Although China had some beautiful plays, the U.S. wasn’t seriously challenged in this one.
The U.S. ran away from China in its Olympic opener, winning 119-62.
It was a laugher in most regards, but we’re betting that Coach K isn’t laughing.
Although the U.S. was hugely dominant, there were too many careless plays and unnecessary glitziness for K to be totally happy.
He’ll emphasize the positive, to be sure, but when he looks at the tape with the team our guess is he’ll have some pointed comments about some of the stupid plays and, periodically at the end, a lack of overall intensity.