USA Basketball Sux - Page 2

Jason1 · 08-16-2004, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond

If the American people cared enough about our Olympic basketball team we would have the best Olympic basketball team. Obviously the majority of people don't.

While I dont care personally, im sure a lot of people do care. I mean otherwise, why would they have put NBA players in it instead of just college kids?

But yea, its actually quite imbarassing to the country, what happened. That was their first loss in the Olympics since they started using NBA players, and only their 3rd loss all time. Pretty pathetic.

Acebot44 · 08-16-2004, 06:29 PM

The reason why the shorter 3 point line isnt a good thing for the USA is because the skill of a mid-range shot is very rare in the NBA right now.

Jason1 · 08-16-2004, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Acebot44

The reason why the shorter 3 point line isnt a good thing for the USA is because the skill of a mid-range shot is very rare in the NBA right now.

Oh for god's sake, these guys are multi-million dollar players, the best in the world. Dont give me that garbage about where the lines are or how big the lane is, because its a load of crap and just a stupid excuse.

Acebot44 · 08-16-2004, 08:39 PM

Excuse? I'm not excusing them for the sucky ness, I'm saying why they suck. They can't shoot from Mid-Range. Either we have specialists like Ray Allen, Fred Hoiberg, Brent Barry, and Brian Cardinal who are Jesus from three point range, or we got our big muscly men who dominate the low post. Very few players are consistant in mid range.

International teams ARE better shooters than the Americans. That's obvious. If you shorten the length of the three point line, they'll be raining 3's like nothing. That's how Puerto Rico and Italy beat the US. PR was 8/16 from behind the arc. US was 3/24!

Like Joeiss said, they need to feed it downlow to Duncan because they don't have a Kobe, Mike Bibby, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, or KG on the team to shoot from the outside. Shawn Marion can't do it. Melo doesnt get a chance to do it. AI has horrible FG%. And They arent passing it into the paint enough! Duncan should get a touch everytime. He's a two time MVP.

My Lineup would be for a team that passes the ball:
PG:Wade
SG: They Don't have a player I would put in here but I'll say Lebron James
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Lamar Odom
C: Tim Duncan

now that I look at the roster I notice that we've got bad 4's and no 2's....

Bond · 08-16-2004, 09:35 PM

Acebot is 100% right. Why my Bucks traded Ray Allen... I will never know...

Joeiss · 08-17-2004, 12:24 AM

I hope Allen (aka Jesus, haha) comes to Toronto.. But I highly doubt that.

And yea, their mid to long range shot is terrible.

Mushlafa · 08-19-2004, 12:34 AM

k i stopped reading the posts in this thread after the first couple... but i would just like to point out the fact that these are not anywhere near the NBA's elite players. The elite players in the NBA wouldnt lose a single game to any of these teams for sure. This collection of players this year playing for the US national team is made up of a few pretty good rookies, some sophmores and some third tier nba players. Many of the good players that were sappose to be on the actual team felt like taking a summer off and decided to drop out of the team after the qualifyers last summer.

bobcat · 08-19-2004, 08:41 AM

US vs Aust now. Not that i'm a bball fan, but it's a very close game

TheSlyMoogle · 08-21-2004, 01:08 PM

They're playing Lietuva right now? I've never heard of this country?

They need to stop trying to NBA it up. No one plays that way the rest of the world over.

God we suck.

EDIT: I'm stupid it's Lithuania, not Lietuva.

Bond · 08-21-2004, 01:15 PM

It's Lithuania...

TheSlyMoogle · 08-21-2004, 01:23 PM

Yes this I just realized that after more watching. That one announcer must have something in his throat because I swear I heard him say that.

Fox 6 · 08-21-2004, 05:45 PM

Ya I watched the last minute of the game, Man who tought Lithuania could win?

TheSlyMoogle · 08-21-2004, 06:29 PM

Me. I totally figured they would.

Look at us, we're americans let's jam all the time.

Lituania had good defense though.

NBA superstars just don't have the heart or something.

Typhoid · 08-21-2004, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

NBA superstars just don't have the heart or something.

I think its called "Skill"

Joeiss · 08-21-2004, 08:37 PM

To say those players lack basketball skill is a joke. They are amazing, its just that they do not and cannot play as a team. Also, they just have the wrong skills needed for success in international ball.