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Harden would be good at PP defending
Harden is very adept at guarding post ups. His PPP defending the post is actually the best in the NBA.
Giannis leads, but does Greece have much of a team? I'd probably say Jokic. Hopefully the US defeats Serbia, but US doesn't have much in the way of bigs. I can see Jokic having some monster games and Serbia going far.Mitchell, Gobert, and Ingles are all in the way to early poll for Fiba MVP.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketba...-early-favorite-to-win-the-mvp-award-in-china
If Rudy is going to get the supermax then it is only fair to ask him to add a offensive counter move.
Pretty sure they’d have Calathes (who’s crushing in Europe) and Koufos. I would also assume Olympiakos has some decent players since they’re traditionally one of the better non-NBA pro teams in the world.Giannis leads, but does Greece have much of a team? I'd probably say Jokic. Hopefully the US defeats Serbia, but US doesn't have much in the way of bigs. I can see Jokic having some monster games and Serbia going far.
I always hate this. I realize that playing for your country has value and I wouldn’t want to tell them not to play. . . but contracts in the NBA have gotten to the level that a PG type injury is devastating to your title hopes. It’s not worth the risk of injury to be there. Especially since the wear and tear of 82 games is rough. They need their downtime.
“He’s a young leader, he’s wise way beyond his years,” said Buck’s guard Khris Middleton.
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“I just love his energy,” concluded Walker, “it’s been every day, every practice – no slacking off. His passion for the game is top-notch.”
The thing I like most about this praise and d wade comparison's for Mitchell is the league office will take note. I won't be surprised if officials are a little more generous with the whistle for him next season. The Office I'm sure would like the next d wade.https://kslsports.com/414858/donovan-mitchell-wise-beyond-his-years-according-to-team-usa-teammates/
Mitchell's leadership getting some love
France is horrible. They might not get out of their group at the World Cup.
His coach will slow him down just OK. That's 4th straight summer he cannot figure out how to use a top tier NBA center.This surprises me. They have like six nba guys on their roster. Do they feed Gobert? Who would even be able to slow him other than Jokic?
Two games in and Ingles is playing more minutes than anyone on the team.Australia had 2 games with Canada in Australia. They lost the 1st one by 20 and won the second one by 8... Here's the box scores for both games:
https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/AUSO/1313248/bs.html
https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/AUSO/1310977/bs.html
Seems like Jingles is not shooting the ball well so far.