USA head coach Nate Tibbetts found a way to quickly motivate his team after their sluggish start in their win over New Zealand in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Sports are known to provoke a range of emotions through intense competition, and Phoenix Mercury and current Team USA women’s basketball head coach Nate Tibbetts showcased that emotion on the global stage Sunday.

There are any number of problems with trying to form some cohesive analysis of Team USA's disappointing performance in Rio during group play of the Olympic Basketball Tournament. Among them: But this is the team that the U.S. sent to Rio, and they are ...