USA Roundball Woes

The 1992 Olympic Dream Team was the most dominant team in USA's history. The team featured 10 hall of famers(to-be) and won the Olympic tournament by an average margin of 43.8 points per game. That is what you call pure domination.

The current 2008 Olympic team has been tabbed as America's Redeem Team, the collective group that will bring back the gold after three consecutive tournament failures ('02 FIBA: 6th; '04 Olympics: 4th; '06 FIBA: 3rd). This team features Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade, the best players in the NBA, yet they can barely squeak by teams like a Bogut-less Australian team. This team is arguably the most athletically gifted team ever to be assembled, but why is winning still so hard?

Let's break it down.

The Dream Team featured 10 of the greatest players to ever play the game, and the other two were Chris Mullin (25ppg) and Duke-sensation Christain Laettner. The team had two 7 footers and no one shorter than 6'6" Jordan outside former all-time assist leader, Stockton, and former MVP Charles Barkley. Everyone but Clyde Drexler and Scottie Pippen averaged 50% field-goals for their career, and these guys only shot a marginal 47%, which actually would be amazing in today's league. Bird, Ewing, Jordan, Pippen, Malone, D.Robinson, and Stockton were featured on All-Defensive teams. And they were all capable of hitting their free throws.

The Redeem Team on the other hand has no 7 footers, 6 players 6'6" or shorter, and a serious shortage in the big-man position. Only Boozer and Howard average over 50% field goals, and outside of Michael Redd, the only two players who have ever shot over 40% 3-pointers in a season are Bosh and Prince, and in those years they shot 72 3-pointers combined. And of the 12 players on the roster, only 5 have ever graced the NBA All-Defensive team.

What does this all mean?

The United States will be pushed to the edge by strong international teams. Characteristic of all gold-medal and championship winning teams is defense. USA has excellent individual defenders in Kidd, Paul, Kobe, and Prince and an excellent defensive anchor in Dwight Howard, unfortunately, Prince offers little outside of defense (and should not get much PT) while Kidd and Paul play the same position. So at any one time, team USA will only have 3 of their top defenders on the court. Team USA is also terrible at defending the pick and roll, continues to get beat backdoor, gives up the 3-ball, and lacks the experience and communication to work together as one cohesive defensive unit. And to further the issue, defense does not end until the team seizes the defensive rebound, but the US team lacks the size and length to accomplish this.

Strangely enough, America gains a heap of its point from turnovers, resulting in fast-break highlight reels. However, when the US plays capable teams like Lithuania and Spain, those easy points will be greatly reduced and America will have to rely on its half-court offense (sh*t...).

We have the best players in the world and we're still not confident. Why? We could give Wade the ball and have him penetrate for an easy deuce, have Lebron power his way through for two, alley-oop dunk for Dwight, impossible fade-aways for Kobe, but the problem is, they're all twos. When your team scores two points, and the other team makes a three, you are losing (especially when your team can't defend the three). In the past two games, the US is 12-45, 27% from the shorter 3-point line, thanks much in part to Kobe (1-15). To make matters worse, the Redeem Team cannot make a free-throw. 34-50 at the charity stripe is an abysmal 68%, led by Lebron's team worst, 3-8.

When you add everything together, you still have the best team in the world; they just happen to be a small team that can't defend, rebound, or score enough. Thank goodness for double elimination.

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Why doesn't the Redeem Team stay in the Olympic Village?

This is why.

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Debate 1 - Team USA: Will The Dream Be Redeemed?

As another new installment here at After The Anthem, we will be conducting weekly interviews and debates, discussing the most current and pressing sports news. The debates will be conducted with a mediator who regulates the discussion, and will be recorded here on ATA for your reading pleasure. Also, debaters will NOT be restricted to only staff members, and is open to anyone who has something substantial to say about a given week's topic of discussion. If you are interested in participating in a weekly debate or interview, please contact Brian Pham.

For our first debate, our very own Brian Pham (Olympics editor) and Adriel Carolino (miscellaneous sports editor) discuss various aspects of Team USA basketball. I served as the mediator. Here's what they had to say:


Brian Chen: Today's topic of discussion, Olympic Team USA. Pham, what do you think about our Redeem Team?

