Team USA just didn't have the size - Brian Windhorst on loss to Germany in FIBA World Cup Semifinals 

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On point.

at 1:38 she could´ve said his name, but its just Germany and thenTy Halliburton slipping and then the USA 🤣🤣put some respect on Andi Obst er hat euch zerstört

Did u really watch the game? Franz was the one giving the US the most problems.

@@DaGoook Obviously, neither of you watched the game. Schroder had 9 assists in this game, he created for both Wagner and Obst.

What did you expect, it’s the US

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The Olympics will have an A team not a C team like this one

@@rudyrude6263guess what Lithuania beat y‘all with their C-Team too. Most of the countries are missing some but nobody uses it as an excuse like the us. Serbia made the finals without jokic and micic btw.

​@@aewisjericho8848Damn bro, you didn't have to slap them with the hard truth on this one😅

They should send him to the jazz or something, how this man isn't in NBA baffles me, it shows that there are talented individuals who aren't in the NBA 🤔

@@ayidonno agree 100 percent, perhaps politics or not good scouting , who knows.

100% one of the best motion shooters I’ve ever seen

I wouldn't say that the size the americans have wouldn't work, thereare teams who play like that and switch a lot. The US also switch a lot, but they block barely out also germany was going very hard for the off reb, often with 3 dudes. The US problem was not the talent, it was the team mechanism during all the tournament. The help defense, blocking out , switch back/help missmatches ... They didn't lost because germany had a good shooting night, they had a even better one keeping then in the game ... They had better percentages and the more difficult looks, and yes you may say better player makes more difficult looks as good - but the germans can shoot and Obst had clean looks like never before and he is probadly the best shooter on the court if you rule out shooting someone into the face out of the dribbling (which isn't a good shot anyway)

team basketball wins the game..not only individual skills and talent..the more assists per game the more chances of winning..

None of our best players played at FIBA. We save our best players for the Olympics. Imagine if they had to go up against these players from the U.S. … G - Steph Curry G - Devin Booker F - LeBron James F - Kevin Durant C - Anthony Davis … Reserves: Damian Lillard Trae Young Kyrie Irving De’Aron Fox Donovan Mitchell Jayson Tatum DeMar DeRozan Jimmy Butler Jaylen Brown Bam Adebayo

​@@FreedomFighter2112then youre not world champs 😂😂

@@christiang5209 What?? They made average NBA players, for the most part, look like GREAT players. America's only issue was not size, but that was certainly part of it. The lack of blocking out, putting a body on a defender was ridiculous. This is international basketball, you better be able to rebound or shoot at a very high percentage. This is not the NBA. Why Kessler didn't play at all is beyond me. He could have made a difference.

B team couldn't win, rough. Can't wait to win gold next year and see comments like this coincidentally dissappear

@@Gfro27B team or A team they suited up

@@Gfro27 excuses

​@@Gfro27the Olympics are not the world championships, these are and the winner of this tournament is the only one that should call themselves world championships.

@@Gfro27 Everyone expect the gold medal in Paris. So US can only lose. Winning olympic gold means only the normality.

i mean the fact they said they got outworked and outrebounded showed that they didnt watch it.

They weren’t that good that barely beat Canada

@@estelalopez3563 Ehm - Germany is undefeated so far in the world cup. the goal is to get the job done in the end on the scoreboard. they had many weak moments throughout the whole tournament BUT they always adjusted and got the job done. And honestly Canada played smarter than the US. Not better just smarter.

Perfect Explaination❤🙌🏻🔥

Lol. The Olympics are the world champions. Stop playing dumb.

