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Team USA Basketball Training Camp Thread

Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:01 am
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:01 am
Day 1 of Camp

Bunch of Vines, including Derrick Rose dunking and a Andre Drummond block


Learning the Offense

Definitely going small ball?

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Sam Smith @SamSmithHoops
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Rose in scrimmage on team with Durant, Harden, Paul George and Anthony Davis.
4:03 PM - 28 Jul 2014


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Coach K on USA's big-man rotation after Griffin & Love withdrew: "“Our main guy is Anthony Davis. (We will) see who else fits in."

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Kevin Durant on Anthony Davis: "You can tell he's getting bulkier, bigger. He's more confident. You can tell he's working.


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Within first couple minutes of media access, Anthony Davis hit mid-range jumper for an and-one, then blocked a shot. No surprise






This post was edited on 7/29/14 at 9:04 am
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:02 am to
So the first day of camp, the "starting roster" playing together was:

Rose
Harden
George
Durant
Anthony Davis

That is a crazy lineup.
Posted by PortCityTiger24
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:06 am to
If rose is in fact healthy, that lineup is nasty as hell.

Spain would pound our arse inside though. Better make sure Boogie and Drummond are on the team.
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:09 am to
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Adam Jun ?@ajbulls 14h

Coach K said DRose will face zero restrictions. #USABasketball


Thibs trying to teach Team Defense, Harden thinks about something else:

Posted by wallowinit
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:10 am to
That Phantom Cam is amazing!!
Posted by longhorn22
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:11 am to

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Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:11 am to
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Spain would pound our arse inside though. Better make sure Boogie and Drummond are on the team.



Yeah, versus everyone else, you can trot out that lineup and just run run run run. Versus Spain, Boogie and Drummond (and even Millsap or Faried) will have to log a good amount of minutes. Hell, versus spain I would probably start Curry, George, Durant, Davis, Boogie.
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:15 am to
Posted by oleyeller
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:16 am to
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I really cant stand Derrick Rose, I hope he fricks his knee up again


geez man.. im not a rose fan but to wish injury on someone is a little much. I hate kobe bryant like i do the herp but like rose, the nba is better with him in it.
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:17 am to
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I really cant stand Derrick Rose, I hope he fricks his knee up again



Don't frick up this thread.
Posted by PortCityTiger24
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:22 am to
I'd start Drummomd, Davis, KD, Harden and Rose. Move George to the bench and let him come play the Pippen / Dream Team role. I think Curry has potential to be a superstar 6th man on this squad.

BTW I love watching the non-Olympic teams. My favorite "Dream Teams" aside from the 92 team were the 94 team with Shaq, Kemp, Thunder Dan and the team a couple of years ago with Westbrook coming off the bench, Durant and Granger.
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:25 am to
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I'd start Drummomd, Davis, KD, Harden and Rose.


Would be filthy, but I definitely think they start Cousins before they start Drummond.
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:25 am to
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Coach K on USA's big-man rotation after Griffin & Love withdrew: "“Our main guy is Anthony Davis. (We will) see who else fits in


Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:27 am to
Coach K thinks Davis is pretty good, but I'm going to go with Boom on this one. He's just ok.
Posted by quail man
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:28 am to
i'd prefer AD not to play C, but I guess getting him some experience down low as the only big man isn't the worst thing.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:31 am to
Playing C in international play in our system is pretty different than playing it in the NBA. With exceptions like Spain.
Posted by dj30
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:31 am to
Wtf dude
Posted by quail man
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:32 am to
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With exceptions like Spain.


that's more of what i was referencing than anything, although I assume they trot out Boogie/Dre with AD for that game
Posted by GeauxAggie972
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:34 am to
I think it will be funny watching teams outside of Spain try to defend Drummond and Boogie
This post was edited on 7/29/14 at 9:34 am
Posted by hendersonshands
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:37 am to
Anthony, stop! I'm all out of semen
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