@@incognito13567bro you’re so ignorant we just throw random players together no team chemistry just the most famous players put together doesn’t make a team if we sent the Celtics or Denver or any top 10 nba team it wouldn’t be close we are like 44-4 we are the world champs even with randoms
@@BoBoInnovation lmao and we are still 44-4 and y’all still suck theirs only a couple good players from different countries and some don’t even wanna play for them they pick the us look at Joel lmao they didn’t almost loose shit if that’s almost loosing then I almost bench 300 pounds 😂 we literally stick in random lineups because they are are biggest stars we don’t even try putting a good team together we just get a stack one
@@Jordanne-ox1pb yh frl fiba basketball is diferent than nba the reason why some fiba players struggle in nba and some nba players dont play good in fiba its because its different
Except for thee USA it does since we’ve won gold every year expect 04 and in 04 we still got a medal just not gold and this year we’re gonna win gold again but you lot will still make this same sorry “talent isn’t everything” argument in the next Olympics and the next and the next Intill the US finally doesn’t win gold and then you’ll say “see I was right talent isn’t everything “
I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place.
In speaking about team USA preparation. At the 8:00 mark the narrator states the Dream Team had 1 pre Olympic match (agaist France) and they seemed to figure it all out. WRONG.. The Dream Team had a long scrimmage against the Select Team, THEN went on to play like 8 games in the Tournament of the Americas's. Then played that game against France. That team was together for close to a month before the Olympics.
This Hardwood dude seems to know surprisingly little about basketball, and isn't capable of googling stuff either. Also in my humble opinion, I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side, this year's Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place. They just beat Serbia by almost 30pts.
This team is still just going purely on talent...if we have a very off night like against Serbia, we're done...there's barely any teamwork. You can really feel how there's no chemistry. Sure they're getting nice passes, but that's pure talent.
I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place.
these are exhibition matches, its not like josh giddey, jokic, or wemby have been playing with their national teams for the past half year either. steve kerr is throwing out every lineup he can to see who plays the best next to eachother. dont overreact to a literal exhibition match lol
I think the role of FIBA rules/mesurements is actually quite important in those matches. Less space for individual flairs, more-team oriented, and just the direct adjustments against the daily habits.
I'm so curious how the Serbia game is going to go, because they're super super formidable. And Jokic was doing great against France. Tbh, I enjoyed France/Serbia more than the USA games. Ant absolutely needs to pass the ball more.
people look at me crazy when I say I'm putting Book ahead of him, because Ant's game (great though) isn't going as well as Book's with the rest of the guys
Yeah we were up by 20 almost a whole game. Australia was playing like if it's the final for like a championship.. usa simply held back at the end not gonna lie we couldnt stop giddy.
No excuses man. Not even a million Australians play basketball. USA 30 million. Basketball is like Australia 5th or 6th favorite sport. More people play basketball in the USA than the whole population of Australia. No excuses. USA wanted to win and they did.
@@ChrisLawnBasketball might be 4th or 5th sport in OZ but it is still very popular here in Australia. Yes they have much smaller population but Australia is always one of the strongest team in basketball. A regular semi finals in both world cup and Olympics.
I agree if you watched the game USA was just cruising, no worries. No need to play that hard yet, but give them credit both teams played well just one team didn't have to go all in 😅
@@ChrisLawn I get your point, but it's kind of invalid, all the other countries have a smaller population and less basketball players than the US as well. In all the European countries the best athletes become football players(soccer). Plus Australia is not one of the weak Basketball nations anyways. This years Team USA will beat anybody else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
saying Australia has not where near the talent as teams like serbia , france etc is crazy. Australia has had the same core team for a few years now and most of their nba players have also experienced FIBA basketball.
They may have continuity but they have role players. Team France has the NBA’s prodigy and DPOY. Serbia has the NNA reigning NBA. It’s not to take away from Australia, but there’s definitely a clear drop off at least in star power
Yes, thank you and this. I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. They just beat Serbia by almost 30pts.
Yes, thank you and this. I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place. They just beat Serbia by almost 30pts.
Team USA almost lost because Steve Kerr plays a 4-guard lineup with a 6'8 Center in the 4th quarter. When the games get serious, I expect Ant Jrue Tatum AD and Bam to play significant minutes since that is their best starting lineup on both sides of the ball.
