Team USA

  1. Andre Iguodala's Dunk Goes Through the Basket, Still Doesn't Get Points

    Andre Iguodala dunked the ball so hard it bounced off his chest and came back up through the hoop. For some reason the basket was not counted...

    Ken Dorset Written by Ken Dorset about 10 months ago 6,832 reads 18 comments

  2. USA vs. Spain! Two Biggest Threats to Team USA

    Welcome to BR5, your daily source for sports and pop culture news. As we cheer Team USA’s Men’s Basketball Team at the Olympic games in London, we at BR5 thought it might ...

    BR5 Written by BR5 about 10 months ago 1,039 reads 2 comments

  3. Argentina vs. USA: Live Score, Stats & Recap

    Despite coming out of the first half with a narrow one-point lead, Team USA once again found its stride and decided to play some defense...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 10 months ago 36,794 reads 257 comments

  4. Team USA Basketball 2012: How Coach K Can Use Anthony Davis in Crucial Moments

    One of the biggest takeaways from Team USA's 99-94 nail-biting victory over Lithuania in Olympic competition Saturday was that it fully established coach Mike Krzyzewski's rotation of trust...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 10 months ago 6,711 reads 3 comments

  5. Team USA Basketball 2012: Results vs. Argentina Will Reveal Maturity of Team

    It was not so long ago that Team USA blew Nigeria out of the water by 83 points and were lazily being hailed as better than the '92 Dream Team—but a revealing near-loss against Lithuania put those comparisons to bed...

    Chris Roling Written by Chris Roling about 10 months ago 5,187 reads 2 comments

  6. A Closer Look at Team USA's Persistent (if Hardly Damning) Weaknesses

    No entity in sports is exempt from the possibility of failure. No matter how dominant a team or player might seem, a single game can produce any kind of improbable result...

    Rob Mahoney Written by Rob Mahoney about 10 months ago 931 reads 2 comments

  7. Olympics Basketball 2012: Team USA Isn't a Lock to Take Home the Gold Medal

    Coming into Team USA's matchup against Lithuania on Saturday, the Americans looked like a mortal lock to take home their fifth Olympic gold medal in the past six Summer Games...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 10 months ago 3,439 reads 1 comments

  8. Olympics Basketball 2012: Crafting an International Team That Would Defeat USA

    Team USA has been storming through the competition at the 2012 Olympics , and that doesn't look to be changing any time soon...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 311 reads 2 comments

  9. Team USA Basketball: Why the Men Aren't a Lock to Win Gold

    While Team USA men's basketball has been busy comparing themselves to the original Dream Team , the rest of the world has been plotting to deny them an Olympic gold medal...

    Derek Gerberich Written by Derek Gerberich about 10 months ago 1,157 reads 1 comments

  10. Olympic Basketball 2012: USA vs. Argentina Preview, Analysis and Predictions

    Team USA has been rolling through the group stage at the 2012 London Olympics , and now the merry band of NBA superstars is gearing up for their final encounter before the elimination stage...

    Zach Harper Written by Zach Harper about 10 months ago 7,776 reads 4 comments

  11. Team USA Basketball 2012: Is Kobe Bryant Ruining Team Chemistry?

    The 2012 Summer Olympics have come with polarizing success for the Team USA national basketball team. From their 83-point blowout of Nigeria to a five-point escape against Lithuania, absolutely nothing has qualified under the term "predictable...

    Maxwell Ogden Written by Maxwell Ogden about 10 months ago 7,183 reads 18 comments

  12. 2012 Olympics: Will the USA Men's Basketball Team Lose?

    The latest version of the Men’s Olympic team has gotten themselves off to a solid start and been undefeated through pool play thus far...

    Eddie Pryce Written by Eddie Pryce about 10 months ago 4,556 reads 0 comments

  13. Olympic Basketball 2012: USA vs. Argentina Preview

    Well..looks like team USA dropped the ball on their Dream Team revelations on Saturday. After narrowly escaping an upset by Team Lithuania, it appears the once demigod reveled basketball squad is more than mortal after all...

