Team USA Basketball

[BadJerry20]

That's the spirit!

 

[TBrown]

Were we not eliminated? Why are we still playing (losing)?

 

[n_huffhines]

Were we not eliminated? Why are we still playing (losing)?

5th place game which of course we don't care about. Lots of teams would be proud of 5th place so it's for them, but we happen to be there wasting it.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

 

[YankeeVol]

Embarrasing

 

[n_huffhines]

Colangelo saying he's going to remember the 31 players who decommitted from team USA. I'm not sure how I feel about it. It's a good precedent to set but we'll probably lose in 2020 if we don't invite/get those guys. It is pretty messed up that 85% of the guys who started this journey backed out. If we knew who really wanted in and who didn't, we could have ended up with a better group and had more reps together.

This is from 17 months ago, if you can believe it:

The 35 players represent 20 NBA teams, with NBA champion Golden State Warriors featuring four players (Curry, Durant, Green and Thompson), while the Houston Rockets (Gordon, Harden and Paul) boast of a trio of players, and nine teams feature two players, including - Boston Celtics (Hayward and Irving), Cleveland Cavaliers (James and Love), Detroit Pistons (Drummond and Griffin), Indiana Pacers (Oladipo and Turner), Los Angeles Clippers (Harris and Jordan), New Orleans Pelicans (Cousins and Davis), Oklahoma City Thunder (George and Westbrook), Portland Trail Blazers (Lillard and McCollum) and Washington Wizards (Beal and Wall).

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Heard speculation that some backed out because they didn’t want bad pub from a poor finish. I think Lillard may have floated that, not sure.

 

[n_huffhines]

My 2020 team comprised of people who didn't back out:

Conley
Booker
Butler
Jrue Holiday
Spyda
Tatum
Aaron Gordon
Kawhi (he won't do it)
KAT
Middleton
Aldridge
Mitch Robinson

 

[BadJerry20]

Serbia Serbia Serbia

 

[TBrown]

My 2020 team comprised of people who didn't back out:

Conley
Booker
Butler
Jrue Holiday
Spyda
Tatum
Aaron Gordon
Kawhi (he won't do it)
KAT
Middleton
Aldridge
Mitch Robinson

MAC

 

[n_huffhines]

I hope it's:

Butler
PG
Lowry
Klay
AD
Lebron
Drummond or Harrell
Steph
Bam
Brogdon
J Brown
Oladipo

LeBron on star-studded U.S. Olympic finalists list

 

[BadJerry20]

I agree because with your list because it includes nobody that I like except Dipo and Brogdon and I hope they both turn it down.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Will Steph be healthy by then? Is he even hurt or is he "hurt"?

 

[TBrown]

Will Steph be healthy by then? Is he even hurt or is he "hurt"?

“hurt”

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

If he is selected he would be the first VFL since Allen Houston correct?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I haven't seen anything on the men's team.

 

[n_huffhines]

This is gonna be a legit USA squad

The eight commitments, confirmed by ESPN or multiple reports: Adebayo, Harden, Brooklyn's Kevin Durant, Golden State's Draymond Green, Washington's Bradley Beal, Boston's Jayson Tatum, Phoenix's Devin Booker and Portland's Damian Lillard.

 

[zjcvols]

This is gonna be a legit USA squad

The eight commitments, confirmed by ESPN or multiple reports: Adebayo, Harden, Brooklyn's Kevin Durant, Golden State's Draymond Green, Washington's Bradley Beal, Boston's Jayson Tatum, Phoenix's Devin Booker and Portland's Damian Lillard.

Other than Draymond all those guys are too 25 players in the league. That is pretty good. I’m shocked Durant and Harden are gonna play.

 

[n_huffhines]

Other than Draymond all those guys are too 25 players in the league. That is pretty good. I’m shocked Durant and Harden are gonna play.

Wanna win something brass together.

Glad Spyda turned it down. Probably a waste of his offseason if Harden and Dame are playing.

 

[n_huffhines]

I hope they fill out the roster with guys like Bridges and Haliburton. We have enough star power and people to run the offense through.

 

[n_huffhines]

Kevin Love is in. #titlebound

 

[n_huffhines]

Middleton

 

[The Dog]

Why would Harden play ? Why wouldn't he just take the summer off and get healthy ?

 

[n_huffhines]

CP3