Brian Windhorst

for an exhibition game which again nobody cares but they got a look at them then they played them in the pool play then they got them in the knockout rounds and Pesic and Jokic and all those dudes played it to set up the United States to go after them. They didn't care what the score was in the pool play game. They set it up to go... They were thinking about it for months.

The draw that got Serbia into the USA's pool was like in February. They started thinking in February about that night in August when they could get them in the semifinal. They didn't know it would be the semifinal, but they knew they would see them. And they set the whole thing up. And they took money, extra money, to go to Abu Dhabi and play I'm telling you, all building up to that moment.

The draw that got Serbia into the USA's pool was like in February. They started thinking in February about that night in August when they could get them in the semifinal. They didn't know it would be the semifinal, but they knew they would see them. And they set the whole thing up. And they took money, extra money, to go to Abu Dhabi and play I'm telling you, all building up to that moment.

The draw that got Serbia into the USA's pool was like in February. They started thinking in February about that night in August when they could get them in the semifinal. They didn't know it would be the semifinal, but they knew they would see them. And they set the whole thing up. And they took money, extra money, to go to Abu Dhabi and play I'm telling you, all building up to that moment.

And the average fan, USA fan, doesn't care. I don't blame them. I'm just telling you, all that drama is going into it. And Steve Kerr, And Sean Ford, like the general manager of USA Basketball, like they're thinking about it for months. Like as Steve Kerr is coaching the Warriors last year, he's like, I know, but I got to worry about Serbia. And Jeff Van Gundy is like consulting with the Celtics.

And the average fan, USA fan, doesn't care. I don't blame them. I'm just telling you, all that drama is going into it. And Steve Kerr, And Sean Ford, like the general manager of USA Basketball, like they're thinking about it for months. Like as Steve Kerr is coaching the Warriors last year, he's like, I know, but I got to worry about Serbia. And Jeff Van Gundy is like consulting with the Celtics.

And the average fan, USA fan, doesn't care. I don't blame them. I'm just telling you, all that drama is going into it. And Steve Kerr, And Sean Ford, like the general manager of USA Basketball, like they're thinking about it for months. Like as Steve Kerr is coaching the Warriors last year, he's like, I know, but I got to worry about Serbia. And Jeff Van Gundy is like consulting with the Celtics.

Jeff Van Gundy, because he's on the USA staff, he's thinking about Serbia. Serbia, Serbia, Serbia.

Jeff Van Gundy, because he's on the USA staff, he's thinking about Serbia. Serbia, Serbia, Serbia.

Jeff Van Gundy, because he's on the USA staff, he's thinking about Serbia. Serbia, Serbia, Serbia.

Of course, which the French were actually in the middle of imploding and then they rallied back.

Of course, which the French were actually in the middle of imploding and then they rallied back.

Of course, which the French were actually in the middle of imploding and then they rallied back.

Steve doesn't give a shit. Here's the thing. I keep saying this. People don't listen to me. It's fine. I don't care. International basketball is so vastly different.

Steve doesn't give a shit. Here's the thing. I keep saying this. People don't listen to me. It's fine. I don't care. International basketball is so vastly different.

Steve doesn't give a shit. Here's the thing. I keep saying this. People don't listen to me. It's fine. I don't care. International basketball is so vastly different.

The difference between 40 and 48 minutes, I cannot underline how big of a difference it is. It is so different.

The difference between 40 and 48 minutes, I cannot underline how big of a difference it is. It is so different.

The difference between 40 and 48 minutes, I cannot underline how big of a difference it is. It is so different.

Right. And so the other thing is the NBA mindset is if you get down 15, it doesn't matter. Yeah, you can always come back. You can't play that well.