It was not the end result that they might have wished, however USA head coach Steve Kerr mentioned he was pleased with the expertise the group had from their 110-104 loss to Lithuania on Sunday.
In a press convention, Kerr mentioned the sport towards Lithuania was an instance of how aggressive the opposite World Cup groups are.
“I liked the game. I liked what happened tonight,” Kerr mentioned. “This happened so quickly, bringing together a team, you practice for a few weeks and you play for the gold medal, it happened quickly.”
Kerr mentioned he favored the sport towards Lithuania, gave them a really feel of how robust the opposite groups are #FIBAWC @gmasportsph @gmanews pic.twitter.com/uKveV76Mdg
— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) September 3, 2023
Citing the completely different of FIBA from the NBA, Kerr mentioned they need to expertise the expertise different World Cup groups have, and even described that Lithuania as ‘an excellent group.’
“I hate losing. I probably won’t sleep much tonight, but for us to get better, we needed to feel this,” he mentioned, including that they should begin their subsequent sport the best way they began within the second quarter earlier the place that they had a 15-2 run.
“I’m hoping that this is a lesson and we get better from this.”
USA will face Italy on Tuesday within the quarterfinals.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