American: "bu..buuuut Olympics is more prestigious than fiba WC" 😂😂

I mean, seriously. It's like saying that in football, the most important tournament is the Olympics and not the World Cup.🙄 @@euphonium1406

OK LET'S SEE WHAT THE YANKEES WILL DO.@@euphonium1406

No, Walker Kessler wasn’t really that good to be defending those Germans and JJJ was trash this entire game.

yep, they didnt play defense

@@lyricsking754I wouldn’t say he’s not good the Americans don’t make good centers like we used to. Analytics killed basketball

& these other teams always play with eachother

@@tayluc777 i have to said the American cancel the center position and they are now crying. They want their center to just do pick and roll or shoot 3s. Do not have a post up game anymore. This is why USA has to play fast. But Germany is fast and has the size to post up USA players.

and they play basketball every day, they are paid millions of dollars to play basketball, and they have the best coach, training, and all the tools to get better.

Have you watched an nba game? They don’t play any defense

10min quarter game if I may add. That's like 3 nba quarters and a 5min OT.

113 is their favorite number in rigged sports. It’s why the nba star Kobe debuted on 11/3, said he beat Tmac 11-3 and pandemic suspended nba play on 11/3. It’s a number signaling dishonest and deception. You’re being mocked with rigged sports, enjoy being somebody’s fool

@@jonathanolivier6932 it was not the players fault but the head coach fault. If you've been watching the Warriors, they won championships when they stll have tall players and good shooters but because Kerr prefer playing short players, tall players went to other teams resulted in losing to the LA Lakers this 2023 season. Both teams were quick and skilled but Germany were taller that is why they beat the USA team. THe other thing was how come they selected Kerr to be the coach when the Warriors did not even made it to the NBA Final Championship?

right. Theis was their 5 and he's 6'8".

Facts

When 2 people lack effort and awareness on boards has a ball up for rebounds -- who gets it, the 6'5 or the 6'8? Of course size was issue.

@@bigradwolf5001 kinda true but not so true when there's josh hart grabbing those boards when he's around. So sad that he's such good awareness like Lonzo (sadly not playing much), wish the bigger guys can have his awareness. There's Barkley and rodman (and even Popeye Jones if throw in another name known for boards) before this era, so we all know about what's awareness..

Lack of talent* this team USA is the worst squad ever, a lot of mid players

TRUTH SPOKEN!!!!

And all those bigs you named can defend and rebound ..half these new bigs cant even do that

​@@mordakie3805the current bigs arent even big.

Dumb comment. Jokic is big but hes hardly a traditional 5. None of those centers you mentioned play anything like Jokic.

@@vulcanraven9701😂agreed ✅😂🤣

yes, and the european nations hustle a ton more in the World Cup. So much that until 2014 Yugoslavia/Serbia was the biggest champion alone at the top. BTW, they are playing Germany on sunday looking for their 6th championship (roughly)

You say that like Team USA aren't consistent winners and pretty much guaranteed medalists. Save your advice for everyone else.

@@justlurkin well in the last 25 years they won it twice. Just as much as Spain and Yugoslavia

Team USA learned that a long time ago! Whether or not the players THEMSELVES want to commit to represent USA is a different story...

@@halkthe3th Since 1986, they've medaled 7/10 times and won gold 4 of those 7. Again they hardly need that advice when no one else has done better.

No superstar players lol

bring back Tim Duncan and David Robinson from 1999 when they took over after Jordan left. Or stop using rookies in 2023 to represent the whole country.

i mean they still got phantom calls. Like the theis block on edwards.

Anthony Edwards.@@9doggie12

😂😂😂 You do realise this USA Team is a group of bench and role players... Edwards being the exception

Why US star players don't want to play in National Team. Luka feels it is a honor playing his national team, Bogdanovic feels the same. Something is going wrong in US basketball players.😢

They gotta bring him to the NBA or a better European team like Barcelona or Madrid

@@ayidonno I don't watch European basketball so not sure if it was a one game performance or he's actually that good. Gonna see how he performs in the final. But you could see there's a player in him l, definitely could make the NBA

@@madhatter113 he’s always a killer for the national team. Was fantastic in the last Eurocup, in which Germany took the bronze

I blame the D. It was just terrible.

