| Team USA vs Germany Olympic Highlights |
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As I write this, there are probably only a
small percentage of people in the U.S. and
around the world who watched every single
second of Team USA's 106-57 pounding of
Germany.
It was so noncompetitive, why bother
staying focused on it, right? After all, this
whole Olympic tournament is already pretty
much over, eh?
Well, part of me wants to join with the
masses and say, "Yes, there's no way the
Americans do not win the gold."
But the other half is the smarter half, and
it insists that I have to say "No."
And you know what, the other half is correct.
Do I think Team USA is going to lose? No.
Do I think it's possible it could lose? Hell,
yes.
Am I the only one? Hell, no.
I've been at Wukesong Arena since Monday
morning, when I saw Team USA's Wednesday
opponent, Australia, destroy previously
unbeaten Lithuania by 31 points, and I've
been covering international basketball
tournaments long enough to know that you
never declare anything over until you see
who's standing atop the medal podium at the
end.
"The tournament is decided by easy baskets,
and with America it's hard to get a shot off,
and it's hard to get the ball past the
half-court line, and they beat you down the
floor and get layups," Australian coach Brian
Goorjian said. "But if you can get your
defense set, you've got a chance. No one I've
seen has been able to do that, and that's our
challenge."
Goorjian is the only coach who has been able
to keep his team close to Team USA through 10
games this summer -- the five warm-ups the
Americans played in Las Vegas, Macau and
Shanghai, and the five they've played here in
Beijing. Redeeming Qualities
Here's a comparison of how Team USA's bronze
medal team fared overall in 2004 compared
with the 2008 squad's performance in the
preliminary round.
USA Men's Basketball Team, Last 2 Olympics
2004 2008
PPG 88.1 103.0
Opp PPG 83.5 70.0
FG pct 45.9 55.3
Opp FG pct 48.2 36.6
Two weeks ago in Shanghai, the Aussies took
the floor without their best player, Andrew
Bogut, and were within striking distance of
Team USA -- just seven points down -- with
five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
They spread the floor, made 3-point shots,
avoided turnovers and even had a player who
twice left Chris Paul in his wake on
open-court penetrations all the way to the
rim.
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| 1st Odi,India Vs Srilanka,Full Highlights Part 1 |
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1st Odi,India Vs Srilanka,Full Highlights
Part 1,
1st Odi,India Vs Srilanka,Presentation Of
Match 1,1st Odi,India Vs Srilanka,Super 4's &
6's By Srilanka,1st Odi,India Vs
Srilanka,Fall Of All Indian Wickets,India
tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI: Sri Lanka v India
at Dambulla, Aug 18, 2008,Played at Rangiri
Dambulla International Stadium on 18 August
2008 (50-over match) Idea Cup
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| Muhammad Ali highlights pt1 |
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Muhammad Ali career tribute video. Highlights
and footage from the beginning to the end,
and more. Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, George
Foreman, Cleveland Williams, Brian London,
Henry Cooper, Jerry Quarry, Ken Norton, Larry
Holmes, Floyd Patterson, Oscar Bonavena, Leon
Spinks, Zora Folley, and Howard Cosell.
Please see "Muhammad Ali Highlights pt 2" for
conclusion. For more videos, including "The
Rumble in The Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire,
Africa on Oct. 30, 1974 between Muhammad Ali
and George Foreman with the complete fight
and original live English commentary, along
with "The Thrilla in Manila" battle between
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier on Oct. 1, 1975,
please click on my user name to see the 100+
video selection.
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