You think NBA players cant play with European basketbal way and rules?
2006-09-04 00:39:38 · 5 answers · asked by maria g 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
As an American, it makes me want to throw up, here we are with the best players in the world, but they are so money hungry, that they won't band together, and take the time to represent their country against the world! I feel shame! Do you think a Tiger Wood, a Andre Agassi or a Michael Jordon etc etc would ever miss a chance to not only represent his country but win for his country, Impossible! Some people say it is a black thing some a white thing, that is plain bull s*hit, it is an American Thing, when will they wake up, or will they ever, especially if they really don't care, I will hold my head in shame for another year, and I am not even a big fan of the sport!
2006-09-04 00:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by Michael 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything can happen in a basketball game, last year atlanta beat the heat and other good teams..
USA had a bad game shooting up 2 many 3's at the start of the shot clock. Greece played good zone D so the US was forced to shoot jumpshots to open up the drive.. The biggest reason is none of their shots fell from outside.. International ball is ALL about shooting, not athetic ability.
Dont worry, The US is still the best in the world, If they had Kobe and his jumpshot that game, they would not have lost., and im no Kobe fan.
It really pisses me off when they say this team didn't play with heart and their all ego maniacs.. I know it shouldn't piss me off because its coming from jelious lil nerds who dont know **** about b-ball, they just like to rub it in that the white people beat the all mighty US.
2006-09-04 12:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by Toraptorsfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As with any team - they needed time to gel. No team can stay unbeaten and the USA was beaten by a much better and stronger Greece team. It would have been nice if Greece would have won it all but then no one counted on the Spanish to dominate as they did!
2006-09-04 07:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by Biloxi Beach 11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you just learned about this stuff.
your question has been asked about 20 times since the loss to greece.
get a damn life.... loser
2006-09-04 09:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they lost because of all the 3s they shot the game before. they wasted all their shooting ability on a game they had already won. thets what i think.
2006-09-04 12:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by baller24boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