
Originally Posted by
Eddy Munny
International teams play together far more often. U.S. teams assemble strictly for the FIBA's and the Olympics.
It accounts for why U.S. always has stretches where they look out of sorts, deferring to the isolation-oriented NBA-style of play that doesn't always translate, while other nations generally have a better understanding of the team game and each player's role to that end.
For the umpteenth time... if Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Klay Thompson etc. can only defeat France by the skin of their teeth, what hope do you have of College all-star A, B, C, D, and E matching that? Don't you think a 3-point win by the former squad becomes something less desirable by the latter?
An entire team comprised of NBA all-stars down to the end of it's bench is now required to do what amateurs (who may have boasted only a few future NBA all-stars) did 25 years ago. That's a sure sign of basketball improvement on behalf of The World. Basic stuff here. I get the feeling you just like arguing though, regardless of what about.