GAME THREAD - Team USA vs. Spain - Sunday Exhibition in Spain
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 22, 2010 10:59 AM PDT
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Welcome to Madrid, Spain's La Caja Mágica, the Magic Box, a tennis arena converted to a basketball arena for these exhibition games.
via numeroquince.files.wordpress.com
Yesterday's exhibition game started out sloppy and ugly for USA. Lithuania played a physical style of basketball reminiscent of Jerry Sloan and the Utah Jazz. They knocked people over, clogged the paint, and caused nightmares for anyone trying to score inside. USA started out shooting 3/21 with 6 turnovers, but some Lithuania sloppiness kept them in the game by half time.
USA turned the tables late in the 3rd qtr, as their guards adjusted to the physical style of play. They turned up their physical defense around the perimeter and harrassed Lithuania's guards into several turnovers and steals into fast break points. The stronger guard defense slowed down Lithuania's execution of their pick and roll plays, allowing USA to better rotate to the rolling Lithuania player and guard them or steal the pass. USA took over the game for good after a 17-0 run spanning the 3rd and 4th qtrs.
Stephen Curry did not play until late in the 4th qtr when it was garbage time. He came in and hit a 3 and midrange 2, but there wasn't much to take out of his garbage time stint. I don't know if Curry didn't play real minutes because coach K didn't want to push him back so quickly on the floor, or if he felt Curry wouldn't be able to survive and defend the more physical Lithuania team.
Today, Team USA gets a real test as they face the defending world champion Spain, who has better shooters, better bigs, better defenders, better athletes than Lithuania, along with home court advantage. Those jeers from the crowd we heard last night when the refs called traveling on USA should be 10 times louder tonight. Familiar names on Spain: Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon, Rudy Fernandez, and Juan Carlos Navarro.
Exhibition in Spain lineup:
Aug 22 - Sunday - 12:00pm PDT (live!) - Team USA vs. Spain - NBATV, espn3.com
Aug 22 - Sunday - 7:00pm PDT (replay) - Team USA vs. Spain - ESPN2
After Spain, Team USA travels to Greece for some more training and 1 exhibition game on Wed Aug 25 against Greece. It will be on ESPN2 and espn3.com 9am PDT. This will be their last exhibition game before the actual tournament.
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Little bummed that I have to miss this
probably not a huge deal though.
Sick of fighting with my computer
by Reverend_Randy on Aug 22, 2010 11:32 AM PDT reply actions
Welcome to Spain
You must lose
ESPAÑA!!
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The clock is hard to see.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:09 PM PDT reply actions
Spain doesn't look sharp defensively in transition.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:12 PM PDT reply actions
That was a dumb shot by Rose, I think.
I can’t believe it went in.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:13 PM PDT reply actions
I see Steph!
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:17 PM PDT reply actions
So much for that 16-3 lead.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:19 PM PDT reply actions
Was that a travel call on that turnover?
If so, USA needs to work on the tighter travel rule
our lead's been trimmed to just 3
and Curry’s back out
Spain still can't buy a basket.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:34 PM PDT reply actions
hahahaha
helps me to remember what happened when i have to write stuff about it
by IQofaWarrior on Aug 22, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
España really bad in shoots
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but Navarro is on fire
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Seems like Curry has trouble fighting off screens
he’s been slowed by screens quite a few times
What the heck, Westbrook?
Seriously?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
whoever you are that failed on that fast break dunk
go hang your head in shame
I dont get why they can just lay it in
especially when no one is behind them to “goaltend” the shot
jajaja westbrook FAIL
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He's wild and he takes dumb shots like that.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Navarro is Euroleague MVP
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After that 16-3 USA lead, Spain has hung with them.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
Somehow, we're up 12 at the half
and it was good to see Curry get some real minutes
bad game for us
but, is posible
Navarro saves us. We need Pau Gasol, is obvious
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WOWWWW
this is Spain
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Spain is essentially on a 50-37 run.
Team USA has not looked good against Lithuania or Spain.
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 1:17 PM PDT reply actions
I dislike Tyson Chandler.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 1:20 PM PDT reply actions
one thing i like about bob and jim
they know the difference between a block and a charge, unlike most national commentators it seems
and no matter how down and outmatched the warriors are they still believe
“and the warriors cut the lead to 15!!!”
ohh no
curry destroys rubio
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NASTY
Doomed to a life sentence of disappointment and sadness.
- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
LOL RUBIO
Doomed to a life sentence of disappointment and sadness.
- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
Curry > Rose, Rondo, Wesbrook in FIBA games
Rubio > Rose, Rondo, Wesbrook in FIBA games too
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Curry<Rubio
FIBA or not
Doomed to a life sentence of disappointment and sadness.
- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 22, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
correction wrong symbol
Curry > Rubio
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- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 22, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
No
Rubio may be flashy, but he makes things harder than they really are. Curry is a way better shooter and more under control.
i kno i just flipped the symbols my bad
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by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 22, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
thats why he has not
show up in the NBA yet coz he is still Scurd
Win Or Lose Warriors For Life.........
bad start kill us
very difficult for us now
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The Spanish TV announcers here in Madrid are going crazy over Curry.
“What elegance. What grace he plays with” they said (my trans).
Of course they believe Durrant is practically a god.
by miguelito on Aug 22, 2010 1:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
jajaja I see La Sexta Spanish television too
They named Curry, Dell Curry LOL!!
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Were they speechless in the Olympics?
" Only build on positives , don't stack the negatives...Instead of criticizing , what was a positive?" - Donavin Darius
"There is nothing like a wise phrase or quote to help convince others that your decision makes sense." - Anon
ohhh NO!
Calderon injury. Really bad news
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They really don't play Curry enough
Rose gets too much playing time.
by duballers23 on Aug 22, 2010 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
They're giving him the Randolph treatment.
Serving it up night in and night out -Steph "The Chef" Curry
by dont_stop_believin' on Aug 22, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Rose does get too much time
Think there’s other PG that have looked better.
rose is a great defender and all but he's out of control
sometimes he’s too fast for everyone else
rondo is resting today
he usually shares most of the time with rose
by bballinpacisler on Aug 22, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
only two steps
LOL!!!
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How'd you guys feel if we had Chandler?
Imagine we lost Biedrins somehow
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one pesesion game!!
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+1
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- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 22, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is Lamar Odom taking that shot?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 1:54 PM PDT reply actions
Besides Durant
Ricky is the most exciting player on the court.
by miguelito on Aug 22, 2010 1:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
WOW Rose
Navarro time. Remember this
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NA-VA-RRO
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Rose wtf
" Only build on positives , don't stack the negatives...Instead of criticizing , what was a positive?" - Donavin Darius
"There is nothing like a wise phrase or quote to help convince others that your decision makes sense." - Anon
Let´s go Ñ!!!!!
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USA USA USA USA USA
" Only build on positives , don't stack the negatives...Instead of criticizing , what was a positive?" - Donavin Darius
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Rubio is too much of a show off to be any good
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a Rubio error
We had 0 timeouts :(
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Haha
Rubio with the funky behind the head pass and then Fernandez rejected. No wonder Fernandez wants to go back to Spain.
That was scary.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 2:04 PM PDT reply actions
This game was really really amazing
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search in lasexta.com
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It's on ESPN2 tonight in four hours.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 22, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, thanks.
Not much time for Curry this weekend but we can’t really tell if coach’s decision based on matchups/game situations or to rest Curry’s ankle. Greece game will give us more info. I think on where Curry stands w/ the team.
It was a good game.
I enjoy these type of games much more than the “Dream Teams” which NBA puts outs sometimes. If this team had Lebron/Koby/DWade/Howard/CP3 I wouldn’t be interested. I’m really liking the concept behind this team of grabbing mainly young/inexperienced players. Lots of fun to see exposure for the (potential) future stars of the NBA.
Thank goodness for ESPN2's replay
I missed most of the 2nd half earlier today
Maybe I've watched Nellieball too much
but it seems like USA doesn’t have any complex tic-tac-toe type of plays. Often times I see a player attempt to score on his own, or they make the simpler drive and kick type plays.
I thought Curry did an excellent job on Rubio. He stayed in front of him for the most part and had that one clean pick on him. On the offensive end, Rubio’s aggressive gambling style defense didn’t work on Curry. Curry’s finesse and craftiness > than Rubio’s physical play (at least for this game).
Confident Marco Belinelli supporter
Ode to Tim Kawakami
by Doctor Kajita on Aug 22, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought the same
i was pleasently surpised with curry’s defense
Argh
USA got caught by that travel call again. That’s a major adjustment they need to make in practice.
My goodness
the tournament next weekend will have some EARLY morning games
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