Team USA doesn't have role players, it's a bunch of NBA players who play redundant roles. When everyone is a scorer and a playmaker, then you don't have any defenders or screen-setters or rebounders. You need players who can play multiple roles.

There’s no more skilled players outside of maybe 3 or 4 players in America. Majority of them are athletic and get hyped for just being athletic. The world has always been on par with America outside of the 92 olympic team which was stacked with skilled talent. America has always had a roster of NBA players and if you see their opponents they usually have one or 2 nba players and a bunch of role players who play for small club teams. Even the redeem team had trouble with Spain in the finals until Kobe made clutch plays. I think there was maybe 2 or 3 nba players on that 08 Spanish roster. The way current NBA players are so underdeveloped fundamentally i don’t see them progressing when it comes to FIBA rules of play. I always say if you want to see which NBA player has skill it’s simple. All you have to do is shrink up the court, get rid of the defensive 3 seconds and allow handchecking and 97% of NBA players won’t average more than 12 PPg.

@@Sammyk94950 You make good points. NBA is less skill-based than its ever been. The reason why unathletic guys like Luka & Jokic can dominate while being stocky and slow.

AAU is trash.

And that is just sad. Once it was the opposite and Euro players needed to adapt to NBA physicality. Now it's soft ball with giant us players flopping around and being useless in defense

... and they have the king of small ball coaching the team. We have enough tape now to put together a sensible roster for FIBA. Not have guard Josh Hart lead the team in rebounding. This roster was laughable.

Small ball would work if we had at least 1 top 20 Player on the roster

small ball works in NBA because their court is a lot wider and have different rules than fiba

Nuh small ball also works in FIBA😂, its just american players doesnt know the fundamentals of defense and positioning because its not cool and not cringy worth, they only just rely on their athleticsm and NBA trainers allow it to happen because the NBA game is entertainment not competition, when was the last time US have a 2 way player like kawhi and paul george😂

The G league more like it

... and received the last dagger shot in 1v1 against his buddy Dennis. Poor guy 😅

Wait till he doesn't get picked for Olympic squad.

@@rahowherox1177then he might goes to Germany 😂

Stop. If Durant and Lebron are out there then Germany gets wiped

​@@lordfinesse4173they couldn't play three games without getting hurt

@halkthe3th only thing I'm saying is if the US put their best talent out there like everyone else the US wins. It's literally been proven time and time again. The best players will be out there in 2024 in Paris

@@lordfinesse4173 If Lebron & KD were out there there's a chance they'd get hurt. FIBA is a much more physical game, something Lebron obviously can't handle given all the flopping he does in the softer NBA. KD would fine because he doesn't play like that, strictly jumpshots. But yeah, having a team full of guys on the wrong side of 30 doesn't necessarily work in out favor either. Especially because the USA A-team wouldn't be that interested in playing Defense either. NBA style doesn't translate to FIBA well, that's probably the biggest issue.

@@swarajthapa5798 That's because Team USA is often a mix-match of NBA talent who all play redundant roles on their respective teams. Everyone is a pick&roll ballhandler but nobody can set the screen. Everyone is a 3pt shooter but nobody can boxout & rebound. Everyone can switch everything but nobody can play lockdown Defense. So however you spin it it's not a complete team.

If 6’10” 250 is considered small in any way the modern day NBA stands no chance.

@@Stardust414 in terms o paint presence, I was quite clear. The opposite would be Moses Malone, to be even more clear, which has similar height and weight but destroys opponents in the paint

"But in FIBA, in a smaller court, they are more significant." FIBA: 28 m × 15 m NBA: 28,65 m × 15,24 m That is about 2 feet longer and 1 foot wider. That is about 2.3% in size. One step more on the field. Seems not very reasonable asa excuse.

