THE OFFICAL USA-BRAZIL THREAD!
I never seen a man airball so many shots in my life.
Iggy was one of those "Pippen" types but I mean he is a vet on this team and he's playing like Trash. I though if you put him on a team with options like LAC that he could do well. Now? Eh, I don't wanna touch him at his contract price.
It's alarming how poor the perimeter defense and outlet passing is when you consider there are basically no true bigs on the court and all of these guys should be able to bring it up instead of forcing it to the PG. Also why hasn't Chandler come in yet?
Tiago is nice, he is also a very good passer, he has 3 assists. Brazil runs the court really well to go along with the team's size which has been hurting USA. I am more and more impressed with Durant as this tournament goes on, if he doesn't win a championship with the Thunder I'll be damned. Too many turnovers by team USA, they're not communicating well on the court, Brazil has had a lot of blindside steals on USA.
Yeah, Curry isn't going to help us out b/c right now USA needs to step up the defense and Curry and Granger won't do that. I do think Kevin Love and Lamar Odom should be in along with Gay, Durant, and Rose so the team has size against this Brazil team. Or a lineup with Love-Gay-Durant-Billups-Rose. I think Love is more important and will play better than Odom in this game. This game really has me going, and wishes NBA season was coming sooner.
Oh, and How are things going Tezo?? It's been a while.
I've always thought Iguodala was somewhat overrated.
I mean, he's a great athlete and good overall player. I used to think he was an elite defender, but his defense has slipped the past couple of seasons.
I just don't think he's a consistent/reliable scoring threat. I think he'd be best as a third option on a championship caliber team. Second option on a team that could maybe win a first round game. First option on a borderline playoff team.
See look at that to whoever said Tyson Chandler shouldn't be playing. He comes in pushes Splitter to the perimeter and guards the pick in roll forcing Barbosa to take a wild fadeaway 3 pointer contested. That's something Love and Odom have failed to do once the entire game. They have allowed Splitter to get low post position and shoot over them all day.
I didn't say he shouldn't be playing. I said why I thought he wasn't.
He hasn't been very good. Last game he missed two wide open lobs and just played sloppy. He fouls a lot and then doesn't keep his cool very well.
He's 7' 1", so obviously Team USA could use his size. He just needs to play smarter.
Splitter just puts his head down and tries to bully his way into the paint by slamming into his defender. Granted he throws in a spin move here and there, which seems to always be accompanied by his off arm hooking his defender(should be an offensive foul). I don't know if that'll fly in the NBA. Solid player though.
"Second option on a team that could maybe win a first round game. First option on a borderline playoff team."
He's been a 1st option on a team that's won a playoff game. Twice.
I think if you put on a team like the Nuggets with Carmelo, he could help make them a title contender as a 2nd option scorer. It depends on the team, but he can be a 2nd option on a title contender. He can do everything on the floor, and his D slipped last year because of his offensive responsibilities. He's not a guy who can get you 20 ppg consistently, but he can get you a very nice amount of good scoring games even though that's not his game. Put him on a team with a top notch scorer and Iguodala would really stand out on the defensive end more than he did last year. Last year was the only year he played less than high-level on D.
Talk here, tell me about them Brazilians.
How many hot Brazilian chicks do we expect?
Who's winning?