forumblueandgold.com - 8/2/2008
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A few thoughts after watching the USA v. Lithuania game , plus some other stuff.
• We still don’t know how this USA team will fare against a team that can maintain ball control against their aggressive defense — but the question really is how many teams are going to be able to do that? In this game the USA realized that Lithuania had one guy who is really a good ball handler, former Pacer ...
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FB&G: Team USA and Other Thoughts
The Lakers Nation —
... Forum Blue & Gold: A few thoughts after watching the USA v. Lithuania game, plus some other stuff.
We still don’t know how this USA team will fare against a team that can maintain ball control against their aggressive defense - but the question really is how many teams are going to be able to do that? In this game the USA realized that Lithuania had one guy who is really a good ball handler, former Pacer and Warrior (and Terrapin) Sarunas Jasikevicius. They stuck Kobe on him to take the ball out of ...
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... Forum Blue & Gold: "In previous Olympics and international competitions, team USA struggled against a zone. Not so far with this group — Howard is a good presence in the soft underbelly of the zone, Wade and LeBron can drive into the lane, Kobe and Redd will just shoot over the top of it. Both are willing to shoot the NBA three, nearly three feet beyond the international arc, and defenders are just slow to come that far out." ...
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... Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold: "Studies have shown that guys who played in the Olympics/World Championships are not any more likely to be injured the following season (although the sample size is pretty small). I think it will be interesting to see this year - if I were a Cleveland fan I wouldn't be that worried about LeBron, but Kidd in Dallas is another matter. Will he be a little more worn down and not bounce back as fast? That matters as dependant as Dallas will be on Kidd to contend." ...
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