Tight GAME USA vs Lithuania! Yikes!

kjr_trig

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Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
http:///forum/post/2707094
(sweaty palms) Put in D-Wade right now please!
Its nice to have a decent backup 2 guard for Kobe to be able to rest until the important games.

Wade and Redd both looked good....I am just a little confused as to how J Kidd is starting over Williams or Paul.
Whole team looks pretty good, they shot a really high field goal percentage.
How would you like to have to be an American radio announcer with those Lithuanian names though?!? "Javtokas passes the ball to Jasikevicius, now over to Lavrinovicius, and he gets it to Delininkaitis..."
 

miaheatlvr

Active Member
Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2707135
Its nice to have a decent backup 2 guard for Kobe to be able to rest until the important games.

Wade and Redd both looked good....I am just a little confused as to how J Kidd is starting over Williams or Paul.
Whole team looks pretty good, they shot a really high field goal percentage.
How would you like to have to be an American radio announcer with those Lithuanian names though?!? "Javtokas passes the ball to Jasikevicius, now over to Lavrinovicius, and he gets it to Delininkaitis..."
Did I forget to tell you today again, thanks for Shawn Marion and getting rid of our 20,000,000 a year decrepit Shaq salary?
 

kjr_trig

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Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
http:///forum/post/2707153
Did I forget to tell you today again, thanks for Shawn Marion and getting rid of our 20,000,000 a year decrepit Shaq salary?

You can hate Shaq all you want
....I don't hate Marion, definately miss him and think he is easily one of the 20 best all-around players in the league, but we were gonna lose him after last year anyway.
A little disappointed Amare decided not to play on the Olympic team (they could have used him), but I will be happy to have him healthy for the start of our Championship season.
 

miaheatlvr

Active Member
Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2707166
You can hate Shaq all you want
....I don't hate Marion, definately miss him and think he is easily one of the 20 best all-around players in the league, but we were gonna lose him after last year anyway.
A little disappointed Amare decided not to play on the Olympic team (they could have used him), but I will be happy to have him healthy for the start of our Championship season.

Never ever hated Shaq, Without him we wouldn't have championship #1. Something that is STILL eluding you folks even AFTER 40 years of existence! Though he IS CLASSLESS after the fact when leaving teams, that there is NO DISPUTE! We are going to be young, fast and play small ball this year! WADE, CHALMERS, HASLEM, MARION, BEASLEY with BLOUNT and ZO coming off bench as backup centers.. Yes I am psyched! Playoffs here we come!
 

rylan1

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Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2707135
Its nice to have a decent backup 2 guard for Kobe to be able to rest until the important games.

Wade and Redd both looked good....I am just a little confused as to how J Kidd is starting over Williams or Paul.
Whole team looks pretty good, they shot a really high field goal percentage.
How would you like to have to be an American radio announcer with those Lithuanian names though?!? "Javtokas passes the ball to Jasikevicius, now over to Lavrinovicius, and he gets it to Delininkaitis..."
Senority... there is no clear #2 though at PG. they may play a lot together.. both are nasty... they'll clock more minutes than J-Kidd....those names are crazy... Kobe will be a role player.... I doubt he will dominate any games... Melo will probably be leading scorer..maybe Lebron
 

rylan1

Active Member
Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
http:///forum/post/2707203
Never ever hated Shaq, Without him we wouldn't have championship #1. Something that is STILL eluding you folks even AFTER 40 years of existence! Though he IS CLASSLESS after the fact when leaving teams, that there is NO DISPUTE! We are going to be young, fast and play small ball this year! WADE, CHALMERS, HASLEM, MARION, BEASLEY with BLOUNT and ZO coming off bench as backup centers.. Yes I am psyched! Playoffs here we come!
To small... none those guys are over 6'9 ... there is a conflict on roles... Haslem, Marion, Beasley... pretty much all play the same position SF/PF... I guess Marion can play some SG, but not w/ Wade... his true position is a wing SF
 

rylan1

Active Member
Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2707136
Blow out, US by 36...Over
figures.... Turkey was close until mid 2nd qtr... this is a real team...much like the Dream Team... not just a bunch of great players thrown together.
 

kjr_trig

Active Member
Originally Posted by Rylan1
http:///forum/post/2707434
To small... none those guys are over 6'9 ... there is a conflict on roles... Haslem, Marion, Beasley... pretty much all play the same position SF/PF... I guess Marion can play some SG, but not w/ Wade... his true position is a wing SF
I don't know Rylan, Beasley is a rebounding beast, Marion is a fantastic rebounder and Zo will still log some minutes....I hate to say it (for Heatlovr's sake
), but I think they will make a huge turnaround if Zo and D-Wade stay healthy they may be one of the top 4 teams in the East. There are not very many good power forwards in the East to worry about.....White Chocolate still sucks, but they have won with him before.
 

miaheatlvr

Active Member
Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2707485
I don't know Rylan, Beasley is a rebounding beast, Marion is a fantastic rebounder and Zo will still log some minutes....I hate to say it (for Heatlovr's sake
), but I think they will make a huge turnaround if Zo and D-Wade stay healthy they may be one of the top 4 teams in the East. There are not very many good power forwards in the East to worry about.....White Chocolate still sucks, but they have won with him before.
I don't mind a friendly discussion with you because you are at least fair and balanced. I love the idea of our new look SMALL BALL,, Chalmers pg the biggest story at the summer league, people are comparing him to a 19yr old Chauncey Billups , Wade sg, Haslem will play some center and has played center for us in the past, Marion and sf, and Beasley at pf... with Banks, White Chocolate, Zo, Daquan Cook, Joel Anthony surprise, Kasib Powell surprise. Bench rotation STILL suspect and unknown yet though..
 
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