USA vs France, Sunday Aug. 15

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Where is a box score fool!
     
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    Not sure. I got the stats from a Gonzaga message board.
     
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    Wake up! Game is gonna start in 15 mins.
     
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    Franch looking slugish
     
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    2 steals in a row for nic
     
  8. illmatic99

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    3 steals for Nic in the first 3.5mins. And the J.
     
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    Nice sho Batum
     
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    Nice little post-up and turnaround jumper by Batum.
     
  11. Nate4Prez

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    Batum has been open a lot, but France hasn't got him the ball. He needs to start taking the ball up the court.
     
  12. illmatic99

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    They put Steph Curry on him, and Nic has nearly a 6-7 inch advantage. I hope he takes advantage in the post.

    And does Billups think he's playing in Denver??! WTF is with all that chucking?
     
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    4 steals now for Nic. His teammates need to look for him more.
     
  14. illmatic99

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    The US team is playing as if Nate is the one coaching its offense. Isos on every possession.
     
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    every team in the history of sports has many fans who criticize the coach. Thats a trend you should pick up on... it would be telling if you didn't

    Nic has done great in his first couple years in the league. Thats a credit to management and all of the coaches, but mostly to the player. It's certainly to Nate's credit though that he didn't waste much time promoting NB to start over other vet options (like Travis). When NB finally came back last year Nate didn't worry too much about Webster's feelings and went with his superior young talent.

    With a full training camp this off-season (as opposed to last), I'd expect Nate and the coaching staff to expand Nic's offensive role as he's proven himself to be an outstanding shooter. If that weren't to happen I'd say there would be a problem with how he's being utilized, but so far this sort of criticism seems misplaced and just the normal sort of ax grinding that surrounds every team

    STOMP
     
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    Nic just throwing it down on Chandler.
     
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    Batum with the dunk!
     
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    RipCityInsider Nice Season Blazers

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    This is a pretty sluggish game from both sides. A lot of players are careless with the ball today. Nic needs to work on his ball handling skills as well!
     
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    Here are three more guys that must be clueless because they run an ISO:

    Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, and Jay Triano.

    I'd hate to be in that company!
     
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    France isn't looking to hot. Would like to see Batum demand the ball a little bit, the rest of his teammates look like there chickens with their heads cut off.
     

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