USA Basketball

[asava]

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.

bullshit. the bobcats are horrible.

[slobber]

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.

bullshit. the bobcats are horrible.

AAU

[pissclams]

For the most part, the '92 Dream team supporters are the most annoying. They are openly rooting against the USA just so they can say the '92 team was better. These people all deserve a thorough ass kicking.

yeah, "fans" that hope their team fails so they can be proven right are total d-bags.

hey man i went to the practice and boo'd our team LMAO  

nazi.   LOOOOLLLLL. 

[asava]

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.

bullshit. the bobcats are horrible.

AAU

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.

bullshit. the bobcats are horrible.

AAU

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

I agree that Spain could win a game, but I think a 7 game series would be asking too much. Spain would dominate the paint, but their guard play just isn't good enough.

[asava]

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.

bullshit. the bobcats are horrible.

AAU

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

I agree that Spain could win a game, but I think a 7 game series would be asking too much. Spain would dominate the paint, but their guard play just isn't good enough.

rubio and fernandez would be more than capable of winning the guard battle.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.

bullshit. the bobcats are horrible.

AAU

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

I agree that Spain could win a game, but I think a 7 game series would be asking too much. Spain would dominate the paint, but their guard play just isn't good enough.

rubio and fernandez would be more than capable of winning the guard battle.

Rubio is good and Fernandez is not, but he's okay I guess. Still, do you expect Rubio, Fernandez, and Gasol x2 to play every minute of every game? They have absolutely nothing beyond that.

[Belvis Noland]

spain would win easily against the bobcats.

No. 

Can we all take our Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) hats off for one minute and agree the NBA is where the best internationals play.  Spaniards playing for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, etc. simply aren't good enough to play in the NBA.  So, with that in mind...

Spain has 4-5 NBA players, 2-3 guys who briefly played in the NBA and couldn't hack it, and 5-6 guys who simply aren't good enough. 

The Bobcats have 18 NBA players.   

case closed.   

[slobber]

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

AAU >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Argentina Youth Squads

[steve dave]

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

AAU >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Argentina Youth Squads

both are amazing in terms of developing talent from a young age. both are huge now compared to '92 when one existed at a fraction of it's current scope and one didn't exist. 

[asava]

argentina has youth squads as well. spain would win easily against the bobcats.

AAU >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Argentina Youth Squads

no fight there. at all. but they do have some pretty good players.

[Underdog Wildcat]

Hey, I was noticing a lot of AAU love in this thread, so I figured I'd join in, Top 25 AAU teams in the country linked below and the #1 team ... isn't even from this country.

How bout those Mokanr's though?!

http://fivestarbasketball.com/top25/126-17U-2012-08-01

[slobber]

Hey, I was noticing a lot of AAU love in this thread, so I figured I'd join in, Top 25 AAU teams in the country linked below and the #1 team ... isn't even from this country.

How bout those Mokanr's though?!

http://fivestarbasketball.com/top25/126-17U-2012-08-01

Each 1 Teach 1
That sounds like a Webster team. He should be recruiting from that team.

[Underdog Wildcat]

Hey, I was noticing a lot of AAU love in this thread, so I figured I'd join in, Top 25 AAU teams in the country linked below and the #1 team ... isn't even from this country.

How bout those Mokanr's though?!

http://fivestarbasketball.com/top25/126-17U-2012-08-01

Each 1 Teach 1
That sounds like a Webster team. He should be recruiting from that team.

That's no junk, Joel Berry('14) was recently offered by Duke and UNC. Doug Brooks and Chris Perry can also ball at the high major level.

So yeah, I frickin wish.

[hemmy]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/basketball/mens-group-a-argentina-vs-united-states.html at 1:21:19 conversation at the free throw line between Durant and Carmelo:

(Context: Getting the rebound)

Absolute gold, you will be doing yourself a favor to listen.

[yoga-like_abana]

Who the eff is going to guard Maric?!

[hemmy]

Sasha Kahn will be a handful, lots of AAU experience.

[ednksu]

these refs are rough ridin' trash

[ednksu]

LBJ with a triple double

[hemmy]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympic-games/confidential/stephanie-rice-spotted-with-kobe-bryant-at-velodrome/story-fnd7za3a-1226445510083

[mancattanite]

This thread is ridiculous. 

It doesn't matter if '92 or '12 would win.

The only reason anybody today is as good as they are is because of the guys of yesterday.  Without them, nobody had a standard to reach for. Across the board, the athletes of today are better than the athletes of yesterday. It's called human progression.

And as for players today playing more... you need to look back at how hard MJ practiced. I don't care if he didn't play AAU. He had his head on right. He knew how to work. And work he did.

Man alive... I love basketball.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Good post, mancattanite.

[mancattanite]

On a different note... have we ever had any Team USA basketball players from K-State? In other words, have we ever had any gold medalists in basketball? It would seem like Bob Boozer would have been back in the day... Ernie Barrett maybe? Mitch Richmond?

[joda]

On a different note... have we ever had any Team USA basketball players from K-State? In other words, have we ever had any gold medalists in basketball? It would seem like Bob Boozer would have been back in the day... Ernie Barrett maybe? Mitch Richmond?

I know Richmond won gold in '96 and I think he was on the last "college" team in '88 that took bronze. Don't know about Boozer/Barrett.

[michigancat]

do you guys rough ridin' have google?