USA Basketball won its three opening games by an average of more than 34 points, but it’s still working out a few kinks as it enters the round of 16.
, Jalen Brunson and Austin Reaves, breezed through their three opening group stage games in Manila, blowing out New Zealand on Saturday, Greece on Monday and Jordan on Wednesday by an average of 34.3 points. With the 3-0 start, they advanced to the round of 16 in the 32-team tournament and will face Montenegro on Friday and Lithuania on Sunday to claim a spot in the quarterfinals next week.
A midrange tactician who likes to work his way to his spots with deliberate dribbles, Ingram has often looked a step slow on the national team. Perhaps sensing the stylistic tension, he has occasionally forced opportunities in the half court and has struggled to maintain a rhythm. Ingram scored a total of seven points on eight shots in the first two games, and USA Basketball was plus-10 with him on the court and plus-45 with him off the court.
Even so, the 20-year-old Banchero has emerged as a pleasant surprise in his role as an undersized backup center. The reigning NBA rookie of the year was naturally cast as a power forward by the Orlando Magic, but he has shifted up a position at the FIBA World Cup to stretch out opposing defenses and utilize his scoring instincts in space.
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