The shooting and passing skills that once made the game a pleasure to watch have given way to inside wrestling and one-on-one showboating. A modern NBA game often resembles water polo without the artistry. These weaknesses get exposed at the international level, when teams can pack the inside around Mr. Duncan and dare the Americans to make an outside shot. On Saturday, Stephon Marbury shot so poorly he would have missed a water-polo net. We sympathize with U.S. coach Larry Brown, who has to supervise this team of sulking me-firsters.