There Will Be No ‘Dream Team’ References
Uncategorized August 4th. 2006, 12:39pm
Not quite sure where to start in regards to Team USA’s 114-69 drubbing of Puerto Rico last night. So please allow us to ramble:
- Chris Bosh looked a bit lost, Kirk Hinrich seemed trigger happy, and Bruce Bowen ain’t making this team.
- 11-31 from three won’t cut it. The best Euro teams shoot 40% or better.
- Damn, Dwight Howard is fun to watch. Seriously, we’d like to check his shoes for springs.
- There really isn’t much to say about Dwyane Wade. He is incredible.
- Is it wrong to say we’re happy Kobe isn’t on the team?
- Props are in order for Puerto Rico’s Carlos Arroyo. A joy to watch. Still surprised he’s not starting in the NBA.
- Somebody needs to ask Joe Johnson what he thinks of Atlanta’s first-round draft pick Shelden Williams. Johnson is on an island in Atlanta, which is unfortunate, because he’s got star potential.
- We see Carmelo Anthony’s perimeter game as the key to the offense, because if Puerto Rico is any indication, teams are going to give him whatever outside shot he wants.
- It’s a good thing the press came around in the second half, because in the first half, it was unbelievably ineffective.
High Rollers (Sports Illustrated)
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August 4th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
I thought Hinrich looked good. This team needs true point guards, otherwise it turns into isolation plays with Wade and James, and that doesn’t work in international ball. They did a great job in transition and you have to give the PG’s a lot of credit for pushing the ball down the court. This team still does have an outside shooting problem. Oh God, where is Ray Allen? Where is Kobe Bryant?
August 4th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
i agree with you guys… thank god kobe is not on this team. there is way too much talent and too much of a team concept going on to have a guy chucking it up there 30 times a game. i’m pretty excited to watch this team play; however, they could use a high quality outside shooter like ray allen. i vote to bring back steve kerr.