Team USA Announces 20 Finalists for 2012 Olympic Team

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• GP23 Posted: Jan.16 at 1:09 pm
  I would of took Ray Allen, his threes alone would have killed all their opponents.

• DerekG Posted: Jan.16 at 1:27 pm
  I second that!

• DerekG Posted: Jan.16 at 1:39 pm
  Cosign GP23

• Lz - Cphfinest3 Posted: Jan.16 at 1:43 pm
  Looks like Kevin Love has the token white guy spot on lock.

• Saviour Posted: Jan.16 at 1:47 pm
  Except he’s not just there for that – the dude is straight ballin’ this year.

• nbk Posted: Jan.16 at 1:48 pm
  I have read Love has literally no shot of actually making the team, from 3 different places this morning.

• JTaylor21 Posted: Jan.16 at 1:53 pm
  The team has enough 3pt shooters with Billups, Love, KD and EG. This is a great mix of size, athleticism, skill and versatility.

• Bigi Posted: Jan.16 at 1:55 pm
  D12,Kobe,LeBron,Dwade,CP3,Rose,Durant,Melo,Bosh,Blakey,Love,Westbrook (My Team!)

• yea Posted: Jan.16 at 2:01 pm
  I’d take Love over Bosh any day.

• GP23 Posted: Jan.16 at 2:14 pm
  LOL at “token white guy”..

• 50Mex Posted: Jan.16 at 2:19 pm
  I take Kwame Brown over Bosh, Bosh shouldn’t make it

• Ace Posted: Jan.16 at 2:27 pm
  No rajon rondo? I’d prefer him over Westbrook and Williams.

• Maniac Posted: Jan.16 at 2:46 pm
  Kobe, Bron, Dwight, Rose, Durant, Wade, CP3, Melo, and Bosh are automatic locks. The only mystery is who takes the final 3 spots

• MUBWAR Posted: Jan.16 at 3:21 pm
  it’s easy maniac. the remaining should be a shooter (billups) a rebounder (Love) and defender (tyson)

• Jukai Posted: Jan.16 at 3:33 pm
  Maniac: Love, Aldridge, and… Deron/Gordon if we’re smart about it, Griffin if we’re suppose to make money off it.

• Maniac Posted: Jan.16 at 3:39 pm
  Exactly it can go many different ways for the last 3. I just think anyone is being idiotic if don’t think those 9 aren’t already “finalists”.

• T-Money Posted: Jan.16 at 3:41 pm
  GP23: no disrespect but “could of”, really?

• T-Money Posted: Jan.16 at 3:42 pm
  sorry, it was “could of”… just as bad, though.

• T-Money Posted: Jan.16 at 3:50 pm
  considering that dwight will play the bulk of the minutes at the 5, with a quick agile bosh backing him up like in Beijing, and that Bron, Melo and KD can all play the 4 in the international game… does it really matter whether Love or Griffin makes the roster. They will be the 12th man and won’t play regardless. my team:
  paul
  kobe
  bron
  melo
  dwight
  –
  wade
  durant
  bosh
  rose
  deron
  –
  griffin
  aldridge

• Jukai Posted: Jan.16 at 3:54 pm
  T-Money: Durant will most likely be playing the 2 and 3… I mean, Durant wrecked everyone’s sh*t last year at the two.

• nbk Posted: Jan.16 at 3:56 pm
  Supposedly only Griffin & Aldridge really have a shot among bigs that weren’t on the 08 team. Supposedly.

• MLK4Life Posted: Jan.16 at 4:00 pm
  First five: CP3, Kobe, LeBron, Melo, Dwight. Second five: Rose, Wade, Durant, Griffin, Love. Final two: Rudy Gay and D-Will.

• Maniac Posted: Jan.16 at 4:03 pm
  Starting line-up:
  Rose
  Kobe
  Durant
  Lebron
  Dwight
  2nd unit:
  Wade
  CP3
  Carmelo
  Love
  Bosh
  Deron
  Aldridge

• Gametimeweezy Posted: Jan.16 at 4:05 pm
  Maniac that’s a good question who’s the final 3.. I think it depends on Love. Bosh is def the backup center so can Love also log minutes at center or not? If Love can play some center I’d like to see Rudy Gay, if not then we might need Tyson Chandler. I’m thinkin Love, Rudy Gay and Billups.

• Slick Ric Posted: Jan.16 at 4:05 pm
  ^ I concur.

• Slick Ric Posted: Jan.16 at 4:07 pm
  With maniac.

• SikhWitIt Posted: Jan.16 at 4:31 pm
  Shocking that there’s no Rondo. The guy is arguably the NBA’s best distributor and would’ve been a logical addition to this team. Damn shame that he continues to be underrated.

• DUKE2016 Posted: Jan.16 at 4:36 pm
  Where’s Amare?

• Da-Meat-Hook Posted: Jan.16 at 4:50 pm
  Starters:
  Howard
  Lebron
  Durant
  Kobe
  CP3 2nd Unit:
  Bosh
  Aldridge
  Melo
  Wade
  Rose DWill
  Chandler I think Tyson Chandler should make it because he’s the only other player that can single handedly hold down the key in case DHoward gets into foul trouble. Also, with Bosh/Melo/Lebron and even Durant proving that they can play the 4 on the international level, Blake and KLove aren’t needed.

• Rex Chapman's Bodyguard Posted: Jan.16 at 4:59 pm
  I’m one of those really intense kentucky fans. and so rondo’s my man, needless to say. but he did rather unceremoniously peace out in 2010.

• T-Money Posted: Jan.16 at 5:06 pm
  sikhwitit: it’s not because he can’t score that it makes him a better distributor than cp3. his passing skills are only magnified by the fact that he can’t really do anything else offensively.

