Team USA: No love for Love from Coach K?

[Breakdown777]

it makes sense to play a fast big man or a shot blocker....Love is neither

Odom is also neither, though, and he's been getting almost all of the C minutes. Chandler, on the other hand, is both, and he's the 3rd string C.

The whole situation stinks of either Odom having incriminating pictures of Coach K in some kind of compromising position, or Coach K giving Odom a ridiculously long leash because he's a "veteran" and Chandler and Love aren't.

It's probably mostly the vet thing, but aren't Odom and Love at least both slow? It seems like Lamar is able to gaurd quick face up 4's,...and love struggles with it.

[Vindicater]

Im fairly certain Odom and Chandler both got drafted the same year didnt they? Or was Odom drafted a year earlier?

Either way, hardly a veteren.

[AQuintus]

It's probably mostly the vet thing, but aren't Odom and Love at least both slow? It seems like Lamar is able to gaurd quick face up 4's,...and love struggles with it.

From what I've seen, Odom is quicker than Love but slower than Chandler. It doesn't matter, though, because the guy is really dumb and is almost always out of position on defense.

Im fairly certain Odom and Chandler both got drafted the same year didnt they? Or was Odom drafted a year earlier?

Either way, hardly a veteren.

I'm guessing that any veteran treatment that might be happening is based on Odom's championship experience with the Lakers, which Chandler lacks.

[Vindicater]

That is probabaly true I guess

[Worm Guts]

Im fairly certain Odom and Chandler both got drafted the same year didnt they? Or was Odom drafted a year earlier?

Either way, hardly a veteren.

Odom was drafted in '99 and is in his 30's. If that's not a veteran, I don't know what is.

[Klomp]

DOBs
Odom: 11/6/79
Chandler: 10/2/82
Love: 9/7/88

[Tirion]

That's a fair point. Love's game seems to be tailor-made for the FIBA bball and yet he can't get the minutes? Over Odom, who should be tired after playoffs and more of a guard in a bigman's body anyway?

[Tirion]

Also his attitude reminds me of Wally's: a little too ego-centrical and self-overrational. Maybe he needs somebody to punch him in practice?

[Klomp]

Also his attitude reminds me of Wally's: a little too ego-centrical and self-overrational. Maybe he needs somebody to punch him in practice?

I vote Darko or Nikola. A punch from Brewer would really catch him off-guard too

[Little Digger]

My two favorite players on the team are Love and Curry, but I have no problem with Coach K's rotations.

[Dewey]

some just don't know what they don't know

[Vindicater]

But some do know they dont know what they dont know...

brain melt