7pm C.T - USA vs. Canada on now on ESPN

[Dex]

Just in case you wanted to watch some basketball?

[Spurtacus]

I'm watching. Wondering where our perimeter defense is at the moment.

[duncan228]

Thanks!

[Dex]

Yeah, Canada is totally hanging tough. It looks like like the WCs and last Olympics so far.

I haven't seen anything from this USA Squad yet that makes me believe they've learned any valuable lessons.

[Spurtacus]

USA looks good on offense but Canada is knocking down those 3's witih ease. Remember the 3pt line is shorter than the NBA.

[Dex]

Thanks!

Most welcome. :toast I was surprised I hadn't seen anything about it yet.

[Spurtacus]

Solid defense in the 2nd quarter. USA is running away with it (as they should be).

[Hank the Tank]

i like cp3 running the show more than jkidd.

...of course, lebron isnt playing so its hard to tell....cuz there is a lot of chemistry between kidd and bron.

[Hank the Tank]

god damn! anybody else watchin this...it is lots of fun.

deron and cp3 are putting on a show.

[Dex]

That last breakdown move and jump-stop floater from Paul was pretty sick.

Team USA finally looking like Team USA should.

This game really makes Jason Kidd look old, too.

[Hank the Tank]

that was a sick exchange. hail mary pass from jkidd to melo then behind him to bosh for the jam!

the wade steal and windmill was sweet too.

[Spurtacus]

Keep in mind that Canada didn't qualify for Beijing. Still, a nice showing by Team USA.

[Hank the Tank]

i thoroughly enjoyed the beatdown. 120-65.

this satisfied my bball hunger.

[lefty]

Canadian players thought Chris Bosh was one of them, so they ran isolation plays to let him operate

[PacerFan]

Thank god there will be some bball this summer

[Spurtacus]

Thank god there will be some bball this summer

[benefactor]

Box score (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/basketball/gamepackage/boxscore?gameId=725)

Good balanced attack. This team is a much better shooting team than we have had in the past. That should create tons of opportunities at the rim when teams are forced to start respecting the jumpers. I am still a little worried at the shortage of big men. Tyson Chandler would have been a nice addition...with his ability to catch lobs and finish at the rim.

[DDS4]

Dwayne Wade looks pretty good. Night and day compared to last season.

Lack of hand checking rules means Kobe can go into full hack mode....which is good for the USA.

[mystargtr34]

Michael Redd was on fire and i was impressed with how well Paul and Deron played together.

[TheMACHINE]

Highlights

http://www.lakersmedia.com/?p=199

[angel_luv]

aw, I missed it.

[benefactor]

aw, I missed it.
Not much to see...the Bucks could have beaten that team. We will see how they hold up when the real tests come.

[pauls931]

If nash was playing, canada would have only lost by 40.