Look for USA victory at hoop World Championships
In an increasing number of quarters it has become conventional wisdom that the rest of the world has caught up with the United States in basketball. In my view that’s nonsense, but given the dismal 6th place showing at the 2002 World Championships and the debacle at the 2004 Olympics in Greece, one can understand why folks would consider the international playing court to now be level. I attribute those poor showings to a combination of weak and/or poorly constructed squads, mediocre coaching and insufficient preparation time. None of those factors will be present in 2006 and 2008.
I’d predict a landslide, but the rules of FIBA — particularly the chipshot trey — tend to minimize the difference between teams rather than reveal it.
posted by Dennis Hans @ 6:50 PM
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as for the 2004 bronze medal finish, i blame larry brown for that fiasco. coaching genius my ass. if the team wins, he's brilliant. if they lose, it's not his fault they don't have the players he wants. and his best move? benching lebron james for long periods to "teach him a lesson". i hope he never gets another job in the nba.
I'm with you. Brown was in way over his head. That job required big-picture strategic thinking, not an obsession with picky details. He does have SOME good qualities as a coach, but in many ways he's an outright moron, and he's way too stuck in his ways. For one example of his stubborn streak and feeble-mindedness -- and the harm it does to his team in evenly-matched playoff series -- see my Brown piece in my "Hoop advice for" links, or paste this URL.
http://Hoopshype.com/columns/brown_hans.htm
Keep up the good writing
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