Team USA Wins Gold!

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:21 am

Finals - Gold Medal Game
USA (8-0) VS Turkey (8-0) @ 11:30am on ESPN/ESPN3 (re-airs @ 4pm on ESPN2) W 83-64
Gordon: 0 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal & 1 block

Semifinals
USA (7-0) VS Lithuania (7-0) 9/11 @ 9am on ESPN Classic/ESPN 3 (re-airs @ 10:30pm on ESPN2) W 89-74
Gordon: 3 points, 1-2 3FG, 3 rebounds, 1 assist & 1 steal

Quarterfinals
USA (6-0) VS Russia (5-1) 9/9 @ 8am on ESPN (re-airs @ 10:30pm on ESPN2) W 89-79
Gordon: 6 points, 2-5 3FG, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal & 1 block

1st Round
USA VS Angola 9/6 @ 8am on ESPN2 (Re-airs @ 8pm on ESPN2) W 121-66
Gordon: 21 points, 6-7 FG, 5-6 3FG

All game times are listed in Pacific time.

Post #2 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:45 pm

Glad that EJ will get a chance to represent us

Post #3 » by **mkwest** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:52 am

In response to the question of how EJ is looking at the USA minicamp...

Surprisingly aggressive on the offensive end...got to the basket a few times and threw down a monster dunk

Pete Sumulong via Twitter

USA National Team minicamp set to open in Las Vegas

Twenty-three of the top young NBA talents will assemble Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the July 23-25 USA Basketball Men's National Team mini-camp.

The USA Basketball Men's National Team mini-camp will feature practice sessions on July 23 and July 24 at Valley High School, and the mini-camp will be capped by the USA Basketball Showcase, a Blue-White intra-squad game, on Saturday, July 24, 7 p.m. (PDT) at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 USA Basketball Showcase, with seats priced at $10 to $75. Tickets can be purchased through http://www.UNLVtickets.com or 702-739-FANS.

NBA.com

The USA Basketball Showcase will air on ESPN2 on Saturday, July 24th @ 7pm (PST).

Jerry Colangelo Q&A

Griffin was initially invited, but pulled out for respect of his team. He's 100% healthy and appreciates the opportunity, but doesn't want to step on any toes. He's aware that he his first minutes as a pro would best be served for the team that is paying him. Maybe next time.

The Candidates

PGs:
Chauncey Billups, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans, Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose & Russell Westbrook

Wings:
Kevin Durant, Rudy Gay, Eric Gordon, Danny Granger, Andre Iguodala, O.J. Mayo
Durant is on the team and is likely to be the starting small forward when the U.S. takes the floor against Croatia on Aug. 28. The biggest unknown going into camp may be who the starting two guard will be.

You can separate the rest of this group into shooters and non-shooters. Figure that either Mayo or Gordon make the team for their shooting, and Granger would be valuable as a combo-forward. Iguodala is the most experienced and is also the best defender, so Gay may be the odd man out.

Fours:
Jeff Green, Lamar Odom, Gerald Wallace

Bigs:
Tyson Chandler, David Lee, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Kevin Love, Amar'e Stoudemire, JaVale McGee

John Schumann, NBA.com

Team USA Schedule

SportsFan215 · Post #4 » by **SportsFan215** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:07 am

mkwest wrote:In response to the question of how EJ is looking at the USA minicamp...

Surprisingly aggressive on the offensive end...got to the basket a few times and threw down a monster dunk

Pete Sumulong via Twitter

That's really good to hear! I hope he represents us really well on Team USA.

Post #5 » by **mkwest** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:00 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfjfegfCT58[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF5fwcE8vZs[/youtube]

Post #6 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:03 pm

Nice vidoes

Post #7 » by **mkwest** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:30 am

Coach K shares his thoughts on Gordon in the first video clip.

breaking bad · Post #8 » by **breaking bad** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:01 am

mkwest wrote:
Coach K shares his thoughts on Gordon in the first video clip.

Can't get all his words, could someone help me with the quote? Only for the EJ part

CLiPPzWeRD12 · Post #9 » by **CLiPPzWeRD12** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:17 am

breaking bad wrote:
mkwest wrote:
Coach K shares his thoughts on Gordon in the first video clip.

