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

[FakeNews]

Spent all that time recruiting Banchero how about actually getting a big man that can defend and grab some boards

 

[Damnshow]

Not a fan of seeing majority CAC teams win both games today. especially the cac ass serbians

Nazis vs balkanian fascists. Yikes. That arena is gonna smell like dirty fukking pigs.

 

[resistanze]

North America lawst

 

[Michael's Black Son]

You have 6-7 NBA all stars on this team plus from what im hearing from Laker fans a future ALL NBAer in Reaves no excuses son....this was very lame and set american hoops back 5 years...

These bums look like the rising stars team during all star weekend.

 

[Kaypain]

Man stfu

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

I mean who looked at this US team and was actually scared

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Oh fukk no I don’t want that immature heatcheck merchant on Team USA. Plus if you think Reaves is getting hunted on defense what you think they gonna do to him.

Breh at least Melo literally has experience playing international ball. You mean he wouldn’t have had an impact on this JV lookin ass squad? Let’s be real here.

 

[Box Factory]

All those NBA players and Canada losing to some dudes who look like they dominate the over 40 league

Canucks ducked the fade

Joel Anthony ain't walking through that door
Todd MacCulloch ain't walking through that door

Ohhhhhh Canada

Canada

 

[phillycavsfan]

Not taking a legit big man was malfeasance

That's the big problem for next summer. What big man can we take next summer that will help us survive against the likes of Jokic, Giannis, Wemby, and maybe Embiid? It's probably only Zion and Embiid, and both ate huge injury questions. Bam is too small.

 

[phillycavsfan]

Breh at least Melo literally has experience playing international ball. You mean he wouldn’t have had an impact on this JV lookin ass squad? Let’s be real here.

He will get DESTROYED on defense. Just utterly obliterated.

 

[SchoolboyC]

USA can't expect to keep taking their C squad and win these FIBA tourneys

The main guys barely want to play in the Olympics these days, damn sure not gonna get them to play in FIBA

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

Agreed. Some players sitting out nursing injuries some not selected. We have too many young players.

Haliburton Banchero shouldn't be playing a large role on this team.

They gotta figure out who will represent the US for the 24 Olympics

off rip Zion, Ja & Cade should be on the squad

 

[Damnshow]

Spent all that time recruiting Banchero how about actually getting a big man that can defend and grab some boards

Well Embiid hasn't picked which country to represent yet

 

[Mister Terrific]

This is also why you have a college coach for team USA. NBA coaches are just about managing personalities and keeping players focused and out of the strip clubs for just long enough to get a 7th seed. FIBA tournaments are more like the NCAA tournament where you have to be focused every game.

 

[tremonthustler1]

shame on USA basketball for putting a team of off brand mark ass busters out there with the exception of Ant.

Out the gate, LaMelo should’ve been forced on this team. Then you build it from there if the plan was to toss some young cats out there. This team just wasn’t it.

Don't you get it? It's apparent Kerr wants nothing to do with that diaper booty fukkin injury prone Hornet.