they were the right calls to make
Absolutely
Anthony Edwards’s played well too
they got it right LeBron did well in all aspect deserve mvp for sure
@@MariaGregg-q4hhe played well but Steph saved them and was mvp. Just that they voted for it during the exhibition rounds.
Why not mention Halliburton? 9:03 I’m a Pacers’ fan so I gotta throw that in there too. 😂
Yeah but this guy is different I am lbj fun
Stephen A,
You think Steve Kerr was drinking and having fun at the night club in France 🇫🇷??? Be fair and reasonable man.
Even if he was… THEY WON THE GOLD MEDAL.
@@Maa-n3d and people act like there weren’t practices or scrimmages or the fact that Ty lue and spo weren’t on the coaching staff helping make decisions
@@nikjd11 Mr. Nic,
It’s true what you said but at the end of the day, if we lost the final, guess who’s everyone will blame including you? We’re going to blame Kerr not his assistants simply because he’s in charge of everything and everyone. Hope that makes sense to you. Thank you.
@@nikjd11 FACTS
Coach Kerr doesn't go to the bar these days.
It's very clear especially for those who watched the game against Serbia, if Steph did not play and scored that way, USA will not even play in the finals. Yes it's a team game and everybody contributed but that Serbia game was very crucial and the intensity was very different. Serbia was on the verge of winning but Steph always found a way to keep the USA team close. Nobody in the team was even close to how he performed and shot the ball
Steph saved them from generational embarrassment
Yall lost bro
Yes if not for Steph they lose that game. They were down most of it. Steph just gets better in the clutch. Bron played fine but not even close to Steph. They rebounded about the same and Steph is tiny.
Curry is not from this planet. Hi from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
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🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 another one here
Yall got smoked lmao
@@nodaysoff2005😂
If I were Jayson Tatum, I would respect Steve kerr's decision because he's won it so many times, along with the experience so why go againstthe grain. Gold baby 🔥
I’m sure Tatum is not the one talking crap.
Best "inch for inch" player in history, in a game that favors height! No doubt it!
Watching Steph, Labron and Durant was a transcendental experience.
AAYYYOOOOO
Steph curry 🐐still the best 🏀 player in the world 🌎
LeBron the king 👑, steph and KD killed it 🔥🔥🔥
JESUS IS KING 👑
@@thelastnarco5000Amen🗣️
It wasn’t only Kerr. It was all the assistant coaches. They got the job done. That’s all that matters. 🇺🇸
Stephen A 2 games to gets MVP is crazy it’s Lebron MVP that’s it
Man they simp for Tatum he’s just not that guy we got gold
Bron could’ve easily scored more than steph but he choses to spread the points to everybody.
You mean with his 4 turnovers during clutch time. I remember that game.😂😂😂
So Lebron chose not to score more even though we were down 17 vs Serbia? He’s a fraud
@@focuz4899 - its 4 now, bc Jokic did it too. Triple doubles arent common in the Olympics bc that type of selfish stat-padding typically doesnt lead to team success
I'm sorry, but Steph could've easily demanded to have the ball more from the start instead of being a decoy and watch the ball get stuck in other players' hands. Every single one of these guys can do way more than they did. When you pile up talent, there are redundancies. This is not news
@@nydibs cry about it buddy. steph didn’t get the mvp? cry mah boi!
Yall bums keep trying to push Tatum on is when he played horrendous
Thanks Dear Someone else noticed.😂❤❤❤❤
If JT deserves it, he still have a lot of chances to prove it. Just give this moment to the seniors; LBJ, Chef and KD. Bottom line is they delivers. Gold is at hand.
I like SAS, but the rant on Kerr is embarrassing. You can't play 12 guys all the time. You have to make decisions on combinations and line-ups and what works best. Tatum in probably means LeBron or KD sit. What happens if he does that for 5mins and they lose? Kerr would be crucified.
We won by 11 points in the final and people are still complaining!? Some Americans are so entitled, it's ridiculous.
Amen. I can’t stand my own people.
