Who’s The REAL #1 Option for Team USA?! | The Panel

[@birdo9039]

Pen every single show…”I absolutely love (X Player), ask anyone & they will tell you there is no bigger fan of (X Player) than me, I literally watched (X Player) since he was 4 years old, he’s from my home country……I promise you X player is not a valuable player, he cannot defend anybody on the basketball court & he actually makes every team he joins worst… This guy is unbelievable lmao I’ve never hurt so much backhanded praise in my life !!

[@MarzTalksSports]

I know if pen says he likes someone to expect to hear every flaw theyve had since birth and if he hates them i expect to hear about how he got All A's on his report card in 4th Grade

[@pensarebasketball]

​@@MarzTalksSportscome on this is crazy. You can think Fred is an overrated chucker and still respect the hell out of the guy on the court. It doesn't have to be so black and White. Nuance is hard for people. I am rooting for Bronny. I still think he's horrible right now and should be in school. I think Jalen Suggs was the wrong pick at #5 in 2021 and still think he's very valuable. I can absolutely hate Joel Embiid and accept he's the best player on Team USA. Life is full of contradictions. That's wisdom.

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@pensarebasketball Its just a joke. i will continue to expect u to tell me about how the next player you hate was giving out soup at the homeless shelter in their hometown in 2014. and how the next player you love actually had 12 fights in 8th grade

[@pensarebasketball]

​@@MarzTalksSportsalso I said I was an Embiid hater and PJ hater and spent an hour ripping them to shreds. Respectfully lol

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@pensarebasketball PJ is an exception

[@Matthew-xl5bc]

It’s crazy how Chill will hate on KD, SGA, and Embiid as a way to push his Tatum top 5 agenda. I hope people are catching on to that trend

[@tayluc777]

I think Tatum is top 5 though, I have him right at 5.

[@malikwilson7387]

@Matthew-xl5bc they hate on KD hard over here they don't want to admit it but Kevin Durant is the best Olympic basketball player in Team USA history no one can create they own shot on that team like him and Team USA desperately needs Durant right now they're struggling against Australia

[@Matthew-xl5bc]

@@malikwilson7387💯

[@leeko1arda]

@@tayluc777Tatum not even top 10

[@denim5667]

@@leeko1arda keep going

[@MarzTalksSports]

Eternal Damnation is CRAZY. me personally i wouldnt have that

[@tcj227]

Does bub Carrington have potential?

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@tcj227 yes

[@denim5667]

MIKE talk like he the best ever but have the same availability as kawhi😭

[@spaceship5786]

I think he's said somewhere that he's trolling too 😂

[@denim5667]

@@spaceship5786 i think he is too, at least i hope someone ain’t that delusional😭

[@dukebaylocks]

😮😮😮😬😬😬🫢

[@denim5667]

@@dukebaylocks W duke🤝

[@dukebaylocks]

@@denim5667 W Denim 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾

[@MarzTalksSports]

First round PJ 42.9% wide open (1/2.3 attempts) 21.4% Open (0.5/2.3) (1.7/4.6 overall 36.9%) Second Round 50% open threes (1.7/3.3) 44.4% wide open threes (2/4.5) (3.7/7.8) 47.4% WCF 26.1% on wide open threes (1.2/4.6) 25% on open threes (0.4/1.6) (1.6/6.2) 25.8% Finals 30% on open threes (0.6/2) 18.2% wide open threes (0.4/2.2) 1/4.2 (23.8% First Round PJ 41.2 corner threes (1.2/2.8) 20% above the break (0.5/2.5) Second Round 42.9 corner 3s (2.5/5.8) 57.1% above the break (1.3/2.3) WCF 37.5% corner 3s (1.2/3.2) 13.3% above the break 3s (0.4/3.0) Finals 14.3% corner 3s (0.4/1.4) 33.3% above the break 3s (1.0/3.0) Okc played a logical game,like everyone they just happened to get burnt by it,thats what makes sports great,the variance in outcomes,logic doesnt always work,but its still the best approach in a vaccum,just happens to be basketball isnt played in a vaccum or on paper.