No, they didn’t, they played horribly and still won by multiple possessions. Meaning they just have to play semi competent to be better. Not to mention they will only learn from their mistakes
Very :) nah the video is just covering the game. We will be covering every single game of the Olympic cycle for Team USA since we only get this once every 4 years
@@hardwood_ytthis over hyped thumbnail or titles help in the algorithm I clicked because of this If it was the good and bad of match vs Australia no one would click
Australia is less talent than france serbia Germany canada ?? Lets see in the Olympic Games. Australia is the tough team and is a regular semi final in both world cup and Olympics. Germany can only beat Australia by 3 points in the last world cup. Dont judge by the stars only.
Your videos are great! I'm so happy I discovered you and to see you analyze Team USA and international basketball. I'm so eager to get to the Olympics and see how all we other teams try to dethrone you (I hope it happens tbh and I think a few teams can have a shot). I think it could be cool if you talk or analyze some, if not all, other teams considering there are only 12. And also I'm curious to know what are your group standing predictions and medals, it could be an interesting video to hear your thoughs on other teams!
Joel Embiid should not be starting. He looked terrible. I'm usually an Anthony Davis hater because I feel he could be even better than he is... But I think he just looks and fits better with this team.
The question is: Can a good international team that works really well together with an elite player or two beat a squad of elite U.S. players who haven't developed as a team? Not sure it's an easy answer. The international leagues have become really good, with a play style totally different from the NBA. If team USA has any sort of ego issues (which it might) they could easily lose a few games. They need to tighten up, take the games seriously and work together. I personally think the different squads are weird. It's sort of bowing to big egos. Pick the starters based on skills, bench the rest and let the starters gel by playing whole games together.
Fiba basketball is a different ball game. Australia beats USA before twice in warm up games 2018 and 2020 (b4 Tokyo Olympics). They are a tough team to beat.
I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place.
I don't think Team USA will win gold. France, Serbia may each be better teams. Those teams move better. Playing iso is too ingrained in American style of play.
Ngl the starters played bad because of Ant playing iso ball I think he’d be way better off the bench and they should let Curry, Book, Lebron, AD and Tatum start
Team USA knew they had it in the bag and let off the gas, this works against teams like Australia or Germany but when we play France, Canada, Serbia we will need to play until the end.
They are most likely not going to win. A lot of these international teams do what most NBA teams refuse to do - create advantages with ball and player movement. It has become so common to use talent to create advantages but it is super inefficient. They could still brute force their way but it's going to be harder than it needs to be.
cant brute force your way through with talent when you have so many games to play. players are going to get tired and theyre going to miss and they have no defense. With no back up plan, theyre going to lose easily,
theres a reason why australia is world number 5 so when you said aus isnt better than xx country.. YOU ARE WRONG they have always floated in the top 4-10 world ranking
NBA has seriously dropped the ball on the most important thing which is basketball. They're very good at making deals but basketball isn't the top priority anymore. Even if you have the best talent, if you cheat the game, the nature of competition punishes you sooner or later.
@@soloistdeve I hope not. I hope the tournament will be as competitive as the exhibition games. It is much more entertaining if you don't know who's going to win. Germany-Japan today was very boring. I hope USA-Serbia will be more exciting.
Team USA always looks a little lackadaisical in these international competitions. Players are just way more concerned about winning the NBA championship whereas for other countries the Olympics is the pinnacle.
It really feels like the two players who are looked at as the new players who will take on the mantle for team usa are just already the best players out there. That being ant, bam, Tatum and Hali
For a backup center role he had a solid season, take a look at his plus minus. Very bad would be getting pushed out of the rotation, when it was actually the opposite.
How did Team USA almost lose? Simple. Lack of preparation. The turnovers, inability to break Australia's full court press, and missed defensive rotations could all be put down to the last-minute preparation of team USA. The team is underdone.
Ant doesn't pass the ball enough, Curry had an off shooting night as his FG's were all 3 point attempts, Joel Embidd might look good here but he was not getting the boards that often like AD. But honestly i think the main issue was U.S.A underestimated Australia and let their foot of the gas in the final quarter which gave a chance to Australia which they took with both hands. Lesson: Don't take any game lightly, most teams have NBA players as well.
Why are you comparing them to previous USA teams, other countries all have greatly improved over the past years. The older olympic teams were facing much lesser talent
Embid needs to be pulled from the starting line, he trying too hard to force fouls and then playing too rough himself. Kerr needs to call Kidd for advice on how to shut down Giddey. USA’s defense in the paint is too weak.
