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USA Basketball: Inside the Numbers
Posted by Coach Corey on Jul 11, 2008 3:03:10 PM
Jul 15, 2008 10:10 AM
Coach Corey
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in response to Trish18:
Coach Corey
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in response to Trish18:
Your right! And more important, the world has caught up to the United States in the game it invented. In its last three major international competitions, the U.S. has brought home two bronze medals. That's why USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo, the former Phoenix Suns owner, demanded a three-year commitment from players when he took over in 2005. He hired Coach K and have allowed these boys to mesh the past couple of years with some practices. Let's see if we see some TEAMWORK on the court here in a few weeks.
Jul 15, 2008 10:34 AM
Mr. Manion
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in response to Coach Corey:
Mr. Manion
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in response to Coach Corey:
You are right Coach. The only problem I see is when the players on the international rosters come to the USA to make Millions and then suddenly every 4 years get homesick and want to be proud of where they are from.
I'm not saying the NBA shouldn't allow international players...guess my point is if I moved to Guatemala that would become my home. I would still be an American by birth, but if that is where I chose to move and make my career and raise my family then I would be proud to call that my home.
Jul 15, 2008 11:32 AM
Coach Corey
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in response to Mr. Manion:
Coach Corey
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in response to Mr. Manion:
Very interesting point you make here. OK, Spain is a little scary!! They won the 2006 World Games and have several 7 foot centers and talented shooters and ball handlers!
Pau Gasol, Power forward/Center, 27, Los Angeles Lakers
Rudy Fernández, Guard, 23, Portland Trail Blazers
José Manuel Calderón, Guard, 27, Toronto Raptors
Marc Gasol, Center, 23, Memphis Grizzlies
Jorge Garbajosa, Power forward/Center, 30, Free agent
My gosh Argentina has a little Fab 5 themselves.
Manu Ginóbili, San Antonio Spurs
Carlos Delfino, Toronto Raptors
Andrés Nocioni, Chicago Bulls
Fabricio Oberto, San Antonio Spurs
Luis Scola, Houston Rockets
Jul 15, 2008 11:36 AM
Mr. Manion
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in response to Coach Corey:
Mr. Manion
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in response to Coach Corey:
I think Calderon should be forced to play for Canada eh...
how do you think Dwight Howard will match up to their centers? I mean thats a tough matchup for him
Jul 15, 2008 1:12 PM
Coach Corey
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in response to Mr. Manion:
Coach Corey
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in response to Mr. Manion:
Dependening on well conditioned Howard is will determine how effective he is against the other centers. If he is in world-class shape headed into August look out...Here is a clip of what I mean. USA is the team in white and Howard is going to get the ball just past the free throw line.
The trouble in the past was that, while incredibly talented, the team didn't work as a unit as well as the rest of the country's team were used to doing. Can the team work together to take on the world this summer?