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 31, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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Team USA escaped a nail-biting 70-68 thriller over reigning FIBA-Americas champion Brazil in the ongoing preliminaries of the 2010 FIBA-World Champiosnhip in Turkey. It was a very tough night for the Americans that the game went through the last tick of the clock. Early on, the Brazilians taught the Americans neat basketball fundamentals. [...]
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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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