As groups chase for the gold medal within the 2023 FIBA World Cup, nationwide federations put up the 12 greatest basketball gamers of their respective international locations to compete within the world basketball stage.
While the method might sound straightforward for a rustic just like the USA the place there are loads of stars, the issue truly begins whenever you put the same old NBA starters to bench roles.
Thankfully, USA basketball gamers perceive their roles within the staff.
“That’s the message from Day One that this is not the NBA, this is FIBA. We’re gonna need all twelve. It’s gonna be a different guy every night,” USA head coach Steve Kerr mentioned in a press convention following their 99-72 win in opposition to New Zealand on Saturday.
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Kerr significantly praised Paolo Banchero and the remainder of their second unit who battled after they trailed by ten factors early within the recreation.
Banchero paced the Americans with 21 factors in a recreation the place 54 of the USA’s 99 factors got here from the bench.
“We feel good about that. Every game that we’ve had, that whole group of Austin [Reaves] and Tyrese [Haliburton], the ball movement, change of pace that we have with that group is really fun to watch.”
For Reaves, that is the results of what he known as “egoless” basketball.
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“I guess it starts from the top. You know Steve, he’s preached a million times that our depth is gonna be able to wear teams down but we just have to keep sticking with what we’re doing,” the Los Angeles Lakers standout mentioned on Sunday of their apply when requested about how they managed to beat their first quarter jitters throughout their match in opposition to New Zealand.
“The talent that we have is obviously second to none. We got 12 guys on this team, they’re all starters in the NBA and on top of that, we’re egoless. Everybody put their ego aside to come together for the greater good and that’s to win.”
Team USA will proceed their marketing campaign within the FIBA World Cup in opposition to Greece subsequent on Sunday.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
