Boston Celtics followers have been in an uproar when Jayson Tatum didn’t play a single minute for Crew USA on Thursday, and Steve Kerr defined his rotation technique.
Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant led Crew USA on a rally to beat Serbia within the semifinals and advance to the gold medal sport of the Paris Olympics towards France. Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton have been the lone gamers to not play within the matchup, and Tatum’s absence from the rotation adopted the identical technique Kerr employed in the US’ opening Olympic matchup towards Serbia.
Regardless of making it to the gold medal sport, Celtics followers nor Tatum’s mom have been glad and criticized Kerr for not enjoying the Celtics star extra. The Crew USA head coach highlighted a “math downside” for his 10-man rotation.
“It isn’t what I am not seeing from Jayson, it is what I’ve seen from the opposite guys,” Kerr advised reporters, per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. “Like I’ve stated many occasions throughout this event and the final six weeks, it is simply laborious to play 11 individuals, even in an NBA sport.
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“Our second unit was not nice final night time, however that group has been one of many brilliant spots on this crew, particularly on the defensive finish. So it is not about what Jayson is doing or not doing. It is nearly combos and the best way that group has performed collectively, the best way Kevin has crammed in since he got here again from his harm. It is only a math downside greater than something.”
Based mostly on Kerr’s reply, it looks as if the Golden State Warriors head coach is not snug enjoying Durant and Tatum collectively. It isn’t clear why that may be the case, however Kerr combined his rotations round relying on the opponent. Tatum would possibly function in a matchup towards Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert.
Regardless, the Individuals would be the favourite within the matchup as they search their seventeenth gold medal within the Olympic Video games.
