07-04-2021, 03:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-04-2021, 03:39 PM by KillerLeft.)
(07-04-2021, 03:29 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: No obviously chemistry matters, but it´s not the first time these guys play together for their national teams. The talent pool is usually pretty limited. They have obviously spend a few weeks together preparing for the Olympic qualifiers, too. When did Memphis/Indiana finish their seasons? Must have been 5-6 weeks ago.
Chemistry is huge, sure, but what I'm talking about is organization. System. Personally, I think that matters a ton.
Agree that these guys have all likely grown up playing together (or at least against each other, similar to our AAU). And, they have probably been coordinated at least a little over email, zoom, whatever, for months. AND, I think the Olympics, themselves, will probably be a different story in terms of team preparation. But for this tournament, it doesn't even seem like these national teams were able to plan ahead on who would actually play, due to the NBA playoffs. If the Mavs were still in the playoffs, for example, Slovenia wouldn't be going to the Olympics, I don't think.
Just seems odd to suggest that a situation like that, where the best individual player makes even more of a difference, is somehow an indication that if Luka had this exact Slovenian team with him they would've beaten the Clippers (who are obviously better than any of the squads in this tournament, right?). That's the meaning I took from @"Kammrath"'s post, but I'm hoping I have that wrong because it seems crazy to me.
(07-04-2021, 03:29 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: They have obviously spent a few weeks together preparing for the Olympic qualifiers, too. When did Memphis/Indiana finish their seasons? Must have been 5-6 weeks ago.
Yeah, maybe some of them have had more time together than I assumed. Sometimes I forget how much time these NBA rounds take.