NBA: Team USA vs Puerto Rico (11p EST, ESPN2)

[iamme]

anyone else staying up to watch?

 

[n yusef]

I would, but I have to wake up at 6AM.

 

[iamme]

btw in a scrimmage vs Puerto Rico a few days ago, Team USA beat them by 30+ pts. i suspect tonight will be much of the same.

 

[Baked]

I can't afford expanded cable... I don't have ESPN2 anymore. Guess I'll just watch live cast on ESPN.com.

 

[iamme]

Team USA starting lineup:

Chris Paul
Dwyane Wade
Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: iamme
Team USA starting lineup:

Chris Paul
Dwyane Wade
Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh

LMAO, Team USA's gonna WTFPWN.

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: iamme
Team USA starting lineup:

Chris Paul
Dwyane Wade
Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh

I thought Kobe Bryant was on the team as well.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: iamme
Team USA starting lineup:

Chris Paul
Dwyane Wade
Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh

LMAO, Team USA's gonna WTFPWN.

that what they say every year when they see Team USA's lineup on paper.......it'll be interesting to see how Team USA will actually play together as a team....

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: HTC User
I thought Kobe Bryant was on the team as well.

guys like Kobe, Amare, and Chauncey Billups declined for personal reasons and injury concerns.

 

[Aimster]

USA is going to win by 30

 

[iamme]

it'll be interesting to see who emerges from Team USA as the leader. every player on the team is used to being "the man" on their NBA squads. taking a back seat as a role player will be tough for their egos. they can't all dominate the ball.

also, big man play will be interesting to watch. Tim Duncan vowed to never play for the international team again. he was always frustrated because his game just doesn't fit the international game. Team USA's bigs need to be agile and run the floor, not post up and bang in the paint.

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: HTC User
I thought Kobe Bryant was on the team as well.

guys like Kobe, Amare, and Chauncey Billups declined for personal reasons and injury concerns.

But Kobe is going to the Summer Olympics though, right?

Why is there a Team USA game right now? I thought they only played in the Olympics.

 

[iamme]

USA lead cut 9-6.

Puerto Rico is making Team USA's full court press look silly.

 

[Aimster]

I wish I had this in HD

 

[iamme]

game tied 13-13.

 

[iamme]

Carlos Arroyo looking aggresive. you know he wants a strong showing vs. the USA.....gotta love his fire.

Wade and Anthony have been good for Team USA so far.

 

[Aimster]

my aim away msg says USA is going to own .. maybe I should change it..

 

[BlancoNino]

I'm seeing terrible ball movement and defense by USA. They're acting like it's the all-star game

If they just put in the Miami Heat, they would win by 50+ points...easily.

 

[iamme]

i'm excited to get extended looks at Chris Paul, too.

he just got back to back assists.

Puerto Rico up 20-19

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
I'm seeing terrible ball movement and defense by USA. They're acting like it's the all-star game

If they just put in the Miami Heat, they would win by 50+ points...easily.

oh no.

Miami's half court offense would get embarassed in the international game. Shaq would get run ragged. Wade could lift the team by himself, but the game is so different on the international level.

i do agree that Team USA needs to stop treating this like an all-star game and start doing all the gritty stuff to win.

 

[bennylong]

This is going to be embarrassing if USA can't win by 20 points

 

[iamme]

Team usa making a run w/ some defensive plays.

end of the 1st quarter, USA up 29-26.

nothing impressive at all. USA had some nice individual highlight dunks, but the score is still tight.

 

[Dragoon42]

this is sad if the US doesn't win by like 15+ points, wtf?

 

[bennylong]

Come on,this is Purto Rico, they have only one NBA player and Carlos Arroyo plays about 15 minutes a ball game, so you really can't say he's an actually NBA contributor to his team.

I guess the rest of the world have really caught up to the USA if we can't beat them about 40 points like the First Dream Team did to every international team.

Bird, Magic, Jordan....

 

[iamme]

Puerto Rico up 33-29

this is a weak lineup for USA.