Brian Pham: I believe the Redeem Team is, hands down, one of the greatest teams ever assembled.

Brian Chen: Really, even better than the Dream Team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird?

Brian Pham: I don't think they're at that level yet, because they're all young. But Chris Paul is going to be one of the greatest point guards of all time, and people forget what Dwyane Wade is truly capable of because he hasn't been completely healthy since the '04 finals. And as hard as it is for me to admit, Lebron is already one of the greatest players of all time. Nobody can guard him now, nobody could've guarded him then.

Brian Chen: Adriel, what do you think about Pham's opinion?

Adriel Carolino: ...about what?

Brian Pham: YOU DOUCHEBAG, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DEBATE, AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN F*ING LISTENING TO ME.

Adriel Carolino: Well if I actually respected your opinion, maybe I would have paid attention. I'm just kidding Pham. So what were we talking about again?

Brian Chen: Pham believes the '08 Redeem Team is one of the greatest teams ever assembled. What do you think?

Adriel Carolino: Based on talent alone, they are one of the strongest teams of all time, especially defensively.

Brian Pham: I think the Reddem Team's defense is pretty good, but we sputter on offense. Especially when it comes to shooting free throws. It's outrageous, when you consider that this is supposed to be the best assembled team from America. But if there's one person holding back the Redeem Team, it's Tayshaun Prince. They need to kick him off the team. He's useless.

Adriel Carolino: Honestly, I think the player holding the Redeem Team back is Kobe Bryant. At his best, he's the greatest player on the planet. But recently, he's been missing all his 3's, and has been trying to do way too much on offense. I feel like he's trying to win All-Star games instead of trying to win Olympic gold. And against Angola, our entire team was sloppy as hell.

Brian Pham: I really don't see Kobe trying to be too flashy so far in the Olympics. And that's not even to say that flashiness is a bad thing. Dwade is pretty damn flashy, but I think it actually helps our team. And the best teams in basketball usually adjust their play to the competition. You think that Team USA was sloppy against Angola, but that's because Angola was a weak team. If tehy were to play against Argentina, they would for sure step up their game.

Adriel Carolino: But if you think about it, Team USA isn't even a real team, but a collection of the best ballers in the league. So they pretty much run street ball. And if you look at where their offense comes from, most of it comes from breakaways. If you look at their offensive sets, most of it is from isolation through Kobe, Lebron, and Dwade.

Brian Pham: But that's what the Hornets do, that's what the Spurs do, and that's what the Lakers do. The triangle offense simply opens up space and that's where Kobe Bryant is able to flourish.

Adriel Carolino: What the hell are we even arguing about anymore?

Brian Chen: Ok, let's just discuss Team USA in general.

Brian Pham: I think their style of play resembles that of the Phoenix Suns. They like to play fast.

Adriel Carolino: They try to play fast, but they're not that successful because international games are so much slower. If you watch the games, Team USA plays hard and runs hard. At this rate, they will get tired. If they revolve their offense around fast breaks, fatigue will be inevitable.

Brian Chen: What do you guys think about Jason Kidd and his starting role?

Adriel Carolino: Chris Paul and Deron Williams are way better shooters, and they can facilitate the offense just as efficiently, if not more efficiently. It seems like Jason Kidd is only concerned with padding his assist numbers, regardless of whether or not it's helping or hurting his team. And he doesn't shoot anymore. In fact, he's scored just two points the entire Olympic games. He doesn't try to shoot, and that impedes the offense because if you have an open shot, you should take it. Otherwise, you're hurting your team.

Brian Pham: I agree. Team USA can easily bench Jason Kidd, and be better for it.

Brian Chen: So my question is, why does Coach K still start Jason Kidd when either Chris Paul or Deron Williams is clearly a better option?

Brian Pham: It's completely out of respect. Jason Kidd was the original point guard that was invited to join Team USA.

Brian Chen: Ok, so they faced a relatively strong team in China, and Coach K still opted to start Jason Kidd. Do you think he will still start Kidd against even stronger teams such as Lithuania and Argentina?

Brian Pham: Jason Kidd will start, but I still think Chris Paul is the best point guard on the team.

