@@guinness718who has the record for most 3s. Who has the record for most points. Who just won a championship. GO look at KD and ANT USA training videos. I swear y’all hating to hate. EVOLUTION OF THE GAME IS BETTER. tell me you gonna use 96’ flip phone or a 24’ IPhone 15. EVOLUTION OF THE BETTERMENT. AS TIME GOES SKILL RISES STFU IF YOU DONT KNOW SHIT
french people don't care that embiid is playing for the US, he lives there he can play for them it's fine. The reason they're mad is he literally begged the french president for a passport, promising that he would come play for france once he got a passport, and as soon as he got it, ghosted the french team and chose to go play for US.
Out of everything thats going on that is all you people are focused on when he hasnt even usually been getting the ball to begin with. You people need to find a different hobby.
The problem with that is as you pointed out, these are the ACTUAL GAMES. Team USA barely won exhibition matches against scrub ass teams. Spain is going to SHRED them
Facts. Even with everybody saying he’s underrated I think he’s still underrated. The coaches know though. He gets enough minutes I think… he will always play in late game situations, and he does everything off the stat sheet.
Nobody plays their hardest in practice games, NBA players have become so lazy. They only play when it really matters. When the Olympics officially start their basketball games, the USA is gonna win every game because that’s the only time the players care about playing hard is when people are watching and it’s for a trophy or a playoff or something like that. Play is getting the most money ever have turned into the laziest players ever, nobody wants to play defense anymore.
half the players are on the later end of their careers, why would they risk injuries for feeler matches (games that don’t count)? If they hurt themselves not only do they miss out on being able to represent their country, but they also have to sit out NBA games. Be logical
We hear this every 4yrs. At the end of the day, you can't just throw talented players together and expect them to play at even 90% efficiency when looking at a global level. They NEED 3months of weekly practice, scrimmages against a viable "B Team" practice squad in order to get their sh1t together. Following that, if "Team" USA wants any sorta consistency, then they should follow through into FIBA. As it stands, this isn't a TEAM, it's a fkn pickup game on a global market.
We are so hypercritical about NBA players playing in the FIBA W.C. and during the Olympics… Meanwhile every player that has played over seas has laughed at how easy it is to get fouls in the NBA in comparison to FIBA… This is why Team USA fails to be dominant!
@@pleasedonttemptme5963dude we just placed 4th last year with 3 mvp candidates and players who made deep playoff runs. Lebrons has gotten bronze twice. It’s embarrassing. Talk about all this “super talent” we have but we get smacked by chubby euros who can’t jump an inch off the ground
@@Jim_BagThat’s FIBA (Not the Olympics) & we sent our C team please stop joking. Try ‘reading’ cause I am still right, we are current world champions of the Olympics (Won gold 4 consecutive times currently) Um no casual lol LeBron has gotten bronze ‘once’ (2004). He won gold in 2008 & 2012. He’s going for his 3rd gold medal.. The USA went 5-0 in Exhibition & blewout both Canada & Serbia (Easily the 2nd & 3rd best teams behind us). Stop reaching, Team USA hasn’t even had Durant 🥱 (All time leading Olympic scorer)
@@pleasedonttemptme5963u wonder who was on the team in 2008 Kobe. U wonder who locked up lebron in a scrimmage game Kobe. U wonder who literally refused to guard Kobe in that scrimmage game LEBUM James. Kobe is the second greatest of all time everyone knows it.
I have said it months ago, The current roster are filled with aging stars, chokers, injury prone, and role players. Lebron 39, Steph 36, KD 35. D book, Joel, Tatum all disappears in big moments. AD, Kawhi injury prone which kawhi already pulled out. The rest are just role players. You look at 1992, 1996 roster, all are LEGEND in their prime. 2008, 2012 have a lot of legends in their prime, with a few pieces to fit. I mean..... beating teams by single digit this year does not scream domination to me. the 1992 team??? Oh they just beat every single team by at least 40, thats all. How can this years team compare to the team mentioned? If Lebron, Steph, KD all minus 10 years in age, then yes, this is a crazy team. The US team will still win because of the depth, but its not one of the top ever assembled team in US basketball.
@@DevsGospel I'm saying from a basketball fan point of view, it has nothing to do with being American or not. It's not a real game yet. But so far what I've seen ain't impressive at all. And I'm frustrated at people saying this is best ever assembled team when it's clearly not. I don't even need to look at real game. On paper alone they are already not the best ever
Let’s forget about 1992 Dream Team…. Basketball wasn’t even that big 30 years ago!!!! There are a lot more kids all over the world playing basketball nowadays!!! The world has caught up a bit!!! But we still should win every game!!
The rest of us he world is playing more basketball today than in 92. That’s about it. If teams were so “talented” USA wouldn’t be winning the gold at all. I’ve never seen people criticize a team so much during a friendly or warmup games
Why is everyone giving Team USA a pass? They aren't playing well. The effort isn't there; they lack confidence and aren't playing Defense. Joel is hamstringing this team from a run-and-gun type offense.
@@thetruedoctrineofchristnet7473I’m black. It’s not about race (A lot of nations have black players on their teams). It’s because Team USA is held to a different standard because of the talent we have, compared to our competition. KD (In my opinion our best player on Team USA) has not played yet, and we still won all 5 Exhibition games without him. You’d figure they would talk more about this though seeing as he’s playing tomorrow it seems
The only people that think this team could come anywhere close to the 1992 Dream Team clearly didn’t see the 1992 Dream Team. Nor do they realize what a cultural juggernaut that squad was not only in the US but around the world.
I've got no skin in this game, but to play team USA is the game of their life for the opposition. It's just another Wednesday for Team USA. The energy level will be different once the Olympics begins.
