![]() ![]() These three players will slow down a team that needs youth and energy. ![]() LeBron James, Steph Curry, Chris Paul: Each team needs veteran leadership, but there is a difference between veteran leadership and old men with walkers. ![]() I would even go as far as to say they never figured it out, but rather, Kevin Durant figured it out for them. Greg Popovich and Steve Kerr: The coaching staff did a poor job figuring out a way to get the most talented team in the games to win. There’s not denying that we will have a new team altogether in 2024, and here is a list of folks who will not be making the trip to Paris. I was wrong, and glad to be, but that doesn’t change the fact that we need to right the ship, and dominate in 2024. Secondly, is the poor coaching by Greg Popovich, and his staff, including Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Players left off that should have been there, and role players on the roster who shouldn’t have been there. I had taken the position on the Infinity Sports Podcast several times, that Team USA would not get the Gold this year, and there were two reasons. Losing exhibition games (yes, games plural) is one thing, but losing against France in the qualifying rounds was concerning to say the least. It didn’t happen without bumps in the road, and there was definitely reason for skepticism. Every four years, the USA Basketball plays the role of favorite in the men’s basketball event, and 2021 was no different. It was the fourth consecutive Olympic Gold Medal, and seventh Gold Medal since we started using professional basketball players in 1992. Team USA will play Canada in the semifinals on Saturday.The national anthem played over the loudspeakers as the United States stood atop the podium, wearing their Gold Medals. Class of 2024 target Jaloni Cambridge added 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and two steals, while '24 target Mackenly Randolph had four points, three rebounds, and two assists. She was 10 of 15 from the field and scored in double figures for the fourth straight game.Īnother '23 target, Madison Booker, finished with six points, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals. team with 25 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals. 2 ranked prospect in the Class of 2023, lead the U.S. In Team USA's blowout victory, several U of L targets had big games. Egypt will play Mali in a game on Saturday. There are several Louisville targets on the roster for Team USA, plus Elalfy was playing for the Egyptian team.Įlalfy, a Class of 2023 prospect who made a visit to U of L last month, finished with three points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots in 11 minutes of action as Egypt beat Mexico 67-57. It was the fifth win in the event for Team USA and the first game the U of L coaches were there watching. Walz and associate coach Jonneshia Pineda were in Debrecen, Hungary, watching the USA Basketball Women's U17 National Team beat Japan 112-38 in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Women's U17 World Cup. Walz landed current U of L player Norika Konno from Japan, is currently recruiting Jana Elalfy from Egypt, and has used his time traveling abroad with USA Basketball to get into the mix with several other prospects. University of Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz has been all over the world on the recruiting trail in recent years.
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