The United States once again lost to another team-this time to Australia.
It is rare to see the US team play back-to-back, so frustration is likely to occur.
Obviously, the head coach of the US team Gregg Popovich expressed disagreement about the game after his team’s performance game. Lose to Australia, 91-83.
There was a fierce exchange between the San Antonio Spurs head coach and Joe Varden of The Athletic.
As far as Popovich is concerned, the frequency of blowouts is lower in the highest level of international competitions.
When the U.S. team uses NBA players, Vardon points to a high average winning percentage.
It is unclear what disappointed Popovich. It seems that Vardon cited the average winning margin in the past, when the United States defeated its competitors by a larger margin.
Proof of this was the 1992 American Dream Team, who won with a nearly average of 44 points during the Summer Olympics.
After the United States lost to Australia, this exchange between Pop and reporters_
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But in the following years, other countries have made great progress-ironically, the NBA has played a role in international competitions.
In any case, the United States has found a way of self-reliance. But the main concern for most people now is that even with top stars such as Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and Draymond Green, the Americans will still lose back-to-back games.
The exchanges between Popovich are intense, which may be an example of the 72-year-old NBA champion coach being in a bad mood.
With free time, all the American team can do now is to learn from their mistakes, which Popovich pointed out when he bowed to Nigeria before losing to Australia.
“If we don’t learn from it, it will be meaningless. For us, this may be the most important thing in this game. …everyone wants us to win every game. This gives you It brings some pressure. For a new team, under difficult circumstances, I think they did a good job, not frustrated, not blaming anyone, just playing. This will go a long way,” Bo Povic Pass Washington post.
Due to the rare back-to-back defeat, this may have sounded a wake-up call for the US team.
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