NBA players don’t play defense anymore. The Dream Team played 90’s NBA defense against inferior talent. The NBA is watered down and this shows that any semi professional can play in the league nowadays.
crazy, instead of giving props and credit to the other countries, most of yall are blaming the team for a questionable competence while still having the arrogance and dismissive attitude in the back of yall minds towards the other team. the fact that mfs betting a 40 pts blowout against South Sudan shows how much yall been so bent inwardly and further proves what Noah Lyles stated back then. It's not just the organizations, but really it's down to each and every individual. whacc ahh pot
Because we're USA in this case. Why would you credit the other country? Not saying you can't appreciate how they're playing, but the focus on USA doing well to represent USA.
There’s like three teams with multiple non-rotation NBA players it’s Canada, Germany and France that’s it. It’s the simple fact that the NBA is the most popular form of basketball and they have four MVPs and every person on that team has been all NBA or all defense.
Noah Lyles is an idiot. Team USA won the last 4 Olympic gold medals in basketball. So his World Champions rant held no weight. Just a Knucklehead athlete being a knucklehead.
@@pleasedonttemptme5963😂😂😂 Bro team USA in 2024 are playing plumbers and pizza delivery drivers and are struggling!! Don’t tell me that guys that play in the G league, or have been career journeymen are able to make the “bigger, faster, more skilled athletes” look pedestrian in 2024😂😂😂 Bro stop it!!! The truth is that the NBA is not real BASKETBALL anymore. They are having to actually play defense. They are getting called for fouls and traveling. The lack off defensive effort in the NBA is being exposed on the world stage😂😂😂 we legit have the avengers playing against Mario, Luigi and toadstool, and people are making excuses because Luigi played for 6 different NBA teams in his 4 year career 3 years ago😂😂😂😂 STOP IT😂😂😂😂
@@Pitty_Da_Fool NBA plays higher levels of defense than they ever have. Offense is just a lot better nowadays. Defense in the early-90s was so much easier to do.
Joel is hated because he hinted at playing for France, he even sent a letter to the french president asking him. once they got him the passport he changed his mind. He only wanted dual passport. And Cameroon team wanted him to pay to play for his country.
He didn't hinted, he begged for a nationality to play for France. Between Cameroon and France that man has no loyalty, good luck with him in the team USA, he is a double agent with out wanting him, best thing USA can do is bench him.
Backstabbed Cameroon by asking the French for a French citizenship to play with France, and then backstabbed France after getting his citizenship to play with an easy team in USA. That's honestly impressive, all that just to choke in that "easy team"
@jelayemoore2669 Do you honestly think the world has not gotten better since then? How many international players are there in the NBA from back then until now?
@@jelayemoore2669he means in general alot of players are way better than 92’ and its true its not like back then there are so much good players now yall crazy if yall think this is supposed to be a cake walk anymore there are over 60+ players in the nba playing at this tournament
This is completely disingenuous...They went down while Lebron was on floor and came all the way back and went up 8 when Lebron was on the bench...Lebron comes back in and all of a sudden they are down again.....
The NBA style of basketball is entertainment ball and the rest of the world plays as a unit because most of them are great players but not superstars so they are comfortable playing a role and they fit better as a team. TEAM USA😊 is just surviving on overall talent. And with Kerr as coach they better not have a South Sudan game against a better team or they getting embarrassed.
Team USA and fans do not realize that playing all your nba big name offensive players who most do not try on defense is not a recipe for winning basketball! You need guys like Derrick white playing big minutes, and Bam! Scoring is not our problem! It’s not rocket science!
When the NBA starts prioritizing defense, in the future TeamUSA can start winning by larger margins. They have players who play next to no defense thinking they're superstars. The entire world is witnessing them be exposed. Absolute embarrassment. Kobe told the league the world was coming, NBA didn't listen.
Team USA went 5-0 while playing their worst basketball against teams playing their best. Now the games matter and Team USA can most certainly go undefeated.
Barely beating South Sudan, a country engulfed in war for 20 years, just shows the real "talent" of the current and last decade NBA. The Dream Team would have cruised to 30 pts win easy.
I'm not worried. It may sound bad, but team USA aren't really challenged. When they beat us in possessions, it's due to complacency not because they are better. Can we lose? Sure, but it's due to negligence and lack of focus.
Now watch Olympics 2028 be Lebron's retirement tour when it comes to Los Angeles and he can play the whole tournament while sleeping in his own bed. It actually wouldn't shock me if he's still around in four years just with this on his mind as the cherry on top of his career.
@@curry7836i’m talking about this season. look what he did with the line ups. i’m a warriors fan so i should know. late in games he was benching steph, for no logical reason, and he hasn’t been playing kuminga nearly enough, and there’s plenty more but i don’t feel like getting into that.
Yeah you are absolutely right, if this team loses it’s Steve Kerr’s fault. If they win it’s because of Lebron. 😂 This team is so stacked, there should be no reason for them not to dominate. 10 of players in this team are future Hall of Famers while other countries have at least 1 in their team. Last time i checked 10 > 1. This US team is like having a rocket launcher while your enemies are using bow and arrow. There should be no excuse at all. But of course braindead people will say that they are old that’s why they lost. No wonder Lyles said “World Champion of What?” They almost lost to an unknown South Sudan team😂😂😂
The world is nice now, the world sucked back in the day. Nowadays the best players in the league aren't American born, so obviously the USA isn't dominating
Team USA is all politics... the fact they chose Derek White over Jalen Brown to fill that open spot says it all! And I would argue the same is true on the women's side and that UCONN connection...
I disagree completely! Team USA has enough offensive players! They need more guys getting real minutes like Derrick white who play defense and make the hustle plays! That’s the problem everyone just thinks offense a star power wins! It doesn’t! Smh 🤦♂️
@@jasonv2323 Jaylen Brown IS a defensive player; he just happen to be a two-way player. Derrick White is still solid but honestly who's really taking him over JB?
