US Olympic Mens Bball team for the GOLD

I have to admit, I did not think the Men’s team would win gold having watched them in the scrimmage games. They looked like a bunch of Prima Donnas out there, each looking for their shot, playing 0 defense and just not fun to watch. After the near loss to S. Sudan, I could not bear to watch another minute. I did not think the NBA translated into the Fiba game at all…Enter Serbia, a team I thought would win the Gold with Jukic and Petro.

I also have such a giant dislike of LeBron to say it mildly. But boy did he deliver, and at age 39, he looks ageless out there, and his assists-9…mind blowing. So I guess I’m a fan for at least the Olympics. Bron hit his first 6 shots, ended with a boat load of assists. But the big star of the US team was Durrant. He came in with the US stinking up the court, Embid could not get a single thing right, dumb fouls, terrible turnovers and even worse shot selection. Durrant just blows up, hits his first 8 shots, US goes into the half up 9 on Durrants patented fade away.

The 2nd half was US just out hustling Serbia, Holiday hits 3 straight threes, Booker hits 4 threes, Curry is Curry and the US makes the game a blow out.
U.S 61%
3 pt- 56% on 18 of 32
41 rebs
Serbia 41%
3 pt- 24% on 9 of 37
32 rebs
United States 110-84 Serbia (Jul 28, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

There are still Canada and France out there lurking and I think Spain has the #2 Fiba team.
USA for the Gold

I only see France having a chance because of playing at home. Let’s see if the officials can overcome the pressure of giving France the calls and giving in to the crowd and coaches of France. They have some really good players but I don’t see how they can actually beat the USA.

The USA will step up when they need to, just like they did today.

USA is untouchable if they hit their 3s. France would get beat by 30 but if the USA has to go inside, France could make things tough on them