Oh, for a three

[Kim Malo]

At 11:15 AM 9/2/2006, Kestas wrote:
>gene kirkpatrick wrote:
>
> >Looks like coach K needed his boy, J. J.  Or even our boy, G 
> Money.  No one could get hot and hit shots for the super athletic 
> U. S. of A.  It's tough when it's a one game and gone system, but I 
> thought we had it figured out this year.  Still, it sounds as if 
> defense was the bigger concern for our guys than 25% and 33% on 
> threes in successive games.  Cheers, Gene
> >
> >
>Greece played a near-perfect game from about the middle of the 2nd
>quarter, and basically dominated Team USA from that point on. The Greek
>guards and swingmen just killed our guys on the pick-and-roll, and the
>much-discussed (before several recent NBA drafts) and little-used (by
>Greece) "Baby Shaq" played a key supporting role, scoring 14 in 17
>minutes (he totally looks and moves like Shaq). Another little-used
>reserve,  the  near-Celtic Dimos Dikuodis got some run towards the end
>and also chipped in with some hustle plays. Team USA unleashed a fury of
>three-point attempts to dig themselves out of a 15-point hole in the
>fourth, but in vain (9 for 28 total). I thought Brad Miller and Jamison
>would've helped in this game, but they stayed glued to the bench.

Good lord, that sounds painfully Celticsesque - can't defend the pick 
and roll worth a damn and try to win the game at the end with a 
bombardment of threes. Ugh. Coach K should have better sense, so 
maybe I shoud lay off Doc...

Kim