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2007 USA Basketball Men's Select team
Aaron Brooks
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Jeff Green
Devin Harris
Andre Iguodala
Al Jefferson
Jason Kapano
David Lee
JJ Redick
2008 USA Basketball Men's Select Team
LaMarcus Aldridge
Jerryd Bayless
Kevin Durant
Jeff Green
Luther Head
Al Horford
Andre Iguodala
Robin Lopez
Kevin Love
Kevin Martin
OJ Mayo
Derrick Rose
Rodney Stuckey
Russell Westbrook
2009 USA Basketball Men's Mini-Camp Roster
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Kevin Durant
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[/h1][h1]USA Men's Select Team Announced[/h1]
Kyrie Irving, the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year, is one of 13 players named to the 2012 USA Select Team that will train against the USA National Team during its July training camp in Las Vegas. Irving has been part of two previous USA Basketball teams.
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May 21, 2012 • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Featuring nine players owning USA Basketball experience, including the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving and the 2010-11 NBA Rookie of the Year runner-upJohn Wall, USA Basketball today announced 13 players for the 2012 USA Men’s Select Team that will train against the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team during its July 6-12 training camp in Las Vegas, Nev.
Named to the 2012 USA Basketball Select squad were:Ryan Anderson (Orlando Magic / California); DeJuan Blair (San Antonio Spurs / Pittsburgh); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings / Kentucky); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors / USC); Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz / Georgia Tech); Paul George (Indiana Pacers / Fresno State); Taj Gibson (Chicago Bulls / USC);Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz / Butler); Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers / Duke); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs / San Diego State); Jeremy Lin (New York Knicks / Harvard); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors / Washington State); and Wall (Washington Wizards / Kentucky).
USA Basketball also announced that serving as co-head coaches of the USA Select Team are 2010 USA Basketball World Championship assistant coach Jay Triano and longtime Syracuse University assistant coachMike Hopkins. Triano, who served for three seasons as head coach of the Toronto Raptors, helped coach the 2007 and 2008 USA Select Teams. Hopkins, who recently completed his 15th season as an assistant for the Orange, has served as a court coach at the USA Basketball National Team training camps in 2006 and 2010, and was a court coach at USA Basketball’s 2000 U20 National Team and 2001 U21 World Championship Team trials.
“The USA Select Team was a vital part of the USA Men’s National Team’s training in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and again in 2012 we’ll utilize this team of select NBA players to help get our National Team ready for the very competitive summer that is ahead of us,
Yes, but FIBA wise he is JamaicanOriginally Posted by ThaT Dude173
He was born in new york though?Originally Posted by rck2sactown
He's Jamaican
Originally Posted by solnevins
so who replaces CP3 and D Rose this summer? no way they are playing with those injuries
Originally Posted by KMante
Dang this team wont have the chemistry of the 2008 team
First off, let's not make it seem like the 2008 team had really been together for three years. The 2006 WC roster had Joe Johnson, Kirk Hinrich, Antawn Jamison, Brad Miller, Shane Battier and Elton Brand (none were considered in future FIBA tournaments). It wasn't until the 2007 FIBA Americas that the actual Olympic roster came into focus. Kobe bought in, and they wanted a veteran leader in Kidd, so there's two guys not on the three-year commitment. CP3, Wade and Bosh sat out in 2007, while Redd and Tayshaun were added (Olympic non-factors). Boozer, another non-factor, was added in 2008 out of nowhere (Mike Miller, Amare, Chandler and Billups became the odd men out). Only three players appeared in all three tournaments: Lebron, Carmelo and Dwight. The 2008 squad only went nine deep, realistically.Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest
Originally Posted by KMante
Dang this team wont have the chemistry of the 2008 team
That's how I feel. The Redeem Team was a 3 year commitment. This is different.
sounds about rightOriginally Posted by dmbrhs
Five guys with one Olympic appearance (all of which had other FIBA experience), three who have been to two Olympics (along with at least one other FIBA competition), and four guys from the 2010 WC squad (all of whom have been involved with Team USA their entire careers), all with tons of experience in the same system. If that's not continuity, then I don't know what is. Unfortunately, injuries have screwed things up now. Now we're looking at (and I'm including guys who aren't officially out due to injuries):
CP3
D-Will
Westbrook
Wade
Kobe
Lebron
Durant
Carmelo
Love
Bosh
Chandler
(Anthony Davis?)
