Official roster for team USA

Vincey wrote:

magicmoment wrote:i think they could have done better with the roster.. Where'd Miller go? i wanted him on the team.
and no Amare? or Durant?

Did you read through the thread? Amare DID NOT WANT TO PLAY. HE'S THE ONE THAT DECLINED TO PARTCIPATE.

Mike Miller shot pretty poorly last Summer. Redd will do fine as the shooter and floor spreader.

I'd still want Miller in there as another 3 pt threat. Amare's no-defense wouldn't have fit, so I'm glad he declined. And Durant is not seasoned enough to play.

Who's going to guard against 7' Gasol and 7'6" Yao? Chandler should've been kept on the team.

What happens when Howard fouls out?

The team is going to go small pretty often. In such a scenario, Lebron could easily play PF and Kobe SF. Redd at SG and Jason, Deron or Chris Paul at PG. That's a set that could run anybody off the floor with outstanding passers at 3 positions and a lights out shooter (Redd) to spread the floor. You might see a lot of Deron at SG too.

There is precedent for going small and winning. The key is quickness and defense. The Celtics won in the 70's with a 6-8 center. UCLA once won a national championship without a starter over 6-5; that team did it with its athleticism and a ferocious ball-hawking defense. European ball doesn't depend much on dominating post players so this is doable...

Kobe will lead the way at the defensive end; that will feed the transition game. When they play small ball, that defense will be something else. Don't forget Kryszewski will have the luxury of going 1-12 with his rotations so no one has to get worn out playing defense.

MDI wrote:so wade is gonna be happy comin off the bench?

he better be

KOBE STARTS

In my opinion, the roster is unbalanced: too many guards and few big men. But I think the problem is the coach. As long as coach K is the head of this team you are doomed for disaster. He has already proven twice he is no good for this job... and it is highly probable he will fail again, even with this megatalented (although unbalanced) cast.

So anyone here going to Vegas to watch the game?! :)

They need a better big man rotation.

Period.

WTF is up with this roster....there are all these damn guards.No offense but we really need D-wade??Seriously...he has an average jumpshot, and is best as a slasher but we have Redd (a better shooting SG) and Kobe (the best NBA SG), what is his purpose??Where is Miller, where is Chandler....lol and why is Boozer here.There are not alot of postiives about this roster, IMO.

As always one thinks the team could be better, but I think if they get things going with each other, it's going to be very exciting for team USA.
I really really hope the final is USA-Spain, that's would be a great game.