Official 2012 Olympic basketball thread

[TE]

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/07/02/u...how/index.html

Selection show...it's really only two more players they're adding to the team.

[TE]

http://galleries.nba.com/gallery/Tea.../0cGncFpbE2gJK

Photo gallery

[Venti Quattro]

Kobe's beard sort of looks like The Rock's.

[TE]

haha it kinda does

[TE]

holy , pringles is still a part of the coaching staff?

[Venti Quattro]

Holy

[TE]

Short Videos

Coach K
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/ai...ce_coach_k.nba

Jerry Colangelo
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/ai..._colangelo.nba

Durant
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/ai...ice_durant.nba

Kobe
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/ai...ctice_kobe.nba
(for the majority of the video, Kobe provides commentary on the acquisition of Nash and the quick subtle thoughts on the Laker FO).

Unibrow
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/ai...tice_davis.nba

[TE]

Holy

Harden fits right into that tbh

the is Kobe doing in there?

[LkrFan]

Greece
goat ers
beat by a bunch of people featured in national geographic
bankruptcy

[ElNono]

Harden is going?

No whistles in FIBA...

Kobe looks like he's getting ready to rapePERIOD

[ElNono]

Holy

[smaka]

Venti with the goods

[Venti Quattro]

[DMC]

uh.... no

[DMC]

Team USA Roster:

CP3, D-Will, Westbrook
Kobe, Wade, Gordon, Harden
LeBron, Melo, Durant, Gay, Iguodala
Love, Griffin, Odom, Bosh
Chandler, Anthony Davis

12 spots, 6 must go

Fixed

Wade and Bosh are automatically out. Odom shouldn't be allowed to represent this country, Gordon, hurt all year and nursed by the funds of his employer should not be allowed to play, AI is ok but KD saved his ass in the FIBA.

The others, besides Griffin, are ok. Griffin can get rebounds and putback dunks. Probably one of the PGs are not staying. I would cut CP3 to be honest, simply because he's been nursing injuries already.

[manufor3]

Holy

oh my god

[TE]

greece
players are unathletic as could be
relying on V-span to produce in the clutch when he's choked HAM
V-span choking hard in this game down the stretch as evidence with the video posted
V-span looking like the typical goat herder found in the countryside of Greece
getting your pushed in by Nigeria
a NBA player like Diogu dominating on the best Greece has to offer
body language of cry es after the game
Nigeria's celebration on center-court pouring sea salt on the wound

[TE]

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/07/07/t...s=iref:nbahpt1

Nominated for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team were: Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers); James Harden (Oklahoma City Thunder); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); LeBron James (Miami Heat); Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves); Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers); Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder); and Deron Williams (Brooklyn Nets).

Official team roster for the US basketball team participating in the 2012 Olympics announced.

This team is THIN up front.

[TE]

4 teams left for 3 spots in London.

Tomorrow's games:

Nigeria-Russia

Lithuania-Dominican Republic

The two winners are through to London. The two losers play on Sunday for the final spot.

Russia and Lithuania earned themselves a spot in the Olympics.

Nigeria and Dominican Republic will play for the third and final spot tomorrow (Sunday-as you mentioned)

[Venti Quattro]

The United States roster is set according to this tweet from Duke Basketball...

LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant
Tyson Chandler
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Paul
Andre Iguodala
Deron Williams
Russell Westbrook
James Harden
Blake Griffin
Kevin Love

[mavs>spurs]

LMAO kobe taking it waaaaaaaaaaaaay too far trying to be like jordan this time

[Venti Quattro]

[Nathan89]

Coach-- Guys don't choke. Don't do these type of things. Puts in a LA vs OKC tape

[KaiRMD1]

Can The Thunder boys & Lebron do good without the whistles though?

[racm]

Only one center, which means the US will have to go small a lot with LeBron/Melo/Durant having a lot of time at the 4 and Griffin/Love at the 5.