Howard played in the 08 games, if I'm not mistaken.
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Apparently Bynum opted out because of a knee procedure. I'm not sure about the rest of the league.
Off the top of my head, Pau, Marc, Duncan, Bargnani, Nene, and Gortat aren't American. That leaves us with Chandler (on the team), Noah (injured), Bosh (injured), McGhee (dumb), DeAndre Jordan (see McGhee), and then Hibbert and Al Jefferson, who aren't any better than our current big men. I might be missing some people, but that seems to be the reason. We don't really have any replacements.
Everyone is hurt.
Howard (back surgery), LaMarcus Aldridge (hip injury), Chris Bosh (strained abdominal muscle) and Blake Griffin (left knee surgery). And Bynum has played all 82 games exactly once in his career so I doubt he'd be to thrilled at the possibility of adding more mileage to his knees.
Demarcus Cousins is not hurt but Team USA wants no part of him.
Chandler is in his 30's. He wont be HOF.
What player from our team would you even put on the orginal dream team? Kobe, Durant and Lebron; that's it. even a Larry Bird with a bad back is better than most of our Starters. I get we always want to compare and think today was better than yesterday, but i don't think it holds true in this case.
cousins mcgee hibbert jordan, i think those at least 1 of those guys would be beneficial when defending spain.
Thing that gets me, if he's not ready to play, why is he on the team?
Before watching him, I thought that he wouldn't be able to perform at an Olympic level, but after seeing him in these two games (albeit garbage minutes), it is obvious why he was chosen over other more polished player. He is as much of a force down-low as any other potential candidate when it comes to defense. And he can score. Why he's not getting PT is beyond me.
Maybe he's their secret weapon. They wanna save him for the real games.
Duncan has represented America in international competition. He would have been on the 1998 team but no NBAers played due to the lockout. He declined an invite in 2000 and soured on the competition all together after the bronze in 2004. Bynum also declined an invite to be a finalist on the 2012 team.
Apparently Coach K isn't ecstatic with K-Love.
http://www.iamagm.com/article/team-u...r#.UA3EG2Ge7Sk
Joakim Noah plays for France. Just thought I'd share.
Only thing Chandler has over AD is experience and size (which does count for a lot, no doubt). AD has him beat everywhere else.
WHO THINK COACH K IS THE WEAKNESS ON THIS TEAM!!! IF HE TRY TO START LOVE, JAMES,ANTHONY,PAUL AND WILLIAMS AGAINST SPAIN , WE WILL BE DOWN BY 10 IN THE FIRST QUARTER. WE NEED TO PLAY DAVIS, AND JAMES AT THE 4!! ROTATE THEM!!! LOVE AND CHANDLER AT THE 5
Maybe this is coach K's way of explaining why Anthony Davis may be moving in front of Kevin Love in the rotation?
Well, at least we can hope so for tomorrow.
A Lighthearted Team USA article
Spot on.. and kind of funny :coolg:
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My God...Davis is an alien!
Davis has to be able to help this team. Even if its only for a couple of minutes a night.
Game against Spain on ESPN2 at 3:30pm CT, 4:30pm ET.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Not sure where ball went w/my crack twit-pic-ing but Anthony Davis' stroke from outside is a warmup treat http://lockerz.com/s/227949904
LOL @ this quote on the pic
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0723...er2_cr_576.jpgQuote:
Just look at Andre Iguodala next to Davis. They look like they're on a father-son outing. Even though I know it's not true, I see this and assume Andre is finally letting his son, Ant, hang out with the big boys and maybe (just maybe) will let him have a sip of his beer.
And LMAO @ the guy in the comment section of the article saying he automatically thought Bryan McKnight when he saw Kobe's attire.
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Kobe's really embracing this old-man role he has on the team. Between the khakis, the shades, and the breezy white linen-resembling shirt, he looks like he's en route to see the Neville Brothers at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.
anyone know how to get the link for the fibalivestats thing? doesnt seem to be any type of navigation through the website.
I have a feeling this will be a very chippy game.
Spain's first shot is an airball. USA's first shot is a made 3 pointer by Paul.
Gasol with 2 3's. Wow. How do you guard that?
USA still on 3pts while Spain is on a 10-0 run.
Too many silly turnovers by USA so far.
And team USA rolls out the uber small lineup.. and Ibaka scores a layup. This cannot go on
Coach K will cost this team because of his refusal to play his bigs.
Ibaka 6-6. Killing us in the paint. Team USA needs Davis or Chandler in :bah:
How many dunks is that yet by Spain? :hihi: Embarrassing.
I'm sorry but Team USA needs Davis to be in the game. Playing Melo, Durant, and Lebron at 5 is not the answer against spain.
Serge is beasting.
Try Tyson and Davis in the game together for a bit and see how that works.
USA is getting dominated down low. The team is so much better with Anthony Davis on the floor. Coach K has to put his bigs in.