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Originally Posted by docicu3
........and there is the reason NBA players struggle playing the international game. They just don't adjust to the International Ref's when early fouls are called thinking they can just play NBA ball and things will be what they are used to November-June. Spain and Greece are still very much the teams that play the international game as well as the United States because those guys grew up playing those rules and style.
They could have used another big body to combat early foul trouble but just don't have such a player on the roster.
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NBA players never struggled with the international game when we were wiping the floor with them. Lets face it, the rest of the world is alot better than they used to be and we have to actually prepare a bit anc construct a team not just an all star team. The 2004 team and some of those world championship teams that lost were poorly constructed and our own arrogance got us beat. This team is built differently, is young yet experienced and has players that not only have played toether in an olympic style tourney but respect the opposition. Coach k pretty much tipped his hand in the press conference when he said something to the effect that they will be putting pressure full court to make the other teams play our style and not just play zone. Hence the three point guards and one center.