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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:41 am Post subject: |
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The following 12 players will be representing America in Brazil this summer:
Carmelo Anthony, F
Harrison Barnes, F
Jimmy Butler, G/F
DeMarcus Cousins, C
DeMar DeRozan, G
Kevin Durant, F
Paul George, F
Draymond Green, F/C
Kyrie Irving, G
DeAndre Jordan, C
Kyle Lowry, G
Klay Thompson, G
http://www.usab.com/mens/national-team/roster.aspx |
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:50 am Post subject: |
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USA Basketball unveils 2016 Olympic team roster
Official Release
Quote: | The U.S. Olympic Men' Basketball Team was approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors and is pending final approval by the United States Olympic Committee.
Featuring six Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medalists, USA Basketball unveiled its official 12-man 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team. |
http://www.nba.com/2016/news/06/27/team-usa-roster-for-2016-olympics-announced-official-release/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts |
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audioaxes Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:11 am Post subject: |
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as a heads up they have an exhibition game against China at Staples center on July 24th. |
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MIMLaker Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Barnes? REALLY?? |
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lakersken80 Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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MIMLaker wrote: | Barnes? REALLY?? |
The team could use a waterboy. |
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Gellollo Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Funny how Carmelo is the old man on the team now. Basketball folks have always said his game is better suited for international play.
He may not win a NBA Championship, but he'll have more gold medals than LeBron, Wade, Bosh, etc. |
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Gellollo wrote: | Funny how Carmelo is the old man on the team now. Basketball folks have always said his game is better suited for international play.
He may not win a NBA Championship, but he'll have more gold medals than LeBron, Wade, Bosh, etc. |
Agreed, i wonder though if Melo would have as much medal if he had deep playoff runs year after year.. |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Starting with Rio Olympics, USA Basketball may never look the same
Quote: | The list of elite, young, American-born talent in today's NBA runs as deep as it has at any point in basketball history. With the Rio Olympics due to start in a few weeks, that avalanche of talent could have given USA Basketball its deepest, most versatile and maybe even best roster of all time. |
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/starting-with-the-rio-olympics-team-usa-may-never-look-the-same/ |
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Kyrie
Butler
Klay
Melo
Cousins |
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audioaxes Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Future wrote: | Kyrie
Butler
Klay
Melo
Cousins |
Durant? |
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:10 am Post subject: |
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audioaxes wrote: | Future wrote: | Kyrie
Butler
Klay
Melo
Cousins |
Durant? |
My bad, I thought Durant said he was dropping the olympics. |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Who will start on U.S. Olympic basketball team?
Projected starters for Team USA and who will come off the bench for the men’s basketball team at the Rio Olympics.
Point Guard: Kyrie Irving
Shooting Guard: Klay Thompson
Small Forward: Kevin Durant
Power Forward: Carmelo Anthony
Center: DeMarcus Cosuins
Draymond Green, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, DeMar Derozan, Kyle Lowry, DeAndre Jordan and Harrison Barnes will be playing complementary roles off the bench.
http://fansided.com/2016/07/02/will-start-u-s-olympic-basketball-team-2/ |
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rwongega Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:49 am Post subject: |
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audioaxes wrote: | as a heads up they have an exhibition game against China at Staples center on July 24th. | Nice! I'm gonna try to catch this!
I am also glad the roster is set and DLO wasn't included on the official team. I don't want any of our players anywhere near Rio |
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:59 am Post subject: |
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* USA Olympic Men’s Basketball schedule released
Quote: | The United States Men’s Basketball Olympic team will play in Group A for the 2016 Summer Olympics along with Australia, China, Venezuela, France and Serbia.
The United States will play China on Aug. 6, Venezuela on Aug. 8, Australia on Aug. 10, Serbia on Aug. 12 and France on Aug. 14.
Group B contains Argentina, Brazil, Lithuania, Nigeria, Spain and Croatia to round out the 12-country field. |
http://arizonasports.com/story/735422/usa-olympic-mens-basketball-schedule-released/
* Men's basketball field set for 2016 Rio Olympics
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/07/10/basketball-field-rio-olympics/86917014/
* USA Basketball Showcase tickets:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/mnt-showcase-tickets.aspx |
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MIZ83 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:41 am Post subject: |
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pio2u wrote: | Who will start on U.S. Olympic basketball team?
Projected starters for Team USA and who will come off the bench for the men’s basketball team at the Rio Olympics.
Point Guard: Kyrie Irving
Shooting Guard: Klay Thompson
Small Forward: Kevin Durant
Power Forward: Carmelo Anthony
Center: DeMarcus Cosuins
Draymond Green, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, DeMar Derozan, Kyle Lowry, DeAndre Jordan and Harrison Barnes will be playing complementary roles off the bench.
http://fansided.com/2016/07/02/will-start-u-s-olympic-basketball-team-2/ |
I would expect them to have Klay and Green on the floor together and Lowry and Derozan on the floor together. I guess they could have Barnes with the other W's, but he should be the 12th man, so no. I'd have Kyrie, Klay, KD, Green, and Cousins start. |
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PurpleAndGOAT Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Did anybody hear Coach K jokingly tell Kyrie "F*ck you" during the USA Basketball practice? I saw the previously recorded version of the practice and it still had him on there saying that when he was mic'd up lol _________________ Lake Show |
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audioaxes Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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USA looks like they are off to a good start with a blowout against Argentina. Didnt catch the game and only am finding sporadic highlights but I'll be at Staples Center watching them whoop China Sunday evening |
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:59 am Post subject: |
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The game against Argentina yesterday was so hellaciously boring. if it's going to be like that against all their competition except France and Spain it's going to be a boring summer. Lol
That said I'd still go see their exposition game what is it on the 26th in Oakland? But I will likely be working still… |
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Durant leads way as U.S. rolls in exhibition opener
Fast start, finish highlight Americans' 111-74 win over Argentina
Quote: | Kevin Durant scored 23 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Paul George added 18 off the bench as USA Basketball began its 2016 Olympic gold medal quest with a 111-74 exhibition victory over Argentina Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Playing together after just four days of practice, Team USA's greater challenges came more from communication and teamwork, less from the skill level of the Argentinians. But the NBA stars kept their turnovers to a reasonable number while pushing Argentina's attempts to the perimeter. |
http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/steve_aschburner/07/22/usa-argentina-exhibition-072216/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts |
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Durant and Melo will win the gold for the USA... Durant is still a top 3 player in the world and Olympic Melo is one of the best olympic players ever. |
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focus wrote: | Yes, here you have a good memory. This was regarded as a Duncan failure in some part at the time with the young guys sort of not up to snuff then also. |
I've seen it viewed both way.
Some people consider it a Duncan personal failure and like to mock him for only having a bronze.
Some consider Duncan a victim of a shoddy system that put together a bad team around him and didn't have practices.
You'll have no end of opinions on this -- some believe Duncan was exposed; some believe he hated the rules in place in 2004 (which were revised significantly for the next Olympics); some believe he himself played well, but was surrounded by a bad team of young players after other stars declined to take part; some feel he was the leader of the team and should take full blame for the disaster.
After the debacle, there was so much mea culpa-ing, and the whole system was changed so much, that it was conceded that things were bad from A to Z, so you'll never get uniform opinion on how much blame Duncan personally deserves. |
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Why is International Melo better than NBA Melo? |
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