Comments on: Send the NBA champions to the Olympics?

By: Hoops Addict » Blog Archive » Buzzer Beaters - 03/30

Hoops Addict » Blog Archive » Buzzer Beaters - 03/30 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:06:51 +0000

[...] current NBA Champions while sprinkling in a few selected players to round out the roster it would. Ball in Europe had a great response to this which I agree with: “When I check the roster of the actual NBA [...]

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:51:43 +0000

The question isn’t necessarily a question of player-for-player talent. It’s about role playing and team chemistry. The European teams play with such fluid continuity, which I feel trumps being able to outrun and outjump them.

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nba champions — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:03:19 +0000

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By: Arvids

Arvids — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:54:25 +0000

And what would USA Basketball replace them with?
Tony Parker with Chris Paul – huge boost
Fabricio Oberto with Carlos Boozer – definitely an improvement
Manu Ginobili with Kobe Bryant/LeBron James (choose yourself) – I would say that is an improvement by all means no matter how great Manu is.
Francisco Elson with Tyson Chandler (maybe not the most flashy guy, but would work perfectly next to Paul for sure) – still an improvement.
Beno Udrih with Deron Williams – big boost in PG position next to Paul.

If you consider that core of Spurs would not do anything, then adding those few extra guys (like author of the aforementioned article states that it has to be done) USA is set for a pretty decent team. Of course, you can argue if guys like Horry or Barry would be benefitial, but they have their role in Spurs, so they hardly would be lost and both of them have a great touch from the distance.

So all in all – I doubt that USA would suffer in such case incorporating few guys in already working system would be fine. Just the question is – how many guys are willing to go through with summer work after 100 game season. So that would be the biggest issue and not the roster stuff when you would replace them anyway.