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re: US Olympic Team announced
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:28 pm to tigerbaittrick
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:28 pm to tigerbaittrick
quote:He's a monster athlete, why is this a disappointment?
Blake Griffin
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Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:31 pm to Broski
Not lovin it.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:38 pm to primemover225
quote:Not really a disapointment. He'll be awesome to see in the early, easy games.
He's a monster athlete, why is this a disappointment?
When they get tougher and more competitive, he'll struggle against the zones. Those foreign teams play in zones, on both sides of the ball, a lot better than american players. He won't get clear lanes to the hole and can't shoot. Plus he doesn't play D. The better teams the USA will play have AWESOME ball movement. Spain got in the lane at will at times vs. the US. Would've been nice to have another rim protector
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:39 pm to NOSA
Howard sucked in 2008. Bosh was much better, especially in the Spain game.
Spain is better at the 5, but LeBron play will power forward in the Olympics. If he gives a legit effort, the US will cruise.
Keep in mind the US won the World Championships with a much, much worse team. And the bigs were Lamar Odom (albeit in form), Kevin Love, and Tyson Chandler (both are much better now than 2 summers ago).
Would have been nice to have Bosh though.
Spain is better at the 5, but LeBron play will power forward in the Olympics. If he gives a legit effort, the US will cruise.
Keep in mind the US won the World Championships with a much, much worse team. And the bigs were Lamar Odom (albeit in form), Kevin Love, and Tyson Chandler (both are much better now than 2 summers ago).
Would have been nice to have Bosh though.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:42 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Keep in mind the US won the World Championships with a much, much worse team
Yeah, I feel like this gets forgotten about. Not one person from the 2008 team was on the 2010 team. Also agree it will hurt not having a PF like Bosh.
This post was edited on 7/7/12 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:43 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:Brought that up in another thread. It was basically, stand around and watch Kevin Durant go to work. Kevin Durant vs. The World. Seems like he carried a heavier burden on his back with that team than he does with OKC.
Keep in mind the US won the World Championships with a much, much worse team.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:49 pm to eyeran
I thought Odom did a lot on that team. Also Westbrook and Billups were very solid, along with Eric Gordon in limited minutes. I wasn't overly impressed with Rose though.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:56 pm to tigerbaittrick
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Blake Griffin
The guy has gone from being slightly overrated to ridiculously underrated. A second year guy who averages 20 and 12 and plays aggressive as anyone in the league gets ripped on because he jumped halfway over PJ's wife's car. He is definitely deserving.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:57 pm to dukke v
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The lane is wider.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:57 pm to Keys Open Doors
Yeah Odom was good. Westbrook was Westbrook...explosive. Iggy played really good defense. I believe Durant set all kinds of team USA scoring records.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:58 pm to Broski
Ibaka says Spain can hang.
By the way, check out this terrible AP article.
AP Article on Ibaka and Spain's Chances
By the way, check out this terrible AP article.
AP Article on Ibaka and Spain's Chances
quote:
Lebron James, of the Heat, and Kobe Bryant lead the American lineup, which includes Ibaka's Oklahoma City teammates Kevin Durant, Bryan Westbrook and James Marsden.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 6:59 pm to eyeran
That team was one of my favorites. Westbrook played the 6th man role like Wade in 08. Gay and Iggy were studs too.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:00 pm to graychef
So a rb and the dude from "the box" made the team 
This post was edited on 7/7/12 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:03 pm to PortCityTiger24
Griffin is gonna run on motherfrickas in London!
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:04 pm to PortCityTiger24
Spain can't stop this
I am a little worried about Marsden's size
I am a little worried about Marsden's size
This post was edited on 7/7/12 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:05 pm to Broski
@okcthunder - FYI, It's the 1st time ever that 3 players from same NBA team make the USA Olympic team. #ThunderTrio
That's pretty impressive. Plus Ibaka on Spain.
That's pretty impressive. Plus Ibaka on Spain.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:06 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:11 pm to PortCityTiger24
I understand the international game doesn't cater to him offensively but he'll be a rebounding machine & hustle guy. And in transition will be hard to stop. I doubt we see him play much crunch time minutes but it's not like he is a total outcast here. His hustle in spurts will be worth a lot.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 7:19 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
Not Charles Barkley ?@NotChuckBarkley
James Harden made Team USA. Dat boy should be well rested after missing the entire NBA Finals.
Posted on 7/7/12 at 8:07 pm to Lester Earl
I think he will have about as much of an impact on the team as Boozer did in Beijing.
Both Beijing and Istanbul used 9-man rotations for the most part.
Boozer, Redd, and Prince sat in Beijing. Granger, Love, and Chandler sat in Istanbul.
This time around, I bet it will be Harden, Griffin, and Iguodala.
Both Beijing and Istanbul used 9-man rotations for the most part.
Boozer, Redd, and Prince sat in Beijing. Granger, Love, and Chandler sat in Istanbul.
This time around, I bet it will be Harden, Griffin, and Iguodala.
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