NBA / Jun 12, 2008 / 9:58 am

Pick Your 2008 U.S. Olympic Team

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USA Basketball will not hold tryouts this summer, instead hand-picking the men’s Olympic team from its current pool of players. So out of those already in the U.S. program, who would you want on your 12-man squad to take to Beijing? The candidates are:

Carmelo Anthony, Gilbert Arenas, Shane Battier, Chauncey Billups, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Bruce Bowen, Elton Brand, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Nick Collison, Kevin Durant, Kirk Hinrich, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Joe Johnson, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Brad Miller, Mike Miller, Adam Morrison, Greg Oden, Lamar Odom, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd, J.J. Redick, Luke Ridnour, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade and Deron Williams.

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  • bill

    PG CJ Bruton
    SG Brad Newley
    SF Matthew Neilson
    PF David Andersen
    C Andrew Bogut

    Bench
    Patrick Mills
    Nathan Jawai
    Joe Ingles
    Chris Anstey
    Andrew Ogilvy
    Shawn Redhage
    Mark Worthington

  • doc

    Bill yall gonna get yall ass whipped out there.

  • johnsacrimoni

    Kidd
    Kobe
    Carmelo
    LeBron
    Howard

    D-Will
    Chauncey
    Redd
    M Miller
    Jamison
    Boozer
    Bosh

  • BlazeMcHerbs

    PG – Chris Paul, backup D.Williams – The kids have shown that they’re the truth and future NOW. Kidd has faded, hard, he wont bring in the same performance this go round.

    SG – Kobe Bryant, back up Joe Johnson (heard D.Wade wont make it this year…), those 3 names are the 3 best SGs in the league, fuck Ginobli…

    SF – Lebron, back up Melo. no explanation required

    PF – Amare, back up Bosh. no explanation required.

    C – Dwight, back up Greg Oden. Yeah, its Oden’s turn, a 7 foot old skool center, he’ll defend and board from the get go, and his offense is only gonna get better. we dont need Boozer disapearing on us.

    Bench : Prince, Miller and Redd. Redd only makes it because D.Wade cant, so he’s off after this time.

  • eyeused2b

    In no particular order:

    1. Kobe Bryant
    2. Jason Kidd
    3. LeBron James
    4. Chris Paul
    5. Deron Williams
    6. Mike Miller
    7. Michael Redd
    8. Dwight Howard
    9. Chris Bosh
    10. Tyson Chandler
    11. Tayshaun Prince
    12. Carmelo Anthony

  • IGP

    How come Josh Smith hasn’t gotten any team USA mention?

  • James

    Melo
    Boozer
    Kobe
    Chandler
    Howard
    James
    Johnson
    Miller
    Oden
    Paul
    Williams
    Pierce

  • DaPro

    No way you leave JKidd off the Olympic squad, he thrives in International ball

    He’ll get everyone the looks the need and no one leads a break better than Kidd

    Kidd
    Kobe
    Bron
    Melo
    Howard

    CP3, Williams, Bosh, Redd(shooter), Amare, Matrix, Joe Johnson

    I want Wade healthy for next season so I’m leaving him off

  • Krayzie

    Chris Paul
    Kobe Bryant
    LeBron James
    Amare Stoudemire
    Dwight Howard

    Dwyane Wade
    Deron Williams
    Shane Battier
    Shawn Marion
    Tyson Chandler

    Mike Miller
    Jason Kidd

  • Krayzie

    Chris Paul
    Kobe Bryant
    LeBron James
    Amare Stoudemire
    Dwight Howard

    Dwyane Wade
    Deron Williams
    Shane Battier
    Shawn Marion
    Tyson Chandler

    Mike Miller
    Jason Kidd

  • srb

    If only we had 12 of Paul Pierce..

  • Nick

    Kobe
    LeBron
    Chris Paul
    Dwight Howard
    Amare
    Chauncey Billups
    Chris Bosh
    Shawn Marion
    Carlos Boozer
    Deron Williams
    Paul Pierce
    Bruce Bowen

    Plain and Simple

  • Kooley High

    Carmelo Anthony – Melo is a beast in the international game…his game is built for it.

