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I feel bad for Bruce but I'm glad he said something. I hope not having him doesn't come back and bite us in the butt.
Coming from a Mavs fan...hmmm.. gee, why would we think you were hating on Bruce?
I feel bad for Bruce but I'm glad he said something. I hope not having him doesn't come back and bite us in the butt.
It's obvious that making the cut was important to Bowen and you can tell he has some ill feelings toward Sheshenski.
That can be seen as a nice gesture, but that is disrespectful to me. You work hard to be part of the team, you get cut, and are offered to assist in coaching as some form of a pity reward.Bowen was invited to remain in Japan and assist the coaching staff during the tournament
he played more games under FIBA rules than other players combined.
Well, for starters you ARE hating on Bowen. I'm not sure you can make it more obvious so you might as well admit to as much. But what makes it comical is your analysis of the player. You are completely ignorant of Bowen's skills.
His handchecking will be called every time?
Manu is the only FIBA player he can guard?
He can't recover when he gambles on defense?
He isn't quick?
He doesn't help the US team "at all"?
Those might be five of the dumbest opinions I have ever seen written about the player. You opinions will forever be laughed at and everyone who looks at your future posts will know that you are the epitome of ignorance. Good day, sir.
bruce played alot of international ball before he was in the NBA,i dont see why coach K didnt give him more playing time.
Yep, that's him.
The funny thing is he thinks he is not a hypocrite
Nice reach, Gumby.
There's a difference in rooting for a teammates when your team is done playing and rooting for your teammates from another country when they're playing your country. Dumbass logic there.I still remember after Duncan got his team's ass handed to him, he was on the sidelines with pop rooting for their friend the next day.
Yeah, when I think of star power, I think of Shane ing Battier.
BTW, it should have been obvious when Coach K didn't put Bowen on Arroyo that the decision had already been made.
And I'm sorry, but it's Team USA PR about Brad Miller being the last one kept in favor of Bowen. Miller is the perfect center for international ball with his shooting range.
The whole "Miller was the last one kept" thing is just an attempt to deflect attention away from Coach K keeping his little pissant dookie Shane Battier, who will inevitably get lit up by the world's best, instead of Bowen.
And then Colangelo bought into it after telling everyone who would listen that this was the new and improved Team USA with role players to boot.
ing idiots.
Edit: hey, I got to call out Duke, Coach K, and Colangelo with post #17,000. Not a bad day at the office.
I have to think Bowen never had a shot. He was brought in by Colangelo and the Duke coach as training camp fodder to bring D, intensity and maturity to a bunch of children. In a way it makes sense since USA is really pointing toward the Olympics when Bowen would be 37. Bowen wasn't intended to make the team. Bruce got snookered.
Fixed it for you.
I'd think that concerns for the vulnerability of Team USA's defense (whether because of players or scheme) should be rising, with the juggernaut Chinese dropping 90 on them today.
Team USA is conceding 95 ppg; Puerto Rico and China have combined to shoot 49.3% from the floor and 48.9% from 3. Each had substantial offensive es against USA -- China shot under 40% and scored 69 points against Italy, but got to 90 against USA and shot 44%.
It's early and numbers often don't tell the whole story, but I'm not altogether convinced that USA can employ a D'Antoni-styled attack at a tournament like this one and expect to take home the gold anymore. They're going to have to defend at some point. We'll see if they can do that. I'm still skeptical.
Team USA's defense sucks. D'Antoni and this Duke turds gambling style is going to them. They are going to play some disiplined talented teams in the later rounds and wonder wtf happened once again.
Dirk has never ever flopped before.he's not a pussy!
Don't forget the part where they blame the failure on the ego of the players.
Team USA doesn't have any great defenders on the floor. As great as Bruce's man to man defensive skills are, he would have been the bright spot in a tournament where zone defense is key. Once this team gets out of the preliminary rounds, you'll see how much they would have needed him on the floor.
This is not our style of play. We don't have big men who can step out and knock down the open 15 footer on a continual basis. Once that part of the zone is exposed by a big, I'm quite sure some sort of pick and roll will ensue or that player will hit a cutting player in the lane and Team USA will be out of position.
NBA players simply do not play true zone defense during their season.
Bowen wouldn't have helped much. It's the stupid scheme. Of course it doesn't help that some of their mainstay guys like Melo and LeBron are crappy, undisciplined defenders to begin with.
a team leader who doesn't show up in the 4th quarter in the finals and then passes to Dampier instead of shooting with the game on the line is a ING PUSSY!Dirk has never ever flopped before.
Bowen didn't get cut because he wasn't of any use to the team as of now. He got cut because as the years go by, he will be of no use except veteran leadership. And most of those guys that made the team will be vets by that time.
The guys who were cut this time around just didn't make the squad for the 2006 World Championships. Being cut now doesn't mean they can't make any of the subsequent teams that USA basketball will put together. If it did, Amare and Kobe and a bunch of other guys would be out, which would be asinine. Bowen could conceivably still make the 2008 Olympic team -- in fact, if the USA doesn't prevail in Japan, his chances to make that squad should actually go up considerably.
The whole problem with USA Basketball is that they want to have this open door policy. Either you are going to put a team together that plays together or you won't do such a thing.
All this current team is a re-hashed version of the Dream Team. This is still an NBA All-Star team. Just has a new paint job and some spinners for flashy rims. USA Basketball is not truly committed to the international game; they are about marketing here in the states.
I completely agree with that. A rehashed dream team with players who aren't as good or as driven as the original Dream Teamers playing against compe ion that is improving with every international tournament. I thought the 2004 Olympics would bring a paradigm shift with USA basketball. They did pay some pretty serious lip service to having made such a shift. But, in the end, it's star power that drives the selection process.
True dat.
Whatever else happens with this team, the only thing GUARANTEED is that no criticism will fall upon Saint K.
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