Mickey8 wrote:I never doubt in USA win over Spain, this Spain generation have never beaten USA team , not even in exhibition games if I could recall . They played competitive games but they always lose at the end.
yoyoboy wrote:I feel like I watched a different game than some people. The US played pretty damn well. I didn’t see much selfish ISO ball at all. In fact, the ball movement was actually great the majority of the time. And defensively they were pretty good, as well. Spain’s guards were making some tough looks out there.
There’s this exaggerated idea that the teams outside the US are all these idealistic displays of how basketball is meant to be played while Team USA is some ego-driven ISO-centric AAU-inspired collection that relies on foul calls to be effective. But I didn’t see that at all today. They missed a lot of good looks from three and eventually when they started doing down, the game was blown open. And Spain is a good team, so no shame in it it being competitive for a while.
Jellybeans wrote:Spain needs new blood and fast
Chuck Diesel wrote:Jrue Holiday is such a game changer for this team. If we learn nothing else from this tournament we need to remember to always have strong, defensive minded guards on the roster. Nobody else is quite like Jrue though.
kombayn wrote:The money game is U.S.A. vs Slovenia. I'm hoping that's what we get get for the gold medal.
peja_the_legend wrote:Chuck Diesel wrote:Jrue Holiday is such a game changer for this team. If we learn nothing else from this tournament we need to remember to always have strong, defensive minded guards on the roster. Nobody else is quite like Jrue though.
Well even the disastrous 2019 team had one of those pesky perimeter defenders, Marcus Smart. You need the Jrues Holidays for sure but the difference makers will always be the superstars like Durant.
sisibilio wrote:[gfycat][/gfycat]Mickey8 wrote:I never doubt in USA win over Spain, this Spain generation have never beaten USA team , not even in exhibition games if I could recall . They played competitive games but they always lose at the end.
Well, Spain won in 2002 but Pau is the only who remains.
yoyoboy wrote:I feel like I watched a different game than some people. The US played pretty damn well. I didn’t see much selfish ISO ball at all. In fact, the ball movement was actually great the majority of the time. And defensively they were pretty good, as well. Spain’s guards were making some tough looks out there.
There’s this exaggerated idea that the teams outside the US are all these idealistic displays of how basketball is meant to be played while Team USA is some ego-driven ISO-centric AAU-inspired collection that relies on foul calls to be effective. But I didn’t see that at all today. They missed a lot of good looks from three and eventually when they started doing down, the game was blown open. And Spain is a good team, so no shame in it it being competitive for a while.
kombayn wrote:The money game is U.S.A. vs Slovenia. I'm hoping that's what we get get for the gold medal.
peja_the_legend wrote:Chuck Diesel wrote:Jrue Holiday is such a game changer for this team. If we learn nothing else from this tournament we need to remember to always have strong, defensive minded guards on the roster. Nobody else is quite like Jrue though.
Well even the disastrous 2019 team had one of those pesky perimeter defenders, Marcus Smart. You need the Jrues Holidays for sure but the difference makers will always be the superstars like Durant.
King James Peoples' MVP 2020 CaptainFanchini wrote:What a run for France in the middle of the 3rd quarter
From 46-47 to 49-62 in a few minutes.
Now 51-62 @ 1:46 in the 3rd
