Pacers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted on | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | No Comments

Danny Granger got a serious wakeup call while serving as a member of Team USA's gold-medal-winning team at the FIBA World Championship. Granger might be one of the premier scorers in the NBA, but that didn't mean anything when he played alongside players just as good as or better than him.

Granger played in only seven of the team's nine games and averaged just 4.1 points, which was second-lowest on the team.

The reason behind the lack of playing time for Granger?

Defense.

Granger's inability to defend at a high enough of level for USA coach Mike Krzyzewski cost him a spot in the rotation. Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala and Memphis' Rudy Gay played ahead of Granger.

Granger was considered a good defender when the Pacers picked him with the No.

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