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If 36 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: all you guys are having a great week, Well, I 37 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: just witnessed my favorite basketball moment as a fan that 38 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: I can remember in my time watching the game. That 39 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: is incredible as Team usay straight up dead to rights 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 2: for three and a half quarters with about seven minutes 41 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: left in the fourth quarter, lock in and come back 42 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: to beat Serbia on the strength of incredible performances from 43 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,279 Speaker 2: Steph Curry and Lebron James, some great late game contributions 44 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: from Kevin Durant. Joel Embiid contributed a lot as well. 45 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: We're going to get into it from the perspective of 46 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: both teams, and then we'll talk briefly about France Germany 47 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 2: at the end. I have a flight to catch, so 48 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 2: I only have about twenty minutes here, so I can't 49 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: get into as much detail as I usually do, but 50 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: I really wanted to get this reaction out before I 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: head out of town. You guys know the Joe. Before 52 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: we get started. Subscribe to the Hoops Tonight YouTube channel 53 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: so you don't miss any more of our videos. Follow 54 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 2: me on Twitter at underscore json lts. 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But even then, the Cavaliers kind of 101 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: controlled that game. They took a I want to say 102 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: they went up by like eleven or twelve points in 103 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: like the mid third quarter, and yeah, it was close 104 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 2: and it was hectic and back and forth, but this 105 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: game had a very different type of feel. Serbia straight 106 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: up controlled this game for more than three quarters, and 107 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: every time the US team would make a little run 108 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: and cut it to eight or cut it to nine, 109 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: Serbia would hit a couple shots and they'd get it 110 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 2: right back up to fourteen to fifteen points. They came 111 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 2: ready to play today and it was everybody. Nikole Jokich 112 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: is the best player in the world, and he was 113 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: the best player in this game, and all of that 114 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: was on display. Only weird thing with Jokich is he 115 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 2: still can't hit a jump shot to save his life, 116 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 2: which has been a continuing trend dating back to last season. 117 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: Don't know what's going on there. Hopefully he gets that 118 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: worked out in time for next season. I just think 119 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 2: they're going to need him to be able to hit 120 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 2: those shots in order to get to where they want 121 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: to go next year. But Jokic was incredible, And what 122 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: was kind of funny is that the narrative if USA 123 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 2: would have lost, would have been like, Jokic defeats the 124 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: Stars of the USA by himself, but like anybody who 125 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 2: watched that game knows, like, even though Jokic is the 126 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 2: best player in the world, the Serbian dudes came ready 127 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: to play. Bogdn mcdonovich was absolutely who was cooking, hitting 128 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: super tough shots. They had five different players hit multiple threes. 129 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: They were defending well, they were flying around in rotation, 130 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: they were crashing the glass. That Serbian team came ready 131 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 2: to play, and they played well enough to give themselves 132 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 2: a really good chance to win the game. So I 133 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: just want to tip the cap to Serbia, tip the 134 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 2: cap to Jokic. He's an indomitable force and that and 135 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 2: is so stressful watching him as like you're watching him 136 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: back down Anthony Davis, or back down Lebron James, or 137 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: back down Kevin Durant, and you're like, you feel hopeless, 138 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: you feel utterly hopeless. And to those Serbian role players 139 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: credit every single time they double teamed, every single time 140 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: they came off the baseline cutter, it was a dunk 141 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 2: Eruza three or it was a dunk Eruza three. Those 142 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 2: guys just had their tic tac toe in terms of 143 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: how to handle the double teams down. Pat Jokis was 144 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 2: making the right. Read every time shout out to the 145 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 2: Serbian team, they they brought something special out of this 146 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: team USA team that I think, as bad basketball fans 147 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 2: we were dying to see. And it's something that if 148 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 2: you look at the twenty eight team, the twenty twelve team, 149 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: the nineteen ninety two team, the three other like kind 150 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 2: of like super super stacked team. USA rosters those teams. 