• Da-Meat-Hook Posted: Jan.16 at 5:46 pm
  sikhwitit: Rondo has no business on this team. Almost every player on the team can create their own shot with ease. With no long-range or even mid-range j in his skillset, defenses would just cheat off of him and render him a liability. There’s no way he’s taking CP3′s, DRose’s, or Dwill’s spot. Him leaving early in 2010 was his way of saving face because everyone new that even Russell Westbrook and S.Curry were ahead of him on Coach K/Colangello’s list.
  Not saying they’re better players, just saying they’re better fits under FIBA play.

• Maniac Posted: Jan.16 at 6:07 pm
  Sooooo now this imposter maniac posts as me now? @4:03 smh lol

• Dmonz Posted: Jan.16 at 6:18 pm
  Lamar Odom??

• china Posted: Jan.16 at 6:44 pm
  starters:
  CP3
  Kobe
  LeBron
  Bosh
  Dwight 2nd unit:
  DWill
  Wade
  Melo
  Durant
  Chandler Bench: Rose, Love/Aldridge (gona be close between love and aldridge because both players do things well the other doesnt, but it all depends on what coach K is looking for in his big men at the end of the day. my guess: Aldridge)

• china Posted: Jan.16 at 6:46 pm
  you gotta also take into consideration seniority. chris bosh was here first and is a proven player on this USA squad, makes no sense to start durant, blake or anyone else over him (sure durant did amazing for the B Olympic Team, but does coach K really want to start a tall 3 man in the 4 position guarding bigs such as the gasol brothers in the international game?)

• melvin ely Posted: Jan.16 at 9:39 pm
  Odom’s there because his style of play flourishes in the int’l game; he’s big, mobile, has great range and can guard euro-bigs who drift towards the 3pt line. Love has no business being there, and I suspect he gets cut soon. His D is atrocious, and although he has great range, most of his points are coming from post ups nowadays. Post-up players from the NBA rarely see their games translate well in FIBA, just go ask Tim Duncan.

• shutup Posted: Jan.16 at 11:04 pm
  @melvin Robinson,Ewing, Barkley had no problem posting up in international play, dont blame Tim Duncan for the way that team played you cant really post up without the ball.

• MikeC. Posted: Jan.16 at 11:20 pm
  Hey SLAM, can I post nowadays? I’ve submitted comments 3 times to this thread and none post. I bet this one will because it’ll make me look like an idiot when it does.

• MikeC. Posted: Jan.16 at 11:23 pm
  Of course, the follow up post with a relevant contribution to the thread won’t post.

• MikeC. Posted: Jan.16 at 11:25 pm
  Blah blah blah…stupid blabbering that contributes nothing….will this one show up?

• Allenp Posted: Jan.16 at 11:26 pm
  That team force fed Duncan the ball. The zone and double teaming combined with the lack of shooters just killed them.

• MikeC. Posted: Jan.16 at 11:30 pm
  Augh! All I’m trying to say is that Amare isn’t considered because he can’t insure his knees! Augh!

• MikeC. Posted: Jan.16 at 11:31 pm
  Hey! That one posted. I’ve been trying off and on to make that point since mid-afternoon. Javascript fail?

• VanCityBBall Posted: Jan.16 at 11:48 pm
  hell id take STAT > Chris bosh

• hmm Posted: Jan.17 at 12:19 am
  Coach K will likely cut love, he wont put up with his no defense nonsense

• Da-Meat_Hook Posted: Jan.17 at 12:28 am
  @ VanCityBBall Range: Bosh
  Help Defense: Bosh
  Rebounding: Bosh
  Being able to contribute without having a single play drawn up for him: Bosh The only thing Amare has over Bosh is his ability to finish in traffic. He finshes with flash and can score in bunches, but with guys like Melo, Bron, Durant, Wade, Kobe, and Rose surely carrying the scoring load . . . what other things can Amare bring to the table?

• Justin G. Posted: Jan.17 at 2:43 am
  Cosign Da-Meat. Amare would have no business on this team. I agree also with those that say Love will be one of the first few cut. I also don’t think the starters are cut in stone either. I actually could see Bosh starting if and when they have to play Spain. He’s going to match up better defensively than Melo or Durant would.

• Datkid Posted: Jan.17 at 2:57 am
  Amare can’t rebound or play defense well enough for this team. It’s a shame stephen curry wont make it… But with that ankle, and the fact that they’ve already got PLENTY 3 point shooters on here

• Idrissa Tikané (@IdrissaT) Posted: Jan.17 at 9:39 am
  I’d take Rondo over Westbrook…seriously, he’s like D.Rose but less good…whereas Rondo is more like a “true” PG.

• Da-Meat-Hook Posted: Jan.17 at 10:12 am
  @ Idrissa
  I agree, but I don’t see either of them making the team over CP3, Rose, or DWill.

• kantankruz Posted: Jan.18 at 12:07 am
  ATM I would take Russ Westbrook over DWill. He really needs to get out of jersey…Fast!

• bigA Posted: Jan.18 at 9:53 am
  That roster will be so sexy! no homo

• Orange#1 Posted: Jan.18 at 5:40 pm
  its a shame rondos not here

• E BizZ Posted: Feb.9 at 5:40 pm
  Melo
  Kobe
  KD
  Blake
  Dwight
  LeBron
  CP3
  D Rose
  Wade
  D Will
  K Love
  Westbrook or Andre

• E BizZ Posted: Feb.9 at 5:50 pm
  Starting 5:
  pg cp3
  sg kobe
  sf durant
  pf lebron
  c dwight 2nd team:
  pg rose
  sg wade
  sf melo
  pf blake
  c love Remaining 2 players: deron and (russell westbrook or andre if)