The US has lost again, and already admits: "There is distress", a professional problem and lost deterrence - Walla! Sports

2021-07-13T07:07:50.320Z

After the loss to Australia, the second in preparation, the US realizes that the road to Olympic gold will be difficult. The color problems continue, the rivals are not afraid, Popovich confronted a journalist

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The U.S. has lost again, already acknowledging "there is distress," a professional problem and lost deterrence

After the loss to Australia, the second in preparation, the US understands that the road to Olympic gold will be difficult. The color problems continue, the rivals are not afraid, Popovic confronted a journalist but claims: "We have improved, we continue the process"

Less than two weeks to the Tokyo Olympics: USA also lost to Australia in pre-match

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This time he is not happy.

Pop (Photo: GettyImages, Ethan Miller)

Lots of frustration, and in front of whom?

Green and USA (Photo: GettyImages, Ethan Miller)

According to ESPN veteran Brian Windhorst, "It's worrying. If Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard scored 10 of 20 of the three, that should be enough for a win. When we built this team, we built it low, hoping it would score more than the opponent. .

Indeed, as against Nigeria, the Americans encountered a problem under the baskets.

The Australians scored 44 points in color (in high percentages, 22 of 35), against only 24 in the U.S., and thus the Australians finished the game with 53 percent from the field.

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At the press conference after the game, Popovich even looked a little nervous when he confronted a journalist and demanded that he speak, but Windhorst concluded: "If the US does win gold, it will only be after it has overcome a lot of difficulties and distress.

" "I think we got a little better tonight." "After a short time we are together, there are many things that need to be addressed." Damian Lillard also knows that the matter is coordination and team spirit, as the United States faces solid teams. "Teams are very experienced, and they've been playing together for a very long time," the Portland star said. "We're working on becoming a team."

However, it should be noted that Australia is not considered too cohesive, given the fact that it has changed coach twice in the last two years, and its current squad includes seven new players, and they are without their big star Ben Simmons, who has decided not to play. Perhaps the problem is that the rivals already know they have no reason to be alarmed by a meeting with the U.S. Joe Ingles, who scored 17 points, said: “We have to play to win. They are not underestimated, they have a great team, with the guys they have on the roster and pop on the lines - but we came here in anticipation of winning, and that's what we did. "And

maybe once a US loss was a rarity, but now the reality has changed. "It's different," Lillard says. E who need to get back in shape and get into the rhythm.We continue to stick to the process. "

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