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The Top 10 scorers so far in the World Cup includes no USA player. (AD23 ranks 11th with 18 ppg)
And all of them except for 2 players (Eugene JETER, Ukraine & Renaldo BALKMAN, Puerto Rico) are playing in the NBA.
This to me tells that some US players haven't been able to show what they can do yet. And like an All-Star game, nearly no one is go-to. So high scoring might not be on their way at the level they do in in the NBA. But I can see at least 6 of'em going 30 points per game in a go-to role. This is USA's biggest problem in my opinion. Too many stars, not knowing what to do the best way with'em. So far, they don't look like they are playing in top form, except for the last quarter of the Turkey game. When their shooters step in, expect a bunch of crazy deficit games.
Another example to this no one being a got-to guy shows itself on rebounds individually. The Manimal leads the US with 7 rpg and ranks only 14th in the competition. Cousins have 6.5 and AD23 has 5.
Blatche of Nets (Philippines) leads the tourney with 13.7 rpg.
In Blocks per game, AD23 and Manimal are 15th and 16th. This category is lead by 23 year old 6-9 Jongkyu Kim of South Korea. The 7 foot center of Senegal, Hamady Ndiaye (plays in D-League, 27 years old) lead the category per minutes. Rudy Gobert is 13th.
Harden & Kyrie add 9.5 apg for the US. Another example to me that a player like Harden, who can pass really good but doesn't always prefer, leads his team in apg.
And steals. James Harden leads it. 3.5 steals per game from the guy that does not defend cutters. 3 steals from Steph Curry.
The Top 10 scorers so far in the World Cup includes no USA player. (AD23 ranks 11th with 18 ppg)
And all of them except for 2 players (Eugene JETER, Ukraine & Renaldo BALKMAN, Puerto Rico) are playing in the NBA.
This to me tells that some US players haven't been able to show what they can do yet. And like an All-Star game, nearly no one is go-to. So high scoring might not be on their way at the level they do in in the NBA. But I can see at least 6 of'em going 30 points per game in a go-to role. This is USA's biggest problem in my opinion. Too many stars, not knowing what to do the best way with'em. So far, they don't look like they are playing in top form, except for the last quarter of the Turkey game. When their shooters step in, expect a bunch of crazy deficit games.
Another example to this no one being a got-to guy shows itself on rebounds individually. The Manimal leads the US with 7 rpg and ranks only 14th in the competition. Cousins have 6.5 and AD23 has 5.
Blatche of Nets (Philippines) leads the tourney with 13.7 rpg.
In Blocks per game, AD23 and Manimal are 15th and 16th. This category is lead by 23 year old 6-9 Jongkyu Kim of South Korea. The 7 foot center of Senegal, Hamady Ndiaye (plays in D-League, 27 years old) lead the category per minutes. Rudy Gobert is 13th.
Harden & Kyrie add 9.5 apg for the US. Another example to me that a player like Harden, who can pass really good but doesn't always prefer, leads his team in apg.
And steals. James Harden leads it. 3.5 steals per game from the guy that does not defend cutters. 3 steals from Steph Curry.