    Carlos Boozer – A better fit for the team, he can score in the paint, rebounds and played for Coach K.

    Michael Redd – He can shoot.

    Kobe Bryant – Whether or not Bean takes home a ring…he’s not gonna lose to the rest of the world. Its just not gonna happen…he played inspired consistent hard D last summer…that doesn’t happen alot with him.

    Tyson Chandler – You got some shot blocking, rebounding, fouls and some dunks out of him. No doubt he’s gonna be looking for CP3′s lob pass.

    Dwight Howard – He’s absolutely freaky. No matter what anyone can say, no one overseas has seen anything like Mr. Howard.

    LeBron James – Hey this guys gotta win something. His pro team can’t get it right but no one can stop will Lebron in Beijing.

    Jason Kidd – I hope J-Kidd plays in the 2010 World Games, who cares if he won’t be able to play any D, watchin him throw alley-oops to Lebron last summer was good enough to make the team for me.

    (side note: Anyone wonder why J-Kidd didn’t want to go to Cleveland instead of Dallas? Why no one even mentioned Cleveland being in the running for J-Kidd? I know Cubes has bucks but Dirk and Josh Howard over Lebron? wtf?)

    Greg Oden – If he is ready for contact play, Oden will be a beast. He’s smart and he looks like the type of kid who will soak up everything about the game from his teammates.

    Chris Paul – Duh. The best point on the planet. He plays D! Legit on ball D.

    Dwyane Wade – He’ll remind everyone this summer that he is D-Wade. Plus he doesn’t mind coming off the bench.

    Deron Williams – First he’ll win a gold medal…then he’ll want to go east to win some rings.

    Starting Five

    C – Dwight Howard
    PF – Carmelo Anthony
    SF – Lebron James
    SG – Kobe Bryant
    PG – J-Kidd

    Bench

    Greg Oden
    Tyson Chandler
    Carlos Boozer
    Michael Redd
    Dwayne Wade
    Deron Williams
    Chris Paul

  • Yoooo

    And dumbass who leaves Kidd off needs a peebath. What’s wrong with you young boys? You gonna leave off a guy who has won EVERY game he’s ever played in international competition??? A guy who has shown to be a glue??? Some of you need reality checks for real.

    And who would make an argument against having Kobe on any team??? No team is better without Kobe. It’s impossible.

  • Celts Fan

    @IGP, Josh hasn’t gotten any Olympic love cuz he’s just not good enough. Dude’s an amazing NBA player, but he can’t shoot worth a damn, and that’s absolutely vital in the Olympics (you can get away w/ a center and possibly a big PG thta can’t shoot, but you better be able to drain a jumper at every other position.) Watch what happens to Matrix, he won’t make it iether. Those are the type of guys that are VITAL to NBA teams and completely out of place in the Olympics. Not a bad thought for down the road if he keeps developing that jumper, but not right now, not just yet…

    @Kooley, what could the Cavs have given up for JKidd? Nothing that woulda been enough to get him. Kidd wasn’t an FA, he didn’t CHOOSE shit, he just accepted it. (I know he coulda said he wasn’t gonna go and that’d be that, but that’s different than choosing exactly what team he’s gonna go to.)

  • AY

    how about if you win the nba championship, your team goes to the olympics. If you’ve got international players, swap them out for all-stars; if you’ve got injuries, swap them out for all-stars. You can’t just throw these guys together, practice for 2 weeks and expect to beat guys that’s been playing on the same team since 12.

  • http://psinapticapotheosis.org Amar

    nba owners would never go for that, say after 82 games + playoffs then another olympic tournament before the preseason starts?

    who’s going to pay the owners for lost revenue if their stars get injured, and they end up winning 36-45 games the next season?

  • bigpatty

    WOW. he is a humor guy,many friends like to chat with him online on tall dating site ___T a l l m i n g l e . c o m___,He often told us some funny jokes. Seems he is famous on that site,especially some hot models talk with him positively.

