BASKETBALL : CROATIA, WITH NO DELUSIONS, ROLLS OVER AGAINST U.S.Byline: Raad Cawthon Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. Croatia, which won the silver medal in basketball at the 1992 Olympics, appeared to be under no illusions Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. in the Georgia Dome Atlanta Falcons • • [ . The Croatians knew what the outcome would be as they played the NBA All-Stars The following is a list of players who have been selected for the NBA All-Star Game at least once in their career. Note that the number indicates the player's number of selections – not the number of games played. - who masquerade as the U.S. men's Olympic team. Despite the presence of the Chicago Bulls' Toni Kukoc, the Boston Celtics' Dino Radja and the Miami Heat's Zan Tabak, Croatia failed to fight through picks, ran away from the dunks of Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). and allowed itself to be abused by Charles Barkley This article is about the basketball player. For the politican, see Charles E. Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. . The result: The U.S. was ahead by 19 points at the half on the way to a 102-71 victory. ``This is for us an exhibition game,'' said Tabak, who scored 19 points. ``I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. what the score was in the end. I care that we did not play like we can. I don't think we can beat them, so I don't care about the score. ``You are supposed to play like practice or an exhibition game.'' The U.S. spread the scoring around, Mitch Richmond getting 16, Barkley 14, David Robinson 13 and Karl Malone 10. The team shot 54 percent and outrebounded Croatia 41-23. Faced with a team of the NBA's best, Croatia took the easy way out and played not to get hurt. Why not? The outcome sent its team to 3-2 in Pool A, the same pre-medal-round group it shares with the U.S., which is the only team apparently allowed in the pool's deep end. Croatia came into the game already assured of a trip to the medal round, where it can expect some competitive games from the likes of Yugoslavia, Australia and Lithuania. Why wear yourself out against an opponent you can't beat? Anyone who answers by saying that playing hard despite the competition is what the Olympics are all about has obviously not been paying attention to what the U.S. and its professionals have done to Olympic basketball. ``If you play in the finals, you give it all because you don't play no more,'' said Radja, who scored nine points on 4-of-11 shooting. ``This you play half speed because they win (by) the same amount anyway. Why get injured?'' With the win, the U.S. goes to 5-0. The players appear to be counting down the last four games until they get their gold medals and can return to peddling shoes full time. It appears certain, given that no other team can honestly come close to playing with them, that the Americans will sleepwalk sleep·walk intr.v. sleep·walked, sleep·walk·ing, sleep·walks To walk or perform other motor acts while asleep; somnambulate. [Back-formation from sleepwalking. right to the highest tier of the medal platform. |
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