all around poor effort

[gjn23]

poor coaching
poor subs patterns
poor defense
poor ft shooting

paul did nothing for me
lebron was next to worthless
wade looked disinterested on defense
what the hell happened to the forwards, no size in the last 15 mins out there

on the plus side

hinrich was the pg we needed out there
anthony was great
howard was a stud

why jamison and miller were on the team is beyond me.....subs in kobe and amare and this team might have a chance in 08 (and find another pg to go along with hinrich)

 

[DIRTY Diapers]

agreed - When are they going to realize that you need some perimeter shooting. Every great team needs a John Paxson, Steve Kerr, etc...

 

[SpursDynasty]

any team will beat you if you don't know how to defend the pick n roll.

 

[pt1gard]

more credit to greece than blame usa, the greeks mustve hit 70% after the 1q, they werent all layins...

 

[gjn23]

more credit to greece than blame usa, the greeks mustve hit 70% after the 1q, they werent all layins...

partially agree....the had some shots that went in and they were making everything......but they carved us up on the pick and roll for the last 2.5 quarters and we made very few adjustments


then coack k went away from all his big men in the last quarter

 

[Sun Tzu]

Because Rat Face made zero adjustments, and never did realize that college defensive schemes dont work at this level.

I almost hate to admit that i am glad they lost - I love the USA but am still so pissed at the idea of pros playing and 15 years of it hasnt changed my views. Perhaps if these guys knew how to actually play basketball rather than dunk we might actually become best in the world again.

The other problem of course is the NBA. The officiating is a joke...these guys dont know how to play without traveling, carrying, hand-checking, etc....r

 

[DIRTY Diapers]

any team will beat you if you don't know how to defend the pick n roll.

Exactly - They don't use the pick and roll in the ACC. Jesus - It was embarrassing.

BTW - Enough of the comparisons between Lebron and MJ, Lebron's man ate him up! His defense was terrible, Jordan would never let that happen.