The title was an eye catcher, but I don’t believe it.
The 2-0 United States plays 1-1 Nigeria today at 5:15 eastern on the NBC Sports Channel.
Nigeria’s lone win is over lowly Tunisia and 60-56 sure doesn’t sound awesome, especially since the United States pounded them by 47.
Nigeria loss came to Lithuania in a 72-53 blowout on Tuesday.
The Nigerians leading scorer has been the New Orleans Hornets’ Al-Farouq Aminu with 15 vs. Tunisia and 12 in the loss vs. Lithuania.
The LA Times lists the [URL=”http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-la-london-olympics-basketball-team-usa-nigeria-20120802,0,5995223.story”]5 things to watch for in today’s game[/URL], and one of them is if Anthony Davis will have another huge game.
[QUOTE][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][B]3. Will [URL=”http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/anthony-davis-PESPT0014786.topic”]Anthony Davis[/URL] have another huge game? [/B]Once [URL=”http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/kevin-love-PESPT0000010823.topic”]Kevin Love[/URL] suffered a slight knee injury against Tunisia, the NBA’s No. 1 draft pick suddenly found himself in an elevated role. In an otherwise meaningless game, he brought some more clarity on what his game might look like in the pros. By scoring 10 of his 12 points in 12 minutes on alley-oop lobs, it’s clear that Team USA has taken a clear liking to the Kentucky phenom. As Davis patiently set up in the post both to clear ways for entry passes and rebounds, Paul, Durant, James and [URL=”http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/deron-williams-PESPT000009522.topic”]Deron Williams[/URL] all threw him various lobs that he threw down with ease.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Regardless of whether Chandler gets in foul trouble, Love’s knee flares up or both, Davis could have a significant role against Nigeria. Its only strength rests in its front line led by Diogu and Aminu, so it wouldn’t hurt to have Davis there anyway to combat Nigeria’s size. But it’d also be a good opportunity to give Davis a platform to work more on his game and throw down a few more dunks too. [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]
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You can see the [URL=”http://www.usabasketball.com/misc/12_moly_notes_03.pdf”]complete game notes here.[/URL]
You can watch the United States vs. Nigeria [URL=”http://www.thefirstrow.eu/sport/basketball.html”]online by clicking here. [/URL]
[U][B]TODAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS[/B][/U]
[B]USA[/B]
NO NAME POS HGT WGT PPG RPG APG
5 Kevin Durant F 6-8 250 17.5 .9.5 .3.5
6 LeBron James F 6-8 230 7.0 .3.5 .6.0
4 Tyson Chandler C 7-1 240 7.0 .7.5 .1.5
10 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 205 7.0 .1.0 .0.0
13 Chris Paul G 6-0 183 3.5 .1.0 .4.5
[B]NIGERIA[/B]
NO NAME POS HGT WGT PPG RPG APG
7 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-9 215 11.0 1 10.0 .1.5
6 Ike Diogu F 6-10 250 12.5 .10.0 .0.5
15 Olumide Oyedeji C 6-9 240 1.5 .1.5 .0.0
13 Derrick Obasohan G 6-6 220 6.0 .2.0 .0.5
4 Tony Skinn G 6-3 175 8.0 .1.5 .2.0
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