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Bricklayer
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Well if anything we didn't emphasize outside shooting ENOUGH. There were only a handful of candidates we considered, and they basically all went by the wayside. And hence when you are reduced to jumpshooting we have guys like Bron, Wade, Melo, Paul -- all young stars to be sure, but the very WORST thing they do is shoot jumpers.
The abandonment of the post game was intentional to take into account the perversion of the trapezoidal lane, but it may have been taken too far. You still need some balance.
And of course in the tiredest story in the book for the U.S., we still have too many cooks. Most of the other countries actually BENEFIT from having less talent, because it helps them field actual basketball teams knowing who their best players are and with other guys who play a role. We still have too many primary options stacked up on top of each other, with the problem being that if those options are neither great shooters or great defenders, they are actually less effective without the ball in their hand than many far less talented players.
Most of all, with all this youth, and this being the first summer, its still going to take time if there is any chance to overcome the iffy team structure.
The abandonment of the post game was intentional to take into account the perversion of the trapezoidal lane, but it may have been taken too far. You still need some balance.
And of course in the tiredest story in the book for the U.S., we still have too many cooks. Most of the other countries actually BENEFIT from having less talent, because it helps them field actual basketball teams knowing who their best players are and with other guys who play a role. We still have too many primary options stacked up on top of each other, with the problem being that if those options are neither great shooters or great defenders, they are actually less effective without the ball in their hand than many far less talented players.
Most of all, with all this youth, and this being the first summer, its still going to take time if there is any chance to overcome the iffy team structure.
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Yeah, definitely will be interesting to see how the team meshes by Olymipcs time.
Bibby would be perfect for this team (he tore it up in the Tourney of the Americas before). Probably he would have been more useful than Bowen... course Mike didn't want to play or wasn't invited...
Bibby would be perfect for this team (he tore it up in the Tourney of the Americas before). Probably he would have been more useful than Bowen... course Mike didn't want to play or wasn't invited...
Bowen's likely to be cut right now... but I don't think you can draw a conclusion on cuts until the end of exhibitions. Which is when they'll do them, I would think.
I personally like Bowen, and wouldn't mind at all if he makes the 12-man team some how. Having Battier and Bowen isn't redundant, they're both team-players, but differ a bunch.
I personally like Bowen, and wouldn't mind at all if he makes the 12-man team some how. Having Battier and Bowen isn't redundant, they're both team-players, but differ a bunch.
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piksi
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Sure - give the opponent another weakness on defense. A good coach (there are many) would pick and roll Bibby to death and then some
Prophetess
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http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5855290?FSO1&ATT=HMA
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) - After a pair of big blowouts, the U.S. finally got some competition.
The Americans also got a reality check: Facing the world's best basketball teams without Carmelo Anthony is far from an easy task.
Anthony scored 16 first-half points before being forced out with a knee injury, and the United States hung on for a 90-86 victory over Brazil on Tuesday night.
The Denver Nuggets forward set the early scoring pace, but slipped while chasing a ball to the sideline with 2:21 left in the second quarter. He crashed into coach Mike Krzyzewski and left the game with a hyperextended right knee.
"The injury doesn't look like it's serious," Krzyzewski said.
Kirk Hinrich added 14 points for the Americans, who led 52-38 at halftime. Brazil staged a big comeback while Anthony sat out the rest of the game.
The hard-fought win followed two easy U.S. victories - a 46-point win over China and 45-point drubbing of Puerto Rico - and offered a preview of the tougher competition the Americans will likely face at the world championship, which begins in Japan on Aug. 19.
"I think this is a great game for us and we needed this," said Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson, who had 12 points and closed out the warmup win from the free throw line. "We needed to be tested, and tonight we showed a lot of pride."
Brazil went on a 16-0 run right after the break to grab a 54-52 advantage. The teams then traded the lead throughout the third quarter.
Taking advantage of Anthony's absence, Brazil went on the attack. Welington Dos Santos rattled the U.S. defense with his speed and passing, while Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns, and Alex Garcia repeatedly drove to the basket. Both finished with 14 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao dictated play under the basket, racking up six defensive rebounds and three offensive boards in the third quarter. He fouled out in the final frame with Brazil trailing 85-82.
