Coach K welcomes team to USA Basketball

[RyanCangemi]

@OnlyDanny11 MINE ( in 2011)

PG- Derrick Rose

SG- Kobe Bryant

SF- Lebron James

PF- TIm Duncan

C- Superman

[pokerrich9]

either kobe or wade out and chris paul in

[DukeBlueDevilz1]

wtf is this gaY commercail at the begining

[Kincses4991]

who came from the bench to help for us?

[grenadianking3]

david lee deserve a spot on the team just because of his efforts and hustle.

knicks all day

[Divac213]

garnett?????/ this '02?

[zpalmz535]

is this the 2012 olympic team? why don't they just use the same people? i don't think any of them are going to get any worse.....

[KJelly3130]

2012 USA Olympic team:

PG-Chris Paul, Deron Williams, and Derrick Rose or Devin Harris.

SG/SF- Wade, Kobe, LeBron, Melo, Durant, (6th wing spot is a major toss up)

PF/C- Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard( The 3rd big could be a lot of guys but if Bosh and Howard are playing again the 3rd player will be an important practice player but unfortunately won't get to play much due the Team USA's system)

[p00n3z]

Argentina is the only country that can stop them :p Ginobili sht on them :0

[PRCForever]

USA basketball should use a veteran line up... not a NO-Star lineup

[PFlaw317]

They do use a veteran line up.

[marklauraproductions]

hahaha why is greg oden even there?!?!?!?

[superstatguy]

They grabbed the 24 best players US players under the age of 25, and it happened to be he was the 24th best player from America who is under the age of 25.

[marklarkark]

so much dept at PG its almost scarey i mean paul williams and rose, gl rest of world

[PFlaw317]

you already know man super stacked!

[Kat48]

fuck myke krytzxhtexdtyug!!!!!!

[tommybrown187]

greg oden looks 40 lol

[petermallari]

durant

rose

love

[rspkk0]

2012 the REAL dream team. Kobe Lebron Wayde Bosh Howerd Paul Dwill Durant Rose Roy Game OVER NIGGA>

[DemBlizzard]

HOWARD foolio

[UberAznProductions]

I agree with u

[xThaddeusx]

lmao it will never happen sadly

the nba would feel guilty about going undefeated and pwning every other country

[rspkk0]

why isn't mutomba there?

[bigdplaya25]

hes dead

[Toshiro29]

only 3 ,4guys from the mini camp should be on there

Rose

Durant

o.j mayo

maybe rudy gay

[tybone2441]

Now thats what you call a great coach! Go coah K!

[SunnySideDavid]

Three spots left...I say Durant for his versatility, Rose (Kidd will be long gone) so he can learn some tricks from CP3 and DWill, and Gay cuz he can play SG, SF, and PF (depending on matchups)

[lilbeast19]

decent speech=)

[ldc62]

Greg oden better not make it... dont have enuff centers as it is, USA doesnt need another Center fouling out in 3 minutes (BTW Fiba rules means only 5 fouls Oden...)

[Mr246198Kobe]

the world champions r in 10 and in12 is in olympics

[jibjib57]

what the heck this is our team wheres all the other guys

[amcooj]

iguadolla is on the team? when did this happen

[quanp1]

all these people aint on the team they tryin out only 3 going to make it.

[amcooj]

oh my bad i forgot they were trying out thats why im not seeing kobe and all the others

[afrosheen8861]

where's everyone from the last team??

no lebron? dwight? kobe? bosh? CP3? but david lee and greg oden...... haha we'll see i guess

[commerceskate]

ha dont worry they'll all be back, there is a junior usa team also, they scrimmaged the gold medal team before the last olympics and actually beat them in a game.

[habeeba12]

david lee!!

[fruizm]

u forgot michael redd

[Mr246198Kobe]

We are going to kill in 10 and 12

[JesusFrk472]

wat ya mean 10 and 12 Summer olympics are every 4

[disasterousdude1]

thought summer and winter was every 2

[JesusFrk472]

Yeah but basketball is only played in the summer olypics.

[Mok3sp33d]

Great coach, great room of prospects for next Olympic team. I can't wait to see who's on the final official roster.

[wwevsecw145]

durant will dominate

[philwert]

Coach K is a typical coach, his pep talks are typical. but his plays, the way he lets his team play without interrupting the game, is what makes him one of the best...

[bballjonb]

they have alot of young talent, but not too sure if they'll bring back the gold this year

[crazyasian621]

D ROSEE!

[Bball33unc]

I HATE COACH K

[lacmurillo]

i just hope they bring back another gold :D

[caffey000]

they'll win for years to come

[montabaronandjay]

anthony randolf is gonna tear this thing up he is a beast

[balletbabe104]

Aw, there goes DJ. He is so cute, and is developing his game, and def gonna be doing big things in the league.

