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

[tremonthustler1]

Shoulda been Ja but he’d rather let YoungBoy cost us a medal. Now USA got Haliburton

 

[42 Monks]

The starting guards have to run some plays eventually, can’t do iso ball against a good team.

a lot of this is on the bigs and wings tbh. they're failing to do basic shyt on top of being a step slow everywhere against a long, responsible team.

even the commentators are noticing how jjj simply does not flash high when germany meets guards at the perimeter. sealing, rotating, holding a high post for a bit, etc - its not happening. brunson basically did it himself on that last bucket for bridges

they're making themselves really easy to guard because they expect zones to simply fall apart after one pass

 

[ALonelyDad]

a lot of this is on the bigs and wings tbh. they're failing to do basic shyt on top of being a step slow everywhere against a long, responsible team.

even the commentators are noticing how jjj simply does not flash high when germany meets guards at the perimeter. sealing, rotating, holding a high post for a bit, etc - its not happening. brunson basically did it himself on that last bucket for bridges

they're making themselves really easy to guard because they expect zones to simply fall apart after one pass

There have been too many instances of them not passing it to the open guy through these 5 games. To be fair, both are shoot first guards but ball movement has just been much better with Hali and AR

 

[42 Monks]

ant needs help

now brunson looking funny in the light too

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

These Krauts are giving us the business

Steve Kerr is on the sideline so it’s no surprise @Gil Scott-Heroin

 

[Flight]

Shoulda been Ja but he’d rather let YoungBoy cost us a medal. Now USA got Haliburton

I feel robbed brother.

 

[42 Monks]

if trae started getting really petty about all this he'd be entirely right to do so

 

[aceboon]

US already reeling, Hali & Hart as subs at that point in the game probably gonna make shyt worse

 

[CantStop]

There’s no way the best big they could get was no bag Jaren Jackson jr. Steve Kerr is a fukking bum. Haliburton is shook

 

[42 Monks]

everybody but ant need that talk

 

[ALonelyDad]

Fiba Dennis is probably top 10 player in the tournament, had mikal guarding him and it didn’t even matter

 

[Mantle Drunk]

USA getting bullied

 

[lightskin jermaine]

USA needs to go to a zone on defense

 

[aceboon]

Hali stepping up

 

[42 Monks]

dennis really styling right now lol

at least hali got a pulse. outside of him and ant, they looking soft straight up