Lebron James
Derrick Rose
Dwight Howard
Ray Allen
Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
Tony Parker (yes, over CP3)
Pau Gasol
Kevin Love
Dirk Nowitzki

Whoops, I brain farted and put international players in. Screw it, just give me your own personal Dream Team.

I'm guessing you're a Spurs fan? Tim Duncan, Manu AND Parker for a 2012 team!? Lmao

You chose Tony over Deron Williams, CP3 AND DWade...... I'd like to have sone of what you're drinking.

What gave me away?

I'd take TP over CP3 on any given night. He's been a hell of a lot more consistent this season. Your Deron and Dwyane argument is valid, but I just don't like the guys. Plus TP dishes it out a bit more than Dwyane does. Guy can be a hog quite often.

I'd put Blair on the team before Duncan.

Duncan's style does not mesh with international ball. Blair would dominate in that setting.

Just a wild guess lol. I'd take Duncan and TP 5 years ago but for a "dream team" I'd go a little younger.

OP is on crack. Or at the very least, intoxicated. SMH @ this whole thread.

Realistically

Paul
Williams
Rose
Bryant
Wade
Durant
James
Anthony
Bosh
Griffin ( what other american power forward besides maybe stoudemire would we have?
Howard
Bynum (not sure about this one, but it'd be nice to have some real size).

head ninja, lets see yours then

^^^ I'm also assuming this isn't the USA 2012 team? Considering you put a German, Frenchman, and a Spainiard on the team......

Oh and an A guy from Argentina

see second post. also Duncan is from us virgin islands

PG:
Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
Rajon Rondo

SG
Ray Allen
Kobe Bryant
Stephen Curry

SF
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony

PF/C
Dwight Howard
Tim Duncan
Kevin Love


I can't only see one player on that list who would be controversial, so I'll explain why I would keep Duncan on there. First, without Duncan you are running pretty low on guys who have won rings. Second, without Duncan there is only one true shotblocker on that team. Third, he is still a very skilled and productive big man even if he doesn't play many minutes. Ranking per 48 minutes among Americans:
Rebounding: 13th
Blocks: 5th (whether you count per game or per minute)
Assists (among SF/PF/C) : 2nd

I want Steph Curry because it puts a young guy at SG. Kobe and Ray Allen are great, but getting up there in years. Planning for the future, there needs to be some youth at every position. Derrick Rose can play SG; in fact, I would almost prefer to put him at SG than PG. Westbrook and Rondo are both dynamic at the point, with more assists and better defense than Rose. On a team like this, I like Rondo best at the point. He is a threat to score, but his first love is setting up everyone else. 12.3 assists per game, 2.4 steals, 4.3 rebounds, and an efficient (50% FG) if not prolific scorer is perfect for this team.

SFs are chalk, and at PF/C I'd like to see any team try to rebound against Love and Howard, or get to the rim against Howard and Duncan.


I would really like to get Blake Griffin on that team. How many spots is an Olympic roster?

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Griffin is the best choice for the USA team, easy.

Replace Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Blake Griffin, and Chris Bosh for the foreigners on my original list for a USA team. Not sure who the fifth would be.

Not that it matters Shark but I wasn't talking about Duncan be a foreigner. It was Dirk, Tony, Manu and Pau. But anyways I read ur second post after I posted

I feel like we should have 4 bigs, no more no less.

For PF and C it would make most sense to take Howard, Love, Boozer, and Stoudemire.

Again, if you saw Duncan play international ball in 2004 (in his prime), you would know that his style does not mesh with international basketball. Even if the Olympic people wanted him, he already made a statement after the 2004 Olympics that he would not participate in international basketball again because he hated the officiating and the rules.

Durant and James should obviously play at SF. Anthony as a 3rd choice if one of those guys doesn't want to play.

At the SG, take Wade, Ray Allen, and Kobe.

At PG Paul, Westbrook, & Rose. (add D Williams if any of those guys pass on the opportunity)

That would give you:
Paul, Westbrook, Rose
Wade, Allen, Bryant
Durant, James
Boozer, Love
Stoudemire, Howard

This would be a perfect team for international ball because every player except Howard has a long shooting range. Boozer and Stoudemire would both be able to knock down international 3's.

This roster also gives you rebounding superiority.

Blair? Parker?

oh jesus christ i love this place so much

I would have Manu Ginobili and a team of mini-Ginobilis to be his backup.

PG: mini-Ginobili/mini-Ginobili
SG: Full-Sized Ginobili/Mini-Ginobili
SF: mini-Ginobili/mini-Ginobili
PF: mini-Ginobili/mini-Ginobili
C: mini-Ginobili/mini-Ginobili

I'd also have an additional mini-Ginobili that could play combo guard and one that could play post.

DeJuan Blair is one of the most productive per minute bigs in the league.

7th in steals per minute (among C, 1st in steals per game and 2nd in steals per minute)
12th among centers in assists per minute (5th among Americans)
6th in rebounds per minute (2nd among centers)
33rd in FG%, 5th among American centers

The only place he isn't productive is in points, but over the last 8 games he has averaged 14 and 11 with 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He's a capable scorer, but on a team like the Spurs or a dream team he wouldn't be expected to score a lot. Defensively he has been wreaking havoc. Long arms and quick feet result in a lot of steals and deflected passes. He has really improved throughout the course of the season, his early season numbers are killing his stats.


I wouldn't put Blair on Team USA at this point, but if you want a garbage man there is no one better than Blair.