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👨🍳 we all know that the real MVP is 👨🍳curry
Let that man coach
I'm sorry Stephen A... we normally see eye to eye but if LBJ doesn't do all that he did through out they're olympic run, there is no final 2 games for Steph Curry. That's why MVP has to go to LBJ who has been consistent throughout.
Totally right his defense on jokic,pretty good too he ido everything possible
Lebron defense was good. Steph offense was other worldly. Look I greet you stans love Bron, but this is kinda weird not wanting to give Steph props and acting like he only had two good games. That’s some crazy BS. Steph saved them when they needed him. Game on the line, everyone gave it to Steph and got out the way. And it was over. That’s beyond mvp energy into legend territory. Relax on Lebron, he has enough accolades and he’s 40. Plus they even had to sit him for a minute in the final at the end of the fourth because he was a messing up.
@@AR-rn8okWhat's up my dude... I'm not a Steph hater or a LBJ lover. I'm just explaining why a non bias pannal of judges representing different countries gave the MVP to LBJ and not Steph despite Steph's "other worldly" final 2 preferences.
@@Alex007- it wasn’t a panel of judges voting for mvp. It was a random QR code poster in the media room where any pundits could vote and they were allowed to vote before the medal games so they hadn’t even seen Steph go full beast mode. They essentially voted based on the exhibition round.👎🏼🤣
@@AR-rn8ok You're alright with me 😅
Joel did show up , Devin Book was not playing , Holiday showed up , KD , Bron , AD , AE , Stephen Curry OMG , it was marvelous!
you better put some respect on devin booker
Devin is the 2nd MVP behind Curry you mofo
Y'all missed the context of the word not playing in there
These are the type of comments that pisses me off, Lebron James was consistent since DAY F* ONE, what are you talking about, S/O to Curry he played great the last two Games and all that, But common Lebron deserved and earned the MVP, give his flowers and stop with these comments
They just leaving the moment bron was unanimous mvp because he was fantastic defensively
LeBron deserves the MVP! Stop hating
MVP for 2 days versus consistently being the best on the field throughout the competition so do the math
Bron Stan’s are so weird. Bron had average stats despite having the ball most of the exhibition rounds. When they were losing and needed help, they gave Steph the ball and he saved them. They even had to sit Bron for a minute at the end of the France game and talk to him because he was off.
Without Stef they don't win against Serbia or France PERIOD😂
M.V.P. stands for most valuable player... USA could of won without lebron, they had enough stars but without curry they go home: MVP💯
Are you serious? LeBron accounted for points with assists, rebounds and blocks when Curry couldn't hit the broad side of a barn in the early games and on top of that his defense was weak as well. LeBron was instrumental in keeping us in the games so that others could take advantage. I truly believe if it hadn't been Curry, it would have been another player.
@@winh998so u telling me TATUM couldnt of done what lebron did had they gave him the minutes?? he WON the CHAMPIONSHIP lebron went home in the 1st round with A.D.💯
@@winh998so u telling me TATUM could of done what lebron did had they gave him the minutes?? he WON the CHAMPIONSHIP lebron went home 1st round with A.D.
@@we-lit6071 Curry and GSW didn't even make the playoffs. So what's your point? And I never mentioned JT at all. When he did play, JT wasn't very effective. But I really wanted him to play.
Dang . They WON THE GOLD and this guy talking about something thst happen over a week ago about Tatum not playing smh
The Curry “struggling” narrative is so trifling. All the major media players are using it to somehow excuse LeBron’s lack of clutch in the final games.
Completely agree. Kerr had to pull out Bronand talk to him in the final vs France because he was screwing up so much. As soon as Steph took point the team was able to celebrate and stop stressing about Lebron turning it over.
I removed my first take series link on Espn today. It is now a complete waste of my time.
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Agreed.
Steph is such a model of consistency and repetition. Probably took him a minute to adjust to the b international 3vpoint line and the different ball. But I'm glad he showed up when he did! Those last two games were spectacular!🇺🇸🏀🏅
It's always fun to watch these online coaches.😂
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U trippin Stephen A... LeBron definitely deserved the MVP! Curry literally only went crazy in the last 2 games... Bron damn near had a triple-double every game!
