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Title: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Mo Z. Dizzle on June 23, 2008, 11:18:02 AM
Roster:

Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Carmelo Anthony
Dwyane Wade
Jason Kidd
Tayshaun Prince
Carlos Boozer
Chris Bosh
Dwight Howard
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Michael Redd


I'm glad to see Bosh made the team.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 23, 2008, 12:04:36 PM
Good list...Not enough bigs, though. :-\


PG Chris Paul...Deron Williams/Jason Kidd
SG Kobe Bryant...Dwyane Wade/Michael Redd
SF LeBron James...Carmelo Anthony/Tayshaun Prince
PF Chris Bosh...Carlos Boozer
C Dwight Howard


I'd cut one guard and add another player to the front court.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Mo Z. Dizzle on June 23, 2008, 12:35:18 PM
I was thinking that as well

unless they play one of the SFs out of position at PF and use either Bosh or Boozer as a backup C
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Antonio_ on June 23, 2008, 12:44:08 PM
Why just 3 bigs?
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: wcsoldier on June 23, 2008, 12:46:26 PM
USA will never learn ... LOL at cutting Mike Miller to add Wade  :-X
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: 7even on June 23, 2008, 01:51:55 PM
USA will never learn ...

Yeah, should be good enough for Gold though
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 23, 2008, 01:56:02 PM
^No shit...Kobe is playing this year.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: smegma on June 23, 2008, 01:56:19 PM
You know the Olympics has more sports than just basketball, right?
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Turf Hitta on June 23, 2008, 02:30:04 PM
Yeah seriously only one center? And Michael Redd?? I'm disappointed in Nate McMillan (I know its Coach K's show but I think McMillan cut Arenas last time so he must have some type of input) if he had something to do with roster selections and didn't do anything to get a backup C on the roster.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Tay on June 23, 2008, 03:53:16 PM
What changes would you guys have actually made though? Who would you add to the roster, and who would you remove? 3 PG's seems kind of excessive, but what big man would you go with, considering Amare already declined?
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 23, 2008, 03:57:50 PM
It's hard to decide who gets dropped between Kidd, Williams, and Paul...They shoulda dropped one for a big, though.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Turf Hitta on June 23, 2008, 04:01:59 PM
Nothing wrong with 3 pgs. Much in the same way a football team needs 3 qbs, a basketball team should ideally have 3 pgs. Drop Michael Redd and add a center. Stoudemire could play backup C. Shit even Chris Kaman or expired Shaq, hell, even Eddy Curry, just SOMEBODY else who can man the 5 for limited minutes while Howard rests.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: 7even on June 23, 2008, 04:04:54 PM
Drop Michael Redd Prince and add a center.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 23, 2008, 04:11:58 PM
I understand why Redd and Prince are on the roster...Redd, cuz we need a pure shooter other than Kobe, and Prince, because we need a perimeter defender other than Kobe.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Turf Hitta on June 23, 2008, 04:17:43 PM
^^^I thought about that too, but of Prince and Redd, redd just seems like he doesn't need to be there. Kobe can play the entire game if you need him to and D Wade is much more than a servicable reserve for Kobe. If they both absolutely must be there though, why not replace Boozer with Amare? he could backup both PF and C.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 23, 2008, 04:23:07 PM
^Boozer can play center just as well as (if not better than) Amare.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Turf Hitta on June 23, 2008, 04:24:27 PM
news to me.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 23, 2008, 06:05:33 PM
this is the best team you can make

without James Posey and Eddie House ofcourse
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 23, 2008, 06:12:52 PM
What changes would you guys have actually made though? Who would you add to the roster, and who would you remove? 3 PG's seems kind of excessive, but what big man would you go with, considering Amare already declined?

were KG and Tim Duncan unavailable?


honestly theres not a great selection of centers in the USA, I don't see Shaq wanting to go back to the olympics at his age

and ofcourse Yao ming, the 2nd best center in the league behind dwight is not an american player.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 23, 2008, 07:12:50 PM
 depth chart

PG Chris Paul, Williams,        Kidd
SG D-Wade, Kobe,          Redd
C Howard, Bosh
PF Boozer, Carmelo
SF Lebron, Prince


no Celtics, honsetly that makes me glad because it gives us some rest compared to the rest of the league
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Blow Out the Candle of the Devil on June 23, 2008, 08:26:05 PM
NOTHING WELL EVER COME CLOSE TO THE 1992 DREAM TEAM. BEST BASKETBALL SQUAD EVER. MJ = GOAT.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 23, 2008, 08:34:43 PM
NOTHING WELL EVER COME CLOSE TO THE 1992 DREAM TEAM. BEST BASKETBALL SQUAD EVER. MJ = GOAT.

you can say that, sure

the 1956 olympic team was better in terms of dominance though.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Blow Out the Candle of the Devil on June 23, 2008, 08:38:33 PM
THE EARLIER OLYMPIC TEAMS WERE MORE DOMINANT BECAUSE THEY FACED LESS COMPETITION!! BACK THEN THE OTHER COUNTRIES WERE PLAYING WORSE THAN THE LAKERS DID IN THE FINALS!
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 23, 2008, 11:06:05 PM
depth chart
SG D-Wade, Kobe,          Redd


Crack.


Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 24, 2008, 08:26:30 AM
i dont put chokers in my starting lineup
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on June 24, 2008, 10:03:19 AM
i dont put chokers in my starting lineup


So you put LeBron, Boozer, Howard, and Paul...all players who lost in the playoffs.. but Kobe, who won the west this year, is a choker. Kill yourself, Crack.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Antonio_ on June 24, 2008, 11:10:45 AM
C'mon, he's just joking. Can't be serious.
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 24, 2008, 11:16:09 AM
i dont put chokers in my starting lineup


So you put LeBron, Boozer, Howard, and Paul...all players who lost in the playoffs.. but Kobe, who won the west this year, is a choker. Kill yourself, Crack.

those guys went fighting down swinging (cept for Howard), they all lost in game 7's ;)

not losing by 39 points
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on June 24, 2008, 11:20:32 AM
C'mon, he's just joking. Can't be serious.
eggs actly
Title: Re: US Olympic Team Announced
Post by: Antonio_ on June 24, 2008, 11:23:25 AM
C'mon, he's just joking. Can't be serious.
eggs actly

LOL Nik sometimes is too passional about it. ;D ;D