As a Spurs fan who's lived in both the US and Australia, that game had special significance for me. Great to see Patty Mills and Derrick White both playing well
Also funny to see Pop's mad scientist mode on the international stage![]()
Krzyzewski > Popovich
Left ankle injury, wouldn't have been able to play, so pretty easy cut.
Sucks for him...he balled out in the first game against Australia.
Coach K coached All-Stars.. Pop is coaching 21-26 year olds and Kemba Walker.
The all stars came later.
K also had to do the FIBA / Worlds with less then All-Stars.
For the first time in nearly 13 years, a U.S. roster of NBA players played an international game -- and lost.
All those criticizing pop last World Cup coach K had guys like harden, Steph, etc..
Why let facts get in the way of a good story?
It’s 2nd day of Exhibition Game in front of 50,000 Australian fans. I wouldn’t put much on this lost.
Right. As a shooting guard he is a scoring machine.
Unfortunately. The best scenario was practicing till the end with the team, then go home a better player and rest. This actually sucks, he will have few minutes anyway but risks injuries. And he will possibly get only the silver/bronze medal.
This Team USA isn't even the B Squad. They don't have a single MVP candidate, when in theory team USA should have 5 or 6 MVP candidates. Of course, it'll be big news if they lose to anyone, but in context it shouldn't be too surprising if a team led by Nikola Jokic beats a team led by Kemba Walker.
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Patty mills has the ultimate green light on Australia, he took so many dumb shots but he has to for them to have a chance
Sure.. that's why.![]()
LOL--beat Tacko Fall on a fluke with Zion, Reddish, Barrett, and Tre Jones. Didn't make Final Four. What an outstanding coach.
does Patty is about for a breakout year?
Party Mills beats team USA single handedly. I laff
Didn’t watch the game, but I read on Twitter that craterface benched Kemba for Marcus Smart? Tell me this senile did not do that.....
and folks here think White, Walker, and Murray will be the centerpieces next year while Marco, Mills, and Forbes are still on the roster
Coach K never lost a game as USABB’s head coach. Poop lost his second.
Patty’s always been a different beast in FIBA. Averaged 21 ppg in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Had 20 pts against Team USA in 2008 as a 19 year-old, 26 pts against them in 2012 at the London Olympics, and 30 pts against them in Rio in 2016.
He’s just always played well against Team USA, and he’s got the green light playing for Australia. Can throw it up whenever he wants.
He could prove me wrong but Donovan Mitc looks like a fake star to me, I know he’s young but he hasn’t impressed me since the playoffs his rookie year
Some of you are idiots. We're talking about a friendly ffs. In an official compe ion, PopaGOAT will just sic White/Smart on Wombat and it's game over for Australia, tbh.
So Pop is even throwing games as the head coach of USA basketball.
smh
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