Mvp (most valuable player) is not mcp (most consistent player). I don't understand when people argued that Lebron won mvp because he was most consistent. However, everyone agreed that it was Curry who was most valuable in bringing the gold medal home.
There would be no semi final to play if others played as bad as Curry in the pool play and the quarter finals. They needed to qualify and he was asleep in those games. I am glad he finally did what Curry does. But that does not make him the MVP. The award is similar to the regular season MVP in the NBA. Do you give the award to the player who played lights out in the final two or ten games and got his team into the play offs? Did Tatum win Finals MVP despite leading his team in the major statistical categories? You'all❤ need to put your feelings aside and face facts.
Facts!!!
@@jackdavid8321 final 2 or 10 games of the regular season is not the same as the silver and gold medal game for the Olympics😭
It goes both ways. No gold medal if Curry didn't finish the way that he did regardless how consistent LeBron is. And they voted for MVP before the semifinals. If it's really for the entire tournament, it should be after the gold medal game. I remembered analysts saying Jokic was the most consistent player all year but Embid won MVP.
These people are ridiculous, team USA does nothing for Lebron’s legacy but it advances Steph curry’s legacy. Nothing against Steph he’s a legend. But the double standard is crazy!! SMH
Both Curry and James should’ve shared the MVP
Curry only had 2 good games Lebron was good the whole tournament
@@stretch273 obviously you didn’t watch all the games or you just a curry hater
@@legz64 This is just the narrative from the beginning. All it takes is taking a back seat in a few games, then there is not enough volume to cover one bad game, and being attacked on defense. If you were the other team, why wouldn't you go at the 36 yo small guard? It's the smart thing to do.
I agree with this, should have been Co-MVP
@@legz64 how is it a narrative? It’s the truth
They gave the trophy to the right person! Like you said, Steph did not show up until the semi final
He didn’t show up until the “two most important games” lol
I know you don’t care but when Tatum did play he was no where near the level of lebron, KD, Steph, booker, edwards ext. Tatum is a champ thanks to Jalen Brown being so dominant and drew holiday. Tatum is good just not on that level
You're wrong. Offense alone, doesn't win games; spectacular shooting alone, doesn't win games; facilitating, defense, stops, assist, blocks, etc, are also needed. And that's why LeBron won MVP.
Let’s be real, he won mvp because they voted after the exhibition round and before Steph curry had to step in and save them. Also most people didn’t realize KD and Steph and book spread the floor to give Bron easy dunks at the basket. Only player drawing double teams consistently was Steph.
Steve Kerr won multiple championships as a player and coach. You still think he is somehow lucky?
No, but he was surrounded by some really great players.
I watched the Serbia game, and every second truly mattered. Kerr wisely kept the players who were performing well in the game. Tatum struggled in every game he played, so I believe Kerr made the right decision in that match.
Tatum didn’t do crap when he was out there, y’all can drop that narrative. He couldn’t buy a shot, silly fouling, sloppy ball handling. Kerr relied on his heavy hitters he knew could get it done in the crunch and Tatum didn’t show he was one of them.
If Steve Kerr was wrong, so is Tyronn Lue and Erik Spoelstra.
Highly doubt all 3 of them was wrong with a Gold 🥇
Kerr knows Tatum way better then Steven A does, he knows that Tatum is a top 5 player in the world in practice or even a regular season game that has no pressure involved, but Tatum drops to a top 25 player in the league in any game that involves any type of pressure, and deep down Tatum knows this, so I don’t think he’ll hold any type of grudge against Kerr
Fr Tatum doesnt do anything special, dude is inconsistent shooting the ball, the only thing consistent is his defense, but I rather have Anthony Edwards and Dbook on floor
He's nowhere near the best player in the league convo
He's your top tier all around really good player. He doesn't excel at anything in particular but he's not a major liability on the court in most of not any scenario. If you have four guys on the court that tick off all the basketball boxes and want to sub in someone to boost an area specialty Kerr had plenty of options of guys that all did at least one thing a lot better in basketball than JT
@@InfamousFunksterhe ain’t top 5 on this team pony blank period
Once again Stephen A you’re wrong. And I’m surprised to see someone like you saying that. The MVP going given to the most consistent valuable player of the serie which was Lebron. Like Antman said Steph showed up mightily only for the last 2 games, he was not consistent toward the whole serie, Steph was struggling big time. Now if Steph didn’t show up versus France, I promise you that Bron or KD would show up to beat France.
