Booker was +22, so whatever he was doing, we were winning while he was doing it. Meanwhile, board fave Jerami Grant got a whopping 37 seconds of playing time.
Booker's defense was spectacular for him. His rotations in particular were sharp and on point. Thing is, these are things that don't require athletic abilites. Just being smart and knowing where to be. Dame and CJ could learn something....
I think I said they were different players with different strengths and skill sets playing different positions being asked to do different things. Again I’m laughing at the stretches you are making.
What stretches. It is a simple question. Do you think Dame is better than Durant? They can be different players at different positions. You can still take all that information and make a call on who you think is a better basketball player. If that is too complex of a concept for you just say so.
Dame and CJ do need to learn a lot but the way that Booker slides on rotations does take really good lateral movement which comes down to a mix of specific athletic ability and footwork. One of those things is impossible to learn (CJ will never have it) and footwork is very hard learned and usually innate with the best defenders. Angles and initial positioning can be learned and both Dame and CJ find themselves out of position constantly and take bad angles on rotations... so there is room for improvement. Bottom line is that Booker is very athletic, has longer strides than both Dame and CJ and exhibits good footwork... along with fundamentals that either weren't taught or reinforced during Terry's tenure.
I feel Dame is a much better Point Guard and shooter. 6'-2" I feel KD is a much better combo Forward and all around scoring threat. 6'-10" Both would be great to have on the Blazers because they could win a lot of games together. Unfortunately we only have Damian Lillard. Do you understand yet? If that is too complex for you just say so.
If Australia plays at their best, and the USA plays at their best, USA wins. If Australia plays poorly, and USA plays poorly, USA wins. If Australia plays poorly, and USA plays at their best, it'll be a massacre. If Australia plays at their best, and USA plays poorly, USA still probably wins, but Australia might have a chance.
It's on Peacock... so if you have a smart tv you can just download it for free and watch the game live streaming. It's been seamless for me so far. If you don't have a smart tv and have a video game console or cable box you should be able to download the channel on that.
What are the different sports you're putting packages together for? If that's what you do for the Olympic broadcasts.
I'm too nervous to even talk smack. I haven't been this nervous about a basketball game since the Western Conference Semi Finals against Denver.
