The Perpetual NBA Thread

[cardo]

not to mention the relentless hustle of the euros.

grabe ang hustle play ng italy, sayang naubusan ng gas sa 2nd half.

[empy]

but the US has the "W"(ade) factor

[ILuvDetailing]

agree commish, di you see him climbing up the ladder to dunk on Primoz Brezec via a alley oop? dem, insane hops.

[empy]

hehe, i think i have a man-crush :inlove:

[cardo]

ew! man-crush...

wala pa rin tatalo sa 7'2" french ladder climb ni vinsanity

Muntik rin umakyat si dwade kagabi against the italian center... muntik rin na injure hehehe.

[mazdamazda]

Melo is anchoring Team USA's defense.

Yan ang grabe ang hustle. Harassing the guards outside of the trey zone, good positioning in the free throw line, etc.

Battier is also an x-factor in wearing down players.

Though Brand's shotblocking presence also helps.

[cardo]

dang! this is a funny pic of damon jones on li-nings website

[kimpOy]

yan din ba rin ang shoes ni shaq?

pero di ba si shaq is wearing na his shaq shoes by payless...less than 20 dollars lang

[4wrider]

Team USA still relies heavily on individual brilliance than team play. Buti na lang pag off ang iba parating may in the groove. Klaseng si Wade at si Anthony lang most consistent.

[tsupermario]

Team USA still relies heavily on individual brilliance than team play. Buti na lang pag off ang iba parating may in the groove. Klaseng si Wade at si Anthony lang most consistent.

amen to that. the first half was awful. kirk hinrich was repeatedly burned by the italian point guard, lebron was out of his game and nobody was rebounding. also they threw hissy fits, forced shots, couldnt make their free throws

[cardo]

yan din ba rin ang shoes ni shaq?

pero di ba si shaq is wearing na his shaq shoes by payless...less than 20 dollars lang

yup, yan nga. ah payless ba dati si shaq?

hmmm mukhang pinakamura pa rin sapatos ni marbury, 15 usd lang

[empy]

amen to that. the first half was awful. kirk hinrich was repeatedly burned by the italian point guard

dito namin nami-miss si Kobe. stick him on the ball handler and let him disrupt. i've always thought that his perimeter defense would be even more important to the team than his offense - they certainly have enough scorers.

[mazdamazda]

dito namin nami-miss si Kobe. stick him on the ball handler and let him disrupt. i've always thought that his perimeter defense would be even more important to the team than his offense - they certainly have enough scorers.

imagine... having these on the floor:

kobe, wade, james, anthony, amare

though, james & melo's D are improving.

[tsupermario]

dito namin nami-miss si Kobe. stick him on the ball handler and let him disrupt. i've always thought that his perimeter defense would be even more important to the team than his offense - they certainly have enough scorers.

i agree. kobe's a great defender if he's not wasting too much energy on the offense. this is one of the reasons why i pick him over lebron at this point in time. i still remember how he dogged rip hamilton during their finals meet.

[cardo]

mas ok pa sana if B wallace, shaq, duncan and garnett all wanted to play...

that little italian pg with knee high socks wont be able to put up layups in the lane

[tsupermario]

mas ok pa sana if B wallace, shaq, duncan and garnett all wanted to play...

that little italian pg with knee high socks wont be able to put up layups in the lane

but imagine what the free throw % would be

[mazdamazda]

mas ok pa sana if B wallace, shaq, duncan and garnett all wanted to play...

that little italian pg with knee high socks wont be able to put up layups in the lane

well... jan ako nagtataka sa team usa composition... walang TRUE center to anchor their inside defense.

sayang talaga si Amare.

sayang si Shaq... even a few minutes of banging bodies with those skinny European centers would teach them a thing or two.

[wren]

sayang, canadian si nash. can you imagine him playing point for these guys. yikes!

[ILuvDetailing]

err... Shaq, KG, and Ben Wallace declined to join... Amare naman still isn't 100%

[cardo]

err... Shaq, KG, and Ben Wallace declined to join... Amare naman still isn't 100%

hehehe kaya sayang team usa, if only these players actually "wanted" to join

but I guess they have personal reasons that outwiegh service to country why they declined.

if only matrix and amare were 100% healthy too

kung anjan si B wallace, bowen, matrix, amare... big ben will beat em up inside, bowen beat up the guards, matrix defending the wing...
and artest starting a brawl ayos...