With… terrifying appearance from start to finish, the USA they crushed it 100-63 Italy and booked a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
After the match, Steve Kerr he emphasized that his team is gradually finding a rhythm and pointed out that it is difficult to adapt to its regulations FIBA for his players NBA.
What Steve Kerr said in detail:
“We made a great effort in defense, from the start of the match, with pressure. The second five did the same, it was our best defensive effort of the tournament. We still need two wins. We lost the previous match and you always want to have a good reaction. Joy and competitiveness go together, when you play with energy, when you move the ball, everybody did that. That’s why we had fun, not caring about the statistics, but about the team’s victory.
We have been together for five weeks and we have five days left. That’s how we look at it. We are like a horse finding rhythm towards the end of its journey. We know what the goal is, I have no doubt that we will have the same energy and drive in the next match. We respect FIBA basketball, as USA we have to teach our kids that it is a different sport than the NBA. We have to respect the differences, Lithuania was amazing two nights ago, Serbia was amazing tonight. The sport is global, the former Yugoslavia has had great basketball for decades.
There are many differences, mainly in the steps. Also, here you cannot open a dialogue with the opposing bench because you are charged with a technical penalty. We should not complain too much, we should adapt, we respect it. We also try to be aggressive in defense from the first phase. We have depth on our roster and we can play hard for five-six minutes and bring five more guys off the bench. Other groups do not have this privilege. We have to play as well as we can to get the gold medal.”
Source: Sport Fm
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