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Guards- Chris Paul, Rose, Tracy McGrady, Ginobili,
Forwards- Dirk, Griffin, Scola, Lebron, Carmelo
Centers- Dwight, Timmy Duncan, Amare

Deron Williams
Lebron James
Derrick Rose
Tracy McGrady
Kevin Durant
Blake Griffin
Rudy Gay
Dwight Howard
Kyle Korver
Kevin Martin
Carmelo Anthony
Kevin Love



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Why are people putting McGrady on these teams? Those are joke lists, right?

Ulrich, you obviously haven't been watching him this year have you?

So says the dipwad that included 3 international players in his suggestion.

There are too many good players in the league to put someone like McGrady on a dream team.

7.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.3 rpg, 32% 3PT. The reason I haven't seen him play is because he's the 6th or 7th best player on an atrocious basketball team.

Your options:

2010-12 USA Basketball Men's National Team Roster
(as of 8/4/2010)

NAME POS HGT WGT DOB CURRENT TEAM / COLLEGE or HIGH SCHOOL

LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 240 7/19/85 Portland Trail Blazers / Texas
Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 230 5/29/84 Denver Nuggets / Syracuse
Chauncey Billups G 6-3 202 9/25/76 Denver Nuggets / Colorado
Carlos Boozer F 6-9 266 11/20/81 Chicago Bulls / Duke
Chris Bosh F 6-10 230 3/24/84 Miami Heat / Georgia Tech
Kobe Bryant G 6-6 205 8/23/78 Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion H.S. (PA)
Tyson Chandler C 7-1 235 10/02/82 Dallas Mavericks / Dominguez H.S. (CA)
Stephen Curry G 6-3 185 3/14/88 Golden State Warriors / Davidson
Kevin Durant G 6-9 230 9/29/88 Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas
Tyreke Evans G 6-6 220 9/19/89 Sacramento Kings / Memphis
Rudy Gay F 6-8 230 8/17/86 Memphis Grizzlies / Connecticut
Mini Ginobili G/F/C 3-8 106 7/28/77 San Antonio Spurs / San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Mission
Eric Gordon G 6-3 222 12/25/88 Los Angeles Clippers / Indiana
Danny Granger F 6-8 228 4/20/83 Indiana Pacers / New Mexico
Jeff Green F 6-9 235 08/28/86 Oklahoma City Thunder / Georgetown
Dwight Howard F/C 6-11 265 12/08/85 Orlando Magic / Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
Andre Iguodala G/F 6-6 207 1/28/84 Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona
LeBron James F 6-8 250 12/30/84 Miami Heat / St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
Al Jefferson C 6-10 265 1/04/85 Utah Jazz / Prentiss H.S. (MS)
David Lee F/C 6-9 250 4/29/83 Golden State Warriors / Florida
Brook Lopez C 7-0 265 4/01/88 New Jersey Nets / Stanford
Robin Lopez C 7-0 255 4/01/88 Phoenix Suns / Stanford
Kevin Love F 6-10 260 9/07/88 Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA
O.J. Mayo G 6-4 210 11/05/87 Memphis Grizzlies / USC
Lamar Odom F 6-10 230 11/06/79 Los Angeles Lakers / Rhode Island
Chris Paul G 6-0 175 5/06/85 New Orleans Hornets / Wake Forest
Kendrick Perkins C 6-10 280 11/10/84 Boston Celtics / Clifton J. Ozen H.S. (TX)
Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 205 2/28/80 Detroit Pistons / Kentucky
Rajon Rondo G 6-1 171 2/22/86 Boston Celtics / Kentucky
Derrick Rose G 6-3 190 10/04/88 Chicago Bulls / Memphis
Amar'e Stoudemire C 6-10 249 11/16/82 New York Knicks / Cypress Creek High School (FL)
Dwyane Wade G 6-4 220 1/17/82 Miami Heat / Marquette
Gerald Wallace F 6-7 220 7/23/82 Charlotte Bobcats / Alabama
Russell Westbrook G 6-3 187 11/12/88 Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA
Deron Williams G 6-3 207 7/26/84 Utah Jazz / Illinois

Manu wont play for Argentina?

Rondo
Ray
Paul
KG
Perk

rose
wade
lebron
durant
love
griffin
howard

Stats don't show the whole story with McGrady. He's been the pistons best player this season. The dream team could use a veteran presence like TMac, think a current grant hill only 5 years younger. The youngsters need someone like that

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Stats don't show the whole story with McGrady. He's been the pistons best player this season. The dream team could use a veteran presence like TMac, think a current grant hill only 5 years younger. The youngsters need someone like that

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This thread is hilarious and the idiocy/sarcasm has hit its peak with this statement. Even if TMac was the best player on the Pistons (right now it's Greg Monroe on a nightly basis), the best player on the Pistons has no place on the Dream Team, they're horrible.

How all of you are leaving off Deron Williams is beyond me. He's my top choice at PG, then Rose and CPIII battling it out for #2.

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How all of you are leaving off Deron Williams is beyond me.

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Maybe some people think "ability to score" isn't the only criterion that should be used.

Williams may be a better scorer, but Rondo is the best defensive PG in the league, runs a very efficient offense, and is one of the best (if not THE best) rebounding G in the league. He is also the current league leader in assists. IMO he is the best PG in the league right now.

Why WOULDN'T you want a guy like that on a dream team?

Rondo was cut from the FIBA World team last year, I seriously doubt CPIII or Deron would have been cut. I'm not sure Rondo's game translates well to the international game. You need outside shooters and Rondo is a horrible outside shooter.