Comments on: Game Set And Match …………. http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/ A Brit's Perspective On Things From Sport To All Other Topics ! Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:56:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: abritishman http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/#comment-77 abritishman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:02:09 +0000 http://abritishman.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-77 Travis' Pierce is showing his immaturity just winning an ring and MVP doens't legitimize anything. He's never been a leader and were it not for his stats . That's all one would consider nothing more than an above average player. As to the US's win , not every victory will be beatdown. As evidenced in these men's finals. All Stars being what they are well how do you equate the fact that this was their first victory in a major championship in eight years ? It's obvious you've bought into the hokum about superiority. It's about maintaining the consistency and having the right roster of players to get the job done. Also the US would never have one this outright were it not for the planning of Jerry Colangelo. He's the architect of this and with Krzyzewski, McMillan, D'Antoni and Boeheim brought in as the coaching staff. And that was the building blocks to get things started along with the three year commitment Colangelo desired from the players. In 2012 things may well be different but at least we'll know that they're back on the right track. We've seen the consistency maintained by the women and that's the road that the men are now going down. abritishman ............... Travis’
Pierce is showing his immaturity just winning an ring and MVP doens’t legitimize anything.
He’s never been a leader and were it not for his stats . That’s all one would consider nothing more than an above average player.

As to the US’s win , not every victory will be beatdown. As evidenced in these men’s finals. All Stars being what they are well how do you equate the fact that this was their first victory in a major championship in eight years ?
It’s obvious you’ve bought into the hokum about superiority. It’s about maintaining the consistency and having the right roster of players to get the job done.

Also the US would never have one this outright were it not for the planning of Jerry Colangelo. He’s the architect of this and with Krzyzewski, McMillan, D’Antoni and Boeheim brought in as the coaching staff. And that was the building blocks to get things started along with the three year commitment Colangelo desired from the players.

In 2012 things may well be different but at least we’ll know that they’re back on the right track.
We’ve seen the consistency maintained by the women and that’s the road that the men are now going down.

abritishman ……………

]]> By: Travis Outlaw http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/#comment-76 Travis Outlaw Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:47:49 +0000 http://abritishman.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-76 Well Paul Pierce did beat Lebron James Cavs, Kobes Lakers. And won a NBA championship and Finals MVP. So thats probably why he declared himself the best player in the world. The US basketball should have beaten the Spain team by 30 or more points. Look how many all-stars are on the US team. And only one on the Spain team Pau Gasol. Yet Spain almost beat the US. The competition around the world is closing in on the US. And in 2012 and future olympics games the US might not win anymore. Well Paul Pierce did beat Lebron James Cavs, Kobes Lakers. And won a NBA championship and Finals MVP. So thats probably why he declared himself the best player in the world.

The US basketball should have beaten the Spain team by 30 or more points. Look how many all-stars are on the US team. And only one on the Spain team Pau Gasol. Yet Spain almost beat the US. The competition around the world is closing in on the US. And in 2012 and future olympics games the US might not win anymore.

]]> By: abritishman http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/#comment-75 abritishman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:59:21 +0000 http://abritishman.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-75 Tiff Bryant to my mind was the player of the tournament and solidified himself as the best player in the world. And that includes the asinine claims of the Celtics' Paul Pierce. For good measure the women was also dominant in their tournament win. <!--more--> <!--more--> I also think both James and Wade had excellent tournaments. It all bodes well for London in 2012. abritishman ................ Tiff
Bryant to my mind was the player of the tournament and solidified himself as the best player in the world.
And that includes the asinine claims of the Celtics’ Paul Pierce.

For good measure the women was also dominant in their tournament win.

I also think both James and Wade had excellent tournaments.

It all bodes well for London in 2012.

abritishman …………….

]]> By: Tiff http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/#comment-73 Tiff Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:50:58 +0000 http://abritishman.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-73 We agree with you that Team USA 'took on and defeated the very best that the world had to offer with a great deal of ease and at the same time conducted themselves with dignity and grace". We were happy to see Kobe Bryant had an especially long embrace for Gasol, patting his Los Angeles Lakers teammate on the back. We were wondering what they had to say to each other? Maybe good job? See you in LA? We agree with you that Team USA ‘took on and defeated the very best that the world had to offer with a great deal of ease and at the same time conducted themselves with dignity and grace”.

We were happy to see Kobe Bryant had an especially long embrace for Gasol, patting his Los Angeles Lakers teammate on the back.

We were wondering what they had to say to each other?

Maybe good job?
See you in LA?

]]> By: abritishman http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/#comment-71 abritishman Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:28:20 +0000 http://abritishman.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-71 Travis Outlaw They were good enough to win and they showed with their athleticism and allround prowess. They were too good for the majority of the opposition. It wasn't until the finals that they were to some extent challenged. Bryant solidified his position as the game's premier player on the planet. As for Pierce's assumption that he's the <em> best player </em> on the planet. I think that he's been living on another planet for making those claims. abritishman ........... Travis Outlaw
They were good enough to win and they showed with their athleticism and allround prowess. They were too good for the majority of the opposition. It wasn’t until the finals that they were to some extent challenged.
Bryant solidified his position as the game’s premier player on the planet. As for Pierce’s assumption that he’s the best player on the planet. I think that he’s been living on another planet for making those claims.

abritishman ………..

]]> By: Travis Outlaw http://abritishman.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/game-set-and-match/#comment-70 Travis Outlaw Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:54:34 +0000 http://abritishman.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-70 The US team looks real good. But the rest of the world is catching up. In 2012 it could be a different story. The US team looks real good. But the rest of the world is catching up. In 2012 it could be a different story.

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