Some experienced basketball pundits around the world are saying that this Olympic basketball tournament was the best one ever. Big words that have some truth to them. USA won in the end after France put up some serious resistance in the final and Serbia was close to beat them in the semi finals.
The semi final USA vs Serbia will never be forgotten. It was the real final of the Olympics. Serbia led by Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic did push Team USA to the wire and brink. They were up by 13 points at the start of the fourth quarter and only scored 15 points in that quarter. USA hit their shots and with some questionable decisions from the officials they won the game 95-91 in the end. Some pundits say this was the best FIBA match ever and Serbia did get the best out of this American super team.
Team Canada. Very hyped before the event started. No team play at all during the event. Not a well coached team by Jordi Fernandez. Dillon Brooks had the ball way too much in his hands. Gilgeous-Alexander was not able to carry the team on his back. Not good centers enough and an ice cold Jamal Murray. Canada needs to get back to the drawing board.
France did not play well in the round robin phase of the event. Things turned around for them when they benched Gobery and started to play Yabusele and Lessort more. France were excellent in the elimination phase beating Canada and Germany and giving the Amercans some nice resistance in the final. Three players in the shape of Lssort, Yabusele and Cordonier deserve a lot of credit for Team France. It was a tough tournament for Gobert, the defensive player of the year in the NBA the past season.
Lebron James or Nikola Jokic? It was a close call. Our MVP at the end of the day is Lebron James. The 40 year old phenomenon is excellent when it comes to FIBA events. He showed that to the world once again. He was the best player on the team that won the gold.
The game plan Serbia had against the USA was amazing. Svetislav Pesic is known as one of the best coaches in Europe for more than 30 years. He is our coach of the Olympic tournament.
Steph Curry at the point guard. Steph bailed out USA in the semis and finals with a total of 17 made shots from behind the arc. Bogdan Bogdanovic as the shooting guard. At the small forward we’ve got Lebron James. At the power forward spot we have Guerschon Yabusele and Nikola Jokic at the centre position. Our second all star team is Schroeder at the point guard. Jrue Holiday at the two. Franz Wagner at the small forward. Kevin Durant at the four and Mathias Lessort at the five.