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  1. George O'Brien

    It's All About Health

    I am something of a fatalist. I have little interest in hysterical comments to the effect that Amare will not effective following surgery or that no one every plays well after a foot injury like KT's. If they can't play, they can't play. Getting hysterical doesn't change anything. I'm also...
  2. George O'Brien

    not to rub it in but...

    Unfortunately, the NBA players do not play FIBA basketball, they play NBA basketball: different size court, different ball, different rules, different referreing, etc. So while there are numerous international players doing well in the NBA, there is a huge number that have failed. As I said...
  3. George O'Brien

    France Beats Turkey for 5th Place

    F.Pietrus had a summer league look by the Suns a few years ago.
  4. George O'Brien

    Using All Five Guys

    The primary reason the Greeks won was because they had only 11 turnovers inspite of the USA press. It is not clear the Spanish team would have handled the USA press so well considering they barely beat Argentina. The Greeks were ideally suited to play a USA team that relied too much on the press...
  5. George O'Brien

    USA Wins Bronze

    Unfortunately, team defense is the hardest thing to teach quickly and that is where the USA team got killed. In any case, losing the World Championships was disappointing, but it makes it a lot easier to convince these guys that they really have to work if they want to win back the Olympic Gold.
  6. George O'Brien

    France Beats Turkey for 5th Place

    It was the OTHER Gasol that helped them win it. Apparently Pau's brother is actually pretty good. Does anyone know anything about his status?
  7. George O'Brien

    Western Conference Little Changed By Off Season

    Go to it. The board has been incredibly slow in recent days. In any case, most of my threads are reprinted articles from the World Championships and other article postings. As for Eric's comments, I suppose I'm a homer but this is a discussion board not some definitive "this is the final...
  8. George O'Brien

    Western Conference Little Changed By Off Season

    I was discussing off season moves only, which is why I didn't mention Amare and KT coming back. BTW, I should have included Evans although there is a chance he might return. I agree that Buckner and Elson weren't huge contributors to the Nuggets, but apparently the Mavs and Spurs disagree...
  9. George O'Brien

    Pau Gasol Injured

    It is remarkable that the Spanish team defeated Greece without Pau Gasol, but it is not clear that the Grizzlies will be so fortunate. Pau has a broken foot and these don't mend all that quickly. How important is Gasol to the Grizzlies? Last year he led the Grizzlies in minutes played at 39.1...
  10. George O'Brien

    Western Conference Little Changed By Off Season

    Last year the top four teams in the West were the Mavs, Spurs, Clippers, and Suns. Not much this off season has changed that although a few teams look to be stronger. NORTHWEST Denver added JR Smith and Joe Smith while losing Greg Buckner, Francisco Elson, and Ruben Patterson. Nothing here...
  11. George O'Brien

    Using All Five Guys

    This grading of D'Antoni is idiotic. No half court offense? The Suns were a team without the best low post threat in the NBA, but averaged 108.36 ppg - just under 6 ppg more than the number two team AND did it by averaging 47.9% from the field (#1 in the NBA) and 39.9% for three (#1 in the NBA)...
  12. George O'Brien

    Using All Five Guys

    CHRIS BROUSSARD of ESPN Insider mentioned D'Antoni in talking about the Greek win over USA. You have to go to ESPN Insider for the entire article. Actually, I think many of the Suns players still struggle with this style. Adding Diaw has been huge, because he brings such a strong team...
  13. George O'Brien

    Camp Invites

    http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0901suns0901.html The Suns are unlikely to invite a huge number of training camp guys this year. In prior years the Suns were seriously looking at guys who might make the roster. This year that is far less likely. However, it is rare that a...
  14. George O'Brien

    France Beats Turkey for 5th Place

    http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/news/lateNews/FE_news_lateNews_arti.asp?newsID=16232&lid_6768_cp=&eventID=3507&langID=1&playerNumber=&teamNumber=&zone=&roundID=3507&competitionCode=&langLC=en&season= This piece was part of the USA article...
  15. George O'Brien

    Republic: Deal eases Jones' pain

    http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0901suns0901.html
  16. George O'Brien

    What role will JuJo play?

    This was certain a feast or famine year for free agents.
  17. George O'Brien

    About the Pick and Roll

    Team USA couldn't stop the Greek pick and roll. As Steve Kerr put it: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ars0ldZxe.4KuuzwNuwZkYa8vLYF?slug=sk-worlds090106&prov=yhoo&type=lgns&expire=1 Does this offense sound familiar? It is in part what the Suns try to do, except that the Greeks move...
  18. George O'Brien

    USA Wins Bronze

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ApUmBsSwPINjmMBG_ZquNtq8vLYF?slug=ap-worlds-us-argentina&prov=ap&type=lgns...
  19. George O'Brien

    Greece just beat USA 101-95

    There is no secret to beating the zone. You have to hit your jumps shots. I don't know how much the FIBA ball effects the USA players, but the new NBA ball may help in preparing NBA players for the international basketball. At the same time, I have to wonder if coach K got caught up with...
  20. George O'Brien

    What role will JuJo play?

    Since I haven't seen Jumaine play (at least not recently), I'm curious. Was Devean George vastly better than Jumaine defensively? He got a two year deal for $4.16 million. Devean George Los Angeles Lakers Position: F Height: 6-8 Weight: 235 College : Augsburg Player file | Team...
  21. George O'Brien

    Greece just beat USA 101-95

    I wasn't public about it, but I was more concerned about Greece than either Spain or Argentina. Spain and Argentina tend to blend NBA athleticism with international style, while Greece is pure international style and very very efficient. Remember, it was Greece that won Eurobasket last year...
  22. George O'Brien

    Suns.com: Jones’ Inside-Outside Ability a Perfect Fit for Suns

    http://www.nba.com/suns/news/faye_060831.html http://www.nba.com/suns/news/release_060831.html
  23. George O'Brien

    France Beats Germany

    http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/news/lateNews/FE_news_lateNews_arti.asp?newsID=16180&lid_6720_eventID=3507&lid_6720_langID=1&lid_6720_playerNumber=&lid_6720_teamNumber=&lid_6720_zone=&lid_6768_cp=&roundID=3507&competitionCode=&langLC=en&season=
  24. George O'Brien

    GRE - Papaloukas: "USA haven't played a good defensive team yet"

    http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/news/lateNews/FE_news_lateNews_arti.asp?newsID=16196&lid_6768_cp=&eventID=3507&langID=1&playerNumber=&teamNumber=&zone=&roundID=3507&competitionCode=&langLC=en&season=...
  25. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    Arenas should be given a lot of credit for how hard he worked to turn himself into a really good NBA player. There are a lot of guys taken ahead him that are long out of the league. Still, he's clueless and dumb enough to prove it in print.

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