The United States FIBA team is rarely able to attract their best talent for the world championships and there are definitely times when that costs the Americans titles that they could probably win. However Team USA are into the championship final in Turkey for the FIBA World Championships and Kevin Durant is playing incredibly well.
On September 12, 2010 2:30 PM ET / 18:30 GMT at the Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul, Turkey, USA and Turkey will meet in the Finals for the honor and glory of being crowned the best basketball team in the world.For USA (8-0), this will be the first time since 1994 that it have reached the FIBA World Championship Finals. It would be noteworthy to mention that it was also the last time that USA won the gold medal.
Turkey (8-0) meanwhile as the host country, is the favorite to win aside from Team USA. This is the first time that they have reached the Finals with only 6th place in 2006 as their previous best placing.
USA will have to rely on Kevin Durant’s scoring, the playmaking of Chauncey Billups and Derrick Rose and rebounding and defense of Lamar Odom and Andre Iguodala.
The host Turks are known for their vaunted zone defensive schemes. There’s also the presence of Hedo Turkoglu, a walking match-up nightmare with the ability to handle the ball, lead the team’s offense and shoot. Meanwhile, Ersan Ilyasova possesses the athleticism needed to test defenders, while seven-footer Omer Asik provides size up front.
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