    Matt Hines Written by Matt Hines about 10 months ago 12,818 reads 7 comments

  14. USA Olympic Women's Basketball 2012: Teams to Look out for in Bracket Stage

    It looks like the USA Olympic women's basketball team is well on their way to taking home another gold medal at the 2012 London games...

    Taylor O. Giffin Written by Taylor O. Giffin about 10 months ago 3,166 reads 2 comments

  15. Team USA Basketball 2012: Why Team USA Doesn't Need to Dominate

    Esteemed writer Rob Mahoney wrote on Friday that : For whatever reason, dominance in sports can't simply be dominance...

    Zach Harper Written by Zach Harper about 10 months ago 4,090 reads 2 comments

  16. Olympic Basketball 2012: Test Against Lithuania Came at the Right Time for USA

    While Team USA fans would love to see their group of NBA All-Stars blowout every team on the way to a gold medal, the recently close call against Lithuania is actually a good thing, believe it or not...

    Alex Hall Written by Alex Hall about 10 months ago 1,589 reads 0 comments

  17. USA vs. Argentina: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info & Olympic Basketball Preview

    After a complete thrashing of Nigeria (156-73) two games ago and a near loss to Lithuania (99-94) Saturday, Team USA will look to find its consistency before entering the knockout stages...

    Donald Wood Written by Donald Wood about 10 months ago 10,078 reads 27 comments

  18. Team USA Basketball: Keys to Beating Argentina

    When Team USA and Argentina met in their exhibition game on July 22, things did not go as planned for the Americans...

    Adam Friedgood Written by Adam Friedgood about 10 months ago 7,652 reads 27 comments

  19. USA vs. China Women's Basketball: Live Score, Stats & Recap

    Can the United States stay undefeated during the women's basketball group stage at the London Olympics , or will the No...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 4,804 reads 7 comments

  20. USA vs. Lithuania: Players Who Must Rebound from Mediocre U.S. Showing

    As the Olympic basketball tournament moves toward the end of group play and on to the quarterfinals, Team USA needs to have players step up after a mediocre performance against Lithuania...

    Alex Ballentine Written by Alex Ballentine about 10 months ago 375 reads 0 comments

  21. Olympic Basketball Schedule 2012: Argentina Offers US Toughest Test Yet

    The United States men's basketball team faced a tough test against Lithuania Saturday, but they'll need to recover in time for their toughest test yet against a strong Argentina team...

    Shawn Brubaker Written by Shawn Brubaker about 10 months ago 1,907 reads 0 comments

  22. 5 Secrets Argentina Learned from Lithuania's Toe-to-Toe Game with Team USA

    Argentina and Team USA have a long history of international basketball battles. Their latest fight for position came on July 22, 2012, when Argentina nearly upset the United States but fell by a score of 86-80...

    Maxwell Ogden Written by Maxwell Ogden about 10 months ago 215 reads 0 comments

  23. Will Lithuania Escape Refocus Team USA or Just Expose Critical Weaknesses?

    Optimists will tell you that Team USA was never in true danger of losing to the upstart Lithuanians. Realists will tell you that trailing 84-82 with 5:51 remaining and your defense virtually non-existent offers a startling sense of reality...

    Maxwell Ogden Written by Maxwell Ogden about 10 months ago 245 reads 0 comments

  24. USA vs. Lithuania: Winners and Losers

    Team USA's basketball team entered the 2012 Summer Olympics with the highest expectations of any athletes present. From their superstar presence to the fact that Coach K simply could not lose with this team, everyone was expecting greatness...

    Maxwell Ogden Written by Maxwell Ogden about 10 months ago 3,331 reads 6 comments

  25. Bold Prediction: Team USA Will Beat Argentina by 30

    After Team USA won a squeaker against Lithuania earlier today, the voices of gloom-and-doom can already be heard. So why am I predicting that the Americans will beat the No...

    Charles Bennett Written by Charles Bennett about 10 months ago 147 reads 0 comments