sports.aol.com - 6/23/2008
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On Monday, USA Basketball announced its men's roster for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Here's who will represent the U.S. this summer: Carmelo Anthony (F - Denver Nuggets) Carlos Boozer (F - Utah Jazz) Chris Bosh (F - Toronto Raptors) Kobe Bryant (G - Los Angeles Lakers) Dwight Howard (F/C - Orlando Magic) LeBron James (F - Cleveland Cavaliers) Jason Kidd (G - Dallas Mavericks) Chris Paul (G ...
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Taking A Crack At The USA Basketball Roster
intentionalfoul.com 6/23/2008 —
While the official USA Basketball Men’s Senior Team roster comes out on Monday, I figured since today is Friday, I’d take a crack at guessing who’s on the roster out and then checking it for accuracy on Monday. Sound like a plan? ...
USA Basketball Announces 12-Man Team
ballerblogger.com 6/23/2008 — Via RealGM: USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team managing director Jerry Colangelo today announced the 12 players who will represent the United States in the Aug. 8-24 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, China. The player selections were approved by the USA Basketball Executive Committee and will be nominated to the United States Olympic Committee [...]
Kobe arrives in Vegas for Team USA 2-day mini-camp —
The Lakers Nation
This is pretty awesome stuff! Go Team USA! Go Kobe!
LakersBlog : Kobe Bryant and the other members of USA Basketball team arrived in Las Vegas today to begin gellin’ as a team at a two-day mini-camp.
The camp is the start of the team’s training for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. They will convene at Cox Pavilion at UNLV.
The USA Team will resume its training in Las Vegas on July 21 ...
Horford on USA Select Team and Hoopinion's Draft List —
Hoopinion
Here I was thinking I'd have no reason to link to DraftExpress this pick-free draft season: Being the patriotic website we are, we will start with an exclusive look at the USA Select Team, courtesy of a “piece of paper we found on the floor,” which just happens to have the entire roster, plus the alternates. This is the group of players which could possibly graduate onto the next crop of ...
Team USA Isn't Big Enough, Bostonian Enough or White Enough —
FanHouse
Based on user comments in response to the 12 players named to the roster of the 2008 U.S. men's basketball team, it seems that many of you believe one of the following points: 1. Team USA doesn't have enough Celtics 2. Team USA doesn't have enough whites 3. Team USA doesn't have enough big guys Well, to the first point, based on what USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said ...
Team USA Isn't Big Enough, Bostonian Enough, or White Enough —
FanHouse
Based on user comments in response to the 12 players named to the roster of the 2008 U.S. men's basketball team, it seems that most of you believe one of the following points: 1. Team USA doesn't have enough Celtics 2. Team USA doesn't have enough whites 3. Team USA doesn't have enough big guys Well, to the first point, based on what USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said ...
Rondo and Perk Selected for USA Select Team —
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
No Celtics were selected to play for the USA Olympic squad. According to the Globe , KG passed, Ray Allen wasn't considered and Pierce wasn't eligible because he couldn't participate in USA Basketball activities the past two summers because of injuries. Pierce is still very supportive of USA Basketball and plans to attend the exhibition against Canada in Las Vegas July 25. But, Kendrick ...
Perk to represent USA in the future —
perkisabeast.com Blog
From the Globe:
USA Basketball also plans to invite Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and center Kendrick Perkins as well as ex-Celtic Al Jefferson to play on its select team that will scrimmage and practice against the national team in Las Vegas from July 21-24. The select team includes young NBA standouts who could be prospects for Team USA in the future.
With a good showing, Perkins, 23, and ...
Rondo/Perk Invited To USA Select Team —
CelticsBlog
This is a nice honor and a good opportunity for Rondo and Perk to rub shoulders with other quality players from around the league.
Marc Spears reports: (http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/06/24/too_green_for_red_white_and_blue/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Boston+Celtics+news)
But USA Basketball also plans to invite Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and center Kendrick ...
My Team USA —
BMac's Blog: The Rants of a Basketball Maven
If I directed USA Basketball, I would select a team with different pieces, not an All-Star team. Here is a look at a quickly throw together team:
Starters
PG: Deron Williams
Kidd has experience, but Williams and Paul are at the top of their game. I want Paul off the bench as a change of pace guard, so I start Williams.
