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They were up 7 with under 4 minutes left and them were outscored 16-2.
OT: USA vs France Mens BB SPOILER
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The worlds best players played for the Olympic basketball teams not USA. Our star USA multi-millionaire players couldn’t play for the country that made them wealthy, one. Also they are not used to being actually guarded and are not used to playing defense either. Shame on not the Olympic team players but on the ones that should have been there.
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I hate super teams as much as the next guy but two of those had injuries. Kyrie never returned and Harden had zero explosion.
And most importantly Kyrie was hurt by Giannis.
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My point , exactly not even close best team. Self serving millionaires with no country pride in the country that made them millionaires
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I said this in the general basketball thread and I'll say it here: They don't play defense in the NBA so no one should be surprised that they can't play it in international competition.
14 unanswered points??? Yeah that is a disgrace and an embarassment.
14 unanswered points??? Yeah that is a disgrace and an embarassment.
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SAITAMA, Japan -- Team USA's invincibility in men's basketball is long gone, and the journey to a fourth consecutive gold medal is already fraught with adversity.
France gut-punched the Americans with a brilliant finish for a 83-76 victory to open the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. It snapped a 25-game Olympic winning streak dating back to 2004 for Team USA.
The final blow came when Evan Fournier drilled a 3-pointer with a minute to play to give the French the lead for good, completing its comeback after the U.S. had a six-point lead with four minutes to play. It was the biggest of his 28 points in one of the finest games he has played in his career.
Fournier's big game helps France stun Team USA
The United States men's basketball team faltered down the stretch Sunday in an 83-76 loss to France at the Olympics, its first loss at a Games since 2004.www.espn.com
Sorry, but I don't bother following the NBA, and haven't for years. Just too boring, too little "team" play, too much standing around while one player throws up a shot. Is that the style of basketball that resulted in the loss to France?
Is this the best group of American NBA players there is? Or is this the B Team, or C Team?
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I would say a B- team on talent.
I don’t think the team lacks talent as much as it does experience.
Only Durant and Draymond are returning players, everyone else is new and young.
The international game is very different than the NBA and they just don’t know the style yet.
There is a lot of talent though, it’s just whether they can come together or not.
that said, for me..they need some chemistry, and part of that is figuring out the players that offer more than scoring because every player getting minutes outside of Draymond can score.
Only Durant and Draymond are returning players, everyone else is new and young.
The international game is very different than the NBA and they just don’t know the style yet.
There is a lot of talent though, it’s just whether they can come together or not.
that said, for me..they need some chemistry, and part of that is figuring out the players that offer more than scoring because every player getting minutes outside of Draymond can score.
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All of this.
The travails of the USMNT should serve as a cautionary tale for those who try to treat the Olympics like a McDonald's all-star game. Or for those who think that USA Basketball could select any 5 WNBA players at random and just let them roll the ball out onto the floor, have at it, and win a gold medal.
Having a college coach as Head coach is better for these type of teams. Multiple offenses and defenses are more prevalent in college. So college coaches make more adjustments.
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Yes, other nations don't. Emma Meeseman took off the entire WNBA season to train with Belgium.
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He singlehandedly put the USA in front in the first half. A lead they never relinquished.
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“Haters gonna hate, ballers gonna ball…”. On paper, they were not the best team that could be assembled this year, but they rolled with who wanted to play and they brought home the GOLD. This is not rec. ball. Team chemistry is real. Just because most of France players don’t play in the NBA doesn’t mean that they are not professionals or some of the best in the world. Kudos to France!
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KD was the savior for the Olympic Team. It would not have been pretty if he did not come after coming off a tough injury plagued season and without fail, opened fast in each game to give the team confidence., And his presence probably convinced others to come.
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Another reason KD is smiling. Patty Mills coming to Brooklyn. 36 pts with 2+ minutes left in 3Q with 5 assists and 0 TO in the Bronze Medal match for Australia.
USA on offense is not going to play to be able to play anything other than NBA style ball with NBA players which means a heavy emphasis on one on one and first open shot that shows approaches. That does not mean the ball wasn’t shared or there was an overwhelming number of bad shots, neither of those things were prevalent.
The effort on D was definitely there; France was well coached and certainly took advantage of the USA strategy of switching on virtually every pick and player crossings.
All in all a very competitive game between two good teams with contrasting styles.
The effort on D was definitely there; France was well coached and certainly took advantage of the USA strategy of switching on virtually every pick and player crossings.
All in all a very competitive game between two good teams with contrasting styles.
I’m more embarrassed about the U.S. not winning a single gold in any of the Equestrian events. Horse pucky.
We need to adjust to the new reality. When the Olympics first allowed pros to compete, it was novel and exciting so the best signed up and we got the Dream Team. Those days are gone. Many Multi millionaires finish the NBA season and have no interest in prolonging it. Their yachts are at the Marina and their tee times are scheduled. For me, it’s a big “who cares”. If you like watching Olympic hoops, enjoy the competitive games. If you would rather watch your team destroy lesser opponents, you’re only 4 months away from the UCONN Women’s Big East schedule.
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We need to adjust to the new reality. When the Olympics first allowed pros to compete, it was novel and exciting so the best signed up and we got the Dream Team. Those days are gone. Many Multi millionaires finish the NBA season and have no interest in prolonging it. Their yachts are at the Marina and their tee times are scheduled. For me, it’s a big “who cares”. If you like watching Olympic hoops, enjoy the competitive games. If you would rather watch your team destroy lesser opponents, you’re only 4 months away from the UCONN Women’s Big East schedule.
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