Lesson learned: Brazilians don’t tap out. As I found out unfortunately, they don’t have a sense of humor either, so when you make wisecracks from the sidelines, make sure they can’t hear you. They had this particularly nasty gorilla…wait, that was a guy?! Anyway, I think I may have a broken rib. The upshot is that they foul a lot, to the tune of 21 times, which really gave the US squad an advantage, giving them 30 chances at the stripe compared to the only 9 free throw attempts they were allowed.
McArthur really had a stellar day, leading the team with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Late in the game he started jumping up on the shoulders of that gorilla Brazil had down near the basket and just dropping the ball in. Normally this would be a foul, but Jon Laurent called me over before the game and gave me a bag of peanuts. Food! Well, not for me anyway. I had to sit in the bleachers and hit the refs in the back of the head with them every time I was given the signal, which explains why Huston only had 2 fouls.
USA played exceptionally well today, taking the day with a final score of 107-79, playing at equal enthusiasm. In his press conference, magiker had this to say about the team’s performance. “I’m real proud of my guys. They got in there and were tough in the paint, outmuscled and outshot the defense. I really attribute this win to each of their managers who kept them in good gameshape for us this week.”**
Once again, the US U21 team beats out Brazil big time 107-79. Now if you’ll excuse me, fewmit was too cheap to pay for a hotel so I’m going to pick up the popcorn and peanuts that dropped between the seat so I can eat and then sleep in the parking lot.
(**This is the official version of magiker’s press conference which may or may not have been altered from the original by this reporter at gunpoint by the staff of the U21. Tell my family I’ll miss them.)
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