My personal opinion,no one can.
Eventually someone will
No,no one really can
Can anybody stop the American domination in basketball ?
My personal opinion,no one can.
America has always dominated basketball.. Since it was invented..
They can be beaten once in a while...
In 2012 I give Spain with a more experienced Ricky Rubio and Pau Gasol the biggest chance to do that.. Serbia will have a chance too, although they might be too young even then
But if the USA sends their best players or even their B-team.. (this tournament was their C-team tbh, except Durant) nobody in the world stands half a chance
Sad,but true !Originally Posted by UMUT_FB_LAL
Brazil almost did...
Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
Artificial Nature
Almost is the key word !
So the word domination doesn't make sense in this context
Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
Artificial Nature
I don't expect us to win all WC and Olympic games in the future. I would like Team USA to be competitive and comprising of the best players complementing one another from hereon as USA Basketball struck gold with these players and I do hope they continue running this great program.
Just no more 2002 Team USA re-deux.
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It depends. If they change the size of the ball, push the 3 point line to NBA standards, then the USA would have such an absurd advantage that it wouldn't even be funny.
I agree, but making the rules more uniform will help the world as well. And I bet they will adjust sooner rather than later when the new rules are implemented. Honestly I got to the point where I did not mind FIBA rules, Team USA obviously got the hang of it and operated their program according to the style (to the tune of 42-1 in Colangelo era).
But to answer the question, there is one country that can stop USA dominance...USA!j/k..USA can and will be beaten, the key is who will stop USA when they come back angry like in China? It's obviously going to have to be a generation with a superstar (Manu, Gasol) who has a great cast around them, they would have to be well coached and resilient. Even when USA was not World Champions (hey that sounds good, World Champions
Well, sure, they would get used to it pretty quickly.
Problem is that in a NBA sized court like that, the lane doesn't become so clogged. Help defense isn't a mere arms length away. The superior athleticism of the Americans would be FULLY utilized in that scenario. They would blow by defenders, help defense will be less effective unless really prepared, and the rest of the world would have to abandon the zone as a game-long plan.
This really came to my realization when I was thinking about how Durant was easily blowing by defenders in the last few games. I was thinking, "There's only like, 5 people that can guard Durant 1 on 1. And they're all American."
"If they played the B team, the EU team might be able to manage 1 victory in 20. "
I think the only thing that can be established from this thread is American arrogance.
Well, then, prove him wrong. Don't just say, "pfft, Americans..." in a condescending tone. If it's so outrageous, then explain it to the rest of the class."If they played the B team, the EU team might be able to manage 1 victory in 20. "
I think the only thing that can be established from this thread is American arrogance.
If the European teams can shutdown the guards and swingmen of Team USA, it can be beaten.
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This is great...
24 countries and just the one country that doesn't give a fuck wins it
+ How exactly would Brazil winning that game change the domination??
The USA would still win the tournament but because Brazil beat them in the groups they'd be the dominant country in the world?? With that one win? That doesn't make sense at all
no one can stop American domination, BUT they can be beaten.
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I didn't expect Brazil came close. But If they had faced Spain or Serbia, it could be interesting, but sorry it didn't happen.
Turkey doesn't deserve to be in the finals. All they do is cry to the referees. Serbia could have given them a tougher challenge.
they can be beaten,first you treat them like everybody else ,then you draw them like everybody else ,then you don't choose the opponent for the final...
in 1992 they were saying 100 reign of US bball ,it lasted only 4 years.
OK genious. Explain this. Lithuania crushed the shit out of Serbia. USA crushed the shit out of Lithuania.
Worst Turkey defeated best Serbia in this tournament. I know you can`t explain this one either. Even refs with super powers can`t do anything about it. Let me give you a clue. Turkey used its tough defence to beat Serbia. And USA has a tougher defence than Turkey. So Serbia doesn`t stand a chance against USA. We beat Serbia last year, this year probably we will beat them next year too. I know Serbia is a very good team but I don`t see big difference between Spain Turkey Serbia Greece Argentina etc. But you can still say Serbia is a better team. I don`t care about that. You may be right. What I care about is that No team including Serbia Spain Greece Argentina Turkey whatever can`t beat USA 3 out of 10 games.
Deal with it people and stop crying. This USA team is better than the USA team with leBron James D. Wayne Tim Duncan in the previous WC.
First of all:this wasnt the worst Turkey (u still had Ilyasova,Hedo,Tunceri... even on a bad day),second:this wasnt best Serbia team (best Serbian players
didnt play on this tournament),third:thank the refs a lot (u would have been 4th if it werent for the refs).
Intentional reffereeing in favor of Turkey,Tunceri went out of bounds on the last possesion,foul on Velickovics shot that wasnt called (because it would have been the end for Turkey),many uncalled fouls on Turkeys side,Serbia after 1min and 20 sec out of bonus in last qt ?!....
first kerem went out of bounds that is true.but what the foul for chetnik novica?first when the game played and he got the ball for shoot,the time was over.u can even beat him refs cant give foul cause game is over.just refs can report and beater player can be suspended.
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