I doubt tyre creep could be caused by braking after takeoff, unless the mass, and therefore momentum of the tyre was significantly higher than that of the wheel hub. Much more likely to happen during landing.
I was told by an instructor that landing in a crosswind without getting the aircraft lined up with the r/w puts was a major source of creep due to the sideways forces pulling the tyres away from the rim at the same time they start to rotate. Any truth to this?
On gear retraction... Would gyroscopic progression be a reason to brake the wheels before retraction? Obviously only for gear that retracts perpendicular to the rotation of the wheel, i.e. most main gear. Heard this mentioned on this board before but nobody knew for sure.