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QuoteWhy did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me. Sounds like he was auditioning for our coaching job or channeling Brad Stevens to me. Small ball is a gimmick and some times it can change the pace of games and give you a boost but when it is relied on as the sole method it exposes a team and can be exploited by the opposition.
Why did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me.
Quote from: Celtics4ever on September 12, 2019, 06:25:16 AMQuoteWhy did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me. Sounds like he was auditioning for our coaching job or channeling Brad Stevens to me. Small ball is a gimmick and some times it can change the pace of games and give you a boost but when it is relied on as the sole method it exposes a team and can be exploited by the opposition.Serbs went big and lost.They brought 4 true centers to WC.Then what is the logic there?Please explain.
Quote from: Androslav on September 12, 2019, 08:27:24 AMQuote from: Celtics4ever on September 12, 2019, 06:25:16 AMQuoteWhy did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me. Sounds like he was auditioning for our coaching job or channeling Brad Stevens to me. Small ball is a gimmick and some times it can change the pace of games and give you a boost but when it is relied on as the sole method it exposes a team and can be exploited by the opposition.Serbs went big and lost.They brought 4 true centers to WC.Then what is the logic there?Please explain.No one is saying to bring in 4 big men to the team, but when you're benching a modern big man like Myles Turner to have guys like Harris guard Rudy Gobert it's pretty bad logic.
Quote from: Somebody on September 12, 2019, 08:29:36 AMQuote from: Androslav on September 12, 2019, 08:27:24 AMQuote from: Celtics4ever on September 12, 2019, 06:25:16 AMQuoteWhy did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me. Sounds like he was auditioning for our coaching job or channeling Brad Stevens to me. Small ball is a gimmick and some times it can change the pace of games and give you a boost but when it is relied on as the sole method it exposes a team and can be exploited by the opposition.Serbs went big and lost.They brought 4 true centers to WC.Then what is the logic there?Please explain.No one is saying to bring in 4 big men to the team, but when you're benching a modern big man like Myles Turner to have guys like Harris guard Rudy Gobert it's pretty bad logic.Turner could never control defensive glass in his career.Often he has a deer in the headlights look when he needs to make a quick decision.So basically Pop (GOAT coach by CS) and CBS are forcing the small ball, "something that never works" (per majority of CS members).I disagree.USA team got beat because they came with their E-team.If they brought their A or B-team, they could small ball everyone to death.
Quote from: Androslav on September 12, 2019, 08:50:59 AMQuote from: Somebody on September 12, 2019, 08:29:36 AMQuote from: Androslav on September 12, 2019, 08:27:24 AMQuote from: Celtics4ever on September 12, 2019, 06:25:16 AMQuoteWhy did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me. Sounds like he was auditioning for our coaching job or channeling Brad Stevens to me. Small ball is a gimmick and some times it can change the pace of games and give you a boost but when it is relied on as the sole method it exposes a team and can be exploited by the opposition.Serbs went big and lost.They brought 4 true centers to WC.Then what is the logic there?Please explain.No one is saying to bring in 4 big men to the team, but when you're benching a modern big man like Myles Turner to have guys like Harris guard Rudy Gobert it's pretty bad logic.Turner could never control defensive glass in his career.Often he has a deer in the headlights look when he needs to make a quick decision.So basically Pop (GOAT coach by CS) and CBS are forcing the small ball, "something that never works" (per majority of CS members).I disagree.USA team got beat because they came with their E-team.If they brought their A or B-team, they could small ball everyone to death.Turner isn't a good defensive rebounder, but his ability to stretch Gobert to the perimeter while not making Gobert like the second coming of Wilt Chamberlain whenever he gets the ball inside makes him a player that Pop should've played more imo. And small ball works when you have the personnel to make it work, as I have reiterated numerous times, not when you use Joe Harris to guard Gobert. And the USA's E-team should've won this competition imo on paper, just because better USA teams lost in the past doesn't make this any less of an embarrassment.
Quote from: Somebody on September 12, 2019, 08:58:35 AMQuote from: Androslav on September 12, 2019, 08:50:59 AMQuote from: Somebody on September 12, 2019, 08:29:36 AMQuote from: Androslav on September 12, 2019, 08:27:24 AMQuote from: Celtics4ever on September 12, 2019, 06:25:16 AMQuoteWhy did the three USA big men only play 16 minutes of the 40 in the game, meanwhile Gobert killed them. I didn't see it. But could they have been worse than letting joe Harris guard Gobert? Seems weird to me. Sounds like he was auditioning for our coaching job or channeling Brad Stevens to me. Small ball is a gimmick and some times it can change the pace of games and give you a boost but when it is relied on as the sole method it exposes a team and can be exploited by the opposition.Serbs went big and lost.They brought 4 true centers to WC.Then what is the logic there?Please explain.No one is saying to bring in 4 big men to the team, but when you're benching a modern big man like Myles Turner to have guys like Harris guard Rudy Gobert it's pretty bad logic.Turner could never control defensive glass in his career.Often he has a deer in the headlights look when he needs to make a quick decision.So basically Pop (GOAT coach by CS) and CBS are forcing the small ball, "something that never works" (per majority of CS members).I disagree.USA team got beat because they came with their E-team.If they brought their A or B-team, they could small ball everyone to death.Turner isn't a good defensive rebounder, but his ability to stretch Gobert to the perimeter while not making Gobert like the second coming of Wilt Chamberlain whenever he gets the ball inside makes him a player that Pop should've played more imo. And small ball works when you have the personnel to make it work, as I have reiterated numerous times, not when you use Joe Harris to guard Gobert. And the USA's E-team should've won this competition imo on paper, just because better USA teams lost in the past doesn't make this any less of an embarrassment.He got in early foul trouble, no?
Team USA lost to Serbia, 94-89
Quote from: Fierce1 on September 12, 2019, 11:45:51 AMTeam USA lost to Serbia, 94-89What an embarrassment. Mind kindly providing the people who haven't watched the game (down with the cold rn) your thoughts about how USA played?
Quote from: Somebody on September 12, 2019, 11:50:12 AMQuote from: Fierce1 on September 12, 2019, 11:45:51 AMTeam USA lost to Serbia, 94-89What an embarrassment. Mind kindly providing the people who haven't watched the game (down with the cold rn) your thoughts about how USA played?From the start it was very clear the USA players have not gotten over the loss to France.
Serbia looked like another France to me! They had 4 NBA players, a bunch of really talented euro players and of course dominant center play.Freaking Bogdan Bogdonovich went 7/14 from 3... He's just a straight up Sniper.The FIBA tournament has really turned into a great spectacle to watch. Long term it's phenomenal for the NBA that their are so many quality players around the globe now, but I kind of think the era of U.S. dominance is over.