That’s insane to me. How do you have the championship winning and one of the best SF In the world and don’t play him.
Embiid is amazing but they should play AD more. He’s been crushing it, and we all know he rebounds. The line up changes are weird Kerr runs. I don’t think Edwards plays enough, Booker rarely gets a shot some games, and not playing Tatum. Thankfully Curry went nuclear this game. Serbia is legit, this was a tough game. It’s a shame they can’t win silver and drew us in the semi finals. I know it’s hard to play this many guys in a 40 minute game but I’d get Haliburton and Tatum on the floor somehow.
Not really, they looked terrible for 3 quarters and were down 17. Without Curry going insane they lose this game. Honestly it was deserved if a team like this one won bronze or god forbid lost in that game too. I’m happy we came back and won though. Guys finally started playing really serious in the 4th. I think that’s the product of the NBA too, lots of lolly gagging or taking it easy until crunch time. It’s hard to rely on a 32-17 quarter against a team like Serbia.
What is LOL about it? Yes, they came back and won. It doesn't change the fact that they looked terrible and were badly outplayed for nearly the whole game.
The US got roasted on the boards in the FIBA World Cup last year, albeit with a substantially different lineup.
You have posts calling them an embarrassment to the country lol.
That is true but still no nation has a lineup like we trot out. They just have the advantage of playing together for long periods of time. You are correct that the gap is closed now for a couple countries and overall in Europe.
lol... one post and you made as the "entire thread"...smh
I can, he is a way better shooter now than he has been and he seems to make some clutch 3’s late. I agree those guys should be shooting it but the game lived on the shoulders of the veterans and he’s the best player ever in this group. He’s at worst tied with Curry, but he’s overall a better player at least defensively in most of his years. It’s not like he can’t shoot when he wants plus he still had a triple double.
Yes because the international teams have not gotten better over the last 30 years. Great comparison. Look at the teams the Dream Team played back then, then check back in with me.
Ya Embiid was the only one physically staying with Jokic. I wish he could leave his feet for a rebound but he seemed necessary to keep Jokic out of it
Probably because up until today, Lebron has easily outplayed, out shot Curry and Booker. He has carried the US in several games. He sucks, he just had a hero ball triple double and damn near had one in the group stage. I can't for the life of me understand why so many supposed basketball gurus continue to shit on Lebron James. Without him, we lose to Sudan in the exhibition game, and maybe even another game he took over.
That is some bull, AD is one of the best defenders in the league and world. I hate when refs take players out of the game like that. I didn’t see the first 2 and a half quarters so I wondered why AD got so few shots and minutes.
Nope