Adriel Carolino: I honestly think Jason Kidd is only here because of his experience and his leadership. He serves as a role model to the younger point guards.

Brian Chen: But do you honestly think Chris Paul and Deron Williams need a role model, especially one in Jason Kidd? Quite frankly, I think Chris Paul is already better than Jason Kidd ever was.

Brian Pham: I don't think Paul has surpassed what Jason Kidd was in his prime just yet, but he'll get there.

Brian Chen: Ok, next topic. Who should be here who isn't, and who shouldn't be here who is?

Brian Pham: I'd rather have Shane Battier than Tayshaun Prince.

Adriel Carolino: I'd rather have Prince. Shane Battier brings absolutely no offense.

Brian Pham: But when you put Prince in the game, you're not putting him in there for his offense.

Adriel Carolino: But he gives you the possibility of offensive production, and that's where he's better than Battier.

Brian Pham: But Battier gives you the same spot up shooting ability as Prince, and in my opinion is an even better shooter than Prince.

Adriel Carolino: Also, I think Tyson Chandler would have been a better choice than Carlos Boozer.

Brian Pham: Ok, NOW let's talk about offense. Boozer has infinitely more offensive skill than Chandler has. And putting aside his offensive ineptitude, I even think Chandler's defense is overrated.

Adriel Carolino: But one of Team USA's greatest weaknesses is our lack of size. I think we should have invited David West to join.

Brian Pham: Isn't David West even smaller than Boozer? I'd rather have Andrew Bynum than David West. I don't think David West knows how to play defense. I think West and Boozer are both weak on defense, but Boozer gives you a lot more variety on offense. In fact, I think Boozer is one of the most underrated passing big men in the league. He averages what, 3 or 4 assists as a power forward? That's pretty solid.

Adriel Carolino: That's because Boozer has more chances than David West to facilitate the ball because Chris Paul dominates ball facilitating more than Deron Williams does.

Brian Pham: You can blame whoever you want for not giving certain players the opportunity to facilitate the ball, but if a player has a skill, the coach will use them. Take Brad Miller for example. It's not a coincidence that he averages 3 to 5 assists WHEREVER he goes.

Adriel Carolino: I'm not listening to you anymore. I'm going to watch women's Olympic volleyball.

Brian Chen: Tune in next week as we include David Park and Robert Z. Lee in our debate.

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Olympics Aesthetics

No words. Just pictures. Hit the link for the rest.


Misty May Trenor - American Olympic volleyball player favored to win the beach volleyball gold


Kerri Walsh - American Olympic volleyball player favored to win the beach volleyball gold




Tatiana Golovin - French Tennis Player. Withdrew due to injury.



Ana Ivanovic - Olympic tennis player representing Serbia. Withdrew due to injury.



Maria Sharapova - Olympic tennis player representing Russia. Withdrew due to injury.


Leryn Franco - Paraguyan Javelin Thrower


Stephanie Rice -Australian swimmer,won gold in 400m individual medley setting a world record in the process

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Fantasy Foreshadowing

In another successful attempt to outdo 'Deadspin' and 'The Sporting Blog', we will now be installing a weekly fantasy sports column, addressing all sports currently in season. And as the only ATA author who gives a rat's anus about baseball, I will be covering fantasy baseball until the end of the season.

If you're like me, and are struggling to stay afloat in your league due to painfully disappointing draft picks (Vlad Guerrero, David Ortiz, Jimmy Rollins, Derek Jeter, Victor Martinez, Gary Sheffield, Travis Hafner, Paul Konerko, Troy Tulowitzki, Andruw Jones, I could go on...), here are a few potential waiver pickups that just might give you the boost you need as the season winds to a close.


OFFENSE

Lastings Milledge (OF, Washington Nationals): So far in the month of August, Milledge is batting .415, has 5 homers, 9 RBIs, and 2 stolen bases. If you are a daily reader of Yahoo! Sports pages, you should already be aware of the buzz this kid is getting. If not, and especially if one of your draft day duds was an outfielder, go and pick this guy up. His immense talent will help your offense's power and speed numbers.

