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Anonymous
Can't hear you over USA winning Gold.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>197805

Anything less than the gold is a failure.
>> Anonymous
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needs more christian laettner
>> Anonymous
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needs more /vc/
>> Anonymous
WHERE THE WHITE PLAYERS AT!!.....and no half of kidd and prince doesnt add up to 1
>> Anonymous
>>197816
Mike Miller and Luke Ridnour didn't make the team sorry.
>> Anonymous
If we win, awesome! We just beat some country at a sport they don't care about.

If we lose, LOL! We just lost to a country that doesn't even care about the sport.

Lose-lose situation.
>> Anonymous
Spain, Greece, Russia or Serbia will win, sorry Amerika
>> Anonymous
>>197815
God, I always lol hard at this.
>> Anonymous
team USA have one problem. One problem only. They can't play without numerous timeouts.

out of timeouts. USA = FAIL
>> Anonymous
>>197863
your analysis is really something

for me to jizz on
>> Anonymous
i'll be rooting for team USA only because of Bosh. Canada's team is a joke, even with Nash, whom isn't even playing.
>> Anonymous
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>>197924
i'm rooting for team USA only because i'm from there, and we need to dominate both FIFA and FIBA

also we dominate OLYMPICS

AMERICA FUCK YEAH
>> Anonymous
by the end of the summer cp3 ooping two handed gorilla will be a meme.

usa basketball - NO REGARD FOR INTERNATIONAL LIFE!!!!!!
>> Anonymous
>>197815
>>197837
KG watching this thinking "wow ANYTHING CAN HAPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
>> Anonymous
Derron will is going to make it precipitate on all of these Latin, Asian, and Euro cunts.
>> Anonymous
Team full of ballhogging niggers. Enjoy your losses to Greeks, Spaniards, and Argentines.
>> Anonymous
>>198052
can't you make a point here without being a racist?

really, your trolling skills are below gradeschool

just kill yourself, you aren't even worthy of contributing to an anonymous messageboard
>> Anonymous
>>198052
>ballhogging niggers
cp3
jkidd
dwill
king james
prince tay
kobe

wat?
>> Anonymous
>>198059
are you trying to say Kobe is not a ballhog? wat?
>> Anonymous
>>198108
That's exactly what I'm trying to say. Kobe 2008 is far from a ballhog. Being the best player on your team and taking the most shots doesn't necessarily mean ballhog.

Melo? THAT'S a ballhog.
>> Anonymous
So beside USA who else has a chance of winning Gold?
>> Kilgamayan (18-1) !2BklmILFiE
God, this team sucks. Melo is a black hole, Wade is superfluous, and Howard is Melo except add 3 inches and about 500 turnovers.

This team has almost no interior presence and almost no defense. I have a bad feeling about this.
>> Anonymous
>>198111
lol nub. Taking the most shots on your team IS EXACTLY what a ballhog is. Just because you think it's justified because he is the team's best player does not make him not a ballhog. Basically the point that I was trying to get across was that his image is that of a ballhog despite his play during the year. If you wanted to throw up a real argument, you should have referenced his play in the FIBA tournament last year and stated he doesn't play like too much of a ballhog when he is around other ballhogs.
>> Anonymous
>>198123
0/10

go join the wrestling thread.
>> Anonymous
>>198129
holy crap are you retarded? do you even understand any of what I was trying to say? also, I'm sure you are aware that #/10 ratings are reserved for troll posts and IF YOU ACTUALLY READ IT INSTEAD OF BEING A DUMB FUCK you would know it isn't
>> Anonymous
without /vc/ i don't give a shit about this team
>> Anonymous
>>198133
>do you even understand any of what I was trying to say?
no. why? because in>>198108you say kobe is a ballhog and then in>>198123you say he isn't. and of course,
>Taking the most shots on your team IS EXACTLY what a ballhog is
which is so wrong on so many levels i'm not even going to explain it to you.

