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Not a big NBA or basketball fan fan but how the hell
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Not a big NBA or basketball fan fan but how the hell


Sep 11, 2019, 10:49 AM

Do you lose too freaking France?

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Answer below:


Sep 11, 2019, 11:04 AM

Did not play:

Lebron James
Kawhi Leonard
Anthony Davis
Steph Curry
Draymond Green
Klay Thompson
James Harden
Russell Westbrook
Kyrie Irving
Damian Lillard
Kevin Durant
Paul George
Blake Griffin
Lamarcus Aldridge
Demar Derozan
Jimmy Butler
Bradley Beal

Did I miss anyone?

Of the 11 Americans on the top three All-NBA teams from 2019-2020, only 1 (Walker) played on the team. The world is catching up but no way we lose if/when we send our best players or even the third best team you could come up with using the players listed above.

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Re: Answer below:


Sep 11, 2019, 11:22 AM

Thanks for the response. Did not realize that none of the big dogs were playing. However we should still have enough talent left to beat France. That is totally embarrassing!

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Re: Answer below:


Sep 11, 2019, 11:46 AM

France has some good talent and our second best maybe best player on the team was out. I understand our stars not wanting to play because it is the off-season and they don't want to risk injury but it still sucks.

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there are multiple countries that can beat our 4th strings now


Sep 11, 2019, 12:07 PM [ in reply to Re: Answer below: ]

Including France. The gap isn't as wide as it once was. We beat Turkey by only 1 point in overtime in group play.

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Re: Answer below:


Sep 11, 2019, 1:05 PM [ in reply to Answer below: ]


Did not play:

Lebron James
Kawhi Leonard
Anthony Davis
Steph Curry
Draymond Green
Klay Thompson
James Harden
Russell Westbrook
Kyrie Irving
Damian Lillard
Kevin Durant
Paul George
Blake Griffin
Lamarcus Aldridge
Demar Derozan
Jimmy Butler
Bradley Beal

Did I miss anyone?

Of the 11 Americans on the top three All-NBA teams from 2019-2020, only 1 (Walker) played on the team. The world is catching up but no way we lose if/when we send our best players or even the third best team you could come up with using the players listed above.



Additionally France had five NBA players on their roster. Our stars were midlevel NBA players. More athletic than skilled...

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Re: Not a big NBA or basketball fan fan but how the hell


Sep 11, 2019, 1:47 PM

I watched the last quarter. In addition to everything said above, France was playing more as a unit. They ran plays that created open shots down the stretch and were actually hard to defend. Team USA reverted to either isolation or very basic stuff. It's almost as if France recognized what was coming.

It was pretty brutal. Team USA went up 72-65 and then just crumbled. Gobert owned the paint and forced USA to rely on outside jumpers.

Kemba Walker was of his game and Donovan Mitchell did nothing when it mattered. They needed Tatum.

When the margin for error is so small, this loss isn't a big surprise. Didn't even make the medal round.

It will be statement time next year in the Olympics. Feel a little sorry for Pop getting this squad after Coach K got A-listers for 8 years.

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France had the best player in the matchup...team with the


Sep 11, 2019, 5:16 PM

best player usually wins in single elimination tourneys

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