GAME THREAD - Team USA vs. Lithuania - Saturday Exhibition in Spain
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 10:48 AM PDT
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With one roster cut left to go, the 13 members of Team USA have been training in Spain the past several days. They have 2 exhibition games lined up this weekend. Stephen Curry injured his ankle on Wednesday, prompting groans of an injury curse among Warriors fans. But he returned to practice Friday and said he's "80%". There's no official word on whether Curry will play today, but all articles I've read point towards him being ready to go. I hope his ankle really is OK. It's still possible for Curry to get cut if his ankle injury lingers on and bothers him.
So grab your lunch, plop yourself in front of the TV, and tune in to ESPN today for some exhibition basketball fun.
Exhibition in Spain lineup:
Aug 21 - Saturday - Team USA vs. Lithuania - 12:00pm PDT - ESPN
Aug 22 - Sunday - Team USA vs. Spain - 12:00pm PDT - NBATV
Go Curry go!
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wait the game is tonight as in sunday night?
why did I think it was last night, thank you!
There was a game yesterday at noon
and another one today at noon
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 22, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
yes, in about 45 minutes
NBATV or espn3.com
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 22, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
never mind
i think that was a 9, not an 8
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
they need Curry's shooting out there
now I see why everyone says you need a good shooter in FIBA…it’s murder in the paint.
it has to do with the rules
The NBA has rules that open up the paint like offensive and defensive 3 seconds and they are more stringent about foul calling.
Lithuana not joking around
i saw that tiny little push to the ground
Team Lithuana
I have trouble spelling USA
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
Is the floor really slippery or something? They need those guys who wipe the floor after every play.
by GoldenStateBridge on Aug 21, 2010 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
just saw someone, odom?, hang around in the paint for quite a bit
that’s got to be a weird adjustment for the players
And cant you touch the ball while it’s on the rim? That’s got to be going against instinct
by 123707THIZZ on Aug 21, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
these guys have been practicing international style for quite some time
so i assume they SHOULD have adjusted pretty well by now
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
after years of playing NBA
I assume they have it all down to instinct, not easy to adjust
yeah, that's a good point
especially if you’re under stress in a real game. I guess it’s like switching over to driving on the left side of a street. You can practice it, but under stress, you automatically switch back to thinking about driving on the right.
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
limited in minutes
cuts don’t have to be made until the day before the tournament
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I don't think Curry has played at all
Anyone see Curry on the floor yet?
Ah, there ARE names on the back of those jerseys
Why are they white like their jersey?
FINALLY a Curry sighting
He’s seen in his warmup jacket high fiving players walking to the bench on that timeout
I can see Monta slicing through the defenders. I can also see him getting bounced around in the paint too.
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
how about maggs?
If he still gets all the calls :)
haha
Maggette would be in trouble in today’s game. No calls = no FTs.
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 21, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
they have adjusted
physical play isn’t whistled as fast as in the NBA
TOs
USA relies a ton gambling on turnovers, a good ball handling team that is efficient is going to cause us some problems in the next couple games
"It’s frickin’ Sisyphean to be a Warriors Fan."
haha
lithuania just left curry to take that midrange shot
playing Curry
ya, it is a good sign – but almost begs the question of was it worth the risk? no harm, no issue I suppose
"It’s frickin’ Sisyphean to be a Warriors Fan."
he didn't play physical D
since the game was over, so less chance of injury
I have a bad feeling Curry's not going to make the team.
But it would be a stupid move to cut Curry, because he’s better than Eric Gordon and his style of play for FIBA is better than Westbrook’s.
What makes his Curry so much better than Gordon?
Gordon has been the best shooting guard on the team in the four full games.
Gordon: 48 points, 15-32 field goals, 10-22 3pt, 8-8 free throws, and his on ball defense has been great with 7 steals.
Curry: 30 points, 11-26 field goals, 6-14 3pt, 2-3 free throws.
Dude. Once again: your post has precisely zero to do with his statement “Curry is better than Gordon.” (“So much better” is your phrasing, not his).
And again: learn the concept of relevant sample size and/or stop trolling here. You’ve been flagged.
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Aug 21, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a Firefox Add-On or something that alerts you anytime someone says something about Gordon anywhere on the internet?
I’m gonna go test it by going to, like, Bruin Nation, and writing “Eric Gordon stinks”.
Only McCoven not to get one of his comments rec'd in the Post Game Thread after that Epic win over the Dodgers.
by cybermaldonado on Aug 22, 2010 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
Against the rules to argue anyone’s better than Curry… hope I don’t get booted for writing this! Big Brother is watching!
by Uwe Blog on Aug 22, 2010 1:55 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Haha. I don’t think anyone here cares if someone argues that player A is better than player B. What’s moronic and trollish is to use the cherry-picked results of four exhibition games — relying on straw men (“Curry is so much better than Gordon,” e.g.) and absurdly small sample sizes (“2-3 free throws”, e.g) — to make your case. It’s especially moronic and trollish when (1) you’re doing it in defense of a player who plays for your team, (2) you’re on a rival fansite, and (3) you’ve already been called out for your nonsense once.
If you don’t want readers here to think you’re equally moronic and trollish, perhaps you should stop whining and make an effort to contribute something of substance.
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Aug 22, 2010 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions
what sample size is appropriate?
Look, I like Curry better than Gordon. I also think Curry’s court IQ will help the team more than Gordon’s athletecism will. That said, neither has any international experience other than the sample that has been presented! It is small, but it’s all we’ve got.
I guess I don’t know what causes trouble around here… I like reading people’s opinions and their trash talking. Living 1200 miles away, this is the only way I get to really follow the Warriors and discuss/debate what’s going on with the team. I moved in 1994, and the Warriors have been awful almost the whole time. There just isn’t any interest here. I tell people the Warriors are my favorite team, and they ask me where the Dubs are from!
The point is, I don’t know what made that guy’s post flagworthy. I feel that what he said was relevant, even if he was trashtalking as a Clippers fan… but I guess I don’t know the whole story.
It seems to me that you were the one who is insulting people, but the sample size may be too small to make a fair assesment.
by Uwe Blog on Aug 22, 2010 7:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
what sample size is appropriate?
The better question is: if 3 free throws constitutes an “appropriate” sample size, what sample size do you consider inappropriate? Is it relevant for me to point out that in TeamUSA’s one game against a legit hoops power, Curry shot 60% from the field while Gordon shot 0%?
There are plenty of other sites that traffic in the kind of “trashtalking” you seem to dig. The guys that run this site tend to encourage posts with a little bit of analysis and insight.
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Aug 22, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither has international experience?
Steph was a silver medalist on the U19 team.
The gap between both of them is not large
I’d give Curry the edge because of his combination of outside & ball handle. If you told me that you prefer Gordon, the gap is close enough that your opinion is also valid. Personally, I think both of them should be on the team & they should drop a PG.
Think some of the PG that already have a spot on the team haven’t earned it with their performances but w/ their name … like Derrick Rose.
Hope so!
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