Help Improve Team USA!

Captain_Morgan · Post #1 » by **Captain_Morgan** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:19 pm

Add and drop players you think that will positively impact Team USA and improve their chances of winning the Olympic Gold Medal.

Official Roster:
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)
Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz)
Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons)
Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks)
Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)
Deron Williams (Utah Jazz).

My Roster:
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz)
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons)
Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks)
Brandon Roy (Portland TrailBlazers)
Deron Williams (Utah Jazz)

I dropped Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and added Tim Duncan, Brandon Roy and Paul Pierce.

I think my team is much more mature and defensively sound than the original Team USA. Tim Duncan can add stability to the PF position. Dwight Howard is a great basketball player but he can be too physical when playing international games. He gets in foul trouble too easily. Carlos Boozer is probably the most offensively sound forward player in the game right now but he has no presence on defense. Brandon Roy can shoot the ball and distribute pretty well. Dwyane Wade is a great player but he is injury prone and he turns over the ball too many times. He is also a liability in the shooting game. Paul Pierce is a great player that can do it all. I think his game fits perfectly in international settings. He can score consistently from any range and his defensive presence will definitely help the team.

T-Spot · Post #2 » by **T-Spot** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:35 pm

I thought that Timmy D isn't eligible for the USA team?

Captain_Morgan · Post #3 » by **Captain_Morgan** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:38 pm

T-Spot wrote:I thought that Timmy D isn't eligible for the USA team?

He played with Team USA in 2004.

Nuzzo · Post #4 » by **Nuzzo** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:10 pm

PG - Kidd, DWill
SG - Kobe, Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton
SF - James, Prince, Mike Miller
PF - KG, Boozer
C - Duncan, Dwight
Coach - Larry Bird
Ast - Tom Thibodeau

The Main Event · Post #5 » by **The Main Event** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:23 pm

Captain_Morgan wrote:Add and drop players you think that will positively impact Team USA and improve their chances of winning the Olympic Gold Medal.

Official Roster:
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)
Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz)
Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons)
Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks)
Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)
Deron Williams (Utah Jazz).

My Roster:
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz)
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons)
Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks)
Brandon Roy (Portland TrailBlazers)
Deron Williams (Utah Jazz)

I dropped Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and added Tim Duncan, Brandon Roy and Paul Pierce.

I think my team is much more mature and defensively sound than the original Team USA. Tim Duncan can add stability to the PF position. Dwight Howard is a great basketball player but he can be too physical when playing international games. He gets in foul trouble too easily. Carlos Boozer is probably the most offensively sound forward player in the game right now but he has no presence on defense. Brandon Roy can shoot the ball and distribute pretty well. Dwyane Wade is a great player but he is injury prone and he turns over the ball too many times. He is also a liability in the shooting game. Paul Pierce is a great player that can do it all. I think his game fits perfectly in international settings. He can score consistently from any range and his defensive presence will definitely help the team.

And the chances of your proposed adjustments ever happening..............................zero.

Post #6 » by **Optimism Prime** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:25 pm

If you're dropping Carmelo... you need help. I don't care if you like him or not, his game is perfect for international ball.

MagicFan149 · Post #7 » by **MagicFan149** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:34 pm

carmello is usa's best international player... and you drop him??? wow ... and did you watch any of the qualifiers ??? youre statements about dwight getting into foul trouble is totally false... i dont think he ever got in foul trouble in last years fiba's...

The Main Event · Post #8 » by **The Main Event** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:36 pm

MagicFan149 wrote:carmello is usa's best international player... and you drop him??? wow ... and did you watch any of the qualifiers ??? youre statements about dwight getting into foul trouble is totally false... i dont think he ever got in foul trouble in last years fiba's...

Apparently captain morgan's been drinking some of his own product.

Virtuoso · Post #9 » by **Virtuoso** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:08 pm

topic starter = fail

Before you pick replacements know who is in the usa player pool otherwise this exercise is futile.

Wade is redundant on this team, especially coming off 2 injury plagued seasons. Replace him with a big, Chandler I guess. That's all I would change.

RJM · Post #10 » by **RJM** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:49 pm

I remember brainstorming the other day about this very subject.

PG - Jason Kidd/Chris Paul/Deron Williams
SG - Kobe Bryant/Dwyane Wade/Mike Miller
SF - Lebron James/Paul Pierce/Carmelo Anthony
PF - Tim Duncan/Carlos Boozer/Chris Bosh
C - Dwight Howard/Amare Stoudemire/Tyson Chandler

C.Delfino · Post #11 » by **C.Delfino** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:01 pm

Duncan retired from international competition after 2004, he is not coming back.

Also Olympic teams are only 12 man deep, keep that in mind. I personally would add another reliable FIBA 3 point threat, probably Mike Miller, also Williams Kidd and Paul are redundant, leave one at home

RapsGM · Post #12 » by **RapsGM** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:21 am

LOL help improve TEAM USA. Is this a joke thread. they already the best team in international ball, why even debate this. But if I had to drop a few players and add some. I would probably drop boozer and add amare. Maybe drop Michael Redd and add someone like Paul Pierce.

Apollo64 · Post #13 » by **Apollo64** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:44 am

I would drop Prince (too many quality forwards already) and get Chandler. Right now, the US team has only one and half centers (Howard and injury prone Bosh, who can play center np, but still...)

Post #14 » by **Flash3** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:51 am

We have a dedicated Team USA Thread already.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=815136

Thanks,