Australia showcased their exceptional capabilities with NBA players putting a show. ANT was still performing brilliantly but team USA could not have let Australia to curb the lead in the fourth quarter.
Honestly to me the game wasn’t close. If you just look at the box score than you would think so, but Australia was coming back from a huge deficit and got the score close at the end.
Team USA doesn’t have the same dominance as it has had in 92, 96, 2000. Because the game has changed sooooo much in the last 25 years. On a bad shooting night…team USA could lose.
A team full of racists and poor sports, and all professionals. What happened to the Olympics being about amateur players? First time I'm EVER rooting for the US to lose.
They are out coached. Joel looks so bad he can't jump, LeBron defense needs to improve. They look lazy and out of shape. I think they should have had tryouts to get some young legs involved, defensely, they are struggling at the powerful and center
I think they should have let Jeff Van Gundy be the National Team coach. He knows the international game, and was coaching the teams during FIBA qualifying for many years. And, there's NO WAY they should have allowed 68 points in the paint. Disgraceful.
Y do u all act like the US is the only place on the planet that guys can play basketball?? U think because US makes millions of dollars they are the only ones can play???
I feel like you're showing your NBA tunnel vision here - You don't watch international basketball prior to now and its sort of showing here. You're using NBA players (with NBA rules) as your metric to determine which team is good - Australia is ranked 5th in the world and is successful nearly every international tournament. Yes they don't have the firepower and stardom that USA or Canada (as of recently) has. But them like many Top 10 international teams (Argentina, Lithuania etc) who lack "NBA" talent are much more well versed in playing together internationally under FIBA rules not just throwing together a all star squad for firepower. Players are completely different for a national team - different roles, minutes etc take Patty Mills perfect example. There is nothing surprising about an all star USA team marginally beating the 5th ranked team in the world..
100% I have NBA tunnel vision! I am an NBA creator covering these Olympics from that perspective. But I’m also not pretending I know the EuroLeague guys or others as well. As I learn more about them I’ll absolutely do my part to platform these guys.
They took their foot off the gas, clearly. But all of the teams have good players on the NBA level, or close to it. They can't do this as a habit, or they'll get surprised. Landale dominating like he did was alarming. Embiid looked like he was asleep out there. Davis should start.
@@donaldpriola1807 I know you aren’t saying it here, but when others use “taking their foot off the gas” as an excuse, it’s frustrating because they should want to dominate. It’s been 12 years since we’ve assembled a full strength squad (minus Kawhi) I want to see them have a killer instinct in every single game. Including these exhibitions. Agree with everything you said
@@hardwood_yt Agreed. I think these guys can get complacent, and just get bored. The other teams won't stand for it, and they could pay for that. I think the U.S. should dominate for the entire course of the game, and send a message. Not sure modern players want to do that, though.
I think your right if you wanna be the best then u gotta be the best u can be .....in rugby Australia would never go easy on USA or football or anything . Being critical of your team is a good thing as you regard them to be the best or you would like to believe as it helps them to develop into a better functioning team in the long run .I thought Americans would Remember from past olympics?
The fact that Lebron James at 40 years old is STILL doing his little "look at me, im throwing chalk" routine ....and on the international stage no less.... ....truly pathetic
Watching the game, I'm confused why Kerr started the second unit during the second half. I'm also not sure why he didn't call timeouts during both the runs in the third and fourth. Coach let them keep messing up and almost looked purposeful. It messes up the rhythm and definitely saw it with all the turnovers. It was like the coach was trying to put them in the worst possible scenario and still didn't call time out.
This creator acts like the rest of the world has not gotten any better in basketball. He’s basically asking, why isn’t the USA beating everybody by 70 points? 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I’ve actually said otherwise in other videos. Doesn’t mean Team USA shouldn’t have a certain standard for this specific Olympics. It’s been a longtime that we’ve had a fully stacked roster
lol, it will be disaster 🤣 1. no real PG (Steph is not PG) 2. LeBum on PG is as useless as in Lakers just because he's ball hog, he does not create shooting positions, because he does not move UNTIL it seems like an easy buldozer bucket for him 3. last FIBA World Championship showed the need of big centers in the paint fighting for rebounds. How many CENTERS this team has? Only AD doing his job, as usual. Embiid is useless for this, he cares only about his buckets and is injury prone. And does not matter how tall KD is, he is not center. 4. So far Ant and AD are caring, JRue is great defender, but not point maker, and Tatum is just average Tatum, .... who else is there doing anything? 5. changes needed: Jaylen Brown for Kawhi, one more big center doing his job and one true PG instead of LeBum
AD was a beast last game too (double double and 4 blocks), him and Ant are carrying right now.
