>I'll have enough size and athleticism to bang down low with
>your bigs, even if we don't win there, it'll be a battle.

Everything else you're saying, I completely agree with, and it's unquestionably a compelling schematic battle.

I just don't think USA has bodies to stop Giannis, Embiid, and Jokic in a halfcourt game. I think that team scores at will in the halfcourt.

You're right that USA will just want to run and gun-- but that's also a higher variance game, imo. And I think it's worth considering if playing the higher variance style will result in a more frequent 7-game series victory.