Shawn Scott (185-G-1996, college: SW Christian) is a 28 year old 185cm guard that will play his third fourth season and first with Pro B team TSV Neustadt temps Shooters. Last season he played with BG Hagen averaging 30.1ppg, 9.0rpg, Assists-2 (5.9apg), Steals-5 (2.7spg), FGP: 59.9%, 3PT: 31.1%, FT: 78.0%. In 2022-2023 he split time with TVO Biggesee / TV Jahn Lindhorst (Germany-Regionalliga) averaging 31.2ppg, 10.4rpg, 6.1apg, 3.6spg, 2FGP: 56.2%, 3FGP: 30.4%, FT: 77.6%, in Jan.’23 moved to BG 2000 Berlin (Germany-Regionalliga) averaging 14.2ppg, 8.1rpg, 4.6apg, 2.4spg, FGP: 53.5%, 3PT: 14.3%, FT: 64.4%. He began his career at Jenks High School and then played 3 seasons at Southwestern Christian University. He spoke to germanhoops.com about the 2024 Olympics.

Thanks Shawn for talking to germanhoops.com. It´s Olympics time. Is the basketball competition one that excites you with the team USA on board with many of their absolute best. Can one still call them a Dream team?

Thanks for having me. Yes I’m most excited about the US basketball team this year and hope I’ll be able to watch every game. Dream team I don’t know about that but there’s definitely unlimited talent on that team.

Team USA had to seriously buckle down against South Sudan and Germany. Are these 2 of the best examples that not only has the world caught up in basketball, but could beat this team in crunch-time with perhaps a little more luck and no Lebron James?

I mean, it’s clear that the basketball world has caught up because most of the best basketball players aren’t from the US and I think this year will be so competitive and you may see many “upsets”. Every team is filled with ex NBA players and players with tons of experience and all it takes is just more chemistry and not so much talent.

Germany played an incredible game and gave Team USA all they had but lost by 4 as Lebron James saved the day. About how far is Team USA from being 100% ready for the Olympics?

I think they’re ready but again we’re waiting for KD to come back and I think they just need to lock in more defensively and not let these teams who have a lot of chemistry and are smart offensively and move so much without the ball and I think that’s hard for the US to guard.

Lebron James showed again why he is still the best in the world scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter and the team´s last 11 points to silence Germany. Was that performance about as Jordan as it gets?

I honestly never saw a game from Jordan in the Olympics, but it’s clear that LeBron is excited to be out there and is giving everything he has and they are looking to him to do LeBron things, but I think some people are still waiting to get going and once they do offensively, it won’t be so close of a game.

Kevin Durant didn´t play. How vital is he for Team USA and is his presence the difference from say a nailbitter win and more comfortable win by 10 points?

Yeah, like I said, I think we’re still waiting for him to come back and once he does, I think the whole game will completely change and these games that end up being close won’t be so close anymore.

It seems at times Team USA takes plays off and does too much isolation which is normal from NBA guys and guys that have super individual qualities. What is still missing from Team USA to be able to win games more comfortably?

I think that overseas style of ball movement and always swinging the ball and moving without the ball is kind of what they’re missing, but it’s hard to do that when they’re not used to playing basketball like that. Team USA wins strictly off of talent and just being better but I really think this year it will be tough to win like that.

Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum looked invisible in the Germany game. How vital is it getting these 2 guys more involved in the offense on a team where every guy is a walking bucket?

There’s just so much talent on this team and maybe it’s hard for these guys to have a chance to get going and can’t expect to score 15-20 points every game but they have to find other ways to get involved and contribute to the team.

Team USA looked good on defense and then on other plays not so good. In between, they made huge athletic blocks. What do they need to tighten up most there?

Just being more sound defensively. Like I said a lot of teams are moving without the ball and we get caught falling asleep most of the time and rely on an athletic block from AD or Bam and if they really want to win, then they have to really buckle down and tighten these things up.

Team Germany played a spirited game. How good do they look? They are a team that showed at the World Cup that they were able to keep developing as a team as the tournament went on. Do they have pressure as the World cup champion?

I mean, they won the World Cup for a reason they’ve been playing with each other for who knows how long and they have a ton of NBA experience and overseas experience at the highest level so it’s no secret or surprise that they have a good chance of winning.

Dennis Schroeder had a solid 13/10 game in 17 minutes despite having a bad shooting day. Can he take his game to another level despite being the 2023 World Cup MVP?

I think in these games, Dennis is the most comfortable because he’s playing for his home country and he gets ultimately the most freedom and they rely on him to make plays. I think he will do just fine in this Olympics.

Sharp shooter Andi Obst continues to make incredible bombs from outside. Could he finally get an NBA chance after a successful Olympics?

I honestly don’t know why he’s not in the NBA or hasn’t gotten a chance because shooters always get a chance and to be a knockdown shooter like that there’s no reason why a team wouldn’t want him on there. Also it could be that he’s comfortable where he’s at now overseas and he’s solidified over there and they take care of him.

Germany and USA will advance from their groups, but how tough is that group A with Canada, Spain, Greece and Australia. Who won´t survive there?

They’re calling Group A the group of death, which is going to be quite the games to see. It’s so close and every team is so evenly matched in my opinion, but I think Canada and Australia will survive. South Sudan showed their fighting qualities against Team USA.

Do you see a sleeper going far in this competition?

Going far honestly no because once the Olympics actually start then everything is heightened and these teams that shouldn’t be keeping the games close usually turn it up even more, but who knows what will happen.

Please predict the 3 medals and who will capture them?

I think Canada bronze and then France silver and USA gold.

What would be the score between Dream Team USA 1992 and Team USA 2024 in a game?

That’s a tough one. I want to say that the game would be super close and extremely competitive but I feel like team USA 2024 would come out on top.

Thanks Shawn for the chat.