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  • Sully
    Hall Of Fame
    • Feb 2003
    • 16003

    #16
    Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

    Originally posted by Mossfan8480
    You shall see.
    I've been hearing this since this team was put together. I'm rooting for them, but I'm not blind. They are painful to watch at times. Unless they magically turn into a solid shooting team that plays great team defense overnight, they will do no better than bronze. I'm just being realistic.

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    • Sully
      Hall Of Fame
      • Feb 2003
      • 16003

      #17
      Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

      Originally posted by Mossfan8480
      You shall see.
      I've been hearing this since this team was put together. I'm rooting for them, but I'm not blind. They are painful to watch at times. Unless they magically turn into a solid shooting team that plays great team defense overnight, they will do no better than bronze. I'm just being realistic.

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      • Mossfan8480
        MVP
        • Jul 2002
        • 1169

        #18
        Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

        Originally posted by Sully
        I've been hearing this since this team was put together. I'm rooting for them, but I'm not blind. They are painful to watch at times. Unless they magically turn into a solid shooting team that plays great team defense overnight, they will do no better than bronze. I'm just being realistic.
        You are correct, they are painful to watch. And that is what made the second half of today's game so great to see. For the first time you actually could watch the game and not be biting your nails or on the edge of your seat. They will not be the "Team" everyone thought of before the first exhibiton game, but they will be a "Team" that wins, by defense and transition basketball, not by indvidualism and pure offense.

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        • Mossfan8480
          MVP
          • Jul 2002
          • 1169

          #19
          Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

          Originally posted by Sully
          I've been hearing this since this team was put together. I'm rooting for them, but I'm not blind. They are painful to watch at times. Unless they magically turn into a solid shooting team that plays great team defense overnight, they will do no better than bronze. I'm just being realistic.
          You are correct, they are painful to watch. And that is what made the second half of today's game so great to see. For the first time you actually could watch the game and not be biting your nails or on the edge of your seat. They will not be the "Team" everyone thought of before the first exhibiton game, but they will be a "Team" that wins, by defense and transition basketball, not by indvidualism and pure offense.

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          • Admiral50
            Banned
            • Aug 2002
            • 3311

            #20
            Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

            Originally posted by Mossfan8480

            To the above poster, the entire game was close until the fourth quarter when Team USA started to dominate on defense and score. This lead to USA "blowing out" Austrailia until Okafor and Anthony came in. .
            I did watch the entire game, so I know what I saw.

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            • Admiral50
              Banned
              • Aug 2002
              • 3311

              #21
              Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

              Originally posted by Mossfan8480

              To the above poster, the entire game was close until the fourth quarter when Team USA started to dominate on defense and score. This lead to USA "blowing out" Austrailia until Okafor and Anthony came in. .
              I did watch the entire game, so I know what I saw.

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              • fsquid
                Banned
                • Jul 2002
                • 17635

                #22
                Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                However, this is good news for the USA because it means that maybe those top teams aren't as good as everyone thinks.
                I think its the opposite, it just means that the world has improved this much. Remember, New Zealand came in 4th in the World Championships, ahead of the USA.

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                • fsquid
                  Banned
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 17635

                  #23
                  Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                  However, this is good news for the USA because it means that maybe those top teams aren't as good as everyone thinks.
                  I think its the opposite, it just means that the world has improved this much. Remember, New Zealand came in 4th in the World Championships, ahead of the USA.

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                  • Mossfan8480
                    MVP
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 1169

                    #24
                    Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                    Originally posted by Admiral50
                    I did watch the entire game, so I know what I saw.
                    I never said you didn't watch the game . All I said was that the entire game was either close or the US losting by 8+ uintil the fourth quarter when they really turned up the heat.

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                    • Mossfan8480
                      MVP
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 1169

                      #25
                      Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                      Originally posted by Admiral50
                      I did watch the entire game, so I know what I saw.
                      I never said you didn't watch the game . All I said was that the entire game was either close or the US losting by 8+ uintil the fourth quarter when they really turned up the heat.

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                      • Mossfan8480
                        MVP
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 1169

                        #26
                        Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                        Originally posted by fsquid
                        I think its the opposite, it just means that the world has improved this much. Remember, New Zealand came in 4th in the World Championships, ahead of the USA.
                        You are absolutely correct. What I actually meant was that, Serbia and Montenegro is not as far ahead of the other countries and the "current" state of Team USA as much as originally thought when America lost to Italy (or at least I thought).

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                        • Mossfan8480
                          MVP
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 1169

                          #27
                          Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                          Originally posted by fsquid
                          I think its the opposite, it just means that the world has improved this much. Remember, New Zealand came in 4th in the World Championships, ahead of the USA.
                          You are absolutely correct. What I actually meant was that, Serbia and Montenegro is not as far ahead of the other countries and the "current" state of Team USA as much as originally thought when America lost to Italy (or at least I thought).

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                          • devilsjaw
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 3572

                            #28
                            Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                            Originally posted by Sully
                            I wouldn't consider being up by 15 with 2 mins remaining an absolute blowout. Also, you talked about how they were "flowing" in the second half, and it being "hard to stop them"....It was AUSTRALIA! I'm still not convinced this team can do any better than a bronze. The US playing good defense will only keep the games tighter because any team that zones up and forces them to shoot jumpers all day has a chance at beating them.
                            Yeah, I don't consider a ten point win a blowout. I'm glad they won, but they still need to step it up if they expect to win gold.

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                            • devilsjaw
                              MVP
                              • Mar 2003
                              • 3572

                              #29
                              Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                              Originally posted by Sully
                              I wouldn't consider being up by 15 with 2 mins remaining an absolute blowout. Also, you talked about how they were "flowing" in the second half, and it being "hard to stop them"....It was AUSTRALIA! I'm still not convinced this team can do any better than a bronze. The US playing good defense will only keep the games tighter because any team that zones up and forces them to shoot jumpers all day has a chance at beating them.
                              Yeah, I don't consider a ten point win a blowout. I'm glad they won, but they still need to step it up if they expect to win gold.

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                              • jLp_vAkEr0
                                MVP
                                • Sep 2002
                                • 1506

                                #30
                                Re: Serbia and Montenegro Defeated By New Zealand

                                Puerto Rico 83
                                Angola 80


                                Angola shot 41-15 from 3's. We were lucky to get out with this win...

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