PITCHING

Francisco Liriano (SP, Minnesota Twins): The kid who came out of nowhere to put up numbers comparable to Johan Santana (arguably the best pitcher in baseball, year in and year out) in 2006, is making his second comeback of the season. And in convincing fashion, Liriano is quickly dismissing doubts of his mechanic, control, and velocity problems back in April. If Liriano is still available in your league, take a gamble on him. If he can stay healthy, he's the whole package. He's a low WHIP pitcher, he strikes out batters, and he keeps the ball inside the park (perhaps Santana's only weakness).

Chris Carpenter (SP, St. Louis Cardinals): The 2005 NL Cy Young winner has been cursed with injuries for the last 2 years. However, making his first appearance this year after the All-Star Break, the Cardinal ace finally looks right. In three starts this year, Carpenter holds a 1.88 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Expect his currently average WHIP to fall below 1.20 as he finds his stuff deeper into the season. For those who would prefer a safer waiver option, Carpenter already has two full, fantastic seasons under his belt, making him a safer choice than Liriano.

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Medal Count - Day 2 - August 10

China: 8 --------------------(6 gold, 2 silver)
USA: 8 ----------------------(2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
South Korea: 5 ------------(3 gold, 2 silver)
Italy: 4 ---------------------(1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
Russia: 4 -------------------(0 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
Japan: 3 -------------------(1 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)
France: 3 -------------------(0 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
North Korea: 3 -------------(0 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

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Random Ramblings: USA vs. China Men's Basketball

I woke up at seven this morning, waiting for the USA Basketball Teams first game. So excited for one of my favorite times of the year, I turned on the television only to see the equestrian competition going on. Hoping that the basketball game would ensue, I continued to watch the prancing horses for another twenty minutes. It then came to my attention that there was no possible way that NBC would postpone men's basketball for the equestrian competition, so I looked up the time table online and in the newspaper for the Olympic scheduling, and the rage that emanated was uncontrollable. Unable to do anything whatsoever, however, I angrily went back to sleep, then went to church afterwards. I returned home in time to see the second half of the second quarter. So this live blog will start from there. But before it does, I must have my say. WHY CAN'T NBC PLAY THE GAME DURING LIVE TIME, THEN JUST PLAY IT AGAIN DURING PEAK HOURS? WHO DOES THAT HURT? THE EQUESTRIANS? REALLY? WHO CARES? IF I HAVE TO SEE ONE MORE HORSE FREAKING TROTTING INSTEAD OF WATCHING KOBE AND LEBRON SMASH YAO'S FACE IN, I WILL THRASH THE NBC EXECUTIVE CABINET.

• The first sound I heard actually made me calm down and somewhat dissipated my anger. THEY PLAYED THE NBA ON NBC THEME SONG SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE OLYMPIC THEME SONG. I must admit, those are my two favorite television songs ever. There is no competition.

• I just watched Lebron miss two of the worst free throws I have ever seen. Lebron, please PLEASE work on that.

• Kobe looks healthier and the team overall looks livelier. I guess the happy endings aren't being added to the end of those massages anymore.

• After watching the past couple of weeks, I can safely say that Dwayne Wade is NOT the second coming of Penny. He is flying by defenders, bodying up and banging down low, hitting fadeaways, and just being the DWade of old.

• It's halftime now, and the US is up by 12. Not bad, but not up to my expectations. They should be up by 30.

• TEAM USA PRACTICE YOUR FREE THROWS.

• There was a pretty good halftime piece about the NBA in China, and Kobe is the most popular player there. Geez, with Kobe's following here, then considering his following worldwide, he could really create a Kobe army that rivals most any other.

• So according to a report, people paid thirty times the face value for a ticket to watch this game. This is most likely the most viewed Olympic game ever. The USA better win big, so the world respects us again.

• Ok, I have seen George Bush at every big event of this Olympics. It's nice to see how much the President really cares about his country. The lazy bum.

• So Sun Yue is playing against Kobe Bryant. Welcome to the Lakers, rookie.

• TEAM USA PRACTICE YOUR FREE THROWS.

• I like the pace of this game. Everyone is playing their hardest, no one looks lazy or is playing lazy.

