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Team USA loses to Germany

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When Noah Lyles triggered a bunch of NBA players and fans with the infamous "World Champions of what? The United States?, the main thing in the discussion on Twitter was "The NBA has the best players from around the world who play in the best league in the world". I totally agree with that sentiment but I also agree with what Noah Lyles was saying. I've been saying it my whole life. How can you claim a World Championship when you only play in a domestic tournament? It's idiotic to claim that. You have to actually compete with the best from around the world to win a World Championship. That's what our NBA laden team is playing for. A World Championship. Even though people would say that Team USA's roster for the FIBA World Cup is the "C" team, they still had more NBA talent than any other team (remember, best league, best players). Lithuania had one player that currently plays in the league and a few more that had a cup of coffee in the league and whipped Team USAs butt. Germany has 4 or 5 current players but none are better than any of the players from Team USA. The NBA is the best league in the world with the greatest players from multiple countries. I think the gap between The USA and the rest of the world is shrinking and it shows during these international games. Our "C" team should easily handle any country with no problem but that's not the case. It's just funny how Team USA and Team Canada, the two favorites, have the most NBA talent but they are playing each other for the bronze medal. It's embarrassing. 

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On 9/9/2023 at 11:46 PM, CamWhoaaCam said:

You guys realize that we sent our C team right?

 

If we send our best players we easily win.

I also realize that Team was 100% NBA players. Australia had 9 and Canada had 7. By far the most NBA talent in the tournament. Team USA lost to Lithuania (1 NBA player), Gemany (5 NBA players) and Canada. It doesn't matter if that was the C team, Team USA had WAY more NBA talent than their opponent. How many NBA players on Lithuania, Germany and Canada were better than any of the players on Team USA? Outside of SGA on Team Canada, it's hard to find any other players better than the ones on Team USA, Canada included. No excuses. 

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On 9/9/2023 at 7:01 AM, Shocker said:

The truly best NBA US players weren’t on that team,  However you have to congratulate these other top teams around the world.  I think they play better fundamental, team oriented basketball which has been lost in the US

I think the talent isn't what it used to be here in the USA. Think about this, we're hoping a 36 year old Steph, a 36 year old Durant, and a 40 year old Bron want to play in the Olympics in 2024. That's how bad the talent is. No where in history have we asked players that damn old to compete in the Olympics. 

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7 hours ago, OUCPFL said:

I think the talent isn't what it used to be here in the USA. Think about this, we're hoping a 36 year old Steph, a 36 year old Durant, and a 40 year old Bron want to play in the Olympics in 2024. That's how bad the talent is. No where in history have we asked players that damn old to compete in the Olympics. 

I can see them engaging in load management during the Olympics! These guys are getting up there in age!

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