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United States humiliated, Greg Popovich: "Proud to think we will win easily"
The Americans lost an Olympic game for the first time since 2004 and this time with a very strong squad, Durant recorded a particularly embarrassing figure and his coach tried to explain: "Do not understand the word 'surprised' as if we had to beat them by 30 points, they were better"
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Sunday, 25 July 2021, 18:06 Updated: 18:27
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Although this is only the opening game, even in the preparation stage it was already clear that the current United States team is not really "Dream Team" and today (Sunday) it started its way in Tokyo 2020 with an 83:76 loss to the French team.
The Americans dropped a streak of 25 wins in the Olympics, which has lasted since they surrendered to Argentina in the semi-finals in Athens in 2004, the tournament in which they also lost in the opening game for the last time until today's game.
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Was far from its peak.
Kevin Durant (Photo: GettyImages)
Greg Popovic and his players are still expected to qualify for the next stage, when in order to do so they will have to beat Nano Ginzburg's Czech Republic and the Iranian team, which they will meet this coming Wednesday, but in the meantime the network is laughing at the Americans and criticizing them. Commentator and Twitter anchor Rob Perez made a comparison and tweeted: "France - a group of individuals, USA - individuals who gathered for the team". Perez added: "The USA lost to a better team. After being defeated by 40 points. "
Popovich, for his part, stands on a rather dismal balance in relation to who coaches a team made up of NBA stars.
"Pop" has won 11 games and lost no less than six times on the U.S. lines, with the seventh place his team finished in 2019 being its worst achievement ever in a significant tournament. Who finished this game with 10 points and committed more fouls (5) than scored field goals (4).
Quite a dismal balance in the US team. Popovich (Photo: Reuters)
Greg Popovich sounded pretty nervous after the game and said, "I think it's arrogant to think the Americans are supposed to easily win all the games. We have to work like any other team. If you add up the 40 minutes, then they played better than us. When you lose a game, you "Not surprised. You are disappointed. I do not understand the word 'surprised'. It is a kind of contempt for the French team, as if we are supposed to beat it by 30 points. It is a team piece."
"It's a wonderful feeling," said Rudy Guber, the French center who stars in Utah Jazz, "but until we achieve our true goal, it doesn't really matter that victory."
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