USA who? II

[rewing3]

The US basketball tean sucks. Theya are not even going to when a medal probably.

[deepdarkandtribal]

Jordan never lost. Or bird or magic. The quality of players are dropping. Need more shooters and less hood rats..

The claim that the quality of players is dropping is Nonsense. This is hardly an experience team or the best team that we could put together. This team has an average of 23 yrs (age wise) and was put together badly. The original dream team averaged about 28 yrs...season vets and the BEST at every position that the NBA had to offer. Non of the other dream teams after that has been built this way. Instead they were made up of some great players and some good players.

With the exception of three or 4 players these guys are mostly NBA pups (some would be in college right now). Add to the fact that they have had about 10 days of actual practice together these results are hardly surprising. If this was the team from last summer that destroyed everyone at the Tournament of the Americas by 30 points we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Personally I think these guys are good guys, remember they are the one's who jumped at the chance to represent their country.

I know people like to hype up everything when the USA loses but if they actually wanted to send the best (like say a starting 5 of Shaq, Duncan, Garnett, Macgrady and Kobe) They would destroy every country by 40 ++ . Even Dirk Diggler acknowledged this.

That being said congratulations to Lithuania. Though one good thing is that in the future we can expect to see the best NBA stars on the team again.

[Jenks]

Next year, and from now on, the USA needs to submit the team that wins the NBA championship to the olympics.

Hands down, Detroit, as a team, would destroy any international team on the planet...as would any other yearly NBA champ. Putting a bunch of guys together and expecting them to domniate and know each other's individual skills is unrealistic (unless those players are Bird, Jordan, Johnson, etc.)< those type of players don't exist in this new era of the NBA.

That said...Bring on college basketball. Fast.

[runningman]

I agree they should have sent the pistons. By the look of it the pistons will be going in 2008 because they are going to win every title til then. Every guy on there roster is signes til then almost. Joe Dumars should get GM of the decade because three years ago they were a joke and now they look like they won't be beat for at least two more years.

[arielus]

Jordan never lost. Or bird or magic. The quality of players are dropping. Need more shooters and less hood rats..

The claim that the quality of players is dropping is Nonsense. This is hardly an experience team or the best team that we could put together. This team has an average of 23 yrs (age wise) and was put together badly. The original dream team averaged about 28 yrs...season vets and the BEST at every position that the NBA had to offer. Non of the other dream teams after that has been built this way. Instead they were made up of some great players and some good players.

The experience has little to do with the game.

Look at US team before 1992, before dream team or nba.
They used to take the best college players, and they played with their hearts.
You can remember David Robinson, Alonzo Mourning, great players, young and amateur, they had initiative, they wanted to play, they weren't STARS like this socalled Dream Team, and they managed to win anyway.

[LV-8]

Re:: USA who? II

We'll see how much shit you guys talk when we win the Gold Medal. I can't wait I have all you fuckers on my shit list it's on!!!

[arielus]

that would be hard to achieve

[LV-8]

Re:: USA who? II

As long as we beat Argentina next I'll be more than happy. :wink:

[Platinum]

Re:: USA who? II

We'll see how much shit you guys talk when we win the Gold Medal. I can't wait I have all you fuckers on my shit list it's on!!!

thats the point... you SHOULD win... the fact is you take some of the players from the best professional league in the world, why should you lose?

[Jenks]

^because putting a bunch of individuals together doesn't make a TEAM.

[peloquin]

theres no "i" in team, but there is a "me"

[Jenks]

^....Meat, Tea, ATM, Eat, Mat, At.:P

[peloquin]

+ ate +mate

[arielus]

Re:: USA who? II

As long as we beat Argentina next I'll be more than happy. :wink:

like the last world cup?

[LV-8]

Re:: USA who? II

Wrong sport bucko. :wink:

6"7 blackmen from the USA don't play soccer.