Ingram has averaged 23.7 points per game with the Pelicans but struggled with Team USA. 'I think his time is coming,' coach Steve Kerr said.
has been that unlucky guy on Team USA so far who has seen the points, shots and minutes he’s used to getting come well under what he was expecting.Sunday, prior to the Americans’ practice at a Manila business district hotel. “The team is winning right now, so I can’t be selfish thinking about myself. But it’s a little frustrating right now for me, and I’m just trying to figure out ways I can be effective.
In six games, counting both the World Cup and the exhibition season, Ingram has never taken more than eight shots or scored better than 11 points. This is not what he envisioned when he said yes to Team USA, or how American deep thinkers thought it would go for him. As a lanky power forward who can get his own shot, virtually all involved imagined Ingram as the next iteration of Carmelo Anthony on the USA roster.
“Nothing has really gone his way,” USA coach Steve Kerr said. “He hasn’t had a lot of opportunities, but I think that’ll change. I think his time is coming. He’s just gotta stay with it. The thing I’ve learned with FIBA is every night belongs to someone new. I wouldn’t have guessed that Paolo would be our leading scorer last night, but all 12 guys are so talented that all it takes is a couple shots to go in, and any one of these guys can get going. I expect that to happen for B.I.
Banchero, the youngest player on the USA roster, led the Americans in their World Cup lid-lifter with 21 points. Banchero has played a lot of backup center this summer, but he saw time against New Zealand in Ingram’s place at the four. In the last two games, against Germany and then New Zealand, USA’s starters fell behind by substantial scores, and a second unit led by
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