[@denim5667]

PJ turning into prime klay thompson for 6 games made me happy🙏🏾

[@Zay0321]

Did you have this already typed up ? 😂

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@Zay0321 did the research during the segment

[@Zay0321]

@@MarzTalksSports got it 💪🏾

[@bilawalk]

pj washington, mavs legend

[@OwenEverett-cq2pb]

I need a time stamp for the chill crash out plz🙏

[@aherbo18]

Chill losing his mind cause Ox thinks basketball is “simple” genuinely had me crying😭

[@aquartermil]

It is simple just most guys don’t slow the game down especially in this era so it makes it seem like it ain’t simple 😭😭most these dudes who coming in don’t even be knowing the fundamentals hell shit analytics taking the fundamentals & those typa concepts out they way they play to %s & etc.

[@aherbo18]

@@aquartermil I agree to a certain extent but basketball at the highest level still isn’t “simple”. There’s a lot of nuances to the game and how to play it the correct way on both ends. If it was simple, IQ wouldn’t matter and any talented athlete could go pro. But they can’t. Because the game is more than just “go out there and make the right play”.

[@pensarebasketball]

​@@aquartermilbasketball is simple if you're smart. It's simple for Luka. It's simple for LeBron. It's simple for Jokić. It's not simple for Precious Achiuwa.

[@BIGOXMedia]

@@aherbo18 I think we want to believe that there’s more to it than there is. Even some more complicated schemes are actually simple once you learn the reasoning and ultimate goals of the scheme.

[@aherbo18]

@@BIGOXMedia yeah I’m not denying that we as the basketball community over complicate things at times, but I also don’t agree with the idea that everyone on the court should be able to do everything. Yes they can do everything in a literal sense. Put Josh Giddey in a YMCA or even a rec league and he can move off the ball, catch and shoot, make the right decisions, etc. Put Rudy Gobert in the same scenario and he can guard on the perimeter at an elite level and space the floor. But at the top of the top that the NBA and even the EuroLeague is, guys are turned into specialists because of how difficult it is to do everything at a high level compared to their peers. And that’s what makes it complicated because now teams have to scheme ways of making these specialists effective.

[@upgradeyourmindset3265]

If you want to ask what 55th pick gets this much criticism then also ask yourself what 55th pick gets this much media attention. Because with the attention comes the criticism. You have people who come up here and talk crazy about guys like Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Jayson Tatum, Julius Randle... the list goes on. All-star players who paid their dues to get where they are at. Y'all even go as far as disrespecting past legends like Jordan and Magic. But now we can't critique an unproven rookie who is getting highlight reels for deflections? Make it make sense

[@Chuckywb]

Embid & joker don’t even guard eachother 😂😂 what tf do ron even be saying

[@buckisz]

Y'all losing credibility with this cap for Giddy. He's average in the NBA if that.

[@BIGOXMedia]

4 comments all about Josh? Maybe you like him a little more than you think.

[@buckisz]

@@BIGOXMedia I don't dislike him. But at this stage he has been giving opportunities he hasn't earned. But wee gone see.

[@denim5667]

i want someone to defend me the same way marz defends embiid not wanting to play in denver🙏🏾

[@Matthew-xl5bc]

Embiid was clearly dealing with injuries but y’all just want to put on your best Skip Bayless impression and just follow popular narratives.

[@malikwilson7387]

​@@Matthew-xl5bc they hate Embiid bro but every time they play Embiid owns him and drops a 40 piece on jokic

[@pensarebasketball]

Marz defended Joel better than Johnnie Cochran defended OJ NGL. Your honor, my client was NOT ducking Jokić, he was menstruating that week and had extensive cramping of his lady parts.

[@denim5667]

@@Matthew-xl5bc well that’s why i think he’s vastly overrated; the inability to consistently play at least 95% consistently and never healthy going into the playoffs is just bad. still, it’s hilarious how buddy can never play in denver but play in his own city

[@denim5667]

@@pensarebasketball LMAO😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ronaldo9047]

53rd pick Cam Spencer for the grizzlies is doing great

[@j_the_don5160]

Respectfully Bronny is not a NBA player. He’s a good defender but it’s not enough. LeBron’s greatest failure as a NBA player will be ending his son’s career before it even starts. Unless LeBron can put up 20 8 and 8 for the next 5 years this will be Bronny’s last contract. If your peak is being a 8th man on the roster you are not good enough

[@vishnuavva9265]

