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Shaq will never play = US will lose again
Considering the probable negatives of many superstarts (including most probably Garnett, Duncan, Shaq, TMac and Kobe, among others), I would field the following team:
Brad Miller/Jeff Foster
Jermaine Oneal/Amare Stoudemire/Elton Brand
Lebron James/Bruce Bowen
Rip Hamilton/Joe Johnson/Fred Hoiberg
Jason Kidd/Allen Iverson
Extra reserve (in case some of the above cannot make it):
Brevin Knight
Michael Redd
Shawn Marion
Emeka Okafor
Marcus Camby
The team above provides a relatively good balance between offense and defense, inside/outside, stars and role players.
Shaq will never play = US will lose again
Shaq would be useless in international play. He would foul out after 5 minutes of play.
ok. then US will lose no matter what.
Shaq would be useless in international play. He would foul out after 5 minutes of play.
They need to have a real "team" and not just a bunch of superstars assembled together at the last minute. It's sooo obvious, they just don't get it.
Has anyone considered it being half NBA players and half college players?
There are players playing in Europe who are trully superstars there, and would be more than ready to play for the US in the Olympics/ World Championships.
Anthony Parker (Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Israel)
Maceo Boston (Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Israel)
Marcus Brown (CSKA Moscow - Russia)
Travis Hansen (TAU Ceramica - Spain)
Bernard Hopkins (Unelco Tenerife - Spain)
J.R. Bremer (Unicaja Malaga - Spain)
Lou Roe (Caja San Fernando - Spain)
Scott Burrell (Lagun Aro Bilbao - Spain)
Charlie Bell (Leche Rio Breogan - Spain)
Troy Bell (Real Madrid - Spain)
Joseph Blair (Armani Jeans Milano - Italy) (lol at the team sponsored name)
I'm not saying draft all these players for the team, but a couple of them in the roster would be more than useful. They really understand the international game, most of them are stars or very good role players in their teams.
The losing hurts that much?
Timvp you know this is bull . And this came from YOU!!??!!??
Manu'sMagicalLeftHand --- congrats on picking bowen (first one to do so) to gaurd manu
It's a good thought to consider Bruce, but he'll be 37 by the time the '08 Olympics roll around.
Yeah... and too many foreigners around, you wouldnt like that... ack!.
And whats the deal with the Gold medal? I heard is not even made of real gold!.
What a waste of time!
The losing hurts that much?
Timvp you know this is bull . And this came from YOU!!??!!??
It's not about the losing. This was timvp's view for years. He has never wanted NBA players to go to the Olympics.
Wouldn't that make even more of a tension?
Just make KG, T-Mac etc. to play! At some point we can just say US baskeball resides within a league, that should be the best in the world. So best players should not have a problem to represent their homeland, should they?
Nevertheless, Blair, Parker and Brown have to get a chance in the USA Team. If USA Basketball do not make a change, then a coach definitly should.
I bet they're going to listen to him this time.
It's not about the losing. This was timvp's view for years. He has never wanted NBA players to go to the Olympics.
Thinking about it, it would be REALLY FUNNY. Because that and saying "We're quitters" is pretty much the same thing.
For what it's worth here's mine:
g wade
g mcgrady
f lebron
f garnett
c duncan
backups:
g kidd
g bryant
f pierce
f jermain oneal
c snaq
iverson
stoudemire
No one said they were going to listen to him. He is stating his opinion -- many other people feel the same way; they don't want the NBA players in the Olympics and never have. It's not about quitting. It's about thinking the rewards of the Olympics don't outweigh the risks of getting hurt and fatigued.
right, because the NBA is SOOOO righteous!! Give me a break!! The olympics is the only true international event where ALL countries are involved.
So you (or Timvp) don't wont USA stars to represent their (your) country in front of more than 1.000.000.000 people at the olimpics?
I have never wanted paid athletes to play in the games
NEVER
My vote was based on tiring all our rivals out with that bull .Wally??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!
No thanks!
BS. Its not about the Olympics. So let me get this straight.... Next World Championship at Japan (2006)... Do you want they send college kids?
OK. Cool then. Fine by me.
Tho, I'm not sure every US basketball fan whines that much. I think most wouldn't want to quit after being 6th at WC and 3rd at the Olympics.
hey where did u get that animated gif???? that is tight!
The answer I was expecting from you dude.
I think the team they send to the 2006 WC should be all former Spurs:
C Jack Haley
PF Julius Nwosu
SF Brandon Williams
SG Derrick Dial
PG Jon Sunvold
C Mike Brittain
PF Gerard King
PG Negele Knight
PG Chris Whitney
SG Steve Smith
C Jerome Whitehead
SF Sean Higgins
my wishlist::
C:: shaq, wallace
PF: duncan, amare, jermaine
SF: carter, lewis, lebron
SG: allen, pierce, iverson
PG: kidd,
if i need to choose between kobe and shaq, iŽd take shaq
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