Open Floor Podcast: Team USA's problems and medal round preview

What's plaguing Team USA? After two close-calls, SI.com's Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver examine USA Basketball's issues.

Ben Golliver and Andrew Sharp | Aug 16, 2016

Open Floor Podcast: Team USA's problems and medal round preview /

In the latest episode of the Open Floor Podcast, SI.com's Andrew Sharp calls Ben Golliver from Rio to discuss Team USA's struggles and identify exactly what's plaguing the men's basketball team at the Olympics.

Sharp and Golliver talk through the recent developments in Rio, including the Brazil-Argentina thriller, Spain's resurgence in the field and the perplexing struggles of Kevin Durant and Co. At the end, the two hosts preview the medal rounds, which begins Wednesday. The U.S. will face Argentina in the quarterfinals (5:45 PM ET).

At the end, Sharp and Golliver touch on the dramatic reunion between Spain and France and the cheap shot heard around the world.

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Check back next week for a recap of Olympic basketball at Rio and another episode of Open Floor.

Published Aug 16, 2016

BEN GOLLIVER AND ANDREW SHARP

Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles. Andrew Sharp is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated. He covers basketball, and has worked for several outlets since 2009. He lives in Washington D.C.