FIBA World Cup [USA vs. TUR: 9/3, 8:30 AM EST (ESPN+)]

[jpotter33]

Tatum! Finished well there!

He looks so much different and more aggressive out there this summer. If he keeps attacking the basket, he’s breaking out this year and is an All Star.

[blink]

All the Celtics playing pretty well tonight.  Kemba, Brown and Tatum all scoring and playing well.  I dunno what is up with the starting lineup either.  It felt like when the lineup went to Kemba, Brown, Tatum, Middleton and Lopez that it was the best lineup.  That group really took control of the game.

[Surferdad]

Nice stroke for Jaylen there.

[RPGenerate]

Marc Gasol looked really bad tonight. Spain looked better when he was on the bench. Also I forgot how much I hate Rubio, such a disgusting flopper. But anyways, good win for USA tonight. They need to cut down on the turnover, but that's expected for such a young team.

[footey]

Brown kept it simple. That’s when he is best.

Jayson really made plays in 2nd half. Great passes to open man.

[hpantazo]

 
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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox will withdraw from Team USA to focus on upcoming season with goal of making playoffs, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
9:09 AM - 17 Aug 2019

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1162758238942576640?s=19


It's looking better and better for all 4 of our guys making the roster

[rondofan1255]

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox will withdraw from Team USA to focus on upcoming season with goal of making playoffs, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
9:09 AM - 17 Aug 2019

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1162758238942576640?s=19


It's looking better and better for all 4 of our guys making the roster

Nice, down to 13...

[Jiri Welsch]

Why are so many guys pulling out to “prepare for the season”? It seems that playing in these games actually is great preparation.

Is the real reason they just don’t want to have their off-season end so quickly?

[hpantazo]

Why are so many guys pulling out to “prepare for the season”? It seems that playing in these games actually is great preparation.

Is the real reason they just don’t want to have their off-season end so quickly?

They were probably going to get cut and are saving face

[rondofan1255]

full box score:

https://www.usab.com/news-events/live-stats/2019/mnt/box-score-mnt-vs-esp.aspx

online posted pic of last night's USA box score:

[saltlover]

Why are so many guys pulling out to “prepare for the season”? It seems that playing in these games actually is great preparation.

Is the real reason they just don’t want to have their off-season end so quickly?

They were probably going to get cut and are saving face

Probably not Fox.  He’d been playing well.  Mostly you have teams and agents leaning on them to not risk injury (ignoring that injuries happen in private workouts like with DMC.)

But I’m glad our four guys are sticking with it.

[blink]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Derrick White that is the next (final?) cut.  He struggled a lot last night.  Although White did make a couple plays in the 4th quarter.  Lots of iffy plays.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Derrick White that is the next (final?) cut.  He struggled a lot last night.  Although White did make a couple plays in the 4th quarter.  Lots of iffy plays.

Eeee. I don't know. We need someone who can consistently stir the drink on offense. White can do that. Mitchell cannot consistently do it yet.

Walker is the only one that can. Fox was the backup, but now he is gone.

I still think its Kuzma.

[footey]

Smart a lock now that Fox is out.

[j804]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Derrick White that is the next (final?) cut.  He struggled a lot last night.  Although White did make a couple plays in the 4th quarter.  Lots of iffy plays.

Nah I bet he made it over Fox. He looked pretty good yesterday. So if Smarts out is the roster set?