151 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: Even though the twenty eight team and twenty twelve team 152 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: ended up in semi competitive games like they were never 153 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 2: like profoundly threatened. And that really is what you saw 154 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: in that fourth quarter is like what it looks like 155 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: when you watch the best players in the world, specifically 156 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: a team USA squad that usually doesn't get pushed to 157 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: this point when you watch them play desperate basketball, and 158 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 2: desperate basketball is a very different type of basketball than 159 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 2: the type of basketball that you see in a regular 160 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: eighty two game regular season. Right there's a fierce attention 161 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 2: to detail that you need. Every box out matters, every transition, 162 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: sprint matters, every single decision you make with the basketball, 163 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 2: every jump shot carries a world of pressure. And what 164 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: I thought was super fascinating is here we are in 165 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: this predicament for Team USA, and the three greatest players 166 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: of this era, Lebron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant 167 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 2: were the three guys for Team USA that stepped up 168 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 2: and got it done. Steph in the early portion of 169 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: the game, in particular, when Serbia was red hot and 170 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 2: hitting everything, Steph was red hot two and he kept 171 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 2: USA close enough for them to kind of remain in 172 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,119 Speaker 2: that striking distance so they could give themselves a chance 173 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: to come back and make it a game. And then 174 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: late in the game, off of a monster screen from 175 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: Joel mb It, a huge play from him there, Steph 176 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: breaks three on the left wing and knocks down the 177 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 2: lead changing shot to put Team USA up one, and 178 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 2: then a big time transition layup from him two a 179 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 2: couple of clutch free throws. Steph Curry, who's had a 180 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 2: nightmare time with Team USA, who I think his values 181 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 2: understated because even though he's not making shots or hasn't 182 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 2: been making shots, he's still been one of their primary, 183 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: like player movement pieces that's kind of maintained spacing. I 184 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 2: think there's a lot of value that comes from that. 185 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 2: Like again, even though Steph hasn't been making shots, he's 186 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 2: been guarded like he's Steph Curry, which carries a great 187 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 2: deal of value. But as we were hoping, eventually Steph 188 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: would break out, and he broke out in a huge 189 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 2: way tonight, thirty four points, made a bunch of huge 190 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 2: plays at a huge steal late to just tip of 191 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 2: the cap to Steph Curry. That was a legendary performance 192 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: from him. Lebron James a triple double. I think he 193 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 2: had sixteen points if I remember correctly, ten assists to 194 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 2: just two turnovers, twelve rebounds. Was battling the Kola Yo 195 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 2: Kitchen that fourth quarter, fronting the post, absorbing the blows 196 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 2: that allowed Joel Embiid to kind of be in that 197 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: back line ready to help behind him. He got a 198 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,439 Speaker 2: huge stop on Yo Kitchen, a one on one situation 199 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 2: along the right side where he forced Yo Kitch into 200 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 2: a tough one like fade away and gotta stop. Bunch 201 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: of big situations where he was battling with Yo Kicch 202 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 2: like situations where like Lebron knew. 203 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 3: He wasn't even gonna get the ball, but he just. 204 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: Was like, I'm putting everything I have into this jump 205 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 2: to just get a piece of it so that someone 206 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 2: else might. His only job was to make sure Jokic 207 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 2: didn't get the basketball. That is a tough job, and 208 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: then on top of that to dig deep for two 209 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 2: massive transition drives, the one with where Kadi was in 210 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: with him in transition he finished with his right hand 211 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 2: on the left side of the basket. Look At how 212 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 2: explosive he was off of that left knee on that play. 213 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 2: Like you could tell he poured everything he had into 214 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 2: that play. And it kind of reminds me of like 215 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 2: other moments in Lebron's career where it's like when push 216 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: comes to shove, Lebron knows that he can just get 217 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 2: that athleticism to engage in a way that makes him 218 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 2: truly unstoppable in these short bursts. Even at his old age, 219 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 2: I thought that was an incredible Lebron James performance. And 220 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 2: then Kevin Durant, who had a rough first three quarters 221 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 2: and was struggling to knock down shots, hit several huge 222 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: jump shots late Stephan Lebron were tired. They desperately needed 223 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 2: someone to create a bucket and there it was up 224 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 2: to late clock situation. If you don't score there, Herbia 225 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 2: has a chance to go down to tie or take 226 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 2: the lead, and it's like, you either leave Yokic on 227 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 2: an island and he ties the game, or you double 228 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 2: team and you give up a three point shot to 229 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: one of these guys that's been hitting, and KD hits 230 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: a nasty left to right crossover dribble and gets to 231 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: that one dribble, pull up off that right wing and 232 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 2: effectively ice is the game for Team USA. 233 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 3: I was. 234 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 2: I tweeted after the game about how I just that 235 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 2: was just such a cool moment for me as a fan, 236 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 2: and one of my buddies, Tommy, ended up quote tweeting 237 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: in it said something that I thought was interesting. He said, 238 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 2: one of the last legitimately legacy defining moments for all 239 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 2: three of these guys, and they came through. And it's true, 240 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: Like I don't think everybody's like worried about what Steph 241 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: can accomplish with that limited