Jul 13, 2012, 3:55 am
[quote name='Raze Lupin' timestamp='1342146981' post='38415']
Its not that Nigeria causes a threat. Its that its not fair for FIBA Africa. Either Nigeria or Tunisia needs to be in group B.
I'm convinced France can beat USA now..
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Right but that wasn't Fraschilla's point. I don't think that Tunisia and Nigeria will give any consideration to it being unfair that they need to play each other, they'll both just want to do what it takes to reach the quarterfinals. Well, Nigeria might pretend to care but that would just be so that they can play the crap teams in Group B and have a better shot at making the quarterfinals.
In any event the US' distribution and defense have been much better in the second half. Still doesn't address the lack of an inside presence but if they play like this it won't matter. Teams cannot let the US run. I wish that the US would intentionally slow the pace for a few minutes just for the experience of running a half court offense.
Its not that Nigeria causes a threat. Its that its not fair for FIBA Africa. Either Nigeria or Tunisia needs to be in group B.
I'm convinced France can beat USA now..
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Right but that wasn't Fraschilla's point. I don't think that Tunisia and Nigeria will give any consideration to it being unfair that they need to play each other, they'll both just want to do what it takes to reach the quarterfinals. Well, Nigeria might pretend to care but that would just be so that they can play the crap teams in Group B and have a better shot at making the quarterfinals.
In any event the US' distribution and defense have been much better in the second half. Still doesn't address the lack of an inside presence but if they play like this it won't matter. Teams cannot let the US run. I wish that the US would intentionally slow the pace for a few minutes just for the experience of running a half court offense.