He’s balling right now.
@@calebadamu AD is really a beast he’s just always hurt frfr .
AD Need to Start
No cap AD and Ant works well together on the floor
From watching this, it showed me team USA can lose to any of the top ranked teams if they have an off 3pt night.
It shows u that u are world champions of the United States ATM until the next basketball world championship :)))
@@incognito13567bro you’re so ignorant we just throw random players together no team chemistry just the most famous players put together doesn’t make a team if we sent the Celtics or Denver or any top 10 nba team it wouldn’t be close we are like 44-4 we are the world champs even with randoms
@@collateraldamage9837 Denver? When Jokic is playing for his own country, really? 😂😂 How about Mavs without Doncic?😅
@@incognito13567wtf are you saying
@@BoBoInnovation lmao and we are still 44-4 and y’all still suck theirs only a couple good players from different countries and some don’t even wanna play for them they pick the us look at Joel lmao they didn’t almost loose shit if that’s almost loosing then I almost bench 300 pounds 😂 we literally stick in random lineups because they are are biggest stars we don’t even try putting a good team together we just get a stack one
😂 you have to realize other countries got nba basketball players too
we already beat the team with the most nba players. canada.
@@gabds51okay? You do realize throwing nba talent doesn’t = wins you go be surprised just watch
@@Jordanne-ox1pb yh frl fiba basketball is diferent than nba the reason why some fiba players struggle in nba and some nba players dont play good in fiba its because its different
Made me realize Josh Giddey is actually good and people don't wanna pass him the ball in the NBA
@@NoCopyR4 Na he wasn't played as PG with okc last yr
Talent doesn’t always equal wins.
Talent = individual
Teamwork = wins
Except for thee USA it does since we’ve won gold every year expect 04 and in 04 we still got a medal just not gold and this year we’re gonna win gold again but you lot will still make this same sorry “talent isn’t everything” argument in the next Olympics and the next and the next Intill the US finally doesn’t win gold and then you’ll say “see I was right talent isn’t everything “
Talent but more importantly team cohesion wins games
But they won? 😅 so I guess it does?
I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place.
6:37 jock landale was literally on the rockets all season
This guy is a bit clueless with the aussie players
He plays for the Suns the year before. I admittedly messed that up. He was not good in Houston this year
@@hardwood_ythe’s was actually very good for Houston down the stretch of last season
@@hardwood_yt he was poor up til late January due to his injury, got a lot of hate before turning it around
Team USA has a big man issue
This narrative was last year
Not as long as they have AD
@@CitsVariants ... and still valid
no they dont.. they have a back cut issue
At least try to come up with something new if you're gonna make excuses.
In speaking about team USA preparation. At the 8:00 mark the narrator states the Dream Team had 1 pre Olympic match (agaist France) and they seemed to figure it all out.
WRONG.. The Dream Team had a long scrimmage against the Select Team, THEN went on to play like 8 games in the Tournament of the Americas's. Then played that game against France. That team was together for close to a month before the Olympics.
This Hardwood dude seems to know surprisingly little about basketball, and isn't capable of googling stuff either. Also in my humble opinion, I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side, this year's Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place. They just beat Serbia by almost 30pts.
This team is still just going purely on talent...if we have a very off night like against Serbia, we're done...there's barely any teamwork. You can really feel how there's no chemistry. Sure they're getting nice passes, but that's pure talent.
I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place.
Honestly man this team shouldn't need chemistry. These games should be and no pun intended a lay up.
Teamwork. They just throw players together. Should have sent the Celtics.
agree
these are exhibition matches, its not like josh giddey, jokic, or wemby have been playing with their national teams for the past half year either. steve kerr is throwing out every lineup he can to see who plays the best next to eachother. dont overreact to a literal exhibition match lol
They can’t send Boston they aren’t all American .