@@spidersdiecast any Celtic fan on earth will tell you that d white is irreplaceable type of player! He does all the little things and makes all the hustle plays! You need guys like that on every team! Team USA included
@@biryataco8191 I never criticised it or denied that it’s poor coaching. Just said it’s funny how he never has help. Personally I’m a lebron Goat fan, but come on you gotta realise how the supposed super team has a 39yr old lebron with no help
should be dominating? why? Basketball is a global game,team usa is not super human nor is the rest of the world sub human.The best team will win.The spirit of olymic competiton is to play with joy and represent your country not to dunk every possesion and pump your chest.
@@robertvaldez2924 ant doesn’t play and has no experience as a point guard, so I’d go holiday, since he actually plays point guard and has much better defense than curry
I'm going: 1. Haliburton 2. Edwards 3. Tatum (only because they didn't think to bring in another forward after Kawhi's departure) 4. Adebayo 5. Davis (only cause the chemistry shared with Adebayo) I know KD, Lebron, and Curry can all still ball, don't get me wrong. I just think having the option to and letting the young side of the super stars start while letting the aged super stars act as more of a relief and clutch/ender type situation would be the better approach. A few things I note: A big reason for the "aged super stars" coming off the bench, aside from being proven to be clutch, is that they are returning for the next NBA season, potentially some of their last seasons. Why risk the extra minutes and mileage on themselves when there are great stars that could start it out and run a good part of the grind, and they could just come out when needed? Also, I think bringing in White to replace Kawhi is an awkward mistake, to be honest. Nothing against White, he's a great player, but USA already had plenty of great guards. They needed another strong big in my opinion 🤷
Even though we may disagree, I fully believe any and all of our opinions should get a look, cause truthfully, LeBron the only one that looks like he’s playing cause he really cares.
Ant said that during their run in the FIBA World Cup, not now during the Olympics. Back then, they really didn’t have a Kobe in their roster for the world cup. But now, they have Bron, Steph, and KD.
If you really think about our team is a bunch of guys that make over 25 million dollars a year…. Do you think anyone of these guys are giving 100% on defense?!?!?! I don’t think so!!!!
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You’re just talking to talk man, of course his age is high to be considered an elite player in any sport BUT LOOK AT WHAT HE IS DOING RIGHT NOW. CARRYING ORHER ELITE YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYERS. WAKE UP. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
@@DreDaDon16you kids are so funny. They’ve made a conscious effort to make Lebron the focal point of the team. Lebron doesn’t play any defense, if he’s your reason for them winning, he’s also the reason they choked a 40 point lead. He’s the reason the team only wins by 1. This team would be much better if bron wasn’t on the team.
i agree w/ u but the snubbed him 4 white cuz they needed role playes. u js cant have a team with everyone being supersdstars, theyll all fight eacther for teh ball. thats why jb aint on the team jbs way betetr tyhan white but they js needed role players yk what im sayinn
@@freshfufufr Russ was a role player back then for team USA, even Wade played as a role player too, They're pros, they can switch their game to fit the system.
Quick correction on Joel: he doesn't have "ties" to France & Cameroon. He was literally born and raised in Cameroon & lived there until moving to the US (so more than "ties"). He's never lived in France or anything, they just gave him citizenship (from what it seems like) basically because he's famous (from Wikipedia, "Embiid was granted citizenship by France as 'a foreigner [...] whose naturalization is of exceptional interest'"). And he got his French citizenship like 2 months before he got it from US (the place he's lived for the last 10+ years).
KD took over last Olympics so we know what they are missing a midrange game. This is not the NBA it's fundamental basketball. We have the man with the most turnovers in NBA leading the offense at 39 years old hilarious.
The 1992 Olympic team literally only played against 6 other NBA players during their run…in 2024 every single team has multiple NBA stars…can we please use a little bit of common sense or am I asking too much😂
They’re playing all-star basketball, same ASG shenanigans, where they don’t take things seriously until the 4th quarter. They need to get back to team basketball and defensive toughness and that starts w/ the coaching staff.
Another comparison to make, is that the talent level in 1992 isn’t the same as it is now worldwide. You have players from other countries who weren’t equally developed in ‘92 to those players today. The comparisons do need to stop, because the comparisons are not equivalent.
Being a sports commentator, why are you not looking into the teams that are going against your beloved avengers before the game, not after they shock you?
The best thing to fix team USA’s mentality would be to change the format of the ALL Star game to USA vs World. The international team would be formidable and a yearly reminder of what team USA is up against. It would become a matter of pride for both sides and they’d stop treating it as an exhibition.
The world is catching up because the style of sissy ball the us plays these days. People have been saying forever it’s killing our skills gap but we still keep this offensive league where defense is stifled. So other counties continue to catch up fast
True about the dream team's margin of victories, but people fail to mention that basketball wasn't global back then and wasn't those countries' number one or two sport.
Just cause players in a team don't play in the NBA, doesn't mean they aren't playing at the same level of basketball elsewhere. The sport has really grown outside the USA over the recent decades and it's naive to think that the best players in the NBA automatically form the best team in the world.
The OG dream team never had to even play defense.. they’d beat teams by 50 cuz they couldn’t even score 💀 they’d litterally have the other team taking photos of them as fans mid game
I hate how much emphasis everyone is putting on these EXHIBITION games. If anything, USA is going at about 80%, not fully trying. These other teams are putting in 110% effort to hopefully take down USA basketball... and USA is still coming out on top. Steve Kerr couldn't decide a lineup. KD had been injured for every exhibition game. I could go on. Lets take a deep breath here. This isn't as bad as people are making it out to be
I'm not surprised by any of this. Joel should not be starting because he never hustles on defense and the paint is wide open and the Olympics are talented individuals globally and I hate so many people are commenting on this team's age because regardless Nobody is coming expecting to lose. Steve Kerr should not be coaching either. He is probably one of the most overrated coaches ever IMO. I do however believe they'll come home with the gold medal 🥇
also to be said that in 1992 was the first time in the olympics that USA was allowed to have NBA players on the squad, yet before 1992 were dominant aswell with university players. It feels like the american media overstimates the team just based on names and forget that europeans play FIBA rules constantly so its easier for them to adjust to the regulations. To add people tend to forget that the rest of the world teams are used to play with each other in the same team and are willing to play for the coach system without egos
Also, the Joel Embiid hate in France is pretty justified. Embiid wrote a letter to the French President asking for his French passport and at the very least insinuating that he would be playing for France in the Olympics. He then changed his mind and decided to play for the USA. In terms of optics, it looks a lot like he jumped onto the bandwagon with what looked like the 'best team' or 'best chance to win a gold medal' and to some French fans it looked like he went back on his promise to represent France.
