The United States Men’s Basketball Team’s 7th-place finish in in the 2019 FIBA World Cup is by far their worst in any major tournament since NBA players started participating. That much is indisputable. However, what is up for debate is how much criticism they actually deserve, and make no mistake: there has been plenty of it.
Following his team’s win over Poland on Saturday, head coach Gregg Popovich did what he does best and told the media what he thought of their negative coverage of his team:
“Some people want to play the blame game.