• It is almost the end of the 3rd, and DWade hasn't missed a shot yet. He's 6-6 from the field and 5-5 from the line. Wow.

• TEAM USA PRACTICE YOUR FREE THROWS.

• The Coke commercial with Lebron and Yao battling with aspects from each country is a really cool commercial. But a cowboy vs. a dragon? Are you kidding me? That's like comparing Shaq to Frodo. Why not an eagle? If you're talking about animals representing countries, doesn't that make a lot more sense?

• Michael Redd has a damn pretty shot.

• TEAM USA PRACTICE YOUR FREE THROWS.

• While we're talking about shooting, if there was a Olympic Shooting Contest, Team USA would be killed. But they'd make up for it in the Olympic Dunk Contest.

• The Redeem Team is up by 33 now with 5 minutes left. Should have been 50.
  

• I don't think I've ever thought this before. but Dwight Howard looks small in comparison to Yao. He is a big, big man.

• It's nearing the end of the game, but Yi is looking good. Hopefully he'll like New Jersey more than he liked Milwaukee. He has some skill. And I hope Sun Yue is better than what I've just seen.
  

• In light the the recent Lakers signing of Sun Yue, I came to realize how ethnically diverse the Lakers are. Nothing close to the Spurs, but a far cry from the team with a token white man that they were before.
  

• With a final score of 101-70, the Redeem Team dominated. I still think it should have been 50.
  

• Dwayne Wade made every single shot he took, the ENTIRE GAME. I used to semi-loathe him, but I must admit, I've become a believer.

• So to sum things up, TEAM USA PRACTICE YOUR FREE THROWS.

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I Support Kobe's Move to Europe, Anyone Else??

Please Kobe fans around America, do not hate me when I say that I would fully support Kobe's move to a European League. Let me explain first--at least.

Recently, Kobe Bryant made public that he would definitely consider a European team's offer for him.

“As players, the business of the game (is) evolving,” Bryant said before a Team USA practice at Beijing Normal University. “I think free agency now is becoming a global thing …. When players become free agents, the team they’re currently with – their competition is no longer the rest of the teams in the NBA. But it’s global. So, the market’s opened up. So we’ll just have to see how the league responds to it.”

It doesn't make sense for me to support Kobe's move. Most critics concur that he is the greatest basketball player on the planet right now. Shouldn't he play with the best of the best and stay with the NBA? It almost feels like it is his responsibility to do that. How else can all of his supporters truly say he is the greatest, when he isn't competing against them day in and day out?

What I see in Kobe if he does decide to leave the NBA is that he is finally becoming his own person. He is finally developing and understanding who he wants to be, as opposed to what the press tells him he needs to be, or what Michael Jordan was.

I truly believe that for a good portion of his basketball career, Kobe was constrained by the aura of Jordan. It wasn't even Michael Jordan himself, but the aura, and the legend that Nike created. If MJ was Kobe's father, it would be a classic psychological syndrome of trying to be that "spitting image" of your pa.

Early on in his career you could see that every detail of his game was a mimicry of Jordan. The hanging fadeaway, the tongue-wagging and the defensive intensity. No one reminded us of "the great one" like Kobe did, simply because no one really tried to be Michael as much as Kobe did.

The Shaq-Kobe feud? Part of it can defintely be blamed on this compulsiveness to be Michael's equal or greater. Kobe realized that his career would never be comparable unless he was the undisputed leader of a championship team (x6). He needed to demonstrate that he could do it. Or at least, he needed the chance.

But, in recent years we have seen progression by digression. Kobe has inched his way away from MJ, developing a better long distance jump shot (indisputable) and ball handling skills (arguably).

If Kobe were to leave for Europe, he would finally be on the path to creating his own basketball legend. Kobe is definitely a macro thinker. Kobe isn't just playing basketball, he's creating a story. If there was one thing that you could say Kobe is better at then MJ, it'd be speaking Italian--and English for that matter. Kobe should be using his international personality to his advantage.

I never believed Jordan had an international personality. Jordan had an international brand, and an international image. But he lacked the eloquence to blur borders. Ronaldinho is a magnificently gifted futbol player, but he will never be David Beckham. Kobe is lucky because he was raised in Italy. He already has international roots and influences. Jordan and Lebron will always be thought of as American. Kobe almost feels above that silly distinction.

