Aug 24, 2010, 4:24 am
Quote:Whatever you say, but those American players have never played in any environment like that. never.
Sure they have, our College arenas have the same atmosphere(ask Nick Calathas), maybe not so much the controlled fires, but incredibly loud, obscene, vulgar, relentless fans, right on top of you screaming all night long. That's common place in college basketball. Not too mention they just played in "The Magic Box" in front of a racists Spanish crowd. Also, the crazy Greek fans will not be a surprise to the Americans, part of the training the US team went through in Vegas was dedicated to the infamous Athens crowd. Sure you can't exactly duplicate the real life conditions in a gym in the desert but the Americans understand what they're getting into on Wednesday. That's exactly why they scheduled that tune up.
I guarantee you USA is more concerned with your pick n' roll game than the hostile crowd.