3/10 since i have now wasted my time responding. go to the wrestling thread. or to nba.com and learn something about basketball.
>> Anonymous
>>198139
so trolled the meter has changed
>> Anonymous
>>198119

have you watched this team in international competition?

this is not the NBA. Carmelo Anthony has DOMINATED in international competition. and assuming there will actually be any close end-of-game situations, Howard won't be on the court so you don't have to worry about the turnovers or the free throw shooting.

i agree about DWade. no perimeter game = fail in FIBA
>> Anonymous
>>198139
you won't explain anything because you don't have the capacity to. which is why you continue to only reference me to other locations on the interwebz. you wasted your time because you are stupid and don't understand people when they try to express their views on a subject
>> Anonymous
why tayshuan prince and michael redd? did others refuse?
>> Anonymous
>>198152
go find wrestling fag buddy of yours in this page. figure out how to both die in a fire at once
>> Anonymous
Man, I can't wait for the Olympics.

Since I got a job the other day I won't be able to follow through with my plans of watching every event of them, but I'll try and watch as much as I can.
>> Anonymous
>>198156
Yes.
And Prince at least is a terrific perimeter defender. Part of the problem with previous Team USA's has been the lack of role players.
>> Anonymous
what a shitty team.

Boozer, Bosh, and Howard is your frontline?? THATS IT? Their defense is going to be horrible. And God forbid Howard gets in foul trouble.

And the same problem of years past, not enough shooters. You got Redd, thats it. If one of the big three (Melo James Kobe) doesnt get hot from outside, you've got almost 0 outside shooting. THEY FIGURED THIS OUT ALREADY. THEYRE MAKING THE EXACT SAME MISTAKES AS LAST TIME.

i doubt we even fucking medal!
>> Anonymous
>>198176
Don't sweat it. Lebron could probably win gold by himself.
>> Anonymous
>>198176If one of the big three (Melo James Kobe) doesnt get hot from outside, you've got almost 0 outside shooting.

yes, but odds are very slim that ALL 3 are going to be cold. one of them can easily pick up the slack. if TWO of them are on?

well......lol
>> Anonymous
Look. Coach K actually knows what he's doing. Three PGs so that he can run 2 PG sets to increase ball movement if he wants to. T. Prince is a great defender and has a lot of length, so he's a difficult match-up. LeBron, Melo, Kobe for scoring. Melo is another hard match-up for international play. Boozer is a consistent player, and works well with D-Will in case they need a backup plan for pick and roll basketball to open the floor up. Michael Redd is the only pure shooter they can afford to bring, as Coach K is looking for redundancy in his players. I.E. score, slash, defend. Players that can do all of these to some extent, rather than specialize in a single one. He's worried about dumbfuck fouls gimping the team. As for Bosh and Howard, they aren't terrible defenders, actually, but no one wants to give them credit. Don't need a huge frontline, as this is international ball, and Euros especially love to have their big sitting on the three-point line. I.E. Not an NBA center. Howard is plenty for pure center.
/rant
>> Anonymous
>>198176
The only occasion that I've seen booz play well defensively was during the 06-07 playoffs where he had to man up against Yao, Harrington, and then Duncan. And even then, he couldn't contain them from getting their typical 20-10 games.

They didn't have much choice with their bigs. Tyson Chandler was the last center available, and they took Tayshaun instead. It's a better choice, but it could have been avoided if they didn't take 3 PG's.
>> Anonymous
>>198181
Prince James presence on the team assures it of failure.
>> Anonymous
>>197956
fucking lol!

P.S. fuck carmelo
>> Anonymous
>>198176
Fuck Bosh should've put in Chandler or West considering you already got Paul

