2023-08-19 01:53:07
The U.S. men’s basketball team played a warm-up match in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and defeated Greece 108-86. In the warm-up match before the World Cup, they won all four games. Head coach Steve Kerr praised the team’s stability.
U.S. head coach Steve Kerr started four games in a row with the same starting lineup, an unusual development for any U.S. team preparing for any international competition, which typically takes weeks of preparation and sometimes even In the first few games of the official game, look for continuity.
That approach is worrisome for this year’s U.S. team because all 12 players are playing for their senior national teams for the first time and have very limited experience playing under FIBA rules, though head coach Steve Kerr has largely He decided on how he wanted to play, small and fast, just as he has gradually adapted to the model he has gradually adapted to over the past 10 years with the Golden State Warriors, and quickly found the foundation for many roles.
“It’s so hard because you only have a few weeks and then you go right into the game, so I like the consistency of this starting lineup,” Steve Kerr said.
In the starting lineup, Anthony Edwards was the team’s second scorer and scored a team-high 21 points in just 18 minutes. Mikal Bridges shot 68% from the field in the first game, 3 of 5, and won Down 10 points.
The other 3 starters, Jalen Brunson, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr., etc., showed good ball and body movement, as well as aggressive defense that has largely been a feature of these practices over the past two weeks .
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