Team USA

  1. USA Basketball 2012: 3 Keys to Saturday's Game Against Lithuania

    Team USA has cruised through the group stage of the 2012 London Olympics basketball tournament. They recently set an Olympic record for points in a game by demolishing Nigeria 156-73...

    Adam Spencer Written by Adam Spencer about 11 months ago 1,228 reads 0 comments

  2. Team USA's Blowout Win Invites an Annoying and Inevitable Sports Media Cliché

    It's one of the sporting world's most ridiculous unwritten rules that one can win, provided they don't win by too much ...

    Rob Mahoney Written by Rob Mahoney about 11 months ago 815 reads 0 comments

  3. What Is USA Basketball's True Ceiling After the 'Perfection Game' vs. Nigeria?

    If you were looking for Team USA's ceiling at the Olympics , you almost saw it if you watched the game against Nigeria...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 11 months ago 474 reads 0 comments

  4. Team USA Blowouts Are Helping David Stern's Case for U-23 Age Limit in Olympics

    Someone better tell Team USA that it needs to stop dominating. Sure, winning by a 20-point margin in each game from this point forward would be just about fine—typically...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 11 months ago 415 reads 0 comments

  5. Analyzing the Biggest Questions Surrounding the 2012 Team USA Basketball Roster

    Every team has its flaws. Yes, even the 2012 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball team. It may be hard to see after the Team USA eviscerated Nigeria by 83 on Thursday , but an upset later on in the tournament cannot be overlooked...

    Mike Shiekman Written by Mike Shiekman about 11 months ago 857 reads 0 comments

  6. Olympic Basketball: 5 Keys to Making an Under-23 Tournament Thrive

    Why would the NBA restrict players from playing in future Olympics , given the success of Team USA over the past 20 years? It's a pure money grab for the owners. Plain and simple...

    Bryan Toporek Written by Bryan Toporek about 11 months ago 1,458 reads 7 comments

  7. Team USA Basketball 2012: Why Outside Shooting Will Lead Americans to Gold

    Team USA has shot lights out from behind the arc in London, and Thursday’s game against Nigeria only solidified how outside shooting will lead to a gold medal...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 11 months ago 3,843 reads 1 comments

  8. USA vs. Lithuania: Most Memorable Moments in Countries' Olympics Hoops Battles

    Saturday will mark the first time Team USA has faced Lithuania in Olympic competition since winning the 2004 bronze medal in Athens...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 11 months ago 609 reads 1 comments

  9. Olympic Basketball 2012: 3 Things We Learned from Team USA's Win over Nigeria

    There are lots of good Olympic basketball teams, but the United States definitely fields the best team. Team USA scored 156 points in an 83-point win over Nigeria, and shattered multiple records in the process...

    Baily Deeter Written by Baily Deeter about 11 months ago 2,357 reads 0 comments

  10. Olympic Basketball Scores 2012: Analyzing Team USA's Dominance of Nigeria

    In case anyone was wondering how dominant Team USA Basketball can be, their performance against Nigeria illustrated it. 156 points in 40 minutes! That's two buckets away from a basket per 30-second average...

    Steve Maze Written by Steve Maze about 11 months ago 3,627 reads 0 comments

  11. Team USA Basketball: Dwight Howard and Players Who Would Make USA Even Better

    The 2012 USA Basketball team participating in the London Olympic games right now is one of the best collections of talent on the planet, and maybe in history, so it is scary to think ...

    Chris Roling Written by Chris Roling about 11 months ago 12,686 reads 44 comments

  12. USA vs Nigeria: Report Card Grades for Every Team USA Player

    Team USA's dominant 156-73 performance against Nigeria will go down as one of the most lopsided Olympic displays of all time. This kind of shooting exhibition may well be matched one day, but it's hard to imagine that day coming anytime soon...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 11 months ago 1,735 reads 3 comments

  13. USA vs. Lithuania: Preview, Analysis, Prediction for Olympics Preliminary Game

    Now that they're done destroying Nigeria, it's time for Team USA to finally turn their attention to an actual basketball powerhouse when they take on Lithuania at the London Olympics on Saturday...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 11 months ago 1,482 reads 4 comments

  14. USA 156, Nigeria 73: Carmelo Anthony Proves Why He's Team USA's Key to Gold

    Calling this "just another day at work for Team USA" would be an injustice to the squad's excellence. This was just another extraordinary day at work for the Americans, who dismantled Nigeria in record-breaking fashion, 156-73...

