Brad Stevens on Jaylen Brown Olympics snub: He's going to use this as motivation and get better
Brad Stevens: I think Jaylen could be on any Olympic team any given year. He could be a featured part of those teams. I saw [USA Basketball director Grant Hill] said he’d love to sit down and talk to him about being part of that pool in ‘28, whatever that may be. But I think Jaylen is one of the best players in the world. And one of the best things about Jaylen is whether he gets the call and makes the team or doesn’t get the call, he’s going to use it as motivation to get better. So I know he’s working and he’s excited about improving. I think he’ll truly embrace the challenges that come with winning last year. That’s who he’s always been. And this will probably add more fuel to his fire. But he doesn’t need much fuel added. He finds it.
Source: Boston Globe
Source: Boston Globe
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Brad Stevens on Tatum and Jaylen’s unique Olympic situations.
A lot more from the first part of our Q&A here in Paris: bostonglobe.com/2024/08/09/spo… pic.x.com/slauzv5qg1 – 5:13 PM
Brad Stevens on Tatum and Jaylen’s unique Olympic situations.
A lot more from the first part of our Q&A here in Paris: bostonglobe.com/2024/08/09/spo… pic.x.com/slauzv5qg1 – 5:13 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
New: I sat down with Brad Stevens for a lengthy interview in Paris.
In part one here, we discussed the Tatum and Jaylen Olympic predicaments, Porzingis’ recovery, trying to repeat as champs, and a lot more.
bostonglobe.com/2024/08/09/spo… – 11:34 AM
New: I sat down with Brad Stevens for a lengthy interview in Paris.
In part one here, we discussed the Tatum and Jaylen Olympic predicaments, Porzingis’ recovery, trying to repeat as champs, and a lot more.
bostonglobe.com/2024/08/09/spo… – 11:34 AM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Good to see Brad Stevens is keeping his 15th roster spot open for Yabu after this performance. – 1:14 PM
Good to see Brad Stevens is keeping his 15th roster spot open for Yabu after this performance. – 1:14 PM
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USA Basketball: Grant Hill says Jaylen Brown will be considered for 2028 Olympics after omission in Paris cbssports.com/olympics/news/… – 12:30 PM
USA Basketball: Grant Hill says Jaylen Brown will be considered for 2028 Olympics after omission in Paris cbssports.com/olympics/news/… – 12:30 PM
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Brad Stevens: I said how happy I was for Jayson and Al and Jaylen, but I was really happy for Joe. He did a great job in year one under really tough circumstances. Then he came back and prepared exceptionally well and really had an unbelievable year and always recognized the whole time how fortunate we were to have the team we had. His leadership all the way throughout and the way he managed each part of the season, and the way we peaked in the playoffs, was really encouraging. Winning all those close games in the Indiana series, I just thought there were a lot of good things. It was cool to see that. It’s a reminder I think of how good he’s always been, and we knew that. [The criticism] was more intense than it should have been on him the year before, and that’s one of the reasons I am happy for him, because he didn’t deserve that the year before. And to his credit, I think he’s been super humble about this achievement, because that’s necessary, too. He has to handle this right, because people are going to follow his lead. -via Boston Globe / August 9, 2024
Basketball Hall of Famer and Team USA men’s hoops managing director Grant Hill, who Brown criticized after being snubbed, spoke about the matter on All The Smoke’s Open Run with Rachel Nichols. “I’m confident he and I will sit down at some point and talk about it and get to some level of understanding,” Hill said. “Look, he’ll be a candidate if he wants in ’28…” Nichols then asked if he would welcome him on the team when the Summer Games move to L.A. “Oh yeah,” Hill said. “One thing I’ve learned. You can’t take anything personal in this role. And so, I haven’t personalized anything. My goal, my objective is to win. As soon as hopefully that happens, we pivot and start looking ahead to the future.” -via Bleacher Report / August 8, 2024
Rashad McCants: “What’s [Derrick White’s] reason for being on [Team USA]?” Josiah Johnson: “Defense.” Gilbert Arenas: “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard… So Jaylen Brown don’t play defense?… [Jarred Vanderbilt plays defense].” 👀 -via x.com / August 8, 2024