The first three exhibition games for USA Basketball have gone swimmingly. Three home friendly games. Three blowout victories. A margin of victory sitting just above 45 points. Team USA is dominating in the way Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski want them to dominate. However, they could be playing a tighter game and with more focus, according to Coach K.

Toward the end of the second blowout victory against China, DeMar DeRozan tried to bring the house down. He came down the left side of the floor in transition and attempted a 360-degree dunk with a defender at the rim that would've instantly become one of the greatest in-game dunks we've ever seen. He didn't make it (he was fouled), but it sent the U.S. bench into a frenzy. Kevin Durant even got a technical foul from the bench by coming onto the floor and celebrating the near-poster.

After the 107-57 victory, Coach K told reporters the team had a little too much fun and wants them to "tone that down a little."

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Mike Krzyzewski isn't loving the loose nature of Team USA right now. USATSI

Team USA's sloppiness is there and until they iron more of that out, Coach K's request that they play a little more seriously makes a bit more sense. In this exhibition tour, USA Basketball has seen its turnovers rise each game. They had 12 turnovers in the first game, 13 in the second and 16 in the third contest. If you're going to get sloppier with the ball, even as you're winning by more and more each game, the coach isn't going to be happy.

Maybe there's a tiny sliver of concern that this team won't take it seriously enough when they get to Rio. While a lot of players around the world are sitting these Olympics out, a lack of focus at the wrong time could send shock waves through international basketball -- much like we saw in 2004 when the U.S. settled for the bronze medal. That's probably getting a bit dramatic based off this one moment and Coach K's comments, but that's definitely going to be the focus.

Because a gold medal is going to be the only acceptable outcome for Team USA.