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2023 Men's Basketball World Cup USA Team Official 12-man Squad:
Anthony Edwards, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brunson,
Jaren Jackson Jr., Mikal Bridges, Tyres Halliburton,
Paul Banchero, Austin Rivers, Cameron Johnson,
Bobby Portis, Walker Kessler, Josh Hart
Let's start with the team lineup, this slightly dim dream team may pay more attention to the team than before, at least the task of each player on the field is very clear. There are several star-level core players in the squad, but there are also more functional role players such as Hart and Kessler, and the biggest part of these people on the field is to do their job, which is completely different from the previous American team that simply crushed with talent.
In addition, this year's dream team also faces similar problems before, the team's internal rotation is insufficient, the standard center player is only Kessler, and the rest of the time is likely to be borne by Portis and Jaren Jackson Jr. Although they still have the best defensive level of Jaren Jackson Jr., the World Cup is different from the NBA, and the pressure he faces on the inside will certainly not be easy.
As for the offensive part, it is relatively simple, Ingram, Edwards, Jaylen Brunson and others are key candidates on the scoring end of the team, and the most critical question is whether these young players can easily complete the task of scoring after the game has been promoted to another stage. Previously, they had Jordan, Kobe, James, Curry and other superstars, and now, no player in this dream team is over 30 years old, and it is doubtful whether these young people can withstand the pressure to achieve their goals.
As a world-level event, the basketball World Cup is undoubtedly the focus of many countries, but for the United States, they seem to attach much more importance to the Olympic Games than the World Cup. Looking back at the previous Tokyo Olympics, the Dream Team was led by absolute star-level players such as Durant and Lillard, and the role lineup included young pillars in the league such as LaVine, Booker, and Tatum.
But by the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, the highest level in the team should be Tatum, although he was already among the stars in the league at that time, but compared with the previous dream team, there is still a lot of distance in the coffee position, as for other role players, there is no need to mention it, the overall strength of the team has completely dropped several gears.
Despite the lack of attention from all parties, they only finished seventh in the 2019 World Cup, the worst in the history of the dream team. And in this year's men's basketball World Cup, the dream team once again refreshed the lower limit of fans, the team lineup continued to be streamlined and deleted, led by Ingram, Edwards and other young newcomers, compared to the previous all-star feast, this time more young newcomers in the middle of the league, almost the simplest set of lineups in the history of the dream team. Even if it is champion coach Steve Cole, who is in charge, from the perspective of the lineup, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve their previously hyped championship goal.
Looking back at the history of the United States in this World Cup, in the previous World Preliminary Tournament was an absolutely mediocre lineup, the highest level in the team at that time should be Thomas Jr. and the early retirement of Eagle King Joe Johnson, in the back row are Justin Jackson, Jordan Bale and other players wandering at the edge of the NBA.
Of course, the United States has never sent any top team in the World Preliminary Tournament, and as the world's No. 1 basketball country, the World Preliminary Tournament is not worth their full effort. But that's exactly why, because they tend to field three or even four teams, it is still a little difficult for them to simply win against other opponents in the Copa America.
The first stage of the game was quite difficult, narrowly beating Cuba by five points, defeating Mexico by nine points, and finally the results handed over in the first stage were completely unexpected, and even dangerous enough to qualify for the World Cup. So much so that they began to have a sense of vigilance in the second stage of the group stage, and after putting themselves on the right posture, they handed over all four group victories.
In the rematch, they were still in full form, first slaughtering Uruguay with 34 points, then defeating Colombia 95-77, only swallowing defeat against Brazil throughout the rematch, and still showing their supremacy in American basketball for most of the time. Finally, in the window of the second year, there were only a few difficulties against Uruguay, but in the end, the United States ended victorious and easily qualified for the World Cup.
As for the overall strength of the American Dream Team, in fact, there is no need for much analysis, as the world's top basketball power, they have the world's top basketball players, even if the players sent this time are not the top level of the NBA, but looking at the world is definitely one of the top talents.
In addition to the individual ability of players, this year's American Dream Team is actually more elusive. As Steve Cole's first international manager, we still have some concerns. Although he assisted Popovich as an assistant coach in the last World Cup, after all, Kerr's coaching style is still very different from Popovich's, especially considering the Golden State Warriors who have almost changed the league, perhaps under Cole, we can see a completely different style of American dream team.
In summary, the dream team was made up of a group of players eager to prove themselves in the league, and all 12 players on the team except Bobby Portis who held a championship ring needed some honor to add points to their individual abilities. Compared to the final World Cup win, they hope to prove their ability to everyone or to the NBA through the stage of this World Series.
And it's not just the players who need to be proved, but also coach Steve Kerr, who has been surrounded by enough superstar halos, Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green and so on, as the champion coach of the Golden State Warriors.
And now, he's taking over Popovich's coaching whip with a team that's not even comparable to the Warriors' roster on paper, and he needs to prove his true coaching ability, not just the support of the superstar.
Although we are a little worried about the American Dream Team's victory, it is undeniable that although the star flavor of this team is a bit dim, the overall lineup is actually quite complete. Scorers, defensive sharp knives, outside shooters, interior framers, etc., there are suitable candidates in each position, which is completely different from the dream team built by superstars in the past.
Given their poor results at the World Cup in recent years, perhaps this opposite-direction team building model can achieve some unexpected results.