Comments on: Dwyane Wade is a Real American http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/08/02/dwyane-wade-is-a-real-american/ Sports, Media, Entertainment Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NDubhttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/08/02/dwyane-wade-is-a-real-american/comment-page-1/#comment-225279 NDub Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:05:42 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=6961#comment-225279 The Olympics are the only time I will ever root for Dwyane Wade. The Olympics are the only time I will ever root for Dwyane Wade.

]]> By: thedude110http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2008/08/02/dwyane-wade-is-a-real-american/comment-page-1/#comment-225264 thedude110 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:37:01 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=6961#comment-225264 Every article about this game paints it as a blowout, but the US only led by 9 in the 3rd quarter. They stretched it to 16 before Lithuania essentially pulled their starters -- that's how the US opened up the final margin.The surprising thing to me was the American's continuing inability to handle the zone. Lithuania will probably make the second round of the olympics because their draw is weak, but if the US doesn't start showing more discipline against the 2-3, I wouldn't be surprised if they dropped a game in Beijing. Spain and Greece are both good teams, and the US will probably play one of them twice. Every article about this game paints it as a blowout, but the US only led by 9 in the 3rd quarter. They stretched it to 16 before Lithuania essentially pulled their starters — that’s how the US opened up the final margin.

The surprising thing to me was the American’s continuing inability to handle the zone. Lithuania will probably make the second round of the olympics because their draw is weak, but if the US doesn’t start showing more discipline against the 2-3, I wouldn’t be surprised if they dropped a game in Beijing. Spain and Greece are both good teams, and the US will probably play one of them twice.

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