After the end of the NBA 2020-2021 season, due to the impact of the epidemic, the Olympic Games originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo last year was postponed to this summer. This also makes basketball fans not feel how boring this summer will be. As an international competition, The world's top basketball teams, including the United States, have also sent their country's relatively healthy strongest lineups.
Durant is difficult! The Big Three become the old handsome life-saving straw! The dream team is out of the rankings and loses its dominant position.
However, although this American team is also composed of a 12-man lineup of stars, their strength has been questioned, and this dream team suffered a two-game losing streak in the warm-up match, which sent NBA players to the American men’s basketball team. After participating in international competitions, they have never appeared before. They have only lost two warm-up matches before, and the two losses have been separated by 15 years. This time one loss is two consecutive losses, which undoubtedly put the American men's basketball on the cusp. Bradley Beal finally left the team because of the triggering of the health and safety agreement. Kevin Love could not withstand the pressure from local fans. Originally, his personal state was average this NBA season and he was selected. The national team has been questioned. In addition, there is no sense of presence on the court. It is the first time in history that Love retired from the US men's basketball team with poor personal status. It can be said that he was retired alive.
Kevin Durant and Gregg Popovich are undoubtedly under great pressure. The former is the well-deserved leader of the American men’s basketball team. Originally, his ability to lead the team was questioned, and he followed the American team to participate in the international three times. The competition (two Olympics, one World Cup) won all the championships and gold medals, and the scary thing is that Durant played in the games, including the warm-up match plus the main game, the US team has not lost even one goal, this summer's warm-up He has lost two games in a row, and there is still a big doubt whether he can win the championship this year. Popovich is even more miserable. As the legendary coach of the NBA San Antonio Spurs, he has a glorious history in the NBA, but since he took over the US men's basketball team in 2017, Popovich's first personal basketball World Cup in 2019 , His US men's basketball team only achieved seventh place, which is unacceptable. The United States is eager to regain the dominance of the basketball in this Olympics, and Popovich's pressure is not small.
When they lost two straight in the warm-up match, Popovich really realized for the first time that they had no absolute dominance over other teams, even if he had Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard. , But he still broke down because of losing, and at the press conference he yelled at the reporter who interrupted his statement.
Coupled with the departure of Love and Bill, Popovich recruited Kelden Johnson and JaVale McGee, both of whom have never even been selected to the NBA All-Star team. From one detail, it can be seen that Popovich really panicked.
When the US finals "Big Three" Chris Middleton, Jrue Holiday and Devin Booker arrived at the hotel where the US team was staying for more than ten hours, it was early in the morning in Tokyo time. After 1 o’clock, logically speaking, just find someone to help pick up three stars into the room to rest. After all, the team will have the Olympic Games opening game that night. The rest is very important for this American men’s basketball team, but Popovich himself was there. Greet them at the door of the hotel. From Draymond Green’s description, we know that the US men’s basketball players have discussed the possibility of the three of them withdrawing from the national team due to the finals. The three arrived on time, and Popovich seemed to have been saved. The straw is average.
안전토토캡포탈 proved that in the Olympic opener of the U.S. team, although Zhu-Holiday played on the bench, his playing time was the highest in the team. Booker also got close to 19 minutes of playing time. Holiday was even in the US team. The scorer. However, the U.S. team still failed to win their first victory. Durant's unbeaten gold body was completely broken. They lost 76-83 to the French team and started the journey of the Olympic Games with a defeat. Coupled with the warm-up match, this American team currently has only 2 wins and 3 losses, and the winning percentage is even less than 50%. What is certain is that their championship journey will not be easy, and the knockout game is a determined victory. There are not too many mistakes to make.
In the latest national basketball rankings published by the FIBA, the United States ranks second in the world, which has increased by one place from the last time. In the last ranking, they were even ranked behind the Spanish men’s basketball team. Third in the world. The dominance of the American Men’s Basketball Dream Team is no longer there, and the era of their dominance in the basketball world has long passed. There are now many international players in the NBA. They are not afraid of confronting American players, and they have also passed the era of finding American players’ signatures. , And Luka Doncic, who entered the NBA from the European arena, made a big shot in the NBA. The United States team, don't think you are stable.
