30 finalists announced for 2016 Team USA

[insidehoops]

http://www.insidehoops.com/usa-basketball.shtml

[Dr Hawk]

Curry, Green, Kawhi and Durant :bowdown:

[plowking]

Cannot wait to see Curry and Durant shooting the lights out. How are teams going to stop that? :oldlol:

[Dr Hawk]

Cannot wait to see Curry and Durant shooting the lights out. How are teams going to stop that? :oldlol:


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[IncarceratedBob]

I like how Kobe withdrew his name from consideration b/c he knew there was 0 chance he was getting selected

[Nick Young]

Cannot wait to see Curry and Durant shooting the lights out. How are teams going to stop that? :oldlol:
Other teams are going to lose by 30+ every single game.

[Fallen Angel]

Curry
Thompson
Iggy
Barnes
Green

That's the definition of stacked.

Add in Paul, Harden, Lebron, Durant, Deandre, Drummond, and Kawhi.

Their chemistry will probably be better than the 2012 Team.

[hateraid]

From that selection I would go:

C- Davis
Cousins

F- Durant
Lebron
Green
Drummond
Carmelo

G- Curry
Klay
Leonard
Butler
Westbrook

Sucks that potentially Wall, Harden, Geroge....potentially won't make it

[TrueBlue89]

From that selection I would go:

C- Davis
Cousins

F- Durant
Lebron
Green
Drummond
Carmelo

G- Curry
Klay
Leonard
Butler
Westbrook

Sucks that potentially Wall, Harden, Geroge....potentially won't make it

Harden is a lock lol :biggums:

[Dr Hawk]

I'm eager to see defensive juggernauts like Green and Kawhi perform together

[Levity]

Harden is a lock lol :biggums:

george is most likely a lock too.

[SugarHill]

Cannot wait to see Curry and Durant shooting the lights out. How are teams going to stop that? :oldlol:
Or kawhi playing that defense. Or Melo turning into the GOAT scorer the moment he smells international games in the air

[Sakkreth]

Harden is a lock lol :biggums:

Hope so.

Gives other teams chances.

[Gus Hemmingway]

Dray n Klay Fam STAY WINNING:applause: :bowdown:

[Dr Hawk]

Dray n Klay Fam STAY WINNING:applause: :bowdown:

No without chef Curry

[TrueBlue89]

george is most likely a lock too.
Definitely.

[TrueBlue89]

Hope so.

Gives other teams chances.
Yet we blew out every scrub nation in FIBA 2 years ago with him as the leader. :biggums:

[Done_And_Done]

Might as well just forfeit the gold to them right now

[Dr Hawk]

Might as well just forfeit the gold to them right now

Did you see that guy speed running the game in your avy blind folded?

[Gotterdammerung]

Yet we blew out every scrub nation in FIBA 2 years ago with him as the leader. :biggums:

History teaches us that we never learn from history.
:biggums:

[Done_And_Done]

Did you see that guy speed running the game in your avy blind folded?

Insane bro.
I bet I could take Glass Joe down with no eyes though lol

[Legends66NBA7]

Hoping DeMar makes the team, but I doubt it. Odds are stacked against him.

[Legends66NBA7]

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Most likely team...

PG: Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Russell Westbrook
SG: James Harden/Jimmy Butler/Klay Thompson
SF: Kevin Durant/Kawhi Leonard/Paul George
PF: LeBron James/Carmelo Anthony/Draymond Green
C: Anthony Davis/DeMarcus Cousins/Kenneth Faried

Based off versatility and past USA teams.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Curry / Westbrook
Harden / Klay
Durant / George / Leonard
Bron / Green
Davis / Aldridge / Drummond

[Beastmode88]

Where's Rose? :lol :lol

[Fallen Angel]

Stephen Curry | Chris Paul
James Harden | Klay Thompson | Andre Iguodala
Lebron James | Kawhi Leonard | Harrison Barnes
Kevin Durant | Draymond Green
Deandre Jordan | Andre Drummond

The chemistry would be amazing

[G-train]

Might as well just forfeit the gold to them right now

Hell no
These aren't 7 games series, anything is possible.

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

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Most likely team...

