Coach K Says Wade, Bosh Will Be On '08 Team

nameant · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 16289

I was just thinking about this last night. Honestly the only move I'd make is trade out Chandler for Bosh. Wade is a good player, but what does he bring that we NEED? Nothing.
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Weezy · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 21602 Location: Anaheim, CA

I really don't see the point of Wade being on the team. I'd bring in Boozer or somebody else. If we have Kobe for defense and shooting and then bring in Redd for him why do we need Wade who can't shoot and sucked it up last time he played international ball always looking for the foul call but not getting it? Bosh, sure, though I think Boozer is better.
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Klewfish · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:42 am Post subject:

Bosh should definitely be on the team over Chandler. I like Chandler but Bosh was dominating in the Blue vs. White scrimmage.

As for Wade, I don't see what he can bring to the team that we don't already have. Yes, he's better overall than Mike Miller and Michael Redd, but we use them for 3pt shooting, something Wade can't do. He can drive and dunk. We've already seen Lebron, Melo, Kobe, Deron do that.
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revgen · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:00 am Post subject:

The only thing Wade brings is another SG who can drive to the basket off the bench behind Kobe. Unfortunately, Wade's jumpshot leaves much to be desired, and his defense isn't exactly going to help us. On top of that, Wade didn't do too well last year due to the fact that international ball allows more contact on the perimeter which means less driving to the hoop. Because of this, I'd rather have Miller than Wade.

I absolutely agree with Bosh over Chandler. Nothing against Tyson, he's an helluva good rebounder and defender, but all he really is for us is "Dwight Lite". Bosh is really the only big we have who can actually perform real low-post moves in the paint. Looking at Dwight last year and this year, I don't have much confidence that he'll be much different by the time summer roles around next year. So having Bosh on our team is a must if we're going to score in the paint against the better Euro teams.
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nameant · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 16289

Just to follow up..

I think adding Wade to this team b/c he's DWYANE WADE, could hurt us in the long run. Why? Odds are he's going to replace Redd, Miller, Billups, or Williams. All 4 are better shooters than Wade, 3 of them by a long shot. One thing we didn't see a lot of in the tournament, matter of fact I think we might have seen it 2 or 3 times, was zone defense. You can bet we'll see it in the Olympics a lot. Redd, Miller, and Billups are here to break that zone. I'd like to see Billups stay but when he came off the bench to replace Kidd, there was a slight slippage in our team game. That comes with a pass first, true PG. That's where Williams comes in. We need that other true PG and we need to keep Billups for his leadership, defense and shooting.

I think they may look to cutting Tayshaun for Wade.
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stevenwithaV · Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 192 Location: CA

Chris Bosh should definitely replace Tyson Chandler. He'd add an element to the team that Howard and Stoudemire just didn't bring to the team.

As far as Wade goes, I'd hate to see this team broken up. He doesn't have the shooting that the team needs. If I were to guess, though, I'd say that Deron Williams would get the axe to accommodate him.

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Oh no!

I don't wanna see Wade here!

KB24@CL · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject:

Wade does belong on this team, no doubt. He has been one of the first to commit to team USA and although he can´t shoot, he has other qualities.

Wade >>>> Deron Williams, period.

Billups, Kidd and Wade can handle the point guard position pretty well.
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two0one7 · Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 8601 Location: Laker Land

Coach K has also confirmed that pending injuries, the same starting lineup will appear in the Olympic games. I'm not sure if its in that article, but the article I read quoted him on this.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=TeamUSA-Lookahead
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karacha · Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 15732

I'd rather have Miller than Wade, because international basketball is about shooting. Especially 3-pters. And Wade is not known for his shooting skills. Perhaps, if he was to play some PG instead of Deron... I just don't know.

As I already said: this team is almost perfect. I'd just invite Marion instead of Prince, to play D and do some "dirty work." And Boozer instead of Wade. I'd definitely like to see Boozer on this team more than Bosh, but that's just me.
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Less white people? No offense

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Azndude2190 · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 2345 Location: Upland,CA

Replace Chandler with Bosh and bring back everyone else...and the 08 team is set.I kind of want the USA team to somehow make room for Battier(great defender/3pt shooter)Wade is useless in terms of what this team needs.
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lakerswiz · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 9117 Location: Santa Maria, CA

Yay for bosh....and for the other guy...he should just goawade
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JuanoLAL · Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 6662 Location: SUMMER

Goodbye Mike Miller, goodbye Tyson Chandler.
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Ianxcom · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject:

I liked the way Mike Miller hit his open jumpers. I'll miss that part of his game.
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ladam24 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 11016 Location: Gold Coast, AUS

I'd take out Channdler and put Bosh in.

We don't need Wade. He's no good in the international game at all and frankly, he brings nothing we need.
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The Maverick · Australia's Lakers Rep Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 7306

Wade and Kobe jam2

melo061 · Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 3099

Frankly i can't stand wade and it has very little to do with the kobe thing. Ray allen, vince and shaq, love watching them play but Wade is the one guy i can't stand. The final straw came when he tried to defend the calls he got during the finals. I mean, he could've kept queit but no, he comes out and said he deserved the whole call. Also, the way he throws his body at people and limps like he has been hit by a truck is something i detest (something i hate when kobe yells heeeeeey in the paint).

Keep him off team usa, they don't need him. He brings nothing the team needs. We have shooters, defender, playamers. We need inside play, not another a sg who's shooting is meh.

hoopschick03 · Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 1445 Location: South Bay

I personally think we need both Bosh and Chandler. I don't know, I like Tyson. He's limited offensively, but defensively he plays the low blocks as well as any of the other bigs. He's a good swatter and a good rebounder.

Critter · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:11 am Post subject:

Bring them in jam2

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lunatic4jc · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject:

bosh for chandler
boozer for prince
arenas/wade for deron

bosh is better than chandler overall.. he can score too..
boozer is for his physical play and rebounding.. he's a true PF
arenas/wade are better overall players than deron

wade doesn't do anything particulary great .. he's a great slasher, but is he going to to slash through the zone defense? he's neither a superb defender nor shooter..
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nameant · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 16289

Yes, let's trade out Miller for Wade. That makes perfect sense as this team was built by needs not by who's the biggest star. Remember, we wanted a TEAM, not a collection of all-stars.
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besides this is all wade will do: