Comments on: Who Should Start for Team USA?

By: jay

jay — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:29:10 +0000

i agree it depends on matchups…ai had trouble with the bigger international guards but we got kob in the back court to help out. kidd will not be able to go major minutes..maybe start cp3 depending on size of oppenent and go from there. among kob, dwade, and bron who can all handle we should be ok if cp3 lacks some size..i expect jaykidd starting at gold medal round!

By: ninja cool

ninja cool — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:44:42 +0000

Those olympic opponents need to get rondo’d!

By: cora

cora — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:35:58 +0000

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By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:50:54 +0000

The thing to remember is the international game is different the NBA. Handchecking is allowed. Have strong guards is a lot more important. So play Kidd and Deron. In fact I would have taken Wade and left Paul off. His game is just not suited to the international game.

By: kb24!

kb24! — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:57:56 +0000

J kidd cause he’s a vet, and hes a hall of famer right now. Give the guy the starting spot cause he isn’t gonna be there that longer.

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:02:20 +0000

J. Kidd will start and I wouldn’t be surprised to see D. Williams get the bulk of the backup minutes.

International ball is a physical game.

Chris Paul couldn’t handle the physicality when he led us to bronze.

His game has improved since then but he’s still the same size.

By: dh

dh — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:19:01 +0000

they gotta start Kidd. he is the vet and deserves it.

also, Kidd and Kobe might be their best defensive guards.

just like in football the defense starts with the front line (pg’s, sg’s – de’s and dt’s).

By: krip

krip — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:16:30 +0000

J-Kidd starting with CP3 and DW splitting backup time.

By: pimpin

pimpin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:02:52 +0000

passing is the only thing Paul does better than deron IMO. Intl teams normally have bigger point guards, and Paul isn’t a great defender anyway. I’d start Kidd cuz with all that firepower around him u need them to get touches early on to get them in a rhythm, then bring dwill in for crunchtime and the bulk of the minutes. Paul would be mop up third stringer, not to shit on him but because his size will be a liability. Ain’t dude (in real life, not the “official NBA measurements”) just under 6 feet without shoes?

By: Kudabeen

Kudabeen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:01:17 +0000

Chris Paul doesn’t have the “I will not lose” mentality?

The international game is largely a drive and kick and Pick and Roll game. Deron is not going to be getting post up opportunities. The Bigs in the international game don’t get many post up opportunities, hence the need for them to hit the mid-range shot of bang for boards/put backs…

I won’t get into arguing about performance of CP3 and D Will. The numbers prove out productivity. Deron may be a tough matchup for CP3 head to head, but they aren’t playing against each other. We watched Paul all year be the best PG in the league. He made Chandler a borderline All-star. A guy with no tangible skill set on offense.

Either way we should get the gold if guys make it about Team…