USA Basketball is getting destroyed

Johnny93g · 08-15-2004, 12:55 PM

Puerto Rico is crushing the states....
After the 1st half, its 49-27 Puerto Rico

The Puerto Ricans arent even playing their best game...Their playing well, but not out of this world. The Americans are just horrible....I dont know why the just dont post Duncan Up...

sovereignstar · 08-15-2004, 12:57 PM

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Eaglesfan27 · 08-15-2004, 12:57 PM

Because the guards are too selfish to constantly feed it into Duncan?

Johnny93g · 08-15-2004, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

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Haha, I looked for a subject about it, and didnt see one...How am I supposed to know Joke of the Day means USA Basketball...though it fits

The Un-Ghosted Chubby · 08-15-2004, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny93g

Haha, I looked for a subject about it, and didnt see one...How am I supposed to know Joke of the Day means USA Basketball...though it fits

When I saw it I thought "pffft it'd be funny to put USA Basketball" in that thread, til I saw that's what it was about from the start

FBPro · 08-15-2004, 02:02 PM

They have NO CLUE what defense is.

Dutch · 08-15-2004, 02:06 PM

Hahahaha, NBA SUCKS! LOL.

Tekneek · 08-15-2004, 02:08 PM

DREAM TEAM!

GrantDawg · 08-15-2004, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tekneek

DREAM TEAM!

For the rest of the world....

Alf · 08-15-2004, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

For the rest of the world....

Hmm, no !

Zippo · 08-15-2004, 02:54 PM

Basketball is no longer just the Americans' Sport.

GrantDawg · 08-15-2004, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Alf

Hmm, no !

Really? This isn't a dream USA team for the rest of the world (because they suck)?

Arles · 08-15-2004, 03:02 PM

No, you guys are missing it. It's "Dream Dunkers", not Dream Team.

The rumor is that the USOC thought all games were decided by a final dunking contest, not actually playing basketball. Simple mistake, could be made by anyone.

Peregrine · 08-15-2004, 03:06 PM

Bah, it's just international play, we don't need good players, we'll just send 30 dunk-meisters who can't play defense, that's a sure way to win!

PsychoCop · 08-15-2004, 03:17 PM

it's the "NBA Advertisement of the next generation of Dunking, Dazzling, Fundamentally Unsound Players Team"... BOOYAH!

Down with the Capitalist Pig Dogs. :P hehe.

FBPro · 08-15-2004, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PsychoCop

it's the "NBA Advertisement of the next generation of Dunking, Dazzling, Fundamentally Unsound Players Team"... BOOYAH!

Eggzachly

gstelmack · 08-15-2004, 06:09 PM

Yeah, this is working out as a great advertisement for the NBA, isn't it? All the solid NBA players playing for other countries are starring against our second-string All-Stars (since most of the first-string All-Stars decided to stay home).

dunkem · 08-15-2004, 08:43 PM

There's a reason why NBA teams averaged 100+ points a game back in the 80's and 90's. No matter if we sent our "best" this year, we still would have lost because we don't know how to play team basketball anymore. Back in the Bird/Magic days, the "best" would shoot 50% by finding open players and running plays to get open. Teams shooting 40% like the US team this year will definitely lose all the time. Sometimes I wonder if the US team even knows how to run offensive plays....

Defensively, the US plays individual defense just like they play individual offense. They think they can defend anyone one on one and get beat consistently. Time after time, they get beat on the dribble. Time after time, they try to block everything instead of stepping up and taking a charge.

I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. doesn't even get a medal.

Desnudo · 08-15-2004, 08:52 PM

"They play the game the way it's supposed to be played," Iverson said. "It's not about athletics. That's the game the way Karl Malone and John Stockton play it. It's good for kids to see how the game is supposed to be played."

Good thing Iverson already knows how to play the game the way it's supposed to be...

Lathum · 08-15-2004, 09:12 PM

Is it wrong that I'm rooting against my country?

Dutch · 08-15-2004, 09:20 PM

I'm rooting against them because if they win they get to say, "See, I told you this was real basketball."

I don't want them to say that.

Alf · 08-16-2004, 04:59 AM

They finished 6th in last year's World Championship. After seeing them lose vs Puerto Rico (are you kidding me here ?!), they might even not get out of Round 1. Not much surprise here to real basket-ball fans.

Alf · 08-16-2004, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Really? This isn't a dream USA team for the rest of the world (because they suck)?

Well, you would expect Shaq, Kobe, Garnett, T-Mac to be on a USA dream team. A team full of Odoms isn't very "exciting". Apart from Iverson and Duncan, there are not many superstars here.

Mac Howard · 08-16-2004, 05:31 AM

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08-15-2004, 03:17 PM	#15
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08-15-2004, 06:09 PM	#17
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Yeah, this is working out as a great advertisement for the NBA, isn't it? All the solid NBA players playing for other countries are starring against our second-string All-Stars (since most of the first-string All-Stars decided to stay home). __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

08-16-2004, 04:59 AM	#22
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	They finished 6th in last year's World Championship. After seeing them lose vs Puerto Rico (are you kidding me here ?!), they might even not get out of Round 1. Not much surprise here to real basket-ball fans. __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

08-15-2004, 12:57 PM	#2
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08-15-2004, 02:06 PM	#7
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Hahahaha, NBA SUCKS! LOL.

08-15-2004, 02:08 PM	#8
Tekneek Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: USA	DREAM TEAM!

08-15-2004, 02:54 PM	#11
Zippo High School JV Join Date: Jan 2004	Basketball is no longer just the Americans' Sport.

08-15-2004, 03:02 PM	#13
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	No, you guys are missing it. It's "Dream Dunkers", not Dream Team. The rumor is that the USOC thought all games were decided by a final dunking contest, not actually playing basketball. Simple mistake, could be made by anyone.

08-15-2004, 03:06 PM	#14
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Bah, it's just international play, we don't need good players, we'll just send 30 dunk-meisters who can't play defense, that's a sure way to win!

08-15-2004, 08:43 PM	#18
dunkem Mascot Join Date: May 2001	There's a reason why NBA teams averaged 100+ points a game back in the 80's and 90's. No matter if we sent our "best" this year, we still would have lost because we don't know how to play team basketball anymore. Back in the Bird/Magic days, the "best" would shoot 50% by finding open players and running plays to get open. Teams shooting 40% like the US team this year will definitely lose all the time. Sometimes I wonder if the US team even knows how to run offensive plays.... Defensively, the US plays individual defense just like they play individual offense. They think they can defend anyone one on one and get beat consistently. Time after time, they get beat on the dribble. Time after time, they try to block everything instead of stepping up and taking a charge. I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. doesn't even get a medal.

08-15-2004, 08:52 PM	#19
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	"They play the game the way it's supposed to be played," Iverson said. "It's not about athletics. That's the game the way Karl Malone and John Stockton play it. It's good for kids to see how the game is supposed to be played." Good thing Iverson already knows how to play the game the way it's supposed to be...

08-15-2004, 09:12 PM	#20
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Is it wrong that I'm rooting against my country?

08-15-2004, 09:20 PM	#21
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I'm rooting against them because if they win they get to say, "See, I told you this was real basketball." I don't want them to say that.

08-16-2004, 05:31 AM	#24
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