@@montevans7110just the centers aren't USA eligible put embiid instead of old Al H. I think they can be on the same Celtics level
The Celtics plus Chet and AD would be insane
I think the role of FIBA rules/mesurements is actually quite important in those matches. Less space for individual flairs, more-team oriented, and just the direct adjustments against the daily habits.
I'm so curious how the Serbia game is going to go, because they're super super formidable. And Jokic was doing great against France. Tbh, I enjoyed France/Serbia more than the USA games. Ant absolutely needs to pass the ball more.
people look at me crazy when I say I'm putting Book ahead of him, because Ant's game (great though) isn't going as well as Book's with the rest of the guys
if bogi's 3 is falling it will be a rly good game i think
Everyone in here pissing their pants over an exhibition lmfao
Yeah we were up by 20 almost a whole game. Australia was playing like if it's the final for like a championship.. usa simply held back at the end not gonna lie we couldnt stop giddy.
No excuses man. Not even a million Australians play basketball. USA 30 million. Basketball is like Australia 5th or 6th favorite sport. More people play basketball in the USA than the whole population of Australia. No excuses. USA wanted to win and they did.
@@ChrisLawnBasketball might be 4th or 5th sport in OZ but it is still very popular here in Australia. Yes they have much smaller population but Australia is always one of the strongest team in basketball. A regular semi finals in both world cup and Olympics.
I agree if you watched the game USA was just cruising, no worries. No need to play that hard yet, but give them credit both teams played well just one team didn't have to go all in 😅
@@ChrisLawn I get your point, but it's kind of invalid, all the other countries have a smaller population and less basketball players than the US as well. In all the European countries the best athletes become football players(soccer). Plus Australia is not one of the weak Basketball nations anyways. This years Team USA will beat anybody else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
I was yelling at Embiid the entire day bro couldn’t guard no one for his life had jock landale lookin like karl anthony towns when hes locked in
saying Australia has not where near the talent as teams like serbia , france etc is crazy. Australia has had the same core team for a few years now and most of their nba players have also experienced FIBA basketball.
They may have continuity but they have role players. Team France has the NBA’s prodigy and DPOY. Serbia has the NNA reigning NBA.
It’s not to take away from Australia, but there’s definitely a clear drop off at least in star power
@@hardwood_yt AU BBall = Moneyball
Yes, thank you and this. I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. They just beat Serbia by almost 30pts.
Yall dont know basketball. They went up by 20 twice in that game. It aint nothing to worry about.
Yes, thank you and this. I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place. They just beat Serbia by almost 30pts.
Josh Giddey almost sent us home lmao
It's a exhibition game . Usa is coasting
Gathered the avengers just to barely squeeze by an old Joe Ingles
Team USA almost lost because Steve Kerr plays a 4-guard lineup with a 6'8 Center in the 4th quarter. When the games get serious, I expect Ant Jrue Tatum AD and Bam to play significant minutes since that is their best starting lineup on both sides of the ball.
This year's Team USA would still beat everybody if their whole starting 5 got hurt. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
Australia would win hands down in a sidelines out of bounds showdown with that slob wizard in their lineup
The Aussies were only 4-18 from three 22%, their main three point shooters were 1-9.
crazy..... but also the best 3 point shooter in the history of ever went 1-6. it happenes.
They were up 20 the whole game and looked like they just took it easy in the 4th
The clown james really still throws that stupid powder in the air!?
No, they didn’t, they played horribly and still won by multiple possessions. Meaning they just have to play semi competent to be better. Not to mention they will only learn from their mistakes
True, this year's Team USA will still beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
How reactionary can basketball TH-camrs get lol
Very :) nah the video is just covering the game. We will be covering every single game of the Olympic cycle for Team USA since we only get this once every 4 years
@@hardwood_yt That’s valid
@@hardwood_ytthis over hyped thumbnail or titles help in the algorithm I clicked because of this
If it was the good and bad of match vs Australia no one would click
@@hardwood_ytnah y'all are even silent on 2020 Olympics and only yapping now for content
Australia is less talent than france serbia Germany canada ?? Lets see in the Olympic Games. Australia is the tough team and is a regular semi final in both world cup and Olympics. Germany can only beat Australia by 3 points in the last world cup. Dont judge by the stars only.
Australia won bronze medal at Tokyo lol. The disrespect. Also landale plays at Houston.. Not phoenix anymore. The guy didn't do his research.
