Do not know about you, but I'm absolutely disgusted with years of basketball in the United States in the past. As professional players were allowed to play in international competitions, the Americans have seen, the perennial NBA All-Stars dominate the race was used. However, that all stopped. From 2000, the United States began an international free fall that has continued until today. In 2002, the U.S. sixth lousyPlace in Indianapolis. Then, it was in 2004, America's Finest just bring home a bronze medal, losing in the semifinals. But everything will be until the end of next year in Beijing. The following are the top five reasons (in no particular order) because the National Basketball Men is nothing but to expect success in the upcoming Olympic Games.
Before Team USA finally has a true point guard - in the past paragraph ball handling in the United States led to turnovers costly in key situations for the team. Yes, TeamUnited States of America is more talented and more athletic than any other team. But you can carry only so far. Once the threshold is dependent talent, is the implementation in the game, something that has eluded U.S. team in recent years. This time Jason Kidd is leading the team. With amazing vision and speed Kidd, the U.S. should run the team in Beijing on all cylinders.
Second Shooting - Closer 3-point line and a wider track, is the international gameTeam Taylor-made for good shots. In the past, Team USA has fallen because of poor shooting, his overwhelming advantage over the competition in spite of athletics. This year, however, U.S. can apartment hunting team. So much to qualify in the preliminary round, it appears that Michael Redd and Mike Miller may be missing. It can strike from anywhere. Not only a threat to the children themselves, but continue to shine over the bow, hisMy colleagues are forced to their ability to recordings by the great men leave room to operate inside of honor, scoring and grabbing rebounds. Fill that the shooting threatened to Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, and you can see why Team USA is the top to put a lot of points to come in 2008.
Third Defense - Due to the fact that the international game is geared towards a free-flowing game to be successful for the team, great men can cover much ground.This year, the U.S. has just that. Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire and Dwight Howard are all big men who can move. Not only have the ability to block shots near-hoop can close the 3-point shooting as easy as some guards. Also in the atrium Team USA players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Tayshaun Prince, whose speed and the length is more than most shooters can handle. This was very clear in the preliminary round for Team USAcompetition has been completely destroyed.
Fourth time - past, U.S. provisional squad hash team competition a few weeks before the big one. But not this time. It seems as if Mike and Mike (Krzyzewski and D'Antoni) have learned their lesson. Well, Team USA started the preparation for the subtleties and vagaries of the international community. As shown by recent performances, the U.S. has been adept at running the zone defense, something that is very important in international play.Even the time that Team USA has to learn is to be taken to know who is paying off, as the players just seem different game for details of each. This kind of intimate knowledge has certainly served as an advantage for other teams in the past. But in Beijing, Team USA is cohesion on a equal footing with the team.
The fifth score of depth - the simple fact of the matter is that other international teams simply do not have enough talent to add depth or cover allAmericans. Check out this list of markers: Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Michael Redd, Lebron James, Mike Miller, Amare Stoudemire, Chancey Billups and Dwight Howard. Almost every one of those players is their top scorer for his team. If Lebron James, the 4th option is, you have a team of fear on your hands. What is the opposition do now? Double Kobe and Carmelo and the rest of them open for easy jumpers and monster dunks, or protect them one by one and gettorn? Just do not seem very promising for the opposing defense in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
My first choice for Beijing: Gold - USA Silver - Serbia, Bronze - Argentina
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