Four Brazilian players fouled out.
"It was a game of a lot of adversity for both teams," Krzyzewski said. "Our guys, I'm proud of them because they made winning plays down the stretch."
Hinrich was 8-for-8 from the foul line, and hit two of four 3-point attempts. LeBron James made a late layup, and Johnson added one from the free-throw line to seal it for the Americans.
"We invented the game," said Jerry Colangelo, the U.S. managing director. "We sent our players and our coaches out to teach the world, and now they're closing the gap."
The U.S. next travels to South Korea for more exhibition games before heading to Japan.
For those of you who were wondering about Carmelo's injury
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) - After a pair of big blowouts, the U.S. finally got some competition.
The Americans also got a reality check: Facing the world's best basketball teams without Carmelo Anthony is far from an easy task.
Anthony scored 16 first-half points before being forced out with a knee injury, and the United States hung on for a 90-86 victory over Brazil on Tuesday night.
The Denver Nuggets forward set the early scoring pace, but slipped while chasing a ball to the sideline with 2:21 left in the second quarter. He crashed into coach Mike Krzyzewski and left the game with a hyperextended right knee.
"The injury doesn't look like it's serious," Krzyzewski said.
Kirk Hinrich added 14 points for the Americans, who led 52-38 at halftime. Brazil staged a big comeback while Anthony sat out the rest of the game.
The hard-fought win followed two easy U.S. victories - a 46-point win over China and 45-point drubbing of Puerto Rico - and offered a preview of the tougher competition the Americans will likely face at the world championship, which begins in Japan on Aug. 19.
"I think this is a great game for us and we needed this," said Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson, who had 12 points and closed out the warmup win from the free throw line. "We needed to be tested, and tonight we showed a lot of pride."
Brazil went on a 16-0 run right after the break to grab a 54-52 advantage. The teams then traded the lead throughout the third quarter.
Taking advantage of Anthony's absence, Brazil went on the attack. Welington Dos Santos rattled the U.S. defense with his speed and passing, while Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns, and Alex Garcia repeatedly drove to the basket. Both finished with 14 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao dictated play under the basket, racking up six defensive rebounds and three offensive boards in the third quarter. He fouled out in the final frame with Brazil trailing 85-82.
Four Brazilian players fouled out.
"It was a game of a lot of adversity for both teams," Krzyzewski said. "Our guys, I'm proud of them because they made winning plays down the stretch."
Hinrich was 8-for-8 from the foul line, and hit two of four 3-point attempts. LeBron James made a late layup, and Johnson added one from the free-throw line to seal it for the Americans.
"We invented the game," said Jerry Colangelo, the U.S. managing director. "We sent our players and our coaches out to teach the world, and now they're closing the gap."
The U.S. next travels to South Korea for more exhibition games before heading to Japan.
For those of you who were wondering about Carmelo's injury
Gary
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As long as the USA team plays one on one, and as long as we don't actually have a team that plays together more than a few days before they face world competition than the USA will not win a thing.
Look for the US not even to win a medal this year.
All the US has is a bunch of players. They are lacking a "team".
Look for the US not even to win a medal this year.
All the US has is a bunch of players. They are lacking a "team".
Well, from what I've seen so far, it's not been like that ^. Team USA will only gain and develop more chemistry, as time goes on and the exhibitions are played. As that's part of what exhibitions are all about, especially in this situation.
I'll be seeing the Brazil game tomorrow, which I know was a tougher game against a better team than China/PR. I would think where-ever they struggled they'll go back and look at to correct things.
I'll be seeing the Brazil game tomorrow, which I know was a tougher game against a better team than China/PR. I would think where-ever they struggled they'll go back and look at to correct things.
SportsPageMike
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From USA Basketball
USA Men's Senior National Team Out Battles Brazil 90-86
By USA Basketball: Aug. 9, 2006
http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/published/pro/usa-mens-senior-national--2.shtml
USA Men's Senior National Team Out Battles Brazil 90-86
By USA Basketball: Aug. 9, 2006
http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/published/pro/usa-mens-senior-national--2.shtml
Variant
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Doubt it would be a big factor... Bibby tore it up when he played for Team USA last time. His jump shooting ability is and was something the US really needed.
Don't be a hater!
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