2014 USA Basketball Thread
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WoobieZarz
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First cuts have been made... John Wall, Bradley Beal and Paul Millsap.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/usa-ba...to-reduce-world-cup-pool-to-16-234128763.html
Wall's a big "cut", but he probably sits out for me if Rose, Curry and Irving are all good to go, and I'd have kept Millsap, given their only true "bigs" are now Davis, Cousins and Drummond.
15 players remain, 3 more to be cut;
GUARDS: Rose, Curry, Irving, Lillard, Thompson, DeRozan, Harden and Korver
FORWARDS: Durant, Davis, Parsons, Hayward, Faried
CENTERS: Cousins & Drummond
Almost a certainty now that Faried will remain, a 3-man rotation between two positions (PF & C) is not ideal.
Rose, Curry & Irving to run point with Thompson, DeRozan and Harden to fill out the back court.
Durant and Parsons on the wing.
Davis, Faried, Cousins and Drummond in the front court.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/usa-ba...to-reduce-world-cup-pool-to-16-234128763.html
Wall's a big "cut", but he probably sits out for me if Rose, Curry and Irving are all good to go, and I'd have kept Millsap, given their only true "bigs" are now Davis, Cousins and Drummond.
15 players remain, 3 more to be cut;
GUARDS: Rose, Curry, Irving, Lillard, Thompson, DeRozan, Harden and Korver
FORWARDS: Durant, Davis, Parsons, Hayward, Faried
CENTERS: Cousins & Drummond
Almost a certainty now that Faried will remain, a 3-man rotation between two positions (PF & C) is not ideal.
Rose, Curry & Irving to run point with Thompson, DeRozan and Harden to fill out the back court.
Durant and Parsons on the wing.
Davis, Faried, Cousins and Drummond in the front court.
I know im kinda biased, but I'd suggest keeping Faried would be wise with the make up of that team. The squad is loaded with shooters, they need bigger bodies and guys that can go out there and crash the boards - the manimals speciality. He's a run and gun type guy, so if they want to play up tempo and load the court with Durant / Parsons (or Hayward) / Thompson / Curry then he's thrive in that environment as Boogie is more of a back to the basket player.
Word is that Hayward has out played Parsons by a long way too, so if Parsons gets cut then DeRozan is more suited to SF anyway in minutes where Durant is playing a stretch 4 or on the bench.
Korver would be the last person to be cut i think, bringing the roster from 15 to 12 as they already have a plethora of shooters as touched on above.
WoobieZarz
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Happy for Parsons to be outplayed, I'd rather he was back training with Mavs than risking a Paul George... That's just one heck of a bombshell to drop on any team!
Any reason you consider Korver the last to be dropped? We all know he's a straight out shooter, but just like Ray Allen's game, he's going to knock down some shots here and there, but nothing that'll change a game, and his defence leaves a bit of a void on the floor.
Yeah I'm only thinking Korver to be cut because whilst he is a very good shooter, he is very one dimensional (and has made a very good career from it so I'm not knocking him!). Lillard, Kyrie, Curry, Thompson, Harden are all average shooters or better and carry a proficiency in at least one other skill set (passing, or in Hardens case his other skill is flopping).
GarnettFan4Life
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Watched the game vs Brazil and USA are still really seeming like its get your own shot as much as possible. Steph Curry is just unbelievable, started off absolutely on fire. Anthony Davis played great as did Faried. So great to see Rose going full on too. In the end a win as expected and I think they'll click even better as time goes on. Same with the AUS. Win over Philippines but was closer than expected the whole game until the 4th
USA looked pretty good. Davis was exceptional - 5 blocks! Add that to his 20pts & 7 rbs so something. Imagine if he can replicate that now he has Asik behind him in New Orleans.
Always glad to see Faried do well. A lot of his shots will come from offensive rebounds, he'll be out there to crash the boards as his main role.
The guard rotation is going to be tough to beat at any stage. I'm still intrigued how USA guards v Spain's big men (The Gasol's + Ibaka) will play out. USA will have to rely on a lot of jump shooting that game I think.
Always glad to see Faried do well. A lot of his shots will come from offensive rebounds, he'll be out there to crash the boards as his main role.
The guard rotation is going to be tough to beat at any stage. I'm still intrigued how USA guards v Spain's big men (The Gasol's + Ibaka) will play out. USA will have to rely on a lot of jump shooting that game I think.
