2023 fiba world cup: its not the olympics but

gold usa
silver o canada
bronze aus

mvp ant

Canada beats France by 30 wow. Same team that would lose must-win games to Venezuela and Czechia over the last decade...

Fournier was lighting us up in the first half, but SGA completely took over in the second. Game turned on a trademark Rudy Gobert stupid offensive foul, he elbowed Kelly O on a screen with France up by 9.

Lu Dort is a real asset, and Kelly O just seems like a FIBA guy. Embarrassing game by Rudy, French coach kept him on the court with the bench in garbage time.

lots of good canadian players these days, greater torontos become a real hoops place

Yeah the dream is for Canada to get to the Olympics and have all their guys on the same team

a "dream team" if you will

team usa embarrassing themselves trying to score in transition so far

watching sport at 10am its like living on the west coast or being a soccer fan

i've been working nights lately, so i'm basically on east asia time anyway. this world cup is the only thing geared to my schedule.

today I learned https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/38063707/timberwolves-kyle-anderson-play-china-fiba-world-cup

need him to start a hoops vlog called Kyle Anderson Thought: Basketball with Chinese Characteristics

"Really proud and honored to wear the Team China jersey." yeah same ok

Rondae Hollis Jefferson was starring for Jordan

Canada was down big early against Davis Bertans and Latvia, but SGA and Kelly O did their thing. I guess with both teams going through to the next round point differential could matter for final standings, so both teams are playing their starters and arguing about fouls in the last few minutes with Canada up 20.

really thought we were done after a stupid loss to Brazil and trailing against Spain all game. dillon brooks had the game of his life, everyone loves that guy right? ridiculous comeback and Canada is in the olympics

wow ok

Italian basketball president Gianni Petrucci called Paolo Banchero's decision to play for USA a "betrayal."

Doesn't sound like Banchero will be thinking about that tomorrow vs. Italy 🤣

(via @Eurohoopsnet) pic.twitter.com/MOSQp05pP0

— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) September 4, 2023

so we're getting a Canada-USA game after all...

Just watched the USA Men’s basketball team play Germany in the FIBA World Cup and I was very disappointed we loss 111-113. Now instead of playing for Gold we will be playing for Bronze.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 8, 2023

sobering words from magic

lol just came to post that

easily the worst team usa of the modern era, they have like second round talent, still the most talented team in the tourney but so far from a sure thing

theyre giving josh hart 20 mins a game lol

my main takeaway from this game (well the second half) is that i really have trouble w/ the idea of JJJ as one of the best defenders in the NBA. i know all the stats and block rates and stuff say he's the elite of the elite but i watch him in these kinda games and he's jumping for blocks he has no chance of getting, giving up rebounding position when the rest of the roster is tiny, in the specific instance of FIBA racking up multiple goaltending violations for smacking the backboard attempting these ridiculous blocks etc. the germans were iso-ing austin reaves and blowing by him and getting to the basket before JJJ could rotate ... maybe that's a coaching thing. but for DPOY i feel like he should be able to switch and play some perimeter defense when his team really needs it. i just don't like the way he plays defense

also didn't seem like kerr was a shining star of the tourney, to say the least

kerr sounded pretty useless and his rotations sucked

did they ask bam to play?

i don’t think anyone from the olympic team was expected to play

seems like maybe the rest of the world has come around to americas way of thinking re the olymics being more important than the world cup, lot of guys sat out this time

kerr is best with his type of guys, not great at adjusting to other types of players. and def hates iso players that dont catch on quickly to moving the ball and moving without the ball.

im just not surprised at all that this team didnt win it all. the best team on paper but the gap isnt so big with our C level nba rotation dudes whove never played together and dont really care.

epic bronze medal game

lol embarrassing to get cooked by dillon brooks

MIKAL BRIDGES HITS THE GAME-TYING THREE 💥💥💥#FIBAWC x #WinForUSA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cnkKgt2SL0

— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC) September 10, 2023

Guess Dillon Brooks is the best player in the world now. USA really did not have many perimeter defenders

third best player in the world

yes, the actual best player in the world is Dennis Schroder

finals coming down to the wire

Dillon Brooks dropped 39 points on Team USA in the bronze medal game

"It's just like Kobe Bryant... He had to figure out how to create the Black Mamba, a different persona when he comes on the court. I guess that's my persona—The Villain."

(h/t @ClutchPoints ) pic.twitter.com/2CkAlrtyeC

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) September 10, 2023

watched maybe 10 mins of this tournament and had no emotional investment in any outcome except maybe exactly dillon brooks dropping 39 on the USA to eliminate them, tough stuff

cant believe germany won, something went wrong

Sources: LeBron James wants to represent Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics and is spearheading group of future Hall of Famers – including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant – prepared to commit.

Full details with @joevardon at @TheAthletic: https://t.co/r2XGO3E2TO

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 11, 2023

GM lebron has entered the chat

bogi bogdanovic balled out for serbia: 19.1/3.3/4.6 and 42.3 3pt%

GM lebron has entered the chat

― k3vin k., Monday, September 11, 2023 9:47 AM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

uh oh

bunch of cooked hall of famers losing to joker in the olympics would be very funny and sad

maybe he can get mike miller

The Olympics start July 26, 2024, and Team USA is expected to have a full training camp and preseason tour to perhaps multiple countries before arriving in France. If any of the interested superstars make a deep playoff run, they would be making a massive commitment of their time and their bodies following a grueling season. James, Davis, Durant, Curry and even Lillard have all dealt with extensive injuries over the last several years.

Finally, the first part of the Olympic basketball tournament is not in Paris. It’s public knowledge, but few NBA stars may realize that the preliminary games will be played in Lille, France, a 1-hour, 40-minute train ride north from Paris.

The medal rounds will be played in Paris, but romanticizing a “last dance” for some USA Basketball legends in one of the most beautiful cities in the world is only a half-truth. There will be nights spent in the industrial town of Lille, which isn’t all that far from Belgium.

No NBA player will ever step foot anywhere near the accursed land of Belgium

otm

ha

Does this happen if Dillon Brooks doesnt give Team USA 39 and a postgame press conference sermon at 4 AM? https://t.co/g2xvEdSGui

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) September 11, 2023

lebron getting the credit for this lol