greece beats us!!!

**digital420** · 09-01-2006, 06:16 AM

well.. another miracle happened..

and just as Herb Brooks said..

"All star teams loose because they rely on indiviual talent.". I say "Greece won because they use their talent as a team."

so it's playing for 3rd best in the world..

I can only saythat it seems our problem is that all these countries play the same players in their national team for several years.. every tourni we enter we have a new team.. I'd like to se eus keep the same players now, all young and all able to grow together.. and reclaim the dominating play we used to have.

DiGiTaL

**Newman** · 09-01-2006, 07:22 AM

i knew this was gonna happen. actually i thought it would happen against spain in the finals. the rest of the world has finally mastered the art of beating the sh*t out of us at any sport we create. the only sport we still have is football.

**Benet** · 09-01-2006, 07:58 AM

And nobody plays that!

**Vikes** · 09-01-2006, 09:21 AM

Well it happened again.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/wbc2006/news/story?id=2568543

Done in again by their inept 3-point shooting -- and they weren't much better from the foul line -- the Americans will fall short of a championship in a major international tournament for the third straight time since winning gold at the 2000 Olympics.

The Greeks -- with no current NBA players on their roster -- danced in a circle at halfcourt after their victory.

"Big players play big games," said guard Theodoros Papaloukas, the MVP of the European final who had 12 assists Friday. "And today I think we played very good."

**Mr. Purple** · 09-01-2006, 09:48 AM

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooo
(thats all I can think of)

**Purple Floyd** · 09-01-2006, 01:45 PM

So I suppose the headlines will read " US BB Team slips on Greese"

The NBA and basketball in general in this country should be disgraced

**Zeus** · 09-01-2006, 01:48 PM

"digital420" wrote:

well.. another miracle happened...

Based on the recent performances of the US Men's national basketball team, I'd hardly call that a "miracle".

US once again done in on the international stage because they don't play D, can't make a three and are horrible from the free-throw line.

But - DAMN - we'd probably win a dunk contest!

=Z=

**farvathevikinglover** · 09-01-2006, 02:09 PM

Is anybody suprised after last year?

**MensaTice** · 09-01-2006, 02:15 PM

Coach K is a buffoon

**Benet** · 09-01-2006, 02:18 PM

"AWZeus" wrote:

"digital420" wrote:

well.. another miracle happened...

Based on the recent performances of the US Men's national basketball team, I'd hardly call that a "miracle".

US once again done in on the international stage because they don't play D, can't make a three and are horrible from the free-throw line.

But - gol 'darnit - we'd probably win a dunk contest!

=Z=

That's probably the most intelligent post regarding the US national basketball team I've ever seen.

Kudos to you Zeus!