Can't get all his words, could someone help me with the quote? Only for the EJ part

"Eric Gordon is a powerful player.. Offensively, he fills the lane great, he can shoot it, and I think he could be.. he's a really good defender also.. he's a great kid."

At least that's what I got out of it.. Hope that helps!

breaking bad · Post #10 » by **breaking bad** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:48 pm

CLiPPzWeRD12 wrote:
breaking bad wrote:
mkwest wrote:
Coach K shares his thoughts on Gordon in the first video clip.

Can't get all his words, could someone help me with the quote? Only for the EJ part

"Eric Gordon is a powerful player.. Offensively, he fills the lane great, he can shoot it, and I think he could be.. he's a really good defender also.. he's a great kid."

At least that's what I got out of it.. Hope that helps!

Thanks

It seems the kid is doing good in Vegas.

chupamilto21 · Post #11 » by **chupamilto21** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:54 pm

http ://vimeo.com/ 13543199

This is a video of the USA Scrimmage

Really cool watching Gordon doing a good job

chupamilto21 · Post #12 » by **chupamilto21** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:54 pm

Sorry here is the video again

http://vimeo.com/13543199

Post #13 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:14 am

chupamilto21 wrote:Sorry here is the video again

http://vimeo.com/13543199

Thanks for the link. I was going to post it this morning, but I saw that you beat me to the punch.

It was for me to identify everybody at all times, but EJ looked good imo. From what I saw, he was 2-3 from the field with a couple of assists. He lost dribble on one play, but was able to recover and pick up the assist. He was playing aggressively and I hope that he stands out to the coaches. He and Mayo are the only SGs on the roster right now, and I'd assume that one of them would make the team. Mayo probably has the advantage coming in, but he can change some minds if he outplays his peers (and he is capable of doing so).

Post #14 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:46 am

Rosters for Saturday's Televised Scrimmage:

White Team - Chandler, Curry, Durant, Gordon, Granger, Iguodala, Odom, Rose and Wallace.

Blue Team - Billups, *Evans, Gay, Green, B Lopez, Love, Mayo, McGee, Rondo and Westbrook.

ESPN2 @ 7pm (PST)

*Evans will sit out of scrimmage due to ankle sprain.

There's a rumor that Durant, Billups, Rose, Rondo and Odom are locks to make the team.

Post #15 » by **mkwest** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:18 am

Clippers' Gordon seeks U.S. spot

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Gordon came on strong as the week progressed and added the coaching staff will need the extra evaluation period from Saturday's Blue-White intrasquad scrimmage to get a better feel for the 6-foot-3, 222-pound guard from Indiana.

"Eric Gordon was terrific," Colangelo said, before praising the defense of Gordon, who has made his mark in the NBA as an offensive marksman. "We thought we had some good defensive people in '08 in the backcourt. I'll tell you right now, guys that we have in the backcourt here like Gordon, like [Derrick] Rose, like [Rajon] Rondo, like [Russell] Westbrook, they were terrific. We're going to really utilize that."

Gordon said the camp has helped him polish his point guard skills, something that could pay off for the Clippers next season.

"I've played a lot of point guard out here with this type of talent and I think I'll be able to adapt later on," Gordon said. "I'll probably play a little more 1 this year because we don't have that many point guards so I'll adapt to doing that a little bit."

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Los Angeles

Post #16 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:03 am

Scrimmage getting ready to start. It will re-air on NBA TV at 9:30pm (PST).

Rondo, Billups, Gay, Green, Lopez are the starters for the Blue Team.

Rose, Curry, Iguodala, Durant and Odom are the starters for the White Team.

Post #17 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:10 am

EJ has entered the game with 5:49 left in the quarter. He is wearing number 4.

Post #18 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:17 am

Gordon knocks down his first 3 ball of the night.

Post #19 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:21 am

Another triple by Gordon to match Mayo.

Post #20 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:26 am

29-23 White Team ahead at the end of 1. EJ has 6 points and 1 assist.