As of Today who are your 12 that make the 2012 Olympic team

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As of Today who are your 12 that make the 2012 Olympic team 

Post#1 » by NYCrusader » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:39 pm

2008 team


Carlos Boozer
Deron Williams
Chris Bosh
Tayshaun Prince
Kobe Bryant
Michael Redd
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Chris Paul
Jason Kidd
Carmelo Anthony
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Post#2 » by ManualRam » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:43 pm

cp3/rose
kobe/wade/deron
lebron/melo
kd/gay
dwight/aldridge/love
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Post#3 » by Wade2k6 » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:46 pm

PG: CP3, Rose, Williams
SG: Wade, Kobe
SF: LeBron, Durant
PF: Melo, Bosh, Griffin
C: Howard, Love
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Post#4 » by jeffjtk1234 » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:51 pm

PG: CP3, Rose, Williams
SG: Wade, Kobe
SF: LeBron, Durant
PF: Melo, Bosh, LMA
C: Howard, Love
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Post#5 » by bullsnewdynasty » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:54 pm

PG: CP3/Rose/D-Will
SG: Wade/Kobe
SF: Durant/Melo/Iggy
PF: LeBron/Griffin
C: Dwight/Love
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Post#6 » by mup » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:06 pm

Probably see a John Wall or a Kyrie Irving over a Deron Williams.
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Post#7 » by Ax2SG » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:12 pm

jeffjtk1234 wrote:PG: CP3, Rose, Williams
SG: Wade, Kobe
SF: LeBron, Durant
PF: Melo, Bosh, LMA
C: Howard, Love


Damn, a unit of Rose, Kobe, Durant, Love and Howard would be insane.
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Post#8 » by betta1 » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:13 pm

Rose/CP3
Wade/Evans/K. Mart
Lebron/Melo
Durant/Griffin
Howard/Bynum/Love
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Post#9 » by JustOneFix » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:19 pm

I wouldn't call none of the a-holes who declined to play last time the US won the world championship. And that includes Lebron and Wade as well.

I'd only add Dwight and that's it.

Last year team plus Dwight is unbeatable.
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Post#10 » by jeff1624 » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:22 pm

TheGreatSatan wrote:I wouldn't call none of the a-holes who declined to play last time the US won the world championship. And that includes Lebron and Wade as well.

I'd only add Dwight and that's it.

Last year team plus Dwight is unbeatable.



Just curious, who declined?
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Post#11 » by ADRajX » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:23 pm

PG: CP3/Rose/D-Will
SG: Wade/Bryant/Ellis
SF: Lebron/Durant/Melo
PF: Amare/Griffin/Bosh
C: Howard/Bynum/Love

Best 15 man roster imo... great size, athleticism, and explosiveness at both ends of the court... the main 12 will be in bold (the ones getting the rotation/minutes)... the 3 not in bold will be there for insurance purposes as always (injuries, fatigue, match-ups, adjustments, etc...)
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Post#12 » by JustOneFix » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:29 pm

jeff1624 wrote:
TheGreatSatan wrote:I wouldn't call none of the a-holes who declined to play last time the US won the world championship. And that includes Lebron and Wade as well.

I'd only add Dwight and that's it.

Last year team plus Dwight is unbeatable.



Just curious, who declined?



Didn't Wade, Carmelo, Lebron and few others all turn down their invations last summer? Wich created a huge fuzz among Colangelo and the US staff?
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Post#13 » by boogie-reke » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:33 pm

Everyone of them will be called though, so no point even discussing otherwise.
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Post#14 » by Rockmaninoff » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:36 pm

NYCrusader wrote:2008 team


Carlos Boozer
Deron Williams
Chris Bosh
Tayshaun Prince
Kobe Bryant
Michael Redd
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Chris Paul
Jason Kidd
Carmelo Anthony


Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Carmelo Anthony
Dwight Howard

Derrick Rose
Deron Williams
Dwyane Wade
Kevin Durant
Chris Bosh
Kevin Love
Tyson Chandler
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Post#15 » by Chalk1 » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:42 pm

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Post#16 » by airball3 » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:50 pm

DJRajX wrote:PG: CP3/Rose/D-Will
SG: Wade/Bryant/Ellis
SF: Lebron/Durant/Melo
PF: Amare/Griffin/Bosh
C: Howard/Bynum/Love

Best 15 man roster imo... great size, athleticism, and explosiveness at both ends of the court... the main 12 will be in bold (the ones getting the rotation/minutes)... the 3 not in bold will be there for insurance purposes as always (injuries, fatigue, match-ups, adjustments, etc...)


I would take this roster except swap out Amare and Griffin, put Bosh in and try to find another big like Chandler or Odom.

I like Chandler for his defensive presence in the smaller lanes in FIBA play and I like Odom for his versatility (and his ability to guard different positions).
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Post#17 » by LoyalKing » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:54 pm

PG - CP3/Rose/D-Will
SG - Kobe/Wade
SF - Lebron/Durant/Melo
PF - Blake Griffin/Lamarcus Aldridge/
C - Dwight Howard/Andrew Bynum
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Post#18 » by JustOneFix » Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:55 pm

Can't belive people don't have Durant in the starting lineup, specially after his last year performance in the Worlds. Guy basically won the gold all by himself.

Melo and Wade? Get that **** out of here. Durant's gotta be there, for the sole purpose of outside shooting and breaking down those ugly zones everyone is about to play against the US.
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Post#19 » by MaxRider » Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:01 pm

are we trying to form the best team or throw 12 top players and let them figure it out?

i would do

C: Dwight Howard, Tyson Chandler
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge, Lamar Odom, Kevin Love
SF: Kevin Durant, LeBron James
SG: Kobe Bryant, Andre Iguodala, Eric Gordon
PG: Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook
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Post#20 » by TheUroborosWorm » Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:03 pm

Yup, that final could be epic... seriously, if the last olympics final was the best game i've ever seen, this one will be epic... this season is just an apetizer for the main dish!!!

Btw, the odds are against us :( but i will bet for Spain HUGE, i mean... 1k or something like that!

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