Comments on: USA defeats Angola http://www.basketball.org/usa-defeats-angola/ Enhancing the abilities of basketball players, teams and coaches Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:59:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick Hauselman http://www.basketball.org/usa-defeats-angola/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Nick Hauselman Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:47:20 +0000 http://www.basketball.org/?p=451#comment-242 Jaime, Jaime, Jaime. How could you say the game was that boring? In the first five minutes alone I saw backdoors, skip passes, wide open threes in the corner, blocked shots, steals - and all from ANGOLA!! I haven't even finished the first quarter and I can already see how the three teams that can compete with them can beat them. I haven't watched this team play before, and I'm frightened how they play defense. They post up Carmelo and watch him have to foul. The only reason he starts is because he must have naked pictures of Coach K. Dwight Howard doesn't hedge when his man screens. Their only recipe is to fire up a quick three and if they miss, get the rebound and dunk. Most likely, this formula will yield them a gold medal, but it's clear to me that there's no way Team USA can continue to play this way and keep winning medals, much less gold. When I finish the game, I'll post some more observations. But anyone who watched the beginning of this game should be anything but bored - they should be scared. Jaime, Jaime, Jaime. How could you say the game was that boring? In the first five minutes alone I saw backdoors, skip passes, wide open threes in the corner, blocked shots, steals – and all from ANGOLA!! I haven’t even finished the first quarter and I can already see how the three teams that can compete with them can beat them. I haven’t watched this team play before, and I’m frightened how they play defense. They post up Carmelo and watch him have to foul. The only reason he starts is because he must have naked pictures of Coach K. Dwight Howard doesn’t hedge when his man screens. Their only recipe is to fire up a quick three and if they miss, get the rebound and dunk. Most likely, this formula will yield them a gold medal, but it’s clear to me that there’s no way Team USA can continue to play this way and keep winning medals, much less gold. When I finish the game, I’ll post some more observations. But anyone who watched the beginning of this game should be anything but bored – they should be scared.

]]> By: J. Shuttlesworth http://www.basketball.org/usa-defeats-angola/comment-page-1/#comment-241 J. Shuttlesworth Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:42:33 +0000 http://www.basketball.org/?p=451#comment-241 Very interesting little bit of detail Jaime. I mean I wonder why a 7'6" post center who can't block shot due to his short arms is NOT the number one selling jersey in China. I mean I can't see why all of China's basketball players don't get on the playgrounds in China and yell out "I wanna be Yao this game!" and just shoot standing 15 footers all day! Kobe, KG, T-Mac, P-double, and Iverson are all way more exciting than Yao. Big men can't sell shoes nor can they sell jerseys. It's simple fact backed by science...and I found it on Wiki searched by google so it has to be truth. I am seriously looking for the article bashing Dwight Howard's play and Jason Kidd's during these Olympics or even how we can't control the boards. Is dominance too much to ask for? Will patience be rewarded? Very interesting little bit of detail Jaime. I mean I wonder why a 7′6″ post center who can’t block shot due to his short arms is NOT the number one selling jersey in China. I mean I can’t see why all of China’s basketball players don’t get on the playgrounds in China and yell out “I wanna be Yao this game!” and just shoot standing 15 footers all day!

Kobe, KG, T-Mac, P-double, and Iverson are all way more exciting than Yao. Big men can’t sell shoes nor can they sell jerseys. It’s simple fact backed by science…and I found it on Wiki searched by google so it has to be truth.

I am seriously looking for the article bashing Dwight Howard’s play and Jason Kidd’s during these Olympics or even how we can’t control the boards. Is dominance too much to ask for? Will patience be rewarded?

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