Comments on: The Dream Team is Back http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/ More Stories from The Wages of Wins Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Return of the Dream « The Wages of Wins Journal http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-58301 The Return of the Dream « The Wages of Wins Journal Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:29:08 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-58301 [...] Last August I noted that the 2007 Senior National Team was the best USA team since 1996.  This was determined by looking at the average Wins Produced per 48 minutes [WP48] of each Senior National Team since 1992 (when NBA players first started competing in the Olympics).  Here are the results I reported last year: [...] [...] Last August I noted that the 2007 Senior National Team was the best USA team since 1996.  This was determined by looking at the average Wins Produced per 48 minutes [WP48] of each Senior National Team since 1992 (when NBA players first started competing in the Olympics).  Here are the results I reported last year: [...]

]]> By: pcdb http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-38550 pcdb Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:52:54 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-38550 i felt another big factor for failure of 2004 is the personality of the team member and coach. It's hard when you have marbury, AI and larry borwn all together. this cannot be a positive atmosphere for rest of the team i felt another big factor for failure of 2004 is the personality of the team member and coach. It’s hard when you have marbury, AI and larry borwn all together. this cannot be a positive atmosphere for rest of the team

]]> By: Mike Harvey http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-38448 Mike Harvey Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:08:07 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-38448 player wins w48 C Anthony 110 0.629 L James 130 0.586 D Howard 85.5 0.515 T Chandler 38.5 0.428 A Stoudemire 74 0.42 J Kidd 65.5 0.415 T Prince 60.5 0.378 K Bryant 62.5 0.314 M Redd 60.5 0.306 D Williams 31.5 0.222 C Billups 31.5 0.198 M Miller 29.5 0.19 player wins w48

C Anthony 110 0.629
L James 130 0.586
D Howard 85.5 0.515
T Chandler 38.5 0.428
A Stoudemire 74 0.42
J Kidd 65.5 0.415
T Prince 60.5 0.378
K Bryant 62.5 0.314
M Redd 60.5 0.306
D Williams 31.5 0.222
C Billups 31.5 0.198
M Miller 29.5 0.19

]]> By: Mr Parker http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-38431 Mr Parker Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:43:07 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-38431 With winning by 30 plus every night and playing efficient basketball I bet you everyone has a pretty good wp48 for the tourney. It would be interesting to compare the tourney wp48 to the regular season wp48. With winning by 30 plus every night and playing efficient basketball I bet you everyone has a pretty good wp48 for the tourney. It would be interesting to compare the tourney wp48 to the regular season wp48.

]]> By: Tom http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-37983 Tom Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:26:28 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-37983 I haven't done the math, but it looks like Lebron James probably has a pretty good WP48 for the tournament so far. Given the way Coach K handled Howard and Bosh last time around, this can only be bad news for Lebron's playing time. I haven’t done the math, but it looks like Lebron James probably has a pretty good WP48 for the tournament so far. Given the way Coach K handled Howard and Bosh last time around, this can only be bad news for Lebron’s playing time.

]]> By: mrparker http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-37476 mrparker Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:02:27 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-37476 Is anyone out there becoming completely frustrated with all the slights being thrown at Team USA? Skip Bayless says they are the third best team in the word right now. Noone is making them the favorite to win the games in Beijing. That I have to wait an entire year for this team to prove everyone wrong is absolutely killing me. Also, when I'm yelling at the tv saying "Their wp48 is 50 percent higher than for the worldchampionships you dumb mother##$$%$%$QWT%$RWET$," noone has any clue what I'm talking about. Also its great to see the truth behind what's called chemistry? Jason Kidd doesn't bother to shoot because he does not have to. Thats not some coach creating chemistry thats a smart basketball player. Kobe Bryant expending tons of energy on the defensive end is not some coach creating chemistry. Its a smart player deciding that their are 2 other scorers on offense but only one guy like him on defense. Here's too TEAM USA taking the apathy its own country men have against it and shoving up everyone's you know where. I have another theory why the NBA ratings are so bad. Too many people have the false notion that we no longer have the best basketball players in the world. The problem is that the leaders have no clue who the best players are in the NBA. Jaskevicius is a prime example of this. He looked amazing in the olympics in 04', but he can't even make impact enough to get off the bench in Goldend State/Indiana. Shouldn't this be a hint that NBA basketball is a little better than everyone thinks. Is anyone out there becoming completely
frustrated with all the slights being thrown
at Team USA?

Skip Bayless says they are the third best team
in the word right now.

Noone is making them the favorite to win
the games in Beijing. That I have to wait
an entire year for this team to prove everyone
wrong is absolutely killing me.

Also, when I’m yelling at the tv saying
“Their wp48 is 50 percent higher than
for the worldchampionships you dumb
mother##$$%$%$QWT%$RWET$,” noone has
any clue what I’m talking about.

Also its great to see the truth behind
what’s called chemistry? Jason Kidd doesn’t
bother to shoot because he does not have to.
Thats not some coach creating chemistry thats
a smart basketball player. Kobe Bryant
expending tons of energy on the defensive end
is not some coach creating chemistry. Its
a smart player deciding that their are 2
other scorers on offense but only one guy like
him on defense.

Here’s too TEAM USA taking the apathy its
own country men have against it and shoving
up everyone’s you know where.

I have another theory why the NBA ratings
are so bad. Too many people have the false
notion that we no longer have the best
basketball players in the world. The problem
is that the leaders have no clue who
the best players are in the NBA.

Jaskevicius is a prime example of this.
He looked amazing in the olympics in 04′, but
he can’t even make impact enough to get off
the bench in Goldend State/Indiana. Shouldn’t
this be a hint that NBA basketball is a little
better than everyone thinks.

]]> By: Norman Roy http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36962 Norman Roy Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:39:50 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36962 You have the right coach and staff in place and most of the right players, I would like to see Duncan or KG up front but these players are no slouches, I think the usa is giving itself a pretty good shoot for the gold. You have the right coach and staff in place and most of the right players, I would like to see Duncan or KG up front but these players are no slouches, I think the usa is giving itself a pretty good shoot for the gold.

]]> By: mrparker http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36790 mrparker Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:14:41 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36790 You're kidding with that article right? You’re kidding with that article right?

]]> By: Owen http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36744 Owen Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:46:25 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36744 Well, they may have picked better players, but apparently not everything is going, er, Dreamily, according to Chris Sheridan. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&id=2985998 Well, they may have picked better players, but apparently not everything is going, er, Dreamily, according to Chris Sheridan.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&id=2985998

]]> By: dberri http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36715 dberri Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:27:48 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-dream-team-is-back/#comment-36715 Brett, I think it is the case that the quality of foreign teams has improved (although I have not done any study to confirm this point). But I think that problems we see with Team USA are tied to changes in the quality of players invited to play. If we were still sending the kind of players who played in 1992 and 1996, I do not think the teams we see in international competition would have much of a chance to win. Brett,
I think it is the case that the quality of foreign teams has improved (although I have not done any study to confirm this point). But I think that problems we see with Team USA are tied to changes in the quality of players invited to play. If we were still sending the kind of players who played in 1992 and 1996, I do not think the teams we see in international competition would have much of a chance to win.

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