Comments on: United States Breezes by Australia http://www.hoopsaddict.com/united-states-breezes-by-australia/ Get Your Basketball Fix... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ryan McNeill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/united-states-breezes-by-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-7756 Ryan McNeill Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:42:32 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1183#comment-7756 I have to admit that after the first quarter I thought the Americans were in for a whole world of trouble. If the Aussies had hit some of those runners in the paint and not shot as many three-pointers they could have even had the lead. I think what turned the tide was the final minute of the second quarter where Australia had the chance to cut the deficit to less than four points but instead when into the half facing a double-digit deficit. If the Aussies hadn't let the American rally and gather confidence heading into the half it might have been a closer game. I have to admit that after the first quarter I thought the Americans were in for a whole world of trouble. If the Aussies had hit some of those runners in the paint and not shot as many three-pointers they could have even had the lead.

I think what turned the tide was the final minute of the second quarter where Australia had the chance to cut the deficit to less than four points but instead when into the half facing a double-digit deficit. If the Aussies hadn’t let the American rally and gather confidence heading into the half it might have been a closer game.

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