Friday, August 22, 2008

Thoughts on USA Basketballs win over Argentina

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Well that was a fun game to watch live on the internet. I was only able to catch the second half and it looks like I caught the better one. But it is quite interesting to watch it without commentators. It's like watching the game in the game outside the game. I kinda feel like a human looking into a fish tank. Speaking of fish, that is what I am eating right now. 

The game was pretty fun to watch especially since I didnt have to see Manu(er) Ginobli play. I do wish I could have seen him get hurt, but I guess I can catch those highlights later on Youtube. It was fun because i finally got to watch my country play live instead of watching highlights AFTER i know they have already won. Some interesting things I noticed. The whole Argentina team looked like a bunch of Biker dudes that just got out of a bar. The only decent looking player would be my arch enemy which is Manu Ginobli, which is saying alot. But one guy in particular, Roman Gonzales is this really tall fat guy with a handlebar mustache. Who let this guy on their team? he was absolutely horrible! The only thing he was good at was letting Team USA get to the free throw line, which they didnt shoot well from. I guess i cant complain about the looks of their team because Chris Bosh looks like he should be racing on a bob sled team. 

Some things I did not like seeing: One was watching Team USA let ARG catch up by at least 12 points and then decide to play again to be up by 20. Then they would let them catch back up and then go right back up. If Team USA played them up like they did on those little runs, and made their free throws, this game would have been a blow out. But then again, if it was a blow out, this game would not have been fun to watch.

The things I liked were the athlethisism of this team. They can run, they can jump, and they can pulverize you in ever direction. Watching Dwane Wade do a spin move and jump so high to dunk it on someone was something I wouldnt expect him to do, but he did. I enjoyed seeing Lebron come out hot in the second half to score 13 of his 15 points. He wanted this game bad and you can tell he is the leader of this team. Because of him, the team also came out hot and that made the difference. 

So all in all, Team USA will win the gold. Even after playing a crappy game like today and still winning by a good amount, the US will handle Greece easily. 

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