2009 Great Britain Roster

KWSN-Men · Post #1 » by **KWSN-Men** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:03 pm

http://www.talkbasket.net/news/britain- ... -1624.html

The full 17-men list is:

Achara, Kieron - Fortitudo Bologna
Archibald, Robert - Unicaja Malaga
Betts, Andy - Aris Thessaloniki
Boyd, Flinder - Leicester Riders
Clark, Dan - Estudiantes
Freeland, Joel - Kalise Gran Canaria
Forbes, Germayne - Nyon
George, Nick - Fastweb Junior Casale Monferrato
Hanke, Randall - Providence University
Hart, Jarrett - Keravnos
Lenzly, Mike - Nymburk
Leven, Steve - West-Brabant Giants
Mensah-Bonsu, Pops - Toronto Raptors
Reinking, Nate - Mons Hainaut
Robinson, Justin - Rider University
Sullivan, Andrew - CSK VVS Samara
Vanderbeken, Jamie - Iowa State University

Post #2 » by **suckfish** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:50 pm

It's a pretty weak team.

Other than Deng and Gordon, which isn't really much of a surprise, ex Cal Bear Richard Midgley is the biggest name left of the roster. He pulled out due to injury.

Joana · Post #3 » by **Joana** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:48 am

Midgley isn't a bigger name than Freeland. I agree, quite unimpressive squad.

Pasta Kid · Post #4 » by **Pasta Kid** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:08 am

Where is Luol Deng ?
He played the qualification round last year, but he will not play the European Championship? :S

Post #5 » by **suckfish** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:12 am

Joana wrote:Midgley isn't a bigger name than Freeland. I agree, quite unimpressive squad.

I agree. But Freeland was named to the squad..

Post #6 » by **suckfish** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:52 am

The bigs are decent. Archibald, Freeland, Pops and Betts are all solid. It's the guard play that is pretty dreadful. Nate Reinking can really fill it up from deep, but that's about as much production scoring wise that you'll get from the backcourt.

The SF's are decent. Andrew Sulivan is a pretty good player, and Nick George isn't all that bad.

They'll certainly struggle without Deng and Gordon though. It's a bit of disaster.

KWSN-Men · Post #7 » by **KWSN-Men** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:44 pm

suckfish wrote:The bigs are decent. Archibald, Freeland, Pops and Betts are all solid. It's the guard play that is pretty dreadful. Nate Reinking can really fill it up from deep, but that's about as much production scoring wise that you'll get from the backcourt.

The SF's are decent. Andrew Sulivan is a pretty good player, and Nick George isn't all that bad.

They'll certainly struggle without Deng and Gordon though. It's a bit of disaster.

Considering the group they are in (you could call it the group of death), it will be hard for them to win a game.

Joana · Post #8 » by **Joana** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:25 pm

suckfish wrote:
Joana wrote:Midgley isn't a bigger name than Freeland. I agree, quite unimpressive squad.

I agree. But Freeland was named to the squad..

thruthefire · Post #9 » by **thruthefire** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:29 pm

What exactly does Team GB have to do to qualify for the 2012 Olympics?

I Feel Devotion · Post #10 » by **I Feel Devotion** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:36 pm

thruthefire wrote:What exactly does Team GB have to do to qualify for the 2012 Olympics?

Nothing at all. They already qualified. The host gets an automatic berth.

thruthefire · Post #11 » by **thruthefire** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:41 pm

I Feel Devotion wrote:
thruthefire wrote:What exactly does Team GB have to do to qualify for the 2012 Olympics?

Nothing at all. They already qualified. The host gets an automatic berth.

Oh, I thought since Team GB hasn't had an Olympic basketball team in a long time, they had to qualify through play.

Thanks for the info, though!

Post #12 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:04 am

TTF!

How did GB do in the tournament they hosted? Are they expected to get out of group c?

thruthefire · Post #13 » by **thruthefire** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:02 am

Walt Cronkite wrote:TTF!

How did GB do in the tournament they hosted? Are they expected to get out of group c?

If you're talking about the "Game On The O2" Tournament, they didn't do so well by finishing 0-3. As for getting out of Group C, I think GB can beat out Slovenia for third place.

Dtown84 · Post #14 » by **Dtown84** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:45 am

I Feel Devotion wrote:
thruthefire wrote:What exactly does Team GB have to do to qualify for the 2012 Olympics?

Nothing at all. They already qualified. The host gets an automatic berth.

Actually they're only mostly qualified. FIBA won't let them in the Olympic tourny if they are in Group B (second tier of Europe) in 2012. Of course since they made Eurobasket this year, the only way that happens is if they have a cataclysmic failure next year. So barring disaster they're fine.

brassviews · Post #15 » by **brassviews** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:37 pm

If they don't qualify for 2010, they don't deserve to be a wildcard. They only became relevant this year.

thruthefire · Post #16 » by **thruthefire** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:38 pm

Can Team GB, with Gordon, Deng, Azubuike, and Bonsu, defeat Spain? I say so.

brassviews · Post #17 » by **brassviews** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:44 pm

thruthefire wrote:Can Team GB, with Gordon, Deng, Azubuike, and Bonsu, defeat Spain? I say so.

No

They have not point guard or any legitimate big men. Deng and Gordon can easily be stopped.

thruthefire · Post #18 » by **thruthefire** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:00 am

Play Gordon at the point, Azu at the two, and Deng at the three. Pop's is a rebounding machine and a good five for international play.