The Official 2012 Team USA Basketball Thread

SleepwalkingInJapan

yep

kanggoodie

ATTS wrote: »

Howard is NOT playing....Anthon Davis dont belong there....wade should rest

this is the thing i dont get.. y shouldnt davis be there?? its not a pro only team dude.. college players can ball too

dalyricalbandit

davis can be the bag boy like Laettner

CopperKing

or he can just brow's the gift shops in london


get it....badum...cchhh

IceBergTaylor

I gave you a wack for that b, just cause of the drum shit.

Alpha Outlaw

copperkid27 wrote: »

or he can just brow's the gift shops in london


get it....badum...cchhh

CopperKing

but I should get a GOAT based on you knowing it was a drum
Onomatopoeia at its finest

CottonCitySlim

Anyone here about they trying to get it to where college kids can play on the us team again since most nba players dont want to do it? Stern was talking about it.

Rosebudd B'Dose

MobTown wrote: »

Anyone here about they trying to get it to where college kids can play on the us team again since most nba players dont want to do it? Stern was talking about it.

No Stern was saying that since the NBA (not the players) isn't getting a cut, then he's considering making a 23 and under squad to compete in the Olympics and FIBA events... He wants to create his own NBA Sponsored event like the Soccer World Cup, which FIBA already is. In the end, it's Stern in his usual greedy way trying to strong arm FIBA outta the picture... this has nothing to do with competition or player interest and everything to do with Stern's greed and need to monopolize International play.

Matt-

MobTown wrote: »

Anyone here about they trying to get it to where college kids can play on the us team again since most nba players dont want to do it? Stern was talking about it.

i think they are already working towards getting away from the US using most NBA players for olympic basketball and sticking with an under 23 team. the dream team type talent to participate in a World Cup of Basketball, where the NBA (players and owners) could directly profit and have more control over the operations.

eyes low

dc's teflondon wrote: »

wade, deron, howard are all out

Deron is playing in it

ATTS

Only confirmed is lebron...

Matt-

Matt- wrote: »

MobTown wrote: »

Anyone here about they trying to get it to where college kids can play on the us team again since most nba players dont want to do it? Stern was talking about it.

i think they are already working towards getting away from the US using most NBA players for olympic basketball and sticking with an under 23 team. the dream team type talent to participate in a World Cup of Basketball, where the NBA (players and owners) could directly profit and have more control over the operations.

stringer bell post.

check the first page

R.D.

s2jepeka wrote: »

Why is Tyson Chandler so overrated smh

Swap Blake Griff for Chandler

lmaooo chandler is what he is and Blake brings nothing to the table that Chandler cant give you and more

numbaz...80's baby

Bynum
Griffen
Durant
Hibbert
Bosh
Kevin Love

Lebron
Rondo
CP3
Kobe
Melo
Deron Williams

eyes low

ATTS wrote: »

Only confirmed is lebron...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-la-deron-williams-optimistic-about-us-olympic-teams-chances-20120606,0,668718.story

ATTS

eyes low wrote: »

ATTS wrote: »

Only confirmed is lebron...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-la-deron-williams-optimistic-about-us-olympic-teams-chances-20120606,0,668718.story

thats cool...there are other names....but ONLY confirmed from team usa basketball organization has been lebron james..... they flat out said bron is on their roster on friday.

ATTS

Report: Knicks target Ray Allen, Jason Terry, shooters

according to the Daily News (via SLAM):

Jason Terry, O.J. Mayo and Ray Allen top the Knicks’ free-agent wish list for shooting guards. Allen wants a big offer, of course, but he’ll also favor the team that shows him the most love when it comes knocking on his door on July 1. Looks like the Knicks, who don’t have a lot of money to offer Allen, will have to out wine-and-dine the Bulls and Heat.

infamous114

ATTS wrote: »

Report: Knicks target Ray Allen, Jason Terry, shooters

according to the Daily News (via SLAM):

Jason Terry, O.J. Mayo and Ray Allen top the Knicks’ free-agent wish list for shooting guards. Allen wants a big offer, of course, but he’ll also favor the team that shows him the most love when it comes knocking on his door on July 1. Looks like the Knicks, who don’t have a lot of money to offer Allen, will have to out wine-and-dine the Bulls and Heat.

Lol so they're going to decide between a team who's won 1 playoff game in the last 4000 days and a team coming off a title...

tha fury

No Roy hibbert that nigga too soft, Kevin love at center makes good sense, dude crashes boards. Bron is big enough to run 4, then durant, bean, and cp3. I'd take rondo over westbrook on the bench, nigga is too reckless sometimes

Rosebudd B'Dose

tha fury wrote: »

No Roy hibbert that nigga too soft, Kevin love at center makes good sense, dude crashes boards. Bron is big enough to run 4, then durant, bean, and cp3. I'd take rondo over westbrook on the bench, nigga is too reckless sometimes

Finesse big men work better in International play

usmarin3

Bynum ain't doing the Olympics, he says he is gonna save his knees in the offseason, no sense putting on wear and tear.

Rosebudd B'Dose

usmarin3 wrote: »

Bynum ain't doing the Olympics, he says he is gonna save his knees in the offseason, no sense putting on wear and tear.

Bynum would be a disaster in the Olympics... part time goons are not a good look in the Olympics.. plus he doesn't fit with the style of play that America has been running i.e. pressure defense that leads to up-and-down the court action. Bynum is more of a plodder... that doesnt pass the ball as good as Hibbert does

And god forbid if a JJ Berrea type comes down the middle on him

MR.CJ

no wade, no rose, and no howard

can usa still win?

Rosebudd B'Dose

Besides Wade, Howard and Rose didn't play a big role on the last team