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Sep 14, 2010, 1:14 am
Why does the US media keep going on about when Wade, LeBron and Melo are back in 2012? If I could take players from the 2008 US Roster to mix with the 2010 US Roster for the 2012 Olympics the most obvious choices would be:
1) Dwight Howard for Tyson Chandler
2) Kobe Bryant for Chauncy Billups
3) A PG: Chris Paul, Deron Williams or even Rajon Rondo (albeit not part of the 2008 roster) for Stephen Curry
I'm not sure that Durant and Carmelo would co-exist, namely because of the latter. They are somewhat redundant players that I can't see complementing each other. At this point I'd rather have Durant, although Carmelo has been very good in FIBA play.
Kobe on the other hand would give the US a second lights out shooter and add a tough defender. Dwight would add the physical presence to the middle which the 2010 was desperately lacking and would completely change the way teams strategize when playing the US. Kobe, Durant and Howard would be the core I'd be most excited about. I think that there'd be a lot of synergy between their styles of play and that they'd be very, very difficult to beat.
Guys like Iguodala, Odom, Love, Westbrook and Gay were underrated in this tournament. They checked their egos at the door, let Durant do his thing and did the intangible, hustle plays that won't show up in the box score. I'm in no rush to replace guys like these from the roster. I don't think the US needs to completely makeover this roster, they just need to upgrade in a few key areas. Kobe and Dwight can address those needs.
1) Dwight Howard for Tyson Chandler
2) Kobe Bryant for Chauncy Billups
3) A PG: Chris Paul, Deron Williams or even Rajon Rondo (albeit not part of the 2008 roster) for Stephen Curry
I'm not sure that Durant and Carmelo would co-exist, namely because of the latter. They are somewhat redundant players that I can't see complementing each other. At this point I'd rather have Durant, although Carmelo has been very good in FIBA play.
Kobe on the other hand would give the US a second lights out shooter and add a tough defender. Dwight would add the physical presence to the middle which the 2010 was desperately lacking and would completely change the way teams strategize when playing the US. Kobe, Durant and Howard would be the core I'd be most excited about. I think that there'd be a lot of synergy between their styles of play and that they'd be very, very difficult to beat.
Guys like Iguodala, Odom, Love, Westbrook and Gay were underrated in this tournament. They checked their egos at the door, let Durant do his thing and did the intangible, hustle plays that won't show up in the box score. I'm in no rush to replace guys like these from the roster. I don't think the US needs to completely makeover this roster, they just need to upgrade in a few key areas. Kobe and Dwight can address those needs.