I think the problem is age over talent, the problem with the US team is almost reflected in our politics. Too many old people, no athleticism, no real dominance. Our USA basketball team is filled with survivors, not players
In 10 years when we learn that Bron filmed this entire Olympics for his “Last Dance” , I think we’ll understand why the 40 year old lebron has to be the savior to get this superstar team the gold.
USA ain’t losing to no one. The competition around the world is bigger now that’s all
...AND. the NBA players have become lazy.
@@guinness718who has the record for most 3s. Who has the record for most points. Who just won a championship. GO look at KD and ANT USA training videos. I swear y’all hating to hate. EVOLUTION OF THE GAME IS BETTER. tell me you gonna use 96’ flip phone or a 24’ IPhone 15. EVOLUTION OF THE BETTERMENT. AS TIME GOES SKILL RISES STFU IF YOU DONT KNOW SHIT
That's 💯unfair to compare the 92 competition teams vs. todays talent.
@@guinness718or cocky... they play like this is the Allstars gane😅😅😅
french people don't care that embiid is playing for the US, he lives there he can play for them it's fine. The reason they're mad is he literally begged the french president for a passport, promising that he would come play for france once he got a passport, and as soon as he got it, ghosted the french team and chose to go play for US.
😎🇺🇸🤙
Don’t blame him Genius, anybody would’ve done it. If you can trick the government in getting free citizenship in a country you would do it.
I wanna have dual citizenship as well 🤷🏾♂️
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@@Detroit_is_kingespecially true considering what France did and continue to do in Africa
Joel Embid trying to work the refs for fouls is his bread-n-butter. Unfortunately, it doesn't work anywhere outside the NBA.
Preach
Are u even watching the games 😂😂😂
Out of everything thats going on that is all you people are focused on when he hasnt even usually been getting the ball to begin with. You people need to find a different hobby.
Works for LeBronze
Outside the NBA Regular season.
This not aging well.
"We don't have a Kobe" 😂 is Legendary
They have a LeBron, which is a superior weapon
@@almightyyeezydab5149LeBron doesn’t play shooting guard. Were you even paying attention to the video?
He said that during Fiba not Olympics, Lebron was not there. and they are different positions lol
@@a_hernandez he gotta be trolling
@@a_hernandez clearly
1 day and this video already aged like milk. BTW you still owe the Punt God a REAL apology
Honestly let’s not overreact let’s wait for the first few actual games😂
You know how this goes. Freaking out now and when they start winning everyone will say “omg best team ever”
It’s not an overreaction, it’s the eye test. They might blowout the first couple of teams but let’s see how they do in the knockout rounds
@@johnnyf3894 exactly
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The problem with that is as you pointed out, these are the ACTUAL GAMES. Team USA barely won exhibition matches against scrub ass teams. Spain is going to SHRED them
Without Jrue, I don't know what will hapen with team USA.
Facts. Even with everybody saying he’s underrated I think he’s still underrated. The coaches know though. He gets enough minutes I think… he will always play in late game situations, and he does everything off the stat sheet.
Nobody plays their hardest in practice games, NBA players have become so lazy. They only play when it really matters. When the Olympics officially start their basketball games, the USA is gonna win every game because that’s the only time the players care about playing hard is when people are watching and it’s for a trophy or a playoff or something like that. Play is getting the most money ever have turned into the laziest players ever, nobody wants to play defense anymore.
They’re more focused on avoiding injury than anything else
half the players are on the later end of their careers, why would they risk injuries for feeler matches (games that don’t count)? If they hurt themselves not only do they miss out on being able to represent their country, but they also have to sit out NBA games. Be logical
Plus they still getting chemistry with each other
@@CasanovaPocketsthey play defense just offense is way better than befor 😂😂😂
We hear this every 4yrs. At the end of the day, you can't just throw talented players together and expect them to play at even 90% efficiency when looking at a global level. They NEED 3months of weekly practice, scrimmages against a viable "B Team" practice squad in order to get their sh1t together.
Following that, if "Team" USA wants any sorta consistency, then they should follow through into FIBA. As it stands, this isn't a TEAM, it's a fkn pickup game on a global market.
@@JKLauderdale when it’s a Lebron led team, yes you need more time. If it was kobe or mj led team, no.
We are so hypercritical about NBA players playing in the FIBA W.C. and during the Olympics… Meanwhile every player that has played over seas has laughed at how easy it is to get fouls in the NBA in comparison to FIBA… This is why Team USA fails to be dominant!
@@gdesouza6264We’re the 4x reigning gold medalists (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) uh stop reaching
NBA isn’t basketball anymore. It’s a pickup game
@@pleasedonttemptme5963dude we just placed 4th last year with 3 mvp candidates and players who made deep playoff runs. Lebrons has gotten bronze twice. It’s embarrassing. Talk about all this “super talent” we have but we get smacked by chubby euros who can’t jump an inch off the ground
@@Jim_BagThat’s FIBA (Not the Olympics) & we sent our C team please stop joking. Try ‘reading’ cause I am still right, we are current world champions of the Olympics (Won gold 4 consecutive times currently)
Um no casual lol LeBron has gotten bronze ‘once’ (2004). He won gold in 2008 & 2012. He’s going for his 3rd gold medal..
