Comments on: Recapping the Beijing Olympics, Rebuilding Team USA for 2012, and would you hire Dennis Rodman?

By: josh tha roc

josh tha roc — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:59:23 +0000

lmao AB so funny cos its true

By: BxBaller

BxBaller — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:01:52 +0000

I knew Team USA would win the gold, all the US haters need to get a life. Are you guys serious, Rondo on Team USA in 2010, yeah right. Ricky Rubio is overrated. But that Rudy Fernandez kid is a baller.

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:17:29 +0000

Rodman: Takes his 15-minute break and flies to Vegas.

By: bsteezy3

bsteezy3 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:02:21 +0000

Would I hire Dennis Rodman?? Hell Yeah! OH, in a field other than basketball…HELL NO!!!

By: Celts Fan

Celts Fan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:52:32 +0000

true, BUT Jerryd’ll technically be a point guard even if Brandon dominates the ball. No one’s calling DWade a point in Miami, even though he does the same thing.

By: K.i.n.G.

K.i.n.G. — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:40:40 +0000

brandon roy will probably play the point along side jerryd and then they’ll switch on the defensive end. you saw what bayless did in summer league….that ain’t no point guard, that’s just a dude who will fill it up in the scoring columns!

By: Celts Fan

Celts Fan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:20:54 +0000

Top 5 PGs in 2012:
CP3, Deron, Tony Parker,

the last 2 should be filled by 2 of the following guys:
Gil (not a fan of his game, too selfish for my liking, but respect where it’s due, the man is SICK)
Rose (if he’s as good as they think, it’s him)
Rubio (he’s legit, he needs to prove himself in the NBA, but he proved enough in Beijing, that I don’t see why not)
Brandon jennings (a less proven, but American, version of Rubio)
Rajon Rondo (if all of the young guys above don’t live up to their potential, and/or he keeps developing that jumper to the point it’s at least average, there’s no reason why not.)
Mike Conley (we’ll see this year if he’s got what it takes. We should at least see some flashes of brilliance…)

My guess is at the time, it’s Rose and Gil filling out the top 5, followed by Rondo, Conley, then the youngsters Rubio & Jennings (who’ll be climbing the ladder, but not yet at those heights in 2012.)

*of course this ignores anyone not yet in the league besides those guys, but if you’re not even on the mainstream map yet, it’d be tough to be a top 5 in the NBA level PG within 4 years.

*Brandon Roy won’t be playing point Tha Boddy (at least not full time,) that’ll be handled by Jerryd Bayless, and Baron is too injury plagued to think he can be a top 5 PG then unless 2012 is a contract year.

By: Young Lebron 23

Young Lebron 23 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:05:41 +0000

@ 3 look on Google images or something. Nasty slam.
@ Intellect Fernandez doesn’t have an awkward type of game. With the slams he does, he is exciting look at him on youtube

By: M Intellect

M Intellect — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Yo Big Sneezy – I thought I was the only one that saw Ricky Rubio, pull that shit on Deron Williams! Deron looked like he was gonna D-Block him.

I can so see Fernandez becoming the second Manu – Awkward style, athletic in a weird way and annoys people but is so well-rounded and generally great.

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:20:52 +0000

@nerdity — Let’s make sure Oden can play a whole NBA season without getting hurt before we put him on Team USA. But I do agree that there should be an defensive-minded center on the list. Maybe Tyson Chandler or Jermaine O’Neal if he could still play.