Warriors roster, what Lebron can 242 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 2: accomplish at forty years old with the Lakers team that's 243 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 2: super incompetent and doesn't have another player other than Ad 244 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: that can play both ends of the floor, Like I 245 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 2: don't think anybody really cares too much about that, Like 246 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 2: KD post Achilles, like I think people know what Katie 247 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 2: is and what he's capelove, but here in this setting, 248 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 2: with this roster against a Serbian team that doesn't have 249 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 2: as much talent, this was a true high pressure, legacy 250 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 2: defining moment for all three of these guys, and all 251 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 2: three of them came through in a huge way. And 252 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 2: as a basketball fan, I just I was that was 253 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 2: just a really cool moment. And guys, we're not gonna 254 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 2: get very many moments like that as basketball fans in 255 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 2: our lives, and I'm just it was one of those 256 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 2: days where I'm thankful to get to do what I 257 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 2: do for a living so that we can come on 258 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 2: here and talk about it. It was just a ton 259 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 2: of fun. Shout out to those three guys. I literally 260 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 2: can't say enough about those three just in that situation. 261 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 3: There's so much part. 262 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 2: They were down fifteen I think in the fourth quarter, 263 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,599 Speaker 2: like Steve Kurr like they the starters came in to 264 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 2: start the second half and they were playing some really 265 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 2: good basketball and they got it to like seven, I 266 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: think in the mid third, and then Kerr went to 267 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 2: an all bench group to end the third quarter in Serbia. 268 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: Immediately balloon the lead back up and by the time 269 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 2: the starters came back in, they were in a deep hole. 270 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 2: And you got to imagine that going out there. You're 271 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 2: walking out onto the for Steph Curry, Lebron James. You 272 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 2: guys have the reputation as being the best American players 273 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 2: of this era, and all of it is on the 274 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 2: line in a small sample with a huge deficit. You 275 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 2: have to play damn near perfect basketball to close that 276 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 2: game out, and they did just I can't say enough 277 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 2: about those guys, and I can't wait to get more 278 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 2: and more into this when I have some more time 279 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 2: and I'm not running out the door to get to 280 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: a flight. But one other USA player I wanted to 281 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 2: shout out before we move on, Joel Embiid nineteen points 282 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: on eleven shots. It was kind of a frustrating experience 283 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 2: for me as a basketball fan rooting so hard in 284 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 2: this game, because like Embiid got so many huge buckets 285 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter, but he also gave up four 286 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: offensive rebounds where he was just getting beat to the 287 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: ball by that slower center I can't remember his name, 288 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: the other center that was playing with Jokic, And I 289 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 2: was like, it was like I'd be like grab the 290 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 2: fucking basketball and then like five seconds later he hit 291 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 2: a huge shot. 292 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 3: I'd be like, damn, that's a huge shot. That he'd 293 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 3: give it up again. 294 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: I'd be like, what are you doing, and then he'd 295 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 2: go down to the other end he hit a huge shot. 296 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 2: It was like just an incredible roller coaster as a 297 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 2: fan rooting for Joel Embiid in that moment. But I 298 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: thought that was Joel Embiid's first like huge moment for 299 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 2: Team USA, And I will always remember when we think 300 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 2: back to the twenty twenty four Olympic team USA basketball team, 301 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: I will always think back to the fact that Joel Embiid, 302 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 2: after really struggling through the exhibition games and through the 303 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: pool play games, and even a little bit in that 304 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 2: first round game against Brazil, he although he hits a 305 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 2: bunch of threes in that game, but he's been struggling defensively. 306 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 2: He's been struggling in a bunch of like specific details, 307 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 2: And all I can remember now looking back is like 308 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 2: when the shit hit the fan and they needed somebody 309 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 2: to step up, and a bunch of guys on that 310 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 2: team couldn't. Joel Embiid was one of the guys who did, 311 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: and I thought that was a huge winning moment for him. 312 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: I'd like to see him tighten up some of those details. 313 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: He needs to come down with some of those loose balls, 314 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 2: and those are the little details that'll be the next 315 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 2: step that Joel takes to win the championship. If he 316 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 2: wants to be an NBA champion, he's got to just 317 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 2: bring that extra level of level of competitiveness, that extra 318 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 2: level of conditioning, that extra level of just of just 319 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 2: savage competitiveness to get it done. And I think he's 320 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: gonna get there. I think it's only a matter of time. 321 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 2: But I that was a that was just a really 322 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 2: cool moment for him to and I'll always remember his 323 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: contributions in that particular game. Shout out to Team USA, 324 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 2: shout out to Serbia. Really cool moment. I want to 325 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: move on France, Germany really really quick. Uh Germany jumped 326 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 2: him early. They went up double figures a couple of 327 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 2: separate times, and offense is always the issue for France. 