Erden looked pretty bad out there. Bad hands, poor awareness, decent to mediocre defensively (can move his feet but too often in the wrong place).
Turkey should go back to the Asik/Ilyasova frontcourt. Both make their pick and roll much more dangerous. Too much time for Erden, Gonlom and Savvas (have no idea how to spell them, just going off the announcer).
Ilyasova has really impressed me. Good passer, smart player, versatile offensive big. Mediocre defensively, but his rebounding ability mitigates that.
As for the USA, we have so many physical advantages, I have a hard time rooting for us. Durant's single-handedly destroying the zone and making up for our irritating playground offensive approach.
The difference between Rose and Westbrook is interesting. Both are dynamic off the dribble and lightyears beyond the competition athletically, both have terrible passing habits (hucking wild kickout passes after jumping in the air on the drive), both have a very tough time turning down open but low % shots, and both tend to dribble into trouble, but Westbrook distances himself with his defensive tenacity and ferocious work on the boards, while Rose tends to disappear on D and on O when off-the-ball.
