FIBA 2010, USA vs the World

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #81 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:18 pm

If Seraphin can play as effectively as Schortsanitis (Baby Shaq) does in international play, then Seraphin will really help the Wizards this season.

The Greek wide-body can ball.

Post #82 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:18 pm

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:If Seraphin can play as effectively as Schortsanitis (Baby Shaq) does in international play, then Seraphin will really help the Wizards this season.

The Greek wide-body can ball.

Really? I've only seen Shortsy play in Summer League ball, and he was bad to the point that I wondered how he even got a look by any NBA team. He is ginormous though - If I was Vince McMahon, I'd give him a call.

closg00 · Post #83 » by **closg00** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:24 pm

Ruzious wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:If Seraphin can play as effectively as Schortsanitis (Baby Shaq) does in international play, then Seraphin will really help the Wizards this season.

The Greek wide-body can ball.

Really? I've only seen Shortsy play in Summer League ball, and he was bad to the point that I wondered how he even got a look by any NBA team. He is ginormous though - If I was Vince McMahon, I'd give him a call.

I don't know why he stank-up the joint (on-purpose perhaps?), we had no-answer for him in 2006? when the Greeks embarassed us. Shorts did get a contract from Maccabi, one of the better Euro teams so....???

I have a bad feeling about this-years FIBA for us, can a lack of size by the U.S. be overcome in enough games against the better teams?.....and I've read that the refs have been horrible.

Post #84 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:39 pm

closg00 wrote:
Ruzious wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:If Seraphin can play as effectively as Schortsanitis (Baby Shaq) does in international play, then Seraphin will really help the Wizards this season.

The Greek wide-body can ball.

Really? I've only seen Shortsy play in Summer League ball, and he was bad to the point that I wondered how he even got a look by any NBA team. He is ginormous though - If I was Vince McMahon, I'd give him a call.

I don't know why he stank-up the joint (on-purpose perhaps?), we had no-answer for him in 2006? when the Greeks embarassed us. Shorts did get a contract from Maccabi, one of the better Euro teams so....???

I have a bad feeling about this-years FIBA for us, can a lack of size by the U.S. be overcome in enough games against the better teams?.....and I've read that the refs have been horrible.

I guess some guys are made for Euro ball and not for US ball. I think he's got about as good a shot at making an NBA roster as Albert Haynesworth. He's sorta built like him - just a couple inches taller.

closg00 · Post #85 » by **closg00** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:19 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ste4A1v5W-o[/youtube]

Euros don't know how to have a proper brawl. :lol:

Kristic gets dirty with the thrown chair though :evil:

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #86 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:05 am

Lame fight. After backpeddling farther than Carmelo vs Jeffries and Haywood vs Antonio Davis combined, Krstic flings a chair and bangs the wrong guy upside the head.

Krstic needs to be banned from competition for that.

closg00 · Post #87 » by **closg00** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:43 pm

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Lame fight. After backpeddling farther than Carmelo vs Jeffries and Haywood vs Antonio Davis combined, Krstic flings a chair and bangs the wrong guy upside the head.

Krstic needs to be banned from competition for that.

Krstic was actually arrested by Greek police. Chair-throwing is the biggest sissy move ever.

fishercob · Post #88 » by **fishercob** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:56 pm

I'd really like to see a complete, healthy, French team play at some point:

Parker, Pietrus, Batum, Diaw, Noah. Beaubois, Seraphin, Turiaf, Ajinca, Gelabele, Petro, Diawara, Mahinmi. That's a legit team.

Post #89 » by **nate33** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:33 pm

Wow. Some serious defensive aptitude on that team. I don't know if there's enough scoring options though. Parker and Beaubois would have to score a ton. If you can add one above-average front court scorer to that team, say, Carlos Boozer, that's probably a top 5 or 6 team in the NBA.

keynote · Post #90 » by **keynote** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:19 pm

Krstic was getting in a few dirty hammerfist punches to the back of someone's head/neck before Baby Shaq turned around. But yeah, I'm sure many a person would get on their bicycle once Sofo starts coming for them.

On a side note: we can't do better than "Baby Shaq" as a nickname? We can't go with Colossus, or some other Greek-themed name?

closg00 · Post #91 » by **closg00** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:12 pm

USA vs Lithuania on now on ESPN 3.

mohammed10 · Post #92 » by **mohammed10** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:30 pm

closg00 wrote:USA vs Lithuania on now on ESPN 3.

Team looks flat...

mohammed10 · Post #93 » by **mohammed10** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:33 pm

OK - my previous comment was a bit of an understatement

Team USA is 3-25 FG midway through 2nd Q

Putrid

closg00 · Post #94 » by **closg00** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:38 pm

mohammed10 wrote:OK - my previous comment was a bit of an understatement

Team USA is 3-25 FG midway through 2nd Q

Putrid

Wretched-play by the U.S., Lith is very aggressive with us and hacking a lot to get us out of rhythm. I think we'll calm-down and come back to win, we can't keep-up this horrible shooting.

mohammed10 · Post #95 » by **mohammed10** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:43 am

closg00 wrote:
Wretched-play by the U.S., Lith is very aggressive with us and hacking a lot to get us out of rhythm. I think we'll calm-down and come back to win, we can't keep-up this horrible shooting.

Agree. We keep playing like this and we will get embarrassed by Spain...

closg00 · Post #96 » by **closg00** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:30 pm

mohammed10 wrote:
closg00 wrote:
Wretched-play by the U.S., Lith is very aggressive with us and hacking a lot to get us out of rhythm. I think we'll calm-down and come back to win, we can't keep-up this horrible shooting.

Agree. We keep playing like this and we will get embarrassed by Spain...

The warm-up "friendly" with Spain today will be our best test by-far of where this U.S. team is right now, looking forward to taking a fresh look at Rubio. No-way we play as-poorly as we did yesterday.

Since this is a B2B, I wonder if we'll see a completely line-up/rotation today?

mohammed10 · Post #97 » by **mohammed10** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:27 pm

closg00 wrote:The warm-up "friendly" with Spain today will be our best test by-far of where this U.S. team is right now, looking forward to taking a fresh look at Rubio. No-way we play as-poorly as we did yesterday.

Since this is a B2B, I wonder if we'll a completely line-up/rotation today?

3 pm on BSPN 3...be there

Illuminaire · Post #98 » by **Illuminaire** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:17 pm

Anyone want to make a chat for the game?

closg00 · Post #99 » by **closg00** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:07 pm

Illuminaire wrote:Anyone want to make a chat for the game?

There's a good game thread going.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1048151&start=0

closg00 · Post #100 » by **closg00** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:17 pm

That was a helluva game, with Durant with a block on the last play to seal the win, catch the replay if you can.

Will Team USA Win The World Championships?