Team US-Meh Survives. Plus: A Big 3 Team for Every NBA Eastern Conference Team | The Mismatch

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🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Team USA narrowly defeats Turkey in an unexpectedly competitive OT thriller, as FIBA World Cup action intensifies (0:48). Plus: With the 2019 Big 3 season coming to a close, the guys select a hypothetical Big 3 team for each Eastern Conference team (34:09). Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Liz Kelly.
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0:59.5	Well, it's been a big morning because typically on a Tuesday morning when we are recording
1:08.7	this, there has not been basketball that has gone on, but this morning, Team USA narrowly
1:14.6	escapes Turkey.
1:16.8	Thank God Turkey can't make free throws or else this would have been a massive story
1:22.3	around the world with Team USA possibly losing a game in official World Cup play.
1:28.6	This would be obvious beyond an exhibition or whatever.
1:33.2	Turkey, look, they killed the United States and points in the paint.
1:38.6	They killed them on two pointers.
1:40.3	This was like your typical international basketball game.
1:46.9	And Team USA has shot now 13 of 37, 35% inside the arc.
1:56.6	They won on three pointers.
1:58.0	They won on free throws, but they got bashed in points in the paint.
2:02.8	And you see it is clearly a different style of basketball that these teams play.
2:09.5	And I think as an NBA fan, when you watch the World Cup, you have to adjust to some of
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