[09Football4life]

They have mostly young players there, theres no LeBron,Kobe,Wade,Chris Paul, or Dwight howard. But they got talented guys like Durant,Rose ,Oden, talented team coming up.

[ginaddict]

those guys are just only a 3rd team of usa......

[HappyHourKoolAid]

wtf why not the all stars?

[joebws08]

why was there no lebron, wade, cp3, howard??

they should get kobe back too he's the best player in the game right now

glad to see iguodala and rose! love them too!

[joeb1823]

this was a tryout for the open spots those guys are already on the team

[DTMusicTheOfficial]

I See Kevin Love, Kevin Durant, Andre Igudala, Derrick Rose!!!!!!!!, Greg Oden, And Etc. Very Talented USA Team Coming Up

[HectoxMan]

NiCe

[jackmanw]

FOUR of these guys are going to be selected to fill the open slots created by the players from 2008 team that will not continue to represent USA due to whatever reasons.

[tonylui28]

people you sure this is gonna be a winner?

[danielXlee]

D ROSEEEEEE

[D8Y1L3A9N3]

those are rookies from last year but they might join idk

[ownd785]

these people r the new usa team???? if thats true damn they guna get raped hard

[BBapzZ]

there tryouts

[DCashBX]

cuz i doubt this team is gonna play in the 2012 olympics

[DCashBX]

Is this gonna be the team that plays in the fiba tournement??

[ftg419]

yo if u ask anybody with no knowledge of basketball i guarantee they would say greg oden the oldest person(coach staff,player, camera man, etc.) in the room

[jimgym1989]

I don't get it! where are those players who played last year, like kobe,james,wade,anthony,howard­?! answer me please! :)

[ElkkukklE]

i guess K's just inspiring the new guys trying out for team usa, i dont know.

[ftg419]

yo i can c kobe not playin cause he gettin up there in age but as for the rest they still should have their ass in the mix

[ljaradat33]

this is the new group who are getting ready to play with kobe and co.

[balane619]

Wait none of the players from 08's US team are in the 09's US team? Like Kobe or Lebron or Wade?

[Level7even]

if they want to win again keep the same team they had in 08, they'll still be young enough

[bulletproofmonk288]

man after a couple summers of trainin any 12 players from this group of youngsters can win the gold medal

[pimpballindunkaz]

wtf? is tht kyle korver??? AHAHHA

[ftg419]

lol leave kyle alone man

[backsider578]

oden is a 40 year old man

[bulletproofmonk288]

oden always looks confused. like he got alzheimer's or something.

[gostanford3]

brooke lopez is in the room!

[THABAYYOUB1TCH]

my boy anthony randolph!!!

[MoneyRizzle51iZz0h]

haha yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawp i see Anthony Randolph up in there too YAY AREEEEEA!!!!

[heffyz]

why Dj augustine?>?????  GOO EJ goo CLIPPS!!

[sexa19]

kobe

lebron

wade

dh

rondo

[Justdaman411]

David Lee should make the team. Think about, he's one of the best rebounders in the NBA. He could be subbed in to give Dwight a break and on offense he won't ask for the ball so Kobe,Lebron and Wade could be on the floor together. He's the standard role player.

[ldc62]

Yea u have a point. But his rebounding stats are enhanced cuz no one else does it on his team.

[ericreyes708]

then that means he is up against more offensive rebounders making it even more impressive

[ldc62]

not really. if theres 40 rebounds to go around 1 team and ur the lone rebounder (best one) then u have a good chance of getting at least 25% of them

[ericreyes708]

u lost the point of my last statement. If he is the only DEFENSIVE rebounder then he has more OFFENSIVE players to go against. That is he has to be blocking out more guys , chasing more balls etc

ps as for your last statement. If he is the lone rebounder on a team (remember a team has 5 players at a time) then he has a 1 out of 5 or 20% chance of getting them

[ldc62]

fine, but to tell you the truth. Team USA doesnt need him cuz thye have Howard

[DaillestOnErf]

Rose

Bryant

Durant

Garnett

Dwight

[ldc62]

Garnetts not going to play for USA. Nice try

[zakthygreat]

KORVER!!!!

[deeeayyjay]

WTFFFFF !!!!!

i still don't know why LbJ,KB,CP and all the good players ain't playing .

[elbigjim]

no se miran muy buenos

[ericreyes708]

greg oden is crap

[ldc62]

+1.

Oden is absolute shit.

[alex542315]

wow the team is aight

[BrightWave]

Coach K is awesome.

