Greece (V-Span) vs. United States (Battier), 6:30 a.m, Friday, Sept. 1

It's ridiculous how they let the guy setting the screen extends his arm out to push the defender further away from the ball handler. WTF dude.

 

spanoulis can't throw the ball in the ocean apparently (8/33 coming in) and is now 2/2 on 3's and has 12 points related to 3's. this is incredible. like i said, we're not winning with play like this on both sides.

**** lebron every time he takes a 3. so stupid. he's been terrible today as well.

 

IT's over man. It's completely over. I cannot believe this.

 

Wow, Diamantidis...USA is looking ugly right now. They better pick up their intensity on defense.

 

Kill Bill another 3!!!

 

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

diamentitits witha shot clock three in his face

12 point lead

damaaaaaaananananan!

hahaha

 

This is like the olympics all over again.

 

damn

another three

hahaha

game over, flip flip flip

game over!

 

just wow. a guy on greece dribbles out the entire shot clock and heaves a 3 right in our face and drains it. and lebron with another missed ft.

and another 3 for greece!

this is like puerto rico 2 years ago. an overmatched team playing the game of their lives.

 

jesus no freaking perimeter defense, come on USA!!!

 

I'm seriously going to cry.

 

damn

old school pick and roll killin the americans

JVG is probably loving VSpan

this is great for the rockets

sucks for the US

 

Will they get howard, brand, and bosh out there please. How can we let their big men get inside so easily. They know all they need to do is hit their big men inside because we have no shot blocking prescense.

 

Someone pinch me, I'm dreaming

 

dont count USA out by a long shot. I've seen teams in the NBA comeback from 30 points in the 4th quarter all the time.

 

The PnR Greece is running is leading to a lot of easy lay ups and they're hitting their three's. USA is starting to look apathetic out there.

 

Wow, the US looks like crap. They can't hit any FT's. They can't stop the PnR. They can't hit their 3's.

Oh well. I don't really care if they win or lose. All I care about are my Rockets baby!

Go Vspan!

 

Why isn't Battier on the floor busting up the pick and roll?

 

this hurts so bad. to put together a team that's good. to play really well for 7 games. to stay up late each night to watch. and now to watch it all end b/c of one horrendous game. and to know you have no chance of coming back as a mediocre offensive team (one you were completely shutting down for a quarter) suddenly can't be stopped. these other teams just get on runs against us and we can't stop them.

and coach K should be fired for not teaching pnr defense at all.

 

this is what I meant before

you overestimate the other teams, becuase you don't see anything beyond or besides america

stop beeing arrogant

greece is up 14!