Why do you think the U.S. Dream Team is headed for disaster at the upcoming World Championships?
–Geoff, Austin, Texas SG: I don’t like the team they picked or the style of play they’re using. It’s that simple. We just spent the last two years babbling on and on about what kind of formula works for international play — slash-and-kick, shooters spreading the court, everything centering around the point guard — and they decided to build the team around ‘Melo/LeBron/Wade (all of whom have games more suited for the NBA), a pressure defense that any good international team will gleefully pick apart, and a coach from a college that everybody in America hates. Subconsciously, we’ll all be rooting against the U.S. because of all the Coack K shots on the sidelines. I just think the whole process was inane. We’re going to lose to Brazil, Spain or Argentina. I’m telling you. Q: Short of smashing your cell phone, disconnecting the computer, locking yourself in a monastery, and swallowing the key, is there any possible way to avoid having an apocalyptic-level fight with your woman the day b
