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Mar 24, 2011, 2:33 am
[quote name='Raze Lupin' timestamp='1300904376' post='29859']
Same here, Jason Kidd pass first mentality will be missed when he retires. I'm not done yet with my list i added a few more. i have some others I'd like to add as well. There are so many promising young players in the NBA. Not only the NBA but in America the College and highschool level is chalk full of gems. Fredette, Walker, McAdoo etc... Looking at current USA FIBA sucesses and the the current talent pool. I think this country is at a point of basketball renaissance. What do you think about that Skangles?
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I think it's tough to make a call about the upcoming American youth. The U-19s and U-17s have done really well in the latest FIBA tournaments; however, if you look back at US youth rosters over time a lot of the players don't end up having successful careers.
NBA lockout aside, this year's NBA draft class is terrible. I mean the Clippers actually gave away their lottery pick to the Cavs just to save a few million dollars over the next few seasons because they think this draft is such garbage. That's unheard of, it'll happen with a late first round pick but I've never seen it with a lottery pick.
I'm not too familiar with the current High School crop of players but even if they don't amount to much there is still an insane amount of US talent under the age of 25.
In fact, we can build this team from U-25 American players:
C: Howard (25), B. Lopez (22), Aldridge (25)
PF: Love (22), Griffin (22)
SF: Durant (22), Gay (24)
SG: E. Gordon (22), Westbrook (22)
PG: Paul (25) Rose (22), Curry (23)
That's not even including guys like Wall (20), Rondo (25), or Mayo (23).
If we move the age to 26 we can include LeBron, Bosh, Carmelo, D. Williams, A. Jefferson, Iguodala and Perkins.
That is an unbelievable talent pool.
Same here, Jason Kidd pass first mentality will be missed when he retires. I'm not done yet with my list i added a few more. i have some others I'd like to add as well. There are so many promising young players in the NBA. Not only the NBA but in America the College and highschool level is chalk full of gems. Fredette, Walker, McAdoo etc... Looking at current USA FIBA sucesses and the the current talent pool. I think this country is at a point of basketball renaissance. What do you think about that Skangles?
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I think it's tough to make a call about the upcoming American youth. The U-19s and U-17s have done really well in the latest FIBA tournaments; however, if you look back at US youth rosters over time a lot of the players don't end up having successful careers.
NBA lockout aside, this year's NBA draft class is terrible. I mean the Clippers actually gave away their lottery pick to the Cavs just to save a few million dollars over the next few seasons because they think this draft is such garbage. That's unheard of, it'll happen with a late first round pick but I've never seen it with a lottery pick.
I'm not too familiar with the current High School crop of players but even if they don't amount to much there is still an insane amount of US talent under the age of 25.
In fact, we can build this team from U-25 American players:
C: Howard (25), B. Lopez (22), Aldridge (25)
PF: Love (22), Griffin (22)
SF: Durant (22), Gay (24)
SG: E. Gordon (22), Westbrook (22)
PG: Paul (25) Rose (22), Curry (23)
That's not even including guys like Wall (20), Rondo (25), or Mayo (23).
If we move the age to 26 we can include LeBron, Bosh, Carmelo, D. Williams, A. Jefferson, Iguodala and Perkins.
That is an unbelievable talent pool.