How Come Williams gets Boozer but Paul doesn't have anyone from his team? Huh CONSPIRACY!
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Oh hai guys just dunking on your championz see you in Beijing
>> Anonymous
THREE POINT GUARDS, THREE SMALL FORWARDS, AND ONLY ONE GUY THAT IS A CAPABLE CENTER? FUCK YEAH!
>> Anonymous
If you replaced Kidd with Tyson Chandler, I would bet good money on USA winning Gold. As it is, I'm worried about seeing just another Bronze
>> Anonymous
Is there a reason that Coach Jewzewski is the USA Head Coach? Why not Byron Scott?
>> Anonymous
>>198265
Kidd is there for leadership. But I don't know why you have both Paul and Williams. They're both good but kinda close to each other no?
Also Why take Bosh if you have Boozer? It does seem illogical to not have another real Center and Shooter. I'd drop Melo considering you have Wade, Lebron and Kobe for scoring but he played good in FIBA so I guess that's why.
>> Anonymous
>>198265
thank you. for pointing that out. But hey, they did not take Tyson Chandler, so Team USA will not even medal. I blame Jerry Colangelo.
>> Anonymous
>>198270
It would make sense to take Paul and Chandler...I mean that's alley oops 24/7
>> Anonymous
boy, euro teams + argentina will tear you apart.
>> Anonymous
>>198270
Tyson Chandler ain't shit without CP3
>> Anonymous
Tyson Chandler IS A MOTHERFUCKING BUST, HE WAS TAKEN SECOND IN THE 2001 DRAFT, AND IT TOOK HIM 7 YEARS TO AVERAGE DOUBLE DOUBLES.
>> Anonymous
>>198284
co-signed
>> Anonymous
i just love all the fucking idiots ITT talking about dropping Carmelo from the team

way to prove you haven't watched this team play a second of international ball
>> Anonymous
>>198290
No one likes Carmelo despite him playing well in FIBA. He gets drunk and drives, punches people and backpedals away like the black/puerto rican thug he is.
>> Anonymous
>>198199

Why did all of you ignore this post?
>> Anonymous
>>198285
PJ Brown took 15 years to win a ring.
>> Alakazam !!OEP6m59Bksc
>>198294

because it's too well thought out for the average 4chan user
>> Anonymous
>>198299

Alright, fair point.
>> Anonymous
>>198296
Except PJ Brown is a 2nd round draft pick.
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fiba rules are fiba rules. so usa will at best medal at bronze. But I suspect no medal at all. I'm calling this nao. So some 90 days from now, you best recognize. Also Coach K is sux.
>> UZ !kHzD4It5Tc
>>198294
tl;dr
>> Anonymous
>>198305

Alright coke cat, I will hold you to that.
>> TRIPCODES ARE FOR JERRYS KIDS
>>197805
>came a little.
>> Anonymous
>>197805
101 - 95
>> Anonymous
>>198305
Which is why they got D'Antoni, who has ample experience playing and coaching in Europe.

Durrr.
>> Anonymous
that's alotta Guards.
>> Anonymous
i'll lol every time one of this helpless losers try to call timeout in middle of the game
>> Anonymous
And they said us Europeans cause all the shit in /sp/...

Have fun when China beats you to Gold in NIGGERBALL.
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Hay bitches
>> Anonymous
They could have gone with an all defensive powerhouse roster and totally dominate... but this is the USA we are talking about.
>> Anonymous
>>198852
>defensive powerhouse roster
Hmmm...

Starters
G - Chris Paul
G - Bruce Bowen
C - Dwight Howard
F - Tayshaun Prince
F - Marcus Camby

Reserves
G - Chauncey Billups
G - Kobe Bryant
C - Tyson Chandler
F - Shane Battier
F - Ron Artest

So yeah, this is basically all the people that were invited to practice with Team USA, but didn't make the cut/quit.
>> Anonymous
>>198857
chris paul can't play defense. or did tony parker not score on him enough in may for you to figure that out?
>> Anonymous
>>198860
Eh, I guess. I was picking from the more "well-known" players, cause there are a bunch of guards known for defense that nobody cares about.

I guess you could replace Paul with Deron Williams or Dwayne Wade
>> Anonymous
>>198868
dwill or chauncey. we need someone that will bitch-slap those flopping euro faggots.
>> Anonymous
>>198868
>Dwayne Wade
>defense

loled
>> Anonymous
>>198860
Chris Paul led the league in steals.
>> Anonymous
What about the womens team?
>> Anonymous
I don't think people should hate on Wade. He's the one among Melo and James who got a title first, and he has a good perimeter game - he can shoot 17-footers well. He just has to develop his three-point shooting.
>> Anonymous
>>198917
the US women's team will play against britain and france's men's combined team, and beat them senselessly