I understand why Bowen got cut, but I think he could of brought more to the team than Jamison. It's not like team USA needs scorers when Wade, Lebron, and Carmello can practically play the whole game.
Battier and Duke. Team USA is going to get lit up on the permieter with Battier guarding the man Bruce should have been in one of these games.
Who guards Dirk? Jamison? Howard? Brand? Because he's going to kill Battier.
Give me a ing break. What else can Bruce do to get some respect?
Too bad for Bruce, but anything that adds to an already pissed off Spurs team to start the season is fine by me.
Sorry Bruce but hey he gave it a shot
I really hope Ginobili torches the U.S. if they meet. And any other guy they face that Bruce should've been in there guarding.
The rest will be good for Bruce though, but still.. With Carmelo, Wade, and LeBron on the team, the fact that they still wanted to be more versatile on offense is hogwash.
First of all .....Now I really hope Slovenia kicks the U.S. tail.
Seriously, congrats on a job well done Bruce. I am proud of you.Slovenia kicks the U.S tail
Second of all .........traitor
So much for team leadership and D.
I saw the cut the coming.
Not terribly surprising. I'd think, aside from the wear and tear he'll avoid from not playing, Spurs fans can be pleased because not making that team might give Bruce a little something extra for the coming season -- that can't possibly be a bad thing.
No offense, but without Duncan and Pop's system, Bruce Bowen is not a dream teamer.
I don't dispute any of that, but I also thought the idea of building international teams after 2004 was to avoid the Dream Team mentality and to find guys who can fill roles to play alongside a handful of superstars. I guess they've done that to some extent, but this team looks su iously like a slightly deeper version of the 2004 USA Olympic Team.
First of all .....
Second of all .........traitor
You say that and yet I lived.
Interesting.
Rest up and slap the Suns next year.
Coach K apparently was fine with Battier's and Joe Johnson's perimeter D. From what I saw, they both did well and contributed more offensively than Bruce did. Of course, I've always thought Shane Battier was a good NBA defender (and not just in college), although many don't share that view.
Bruce is the still the best perimeter defender and Ron Artest is a close second.
There is a possibility of injury (not to wish that) and if so, perhaps Bruce still has a chance of rejoining the NT.
Looks like they completely forgot why they added Bruce in the first place.
It shouldn't matter with this team anyways, but if we are in a situation where we have 5 scorers on the floor (with only one ball to spread out amongst them), and a good, but not great defender guarding the opponent's best perimeter player, nobody to blame but ourselves (and by ourselves, i mean coach Dookie).
There's truth in that, but while they are good defenders, they are clearly a tier (at least) below Bowen.
And yes, they are far superior scorers, but you only need a couple of those on the floor at the same time. Having 5 scorers on the floor = 6th place in 2002 and 3rd in 2004.
That said, there is so much talent that this team should win just the same. But it's pretty obvious that the talk of making this team 'different' than the past groups was just talk. It's just another all-star team + Battier (K's favorite son at Dook).
USA Basketball... still hasn't learned a Pop damn thing.
Basketball is a game of scoring. Most of the coutries get that. Bowen doesn't fit the USA basketball mold.
Battier's a *good* defender, but I'd put him, on a scale of 1-5 as far as defense goes, two levels below Bowen.
The selfish side of me (Spurs fan) is glad to see Bruce not going through all the games, but as a proud American it pisses me off that Colangelo, D'Antoni, and Coach K forgot both why they invited Bowen in the first place as well as what happened to Team USA the last time it went up against the best perimeter players in the world.
Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I just better not hear anyone around USA basketball pointing the fingers at the players if they lose. They've got no one to blame but themselves.
Depending on how he much he has bonded with the team, I think he should come home and spend time with the family. He travels so much during the season, he needs to experience as much time with his baby as he can.
Werd. Manu is going to TORCH them.
Honestly Bruce Bowen did not deserve to be there....
I hope bowen goes home and does not share any of his d's secrets
heard manu is tired and exhausted thogh
Miller not being cut doesnt suprise me - he is pretty much the perfect center for the international game (from the USA). He passes very well, and hit the outside shot - which would help greatly versus zone defences.
I, like most here, would of liked Bruce to stay on the team (probably over Jamison - who just chucked it up, didnt he?) but oh well, bad luck, good try.
Hard worker, great at ude, team player, proven winner... you're right, he didn't deserve to be there.
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