Team USA Ends up Winning Bronze

[tornado]

US trailed for the entire first half of the game, taking a one point lead on a shot at the end of the 2nd quarter.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/09/02/basketball.worlds.reut/

Quote from Mike Krzyzewski:
"To lose to Greece is not a blow,
"What we're trying to do is build a basketball program for our country that's never been done."

Sure Mike, the US has never had a basketball program....
just what and who were those kids who won every Olympic Gold Medal from 1938 until 1972, and every one from 1972 'til 1988?

[Fastbreak]

Here is the best summary I have seen of what happened.

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/03/columnists/al_hamnik/1314fb7292798410862571de001108a2.txt

He says we have sold out to the "Showtime" approach, and our players don't play the fundamentals.

"our NBA stars were slamming and whooping it up prior to the semifinal tipoff. "And the Greek team was at the other end, on the foul line, warming up by shooting their free throws," he said. "And the United States ended up shooting like 60 percent for the game."