pookie23 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 ugh...this does not look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpec Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Wow... just turned the game on... 20 point lead is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie23 Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 This is making me sick to my stomach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 This is the most shameful display from USA sports I've ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie23 Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 ...just shows you how the NBA game has turned to shit!! No fundamentals, no teamwork...all about ME ME ME...oh, and to all the NBA players that opted out because of security concerns and other BS reasons... Represent your GOD DAMNED country...because if it wasn't for your COUNRTY, you wouldn't have a fuckin job!Pathetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 really, really ugly. what a massacre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rafaelmendez Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 You know what is pathetic all of the Americans thinking that the Dream Team is unbeatable. Open your eyes and stop been so ignorant the so called Dream Team has been beaten two times by more than fifteen points. Same sign of ignorance that the players have. Everything is like I cant believe it, the USA team getting beat by an underrrated team. Not so fucking underrated when we beat the Dream Team by who knows. Im out, ha, Go Puerto Rico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie23 Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 There was only one Dream Team - 1992So please stop making that excuse...this was a huge upset...if you thought puerto rico was gonna win after they got destroyed in the exhitibiton, gimme some of that shit you're smoking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 well my thing is that this team should not be called "dream team." 3rd and 4th rate NBA players make up a "dream team?" aside from iverson and duncan, the rest of them wouldn't even be on the "dream team." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 how sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelmendez Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 We beat the hell out them and deal with it. Upset or not we dont care. Puerto Rico beat Americans thats all it matters. Peace. And no I only give my weed to friends, not some idiot that is trying to tell me Puerto Rico team sux.See ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie23 Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 Didn't say your team sux...they played the perfect game and the US played their worse...congrats!But the win doesn't mean dick if you don't win a medal...something your country has NEVER done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelmendez Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Like we say here in Chicago maybe next time dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 The competition from the rest of the world caught up a while ago. We've got to learn that a team of all stars is not gonna get it done anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpec Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 I think you guys need to understand that it's not 100% on the caliber of the US Team. The problem relies with the fact that the teams they are playing plays together throughout the year together. They might have the benefit of adding some "NBA" players for the olympics, but their nucleus is pretty much the same. Now you take various players from the NBA and put them on one team (USA) and it will take a while for them to understand playing with each other, different plays, etc. Additionally, the age of these individuals has a lot to do with it as well. Experience was key in the earlier "Team USA" basketball wins. The original dream team was over 30+ years in age versus a paltry 22-23 years in this olympics. Experience would allow these players to transition much easier.Basketball is a "team" sport... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfitz73 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 I think it would have been cool if we just sent the Pistons. The NBA (or the Pistons) would never go for that though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpec Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Funny that you mention the Pistons... I think this USA team could really benefit from Wallace (x2) right now. Plus if I were to get greedy, I would throw down Garnett as well. Not saying the defense is terrible, but I think the USA team is top heavy on offense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrkdj Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Funny that you mention the Pistons... I think this USA team could really benefit from Wallace (x2) right now. Plus if I were to get greedy, I would throw down Garnett as well. Not saying the defense is terrible, but I think the USA team is top heavy on offense...ill agree with the wallaces being able to help esp on the boards but saying this team is top heavy on offense,they dont have anyone who can hit the jumper on a consistent basis...watching them against p.r there was no fluidness to there offense whatsoever..........brown should not try and corral this team,there strength is to run cause they sure as hell cant beat any team from the outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpec Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 ill agree with the wallaces being able to help esp on the boards but saying this team is top heavy on offense,they dont have anyone who can hit the jumper on a consistent basis...watching them against p.r there was no fluidness to there offense whatsoever..........brown should not try and corral this team,there strength is to run cause they sure as hell cant beat any team from the outsideI did specifically say "offense," not "great shooters" from the perimeter... most of these European teams shoot the ball from the outside... that's their game. I think the US needs to post up more and get these teams into foul trouble quickly. And someone needs to explain to me why they shot the ball from behind the arc so many times... 3-24 I believe.EDIT: I agree with you on that last comment... run the damn ball! It's like an all-star game with these guys, they will score if they are allowed to "run with the ball." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie23 Posted August 16 Author Report Share Posted August 16 I did specifically say "offense," not "great shooters" from the perimeter... most of these European teams shoot the ball from the outside... that's their game. I think the US needs to post up more and get these teams into foul trouble quickly. And someone needs to explain to me why they shot the ball from behind the arc so many times... 3-24 I believe....especially when the international 3-pt line is three feet shorter than the NBA.As for the NBA champion going to play - don't think it's possible because most those teams have international stars and they will play for the respective countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 the play is to blame, but the biggest part of why the US is getting beat is because our best players want nothing to do with playing in the Olympics. Lets see who sat out this summer: Shaq, Kidd, Garnett, Pierce, Wallace, Carter, Kobe..........kudos to the players that actually have gone out to represent our country because its the players that sat out that are the disgrace to the US, not the players out there even though they looked like they didnt give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpec Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Kobe raped a chick so he is probably not allowed to leave the country with the trial/proceedsing, etc. Well, maybe he didn't rape her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresinha12 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 i think the US players were scrwing around with the hot greek mamacitas the night b4 and were just wornt out to play....Kobe raped a chick so he is probably not allowed to leave the country with the trial/proceedsing, etc. Well, maybe he didn't rape her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk1 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 They shot 18% from behind the arc. Puerto Rico wasn't even defending our 3 point shots. It truely was painful to watch. Carlos Arroyo looked nasty, he bitched Amare Stoudamire when he faked that pass into a layup. I hope Amare's ankles are doing okay today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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