[NewAcctYeah]

Pg- CP3/D-will

Sg- Kobe/Dwade

Sf- LBJ

Pf- Garnett/Bosh

C- Dwight

[JPtTV]

agreed and KD also at small foward to back up lebron

and AL Jefferson as one more big man

[bro0wniee]

is the new USA team or is just tryouts? but d.rose is there, and it would be cool if he was on the team :)

[Xpimp888]

kevin durant nigger! xD

[Lakers24pwnz]

pg-cp3

sg-dwade

sf-kobe

pf-lebron

c-dwight

[RodSizzle]

that wuld be a beats squad but they wuldnt have KB on Small foward and they wuldnt have LJ on PF, but that is a beast squad lol

[TimidsMaul]

thats how it was last year -.-

[jflsocc]

Yea that would be the dream tean

[WxinW]

all he is saying is

ur all indivduals and we dont rly care, we care about winning and only winning

if u can help us win then we like u

[TheNBAfan1]

Al Horford best be there!

[mastereismaname]

Oden is like : "uuuuhhh... its that a donut?!"

[HBKxTexas]

PG-Derrick Rose

SG-Kobe Bryant BEST

SF-LBJ

PF-Greg Oden

C-Dwight Howard

[PHATPHATBBALL]

chris bosh is way better than greg oden at the pf position and drose is good but i would rather have chris paul

[vatechisbeast]

derrick rose is not better than chris paul.

and greg oden is not better than chris bosh.

[HBKxTexas]

i never said rose is better than cp3 or oden is better than bosh,i jst forgot them here

PG-CP3

SG-Kobe

SF-LBJ

PF-Bosh

C-Dwight

[Lakers24pwnz]

id put garnett on pf

[HBKxTexas]

garnett is injured.Plus Garnett is not at his best.

[Lakers24pwnz]

yeah well there are better pf than bosh

[HBKxTexas]

yeah they are

[skittles2590]

whos on the roster?

[KidSupremes]

D rose and randolph is all i ask for

[The2DUDESsweet]

lebron got dunked on by a 30 yearold!!! haha

[eDub5750]

kevin durant is making the team fo sho next time around, looks like he is listening close lol

[seanymandx]

Rose, Iggy, Harris are definetly gona be there

[ultimatederon]

It is good to hear that Coach K and D-Will are on the same page. You can tell that he really likes the way Deron plays the game. I also enjoyed the shot of EG, hopefully he proves he is one of the best young shooting guards in the NBA.

[xjw3789]

KYLE KORVER!!

[happinessisgreat]

coach K is a brilliant coach and an easy motivator.  We will likely win the gold in the world's and the olympics. Also check out thebasketballblogger,com for analysis, commentary, and discussions on the top stories in the game, not only on the professional level. We would like to hear about prodigies and potential phenoms from all regions. Let us know. The site is newly launch and would like feedback. Anyway, Go USA!!!!

[larry89]

IGGYDUOLA

[guitarplayer407]

d rose and d harris are automatic

[uechanchung]

usa will win. if you can't recognize most of the players then you are just not a real fan - it's so easy especially since so many are this and last year's rookies - rose, westbrook, durant, love, mayo,green, oden, lopez. a few easy stars in there most notably rose and durant and the others have potential for future stardom like oj and westbrook. and don't say theres no vets - danny granger, ronnie brewer, iggy, randolph, josh smith. theyre amongst the oldest but trust, usa roster is solid.

[CP3isMVP]

just to let let know that durant was not a rookie last year

[Level7even]

still its no 08 team lol

[uechanchung]

he already has a gold medal so he took advantage of his 'chances'

[FatRat999]

derrick rose is my fav.

[cmurph2845]

i like this group of players, yea theres not alot of stars, but there is alot of young guys with alot of poise

[uechanchung]

word. alot of rookies/sophomores and young talent but the olympics is in 2012 and they'll all have at least 4 years of nba under their belt by then and dont forget lebron wade and melo couldn't deliver in 2004 and they all started out young as well but they learned their lesson.

[Aerwiar]

i like how he has everyone inspired without getting all dramatic or emotional

impressive

[Ruben19902]

team usa will win once again without a doubt. just wait and you'll see...

[Lakers24pwnz]

lmfao theres like no STARS..... no lebron kobe dwyane cp3 garnett and stuff.... haha its like rookies and sophomores

[bohubohu]

i agree man i mean dam ...jeez i mean like NO all stars how to u go from kobe, lebron, carmello chirs paul, darren, wade n those guys to

derrick rose, that other dude, wats his face, and that other guy i dont remember his name n that rest of them who i had no idea were in the league ..i sure hope they kno wat they doin othawise 2012 is going to spain haha

[S0Insan3]

thats the point in 3 years when its actually the olympics.. they will become stars..