The USA went 5-0 in Exhibition & blewout both Canada & Serbia (Easily the 2nd & 3rd best teams behind us). Stop reaching, Team USA hasn’t even had Durant 🥱 (All time leading Olympic scorer)
@@pleasedonttemptme5963u wonder who was on the team in 2008 Kobe. U wonder who locked up lebron in a scrimmage game Kobe. U wonder who literally refused to guard Kobe in that scrimmage game LEBUM James. Kobe is the second greatest of all time everyone knows it.
I have said it months ago, The current roster are filled with aging stars, chokers, injury prone, and role players. Lebron 39, Steph 36, KD 35. D book, Joel, Tatum all disappears in big moments. AD, Kawhi injury prone which kawhi already pulled out. The rest are just role players. You look at 1992, 1996 roster, all are LEGEND in their prime. 2008, 2012 have a lot of legends in their prime, with a few pieces to fit. I mean..... beating teams by single digit this year does not scream domination to me. the 1992 team??? Oh they just beat every single team by at least 40, thats all. How can this years team compare to the team mentioned? If Lebron, Steph, KD all minus 10 years in age, then yes, this is a crazy team. The US team will still win because of the depth, but its not one of the top ever assembled team in US basketball.
We ain’t even seen a real game yet & you not even American fr
@@DevsGospel I'm saying from a basketball fan point of view, it has nothing to do with being American or not. It's not a real game yet. But so far what I've seen ain't impressive at all. And I'm frustrated at people saying this is best ever assembled team when it's clearly not. I don't even need to look at real game. On paper alone they are already not the best ever
@@uasakuraMan be quiet 🙄 Worry about your own country...and stop hating on ours.
I think you just listed guys with a combined 7 Finals MVPs as disappearing in big moments.
Lebron is playing fine doesn’t matter weather he’s 40 or 20
This team has as much chemistry as oil and water.
Let’s forget about 1992 Dream Team…. Basketball wasn’t even that big 30 years ago!!!! There are a lot more kids all over the world playing basketball nowadays!!! The world has caught up a bit!!! But we still should win every game!!
The rest of us he world is playing more basketball today than in 92. That’s about it. If teams were so “talented” USA wouldn’t be winning the gold at all. I’ve never seen people criticize a team so much during a friendly or warmup games
Y’all are so dumb 😂 it’s not even funny
Why is everyone giving Team USA a pass? They aren't playing well. The effort isn't there; they lack confidence and aren't playing Defense. Joel is hamstringing this team from a run-and-gun type offense.
Team USA has ‘won’ every game. Let’s not be prisoners of something that’s not even there in the first place
Thank you!!! Its like these bloggers are intentionally bad mouthing them. I wonder is it because most if nit all are black
@@thetruedoctrineofchristnet7473I’m black. It’s not about race (A lot of nations have black players on their teams). It’s because Team USA is held to a different standard because of the talent we have, compared to our competition.
KD (In my opinion our best player on Team USA) has not played yet, and we still won all 5 Exhibition games without him. You’d figure they would talk more about this though seeing as he’s playing tomorrow it seems
The only people that think this team could come anywhere close to the 1992 Dream Team clearly didn’t see the 1992 Dream Team. Nor do they realize what a cultural juggernaut that squad was not only in the US but around the world.
I've got no skin in this game, but to play team USA is the game of their life for the opposition. It's just another Wednesday for Team USA. The energy level will be different once the Olympics begins.
NBA players don’t play defense anymore. The Dream Team played 90’s NBA defense against inferior talent. The NBA is watered down and this shows that any semi professional can play in the league nowadays.
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@@mogissendanner4648 Lebron led teams dont play defense anymore.
crazy, instead of giving props and credit to the other countries, most of yall are blaming the team for a questionable competence while still having the arrogance and dismissive attitude in the back of yall minds towards the other team. the fact that mfs betting a 40 pts blowout against South Sudan shows how much yall been so bent inwardly and further proves what Noah Lyles stated back then. It's not just the organizations, but really it's down to each and every individual. whacc ahh pot
Because we're USA in this case. Why would you credit the other country? Not saying you can't appreciate how they're playing, but the focus on USA doing well to represent USA.
exactly!! We Americans...why would we want other countries to win?@@HowNotToPlay32
There’s like three teams with multiple non-rotation NBA players it’s Canada, Germany and France that’s it. It’s the simple fact that the NBA is the most popular form of basketball and they have four MVPs and every person on that team has been all NBA or all defense.
Noah Lyles is an idiot. Team USA won the last 4 Olympic gold medals in basketball. So his World Champions rant held no weight. Just a Knucklehead athlete being a knucklehead.
I agree with you… people here live in a bubble.. there is plenty of good competition out there.
Facts: last 5 NBA MVP 🇷🇸🇬🇷 these are ballers
You forgot to mention that 1992 dream team played against only 9 NBA players on their opposing teams. No wonder they were dominating other countries.
Girl shut up
Plus these are like practice games anyway wait until we get to Paris
@@mumenraidaa Exactly
@@pleasedonttemptme5963😂😂😂 Bro team USA in 2024 are playing plumbers and pizza delivery drivers and are struggling!! Don’t tell me that guys that play in the G league, or have been career journeymen are able to make the “bigger, faster, more skilled athletes” look pedestrian in 2024😂😂😂 Bro stop it!!! The truth is that the NBA is not real BASKETBALL anymore. They are having to actually play defense. They are getting called for fouls and traveling. The lack off defensive effort in the NBA is being exposed on the world stage😂😂😂 we legit have the avengers playing against Mario, Luigi and toadstool, and people are making excuses because Luigi played for 6 different NBA teams in his 4 year career 3 years ago😂😂😂😂 STOP IT😂😂😂😂
@@Pitty_Da_Fool NBA plays higher levels of defense than they ever have. Offense is just a lot better nowadays.
Defense in the early-90s was so much easier to do.