His greatest failure will be losing 6 times in the finals lol

[@battousaithekingslayer9913]

Him getting his son into the nba is a failure? Wow you bums have reached a new low. Its funny, no other 2nd rounder has gotten this much hate 😂. So apparently bronny is the only draft pick not nba ready, like damn we heard yall say this over and over, move on already. He in the nba, stop regurgitating the same shi

[@yetundeadeyemi2436]

​@@battousaithekingslayer9913I just don't like nepotism that's whyy

[@howitzdone8992]

Bronny is bad in transition 😂 he doesn’t run he jogs up the court without the ball

[@MarzTalksSports]

which is so weird to me

[@howitzdone8992]

@@MarzTalksSports I don’t get it either

[@Zay0321]

@@howitzdone8992 he’s probably not even nba level conditioning. He needs to be in the g league for at least 2 years

[@BIGOXMedia]

@@Zay0321NBA level conditioning is no joke

[@Jalen-sm1op]

Ox if your defender is sagging off you should stay for the corner three, ball handler should drive to draw the defender in then kick out to you lol if he’s sagging why would you move into the defense which are, as you said, playing off of you lmao

[@Jalen-sm1op]

Nah watching ox explain it even with the clipboard is even worse he’s dead ass serious 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@BIGOXMedia]

@@Jalen-sm1op He sagging off because the player in question is supposedly not a shooter. So explain to me why would the ball handler drive and kick to a none shooter.

[@BIGOXMedia]

@@Jalen-sm1op lol I bet you thought you cooked huh? You 2k playing, none basketball knowers better leave me alone. Keep your mouth shut and your eyes/ears open maybe you can learn something.

[@blackfist6745]

It’s crazy how they let who ever his name is dominate the show he talked more then any body and was interrupted everybody but when ticket use to do it it was a problem

[@nykareem2001]

You already know why that is

[@pensarebasketball]

Who ever his name is didn't cross the line. Don't need to compare apples and oranges to make your shit takes taste like juice.

[@BrothaSchwifty]

Let us know when he starts tossing out random insults and you might have a point

[@25ray33]

I fuck with big ox but damn pen 🖊️ fried him

[@Dologaming24]

That B Team would get smacked, then everyone would be making the excuse of not sending our real team.

[@maxavelli6155]

Why chill snap like that😭😭😭😭

[@Senju_HVM]

He the best when angry

[@PraiseObito]

Timestamp?

[@nykareem2001]

Marz's Embiid bias is making this show unwatchable

[@MarzTalksSports]

I said he doesnt fit on team USA and i think he brings down the performance of the team. but i lay out undeniable facts about his missed games cos of a stupid agenda that he ducks denver and its bias 👍👍

[@DreJ912]

@@MarzTalksSportsI think they were trolling you. But it worked lol. You were low key heated

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@DreJ912 No they were 100% trolling i was just making sure we got the clip

[@denim5667]

nikola topic is such a good player. i was hoping the spurs would take him and pair him with castle and wemby, i really wanted to see that. folks calling him “josh giddy 2.0” was infuriating because he has so much potential

[@Jalen-sm1op]

Ox has absorbed ticket his downfall has been hilarious lmao

[@st0rmboi534]

1:35:37 everything pen said is literally what ox as saying pen said anytime pj is forced to make a play with the ball other than shooting a open shot is a bad move and everything ox was saying was ways that pj would be taking open shots but they completely hated that

[@amari5713]

Members only panel episodes now???????????

[@DD-rk6kn]

14:50 Great point marz. Sometimes you make really good points. Also with the assist stat being subjektiv couple weeks ago good that someone points these things out

[@greathokage9089]

Just because you're a skilled big doesn't mean you can't be a dirty work guy. You guys say it all the time you have to play a role to make it to the NBA, just because you're not asked to do something less than doesn't mean you're not skilled. Nas Reid is a skilled big who does dirty work stuff.

[@gzo70]

I don’t mind him but pin talks way too long and also he comes off as his opinion matters and you’re wrong. He’s still knowledgeable and is very passionate.

[@JohnAnderson4610]

Ox sucks

[@BIGOXMedia]

You swallow

[@BIGOXMedia]

I had a good come back to this but it was deleted. I think you would have gotten a kick out of it 😂😂😂

[@pensarebasketball]

Nah Ox is good people. Respect.