True, this year's Team USA will beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
Your videos are great! I'm so happy I discovered you and to see you analyze Team USA and international basketball. I'm so eager to get to the Olympics and see how all we other teams try to dethrone you (I hope it happens tbh and I think a few teams can have a shot).
I think it could be cool if you talk or analyze some, if not all, other teams considering there are only 12. And also I'm curious to know what are your group standing predictions and medals, it could be an interesting video to hear your thoughs on other teams!
Josh giddey last pass was insane
The serbia match will tell us more. I wouldn't worry though, especially when KD comes back.
they were up like 20+ points lol with the bench basically. i think they stop caring tbh
True, this year's Team USA will beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
surprised ESPN isn't calling for Bronny to be brought in. He's EARNED THIS!
Joel Embiid should not be starting. He looked terrible. I'm usually an Anthony Davis hater because I feel he could be even better than he is... But I think he just looks and fits better with this team.
The question is: Can a good international team that works really well together with an elite player or two beat a squad of elite U.S. players who haven't developed as a team?
Not sure it's an easy answer. The international leagues have become really good, with a play style totally different from the NBA. If team USA has any sort of ego issues (which it might) they could easily lose a few games. They need to tighten up, take the games seriously and work together.
I personally think the different squads are weird. It's sort of bowing to big egos. Pick the starters based on skills, bench the rest and let the starters gel by playing whole games together.
This year's Team USA will still beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
Fiba basketball is a different ball game. Australia beats USA before twice in warm up games 2018 and 2020 (b4 Tokyo Olympics). They are a tough team to beat.
This team looks listless...they don't run any plays; they don't play defense; they don't hustle. They will not win gold.
The current NBA champion should represent USA. Replace KP with AD etc and practice.
Horrible Idea then they go against a team like france then what?
Europe smokes either way. Europe plays hard defence
In bigger court- usa wins easily
A name like Kristaps Porzingis is not American. Unless he got citizenship recently?
think a little harder before you post a comment like this
I'm from Switzerland/Europe. So no pro-USA bias from my side. This is absolute nonsense, this years Team USA will beat anybody else easily by 10pts plus. Canada and Serbia, and maybe Germany and France will have to battle it out for 2nd place.
I don't think Team USA will win gold. France, Serbia may each be better teams. Those teams move better. Playing iso is too ingrained in American style of play.
Ngl the starters played bad because of Ant playing iso ball I think he’d be way better off the bench and they should let Curry, Book, Lebron, AD and Tatum start
Team USA knew they had it in the bag and let off the gas, this works against teams like Australia or Germany but when we play France, Canada, Serbia we will need to play until the end.
This year's Team USA will beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
They are most likely not going to win. A lot of these international teams do what most NBA teams refuse to do - create advantages with ball and player movement. It has become so common to use talent to create advantages but it is super inefficient. They could still brute force their way but it's going to be harder than it needs to be.
cant brute force your way through with talent when you have so many games to play. players are going to get tired and theyre going to miss and they have no defense. With no back up plan, theyre going to lose easily,
I think they will win easily
theres a reason why australia is world number 5 so when you said aus isnt better than xx country.. YOU ARE WRONG they have always floated in the top 4-10 world ranking
True, this year's Team USA will beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
NBA has seriously dropped the ball on the most important thing which is basketball. They're very good at making deals but basketball isn't the top priority anymore. Even if you have the best talent, if you cheat the game, the nature of competition punishes you sooner or later.
True, but this year's Team USA will still beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
@@benitofranklyn4237 Do you still think it's gonna be easy?
@@soloistdeve I hope not. I hope the tournament will be as competitive as the exhibition games. It is much more entertaining if you don't know who's going to win. Germany-Japan today was very boring. I hope USA-Serbia will be more exciting.
@@soloistdeve Ok, but what did I say😂😂😂
@@benitofranklyn4237 This can go on you know?😂
It’s amazing how I find myself rooting against these clowns.
I am always looking forward to these videos
They should have sent Bronny. The savior of the Lakers.
Team USA always looks a little lackadaisical in these international competitions. Players are just way more concerned about winning the NBA championship whereas for other countries the Olympics is the pinnacle.
Curry was getting cooked!!! 1 for 6 is sh*t.