Joel is hated because he hinted at playing for France, he even sent a letter to the french president asking him.
once they got him the passport he changed his mind. He only wanted dual passport. And Cameroon team wanted him to pay to play for his country.
He didn't hinted, he begged for a nationality to play for France. Between Cameroon and France that man has no loyalty, good luck with him in the team USA, he is a double agent with out wanting him, best thing USA can do is bench him.
Backstabbed Cameroon by asking the French for a French citizenship to play with France, and then backstabbed France after getting his citizenship to play with an easy team in USA. That's honestly impressive, all that just to choke in that "easy team"
I don't get it. Who cares if he has French citizenship or not? Did he gain something that I'm not seeing?
He's also an asshole
@@NandolfBlockbuster preach
Lebron saved them? Without Kobe he is LeBronze
???
Goofy insecure lil boy
Those highlights look like Team USA is treating it like the NBA All Star Game
Let's be realistic for a second. The world is LIGHTYEARS better than they were in 92. Can we pump the breaks on the world isn't any good?
That’s not true. The US was dominated in the Olympics until the 92 Dream team. They won by an average of 30 points.
@jelayemoore2669 Do you honestly think the world has not gotten better since then? How many international players are there in the NBA from back then until now?
@@jelayemoore2669he means in general alot of players are way better than 92’ and its true its not like back then there are so much good players now yall crazy if yall think this is supposed to be a cake walk anymore there are over 60+ players in the nba playing at this tournament
Agreed. But South Sudan is not that much better than the best teams in 92
Dude they’ve been winning their games. It doesn’t matter how they get gold, just bring gold home - that’s it.
If team usa doesnt learn to stop underestimating teams we’re gna lose
This is completely disingenuous...They went down while Lebron was on floor and came all the way back and went up 8 when Lebron was on the bench...Lebron comes back in and all of a sudden they are down again.....
Goofy ass lil boy
The NBA style of basketball is entertainment ball and the rest of the world plays as a unit because most of them are great players but not superstars so they are comfortable playing a role and they fit better as a team. TEAM USA😊 is just surviving on overall talent. And with Kerr as coach they better not have a South Sudan game against a better team or they getting embarrassed.
South Sudan scoring 100 points on this USA team is embarrassing. If they care this much they should have just stayed home
Team USA and fans do not realize that playing all your nba big name offensive players who most do not try on defense is not a recipe for winning basketball! You need guys like Derrick white playing big minutes, and Bam! Scoring is not our problem! It’s not rocket science!
Derrick white is not helping nobody win.
@@DW-zd7sc this didnt age well
They aren’t really trying in these exhibition games if you watch the whole thing..
Did the Olympics lose Aura ? 💔 it used to be cinema and world stopping
Nothings been the same since the pandemic
@@DannyDoGoodFAXXXXXXX feels off your right
@@DannyDoGood2019 was the last good year
Please shut up 😂
When the NBA starts prioritizing defense, in the future TeamUSA can start winning by larger margins. They have players who play next to no defense thinking they're superstars. The entire world is witnessing them be exposed. Absolute embarrassment. Kobe told the league the world was coming, NBA didn't listen.
I think it boils down to other countries wanting it more than Team USA does.
Team USA went 5-0 while playing their worst basketball against teams playing their best. Now the games matter and Team USA can most certainly go undefeated.
Barely beating South Sudan, a country engulfed in war for 20 years, just shows the real "talent" of the current and last decade NBA. The Dream Team would have cruised to 30 pts win easy.
Why are we so critical. They won every game that dosent count and they played like the all star game. The other teams were playing their hardest
Lmao USA is also playing all out are you dumb
NBA being exposed for letting defense disappear in recent years.
I'm not worried. It may sound bad, but team USA aren't really challenged. When they beat us in possessions, it's due to complacency not because they are better. Can we lose? Sure, but it's due to negligence and lack of focus.
It's funny LaQueen has never been the one who has taken the last shot and won. Until now in The Olympics, he looks like he's been doing this forever
2028 Olympics is going to be interesting. With KD, Steph, and Bron most likely retiring.
I agree
A lot of the incoming superstars are foreigners so I don't see USA getting better soon
Now watch Olympics 2028 be Lebron's retirement tour when it comes to Los Angeles and he can play the whole tournament while sleeping in his own bed.
It actually wouldn't shock me if he's still around in four years just with this on his mind as the cherry on top of his career.
Poor leadership by senior players. They don't call him LeBronze for nothing.
it’s because steve kerr is coaching, he sold the fiba team he sold the warriors and now he’s selling team usa
How he sell the warriors if he got 4 champs w dem
proof?
@@curry7836i’m talking about this season. look what he did with the line ups. i’m a warriors fan so i should know. late in games he was benching steph, for no logical reason, and he hasn’t been playing kuminga nearly enough, and there’s plenty more but i don’t feel like getting into that.
Yeah you are absolutely right, if this team loses it’s Steve Kerr’s fault. If they win it’s because of Lebron. 😂
This team is so stacked, there should be no reason for them not to dominate. 10 of players in this team are future Hall of Famers while other countries have at least 1 in their team. Last time i checked 10 > 1. This US team is like having a rocket launcher while your enemies are using bow and arrow. There should be no excuse at all.
But of course braindead people will say that they are old that’s why they lost.
No wonder Lyles said “World Champion of What?” They almost lost to an unknown South Sudan team😂😂😂
@@georgie5397 exactly
It's because Europe plays real basketball, the kind we used to play in the US, sad to see the state of basketball in this country
The world is nice now, the world sucked back in the day. Nowadays the best players in the league aren't American born, so obviously the USA isn't dominating
They weren’t nice enough to win against the USA in the last month so….
The fact that Kyrie isn’t on this team is criminal. But we all know why 👀
Team USA is all politics... the fact they chose Derek White over Jalen Brown to fill that open spot says it all! And I would argue the same is true on the women's side and that UCONN connection...
