Team USA 2012

[23]

Re: Team USA 2012

They dont need him, he shouldnt play

[MB3]

Re: Team USA 2012

As a Heat fan I think Wade should sit the Olympics out. Even if his knee doesn't require surgery it's best for the Heat if he doesn't play. We need him if we want to repeat!

[Chrisksaint]

Re: Team USA 2012

I'd think they'd be fine with settling for like Eric Gordon who helped them in the Worlds, but I too have my injury concerns for him

[ehh]

Re: Team USA 2012

Hope ya'll take advantage of these Olympic Games because they're the last time you're going to see the bigger stars in the league play for USA:

I'm trying to remember but aren't we the only country that values the Olympics over the FIBA tournament? As long as we're sending our best to whatever tournament is considered best I don't really care.

[Championships]

Re: Team USA 2012

Starters
PG: Chris Paul
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: LeBron James
PF: Kevin Love
C: Tyson Chandler

Bench
SF. Carmelo Anthony
PG. Russel Westbrook
PF/C. LaMarcus Aldridge
PF. Chris Bosh
C. Anthony Davis
SG/SF. Kevin Durant
PG. Rajon Rondo

Really tough to choose who's gonna start.

[ehh]

Re: Team USA 2012

Odds that Durant and Melo both get more PT than Love at the 4?

[Rule of Two]

Re: Team USA 2012

I personally hope Wade opts out of the Olympics. He's been having problems with his knees all year and he sure doesn't need to jeopardize his health even further.

I'd also like to see Bosh take a year off to make sure his abdominal injury is fully healed.

I would say the same for LeBron but I know he's going to play either way. He has one heck of a motor and I think it'll give him some quality time to work on his post moves and jump shot.

Whatever happens I hope our boys win again this year. There's nothing like representing your country in a foreign land and kicking some ***.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Team USA 2012

Starters
PG: Chris Paul
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: LeBron James
PF: Kevin Love
C: Tyson Chandler

Bench
SF. Carmelo Anthony
PG. Russel Westbrook
PF/C. LaMarcus Aldridge
PF. Chris Bosh
C. Anthony Davis
SG/SF. Kevin Durant
PG. Rajon Rondo

Really tough to choose who's gonna start.

Rondo/Davis aren't on the team or part of the final 18.

[justblaze09]

Re: Team USA 2012

I'm trying to remember but aren't we the only country that values the Olympics over the FIBA tournament? As long as we're sending our best to whatever tournament is considered best I don't really care.

I think that's correct, but the way it sounds, the NBA isn't going to be sending any stars to either tournament if they aren't getting a cut.

Once we flop, I can assure that everyone will want to play again.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Team USA 2012

I thought USA was planning on sending like an Under 23 squad to participate in the FIBA Tournaments anyway or was that just something being thrown around?

[Reyes19]

Rondo/Davis aren't on the team or part of the final 18.

Yes they are and so is James Harden

[Chrisksaint]

Re: Team USA 2012

Davis is, Rondo is not.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Team USA 2012

My mistake on the Davis part.

He is on there, just unlikely he'll make the actual team according to Colangelo.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Team USA 2012

Starters
PG: Chris Paul
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: LeBron James
PF: Kevin Love
C: Tyson Chandler

Bench
SF. Carmelo Anthony
PG. Russel Westbrook
PF/C. LaMarcus Aldridge
PF. Chris Bosh
C. Anthony Davis
SG/SF. Kevin Durant
PG. Rajon Rondo

Really tough to choose who's gonna start.

I would be subtly surprised if Davis made it. Also I'm sure Melo or KD will start at PF but Love should make the cut.

I'm sure Rondo won't play either by his own choosing. I also doubt Aldridge plays after his bout with that blood disease.

Hopefully Eric Gordon or another shooter will make the team.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Team USA 2012

Blake Griffin, Lamar Odom and Anthony Davis will be spending the July 4th holiday with Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski, auditioning for spots on this summer's Olympic team one day before the official start of training camp.

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN.com that an earlier plan to have Griffin and Odom get their health status updated and work out for Krzyzewski and the rest of the coaching staff on the Duke campus this week was scrapped and replaced by the new schedule, which will bring all three big men into Las Vegas just ahead of the July 5 reporting date for the other 15 healthy players on the roster.

Season-ending injuries suffered by Orlando's Dwight Howard (back), and Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge (knee) have opened up a spot for one of this diverse trio of frontcourt candidates.

Griffin is an All-Star power forward at 23 trying to break through with the national team despite late-season knee trouble. Odom is a 32-year-old with experience playing power forward and center who's trying to resurrect his career after a lost season with the Dallas Mavericks. And Davis, 19, is a lock to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's draft by the New Orleans Hornets after the Kentucky center was the consensus college player of the year.

The official 12-man USA roster, after a deadline extension from the U.S. Olympic Committee, will be announced after the July 7 practice, which means that Krzyzewski and Colangelo will have only a session or two to get a look at the players in camp.

Howard, Aldridge, Derrick Rose (knee) and Chauncey Billups (Achilles) have already been lost to injury, while Miami's Dwyane Wade -- another prominent member of the original 20-man preliminary roster released in January -- might be forced to withdraw after completing a long championship run through the playoffs on a weakened left knee.

Colangelo told ESPN.com that Wade is definitely reporting to Vegas next week, but described his playing status as "up in the air" until Wade can consult further with doctors after helping the Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.

"We've been talking about a lot of the what-ifs," Colangelo said of a lengthy staff meeting conducted Tuesday.

The only healthy big men regarded as sure bets for the final roster are Miami's Chris Bosh, New York's Tyson Chandler and Minnesota's Kevin Love. It's believed that at least one more big man will be added from the trio of Griffin, Odom and Davis, who is the only Team USA invitee with no NBA experience.

USA Basketball officials, however, are confident they will be covered no matter what against most teams they face this summer because New York's Carmelo Anthony, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Miami's LeBron James can all play power forward in the international game.

http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=8102121&wjb