Crawlnstall
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Its cool he was invited but I'm glad he isnt going. He always seems a bit gassed at the end of the year, so we need him in tip top shape.
Locke: Hayward has declined the offer to play for Team USA
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I agree, Hayward played the second most minutes this season and ran the second most miles this season. I am pretty sure he has been at the top of that list for 3 years in a row.
jope
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this. the burden on him, offensively and defensively, has been enormous. the focus of every defensive scheme, and often guards the other teams best player. I can't wait until he gets some adequate help
His wife is pregnant and I think she is due around the same time of the Olympics. Sometimes people sacrifice their dreams for their family. Call it a crazy life choice, but most people don't seem to regret it.
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These things make me think I could be wrong about Hayward and how good he could really be.
David Locke seems to think having a facilitating point guard like Hill will help Hayward. He said for the last 3 years Hayward has been responsible for doing so much, now that Hill is hear to take some of that burden, Hayward will improve.
I guess we'll see if Locke is right.
Coach Ellis
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I think they should hedge that bet and get Durant or DeRozan too. That'll help take some of the burden off Hayward.
I hope so. I also informed USA Basketball that I was declining to participate. I haven't yet heard back when I will be receiving my official team jersey, participation trophy, etc.
jimmy eat jazz
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You do realize that no method of birth control is 100% effective?
Small, but real, risk but HUGE downside. You do the math.
If my father told me he sacrificed an Olympic gold medal to be at an event that I don't remember, I'd be pissed at him. Just for the fact that I wouldn't be able to inherit an Olympic gold medal.
Joe Bagadonuts
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The math tells me that you can reduce the risk of passing Zika to a fetus to almost nothing if you are careful. Tiny risks can seem ginormous when the media puts their spotlight on them, though, and I completely understand someone deciding that they are not comfortable with any risk of Zika, no matter how small. It's still sad that they are giving up their dreams for it.
Joe Bagadonuts
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You might not have the opportunity to tell him that because your mother might have killed him. While men often missed childbirth just a generation ago, it's become a major no-no today. This is probably a more reasonable reason to miss the Olympics than Zika because it could lead to doghouse time that would be no bueno.