Team USA suffered two losses in the recent FIBA World Cup…and critics have been quick to point out “roster continuity” and “size”. How accurate is this? What else might be to blame?


Chapters
00:00 World Basketball vs. USA “A New War”
00:59 My Experience Overseas
01:33 Excuse #1 “Roster” Looking Past the Noise…
03:07 Excuse #2 “Wait…what?”
03:50 Rebounding/Size Fallacies
6:45 Spacing, and Potential Paralysis
8:50 A New Ball Movement Metric
11:34 Does This Translate to the NBA?
14:20 American Bias - EuroLeague vs. NBA Reexamined
17:07 "Well...it worked!" Team USA Slipping...
17:55 Why Aren't More Teams Doing This?




What trends do we find internationally that we might be able to learn from? How do these trends translate to the NBA, and other levels of basketball, such as the EuroLeague?


In this video, we examine European vs. American basketball, and why (despite massive talent and valuation disparities) the United States might be in trouble for the upcoming Olympics and moving forward.


Keep in mind…the world was without many of their top players.
Comment any thoughts, or feedback you might have! Hope you enjoy the video…


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