PARIS -- Team USA coach Steve Kerr had an indirect message for those who have been criticizing his lineup decisions during the Olympics: putting the best team on the floor doesn't always mean having the best NBA players together all at once.
"For us it's very obvious watching games that having guys in their usual roles is very helpful," Kerr said Friday as he prepared his team for their final pool play game Saturday against Puerto Rico.
"And so it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for us to put our five leading scores on the floor from an NBA season because those guys don't complement each other well.