September 13, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
Photo Courtesy: NYSportsJournalism.com
Team USA beat host Turkey 81-64 for the crown in the 2010 FIBA-World Championship in Istanbul last night. The Americans have now won two straight major international tournaments, with the gold medal feat in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
I was proven wrong once again. I never thought they could reach the finals of this [...]
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Tags: Beijing, Beijing Olympics, Istanbul, Lithuania, Turkey | 
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September 12, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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In my previous post dated August 14, 2010, I made a bold prediction that Team USA would have to survive a knockout quarterfinal game via a close margin and eventually lose in the semis of the ongoing FIBA-World Championship in Turkey. It turned out to be the other way around.
In the Americans’ Round-of-8 [...]
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August 14, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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The 2010 FIBA-World Championship starts on the 28th of August in Turkey and this early I could see Team USA heading for another shameful exit. It’s not because I’m subjective but realistically speaking, the current US squad is not at par with the best teams out there at this point in time. Gone [...]
Categories: FIBA-World Championship | Tags: 2010 FIBA-World Championship, Brazil, Carmelo Anthony, France, Greece, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Spain, Team USA, Turkey | 1 Comment »
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