Men’s USA Basketball

Eh some parts I like some I don't. I like that they let them play off the ball. You should be able to beat your man to a spot and disrupt their play. I don't like the ridiculous hand checking while defending a player with the ball. Defense is about anticipation and effort you shouldn't be able to just hold a guy around the waste to prevent him from driving.

 

Unfortunately I do not see that changing.

The NBA has become too dominant an entity and too business driven an entity to really become pure....

 

Team USA could be cooked once Bron and KD are done and retire

 

Practically their entire team shot 50% or better.

 

KD can barely finish an NBA season, I mean Carmelo could still play in the Olympics if he wanted.

But players are never going to save themselves for the Olympics once their NBA careers are done.

 

I guess they are the last ones that played in NBA back when defense was still allowed.

 

Me too. Reminds me of the NBA glory years (80's and 90's).

 

I don't get why people think "FIBA RULES" are that different, as far as I can tell it's just shorter 3 (quicker closeouts) , trapezoid paint and a higher pitched buzzer noise

 

Jaylen Brown got muffed. @SamFisher

 

Flagg and Holmgren are the future of US basketball.....for now.

 

Damn, he looks smooth with it. Why can't Jabari be like Chet? Its crazy ho much spring he has

 

The NBA has IMO been probably one of the most successful sports in Growing their sports internationally

What would be the TOP 5 Sports IN THE WORLD?

1. Soccer
2. Basketball
3.
4.
5.

Spoiler

I would be very wrong!!
1 Football (Soccer) 3.5 Billion Europe, Africa, Asia, America
2 Cricket 2.5 Billion Asia, Australia, UK
3 Hockey 2 Billion Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
4 Tennis 1 Billion Europe, Asia, America
5 Volleyball 900 Million Europe, Australia, Asia, America
6 Table Tennis 850 Million Europe, Africa, Asia, America
7 Basketball 800 Million America, Oceania, Middle East
8 Baseball 500 Million America, Japan
9 Rugby 475 Million Oceania, South Africa, England
10 Golf 450 Million America, Oceania, Europe

Rocket River

 

1. Basketball
2. Soccer

Soccer has never caught on in North America. But basketball is big everywhere and worldwide. We have over 4 billion fans in China alone.

 

Horse ****, soccer is huge in America and overtaking baseball....look at the MLS...some countries don't even play basketball but they all play soccer.

DD

 

Because Jabari plays like a robot. His movement does not look fluid.

 

Soccer: The American Sport of Tomorrow for the Past 50 Years

 

Team Japan got absolutely jobbed by the FIBA refs vs Team France earlier today. They did everything in their power to prevent the upset.

 

The Japanese player who caused the 4-point play at the end to allow France to tie completely lost his mind. He had no business contesting the shot so hard.

EDIT: I know it was just France vs. Japan, but the TV announcer was terrible about projecting excitement capturing that moment.