Source: https://theathletic.com/4818173/2023/08/30/team-usa-jordan-fiba-world-cup/?source=user_shared_article
> Although the Jordanians, New Zealanders and Greeks were no match for the Americans, games against Eastern European nations Montenegro on Friday (4:40 a.m. ET) and Lithuania on Sunday (8:40 a.m. ET) should or at least could be tighter.
> “I think we’re gonna win,” Edwards said after one of the better player performances at a FIBA World Cup podium in recent memory.
> “We’re unbeaten also,” he said because the questioner pointed out that Lithuania did not lose in pool play, either. “So yeah, I think we got a great chance to win. We’ve got a great coaching staff, we’ve got great players. Our confidence is at an all-time high. We’re not really worried about those guys.”
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
41 Comments
Lmao
I don’t get what’s wrong with this statement
is this when r/nba turns on Ant?
Proceeds to play 2 tough games and lose one after giving up 110 points in 40 mins…
Can’t be worried if you expect to lose
Ant needs to worry about passing the ball.
“We’re fine in the west” 2.0
this subreddit confusing confidence with cold takes lol, he dropped 35 on their heads, he wasn’t the problem
That clip of Kerr going from smiling to sharply looking at Ant after this statement was prophetic.
a 24 year old balding point guard from Atlanta really could have helped this team
USA needed a Kevon Looney
Gotta love it when it happens like that
As Lithuanian, I actually talked shit past few days that Ant was going to bite it, but not going to say anything, as Ant showed up for the game, 35pts, so did his thing. He is a dawg.
NBA players need to think more before speaking or doing anything actually…
He wasn’t worried. But unfortunately he spoke for the rest of the team. 😂
Well Edwards came to play
Ant showed up. What about golden boy and jjj?
Love a good humbling. His “confidence” is off the charts tho so Idk if it even made a dent
Typical americans being arrogant in sports. No surprise here. Same happen on FIFA Women’s World Cup
Well, tbf to Ant, he did drop 35
That’s what happens when pick a scrub like Austin Reaves over actual talent like Trae Young. You lose to fucking Lithuania.
Gotta love seeing disrespectful, arrogant Americans with egg on their faces.
It’s certainly not a culture based on humility, that’s for sure.
The correct response. Showing confidence should not be punished.
Classic US arrogance. Pathetic
Lol never say anything like this, cmon dude
Aged like fine mold
It’s not his fault though. Dude looks like a legit superstar
Why is everyone dancing like they’re eliminated or something?
Talking shit is fine as long as you either back it up or don’t dodge when you lose.
We don’t want players to stop talking shit.
It wasn’t an elimination game so we’re chilling, either way I’m happy we lost bc now team USA will start trying harder
Maybe this game will woke them up from reality that they are beatable
I mean my hero went for 35 I don’t think he was worried. The rest of the dudes need man tf up. They let my hero down.
And this is why I usually root against team USA
Yea wasn’t too happy when he said this even if we had won lmao, dude’s just got that I dgaf level of confidence. Gonna learn to swallow his words real quick lol
lol this guy acting like he the face of the league after the media buttering him up so much this FIBA
Ant backed it up. The rest of them didn’t
Yeah what are they gonna do, beat us?
Everything that comes out of his mouth is garb lol
LeBron said something similar before losing to Greece in 06. Don’t talk shit when you haven’t scouted the players.
This is what you get when you make AE your main fucking guy representing the country lol.
My comment saying that team USA isn’t as good as they think they are got over 100 downvotes.