I agree. All of those supposed great NBA minds on the bench and we have no ball movement, no attempt at an inside game. Meanwhile, other teams free up their shooters by passing extensively and throw the ball inside to exploit mismatches and utilize their size. Against us, teams can pack the lane bc they know we have no mentality of passing, and/or they don't fear our shooters. Brunson did a good drive and dish to Reaves for a three and I remember thinking that was probably the only one of the whole tourney

get em...Melo...tell these m-f,,,,,,,

Are you kidding me lmao. Everyone's been saying Tyrese is some kind of "point god" second coming of CP3 or sth similar, in 19 minutes all he got was 7 points? What do you think he would've gotten if he stayed in for the full minutes? They didn't play him more cos he wasn't producing, period.

You kinda hit the nail on the head and missed the point too my dude. International basketball is a coaches game while the nba is a players game. Kerr is definitely deserving some of the blame but nobody takes coaches seriously in the US, certainly not these young multimillionaires. Which basically means that a game with so many possessions (small ball equals much faster pacing) at this level requires a coach getting involved constantly. Kerr (and all the league’s coaches) sets up the game plan and sits down. It’s all up to the players because that’s how the players want to and the results couldn’t have been any different. Certainly not with this lineup.

Reaves was a liability in defense. Jt destroyed him. Basketball is not all about offense.

Facts all around

Agree 100% Its like they teach basketball backwards in the US, versus Europe, they all shoot well, box out, use their feet on D. Guys dont learn fundamentals till the NBA.

is it like skateboarding, learning tricks on the board but not beeing able to drive it?

Because they compete against one another all the way back in high school

Nah they just had a coach that gets carried by curry coaching a team that doesn't have curry 😂

Comes down to the grass roots and fundamentals, all these AAU and focusing individuals on the next Lebron/Kobe/MJ. You rarely see mixed tape of a young players on defense or teamwork.

yeah, but the fiba games look way more watchable than nba games. you see more basketball and less timeouts, referees, entertainment 🎉

Yea this is what kobe was complaining about and what he was willing to fix with his Mamba Academy but we see how that turned out..

That's nonsense. Watching the nuggets and this Germany team is night and day. It's very clear that the nuggets would dominate the 'world champions'. This isn't even a hypothetical really, given Germany's best player, schroder, got swept by the nuggets. Explain how those 'entertainers' whooped FWC MVP schroder so badly?

@@krisxchirbas9503 I think u should read what I wrote before answering and ya question will easily be answered...😑 🤦🏾

BI was out sick for this game.

Kessler got killed every minute he was in the game because the US switched everything and he's too slow.

No excuses. The overall talent and depth was there. USA simply made no adjustments and was out-smarted. That's just horrible coaching!

Yeah I agree; I’ve been curious about that ever since the Exhibition/Friendly games in early August. Would’ve thought he would’ve been utilized more.

I knew they were going to lose when Kessler got no minutes

World champions

Most german players are Euro League top level talents, they are not just any random ballers. Most of them have a quite big skillset and play their roles well. One real factor was, that they play together since the Eurobasket last year and have an understanding of the group, the gameplan, second and third options and play as a cohesive unit. If you know the players, you are less suprised by the outcome, especially concerning the bigs Germany was the deeper team. From my perspective it is not just a case of being labeled NBA player of not, some german players like Lo or Obst could certainly be NBA role players, and even among NBA players there are vast differences, if you compare LeBron and Boban for example, they are both NBA players, but not on the same level.

it was a battle of team vs crowd of best individual players. Team won.

@@BuzzCruise5743 Team of best individuals who were willing to play in a tournament top players eg Jokic, Giannis, top US players etc don’t really take seriously

@@xman933 For me to play in US National Team is a honor.

@@xman933 You know Jokic and Giannis wouldn't be on Team USA right? Giannis was on the Greece team but I believe he got Injured.

I think the Nuggets could actually have a great shot in beating this USA team though.

@@datsapaddlinnuggets are a club team. This is international basketball

@@almosteverythingisalie2610 I think the Nuggets could beat this team USA though. When you really look at it they only had one guy that is probably gonna be a top 10 player one day.

