Quote from: bryant.coleman on August 23, 2019, 02:00:08 AM

Quote from: rosezionjohn on August 22, 2019, 05:34:49 AM

Quote from: bryant.coleman on August 22, 2019, 01:50:13 AM

The United States is ahead of the rest of them by a huge margin, and unfortunately this gap is increasing with every passing year.

I agree with most of your statement except this one. Their roster this year is not that far ahead of Serbia. If they ever lock horns later in the competition, I think Serbia will win.

The US team has almost achieved a superhuman status and it is difficult to imagine any other team being capable of giving them a run for their money, much less defeating them. I think that their last defeat was against Mexico during the qualifiers more than a year ago. But then, the team was devoid of most of the NBA players. If I remember correctly, it was Marcus Thornton who scored the maximum points for US in that game.

I agree that Serbia is the no.2 team. I would rather say that Serbia is the team that has the maximum chances of defeating the Americans in the tournament. The betting odds for Serbia are quite favorable (+500 to +600), and it won't be a bad idea to bet in their favor. I am not even considering the other teams, such as Australia and Greece.

Probably true that both teams are favorites for finals. But if I looked correctly there is possibility that they can be facing in semis, or I looked wrong. Anyway many articles and sport shows that I watched suggest the same thing that Serbia has team that can possible win USA team. This could be good if someone is placed bet on Serbia. But I would like to see them in finals and to both teams show best possible play in that match.