2012 US Mens Olympic Basketball Thread

[EmpireWF]

The Final Roster…

PG - Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook
SG - Kobe Bryant, James Harden
SF - LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala
PF - Kevin Love, Anthony Davis
C - Tyson Chandler

Head Coach - Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant - Jim Boeheim
Assistant - Mike D'Antoni
Assistant - Nate McMillian

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Training & Exhibition Schedule in Spoilers

 

July 6-11, USA Team Training at UNLV
July 12, 6pm - USA vs. Dominican Republic - @ UNLV

July 13-15, USA Team Training in D.C.
July 16, 8pm - USA vs. Brazil - @ Verizon Center

July 17-18, USA Team Training in Manchester, England
July 19, 7:10pm - USA vs. England - @ Manchester Arena

July 20-21, USA Team Training in Barcelona, Spain
July 22, 9:30pm - USA vs. Argentina - @ Palau Sant Jordi
July 23 & 25, USA Team Training
July 24, 10:30pm - USA vs. Spain - @ Palau Sant Jordi

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Preliminary Round Pools
Pool A (Argentina, France, Tunisia, United States, Lithuania, Nigeria)
Pool B (Australia, Brazil, China, England, Spain, Russia)


Here is the summer schedule for the tournament, USA only…(times are US East Coast)

Game 1 - Sunday, July 29 at 9:30 AM ET - vs. France
Game 2 - Tuesday, July 31 at 5:15 PM ET - vs. Tunisia
Game 3 - Thursday, August 2 at 5:15 PM ET - vs. Nigeria
Game 4 - Saturday, August 4 at 9:30 AM ET - vs. Lithuania
Game 5 - Monday, August 6 at 5:15 PM ET - vs. Argentina


Quarterfinals (2 Games)
Wednesday, August 8

Semifinals
Friday, August 10

Finals
Sunday, August 12

[Bomberooski]

USA! USA! USA! USA!

[NAHSTE]

This is always a fun tournament to follow. Worried about the lack of size for 'Murica. Spain could wreck us, with both Gasol brothers posing a problem.

[Bomberooski]

This is always a fun tournament to follow. Worried about the lack of size for 'Murica. Spain could wreck us, with both Gasol brothers posing a problem.

Agreed Nahste, Spain vs USA could be a gem. Bummed Rubio won't be playing

[Tengo Juego]

Awe shit, I was just about to ask about Dwight Howard. Then I remembered his back is fucked.

No one else to play the 5? Just Chandler? What's up with Amare?

[JeremyHight]

I'll be interested in watching Davis play at this level. It is kind of an inbetween NBA and NCAA level, so if he doesn't perform well here, he is going to choke in the pros.

[tbuc]

Oh shit, the US are playing Brazil at the Verizon Center. I might have to hit that one up.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Who do you guys think will get the axe to get it down to 12?

It seems Odom, Gordon, and Davis aren't very likely. After that I'm really not sure between Harden, Gay, Iggy, Griffin, and Love, depends what kind of style they're going for. I hope that Iggy and Love make it out of those guys.

[Bomberooski]

Pulling for Love and Gay out of those guys but feel that stupid Griffin will somehow make the squad for endorsement reasons

[ralaw]

PG - Chris Paul, Deron Williams
SG - Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Eric Gordon
SF - LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony
PF - Chris Bosh, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin
C - Tyson Chandler

[Rudi]

I think it would be cool if they went through with the U-23 age proposal. It'd be fun to watch all the younger guys in nba/college at the Olympics.

None the less I will still watch this team play because they are awesome and its for 'MURIKAH

[Warner2BruceTD]

I think it would be cool if they went through with the U-23 age proposal. It'd be fun to watch all the younger guys in nba/college at the Olympics.

None the less I will still watch this team play because they are awesome and its for 'MURIKAH

1988 put a stop to that.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

It would be different because it would be applied to everyone and has nothing to do with amateur status, like in soccer. I'd still rather just have the best players in the world...

If they had it this year it would hypothetically be a team built around Griffin, Monroe, Harden, and Irving. Not terribly compelling.

[TheImmortalGoud]

PG - Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook
SG - Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, James Harden, Eric Gordon
SF - LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Rudy Gay, Andre Iguodala
PF - Chris Bosh, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, Lamar Odom, Anthony Davis
C - Tyson Chandler

[Warner2BruceTD]

PG - Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook
SG - Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, James Harden, Eric Gordon
SF - LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Rudy Gay, Andre Iguodala
PF - Chris Bosh, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, Lamar Odom, Anthony Davis
C - Tyson Chandler

If anybody wants to make comparisons between today's game and the 90's, just look at this team compared to '92. About five or six of these guys wouldn't sniff the '92 team, unless they were replacing Laettner.