2012 Team USA: You be the Olympic committee GM

[Bman32x]

Hey all it's that time of year again when we actually find pride and play Olympic basketball like we're supposed to: beating the snot out of the rest of the world. So here are the rules. Team USA, 17 finalists. You can only keep 12. Cut 5 for your final roster who you want to face the rest of the world. You can also list honorable mentions/snubs, but cannot add them to your roster:


1. Carmelo Anthony F
2. Chris Bosh F/C
3. Kobe Bryant F*
4. Tyson Chandler C
5. Anthony Davis C
6. Kevin Durant F
7. Rudy Gay G
8. Eric Gordon G
9. Blake Griffin F
10. James Harden G
11. Andre Iguodala G/F
12. LeBron James F
13. Kevin Love F
14. Lamar Odom F
15. Chris Paul G
16. Russell Westbrook G
17. Deron Williams G

 

[Bman32x]

I'll start. Here are my picks:

Start: Paul, Bryant, Durant, James, Chandler

Priority sub/bench: Williams, Iguodala, Gay, Bosh, Love, Davis, Westbrook

Cut: Gordon, Harden, Griffin, toss up least valuable Melo or O'Dashian*

SNUBS:
Steph Curry
Montae Ellis
***Brandon Roy
Al Horford
Danny Granger
Roy Hibbert
Brandon Jennings
***Derrick Rose &*Dwight Howard (at the very least should be invited as ambassador)
John Wall
Emeka Okafor
Trevor Ariza
***Note: passed for consideration due to injury

 

[NeonDeion21]

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: LeBron James
C: Tyson Chandler
6th Man: Carmelo Anthony
PG/SG: Russell Westbrook
PG: Deron Williams
PF/C: Kevin Love
PF/C: Blake Griffin
PF/C: Chris Bosh
SG/SF: Rudy Gay

Honorable Mention
PF: Josh Smith
PG: Brandon Jennings
PG: Rajon Rondo

 

[Manwiththeplan]

C: Tyson Chandler, Chris Bosh, Anthony Davis
PF: Kevin Love, Blake Griffen
SF: LeBron James, Kevin Durant
SG: Kobe Bryant, James Harden
PG: Chris Paul, Derron Williams, Russell Westbrook

 

[Yeagermeister]

Jordan
Magic
Bird
Barkley
etc

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Chris Paul/Deron Williams
Kobe Bryant/Russell Westbrook/James Harden
Kevin Durant/Carmelo Anthony/Andre Igoudala
LeBron James/Kevin Love
Chris Bosh/Tyson Chandler

 

[jterrell]

1. Carmelo Anthony F ---CUT
2. Chris Bosh F/C ---OUT FOR INJURY
3. Kobe Bryant F*
4. Tyson Chandler C
5. Anthony Davis C
6. Kevin Durant F
7. Rudy Gay G ---CUT
8. Eric Gordon G ---CUT
9. Blake Griffin F
10. James Harden G
11. Andre Iguodala G/F
12. LeBron James F
13. Kevin Love F
14. Lamar Odom F ---CUT
15. Chris Paul G
16. Russell Westbrook G
17. Deron Williams G

Start:
Paul, Durant, Kobe, LeBron, Chandler

Rotation DWill, Love, Westbrook. Iggy, Griffin

Injury insurance: Unibrow, Harden

 

[casmith07]

1. Carmelo Anthony F ---CUT
2. Chris Bosh F/C ---OUT FOR INJURY
3. Kobe Bryant F*
4. Tyson Chandler C
5. Anthony Davis C
6. Kevin Durant F
7. Rudy Gay G ---CUT
8. Eric Gordon G ---CUT
9. Blake Griffin F
10. James Harden G
11. Andre Iguodala G/F
12. LeBron James F
13. Kevin Love F
14. Lamar Odom F ---CUT
15. Chris Paul G
16. Russell Westbrook G
17. Deron Williams G

Start:
Paul, Durant, Kobe, LeBron, Chandler

Rotation DWill, Love, Westbrook. Iggy, Griffin

Injury insurance: Unibrow, Harden

I like that roster.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

1. Carmelo Anthony F ---CUT
2. Chris Bosh F/C ---OUT FOR INJURY
3. Kobe Bryant F*
4. Tyson Chandler C
5. Anthony Davis C
6. Kevin Durant F
7. Rudy Gay G ---CUT
8. Eric Gordon G ---CUT
9. Blake Griffin F
10. James Harden G
11. Andre Iguodala G/F
12. LeBron James F
13. Kevin Love F
14. Lamar Odom F ---CUT
15. Chris Paul G
16. Russell Westbrook G
17. Deron Williams G

Start:
Paul, Durant, Kobe, LeBron, Chandler

Rotation DWill, Love, Westbrook. Iggy, Griffin

Injury insurance: Unibrow, Harden

Kobe is a guard not a forward.

 

[Bman32x]

Kobe is a guard not a forward.

Actually as far as international play goes, I like this roster too. International basketball with FIBA rules caters more to Euro players who stand outside and shoot. A tall, mismatch lineup such as Kobe at small forward/shooting guard 2 would create a lot of problems for teams like Spain and Argentina who we will face in the final more than likely.

My post was also before injuries were announced since its for sure that Odom will not participate, Bosh out for injury, Griffin possibly out for injury, unibrow also more than likely out for injury.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Davis sprained his ankle and is probably out.

 

[Doomsday]

Paul / Williams / Westbrook
Kobe / Harden
Durant / Melo
LeBron / Griffin
Chandler / Davis / Love