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Gregg Popovich apparently doesn’t have many fans when it comes
to his offense on Team USA as guys like Damian Lillard are
frustrated.
Team USA has had an up-and-down time together and they are
currently in the latter half of that phrase. Ater dropping games
to countries like Australia, Damian Lillard and company picked
up their slack by handily beating Argentina and Spain in the
remaining two exhibition games. With fans exhaling a sigh of
relief, Team USS has once again given them something to worry
about.
Last night’s bout against France saw the Americans completely
lose their footing in the second half of the game as they gave
up an abysmal 16-2 run to close out the fourth quarter. Guys
like Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard had decent games up until
the halftime buzzer sounded but due to excessive fouling and
fumbling of the ball down the stretch, could not hold on.
One particular aspect of how Team USA lost is the amount of
‘overpassing’ that took place. This was reminiscent of what
Gregg Popovich does with his San Antonio Spurs and players were
reportedly not pleased.
Team USA players frustrated with how Gregg Popovich is employing
a Spurs type offense.
Making the extra pass is always welcomed when that extra pass
leads to a better shot. Passing off a shot that is already quite
decent for the sake of ball movement is something Team USA
looked like it was trying to do. Ball movement is a crucial
ingredient in Coach Pop’s ‘Spursian’ offense and players are
seemingly not having it.
“Popovich is horrified by his own record coaching this team. He
dwells on it and hates losing. The players are frustrated too,
grumbling on their way back to the locker room about ‘running
the San Antonio offense’ when apparently, they feel like there
are better ideas. Pop has said the offense would be based on
concepts instead of set plays,” said Joe Vardon.
Also read: “Only Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James can save Team
USA now”: NBA Twitter clamors for Lakers and Blazers superstars
to aid Damian Lillard and co following abysmal loss to France
Most of Team USA consists of players who are used to ‘being the
man’ on their own NBA teams. So, in an effort to eradicate this
narrative, it felt as though they were looking to pass as much
as they can to bring about the essence of ball movement and good
chemistry.
Instead, this only led to guys like Damian Lillard and Zach
Lavine giving up wide open looks for the sake of making that one
extra pass.
https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-team-usa-players-are- frustrated-with-gregg-popovich-damian-lillard-and-co-seemingly- irked-by-coach-pop-employing-a-spurs-type-offense-in- embarrassing-loss-to-france/
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