The Nationwide staff was defeated by Canada within the premiere of the Olympic Video games with 86-79, nevertheless it may have been in opposition to all of the NBAers, exhibiting that there’s a good foundation for the continuation.
What the blue and white coach emphasised after the top of the sport:
“I got here right here to construct a tradition and a mindset. We aren’t right here to say go for a medal. These will come later. I got here to repair the mentality that I’ve lived and to modernize it, as a result of a few years have handed and basketball has develop into extra trendy. We are going to go as a result of we actually deserve it. I believe the youngsters deserve it. However let's not cease at phrases. To do issues and play precisely as we performed within the second half, with the identical self-sacrifice, with the identical ignorance of hazard within the assault. It was the premiere and we have been beneath strain in opposition to an excellent staff. We revered them extra. It took us a half to comprehend that we're taking part in basketball and we're five-on-five, that we now have to play our basketball and we're simply nearly as good. We proved it within the second half, regardless that we didn't win. That can assist us later.”
