(08-06-2021, 11:30 PM)SwisherPrice Wrote: France had their chances but their perimeter scorers just weren't good enough today...the same guards that torched Slovenia.
USA better hope KD comes back one more time in 2024 because the outlook for this team isn't that good as the superstars from the last 5 years start to age out. Kobe rescued them in 2008, LeBron in 2012, KD in 2016 and 2021.
France and Slovenia will be even better in 2024, they will have their best shot to win gold on European turf
Not really. The USA will have plenty of talent to combat those teams. Guys like Trae Young (who in 4 years could easily be a superstar especially in international competition). Zion could easily be a major force because in 3 years he could develop a jumpshot.
And I'm sure guys like Tatum nd Booker will be better than what they are now. And then you have guys that have just been drafted that could be the next superstar anyway.
The only way the US will ever be in trouble is if they send college kids again. And no one on the world stage right now is as good as what Spain and Argentina were in the early/late 2000s......