Official 2010 FIBA World Championship Thread

[ex carrabba fan]

Who knew that we haven't won the gold medal since 1994?

From Greece 1998, 3rd place finish: Seems as if the squad had all collegiates, which I was not previously aware of: Trajan Langdon, Wendell Alexis, Michael Hawkins, Brad Miller, Bill Edwards, Ashraf Amaya, Jimmy Oliver, Gerard King, Kiwane Garris, Jason Sasser, Jimmy King, David Wood (Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich)

Winner: Yugoslavia

From Indiana 2002, 6th place finish, first time NBA defeated in international play: Ray Allen, Baron Davis, Andre Miller, Mike Finley, Reggie Miller at guard, Shawn Marion, Elton Brand, Paul Pierce, Antonio Davis at forward, and Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal, Raef LaFrentz at center. The alternates were Nick Collison and Jay Williams. The head coach was George Karl, with assistants Greg Popovich, Mike Montgomery and Kelvin Sampson.

Winner: Yugoslavia

2002 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER AWARDS:

MVP: Dirk Nowitzki (Germany)

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM:
G: Manu Ginobili (Argentina)
G: Predrag Stojakovic (Yugoslavia)
C: Yao Ming (China)
F: Dirk Nowitzki (Germany)
F: Pero Cameron (New Zealand)

^^ NO USA players LOL

From Japan 2006, 3rd place finish: Joe Johnson, Kirk Hinrich, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Shane Battier, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Brad Miller, Elton Brand, Carmelo Anthony, Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski

Winner: Spain

All-tournament team 2006:

Spain Pau Gasol
Spain Jorge Garbajosa
United States Carmelo Anthony
Argentina Manu Ginóbili
Greece Theodoros Papaloukas

REDEMPTION part II in Turkey 2010! Getting that Gold 16 years later!

Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams are confirmed. Plenty more are expected to return.

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/09/29/carmelo-anthony-commits-to-playing-in-2010-world-championships/

Colangelo told FanHouse earlier this month that seven players from the Olympic team -- Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Deron Williams -- told him at last February's All-Star Game in Phoenix that they would play in Turkey. Colangelo, though, still plans to double check this fall with those players to make sure they are on board.

Follow NBA FanHouse Williams has confirmed to the media he will return. And, although James hasn't made a public statement, Anthony has little doubt he will play.

Anthony, who is good friends with James, said he believes James has already decided to return. If there is any doubt, Anthony said, "I'll get him to come back".

[X*Cell]

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USA and Brazil are the only teams to play in all 15 World Championship tournaments. New to the tourney is the nation of Tunisia, Iran, and Jordan.

I personally cannot wait to watch this, if I can. I wanna check out how Hamed Ehadadi does for Iran, and Mohammadsamad Nikkhah. Dude can drain em. Iran is incredibly undersized though.

Oh yeah, GO USA!

[jmood88]

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Can't wait.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I expect them to add Kevin Durant, Brandon Roy, Al Jefferson and another big.. maybe Brook Lopez/Amare/Tyson Chandler/Meka Okafor

What a team that would be

CP3/Williams
Kobe/Wade/Roy
Melo/Durant
LBJ/Jefferson
Howard/Bosh/Chandler

[jetercanoturn2]

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What a team that would be

CP3/Williams
Kobe/Wade/Roy
Melo/Durant
LBJ/Jefferson
Howard/Bosh/Chandler

GAME OVER

[X*Cell]

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GAME OVER

lol 2002 and 2006 should have been game over too... but it wasn't.

[PrOdIgY_4eVeR]

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2006 loss to Greece was a fluke, even though we Greeks (better yet, the completely ignorant and anti-American Greeks) like to regard it as clear indication that Greeks are better at basketball than Americans (...)

The main reason for the loss was the obviously bad preparation of Team USA in regards to the different FIBA bball style, the fact that it had little time to gel together as a team and the clear underestimation of its opponents..

However, I expect Team USA to dominate in 2010, as the only real threat to a roster of its caliber will be Spain

[X*Cell]

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2006 loss to Greece was a fluke, even though we Greeks (better yet, the completely ignorant and anti-American Greeks) like to regard it as clear indication that Greeks are better at basketball than Americans (...)

The main reason for the loss was the obviously bad preparation of Team USA in regards to the different FIBA bball style, the fact that it had little time to gel together as a team and the clear underestimation of its opponents..

However, I expect Team USA to dominate in 2010, as the only real threat to a roster of its caliber will be Spain

I'd like to note that good preparation is essential for a successful basketball team. Noone was onboard for success in 2006. Kinda sad. But I'm kinda happy it happened to Coach K. Hate that guy.

[PrOdIgY_4eVeR]

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I'd like to note that good preparation is essential for a successful basketball team. Noone was onboard for success in 2006. Kinda sad. But I'm kinda happy it happened to Coach K. Hate that guy.

Well, Coach K in my opinion made two huge mistakes in 2006:

Firstly he did not emphasize nearly enough on pick-n-roll defense. He should have known through video watching that Greece's, as well as most FIBA teams', main offensive scheme is the PnR.