PG: Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Russell Westbrook
SG: James Harden/Jimmy Butler/Klay Thompson
SF: Kevin Durant/Kawhi Leonard/Paul George
PF: LeBron James/Carmelo Anthony/Draymond Green
C: Anthony Davis/DeMarcus Cousins/Kenneth Faried

Based off versatility and past USA teams.
But they only take 12...

Anyway, I'm going:

DeMarcus Cousins
Anthony Davis
Draymond Green
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Kawhi Leonard
Gordon Hayward
Jimmy Butler
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry
Kyrie Irving
John Wall

Roast me all you want. F the Clippers and F chuckers and F players who dont play D. I hope Cousins makes it for the sake of him getting some good coaching like in the FIBA WC and he wasn't a whiny child. Only reason I'm including him.

[pauk]

PG - Lebron
SG - Curry
SF - Kawhi
PF - Durant
C - Davis

Do it! :banana:

[Genaro]

Something like that:
G - Curry, CP3, Westbrook, Irving, Harden
F - Lebron, Durant, George, Kawhi, Melo
C - Davis e Griffin

I don't know where Green and Klay get in. Or an extra big.

[IllegalD]

If should be something like this:

Starters:

PG - Steph Curry
SG - James Harden
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - LeBron James
C - Anthony Davis

Bench:

Russell Westbrook
Blake Griffin
Paul George
Demarcus Cousins
Chris Paul
John Wall
Andre Drumond

[insidehoops]

:lebronamazed:

[plowking]

I honestly cannot wait for the rain of threes. I always root for USA to lose, but it is going to be ridiculous watching the shooting fest. Curry at points will be left open due to dribble penetration... Wide open... Curry.... shorter 3 point line... Dear lord.

I honestly think he'll shoot 65% from threes and probably set the record for most 3's in the tournament.

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

Most likely team...

PG: Steph Curry/Chris Paul/Russell Westbrook
SG: James Harden/Jimmy Butler/Klay Thompson
SF: Kevin Durant/Kawhi Leonard/Paul George
PF: LeBron James/Carmelo Anthony/Draymond Green
C: Anthony Davis/DeMarcus Cousins/Kenneth Faried

Based off versatility and past USA teams.

Faried over Drummond won't happen. Doubt they take Klay.

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

I honestly cannot wait for the rain of threes. I always root for USA to lose, but it is going to be ridiculous watching the shooting fest. Curry at points will be left open due to dribble penetration... Wide open... Curry.... shorter 3 point line... Dear lord.

I honestly think he'll shoot 65% from threes and probably set the record for most 3's in the tournament.

You never know, some guys can't make it happen internationally.

[Sakkreth]

If should be something like this:

Starters:

PG - Steph Curry
SG - James Harden
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - LeBron James
C - Anthony Davis

Bench:

Russell Westbrook
Blake Griffin
Paul George
Demarcus Cousins
Chris Paul
John Wall
Andre Drumond

Starting lineup guards might get roasted on defense but more than likely to return the favor ofcourse, still weak guard lineup defensively. Wall starting or Westbrook starting at SG would be much better but not likely to happen. Way too much talent to lose unless they get destroyed mentally by one of the few tough teams.

As for myself as lithuanian I have hopes even against such american team, I believe that US would have to beat us through shooting. This US team is not physical enough to toy with our frontcourt, I actually think Lithuania's frontcourt is more physical and versatile at the same time. For US to field LeBron at PF and Davis at C would be quite dumb against Lithuania.

[BuffaloBill]

Dray n Klay

[Dr Hawk]

No Lebron please. Lebron ball would ruin everything

[TheImmortal]

Wonder if LeBron will lobby to get K-Love on the roster... :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Haymaker]

Imagine this Lineup:

Curry <--- Because: Why ruin a good thing?
Thompson <---
Kawhi
Bron
Cousins


Ridiculous. :applause:

[Haymaker]

If should be something like this:

Starters:

PG - Steph Curry
SG - James Harden
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - LeBron James
C - Anthony Davis

Bench:

Russell Westbrook
Draymond Green
Kawhi Leonard
Demarcus Cousins
Chris Paul
John Wall
Andre Drumond

Fixed

[kells333]

Westbrook curry
Harden
Durant kawhi George
Lebron melo Blake
Anthony Davis

Those 10 are all locks, which leaves all the others battling for 2 spots. Based off need I'm going to say lay makes it and then it'll be between cousins and Drummond.