Well all his shots were 3PA he didn't even try to break the paint😂
They simply took their foot off the gas after dominating this “exhibition” game , that’s all
It really feels like the two players who are looked at as the new players who will take on the mantle for team usa are just already the best players out there. That being ant, bam, Tatum and Hali
The Jock Landale disrespect... (also he plays for Houston)
Yup I effed that up he was in Phoenix in 2022-2023. He was very bad for Houston this year lol
For a backup center role he had a solid season, take a look at his plus minus. Very bad would be getting pushed out of the rotation, when it was actually the opposite.
@@babygotback85 true, despite his slow start due to injury he almost topped the +-, was 2nd as he was at Suns
D Book underrated he the glue of this team +/_ 9
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How did Team USA almost lose? Simple. Lack of preparation. The turnovers, inability to break Australia's full court press, and missed defensive rotations could all be put down to the last-minute preparation of team USA. The team is underdone.
This year's Team USA will still beat anyone else easily. I'm from Switzerland/Europe, so no pro-USA bias from my side.
They are too over reliant on the three pointer.
AD is gonna have to start against teams like Serbia and France
They just took it easy in the last quarter for jokes. Y’all are crazy for thinking they was actually gonna loose smh.
Ant doesn't pass the ball enough, Curry had an off shooting night as his FG's were all 3 point attempts, Joel Embidd might look good here but he was not getting the boards that often like AD. But honestly i think the main issue was U.S.A underestimated Australia and let their foot of the gas in the final quarter which gave a chance to Australia which they took with both hands.
Lesson: Don't take any game lightly, most teams have NBA players as well.
Why are you comparing them to previous USA teams, other countries all have greatly improved over the past years. The older olympic teams were facing much lesser talent
Basketball is a team sport not a superstar sport
POV: when the USA team wins by 6 or 8 points
Embid needs to be pulled from the starting line, he trying too hard to force fouls and then playing too rough himself. Kerr needs to call Kidd for advice on how to shut down Giddey. USA’s defense in the paint is too weak.
Embiid adjusting to becoming a role player is much different than AD & Bam adjusting bc they’ve been #2 or 3 options before
Australia showcased their exceptional capabilities with NBA players putting a show. ANT was still performing brilliantly but team USA could not have let Australia to curb the lead in the fourth quarter.
Um Australia were bronze medallists last Olympics
'21 narrative returns
Honestly to me the game wasn’t close. If you just look at the box score than you would think so, but Australia was coming back from a huge deficit and got the score close at the end.
To many turnovers late in game.
If we where hitting our threes we definitely would’ve won
Without KD, LeBronze bout to live up to his name. Guaranteed 😂
AUS came out hungry. i coudlnt believe how many points they got in the last 30 seconds of the game
Team USA doesn’t have the same dominance as it has had in 92, 96, 2000. Because the game has changed sooooo much in the last 25 years. On a bad shooting night…team USA could lose.
AD is the best 2 way player in basketball, laker fans know it.
Embiid was disgraceful in this game, he’s not in shape to play.
DBook and Hali really closed the game out.
It wasn't our best showing but it was no way we was gonna lose that game. They were like a cat playing with a mouse.
They keep trying to put All the focus on lebron. They bout to be just like the lakers.
A team full of racists and poor sports, and all professionals. What happened to the Olympics being about amateur players? First time I'm EVER rooting for the US to lose.
They are out coached. Joel looks so bad he can't jump, LeBron defense needs to improve. They look lazy and out of shape. I think they should have had tryouts to get some young legs involved, defensely, they are struggling at the powerful and center
I think they should have let Jeff Van Gundy be the National Team coach. He knows the international game, and was coaching the teams during FIBA qualifying for many years. And, there's NO WAY they should have allowed 68 points in the paint. Disgraceful.
Jock Landale wasn't on Phoenix last year
Steph was trash this game; for sure he can show us better.
Y do u all act like the US is the only place on the planet that guys can play basketball?? U think because US makes millions of dollars they are the only ones can play???
No cuz they win all the Gold Medals!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
@@DannyBZ9 yea lebronze sure won the 2004 olympic in ur universe
u really made a video on them almost losing?
Yup. Covering every single game of these Olympics
No surprise, NBA has no defense and every foreign player says how easier it is to score on NBA. Americans are still better of course...
They aren't the Dream Team.... Any team with Lebron is expected to lose.
wtf is this meat riding
I like the title picture with Joe Ingles
Just two future teammates vibing
FYI you don’t need to say “team” before every country’s name LOL
LMFAO
Did KD play?
