Official 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Thread (August 25 - September 10)

[Nero Christ]

The foreign coaches be getting in their players' ass

 

[CantStop]

world cup got me looking at mikal, cam johnson and brunson real different

the world probably disgusted finding out how much they make

 

[Mike18jj]

Get this within 15 before half

 

[Mike18jj]

Both smh

 

[In The Zone '98]

Lithuania made 1 three in the 2nd, I believe.

Just keep hooping.

 

[papa pimp]

Nah we getting big boyed, Bam really the only other big we got.

Hopefully Embiid commits and

Mobley and Chet take leaps

 

[Damnshow]

Arena is booing USA, either these fools are tanking to get Italy in top 8 or they are that mentally fragile.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

I wake up to the U.S. looking like trash

 

[Mike18jj]

Hopefully Embiid commits and

Mobley and Chet take leaps

TBH I not sure about Embiid even if he commits, every playoff run he has sometype of injury, and we would need him to play in July.

 

[DonB90]

I wake up to the U.S. looking like trash

Like a certain team that played Indiana did yesterday...

I took Ohio State -30. Thanks

 

[Flight]

world cup got me looking at mikal, cam johnson and brunson real different

the world probably disgusted finding out how much they make

Mikal is going to lead Houston to a nice lotto pick. He can’t fool me man

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

This game is exposing a lot of fundamental differences in the USA game. Look at Lit's guards. They can barely bring the ball up the court, however because of that they naturally develop a predisposition to moving the ball. shyt shows up in the half court cause you don't really see a bunch of ISO shyt. Ball moving side to side and its getting them great looks. Everything the USA does in the half court looks difficult by comparison.

On the other end being a defensive big in NBA is about moving your feet and defending the PnR. They actually have no idea how to deal with B2B post play. Both JJ and Kessler are drowning out there in the post.

Also this is the first team that is playing Reaves the way USA plays against white guards against other teams. Pressure the ball and he just doesn't have the juice to deal with it consistently. This has been fascinating to watch.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Philly better utilize Petrusev correctly.

 

[Nero Christ]

Some bad Filipinas in the crowd

 

[CantStop]

don't care how bad BI looks, put him back in and let him hoop. it's ant and 4 guys that can't create for themselves