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  • #16
    The fact that he's never coached Team USA and has always rejected a coaching spot just shows how much he thinks about international play.

    I admire Jackson for being a great coach but he's pretty much wired to his own American centrism which I hate.

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    • #17
      I have no scientific basis for this statement, it's purely a matter of my opinion based on what I regularly see on TV and all over the net. Most Americans cannot seem to fully grasp the pride and honor that international players have for representing their country.

      In fact just a couple of weeks ago, some posters on ESPN were bashing these players for playing for their national teams and suggested that they should only play for their respective NBA teams. I know these are just a handful of posters, but this is the general perception that I get from my everyday experiences.

      The international players in the NBA wouldn't even think twice in playing for their national teams, even to the extent of playing injured like Ginobili and Yao for example. No offense to Kobe and Wade, but I don't even know why they would have to think about whether they want to play for their national team in the World Championships.

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