Basketball. USA-Slovenia team 92-62. But a three-point shot can be a problem

At the moment everything is fine. Team USA also outright beat Slovenia 92-62 in Malaga and continue to have their best run at the Asian World Cup. Team USA has already beaten Puerto Rico 117-74 in Las Vegas and is beginning to take on a form of its own, a distinct identity. Of course, the absence of Doncic, who was officially kept out as a precaution against injuring his bruised left knee, essentially as a pretactic, made the friendly in Andalusia nothing more than competitive practice. Therefore, it is not reliable if you consider things in perspective. But the young group needs to at least gain confidence, get to know the field in terms of rotations and team chemistry. For bookmakers, the US team is the favorite for the World Cup between the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, which starts on August 25, while Canada, France, Spain, Australia and Slovenia prefer the first antagonists, especially after Jokic. desertion in favor of Serbia, Antetokoumbo in Greece, Rubio in favor of the Iberians. But without the great champions, the LeBrons, Curry, Durant, Butler, who are saving up for the Paris 2024 Olympics, nothing should be taken for granted. But for now, Coach Kerr can’t complain.

guess who

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No, we’re not talking about Nick Melly’s qualities in Guess Who, the video of the Italian that went viral on social media, but who he is and what this version of the Stars and Stripes could be. Against Slovenia, they were ahead from the offshoot to the final siren, there was no match. The Americans prepared for the challenge against Doncic by training against Select Team’s Cade Cunningham, who was acting as a supposed copy of Luka. An experiment that hasn’t been tested because the Slovenes “passed” given that their best player, the Dallas Mavs star, played against Spain in a match they lost 79-99 just 24 hours before, and that wasn’t no reason to grant any familiarity advantage to opponents who may face Asia in out-of-out matches.

Brunson leader, Edwards producer

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However, the basic quintet in perspective looks at least schematically. With Jalen Brunson, the character’s team leader as well as playmaker, with Ant, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ super sports guard, as the offensive end, this time he finished with a 15-point maximum for his color with Jaren Jackson. and Brandon Ingram and Mikal Bridges, multitasking. Off the bench, Halliburton is the block’s second guide, Reeves is the scorer, Paolo Banchero has been used for a long time, someone who played mostly as a 4 and even a light hitter in Orlando, while Bobby Portis and Josh Hart are wildcards. who bring a little bit of everything as a dowry and increase the competitive level of the competition. Team USA is trying to offer a balanced and multi-dimensional attack, this time 9 players have scored at least 7 points on the transition, Edwards’ dunks are spectacular for TV highlights, and on the pass line defense they force passes and transform them in easy places. The use of an average sports advantage over an opponent to change the situation in their defensive half of the field. The Achilles’ heel so far has been the 3-point shot: just 9/33 against Slovenia after 6/27 against Puerto Rico. Local assembled workforce problem: only Brunson is in the top 30 long range shooters at the NBA level, and only Cam Johnson and Austin Reeves, two reserves, can be called shooters, and the Lakers are certainly much more aggressive, not a simple specialist.

SPAIN AND FOLLOWING FRIENDLY MATCHES

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Today again in Malaga, from 21:30, the third friendly match of the US team against a much more difficult opponent on paper, a more reliable test bench, Spain as the host. Sergio Scariolo, the Italian coach of the Iberians, spoke about the tests “against the strongest in the world.” But Spain is the reigning champion, you need to remember this. The US team only finished seventh at the last World Cup in 2019. The last two matches of the US team before the World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi, on August 18 against Greece and on August 20 against Greece, Germany. Team USA will then open their World Cup in Manila, Philippines on the 26th against New Zealand.