There's a lotofexpectationsgoingtothistournament, but I thinkthebiggestfocusrightnowisprobablystillonTeamUSA.
And I knowtherehasbeen a lotofdropoutsinthelasttwomonthsleadinguptoSeptember.
Sowhatdoyoumakeofthis?
Youknow, I thinkthere's severalreasonswiththeUnitedStatesteam, whilewhyyouhaven't seen, youknow, thekindofstarpowerthat I thinkpeoplehavebecomeaccustomedtowith U.
S A teaminrecentyears.
Internationalnumberone.
Becausewe'reoneyearawayfromtheOlympicsandfor a lotofothercountries.
So I thinkyouhave a groupofplayerswhoeliteplayerslike, saythatLeBronJames, theAnthonyDavisistheJamesHarden's whomayverywellplayintheOlympicsnextyearwhodidn't wanttoplaythisyearanddoitinbacktobackyearsandthentheotherfactoristhatbecausethetournamentislateinthesummer, andit's rightbeforethebeginningofNBAtrainingcamp.
Stillhaving a MarcGasolplayingforyouknow, whohasbeen a veteranof a lotofgreatinternationalbasketballwinning.
Youknow, thisSpanishnationalteam, Um, over a verylongperiodhasbeen, youknow, oneoftherivalstothe U.
S.
TeaminAustralia, verytoughminded, youknow, They'vegotsome n b A players.
Theywon't haveBenSimmonswhopulledout.
Youknow, JoeInglesoftheJazziscertainly, ah, playerwith a lotoffeverexperiencewhowillbeanimpactplayerforthemonbothendsofthecourtinthattournament.
And I justthinkthatteams, especiallyinthisformat, whocanwhocanshoottheballwhosharetheballonandhavebeentogether, youknowtheyhavetherearethoseoftheteamsaregonnabemedalcontendersandhave, youknow, andhaveenoughtalenttobeabletomatchupwiththeathleticism, thebasketball I Q.