USA vs. Spain Game Thread (Gold Medal Game)

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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:13am #42607

WizardofOz
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Discuss the game here.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:15am #705702

WizardofOz
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Melo guarding Gasol?! lololol
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:27am #705703

rileymcshea3
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That Rudy Fernandez dunk makes me wish Blake Griffin could of played in these games
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:34am #705705

BothTeamsPlayedHard
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It is nice to see that Kevin Love’s gold medal game defense looks so much like his regular season apathy.
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:38am #705706
  
  IndianaBasketball
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  Pathetic defense…
  
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  - Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:40am #705707
    
    BothTeamsPlayedHard
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    Kevin Boozer has zero concept of help defense. His head is always turned as Spain gets free in the paint.
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    - Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:41am #705710
      
      IndianaBasketball
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      But he’s the best power forward in the NBA!!
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:40am #705708

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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Never seen Coach K look so nervous
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:41am #705709

frogman
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Sergio Rodriguez is looking like Steve Nash out there. And how the refs missed that push by James on Marc Gasol for a 3 point play I’ll never know.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:43am #705711

IndianaBasketball
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Spain’s coach should smack himself for allowing Gasol to pick up his 4th in the first half… Dumb. Just dumb.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:43am #705712

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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What a horrible coaching move, that coul potentially cost them the game. You have size advantage and you give a lot of it up by keeping Marc in there that long
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:45am #705716

IndianaBasketball
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Westbrook might want to finish out the defensive possession before wanting to cherry pick and get a dunk
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:46am #705714

frogman
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It’s also Marc’s fault. He knows how many fouls he is on and he made a dumb foul… I agree with you though he shouldn’t be out there
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:48am #705717

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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Westbrook nearly turns the ball over after just giving up a three on a 50/50 ball on the previous possession. He hasn’t improved that aspect of his game this summer lol
Oh, now he did turn it over.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:49am #705718

frogman
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Also of note… There are some stunning Spanish girls in attendance
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:53am #705719

BothTeamsPlayedHard
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They clearly borrowed these refs from the boxing tournament. Bad both ways, but come on.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:53am #705720

IndianaBasketball
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Love sucks at defense, but he’s an amazing rebounder.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:54am #705721

BlueRivers25
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Anyone else wanna punch Rudy Fernandez, just because….
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:54am #705722
  
  Tongue-Out-Like-23
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  Yup!
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:57am #705724

F_S
lol ^ at the punch.
BTPH: some1 gotta make it a close game

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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:58am #705725

IndianaBasketball
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Yea, after that flop… Now, I want to punch Fernandez in the nuts.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 4:59am #705726

frogman
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Too much of foul-a-thon, it’s already 1am here and at this rate I’ll be up till 6am. Enjoy the game. And after that acting job I can see why you would wanna punch Rudy Fernandez lol
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:08am #705729

TallmanNYC
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US would be being blown out here if not for Love’s rebounding. I have to accept the fact that Coach K isn’t going to play Chandler I guess no matter how much Spain pounds the ball into the paint. Oh well, I think the US could use the defense and the high percentage offense he brings.
Marc Gasol getting that fourth foul was a fluke play but it was fighting with Love for an offensive rebound. Drawing that foul on M Gasol is probably going to be huge in this game and . The Gasol brothers passing over the US defense was looking a little scary and with the potential to really go on a run there with quality shots. Especially if Coach K kept playing the small ball lineup. Melo trying to guard M. Gasol was funny.

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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:13am #705731
  
  BothTeamsPlayedHard
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  They were up 8 before he ever checked in. Pitiful defense matters. Don’t let your fanboy status change the facts.
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:17am #705733
  
  IndianaBasketball
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  Yea, let’s ignore Kevin Durant’s 17 first half points and 8 free-throw attempts. That had nothing to do with anything lol.
  And I don’t think Chandler can defend either Gasol.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:09am #705730

TallmanNYC
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Actually, I think we have to match their facial hair. That is the problem. The US team is intimidated by all the hair on Spain. Coach K should unleash The Beard!
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:13am #705732

Malik-Universal
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its awkard to see a comercial-less halftime
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:17am #705734

IndianaBasketball
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Gasol abusing Chandler… And one.

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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:18am #705735

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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Is it just me or did Pau Gasol bulk up a bit?
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:18am #705737

BlueRivers25
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Pau is really good on offense.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:20am #705738

IndianaBasketball
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Now it’s Love’s turn to get abused!
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:21am #705739

IndianaBasketball
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Team USA would be better just letting LeBron defend Gasol… Chandler and especially Love not going to get it done.
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:26am #705744
  
  BlueRivers25
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  US might be saving that until late. But I expect Lebron ti guard Pau some point in the game.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:23am #705740

F_S
ANYONE SAW K. LOVE FACE WHEN AS HE FOULED MARC LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
(now he fouls pau)
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:23am #705741
  
  Tongue-Out-Like-23
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  I didn’t, on a count of Marc Gasol hasn’t played the 3rd quarter.
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  - Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:26am #705743
    
    F_S
    tsk tsk… i was replying in the aaron harrison threat and just happened to look up.
    his face expression was priceless though, i had to post it
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:24am #705742

IndianaBasketball
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Seriously… Pau Gasol is starting to dominate this game.
I miss this from him after watching Mike Brown play him in the high post all season.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:28am #705745

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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What the hell happened there?! Commercial mid game?
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:30am #705747

IndianaBasketball
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Kevin Durant and Pau Gasol both having amazing quarters. USA has dominated the third quarters in most games… This game is going to go down to the wire.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:33am #705748

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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Who’s going to step up and take over the 4th? Kobe, Durant, LeBron, or Melo?
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:33am #705749

BlueRivers25
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Omg… Deron! Why! That would have been epic…..
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:34am #705750

Malik-Universal
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get dwill out the game please
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:34am #705751

Malik-Universal
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lebron is gnna be the facilitator in the 4th
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:35am #705752

TallmanNYC
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So where is Chandler? Why is he on the bench? Are they really going to play Lebron at center for a whole quarter?

