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Re: Chad Ford's article about the loss

At 12:07 PM 9/5/2002 -0400, Lance Jacobson wrote:
Michael J. King wrote:

> I salute the Argentineans for the win but also suggest they savor it as
> I don't see it happening on a regular basis , our best or not. >>MJKing, Sr.
>
>That was a well-played game and not a fluke., sir.>>Lance

In your opinion. To this person until it happens regularly it was/is a fluke.

Hey, don't dismiss this. Argentina played like that all tourney. We played as we did all tourney. We lost to a better team.
This will be my last response to you as it seems like if we don't agree with you we are morons. No you don't come right out and say that but your posting style seems to convey it. I am not dismissing them but one game against the US is what I am writing about. One win does not a pattern make.I thought I gave them their props did I not. If I didn't convey that then here goes the Argies were the better team last night and kudos for a big win.



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> I don't think Ginobili was arrogant, but I believe that so many teams
> had been intimidated by the US over the last 14 years that the spell is
> broken. That's all he said, that other teams could have "hope". Good
> for him, that's a sportsmanlike thing to say.

Well since neither of us know what he was thinking we'll have to agree to
disagree. As I said kudos for the win but if the American team has any sand
they will regroup and not lose again. Even though our team is clearly not
the best assemblage we have fielded if coached properly will prevail in the
tourney and if afforded the honor of playing the Argentineans again IMO the
US team will achieve a far different outcome.>>MLK

Whoa, don't spin this. I have no idea what he was thinking, nor would I allude to his thoughts. Many writers have stated that the US has had a psychological hold and that's been broken. What Ginobili said was fine and showed good character. I also disagree with you in that they HAVE been coached properly, but if they won't move, they won't move. Now you're saying that it's coaching, and I can't see that this failure has been on the shoulders of George Karl at all. He's had the same complaints about his Bucks team, and so they traded Robinson. He's taught guys how to play "the right way" and gotten deep in the playoffs--many times.



What is spin Lance ?? I thought spin was just one persons opinion? If they have been coached properly IMO they would be playing team ball. If the players aren't moving then the coaching staff SHOULD be getting them to move. Sure the players have to take blame but I assumed the coaches word was the final one?


Let's hope the guys play with pride and think TEAM. Not sure what
> Karl's been seeing, but he always talks about "playing the right
> way". I'd like him to be satisfied with the result of the slap in the face.

Again I addressed this in my post by closing with:
Yes I want us to win and truth be told expect it but I wouldn't lose a wink
if we didn't. Sad but true. Oh well hopefully this will be a wakeup call to
play team ball instead of auditioning for ESPN's Plays of the Day.

I read your response as that you really didn't care much either way, but you still think the US will win. I agree with you that it would be nice to see better basketball, but folks like us who take the time to follow the team seem consistently to appreciate the fine pass for a layup rather than the 3pt shot or dunk. We're not so far apart here, Mike. I think that losing the whole match would really serve to wake up the US players and respect the other NBA foreign guys more, but just this loss is a good thing for those of us who appreciate it as a team sport. That's a bit of what George Karl was saying about the loss.
Not what I said or meant. I just don't agree with or really follow your train of thought. The loss as I said may be a good thing and serve as a wake up call but losing the whole shooting match will only prove that both the players and coaches learned nothing from loss number 1. Lastly I'm done flogging this dead horse and you are welcome to respond but I'm too old and cranky to go round and round over something that just doesn't inspire that much passion in my soul. i hope we win but if we don't hopefully the sun will rise the next day. Later.Mike

PS Can you please turn off that colored printing stuff as it isn't user friendly to all mailers. Thanks