Predictions for Team USA vs. Nigeria

July 31st, 2012 by Ethan Sherwood Strauss Leave a reply »
As a massive compliment to Nigeria, I won't predict an outright slaughter. They do have some talent on the squad, even if nothing short of Hakeem's return can truly save them.

They do have two NBA-talented players, though. Ike Diogu and Al Farouq Aminu have both had their NBA moments. Diogu is Nigeria's best player, despite a peripatetic NBA career. This is probably because Ike always produced, he just never fit within an NBA system.

At the FIBA level, a player need not know an extensive playbook; he just needs to play. The Nigerian team allows Ike the freedom to be the player many Warriors fans had hoped for. He also could have some success against a relatively short Team USA froncourt.

Will Diogu's efforts be enough to keep Nigeria close? For this to happen, they need one of Ike's all-time best games. 

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