[dmob360]

IRAQ FOR GOLD!!!!! physch

[therizzle22]

it would be nice to have some new faces make the team for the world championships next summer. Keep Kobe, Bron, Wade, Howard,Bosh, Melo, CP3, D Will, open up four spots by leaving off kidd, Boozer, prince, and Redd. Who should they pick up? A PG maybe Devin Harris or Rose back up center Oden, or Bynum a shooter which is Durant for sure. and a Good PF like a KG or Randolph or maybe josh smith Danny granger could take a spot too with his ability to score the ball what do you think would be good

[theycallmenavid]

team canada will win gold in 2012

[kerpail]

HAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[optimusprime10000]

NOT even in your dreams man

[chr0nicpain83]

i can see it now TEAM USA losing alot of games

[optimusprime10000]

racist son of a bitch

[DaCola25]

Kyle Korver Team USA,, LOLOLOLOL

[rodsanchez11]

hasheem thabeet is DA MANNN

[BrotherHoodRecord]

Devin Harris shuld be point guard he shoots betta than rose and is faster than rose and has more experience no disrespect to rose he is guud but harris is betta

[eafanboyssuck]

yea, now...

[timbawolveslyf2]

Rose shot 48% and Harris shot 44%. Both of them sucked at 3's.

Rose is a much better player than Harris

[dwadefanforever]

yes by showing that rose sucks at 3s, it must mean that he is better than someone who shot the same % as him by that one little stat

[timbawolveslyf2]

Rose shot 22% and Harris shot 29% form 3.. I dont think that makes either of them good 3-point shooters, so that stat is near irrelevant.

[RodSizzle]

3 aint nothing bout the game, honestly i think rose i better overall than Harris, but harris is good, and CP3 is btter than Rose

[timbawolveslyf2]

Yeah.. CP3 is the best PG in the game.

[vaaggie]

Call me crazy but i'm taking Deron first. He controls the game better in my opinion. Not saying CP3 isn't good, but Deron is that dude!

[stuckinthetrees]

Deron is definately doing big things. He's the defination of a solid point guard.

[uechanchung]

hes got more size too - can rely on some strength along with quickness while paul has to be more crafty

[tommy7113]

kevin durant ftw.

[zuiepi4]

WTF KYLE KORVER!

[system331]

y cant we have the same line up as last year?

[bjalexa]

i think other countries our more committed to this than team USA. just dont be over confident..

[dropstep55]

Imagine all these guys three years later... I saw Jeff Green, Kevin Love, DJ Augustine, not making a huge impact now but just wait...

[BrotherHoodRecord]

true

[ljb265]

what the hell was the NBA thinking with the 04 team i mean there was like n okobe or KG or vc or tmac or guys like that it was guys like rich jefferson lamar odom and rashard lewis not that they suck or anything theyre great players but they were taking on guys like dirk, yao, gasol, manu, tony and others

[gobofood]

derrick rose ftw

[CWei917]

i think rose got this...

[JediMindTricks183]

wtf brook lopez lol

[AnsweringMashine]

is that a hole new team usa?

[PFlaw317]

Ya gotta respect Coach K. Don't have to like him or Duke. But the man is at least worthy of great respect for his experience and knowledge of the game. Team USA is good hands with Coangelo .

[Akwahman]

well they wont be so young in 2012. alotta them gonna be good

[dabballa12]

wtf greg oden sucks dick  how is he here?

[inicible]

David Lee joined in USA basketball team ??

yeaaah surabaya proud about it

[BennyD13Nash]

USA Lineup if I was Coach K: PG - Chris Paul SG - Dwayne Wade SF - Kobe Bryant PF - Lebron James C- Dwight Howard

[Justinlaw117]

won't work, better put wade as 6th man. ur lineup lacks size and size does matter as we could see back in 2008 olympics when we were banged pretty badly in the inside.  id go with:

PG: Chris Paul/Deron Williams/Derrick Rose

SG: Kobe Bryant/Dwyane Wade/Andre Iguodala

SF: Lebron James/Carmelo Anthony

PF: Chris Bosh/Amare Stoudemire

C: Dwight Howard/Greg Oden

the team will have leadership, experience, speed, athleticism and size

[BennyD13Nash]

oh, yeah. i never thought of that. also, we could put kevin durant with lebron, and carmelo. agree?

[milessurrey]

I like your line-up, the problem is that Kevin Durant isnt on here. In three years, can you imagine just how deadly this guy is gonna be

[Johnblz00]

Kevin Durant was there sitting in the room.

[Justinlaw117]

Well Kevin Durant is a nice player, adds size and a scoring touch to the team. Yet I truly believe Iguodala would make the squad over Durant. Durant is just 20 and he isn't even in his prime yet while Iguodala is 25 and will be reaching his prime real soon, that is why I chose Iguodala over Durant. The problem is, the team lacks 3-point shooting so I think there will be great competition in between Iguodala, Durant and Granger as they all bring different great qualities to the team.