France News: Crittenton doesnt "eye to eye" with USA basketball coach; T-Young All Tourney Team

Seems like the real reason Javaris Crittenton didnt get much playing time last week in the NIKE Junior World Championships in France, was because he did not see eye to eye with USA coach Linzy Davis. Apparently Davis was irritated by Javaris' shoot first, and pass second attitude. Nic Wise, an Arizona signee got most of the playing time and ended up making the 2nd team All Tournament Team. Seeing Javaris play in a couple of games this year, i dont get the impression that he is a shoot first point guard. I am sure Javaris has his own thoughts on the matter, but i havent read anywhere where he had any quotes saying it. It was still a victorious tournament for the USA, and Thaddeus Young made the All-Tournament team. Seems like Javaris already has some steam before the season even starts. Knowing Javaris' work ethic, he'll be ready to prove Linzy Davis was wrong. Anyway, here is some news from the Tournament.

Thaddeus Young
Stats: 15.4ppg, 8.2rpg, 2apg, 3.8spg, 23mpg.

A left hander who is extremely fluid and athletic. He can shoot, drive and loves to get out on the break. Also very creative and has an engaging personality off the court. Thad is an elite level athlete with tremendous jumping ability as well as a good shot but he needs to put on weight. Despite the need for bulk, he grabbed 8.2 rebounds per game during the tournament and scored 15.4 points

Some more news and Notes:

Final Standings

1. USA
2. Turkey
3. Lithuania
4. France
5. Croatia
6. Slovenia
7. Sweden
8. Netherlands

Nike USA Eilte Team dominated the 20th Internationnal Tournament of Douai, with a lot of great players like MVP Chase Budinger (slam dunk contest winner) and the winner of the 3pt shotout Nick Calathes.

1st All Star Team: Nick Calathes, Martynas Gecevicius, Chase Budinger, Thaddeus Young, and Robin Lopez.
2nd Team: Nic Wise, Jeff Allen, Azizcan Ozdemir, Adrien Moerman and Ludovic Vaty.

Other Notes:

French standout Nicolas Batum, who won MVP at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, didn't receive many minutes because the coach didn't want to use him because he wanted to preserve him for the European Championships. Since Team France never played the Team USA, Batum never got a chance to test himself against Budinger and Young. Batum finished with 10ppg and 4.8 rpg.

Javaris Crittenton struggled for playing time as he fell out of favor with coach Linzy Davis due to his shoot first style. Nic Wise ended up with more PT as well as Nick Calathes. Crittenton finished with 8ppg and 3.8apg.