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Nitpicking Team USA's 37-point win
Updated: September 1, 2010, 6:37 PM ET
By Chris Sheridan | ESPN.com
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- There was never any doubt that the Americans were going to win this one, and win it decisively -- which is exactly what they did, beating Iran 88-51. The bigger question was whether they were going to start showing that their offense had caught up to their defense, which continues to be their strongest suit.
Truth be told, it hasn't.
The turnovers keep on coming and coming, and the lack of ball movement and player movement in their half-court sets was again ...
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2010 FIBA World Championship

COLUMNS
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NEWS
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- Spain tops Greece; Serbia edges Croatia
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