Team USA Needs Bruce Bowen More Than it Needs Michael Redd
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David Friedman posted 8/21/2007 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com [flag] |
According to the "experts," Team USA has been "plagued" by "inconsisent three point shooting" in recent FIBA competitions. The addition of Michael Redd to this year's squad will purportedly solve what is alleged to be Team USA's greatest weakness. The reality, as anyone who has watched Team USA play in FIBA competition knows, is that defense, not offense, as been Team USA's downfall.
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The Real Story Behind Team USA's Losses in Previous FIBA Events
Published 9/11/2007 by David Friedman at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... In my game recaps from the FIBA Americas tournament, I frequently mentioned that, contrary to popular belief, the biggest problem that Team USA has had in recent FIBA events has come at the defensive end of the court. That is why I did a post before the tournament titled Team USA Needs Bruce Bowen More Than it Needs Michael Redd. The way things turned out this time around, Team USA did not need either player, going 10-0 without Bowen and with Redd getting the vast majority of his minutes and points after Team USA had built commanding leads. ...
