Ballin’: American Olympians Defeat Canadian DNQ’s
NBA, Olympics July 26th. 2008, 12:50pm
USA 120, Canada 65: With TIME coverboy, LeBron James out with a bum ankle, Team USA needed someone to step u…. Oh who am I kidding? The Cleveland Cavaliers could have beaten Canada sans King James. Dwyane Wade (Pictured here with Charles Barkley on hold.), Carmelo Anthony and Michael Redd all scored 20 points for Team America (F*** yeah!). Chris Paul had 11 points and 8 assists while Kobe Bryant pitched in 15 points. For some reason, Jason Kidd started.
Dwight Howard, who has recovered from the stress fracture of his sternum, blocked three shots and grabbed 7 boards whilst anchoring the defense that held the deadly Canadian squad to 65 points. While the USA defense shutting down the always-potent Canadian offense was nice, the bright spot for the homeland was obviously, the return-to-form of Dwyane Wade.
Like a teenage girl, he just needed to get off the damn phone:
“D-Wade is a warrior to anybody who knows him. He’s been rehabbing and he’s been working out probably more than anybody, just trying to get back in shape,” point guard Chris Paul said. “That’s D-Wade. We see it every day in practice and you saw it tonight, that he’s back. When he’s aggressive like that, we’re a dangerous team.”
Just as important than being aggressive - being able to run and jump:
“He’s healthy,” said Bryant, adding that he sometimes shows up in the gym for a morning workout to find Wade already there. “That’s the most important thing for Dwyane is that he’s healthy.”
As an American who loves his country, I hope D-Wade’s non-injury (I think it’s called “health?”) remains a constant theme for Team USA. With such a shallow front court, USA is going to the smaller guys to carry a heavy burden.
Jermaine Anderson scored 18 points for Canada. Isiah Thomas immediately signed him to help him fetch coffee for successful people.
5 Responses to “Ballin’: American Olympians Defeat Canadian DNQ’s”
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July 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
You didn’t show enough respect to Dwight Howard. F this bullshit blog.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
He looks like Alonzo Mourning in that picture.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Never really get why there’s so little interest in the US men’s team. It’s a blast to watch a team like this play, plus you have all the feelings of patriotism bound up in the event itself.
I mean, these games matter a lot more than an NBA game, and it’s vaguely more basketball like, too.
July 27th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Que?
July 27th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I’m for seriously. The NBA is a joke of a league that survives on its own mythos.
We’re talking about the highest level of world competition basketball has to offer. To argue the NBA is more important is the kind of skewed mindset that makes the MLS think it can have a semblance of market share because even Americans are passionate about the World Cup.