In consecutive games now at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Team USA basketball has looked eerily mortal. Close wins that were just a play or two away from becoming unfathomable losses to either Australia or Serbia have left onlookers puzzled and fearful at the same time, musing there must be something wrong with the team.
Some hold several elite NBA players sitting at home responsible because the void between the US and the rest of the world isn’t as far apart as initially presumed. Others are fretting about a lack of ball movement which has put an onus on the typical offensive strategy in the half court — good old isolation ball.