I support Kobe leaving because I don't want another MJ, I don't even just want someone better than MJ. Just like Jordan made Kareem Abdul Jabbar an after thought, in 10 years I want to forget about MJ altogether. There is so much more about basketball that can evolve.

There is so much more about Kobe that can evolve. But really, he doesn't need to move to Europe at all. The mere fact that he's open to the possibility signifies to me, that Kobe has finally started writing his own life.

I like how he talks about gold medals being bigger than NBA Titles. I like how he brushed aside the failure in the NBA Finals as if it wasn't a big deal. I think basketball is going to get to that point sometime, a la soccer, and have global championships show who really is the best. But most of all, I like how since Kobe added an MVP to his titles and first team All-NBA and all defense awards, he has set his eyes on something bigger.

I'm excited because we are finally seeing the birth of Kobe Bryant. Now we can finally stop with the Jordan comparisons, because both Kobe and I are sick of them.

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American Media Has Been Ever So Gentle

During the first official day of the Olympics the almost-worst happened for China. It's not that they faltered on an event and missed a chance for gold. It was the tragic attack of American tourist, Todd Bachman, that resulted in his death and the critical injury of his wife.

As you've gotten your fill of on NBC, these Olympics signify so much more than just competition for China. China has been preparing for this moment for years, to show the world (meaning the Western world) what a great nation China has become and is capable of. A killing like this, could have been easily exploited to take extra shots at China and the Chinese people.

Instead, it doesn't seem like anyone at all is angry. NBC has handled the situation ever so graciously. Each time the topic is brought up they are quick to point out that the attack was "random" and not necessarily pointed at Americans or the US Olympic Team. There have been numerous comments about how one event should not be used to define a country or its people. Even President Bush was quick to praise the Chinese in their handling of the situation.

Not even friends and family of the man killed in the incident are upset. They already held a gathering for him, and instead of seeking vengeance for his killer, they merely praised his life. Either that, or the media simply didn't show me any of their distress.

Is this a sign of the times? Have we, as a world society, finally come to understand that nationalities are nothing more than spurious categories that reveal regionality and not personality. Do we now realize that just because you were born amongst a group of people doesn't mean you act and think exactly like them and that our selves are not pre-destined by the geography of our birth?

Have we evolved from the days when we painted ourselves an image of a terrorist, and any person that could be molded into this poorly resolved rendering should be shunned and ostracized? Has 7 years of relative peace and a tiresome war, taught us that perhaps the brash generalizations of yesteryear have gotten us no where?

I think not.

So what is it? Why do we see such delicate tongues, and empathetic eyes when discussing this attack? Has China's grandeur and artistry from the opening ceremonies pre-convinced us of its good intentions. Or do we respect China as an equal because soon, it will dominate the economic landscape (in GDP)?

Either way, I am quite pleased at how the media has handled this debacle. Flabbergasted, but pleased.

BTW, that image is the Chinese word for "cautious."

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Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg doesn't like these 2 Olympians.

Have you heard of Olympians, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss? Probably not. Well they didn't do too well in their preliminary rowing heat.

The rowing duet, placed last in their heat in the 2000m rowing competition. They participate in the men's M2 which has two rowers on each team, each with one oar. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg must be cheering somewhere secretly, since the Winklevoss brothers have filed a lawsuit against him claiming he stole the idea for Facebook from them.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are the founders of ConnectU which is a social network similar to Facebook (or Facebook is a social network similar to ConnectU, whatever). They both attended Harvard University with Zuckerberg.

They claim that in while in college, the brothers hired Zuckerberg as a programmer for their site ConnectU. And instead of completing his programming assignments Zuckerberg stalled, and launched Facebook instead.

The suit has since been settled. The terms of the settlement were there Facebook gets to acquire ConnectU for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock. However, the Winklevoss Twins won't stop tormenting Zuckerberg and has contested that settlement.

Maybe they were too distracted by the millions they stand to gain from the lawsuit. But, regardless, the Winklevosses will have anohter chance to get into the semifinals on Sunday. Here's betting that they don't make it and party up in China instead.

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