Lyle's isn't right. The nba is the highest level of competition in basketball. As such the champion of that competition is the best in basketball and by definition the world champions. Even your 'world champion' and FWC MVP schroder was swept by the nuggets, who you insist aren't world champions.

None of our best players played at FIBA. We save our best players for the Olympics. Imagine if they had to go up against these players from the U.S. … G - Steph Curry G - Devin Booker F - LeBron James F - Kevin Durant C - Anthony Davis … Reserves: Damian Lillard Trae Young Kyrie Irving De’Aron Fox Donovan Mitchell Jayson Tatum DeMar DeRozan Jimmy Butler Jaylen Brown Bam Adebayo

​@@FreedomFighter2112remember USA vs Spain 2012 Olympics?

meanwhile lebrun: Imma take my talent to Germany!

​@@FreedomFighter2112 most of those superstars dont play in the olympics anymore, either

​@@FreedomFighter2112Lithuania missed 7 of their best players as well. Also did Serbia. We need all our best in the Olympics or we will be toast.

🎯💯

This is it.

Yes, and the ANT shot sa sudden 3 pointer less than 2 minute mark instead of setting the ball up as a team or go for a sureball 2 pointer.

Ant played great. Others not so not. Maybe some of these guys need to learn defense and rebounding.

@75jessejohnson Ant didn't play great last 3-4 mins

@@75jessejohnson @condellong I was just refereeing to Malika Andrews terrible assessment of the play between JJJ and ANT.

Exactly that was a terrible pass. But I can’t even blame Ant or JJJ. It felt like coaching was so bad, no real plan or execution or communication

He mentioned in an other interview his family is from Germany

Yeah, but with 160 KG he is definetly an American

I think that's also the surname of Hertha Berlin's Investor/owner btw

That's because to a lot of other countries the World Cup is the pinnacle of any sport. That's the time when you put it all on the line for glory.

Mikal is not the guy you want to close out games with

They barely beat them it’s not 30 points and people forget the coaches are winners because France was doing well but they lost this year

There is 0 good analysts in ESPN.

Kerr is the most overrated coach. Nothing without steph

You definitely right. i see how countries call their best players to win this World Cup even Canada, but only US team comes with team C.

You must be a magic fan like me 🤣. Franz did kill it though 💯

This not old times no more Like Kurr said 🤷🏾‍♂️ USA basketball fans as a whole need to take these games more seriously

That hasn't been true for awhile now. The 2002 team was placed 6th and lost to Yugoslavia. That team had Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand, Ben Wallace, Paul Pierce, Shawn Marion, Michael Finley, Baron Davis, and Reggie Miller. The 2019 team was 7th place and had a young Jaylen Brown, Spida Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Brooke Lopez, Miles Turner, Khris Middleton and Kemba Walker. So this isn't first time the USA didn't win a medal. The rest of the world is just getting better and the USA needs the elite players to participate.

hahaha, you must be dreamin, this is year 2023. American dynasty is over. No more american dream team because they already retired and now old. Eve you put the best NBA players if you have a coach like Kerr still not guarantee. Kerr prefer dwarf NBA players.

​@JaySwavo you think they didn't take it seriously? Other teams just got better. Team USA has 12 nba players that wanted to win but they got beat. It's that simple

When was last time USA basketball won on the global stage? 2020 olympics? Seems like forever ago

I certainly agree

You have NBA players playing other NBA players. Thats why they lost. NBA mechanics are easier than European mechanics like many have said. Plus all these opponent teams have seasoned NBA players who know exactly how to take advantage of their colleagues in the NBA.

Because NBA is entertainment first, ball second. Money is the major drive in NBA, while for FIBA, its the nations pride at stake.

we have Franz Wagner and the best shooter in whole europe, were quite talented. ;)

I think you mean Teamwork beats talent. Lol. I get your point though.

