2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey USA B Team Official Thread

[turkjazzfan]

That's gonna be USA-Turkey final and That's gonna be great entertainment tomorrow...

Last seconds of the Serbia-Turkey semi final game was a classic. 0.5 seconds to go Turkish guard Tunceri made a lay-up and Turkey had 1 point lead. Serbia called timeout. They made a great play in that 0.5 secs. It was similar to the last second Hedo-Courtney Lee half-court play in the second game of the 2008 Nba Finals. But new Celtics signing Semih Erden denied the shot.

And also, Teodosic rocks...

 

[Duck Rodgers]

You going to the game, TurkJazz? I'm looking forward to watching it on the tube. The Elimination round has been a breeze for team USA, but I bet that stops tomorrow.

Robertas Javtokas on Lithuana would be a solid backup C in the NBA. Anybody know why he never came over? Just one of those guys that would rather not leave his home continent and live across the pond?

 

[memo is money]

Robertas had the athletic ability and body height/ strength to be a solid bigman in NBA. AS we know, the body muscle, strength, athletism and strangely "toughness" are common problems confronted during the transition from european basketball to NBA basketball. That was not the case for Javtokas. He could run the floor very fast. His defense was way above average. He had a serious motocycle accident in 2002. Good bless, he stunned everyone and returned to prof. basketball after one year... He still is a solid player and knows the game well however he is not the player he was before that incident. You might be impressed with his performance, however, let's not forget that USA plays Odom who is a SF/PF as a center.

By the way, I'm pumped and cannot wait for the game to start. Good luck USA. It will be interesting to find out how your inexperienced, young crew react to hostile, passionate and red environment created by 16000 fans. Keep an eye on Coach Tanjévic's 2-1-2 and 2-3 zone defenses + young centers.

 

[turkjazzfan]

You going to the game, TurkJazz? I'm looking forward to watching it on the tube.

Unfortunately, i won't be there. Probably that's going to be the most important sports event in Turkish history and not being there sucks...

If Turkish guards handle the pressure made by US Team, then it may be a close game. Turkish side shouldn't turn the ball over.

I guess this is gonna be the toughest game of the World Champ for USA Team. May the best win...

Because of reaching the final stage, every player in Turkish roster is gonna be awarded with $1 M, that's a lot money for a max. 9-match tournament

 

[BabyPeterzz]

People who think D Rose is anywhere near Deron's skill level are kidding themselves.

 

[NUMBERICA]

People might jump on me for this, but Rose is a freak athlete with some talent but really doesn't have any notable skill to his game. He's not a great passer, shooter, rebounder, or defender. So what is it he does? Handles the ball, runs and jumps well, and can finish.

Rose is not in the conversation for "best" anything. In fact, as far as I can tell, the first PG selected after him in the draft is the same player but just more athletic and better than he is (Westbrook).

 

[InGameStrategy]

People might jump on me for this, but Rose is a freak athlete with some talent but really doesn't have any notable skill to his game. He's not a great passer, shooter, rebounder, or defender. So what is it he does? Handles the ball, runs and jumps well, and can finish.

Rose is not in the conversation for "best" anything. In fact, as far as I can tell, the first PG selected after him in the draft is the same player but just more athletic and better than he is (Westbrook).

It will be very interesting to see how Boozer does with Derrick instead of Deron.


It will be very scary to see how Westbrook does with Durant and an even deeper roster.

 

[The Midnight]

It will be very interesting to see how Boozer does with Derrick instead of Deron.


It will be very scary to see how Westbrook does with Durant and an even deeper roster.

It will be interesting to see how Carlos "The Cancer" Boozer does in Chicago period.

Bulls had to get him in the free agency but oh boy what a mistake that will be a few years down the road...

 

[cowhide]

Congrats to the USA team. I am really excited that they won. They played tough and as a team. Personally, Kevin Durrant is my favorite non-Jazz player. The kid carried the team offensively and played good defense. Portland fans must be kicking themselves considering how they traded DW and passed on Durrant.

Some observations: Rose is overrated as a PG. If he has been working on his shot this summer you couldn't tell. DW has nothing to worry about for 2012. My two PGs would be DW and CP3 with Westbrook as the backup. If Westbrook had a better J he would be tough. His defense is very good and he can get to the rim pretty easily.

I know I am going to get hammered on this one but I want to praise Lamar Odom (USA one not Laker one, lol). The guy does whatever it takes to win and he makes big plays when needed. I thought he was the unsung hero for the USA team. Kevin Love is a rebounding machine. The guy has a vertical of about 4" but he is scrapping for every rebound when he played. I thought Iggy and Gay had their moments. However, without Durrant this team possibly finishes out of the medals.

It is nice to say it, USA are World and Olympic championships!!!!!

 

[Duck Rodgers]

I tend to agree with Andre Igudala(sp?) that KD is the likely guy to break Kareem's scoring record assuming his health remains. He's just an incredible offensive basketball player, and hell, the rest of his game is looking really good at this point. Nobody wants to see Oklahoma City in the playoffs because that guy could get really hot for multiple games and send you packing.

I think Steph Curry was the only player that didn't really bring anything to the table throughout the tourney. I'm calling it right now, some stupid NBA GM will trade a really good player for him in the not so distant future because he can score...... as long as the Jazz are never involved in those conversations, I'm okay with that.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

People might jump on me for this, but Rose is a freak athlete with some talent but really doesn't have any notable skill to his game. He's not a great passer, shooter, rebounder, or defender. So what is it he does? Handles the ball, runs and jumps well, and can finish.

Rose is not in the conversation for "best" anything. In fact, as far as I can tell, the first PG selected after him in the draft is the same player but just more athletic and better than he is (Westbrook).

I've been saying this for over a year now. Rose. Jennings. Evans. Everyone's ready to anoint these guys the next great (point) guard. Why? Let them do something meaningful like lead and win playoff games. There's already a ton of players who are pure stats guys in this league.

 

[sirkickyass]

I think Steph Curry was the only player that didn't really bring anything to the table throughout the tourney. I'm calling it right now, some stupid NBA GM will trade a really good player for him in the not so distant future because he can score...... as long as the Jazz are never involved in those conversations, I'm okay with that.

I've seen a lot of Steph Curry and I think he's actually a good player. He's not going to be a superstar but his ball-handling and passing skills are actually quite good and flow naturally. If he was the third best player on a team (like in a Hornacek role), the fans would absolutely love him. If you're asking him to be the best player, you won't have a very good team.

 

[NUMBERICA]

AK for Steph Curry, Corey Maggette (filler), Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf, and Kelenna Azubuike.

 

[NCJazz]

Turks simply dont have good enough backcourt to beat the US and oh yeah that guy named Durant pretty good as well. Did not understand at times when they had a big height advantage why they did not go inside. There were times when Billups was guarding Illyasova and they would not get the ball to him down low. Still not sure anyone other than Durant will make the Olympics team.

 

[carolinajazz]

Actually it would make you nationalistic or possibly anti-american.

....it would be "nationalism" if I were pulling for the USA! But I tip my hat to them....they did well and despite the "hopperism" on the team....Durant and my pal Chauncey, kept them together and playing decent team ball!