Links For Team USA-France

We honestly haven’t had much desire to read or think about Team USA’s loss to France and certainly none to cast aspersions or find blame.

The guys who went played hard and did their level best. Of that we have no doubt whatsoever. Nor would we dream on ripping on Gregg Popovich. A true patriot and a good if cantankerous man, Popovich did the best he could with a limited hand.

We do hope that the guys who pulled out - all of whom had their reasons and none of whom were even slightly obligated to compete - nonetheless see what happened and are planning to make a difference in the Olympics.

Here are some links to go over as we lick our collective wounds and start to prepare for 2020.

• USA’s 58-game win streak with NBAers snapped
• Behind Team USA’s debacle: Five reasons U.S. national team faltered
• U.S.A. Basketball’s No-Win Situation Became Too Real
• Team USA weaknesses exposed in loss to France
• Team USA stunned by France at the FIBA World Cup, fails to medal for first time since 2002
• Team USA basketball vs. France, score, takeaways: Americans suffer early World Cup exit at hands of Rudy Gobert and Co.
• Americans suffer embarrassing World Cup basketball loss after stars’ exodus
• USA Eliminated from 2019 FIBA World Cup After Shocking 89-79 Loss to France
• Here’s what the Celtics players had to about Team USA’s early elimination in the FIBA World Cup
• Rudy Gobert’s towering performance too much for Team USA
• France topples Team USA in FIBA World Cup quarterfinals
• Shocker: France upsets Team USA in World Cup quarterfinals
• What FIBA World Cup Loss To France Means For USA Basketball
• USA’s 58-game win streak with NBAers snapped
• U.S. loss to France at FIBA World Cup a wake-up call
• FIBA World Cup 2019 Semi-Finals: Qualified Teams, Schedule, Odds and Predictions
• France Beats USA in World Cup, Will LeBron Return in 2020?
• USA knocked out of FIBA basketball World Cup, Australia advances to semi-finals for first time