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August 21, 2006
U.S.A.: U.n S.elfish A.ttitude?: I know the acronym is a stretch, but can the team representing best players from the most self-absorbed, individualistic league really become a poster child for selfless play? Are these the same players with infamous reputations for contract holdouts requring millions of more dollars than they'll ever need? Yes. Have these players truly learned their lessons about sharing, or are they just pretending to now that the league they're competing in is twice as easy?
posted by RyanThaRappa to basketball at 12:47 AM - 16 comments
"I go out there to be unselfish and it kind of rubs off on everybody else." LeBron. C'mon, dude.
posted by Samsonov14 at 12:53 AM on August 21, 2006
121-90 is what it takes to "crush" China is it? (Read the title of the linked page.) Obviously some strange usage of the word "crush" that I wasn't previously aware of...
posted by Drood at 02:47 AM on August 21, 2006
Makes sense. All the really selfish players couldn't be bothered to represent the USA this summer.
posted by ridadie2005 at 06:59 AM on August 21, 2006
"I go out there to be unselfish and it kind of rubs off on everybody else." LeBron. C'mon, dude. Makes sense to me.
posted by everett at 08:32 AM on August 21, 2006
I'm not so sure the problem with USA basketball is 'selfishness' (seems like a weak excuse, the Dream Team was full of me-first superstars, too). I think the problem is that these guys aren't much for a systemized international style of basketball against teams with years of experience playing together. That, and there isn't a dependable set shooter in the bunch. When you're two best are Hinrich and Battier, you're not in the class of some of the other countries. It can be overcome, but really this is their big hole. And the fact that there really isn't a great defender anywhere.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:44 AM on August 21, 2006
Amazing what Coach K can do.
posted by dbt302 at 11:47 AM on August 21, 2006
They haven't won anything yet. Let's not grant them the gold just yet.
posted by Bill Lumbergh at 11:58 AM on August 21, 2006
Coach K need I say more
posted by W Morse at 02:53 PM on August 21, 2006
Yes.
posted by yerfatma at 04:40 PM on August 21, 2006
Periods are good.
posted by tieguy at 08:07 PM on August 21, 2006
Question marks might do the trick there too.
posted by tommybiden at 09:21 PM on August 21, 2006
Perhaps both, with a little sprinkle of capitalization. (Bonus points if in your next post you use punctuation and spell out the K, W. Morse.)
posted by tieguy at 10:38 PM on August 21, 2006
Periods are good. Debatable.
posted by commander cody at 10:55 PM on August 21, 2006
Coach K need I say more Nah, I think that's enough. Thanks for asking, though!
posted by The_Black_Hand at 05:15 AM on August 22, 2006
Shouldn't that have been 'Debatable!'?
posted by tieguy at 07:37 AM on August 22, 2006
Maybe.