  • http://dimemag.com Austin Burton

    While the NBA champs would be too worn out to turn around and play in the Olympics, what about a team that got knocked out in the first round? Would a team like, say, the Nuggets or the Mavs (replace Dirk with Bosh) with some rest be better equipped for international play than a squad of thrown-together All-Stars? Just throwing it out there…

  • http://karanmadhok.blogspot.com karan

    starters

    pg: paul
    sg: wade
    sf: kobe
    pf: bosh
    c: amare

    bench

    guards: billups, williams, james
    forwards: anthony, brand
    c: dwight, oden

  • White Snoop

    Starting 5:
    PG-Kidd
    SG-Kobe
    SF-LBJ
    PF-Melo
    C-Dwight
    Backups: Battier, Bowen, Chandler, CP3, Redd, Amare, D-Will

    Though, I am not sure why to use 3PGs, Maybe cut Deron and take Boozer instead…

  • Luigii

    Gil Kobe Lebron Amare Dwight

  • KBY

    Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Tayshaun Prince, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade

  • http://nba.com Nerok

    Jason Kidd
    Paul Pierce
    Kobe Bryant
    Lebron James
    Dwight Howard

    Chris Paul
    Chris Bosh
    Chauncey Billups
    Mike Miller
    Amare Stoudemire
    Carmelo Anthony
    Deron Williams

  • Nate Dogg

    If we are going with the best players in the NBA then,
    Starters:
    PG – Chris Paul
    SG – Kobe Bryant
    SF – Lebron James
    PF – Amare Stoudemire
    C – Dwight Howard

    Bench: (in order of best players)
    SG – Dwayne Wade
    SF – Carmelo Anthony

    Other notable top players in the NBA: Gilbert Arenas, Tracy McGrady, Shaq, KG, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Chris Bosh, Michael Redd,
    There are so many good players in the NBA that if they don’t win this year by like 20 every game I’m going to get pissed. Put Jordan, Bill Russell, Shaq, Tim Duncan, some good ass point guard and they will win. Dude Kobe and Lebron alone should be able to win it all. They got Carmelo and Dwade on the bench behind them. Wow that bench should be the best ever. They said they couldn’t make enough jumpshots or threes when they lost last time. Why don’t think just drive it every single time. No one can stop Chris Paul’s penitration. And Lebron and kobe and dwade and melo and gilbert can hit threes and they all should be able to lock it down defensively. dwight howard blocks eveyrthing. they should get kg tho. and paul pierce too. damn they should kill every team. no question.

  • igotxx3

    wade over joe johnson thats rediculous look what joe johnson did for his team this year. Hawks deserve some national attention.

  • PDG

    Just send the Celtics.

  • Marques

    1. Kobe Bryant
    2. Jason Kidd
    3. LeBron James
    4. Chris Paul
    5. Deron Williams
    6. Mike Miller
    7. Michael Redd
    8. Dwight Howard
    9. Chris Bosh
    10. Tyson Chandler
    11. ALLEN IVERSON!!!!!
    12. Carmelo Anthony

  • Steve

    STARTERS

    PG-Chris Paul
    SG-Kobe Bryant
    SF-LeBron James
    PF-Amare Stoudemire
    C-Dwight Howard

    BENCH
    G-Dwayne Wade
    F-Paul Pierce
    G-Deron Williams
    F-Chris Bosh
    F-Carmelo Anthony
    F-Elton Brand
    G-Gilbert Arenas (when healthy)

    Preferably I would have Duncan, Garnett, Iverson, and McGrady instead of Bosh, Brand, Arenas, and Williams though.

  • Mr. B

    just go with the all nba first team (kobe, cp3, lebron, garnett, and dwight

    reserves: iverson, kidd, wade, mcgrady, anthony, amare, duncan

  • Red08

    CP can’t shoot outside. Williams over Paul starting to keep the lane open.

    DWill
    Kobe
    LBJ
    KG
    Howard

    Bench

    Wade
    Pierce
    Bosh
    Arenas
    Prince
    Joe Johnson
    Amare

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