Secondly he was obsessed with small lineups, most notably playing Dwight Howard only 13 minutes in the crucial semifinal against Greece.

In Beijing Coach K did a better job, which of course wasn't that difficult considering the quality of his roster. I still don't trust him very much and would prefer an NBA coach like Greg Popovich, but it would make little difference anyway provided Kobe, Lebron and co. come to Turkey determined to capture that championship.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Kobe was asked point blank by Kamla yesterday if he would put his name into the 10 games..

Kobe said everyone from the Redemption team WANTS to play in Turkey, they talk about it with eachother and that they don't view it as an obligation but something fun.

However Kobe admitted that he has a ton of mileage on his legs so he would have to examine his situation closer to 2010.

If Kobe cannot go I would expect Joe Johnson, Danny Granger or OJ Mayo to take his spot.

As far as in the past two events, it was obvious that Team USA stopped caring and approached them with little to no respect.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Count Howard into this:

"I would love to play," Howard told Sports Illustrated. "I have no problem with it. I want to be on the 2012 Olympic team. If that means [USA Basketball Managing Director] Mr. [Jerry] Colangelo wants me to play at the world championships next summer, I'm there."

[chia51]

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I will be there in 2010!!!


We are in the process of setting up this trip right now! Some buds and I are going to go down there for the tourney.

I am in England and my buds are in Germany so the flights are cheap and we just have to find the tickets and hotels... So when this comes around I will definetely doing a blog on here with pics.

Sooooo excited.

[ex carrabba fan]

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27 players announced.

Out of that pool, give me:

CP3/Williams/Billups
Kob/Wade
James/Melo/Durant
Bosh/Amare
Howard/Perkins

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AusCJcTWEpkAWsoEp310YFo5nYcB?slug=ap-usroster&prov=ap&type=lgns

NEW YORK (AP)—LeBron James(notes), Dwyane Wade(notes) and Kobe Bryant(notes) joined six others from the reigning Olympic champions who are among 27 players on the U.S. national team roster.

The players chosen Wednesday will be candidates for this summer’s world championships and the 2012 Olympics in London.

Also returning from the team that ended the Americans’ eight-year gold medal drought in major competitions are: Chris Bosh(notes), Chris Paul(notes), Dwight Howard(notes), Carmelo Anthony(notes), Deron Williams(notes) and Carlos Boozer(notes).

The remainder of the roster includes young stars like Kevin Durant(notes) and Derrick Rose(notes). Also returning to the national team are Chauncey Billups(notes) and Amare Stoudemire, who played on the U.S. team in the 2007 Olympic qualifier.

The roster includes: Minnesota’s Al Jefferson(notes) and Kevin Love(notes); Rudy Gay(notes) and O.J. Mayo(notes) of Memphis; Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala(notes); Boston’s Kendrick Perkins(notes); Indiana’s Danny Granger(notes); New York’s David Lee(notes); New Jersey center Brook Lopez(notes); Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook(notes); Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge(notes); Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace(notes); and Clippers guard Eric Gordon(notes).

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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27 players announced.

Out of that pool, give me:

CP3/Williams/Billups
Kob/Wade
James/Melo/Durant
Bosh/Amare
Howard/Perkins

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AusCJcTWEpkAWsoEp310YFo5nYcB?slug=ap-usroster&prov=ap&type=lgns

NEW YORK (AP)—LeBron James(notes), Dwyane Wade(notes) and Kobe Bryant(notes) joined six others from the reigning Olympic champions who are among 27 players on the U.S. national team roster.

The players chosen Wednesday will be candidates for this summer’s world championships and the 2012 Olympics in London.

Also returning from the team that ended the Americans’ eight-year gold medal drought in major competitions are: Chris Bosh(notes), Chris Paul(notes), Dwight Howard(notes), Carmelo Anthony(notes), Deron Williams(notes) and Carlos Boozer(notes).

The remainder of the roster includes young stars like Kevin Durant(notes) and Derrick Rose(notes). Also returning to the national team are Chauncey Billups(notes) and Amare Stoudemire, who played on the U.S. team in the 2007 Olympic qualifier.

The roster includes: Minnesota’s Al Jefferson(notes) and Kevin Love(notes); Rudy Gay(notes) and O.J. Mayo(notes) of Memphis; Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala(notes); Boston’s Kendrick Perkins(notes); Indiana’s Danny Granger(notes); New York’s David Lee(notes); New Jersey center Brook Lopez(notes); Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook(notes); Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge(notes); Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace(notes); and Clippers guard Eric Gordon(notes).

I'd take:
CP3, Deron, Rose
Kobe, Wade
Melo, Bron, Durant
Bosh, Boozer
Howard, Lopez

And I'd like to find a spot for Gerald Wallace, but I just don't think he'd fit.

[hokupguy]

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if the best go it will look like this.
PG:CP3 ,D-will
SG:Kobe, D-Wade,Mayo
SF:Melo,KD,Gay
PF:LBJ, Boozer
C:Howard, CB4