Pops record without an MVP Candidate caliber player

[Play Boban]

Poop didn’t have a MVP caliber player in 2014 tbh.

[Play Boban]

IF Kawhi was on this Team USA they would have no problem winning Gold

If I had two johnnies I’d have no problem doing two at the same time.

[szkorhetz]

and ?

Euro players are playing together for years, they know fiba rules... US roster would be good enough if they had time to get used to rules and time to gel.. sending a C team and expecting the only overall talent will make the difference don't and won't work anymore

you are an absolute dumbass if you believe main reason US lost is pop

I didn't say this. I simply stated that this roster is still nowhere as weak as some of you act like.

[TheGreatYacht]

IF Kawhi was on this Team USA they would have no problem winning Gold

Thank god Kawhi had enough of carrying the white mediocre man to NBA rings and plays for an elite head coach now.

[Spurtacular]

Are you serious or fooling yourself? Even Derrick White who all here flying over him calling him second best player on the team, he is like the USA 12th guy on the roster and would be die to have by every other team in this tournament, Pop had a dream team of a roster compare to all other teams, stop sucking him hard!

[Spurtacular]

Pop had 8 NBA starters in his roster. 8!

How many does France have? 1.
Australia? 1.
Serbia? 1.
Spain? 2.

I don't know why you think NBA players is the be all. We've been 'ing at Today's NBA all the time.

[Arcadian]

I see you suck him full job, with the balls also...

Not even close, dumbass. I think Pop is somewhat overrated. Yet, I also think it's ridiculous to claim he's as bad as the OP suggests. Of the posts you quoted, mine doesn't even fit with the rest. All I said was "48 wins [without a superstar] isn't bad." But your approach was just, "Durrrrrr, anyone who defends Pop even the slightest is a Pop sucker! Dur!" With such a dichotomous view of things, you can't appreciate a more nuanced opinion.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Pop had 8 NBA starters in his roster. 8!

How many does France have? 1.
Australia? 1.
Serbia? 1.
Spain? 2.

Again: 3rd or 4th tier team. Being NBA starters doesn't mean or being talented.

Here are some players who were NBA starters: Thabeet, Kwame Brown, Okafor

Sadly, it's clear if the US would really want to win another FIBA championship that they will need to send an A or A/B team. I'm expecting any US team to destroy teams by 40-50 pts such as Argentina, Serbia and others were doing this championship. Sadly this team wasn't doing any of that and some of the games they won were actually very close. You could see there wasn't enough "talent" to go around

So go ahead and blame Pop for all of that

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Are you serious or fooling yourself? Even Derrick White who all here flying over him calling him second best player on the team, he is like the USA 12th guy on the roster and would be die to have by every other team in this tournament, Pop had a dream team of a roster compare to all other teams, stop sucking him hard!

hahahha a dream team
jesus even Patty Mills was better than that whole lot

[Yogatti]

Same with AD or KD.. If

AD? The guy who's been in this league for 7 years and only made the playoffs twice?

KD? The guy who had to join a 73 win team to win championships and still being a emotional about it the entire time?

[SupremeGuy]

. You give Luke Walton our 2000s team and we might end up with one more.

[Brazil]

AD? The guy who's been in this league for 7 years and only made the playoffs twice?

KD? The guy who had to join a 73 win team to win championships and still being a emotional about it the entire time?

yeah those 2, any one of them in this team and US wins.. no need for freaking Kiwi emotional Spurs have been mean to me I cannot play back to back quiter pos

BTW you look like a tool after this loss bro... euro scrubs