Team USA has won their first exhibition game against Canada 86-72. A good start for the boys in red white and blue. Canada is one of their more difficult opponents so it’s nice they beat them by so much even though it was an exhibition game. I’m expecting to see an undefeated gold medal run out of them.

Canada was one of the best teams last FIBA world cup, and to see the USA team going all-in with this Paris Olympics, all of them will just get crushed.
They might not be as dominant as the so-called "Dream Team" back in the 90's, but I'm pretty sure that this team will dominate whoever teams they will be playing. I mean since 2008, the USA have been the winners of the Olympics, and they want it to extend hence, they grouped their best players to defend their title.

I don't know the reason TBH why the USA team chose Derrick White over Jaylen Brown, but for me, this is a complete disrespect towards him. I mean he's the Finals MVP last playoffs, and he has been consistent all throughout the playoffs. I just can't imagine why they choose White over Brown.

Who is the coach of the USA team? Steve Kerr? The one who introduced the small ball, and he's focused on the three-point shooting, and it worked for the Warriors. On the other hand, White has been a consistent three-point shooter for the Celtics. I guess that's the reason why he choose White since he's an efficient three-point shooter.

I don't know much about that with Kawhi but he seems to be active during the practice and then begged off afterwards. As for Jaylen, I see. So, that's the reason probably that he's considered but then with his condition, he can't fully commit.

And he said IIRC, he's not surprised that Paul George is out of the Clippers and moved to the other teams.

Anyway, that was a good game against Canada.

He blame Nike (major sponsor of the Olympics), for this,



https://www.instagram.com/p/C9QmGPkymul/?img_index=1

I don't know if this is the main reason why he was a Olympic snubbed and to rub it in, they already have Jayson Tatum and then get White to replaced Kahwi Leonard. For sure it's going to hurt him being the MVP for his season.

Anyhow, good win by the US team, they are going to travel to Dubai if I'm not mistaken for another set of exhibition match.

Probably Canada is the second favorite behind USA to win the Gold.

It's just his own speculation, and I don't think Nike has anything to do with choosing the players to represent the country, as it's none of their business. They are a private business that promotes their shoes with those NBA players; nothing extraordinary there. Brown is good, but there are probably other players in the same position that the coaching staff think would do better. They are just trying to form a perfect lineup, so Brown should better shut up and pray that the USA will win the gold.


Not France?

The current ranking still puts the USA at the top spot. I think I agree with this because this is a better version of Team USA. They sent a younger team last time during the FIBA World Cup and they lost. But now, they have the best players, the veterans, so I think they'll do whatever it takes to win.

LeBron, Curry, Embiid, Booker, and Tatum are just a few names, but these players are already top-caliber. There's no way the USA will lose. I might be hyping it up a bit, but I'm just trying to be honest here with my opinion.

There are still plenty of exhibition games to be played before the actual competition. Let's just hope that no one gets injured so they'll be a healthy team during the actual competition. Team USA is undeniably the super team here; they dominate this competition and once again aim to win.

In the last four Olympics, it has been all Team USA.


https://olympics.com/en/news/olympic-basketball-complete-list-winners-medallists

I think it will be Canada as you look at their roster, it's mostly from NBA as well. Although France has a solid team with Gobert and Wemby, but it's not enough to upset the USA team. And I will say that they are the biggest wild card, being the host team.

But I'm seeing still the pressure on team USA to defend the gold. As for Jaylen Brown not making the team,


https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10127921-team-usas-grant-hill-explains-derrick-white-pick-over-jaylen-brown-amid-kawhi-injury

Whoever manages the USA team doesn't want to mess around and will want to send the best of the best from the NBA. At the same time, none of them can be a real serious threat to them.

I am sure that they've learned from the past that every team should be taken seriously or else it might snatch a W from them in this Olympics.

That's why they need to treat each team as a good opponent and they won't belittle them. I'm not sure if that's the mentality of the former USA team in the past and that's why they've taken some Ls.