[@BIGOXMedia]

@@pensarebasketball 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@nathanielegwabor6626]

@@BIGOXMediaevery response you say you have some legendary comeback, unless you plan on dropping slurs it seems like your deflecting to keep up the gimmick💀

[@howitzdone8992]

I understood exactly wat ox was saying chill and pen had to be trolling,glad marz pulled that lil demo up cuz wat ox was saying makes sense if DJJ and PJ Washington wasn’t the player having to space the floor and 😂😂

[@MarzTalksSports]

W visuals

[@aquartermil]

Nah fr like what he was sayin was common sense idk why it was push back lmaoo

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@aquartermil i still dont understand what the argument truly was

[@thekiddsean33026]

The players choice fell off since Ticket Tv been gone

[@OFFICIALTEEK-nu1ev]

Yall say this every episode, like damn we get it bruh😭watch ticket if u miss him that badly

[@Kato2K5]

@@OFFICIALTEEK-nu1evpeople come in here just to gawk about how much they miss ticket more than actually watching his own channel 💀

[@WRLdPeAcE96]

The panel spent 40 mins talking about the freaking rockets a play in team at best but that’s entertaining more than ticket tv😂

[@huncho5554]

W Marz , southgate is packed up and gone which means England 60 year drought is over. England 2026 World Cup winners 🫡

[@WRLdPeAcE96]

Yea doing my research the numbers don’t show curry has regressed so marz was obviously using his flawed eye test once again if ur gonna spew nonsense please say in your opinion curry has regressed thank you😊

[@MarzTalksSports]

i thought it was clear it was my opinion,i dont speak for anyone but myself unless i explicitly say so. also no idea what numbers ur looking at but thanks for calling it nonsense

[@rxlo_jay5549]

I don’t know who bro on bottom right but u fw bro

[@mohamedtunis1603]

2018 Warriors vs 2024 Celtics 7 game series. Who wins? Btw Everyone is 100% fully healthy

[@DD-rk6kn]

is that question serious or are you trolling? I take prime kd and curry with there role players. draymonds defense and klays back in the days great defense all day 😂

[@DesignzRUs]

You didn't even mention prime Boogie lol ​@@DD-rk6kn

[@howitzdone8992]

I’m looking at bronny how I look at emoni bates, the people around him didn’t help or tell him what they needed to hear. They needed to stay in school and learn how to play anything other than HS ball

[@mohamedtunis1603]

Yeah he has A lot of work to do and he doesn’t need any yes men around him. There’s potential in bronny but he should’ve stayed in college for another year

[@aquartermil]

That man ain’t even near emoni bates …when emoni got the keys he went & got it lmaoo they giving bronny everything…& he just don’t want it stop comparing this dude to guys WHO WOULD KILL W THE ADVANTAGES HES BEEN GIVIN

[@howitzdone8992]

@@aquartermil read again, never said he was close 😂 I said that neither of those guys crowd kept it real with them and told them they should stay in school never compared them as players, try again gang

[@battousaithekingslayer9913]

@@mohamedtunis1603for what? What does college do? It doesn’t prepare you for the nba.

[@denim5667]

can someone please tell me the chill vs buddie lore? buddie like to throw some personal jabs, it can’t be trolling at this point😭

[@davidcortes3037]

Idk how it started but Buddie hates lebron and chill is a lebron guy. Put two and two together and boom. Emotional dudes beefing over lebron

[@denim5667]

@@davidcortes3037 makes alotta sense😂

[@Zay0321]

People on the internet wanting attention and chill feeding into it. Shit be weird ngl

[@aquartermil]

@@davidcortes3037it started off like that now buddie just getting personal w it & chill had enough 😭😭sometimes buddie just do stuff just to do it

[@diamonds-m5g]

Timestamp?

