FIBA WORLD CUP 2019 | SPAIN are new WORLD CHAMPIONS

[Sofia]

Man USA were so scared of Patty Mills they jumped off in the quarters so they wouldn’t risk seeing him again

[a-French-Fan]

Australia beat france and france beat usa, so this means Australia is better than everyone

Lol That is a way to think

The other way is France let Aussies too much open 3 points , and Gobert had a very Bad game.

So, good Luck for Australia against Spain, because they Can be serious a whole game unlike France (but first: Czech Republic, let's respect them)

[Balllin]

The problem is that outside of Mitchell and Kemba, the US roster has a lot trash like Barnes or Middleton as leaders, while the role players like White or Smart don't really stand out against the better international teams.

Kemba stunk it up and Mitchell alone doesn't cut it.

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[Archx]

Mediocre bigs, no playmaker, what could go wrong? Even someone like Trae Young would have been a help.

But he dropped out too?

I think that just like Fox, he was disrespected by Pop and was left out. They basically took only 1 real playmaker in Kemba. I don't get it.

[Chrisaaron1023]

On to Japan.. I can't wait for next years @$$ whoppin!

[rale93lfc]

Bye bye miss American pie...

[Ferulci]

YYYYYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSSS
VIVE LA FRANCE.
Je peux mourir heureux.

[asdfgh]

The game has passed coach Pop , plain and simple! Your telling me that Rudy Gobert has been destroying you all game and your counter is to go small and put Jaylen Brown on him ? How many dunks and tip ins did Gobert have in the second half ? All while Plumlee, Lopez, and Turner didn’t see a SINGLE minute in the fourth quarter ? No way... someone please get coach Pop out of there!!!

I agree. They players shouldn't be blamed for this. They did their best, but you can't beat a team with the best big man in the league with a team of midgets.

[darmani]

How do you say Nick Anderson in Turkish?

How do you say Nick Anderson in Celtics?

[Porz]

Serbia and US not in semifinals. Is this real life? If not i hope i don't wake up few more hours. Let the man enjoy his shieet lol

[minami]

So finally some entitled fans will have their Serbia-USA game, only it will be not the one they were expecting...

[MagicFrenchie]

I just had a boner.

[reload141]

Just want to remind everyone:

Kemba Walker 4 years $140 million

It’s the World Cup champ. Relax, we have 82 games to go to war about.

[SunKing]

This will be my only contribution to this topic :

PUUTAINNNN OUAAAIISSSSSS

[THE J0KER]

Serbia is the obvious choice, with an superstar clearly better than any player of current USA WC2019 roster, 4 other NBA players, deep bench, a long tradition of international success (Serbia is a silver medalist at previous 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics games) and with players much more familiar to FIBA rules than Americans, and BTW, Serbia won so far all 7 preparation games, including road games vs strong Greece and Lithuania squads.

That said, I must inform you that unfortunately, not everything is so perfect for Serbia. Jokic was never used as point-center you know in NBA, much more like an old school center and even PF at time. Two players which everyone expected to see in Serbia roster in China, forward Kalinic and combo-guard Nedovic (Kalinic as a starter!) is cut from the team due to some strange coach/player issue and three other players including starting PG Teodosic are injured now (other two are forward Vladimir Lucic, and guard Dragan Milosavljevic).

Once the knockout phase starts (since quarterfinals) everything is possible because it is one single game. Just remember what happens in this season's NBA playoff which started with shocking upsets where Orlando beat Toronto and Brooklyn beat Philadelphia, and you will realize the difference between knockout games and playoff series where better teams are in a better position to prove that they are really better. But the most realistic scenario of 2019 World Cup is arguably USA-Serbia final, with the USA still being clear favorites thanks to backcourt lineup, depth, and the best coach. But nobody should be shocked if Serbia wins.

(DARK HORSE TEAM: France)

I Tell Ya! (early page-1 post)

[MagicFrenchie]

YYYYYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSSS
VIVE LA FRANCE.
Je peux mourir heureux.

j'en reviens pas , c'est historique bordel

[GusT15]

Holy @#$%,i had USA/Serbia/Spain/Greece in the Semis and only Spain made it through.
France is the team that surprised me pleasantly so far.

Nonetheless,i'm rooting for Argentina in the Semifinal.
(And Manu and Tony should hop on a plane together from San Antonio and go watch the game courtside together)

[Jellybeans]

On to Japan.. I can't wait for next years @$$ whoppin!

All super stars wont ''rest'' that summer because of Olympics

[Gooner]

Kemba pulling a kyrie against bucks.

Kyrie destroyed Serbia in last final, and won MVP. Kemba is doing the opposite here, big choke.

Now?

This is different, Kyrie didn't trust his teammates, Kemba just choked.

[yeahM8]

Just want to remind everyone:

Kemba Walker 4 years $140 million