Comments on: Team USA 119, Spain 82: Analysis

By: Mo

Mo — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:23:18 +0000

No doubt Jon. And against the reigning world champions no less.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:57:59 +0000

Luke, I have to say, I thought CP3 was the best of the guards yesterday…

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:45:12 +0000

even if this wasn’t a medal game and they are trying to save themselves, Spain should’ve showed more effort in the 2nd half. This is the Olympics, not professional league play, so you should put out a respectable try every time.

Just compare their attitudes to China when they were down 30.

Wade is definitely looking like the MVP of the Olympics so far.

The US has yet to play its best, so watch out world!

By: KT

KT — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:27:44 +0000

spain is jsut hoping manu and the biys can beat us, because in round two, i think this joint will worse. Kobe WONT let Gasol beat him, and CP3 is intent on letting calderon, navarro, and RUBIO know that he is the gold standard when it comes to point guards

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:34:28 +0000

Props to Xavier for respecting game.

Wade is going to be a monster this year. I don’t which will ache worse, his back from carrying that team or his head from hearing Marion bitch and Beasley do his Wall-E impersonation.

By: shake&bake

shake&bake — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:18:32 +0000

Wade never stopped running from the second he hit the floor. He played a great game on both ends. LeBron was a man, that left handed dunk off his opposite foot was nasty. Bosh was very active and had a nice game.
I thought LeBron was moving the ball very well against the zone. He got in around the free throw line a couple times and made quick passes out to shooters for open 3′s.
Rubio’s one-hand, line drive alley oop off the bounce was nice. He held his own and looks like he’ll be a decent NBA point but I don’t know if I’m sold on him as a top 5 pick.

By: luke

luke — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:56 +0000

Did anyone see the Rubio to Fernandez qalleyoop? THAT. WAS. SICK.

Wade is looking amazing, I thought Calderon played ok though. Also I think Deron is a more effective point gaurd on this USA team than cp3 or Kidd, his aggresive style and athletic ability gives them yet another option to overpower the opposition.

By: weezy f

weezy f — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:25:40 +0000

phelps just won his 8th medal man dude is amazing…you guys should give him something for it even tho it aint basketball related i think he should get an article or something

By: Xavier Garcia

Xavier Garcia — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:51:30 +0000

Im from Spain and I thought the US played FANTASTIC today, main highlights:

-3 pt. shooting: They were seriously raining 3′s today, while Spain couldn’t find one to save their lives. One of Spains biggest strengths became their weaknesses and viceversa.

-Intensity: The Americans were seriously on a different world when it comes to fitness. This team is FAST and they’re on your face at all times, causing 20+ turnovers on a team with Calderon at the point? Thats amazing. Spain could NOT find their game at all, they looked nervous, out of place and downright stopped caring after a while.

In the long run, this works well for both teams. If Spain hadn’t played the US until the (hopeful) final then it would have been a disaster. Now they know how they match out and what to look for. For the US this builds their confidence and gets their guys up to speed. Wade is playing out of his mind and no doubt he deserves a lot of the credit along with Lebron. If a USA-Spain finals happens, Spain will NOT be the favorite by any means, but if we play like we know we CAN play and the US isn’t having an exceptionally good day from the 3pt line (seriously, didnt they shoot like 70%) then it should at least be somewhat close.

Either way, its great fun, congrats to the US on a great game.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:11:22 +0000

Tayshaun prince just earned more playing time…Guy is so sneaky good.