[@real_howard_stern5969]

Who’s the new guy? He needs to lay off the Xanax

[@pensarebasketball]

😂 This is pure cocaine and Zoloft. Xanax was 6 mental breakdowns ago. Keep up

[@OwenEverett-cq2pb]

@@pensarebasketballtype sh*t

[@Hones1Truth]

What is clear is some have no knowledge about what actually takes place. What we lacked was a post touch like a KD who can rise over anyone. What that does is draw in multiple defenders opening room for others to cut and get easier looks. Embiid is not providing that and nobody else is. From watching past Olympics games that was what KD did best even Melo or Kobe. Right now every thing is perimeter based and we don’t have a deadly post up or middy game because KD is not there. If you want to rely on shooting threes with Steph then you are running away from the inside game which is how everyone else is keeping it up close. I suggest you go look at past games Olympics games with KD before you start dissing. He has averaged 30 points in three gold medal games and is still at top of his game now even after that injury. There is still no defense for KD and what we are lacking is a player who dominates inside first and they won’t leave KD than he has Curry to swing too. But it starts with dominating the interior before we open up our outside game first. We are not supposed to be playing chess now fools and be in same position with points but beating them by like 20 plus. It is a team USA first now and get over your biases from what happened in NBA and see what is needed not based on your closed mind.

[@yetundeadeyemi2436]

I mean they do have people like bam and dbook who are great in the midrange, also kd in the post isn't as good as U think he is

[@Hones1Truth]

@@yetundeadeyemi2436 I have watched enough games to know he always takes advantage of mismatch’s in the post and scores with ease. Or he goes in there draws doubles and kicks to open man. I don’t have time to argue with a hater with an agenda just go search the numbers how he is green lights from all over the field

[@yetundeadeyemi2436]

@@Hones1Truth I ain't a hater, how did I hate??

[@Hones1Truth]

@@yetundeadeyemi2436 if you know anything what KD does most especially in the Olympics is go in the post either scoring over 1v1 easily or drawing doubles and finding shooters and cutters. Same in the NBA his whole career. Just because of his skinny frame you are dismissive like he doesn’t do it. I have watched all Olympics games and NBA games to know what he does. If you are oblivious to the reality u shouldn’t be here. Right now why USA is struggling is basically they don’t have that and they thought maybe Embiid can provide it but he hasn’t and everyone else is not either.

[@yetundeadeyemi2436]

@@Hones1Truth they aren't struggling first of all and they aren't struggling cause of kd wdym

[@robbietyson4024]

Word trassh

[@howitzdone8992]

Way to soon for Pen to be back up here

[@pensarebasketball]

What's your VORP bro?

[@howitzdone8992]

@@pensarebasketball I lead the league

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@howitzdone8992he cooked u ngl

[@howitzdone8992]

@@MarzTalksSports might be time for me to retire then if I’m getting cooked by pen

[@howitzdone8992]

Marz how u feel abt kelel ware? Been wanting to hear this, anybody else can awnser 2

[@MarzTalksSports]

Hes ab what i expected,good touch on floaters and inbetween game,good play finisher,shooting upside potentially,very good shot blocker and extreme length on the inside,needs to get stronger and hopefully improve laterally. also the i think he has awareness issues not motor

[@howitzdone8992]

@@MarzTalksSports the floater is one of the most important shots in basketball rn IMO feel like it’s hard to take away, still think he isn’t that good of a shooter as his 40 percent in college last year would suggest.

[@MarzTalksSports]

@@howitzdone8992 i agree on both points

[@buckisz]

Y'all really think Australia would be close in a real game? These players are not about to. hurt themselves in a scrimmage. Giddy is not going to be doing nothing in the league next year. They were down by more than 20 in the third qtr. Stop playing.

[@thatBRUDDA.]

USA aren’t as invincible as you think bud

[@ch0keart1st]

KD being the first option makes me sick

[@buckisz]

The best players know what they are going to do before the get the ball. Do y'all understand that simple concept? Giddy is average and can't shoot. Down hill? Who is he shaking/crossing over? He won't be starting at point in Chicago. That's Coby White's team. Stop the cap.

[@birdo9039]

Your wrong. Just watch him this season

[@tc6025]

Wait for next season

[@leeko1arda]

Coby can play the 2 and giddey at point

[@buckisz]

@@leeko1arda Huh. He can't beat no one off the dribble and he can't guard anyone, stop the cap.

[@kuramakurta9780]

Buddie got a kid y'all peak father behavior in the chat yo

[@OKCTexan]

They gotta get great value fluent outta here bro corny asf

[@buckisz]

Giddy glazers saying he's going to be balling in chicago. Y'all got jokes. He can't shoot and he can't guard anyone. He should never have been starting in okc. Talk about Nepo players?