2016 Olympics ( Rio de Janeiro ) - your final thoughts

[locdogjr]

The reality is that Canada and Australia are the two counties with the best shot to field teams that can at least rival a USA "C" Team on paper.

Unfortunately as we've seen those countries don't have the structure or history that the perennial European powers have. They need to build a winning culture from scratch, which is a very difficult climb.

Both countries are in the middle of that rebuild though, great developments at youth levels and lots of players in the NBA. It is happening slowly!

[Dirtyh]

I hope you're wrong on this one. I think most people realize that Serbia is a small nation. And knowledgeable NBA fans know that teams like the Spurs and Warriors have learned a lot from the international game.

Most people don't know anything about basketball. Even most sport fans are really unfamiliar with basketball. That why it's really sad that USA takes blow out win again when basketball get one change in every four year.

[Arsonist]

FIBA Ranking updated, good move to Venezuela from 22 to 15 with a +7 same with the addition of several new pieces we have to keep improving:

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[reamily]

There is an upside and a downside. The upside is that the US played four relatively close games. Seeing how the game against Spain played out, one can see that the US without a couple of its superstars is now slightly better than the best international team which is in decline.
In all of the four close games the US has played, it is the European teams which played more aesthetically pleasing basketball. The European teams simply couldn't match the athletic abilities of the USA. Especially the rebounds. I can accept that a country of 320 million inhabitants can line up 12 forces of nature, but it's their loss to have lost against the rest of the world on the tactical side.

The downside for basketball is that, the final, which had by far the highest viewer ratings, was a disaster for the sport and international basketball. The fact that Serbia was unable to compete with the US made it look like basketball hadn't developed for the last three decades. Probably the worst final ever since the US started sending NBA players.

Well its not good tv, but unlike Spain they didnt take Serbia lightly from the beginning, Americans dont care about ratings, but Basketball is more than just a "sport" its the symbol of power of America, sure Chinese and Russians tried to build a team but to no avail..

As for Rugby and Soccer let the commonwealth nations enjoy it..

[ncjazz]

Both countries are in the middle of that rebuild though, great developments at youth levels and lots of players in the NBA. It is happening slowly!

I think long term France, Brazil, and maybe Turkey might also be able to compete. With Brazil just got to get the young kids off the soccer fields and volleyball courts and play basketball instead. Canada and Australia will depend a lot on whether or not the top players will actually suit up for the national team. Obviously Simmons is probably the biggest question mark.

[kranaud35]

For me , the biggest surprise was Spain - the way they came back from two very disappointing loses was remarkable Mobilier pas cher .
And have nothing but admiration for this generation of Spanish players .
And i am sort of disappointed not to see Spain and Serbia play against each other .

How to Beat US . It is still a question that will remain unanswered until the next Olympics .

[reamily]

USA were lucky that they met Serbia once before the finals, and because of that "moral" victory, USA coming to the final game all business..

[Sarika539]

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