Kobe: Team USA Needs Better Chemistry To Win Gold

KG-MVP21 · 09-07-2006, 04:43 PM

ESPN - The U.S. basketball team will have to work on its internal chemistry if it wants to perform well at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Kobe Bryant said to the Associated Press on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Lakers ' All-Star guard was visiting Taiwan on a five-leg tour of Asia to meet with fans.

Last Sunday, the U.S. players returned home from the world championship in Japan with bronze medals -- just like the country won at the 2004 Olympics.

Both results were widely seen as disappointments.

Bryant told a news conference in Taipei that a newly assembled team always needed some time together before starting to play with consistency.

"Years playing together will jell us as a unit, [but] if there is no chemistry, it's going to be tough to beat all those talented teams," he said.

Bryant said he was confident the two years up to the Beijing Olympics would be enough to find that chemistry.

KirkHinrich12 · 09-07-2006, 10:19 PM

This coming from one of the games biggest ballhogs ever.

KingOfDaA404 · 09-08-2006, 09:29 PM

I dant know they had all those other stars, I dont think Kobe would have made a difference

KirkHinrich12 · 09-09-2006, 01:34 AM

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I dant know they had all those other stars, I dont think Kobe would have made a difference
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He's a ballhog. He'd have made things worse.

Sham · 09-09-2006, 04:30 PM

As all the players get better and better, I think the chem. will gradually improve. I think the easiest way for the US to win the gold is to get superstars in like KB, T-Mac etc. But guys like TMac just won't play

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09-07-2006, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
KG-MVP21 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catalonia Posts: 2,503	ESPN - The U.S. basketball team will have to work on its internal chemistry if it wants to perform well at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Kobe Bryant said to the Associated Press on Thursday. The Los Angeles Lakers ' All-Star guard was visiting Taiwan on a five-leg tour of Asia to meet with fans. Last Sunday, the U.S. players returned home from the world championship in Japan with bronze medals -- just like the country won at the 2004 Olympics. Both results were widely seen as disappointments. Bryant told a news conference in Taipei that a newly assembled team always needed some time together before starting to play with consistency. "Years playing together will jell us as a unit, [but] if there is no chemistry, it's going to be tough to beat all those talented teams," he said. Bryant said he was confident the two years up to the Beijing Olympics would be enough to find that chemistry.

09-07-2006, 10:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
KirkHinrich12 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,665	This coming from one of the games biggest ballhogs ever.

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Sham Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, Southern California Posts: 369	As all the players get better and better, I think the chem. will gradually improve. I think the easiest way for the US to win the gold is to get superstars in like KB, T-Mac etc. But guys like TMac just won't play