Everyone knows that the US men's basketball team has advanced to the Olympic finals.
In the previous semifinals, the US men's basketball team was behind by three quarters and up to 17 points. It staged a huge counterattack in the fourth quarter, scoring 32-15 in a single quarter, and finally defeated its opponent 95-91 and advanced to the finals.
This game is destined to become a classic. Among them, Zanduku's performance at the last moment was particularly outstanding. The three of them almost took over the last half of the game. After winning, they roared and celebrated together, which is destined to become a famous scene in history.
However, no matter what, the US men's basketball team with such a strong lineup almost lost, and it was a bit confusing to play so passively. Therefore, Cole's employment issue has been questioned a lot.
Among them, Tatum was dnp is probably the most puzzling .
Tatum did not get a single second of playing time in the entire game. Haliburton was also DNPed with him. It needs to be said that the two of them also sat out the entire game against Serbia in the group stage. Bench.
is not disrespecting Haliburton, but in this American men's basketball team, his role is like a "mascot". In the 5 games that have ended so far, Haliburton has only played 3 games, averaging only 8.8 minutes per game. minutes , others have at least 16 minutes.
However, Tatum is different. Tatum has accomplished many feats in the NBA this summer, including: winning the championship, being selected to the All-NBA First Team for three consecutive years, and signing the largest contract in history of 5 years and 315 million.
In addition, he also represented the US men's basketball team in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and helped the US win the gold medal.
In all six games at that time, Tatum was a substitute, but he averaged 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.5 minutes per game, shooting 49.3% from the field and 44.7% from the three-point range. The team ranks second, second only to Fiba's killer Durant with 20.7 points.
In the game against the Czech Republic, Tatum also made 10 of 16 shots and 5 of 6 three-pointers, scoring a team-high 27 points. He only played less than 24 minutes in that game.
Cole explained Tatum's being DNP like this. He said that this was entirely due to the team's lineup and chemical reaction due to Tatum's personal performance without a championship. Cole said that Durant's comeback is of great significance to The team has a great impact. Tatum's failure to get playing time is more of a "mathematical problem" .
However, this answer is obviously unacceptable.
An espn analyst wrote on social media: " Can anyone tell me if Tatum is injured? He didn't get a minute of playing time. He didn't get an NBA first-team player. Got playing time."
Then Tatum's mom retweeted the status and wrote: "No, he is not injured but if you guys know what happened, please let me know, being dnp is unacceptable and totally unacceptable. Reasonable ."
Tatum's mother also reposted a post from the Green Army reporter. The post wrote: "If Cole feels that Tatum can't help in the national team, then I don't think he is qualified at all. Coach the next Olympics."
In addition, Tatum's father also forwarded Cole's related "math problem" explanation report and wrote: "Brother , please, you just use this kind of ghost thing to fool me? ”
In addition to Tatum’s parents being dissatisfied, some stars and celebrities are also puzzled.
George said in the podcast: "I can't understand why Tatum is not allowed to play. Although someone needs to make sacrifices, that person should not be Tatum." In this regard, Trae Young, who was a guest on the show, said Agree.
Green Army star Bob Cousy: "This is not just a snub, it is a global humiliation of that poor kid. The influence of the Olympics has been so great, everyone will think that something is wrong with Tatum."
Tatum has not yet responded to his being DNP, but when asked about the difficulties of playing different roles in the national team, his answer was: "Every game is different, but the key is that we have to win, so Whatever we have to do or what I have to do every game to be a part of it and contribute as much as I can, I’m going to do it. "
Objectively speaking, Tatum's performance in this year's Olympics was indeed not very good. In the 3 games he played, he averaged only 6.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 38.9%.
However, this really shouldn't be the case. The reason why he was completely abandoned is that Tatum has not had a chance to play since the first game. The only thing that can be thought of is that Cole really doesn't know how to use Tatum.
In fact, Cole. The employment of this Olympic Games has always been questioned. Against Serbia, they still had to make substitutions after falling behind in the first three quarters. Fortunately, the US men's basketball team finally won under the leadership of Zanduku. If they lost, it is unimaginable that Cole would How was he sprayed?
As for Tatum, I can only say that FIB is not the NBA. He is a superstar in the NBA, but not in FIB, at least under Cole. Next season, I am looking forward to the Celtics playing Warriors . , Tatum who was DNPed, and Jaylen Brown who was not selected, how the two players attack will definitely be worth watching
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