SG: Kobe Bryant
Still believe he's the best in the game
SF: Stephen Jackson
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Teeoff Sports
Kobe Bryant can’t worry about Shaq and his continued crying over the fact that the Lakers dumped him opting for the younger, motivated player.
Bryant and the best USA Basketball team in years are heading to Bejing, China to try and bring basketball glory back home. He is joined by some of the best players in [...]
US national team announced - are you scared? —
Ball in Europe - European Basketball Blog
I followed a lot of ESPN Sportscenter, Around the Horn and other stuff like that today. The US National team was announced:
Named to the 2008 USA Basketball Senior National Team were: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kidd; Chris Paul ...
Candace Parker: Expect Great —
Hoops Addict
The past two months have provided basketball fans everywhere plenty of captivating headlines. From the Boston Celtics’ 17th franchise championship earlier this month, dozens of college basketball players working out for NBA teams in preparation for the draft on June 26th and Team USA basketball director Jerry Colangelo work towards finalizing the American Olympic basketball team for ...
Team USA Roster Set - Is Size An Issue? —
RealClearSports - Blog
Team USA was announced today , and there are no surprises, with most of the players having already been decided last week or earlier. This latest edition of Team USA will be looking to rebound from a disappointing bronze-medal finish in Athens in 2004 (first time not getting gold with NBA players) and another 3rd place finish at the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championships. The 2006 team had ...
Team USA Announced —
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
The 12 man roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was announced today. Players selected for the 2008 Senior Men's National team include: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) ...
The TEAM USA Roster —
SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni
Ladies and germs, here are the twelve men who have been chosen to dribble, shoot, pass, and dunk in America’s honor this summer …
Carmelo Anthony (F - Denver Nuggets)
Carlos Boozer (F - Utah Jazz)
Chris Bosh (F - Toronto Raptors)
Kobe Bryant (G - Los Angeles Lakers)
Dwight Howard (F/C - Orlando Magic)
LeBron James (F - Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jason Kidd ...
Team USA Men’s Basketball Roster Set —
Intentional Foul
As expected, Chris Paul — or Tayshaun Prince, depending on who you ask — was awarded the final spot on the Men’s Team USA Basketball squad which will be trying to win the gold medal at the Olympics in about a month or so. The roster, which was finalized and officially released today, doesn’t really have any surprises, unless you count the fact they only have two ...
USA Basketball Announces 12-Man Team —
Hoffman's blog listings.
Via RealGM : USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team managing director Jerry Colangelo
today announced the 12 players who will represent the United States in the Aug.
8-24 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, China.
The player selections were approved by the USA Basketball Executive Committee
and will be nominated to the United States Olympic Committee to participate in
the 2008 Olympic ...
Kidd is the key to U.S. gold medal hopes —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
NBA fans can argue all day about who is better, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James . But as great as Bryant and James are, the most important player in this country's hopes of winning an Olympic gold medal for the first time since 2000 is Jason Kidd . Tomorrow morning, USA Basketball will name the 12-member team for the Beijing Olympics. It wouldn't be a surprise if USA Basketball managing director ...
USA Basketball Roster Taking Shape —
FanHouse
The official USA Basketball roster for this summer's Olympic tourney in Beijing will be announced Monday, but if published reports are to be be believed, then a good portion of the roster is already in place. Here's the list of guys who have apparently been asked to represent the U.S. (click on the name to see the report): Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant (not a news story, but an interview ...
Team USA Primer II —
Upside and Motor
Photo from AZ Sports Hub . I really can't keep away. But at the same time, the news just keeps rolling in. Here's the latest on America's team: I told you so. Amare Stoudemire hates America . From Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic : Jerry Colangelo, managing director for the USA Basketball senior men's national team, said today that Stoudemire is not on the 12-man Olympic roster that will ...
Stoudemire won't play in Olympics —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Suns star Amaré Stoudemire declined the opportunity to be an Olympian this summer for USA Basketball. Jerry Colangelo, managing director for the USA Basketball senior men's national team, said today that Stoudemire is not on the 12-man Olympic roster that will be announced Monday in Chicago. "Amaré has pulled himself out of consideration for the roster and that's predicated ...
Having a Gaye Old Time - USA Minicamp Notebook —
NBA.com: News
Everybody knows that Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are on the U.S. Men's Senior National Team about to compete in the Beijing Olympics, but did anybody expect that Marvin Gaye would be a surprise member of USA Basketball this summer?
