American journalists revealed the roster of the US men's basketball team for the Paris Olympics, of which 11 have been confirmed for the 12-man roster. Among them, James, Curry and Durant are the three leading the U.S. men's basketball team. And Curry is also competing in the Olympics for the first time in his career. Although there is still one person in the U.S. men's basketball team who has not yet been determined, many people believe that this person will most likely be the star of the Clippers, Leonard.
When we count the lineup of the American men's basketball team, you will find that their overall offensive and defensive level is very high, James, Curry, Durant, Embiid, Adebayo, Edwards, Haliburton, Davis, Holiday , Booker, Tatum This lineup has both an interior defensive barrier and an outside shooter group. It's fair to say that if the U.S. men's basketball team can face the game squarely, they may have a hard time finding opponents.
Of course, there are also some fans who regret that the person who should go the most in the opinion of many people did not go. This person is Kyrie Irving, whom many people have been looking forward to. Irving, who has previously joined the U.S. men's basketball team, has been very good and has been very inexplicable on the international stage. He can tear apart the opponent's defense by himself, and it seems that too few of the 11 people have this ability at the moment. Although Curry and Edwards are also very strong in breaking through, Irving can still tear apart the opponent's defense in the face of multiple defenses.
If the U.S. men's basketball team can bring Irving, then they can completely stimulate the group of shooters on the outside, such as Irving breaking through the opponent's defense when he holds the ball, which is bound to attract the help defense. At this time, Curry, Durant, Haliburton, Booker, and other players with strong outside three-point shooting ability can fully blossom. In other words, when you go to play some high-end games, you have to have a player who is very strong in breaking through. Sometimes, when the battle cannot be opened, you can use simple swoop tactics.
So it's really a pity that Irving wasn't selected for the U.S. men's basketball team. If there is no Irving, then this lineup may have James to use his tandem ability to make these shooters as good as possible. This is also the first time James and Curry have competed together in the Olympics. James' role at this Olympics is to use his tandem ball ability to allow these players to play on the perimeter. Curry is absolutely inexplicable on the international stage, because many teams use joint defense on the international stage, but the U.S. team brings so many three-point shooters that it may put many teams in trouble on the defensive end.