328 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 2: Their guards just aren't very good. Evan Fournier didn't have 329 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: as good of a night tonight. They really rode their 330 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 2: their big guys, they're uh gershon Yabuselli and mattheisl sort. 331 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: Those two guys were just bullying guys on the block. 332 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 2: Ya Yabuselei. I'm trying to get better at pronouncing these names. 333 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 2: I appreciate you guys who have been correcting me in 334 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: the comments. Yabuseli had a bunch of really nice slashing 335 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 2: possessions too, where he was getting downhill. He had a 336 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 2: nasty dunk. Actually, Yabuseli's an interesting player. I'm not sure 337 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 2: what his contract situation is overseas, but he looks like 338 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 2: a guy who could play in the NBA to me. 339 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: And then the sort just Mattheisa sort, just big time 340 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: post moves down the stretch. There was a huge moment 341 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 2: where he had a big step through for like a 342 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 2: little lamp right at the front of the rim. And 343 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: he had a huge moment where he's just running up 344 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 2: and down the floor just screaming he's too small, and 345 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 2: I love That's why I love basketball so much. There's 346 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 2: like these unbridled, unfiltered moments of pure competitive expression that 347 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 2: just that just make it like really truly special and 348 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 2: like today the today was just a fun day as 349 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 2: a basketball fan to watch all these games. But shout 350 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 2: out those guys for carrying things on offense, but I 351 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 2: really thought the defense was what got the job done 352 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: for France. 353 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 3: They had a stretch. 354 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 2: Where in the late third quarter they had like forty 355 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: seven points I think, and they didn't score. They had 356 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 2: like fifty three points like ten minutes later on. I 357 00:16:57,960 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 2: can't remember the exact I have to look it up again. 358 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: I don't have the time for it today, but like, 359 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: they really locked in on defense in that late. 360 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 3: Third quarter early fourth quarter stretch. 361 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 2: And they just gave them enough opportunities to get out 362 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 2: in transition enough times to make enough plays to build 363 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 2: enough of a margin to give them a chance to 364 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: win that game. They almost blew it late as Germany 365 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 2: came back hit a bunch of threes, but they ended 366 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 2: up closing the deal. Victor wimen Yama classic box score 367 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 2: watching games, same thing happened last game, where it was 368 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 2: like I had a lot of the guys going like, oh, 369 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,479 Speaker 2: he wouldn't even the best player on the team. There 370 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 2: was like he only had seven points, and it's like 371 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 2: he just does so much defensively to impact the game 372 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 2: that extends so far beyond the box score. He was 373 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 2: four for seventeen today and I thought he had a 374 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 2: really good game. He was getting tons of deflections, tying 375 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 2: up Dennis Schroeder on switches, had a huge block on 376 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 2: Dennis Schroeder on a switch in the second half, he 377 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 2: had three blocks. He was just he was just an 378 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 2: absolutely disruptive force. Hit a huge three points shot late. 379 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 2: He had another nice post feed to I think it 380 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 2: was Cardinia cutting down the middle Cordina, I think cutting 381 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 2: down the middle, and he just ended up smoking the dunk. 382 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 2: But it was a really nice pass that just just 383 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 2: kind of had an unfortunate finish. But I again, just 384 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 2: France USA is gonna be a ton of fun. The 385 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 2: home crowd element for France is gonna be big. I 386 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 2: would imagine that we'll see a little bit more of 387 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 2: go Bar in that game, just because of how much 388 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 2: interior size that team USA has. But man, that was 389 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 2: what a great day of basketball. I'm sorry I can't 390 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 2: get into more detail for you guys today, but I 391 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: get back from Vegas on Saturday afternoon, so I do 392 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 2: plan on doing a video on Saturday where we break 393 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 2: down the gold medal game. Keep dropping mail bag questions 394 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 2: because we're gonna do a full mail bag after the 395 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 2: Gold Medal game because I leave for vacation to the 396 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: Pacific Northwest on Sunday, so I want to have some 397 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 2: stuff to run while I'm out of town. So I've 398 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 2: already recorded three player rankings videos that are gonna run 399 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 2: next week, and I have the and then I'll do 400 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 2: that mail bag tomorrow, so I'll have like four episodes 401 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 2: worth of content that'll berunning while I'm out of town. 402 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 2: And then I get back a week from Sunday and 403 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 2: will continue the player rankings from then. 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