I disagree completely! Team USA has enough offensive players! They need more guys getting real minutes like Derrick white who play defense and make the hustle plays! That’s the problem everyone just thinks offense a star power wins! It doesn’t! Smh 🤦♂️
@@jasonv2323 Jaylen Brown IS a defensive player; he just happen to be a two-way player. Derrick White is still solid but honestly who's really taking him over JB?
@@spidersdiecast any Celtic fan on earth will tell you that d white is irreplaceable type of player! He does all the little things and makes all the hustle plays! You need guys like that on every team! Team USA included
@@jasonv2323 joined a discord with many celtics fans. I will tell u that u are wrong fr
@@ILoveFood654 my whole family Dad, brother, cousins, friends, are all from there, and huge Celtics fans, and I can tell you I am def not wrong!
This proves the nba is lacking in defense. So much that they cant even guard non nba talent w a team of superstars...
It would have been funny to say that a (former) half of a third world country defeated the US.
It’s a testament to how overrated everyone is, including Lebron based on the curve.
They went 5-0
@@RuddYHoodSports the bar is much higher than just winning games by single digits
I find it so funny how no matter what Lebron has no help. You can’t even argue that he doesn’t have help even though he has all these stars around him
he literally said it's Steve Kerr not the players fault. i find it funny how you can't watch a 10 minute video in full before criticizing it
@@biryataco8191 I never criticised it or denied that it’s poor coaching. Just said it’s funny how he never has help. Personally I’m a lebron Goat fan, but come on you gotta realise how the supposed super team has a 39yr old lebron with no help
@@dambrew4419if the super team doesn’t perform then thats not much help.
@@memcrew1 well I agree with you, it’s a weird to say: Steph, Ant, AD, KD, Jason Taytum, etc are no help
The Dream Team also played against nobodies though.
Mike falling off his twin killin
should be dominating? why? Basketball is a global game,team usa is not super human nor is the rest of the world sub human.The best team will win.The spirit of olymic competiton is to play with joy and represent your country not to dunk every possesion and pump your chest.
Starting five should be: Curry, Ant, Bron, Bam & AD.
I agree that defense and offense would get larger leeds from the start. ant as a point guard
@@robertvaldez2924 ant doesn’t play and has no experience as a point guard, so I’d go holiday, since he actually plays point guard and has much better defense than curry
I'm going:
1. Haliburton
2. Edwards
3. Tatum (only because they didn't think to bring in another forward after Kawhi's departure)
4. Adebayo
5. Davis (only cause the chemistry shared with Adebayo)
I know KD, Lebron, and Curry can all still ball, don't get me wrong. I just think having the option to and letting the young side of the super stars start while letting the aged super stars act as more of a relief and clutch/ender type situation would be the better approach.
A few things I note:
A big reason for the "aged super stars" coming off the bench, aside from being proven to be clutch, is that they are returning for the next NBA season, potentially some of their last seasons. Why risk the extra minutes and mileage on themselves when there are great stars that could start it out and run a good part of the grind, and they could just come out when needed?
Also, I think bringing in White to replace Kawhi is an awkward mistake, to be honest. Nothing against White, he's a great player, but USA already had plenty of great guards. They needed another strong big in my opinion 🤷
Even though we may disagree, I fully believe any and all of our opinions should get a look, cause truthfully, LeBron the only one that looks like he’s playing cause he really cares.
Ant said that during their run in the FIBA World Cup, not now during the Olympics. Back then, they really didn’t have a Kobe in their roster for the world cup. But now, they have Bron, Steph, and KD.
If you really think about our team is a bunch of guys that make over 25 million dollars a year…. Do you think anyone of these guys are giving 100% on defense?!?!?! I don’t think so!!!!
Why would I have my players go all out in friendly games?
They are playing hard, that’s the concern. They’ll be load managing during the season. Anthony Davis is playing like a maniac on defense.
Bam and ad?
this is what happens when you put together a group of guys who do not have the dog in them when it comes to competing. They are playing soft
Embid asked to play for France and then changed his mind. That’s a dirty thing to do. Judas behaviour
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yk, lebron getting a bit too old
Based on what criteria? You should tell that to all these young guys he's dominating 😂
@@commentingifiseewoodinavideo he the best player on the team bro
You’re just talking to talk man, of course his age is high to be considered an elite player in any sport BUT LOOK AT WHAT HE IS DOING RIGHT NOW. CARRYING ORHER ELITE YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYERS. WAKE UP. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
@@DreDaDon16you kids are so funny. They’ve made a conscious effort to make Lebron the focal point of the team. Lebron doesn’t play any defense, if he’s your reason for them winning, he’s also the reason they choked a 40 point lead. He’s the reason the team only wins by 1. This team would be much better if bron wasn’t on the team.
@@123JWheezy by the criteria that’s the focal point of the team and they can barely win.
LeBron and Curry were born 4 years apart in Akron, Ohio.
The JB snub is absolutely pathetic, idiotic, and bullsh1t. I'd rather have PG than White too, this will hunt team USA back in the Olympics
I doubt it. They’ll be fine
@@drew4 they better be, or the world will clown them, and I bet JB will be delighted to see them lose
i agree w/ u but the snubbed him 4 white cuz they needed role playes. u js cant have a team with everyone being supersdstars, theyll all fight eacther for teh ball. thats why jb aint on the team jbs way betetr tyhan white but they js needed role players yk what im sayinn
@@freshfufufr Russ was a role player back then for team USA, even Wade played as a role player too,
They're pros, they can switch their game to fit the system.
I agree Brunson was snubbed, not Jaylen Brown.
Them South Sudan guys used to playing in rougher conditions…. Some of these new American kids won’t even play ball if it’s not in a gym
stop comparing 1992 dream team, they were playing with plumbers and construction workers lets be real.
Yeah, coz 2024 USA are chokers, whinners, floppers, & podcasters. 1992 USA are Legends, Hardworkers, & Champions.