Now I wouldn’t be mad if they gave it to Steph but Lebron does deserve the MVP without any doubt.
Bron undefeated in hypotheticals lol, how do you know that Bron would have a monster game against France if Steph didn’t?
Why did Iguadala win the finals MVP in 2015? He showed up and denied LeBron. But throughout the 6 games, Steph was consistent. Going by the same logic Steph should have won the MVP for being consistent. But it was Iguadala because of his effects in defending James.
This is FIBA, not the NBA. The rules are different. If you want the rules changed talk to the FIBA governing body. If you want Curry to win MVP, tell him to be more consistent next Olympics.
Funny Lebron got his revenge on Andre the next year with that board block that turned the game around suddenly the Golden State players became “construction workers” in their shots! 😆
Yes!!! This!!! I've been telling people this!!!!!!!!!!
Clutch Curry should be the MVP and would be if the NBA didn't push King James narrative 24/7 no matter what he does.
It was VERY oblivious that Curry was the MVP ! But the media & Nike always find a way to push these secret narratives & agendas for lebron like it’s visible at this point !!!
Don’t forget the influence Nike has in all this …if Curry were a Nike player he would have won MVP
Steve Kerr is not a good coach
Not a terrible take but without Bron, this team does not even get to the last two games. If Curry is not there, it may not be as dramatic but they still have guys who can make high pressure shots at a similar level starting with easy money sniper, then D Book and even Bron himself. Steph handled the ball in crunch time for a bit and kept turning the ball over carelessly. Bron covers every single gap, points, assist, boards, control tempo, make right reads, create easy buckets for others, timely defense, bodying up Jokic etc. clear MVP
You crazy, Without Bron, Usa win gold medale.
LeBron in the 4th quarter against France:
07:48
LeBron James turnover; ball handling
07:09
LeBron James 2pt fadeaway jump shot missed
06:38
LeBron James turnover; bad pass
04:46
LeBron James turnover; ball handling
04:06
LeBron James turnover; bad pass
03:32
LeBron James personal foul; 2 free throws awarded
MVP?
Nah we can definitely get to the last two games without Bron, those games were like pre season games dawg
Cmon man I thought u knew basketball better.... It's such a hard job being a coach. Steve Kerr had the guts to make these decisions despite people disrespecting him.... Much respect to Kerr
While LeBron's consistent performance has been instrumental in leading the US team to numerous victories, which earned him MVP, the impact of Curry's performance in the last two games to clinch the gold cannot be understated. His exceptional play during these crucial moments will indeed be a highlight when reflecting on this tournament. It's the ability to perform under pressure that often cements a player's legacy, and Curry certainly rose to the occasion. Night! Night!
Curry went from the first 4 games “he should start on the bench” to the last 2 games “MVP”
Not only did Steph take a bunch of games to wake up but he was a big REASON WHY it was even close being a lawn chair in defense.
Which game exactly was he the reason the defense was so bad? He's obviously the weakest link, especially at this age, but I saw a lot of guys making stupid gambles and dying on screens. You just choose what you want to focus on. And if he's the reason it was close, how come those 2 games he was +40 and the minutes without him they were -25?
😂😂😂😂😂😂...lawn chair...too funny!
Please enough with the Kerr drama, man you need to let it go!
He definitely deserves MVP 🏆 he was the most consistent
“What was Steve Kerr doing?”
Helping our country bring home the gold medal evidently
MVP= Most valuable Player = Stephen curry won semifinal game and closed the metal game in the last 2:50 minutes 12 points.. Total 60 points in the most important games for USA .He was clutch in games the matter the most for USA.
STEPHEN CURRY IS UNDEFEATED WHEN HE PLAYED FOR USA 29-0🥇🏆🌎🌍