Team USA game at 3:00 p.m. est

[ManUp]

Wow guy just went crashing down, lol.

[PosImpos]

Um...why isn't Rondo playing?

[Assassin70]

And why isn't Rondo playing???

No idea but Spain may win this game

[jarufu]

And why isn't Rondo playing???

No idea but Spain may win this game

No quite but close though!

[Assassin70]

I don't think Team USA is gonna win the gold.

They have the talent but I dont like the gameplan.

[thirstyboots18]

Not to mention the obvious, but we have had blowouts when Rondo played.....

Hope to see some of you in the chat room Wednesday at noon

[Witch-King]

Kevin Durant with the clutch block at the very end. The final two minutes of this one were epic, however USA came through. Kudos to Rose for making that lay-up to give us the lead back late in the running. One thing I've noticed about team USA is that they don't take too many jumpers, or shoot threes very often. The 3-point line in international basketball seems slightly easier to convert from, however if that isn't the team's strength then they surely will have to be able to defend the perimeter if they want to go far in this tournament. I thought it was a good game.

[Roy H.]

Not to mention the obvious, but we have had blowouts when Rondo played.....

Spain is much better quality than China, though. 

[jarufu]

I don't think Team USA is gonna win the gold.

They have the talent but I dont like the gameplan.

The stream I watched it on was poor and I didn't see the Lithuania game.  I'm not trying to be sarcastic here but can someone clue me into what the game plan for Team USA actually is?  The Spanish looked to be playing some decent team ball (again, stream was bad so only cleared up for pieces of play) and the US team didn't seem to have any flow or cohesion at all?  

[Dr H]

Um...why isn't Rondo playing?

Not that the commentators are always right, but they did mention him having an "off" day, so as to give the other guards like Curry, Westbrook, Gordon more time to play to show what they can do...since those players were "on the bubble". Think of it as Rondo most likely making the cut, and the other guards are fighting to make the cut.

The stream I watched it on was poor and I didn't see the Lithuania game.  I'm not trying to be sarcastic here but can someone clue me into what the game plan for Team USA actually is?  The Spanish looked to be playing some decent team ball (again, stream was bad so only cleared up for pieces of play) and the US team didn't seem to have any flow or cohesion at all?

I kinda agree that they didn't play with that much flow or anything. I felt a lot of their jumpers they jacked up were stupid and forced shots, it seems that they had to really work hard to get an easy look. Sometimes the stream came in perfectly clear and other times it came in bad, so it's hard to judge the whole game(especially when I was walking away and coming back the whole game) but I just seem to remember a lot of stuff trying to be forced. The turnovers they had this game killed them, there were plenty of stupid fouls, Durant finally got it going and finished with 25 pts 10 reb, with the game clinching block as time expired, Rose played excellent, and it seemed like Spain got way too many easy looks. Other then that you didn't miss much, well besides Gasol getting stuffed by the rim and Gasol/Durant having a few words for each other lol.

[housecall]

USA need to work on defending the pick n roll for the future...Spain basically outplayed them offensive with a lot of simple pick n role in patches of the game.Durant and Rose saved them from losing.(IMO)

[thirstyboots18]

Not to mention the obvious, but we have had blowouts when Rondo played.....

Spain is much better quality than China, though. 

This is true.  I just think they know what Rondo brings, and they have to see what the others bring before they make a cut.  Both Durant and Billips have sung Rondo praises and Coach K is a defensive coach (Rondo fits that frame, too).