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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:35am #705753

IndianaBasketball
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Durant has the hot hand, so I expect Team USA to keep going to him.

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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:38am #705754

IndianaBasketball
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Paul going into 4th quarter Clippers mode right now
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:38am #705755

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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This is team USA’s best line-up. Bron, Durant, Melo, Kobe, and Paul. They may go with this line-up for the rest of the game
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:40am #705756

IndianaBasketball
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LeBron getting his 4th foul is huge…
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:41am #705757

lalaila
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i really want USA to win, all NBA stars that i like and so on..

but man they really play bad defense or nearly no defense..how in the world slower guys beats USA athletic freaks off the dribble
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:48am #705758

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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Too many wide open misses right now for Team USA
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:49am #705759

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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They NEED LeBron back in the game. He’s obviously the only guy that can get this team to play together.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:51am #705761

F_S
they just re-played k. love i-dont-know-what-to-do face as he fouled the guy in the post. LOL.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:55am #705762

F_S
gasol been trying to set that hard screen on chris paul
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:00am #705764

BlueRivers25
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Was Kobe wiping away tears on the sideline?
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:01am #705765

F_S
coach K. let all his inner feeling vent in that one second of "jumping in joy". then back to straight face until he wins again
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:02am #705766
  
  IndianaBasketball
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  He’ll need hip surgery after jumping like that lol
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  - Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 8:55am #705802
    
    akhan786
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    He actually already has two hip replacements lol.
    It actually seems like after he jumped he thought to himself "yeah I probably shouldn’t have done that".
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:03am #705767

Tongue-Out-Like-23
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LeBron’s greatest season.
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:12am #705774
  
  IndianaBasketball
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  Yea, you have to give him all of the credit you can give a guy for what he’s done this season.
  
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:05am #705769

Malik-Universal
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gold
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:08am #705770

Sewok15
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So cool to see these guys celebrate. You really see the joy they have for the game and each other. It is times like this that make you forget that these guys get paid millions to play a game. USA!
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:09am #705771

TallmanNYC
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Glad we had a competitive game there. I got a little nervous. The US really never found a way to stop the Gasol Brothers. The only person to stop them was Marc’s fourth foul, his coach putting him on the bench, and Lebron’s left cross to Pau’s face (unintentional). CP3 turned it on on both sides. He forced that Pau pick to be set way too far from the basket because he was harrassing that Spain guard so bad. Then he turned it on on offense.
Durrant, what can you say. Just a scoring machine all game.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:13am #705778

IndianaBasketball
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The only person to stop them was Marc’s fourth foul, his coach putting him on the bench, and Lebron’s left cross to Pau’s face (unintentional).
Yea, I think these two things right here really hurt Spain. The little moment Pau was out in the 4th really hurt them.
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:33am #705782

royc3y
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Wonder what would be the out come if the world starting 5 was
PG- Tony Parker
SG- Manu Ginobili
SF- Andrei Kirilenko
PF- Dirk Nowitzki
C- Pau Gasol
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- Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 7:01am #705790
  
  kobyz
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  PG- Tony Parker
  SG- Nicolas Batum
  SF- Lual Deng
  PF- Dirk Nowitzki
  C- Pau Gasol
  Manu Ginobili loves to be the six man.
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  - Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 7:57am #705795
    
    BlueRivers25
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    PG: Parker, Nash, Rubio
    SG: Manu
    SF: Deng, AK47
    PF: Pau, Dirk, Ibaka
    C: Marc, Scola, Bogut
    interesting topic, this needs its own thread.
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    - Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 5:51pm #705894
      
      kobyz
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      here is mine:
      PG: Parker/Nash/Rubio
      SG: Batum/Manu
      SF: Deng/Gallinari/AK47
      PF: Dirk/Horford
      C: Pau/Marc
      
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Posted on: Sun, 08/12/2012 - 10:32am #705816

doubledribbler
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Glad to see a competitive game. I had a feeling that Gasol 4th foul would change the game. On one hand you can say Spain hung in and kept it close, but it meant riding Pau and by the end of the game he was out of gas. I also think USAs depth helped a lot. While the Spanish guards seemed to wear down at the end, the USA guards were still fresh.
Other thoughts:
I really liked Durant’s aggressiveness at times. I didn’t feel like he was content with just hanging around and waiting his turn like he often does in NBA games.
Anthony can play, but it seems like his only thought is shoot the ball. He has no real concept of playing in an offense that is not centered around him.
I could only imagine how good Westbrook would be if he had any type of basketball IQ.
I don’t see how Love is so horrible at defending. I understand he can hit anywhere on the court and he’s a monster on the glass, but you have to knock him down quite a bit for his defense.
Tyson can’t guard anyone that has any type of craftiness to their post game. The NBA is a very safe place for him with all the 7 foot stiffs that you don’t have to worry about unless they are right under the basket in position to dunk.
Mike Brown should take some notes. What you saw today is how he should have used Pau. While it’s obvious Pau is not going to be the main focus with Kobe or even Bynum in the game, you can do a lot of things with him besides have him stand outside the paint shooting jumpshots and he has the ability to find open teammates.
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