Westbrook replacing Rose is a wash, in terms of experience. Chandler would/should have been on it anyway, so now he just steps in as the starting center. So really, you're adding a guy in Anthony Davis (maybe) who can do the two things you need teach the least in FIBA: rebound and protect the rim (you know, two things he's already better than most players in the world at). If you want to go smaller and put Iggy in, then you have a guy with FIBA experience. But in the end, is it really that much different?
Please read the thread. Hell, read THIS page before posting. It's been discussed why he can't be on Team USA.Originally Posted by itsphillthy
That lineup is slim pickings on the inside. No Roy Hibbert?
He's got big game down low, to me this playoffs proving he could be a valuable force on the boards for Team USA.
Right now its about 50-50 for me making it out there. Trying to talk a few of my friends to get out there with meOriginally Posted by EuGeNiLe GTS
anyone watching them in Las Vegas July 12? exhibition game vs Dominican Republic?
I'll be there, with my brother. You should roll out. We're staying at Cosmo (got it for cheap).Originally Posted by rck2sactown
Right now its about 50-50 for me making it out there. Trying to talk a few of my friends to get out there with meOriginally Posted by EuGeNiLe GTS
anyone watching them in Las Vegas July 12? exhibition game vs Dominican Republic?
No, BUT they still won't have the Chemistry of the 2008 team.Originally Posted by dmbrhs
First off, let's not make it seem like the 2008 team had really been together for three years. The 2006 WC roster had Joe Johnson, Kirk Hinrich, Antawn Jamison, Brad Miller, Shane Battier and Elton Brand (none were considered in future FIBA tournaments). It wasn't until the 2007 FIBA Americas that the actual Olympic roster came into focus. Kobe bought in, and they wanted a veteran leader in Kidd, so there's two guys not on the three-year commitment. CP3, Wade and Bosh sat out in 2007, while Redd and Tayshaun were added (Olympic non-factors). Boozer, another non-factor, was added in 2008 out of nowhere (Mike Miller, Amare, Chandler and Billups became the odd men out). Only three players appeared in all three tournaments: Lebron, Carmelo and Dwight. The 2008 squad only went nine deep, realistically.Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest
Originally Posted by KMante
Dang this team wont have the chemistry of the 2008 team
That's how I feel. The Redeem Team was a 3 year commitment. This is different.
Now look at what the 2012 team would have been ideally:
Rose
CP3
D-Will
Wade
Kobe
Lebron
Carmelo
Durant
Love
Bosh
Chandler
Dwight
Five guys with one Olympic appearance (all of which had other FIBA experience), three who have been to two Olympics (along with at least one other FIBA competition), and four guys from the 2010 WC squad (all of whom have been involved with Team USA their entire careers), all with tons of experience in the same system. If that's not continuity, then I don't know what is. Unfortunately, injuries have screwed things up now. Now we're looking at (and I'm including guys who aren't officially out due to injuries):
CP3
D-Will
Westbrook
Wade
Kobe
Lebron
Durant
Carmelo
Love
Bosh
Chandler
(Anthony Davis?)
Westbrook replacing Rose is a wash, in terms of experience. Chandler would/should have been on it anyway, so now he just steps in as the starting center. So really, you're adding a guy in Anthony Davis (maybe) who can do the two things you need teach the least in FIBA: rebound and protect the rim (you know, two things he's already better than most players in the world at). If you want to go smaller and put Iggy in, then you have a guy with FIBA experience. But in the end, is it really that much different?
Yeah I got some good tix, dead center I think in 106...about 15 rows back.Originally Posted by dmbrhs
I’d probably be interested if I didn’t already have tix (also don’t have AMEX). Also, I think I’m just doing a quick dinner and then headed to Tryst that night.