Quick correction on Joel: he doesn't have "ties" to France & Cameroon. He was literally born and raised in Cameroon & lived there until moving to the US (so more than "ties"). He's never lived in France or anything, they just gave him citizenship (from what it seems like) basically because he's famous (from Wikipedia, "Embiid was granted citizenship by France as 'a foreigner [...] whose naturalization is of exceptional interest'"). And he got his French citizenship like 2 months before he got it from US (the place he's lived for the last 10+ years).
1 view in 9 seconds bro fell off
This is the definition of sucking 🤦🏾♂️
😑😑😑
Stop. Just stop.
1 view in 9 seconds bro fell off
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
It’s a joke yall slow
KD took over last Olympics so we know what they are missing a midrange game. This is not the NBA it's fundamental basketball. We have the man with the most turnovers in NBA leading the offense at 39 years old hilarious.
Typical Lebron team, no defense. Pathetic.
Still on Jordan’s meat I see old man
@Ben-k4i😂😂😂 I was literally bout to say bron the reason we won games fool 😂😂😂
@Ben-k4i you’re just not smart enough to make 3-4 comments.
mans obsessed. You need help
@@aarunbrown967 so bron the reason the USA gave up a 40’point lead and bron also the reason they can only win by 1. Pathetic.
It is like we sent WWF wrestlers to the Olympics. The only thing they are good as is looking good for the show
The 1992 Olympic team literally only played against 6 other NBA players during their run…in 2024 every single team has multiple NBA stars…can we please use a little bit of common sense or am I asking too much😂
I laugh when I watch this 2024 team😂
Anthony Edwards & straight fool bro 🤣😭
i don't understand why JJ isn't already USA head coach.
They’re playing all-star basketball, same ASG shenanigans, where they don’t take things seriously until the 4th quarter. They need to get back to team basketball and defensive toughness and that starts w/ the coaching staff.
Everyone forgot that Thor from Sudan plays for the Charlotte hornets
Another comparison to make, is that the talent level in 1992 isn’t the same as it is now worldwide. You have players from other countries who weren’t equally developed in ‘92 to those players today. The comparisons do need to stop, because the comparisons are not equivalent.
Most super star players have bad defense.
This is what the NBA is now. Those other countries ain't that good. Lebron ain't either
Being a sports commentator, why are you not looking into the teams that are going against your beloved avengers before the game, not after they shock you?
The best thing to fix team USA’s mentality would be to change the format of the ALL Star game to USA vs World. The international team would be formidable and a yearly reminder of what team USA is up against. It would become a matter of pride for both sides and they’d stop treating it as an exhibition.
They beat Serbia this already didn’t age well by double digits. This didn’t age well. KD lit the ass up.
USA didn’t even win the World Cup of basketball
The world is catching up because the style of sissy ball the us plays these days. People have been saying forever it’s killing our skills gap but we still keep this offensive league where defense is stifled. So other counties continue to catch up fast
True about the dream team's margin of victories, but people fail to mention that basketball wasn't global back then and wasn't those countries' number one or two sport.
Just cause players in a team don't play in the NBA, doesn't mean they aren't playing at the same level of basketball elsewhere. The sport has really grown outside the USA over the recent decades and it's naive to think that the best players in the NBA automatically form the best team in the world.
The OG dream team never had to even play defense.. they’d beat teams by 50 cuz they couldn’t even score 💀 they’d litterally have the other team taking photos of them as fans mid game
I hate how much emphasis everyone is putting on these EXHIBITION games. If anything, USA is going at about 80%, not fully trying. These other teams are putting in 110% effort to hopefully take down USA basketball... and USA is still coming out on top. Steve Kerr couldn't decide a lineup. KD had been injured for every exhibition game. I could go on. Lets take a deep breath here. This isn't as bad as people are making it out to be
I'm not surprised by any of this. Joel should not be starting because he never hustles on defense and the paint is wide open and the Olympics are talented individuals globally and I hate so many people are commenting on this team's age because regardless Nobody is coming expecting to lose.
Steve Kerr should not be coaching either. He is probably one of the most overrated coaches ever IMO. I do however believe they'll come home with the gold medal 🥇
also to be said that in 1992 was the first time in the olympics that USA was allowed to have NBA players on the squad, yet before 1992 were dominant aswell with university players. It feels like the american media overstimates the team just based on names and forget that europeans play FIBA rules constantly so its easier for them to adjust to the regulations. To add people tend to forget that the rest of the world teams are used to play with each other in the same team and are willing to play for the coach system without egos
Also, the Joel Embiid hate in France is pretty justified. Embiid wrote a letter to the French President asking for his French passport and at the very least insinuating that he would be playing for France in the Olympics. He then changed his mind and decided to play for the USA. In terms of optics, it looks a lot like he jumped onto the bandwagon with what looked like the 'best team' or 'best chance to win a gold medal' and to some French fans it looked like he went back on his promise to represent France.
In fairness when the last time defenders can be defender on the NBA. There’s also a point where endurance can make up for lack of skills
Basketball in the NBA is basically Barbies Playhouse, basketball games overseas are a war
The dream team would sweep them in a seven game series
France: here’s your citizenship, Embiid
Embiid: you need to get better as a country
To be clear, if ANY team has enormous talent but are not playing well than it is almost ALWAYS the coaches fault.
Honestly shoulda put Westbrook on the team, the heart in him alone would boost the team
I think the problem is age over talent, the problem with the US team is almost reflected in our politics. Too many old people, no athleticism, no real dominance. Our USA basketball team is filled with survivors, not players
Every Warriors fan remembering two years of horrible decisions at that 09:12 press conference with Kerr
the disrespect on south sudan is crazy. if u didn't know 'em, that's your problem
In 10 years when we learn that Bron filmed this entire Olympics for his “Last Dance” , I think we’ll understand why the 40 year old lebron has to be the savior to get this superstar team the gold.
This USA team is the Phoenix Suns of FIBA XD