1. 03-19-12 05:36 AM #1
    jjgold
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    Is Oour NBA Olympic Team Picked Yet??

    did not realize its this summer

    Seems so fast from last Gold

    I have read little about it

    Impossible to get it right other than Lebron, Durant, Howard and maybe Bynum


    All the other spots I would say 30 guys could have a legit claim for 12 spots
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  2. 03-19-12 06:32 AM #2
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    Kobe will be there, he's a lock.
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  3. 03-19-12 06:57 AM #3
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    Rumors are we are going to have one of the best teams we ever had. The only team that had a chance is Spain, without Rubio they will lose by DD
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  4. 03-19-12 07:14 AM #4
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    Ugh. Bynum won't be with the Olympic team unless others drop out. He hasn't made a commitment to the team in the past... alot of guys have senority... and the euro game doesn't suit him at all.

    Even if he wanted to- I don't need bridle bones playing extra ball and risking injury. I am sure the Lakers will give him the same advice.
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  5. 03-19-12 07:21 AM #5
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    Kyrie didn't make the Olympic team, stupid call
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  6. 03-19-12 07:22 AM #6
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    What about Jeremy Lin? Can he play for us? Would be a huge story.
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  7. 03-19-12 07:27 AM #7
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    Jeremy Lin? You are a joke dude
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  8. 03-19-12 07:32 AM #8
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    JJ, could you please make an effort to correcting your lazy grammar.
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  9. 03-19-12 07:34 AM #9
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    Lin would make USA teams tons of money

    He is a Asian marketing machine right now
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  10. 03-19-12 07:38 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Lin would make USA teams tons of money

    He is a Asian marketing machine right now
    Right now is key. He won't stay there for long.
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  11. 03-19-12 07:42 AM #11
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    PG-Rose, Westbrook, CP3, Williams
    SG- Kobe, Wade
    SF- LeBron, Melo, Durant
    PF-Aldridge, Griffin, Love
    C-Howard

    That would be my 12
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  12. 03-19-12 09:04 AM #12
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    I liked the way they built the world championships team much better than the way they built the Olympic team, though you can always convince more talent to compete in the Olympics. I hope they take that as a cue for this and future teams. What the US does way better than anyone else is defense. Fill the roster with ferocious defenders and have a couple scorers like Durant who can actually demand the ball, just like a real team.
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  13. 03-19-12 09:14 AM #13
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    Team has been doing tryouts for a while. Finalists right now at link..

    Word is Kobe will start over wade. However Kobe went on record a few months back saying he's fine just being the closer and let guys like Lebron play 90 percent of the game and put him in to finish it.


    http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/na...OLYroster.html
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  14. 03-19-12 09:25 AM #14
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    Usa should win easily. The only few teams that I think could possibly beat USA is Russia, Lithuania and Macedonia. All these teams are hard to predict. Russia has a great coach, leader in Kirilenko and some young decent players. Lithuanians always play better at international competitions than they do during the club season. Macedonia might have been just a one year miracle, but they give all they have. However, all these teams are still going to play in the quallifying tournament so there is no way for all of them to play in the olympics. Other teams are either too weak, or they will be taken seriously.
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  15. 03-19-12 10:26 AM #15
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    Haha opie said Jeremy Lin
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  16. 03-19-12 11:52 AM #16
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    Wade has no business being on the team

    I would use Westbrook instead
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  17. 03-19-12 12:12 PM #17
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    Iggy will be on the team as one of the few role players
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  18. 03-19-12 01:54 PM #18
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    USA is lucky one, coz Greece will not have its best players at this tournament...
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  19. 03-19-12 05:35 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by tullamore21 View Post
    USA is lucky one, coz Greece will not have its best players at this tournament...
    since that would matter
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