Team USA did not assemble the best team they could’ve. 😊
I feel like you're showing your NBA tunnel vision here - You don't watch international basketball prior to now and its sort of showing here.
You're using NBA players (with NBA rules) as your metric to determine which team is good - Australia is ranked 5th in the world and is successful nearly every international tournament. Yes they don't have the firepower and stardom that USA or Canada (as of recently) has. But them like many Top 10 international teams (Argentina, Lithuania etc) who lack "NBA" talent are much more well versed in playing together internationally under FIBA rules not just throwing together a all star squad for firepower. Players are completely different for a national team - different roles, minutes etc take Patty Mills perfect example. There is nothing surprising about an all star USA team marginally beating the 5th ranked team in the world..
100% I have NBA tunnel vision! I am an NBA creator covering these Olympics from that perspective. But I’m also not pretending I know the EuroLeague guys or others as well. As I learn more about them I’ll absolutely do my part to platform these guys.
They took their foot off the gas, clearly. But all of the teams have good players on the NBA level, or close to it. They can't do this as a habit, or they'll get surprised. Landale dominating like he did was alarming. Embiid looked like he was asleep out there. Davis should start.
@@donaldpriola1807 I know you aren’t saying it here, but when others use “taking their foot off the gas” as an excuse, it’s frustrating because they should want to dominate.
It’s been 12 years since we’ve assembled a full strength squad (minus Kawhi)
I want to see them have a killer instinct in every single game. Including these exhibitions.
Agree with everything you said
@@hardwood_yt Agreed. I think these guys can get complacent, and just get bored. The other teams won't stand for it, and they could pay for that. I think the U.S. should dominate for the entire course of the game, and send a message. Not sure modern players want to do that, though.
I think your right if you wanna be the best then u gotta be the best u can be .....in rugby Australia would never go easy on USA or football or anything . Being critical of your team is a good thing as you regard them to be the best or you would like to believe as it helps them to develop into a better functioning team in the long run .I thought Americans would Remember from past olympics?
The fact that Lebron James at 40 years old is STILL doing his little "look at me, im throwing chalk" routine ....and on the international stage no less....
....truly pathetic
We suck and boxing now at the Olympics. The Jamaicans are now the fastest runners. Soon basketball will go bye bye. What happened to us my brothers?
The world just taking over and dont expect them to be as dominant as they once was before
usa have 2 many superstars noone would defend like others team will do.. their ego will destroy themselfs:)
Watching the game, I'm confused why Kerr started the second unit during the second half. I'm also not sure why he didn't call timeouts during both the runs in the third and fourth. Coach let them keep messing up and almost looked purposeful. It messes up the rhythm and definitely saw it with all the turnovers. It was like the coach was trying to put them in the worst possible scenario and still didn't call time out.
Kerr is a hit and miss on rotations. Sometimes he does a bad job with it in GSW
ITs call training game
Will only ever be one Dream Team!
Nut gargler
This team is far better.
@@wiseandstrong3386 A team of old hacks.
@@thebops4180 You're talking about the Dream Team right?.
@@wiseandstrong3386Dream team was on another level.
I turned the game off in the third because they were up by 20 lol woww
Get embid out of that team and send him to the Cameroon team or France
This creator acts like the rest of the world has not gotten any better in basketball. He’s basically asking, why isn’t the USA beating everybody by 70 points? 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I’ve actually said otherwise in other videos. Doesn’t mean Team USA shouldn’t have a certain standard for this specific Olympics. It’s been a longtime that we’ve had a fully stacked roster
They are comparing team USA to the dream team
There is a lot more talent worldwide now compared to 1992
@@jammiebooker6489 The dream team was on another level.
lol, it will be disaster 🤣
1. no real PG (Steph is not PG)
2. LeBum on PG is as useless as in Lakers just because he's ball hog, he does not create shooting positions, because he does not move UNTIL it seems like an easy buldozer bucket for him
3. last FIBA World Championship showed the need of big centers in the paint fighting for rebounds. How many CENTERS this team has? Only AD doing his job, as usual. Embiid is useless for this, he cares only about his buckets and is injury prone. And does not matter how tall KD is, he is not center.
4. So far Ant and AD are caring, JRue is great defender, but not point maker, and Tatum is just average Tatum, .... who else is there doing anything?
5. changes needed: Jaylen Brown for Kawhi, one more big center doing his job and one true PG instead of LeBum