The best of Europe barely beat USA C team. I think Euro style is overrated.

@@kingquestOZ It is how real basketball is played.And those European teams have only a few NBA players on their rosterversus a team loaded with NBA stars!

​@@kingquestOZSerbia is missing a lot of players to, they are playing for the gold tho.

He was a 4 not 5

This is why all these awards that player get are based on PR machine fronted by U.S based media. How did he get DPOY over O.G? And don't telk me about Raptors record b/c for the past 10 decades we have been having winning seasons & O.G played extremely great defense for all 6 yrs he is been in the league & only got 2nd team All D this year. None of who made the 1st team All D is better than O.G on D.

You forgot 5 (+) step non travels

@@rahowherox1177 yeah and also 5 sec back to basket sht 🤦

And banchero

Jokić alone is better than any superstar afroamerican USA can put to the team.

delusional much?@@unwokeneuropean3590

Please inform me which players from other countries didn’t play compared to our best players which I can name more than 20 that didn’t play

​@@rudyrude6263Serbia don't have Joker and still make to the gold medal game

@@rudyrude6263 from germany alone its Hartenstein and Kleber, from other nations just from top of my head Wemby, Jokic, Rubio, Sabonis, Porzingis, The Greek Freak, Murry, Wiggins, Micic, Marjaonvic etc

Guys, let's ask WHY NBA stars don't want to be in National Team? This is a serious question.

@@rudyrude6263 yeah you pretty much got owned on that comment hahaha

????????????!?????!!???!???????????

Don't come with that 2 months excuse, other teams were also 2 months together, Germany lost 2 weeks ago from USA in Abu Dhabi

lol every team has been together for 2 months dude

None of our best players played at FIBA. We save our best players for the Olympics. Imagine if they had to go up against these players from the U.S. … G - Steph Curry G - Devin Booker F - LeBron James F - Kevin Durant C - Anthony Davis … Reserves: Damian Lillard Trae Young Kyrie Irving De’Aron Fox Donovan Mitchell Jayson Tatum DeMar DeRozan Jimmy Butler Jaylen Brown Bam Adebayo

@@FreedomFighter2112 The big "imagine if". Being best means nothing if they dont show up. Its ok, NBA is still the "world champions" of the USA.

It wasn't disappointing because I was rooting for Germany. 😂🤣

Dey lost! Face it

Lmfao delusional

If you need marketing to be motivated to play the World Cup, you are sick ..it should be an intrinsic motivation

+1

The thing these fools didn't mention is it's not like theis, Mo Wagner and Voightmann are giants. USA had enough size at the big spots, just not at the forward spots

tell this to our soccer players. they dont show the pride!

its actually love for each other and skill. they surely enjoy playing for their country, but country pride isnt what makes this team so good

@@schumi26 🤣🤣😂😂I can't help you there brother

@@nilsnerd alrighty

Bobby portis is a vet. Ant Edwards is a superstar.

everyone expected that the NBA stars are so far ahead of the rest that they easily win no matter what. Schroeder barely got a minimum contract like a year or two ago and he's basically the heart of the german team. Ant Edwards is hyped, Banchero is a 6'10 No1 pick. Brunson just got the huge contract as starting pg for the Knicks. Where are the germans playing and what roles do they have?

@@AntonioSantos-yp4pwAnthony Edwards is far from a superstar. Superstars are best players on championship teams. There are about 5 superstars in NBA at a time. Jokic, Giannis, Curry, LeBron , KD and maybe a few other guys are the only superstars. Edwards is too inconsistent offensively and an average defender and inconsistent on that end. He’s also not a great passer or play maker. He’s a great on ball scorer but that doesn’t make you a super star.

Why?US doesn't want be the greatest in the world anymore?

​@@AntonioSantos-yp4pwif boby Portis is your vet then thats a problem. Ant will be a superstar. He isn't one yet as that turnover at the end showed

How is it poetic? Kindly enlighten me.