    Manav Khandelwal Written by Manav Khandelwal about 11 months ago 159 reads 0 comments

  15. USA Basketball vs. Nigeria: Will Carmelo Anthony Finish as the Tournament's MVP?

    It looks like the 2012 Team USA basketball roster is starting to shed at least a glimmer of light on their self-proclaimed 1992 Dream Team comparisons after another lopsided win against Nigeria today...

    Matt Hines Written by Matt Hines about 11 months ago 4,031 reads 0 comments

  16. Coach K Irked at Accusation of Running Up the Score

    LONDON – After the United States was done delivering the most devastating defeat in the history of Olympic basketball, a 156-73 obliteration of Nigeria, USA coach Mike Krzyzewski ...

    Eric Drobny Written by Eric Drobny about 11 months ago 3,777 reads 5 comments

  17. USA vs Nigeria: Winners and Losers

    The United States' stunning 83-point win against Nigeria broke more than its share of records and put the rest of the world on notice. More so, even, than it was on already–and that's really saying something...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 11 months ago 978 reads 0 comments

  18. Olympic Basketball 2012: Grading Team USA's Dominant Win over Nigeria

    Team USA continued their assault on the 2012 London Olympics with an 83-point throttling of Nigeria. Bleacher Report is in London with JR Sport Brief, giving grades to Team USA ...

    BRtv Written by BRtv about 11 months ago 21,534 reads 8 comments

  19. Olympics 2012 Basketball: Did Team USA Just Play the Perfect Game?

    When it rains, it pours. Which, for Team USA, appears to be a good a great an unbelievable thing—at least, if USA Basketball's 156-73 annihilation of lowly Nigeria at the Olympics on Day 6 is any indication...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 11 months ago 45,021 reads 169 comments

  20. Predictions for Team USA vs. Lithuania

    Lithuania has some NBA-caliber talent in center Jonas Valančiūnas, wing Linas Kleiza and steady point guard Šarūnas Jasikevičius...

    Ethan Sherwood Strauss Written by Ethan Sherwood Strauss about 11 months ago 11,180 reads 26 comments

  21. Anthony Davis Forgets to Wear His Jersey During Team USA's Game Against Nigeria

    Anthony Davis couldn't check into the game during the 2nd quarter because he forgot to put his jersey. His teammates got a good laugh out of it...

    Ken Dorset Written by Ken Dorset about 11 months ago 314 reads 0 comments

  22. Team USA Basketball 2012: Carmelo Anthony's Brilliance Asserts Olympic Dominance

    Carmelo Anthony 's record-breaking performance against Nigeria in the 2012 London Olympics was unequivocally the best display that American Olympic basketball has ever seen...

    Sam R. Quinn Written by Sam R. Quinn about 11 months ago 8,194 reads 0 comments

  23. USA Breaks Olympic Basketball Scoring Record vs. Nigeria

    A three-point jumper by Andre Iguodala in a 68-point game may not have meant much for the United States men’s basketball team in their 156-73 win over Nigeria, but it was a shot that will forever be etched into the Olympic record books...

    Eric Ball Written by Eric Ball about 11 months ago 2,378 reads 0 comments

  24. Carmelo Anthony: Dominant Offensive Performance Shouldn't Shock Anyone

    Carmelo Anthony went ballistic against Nigeria in Thursday's Olympic hoops. Team USA cruised to a 156-73 victory, and Melo dropped 37 points in less than 15 minutes...

    Ian Hanford Written by Ian Hanford about 11 months ago 14,805 reads 129 comments

  25. USA vs. Nigeria Olympic Basketball: Grades, Twitter Reaction and Analysis

    It was evident from the opening tip that Team USA wouldn't have a problem putting a shellacking on Nigeria, but nobody could have expected that the United States would break the record for most points scored by a team in the Olympic Games...

    Sam R. Quinn Written by Sam R. Quinn about 11 months ago 64,841 reads 282 comments