USA NT 2010

[Miggity23]

in bold, the players i have never heard off in my life indeed i don't follow the nba at all. i'll go the coach K style and call them by numbers.

Stephen Curry
Tyreke Evans
Eric Gordon
Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
LaMarcus Aldridge
Danny Granger
Jeff Green
Gerald Wallace
Al Jefferson
Brook Lopez
Kendrick Perkins

Ok, if you don't mind I'll give you a little breakdown of the players who highlighted and mentioned you were unfamiliar with. Only 5 of the players listed there even made the trip to Madrid last week. Stephen Curry, Eric Gordon, Derrick Rose, Russel Westbrook and
Danny Granger.

The rest of that list was "cut" during the the try out process.

Stephen Curry- Point Guard/shooting guard: An absolute lights out shooter. He became a national darling during the 2008 NCAA tournament, because he carried his small college all the way to within a shot of the vaunted Final Four. He moves brilliantly off ball, he can score in so many crafty ways. he is the son of Dell Curry who was one of the best 3 pt specialists in the NBA during the 90's. If you watched the exhibition game against Spain this past sunday, you saw him get the best of Rubio on 3 straight possessions in the 3rd quarter. He'll most likely be a reserve for the Americans, but his smooth shooting will definitly come in handy off the bench.

Eric Gordon- Point Guard/Shooting Guard made the trip to Mardid but he really doesn't have a roll with this team. He's a shoot first point guard with unreal jumping ability, he's a highlight reel player but he doesn't bring anything to the table that the other guards on USA don't.

Derrick Rose- Point Guard: Is a year away from rivaling Rondo as the best point guard in the world. He has NFL speed, he's not very big but he can get to the rim and finish over the best shot blockers in the world. Watching him and Rubio go at each other was like listening to dueling guitars, just an absolute treat. Once he polishes his 3 point shot, he's going to be unstopable.

Russel Westbrook- 3 Guard/Small Forward: He was pretty much just invited to training camp in Las Vegas for his defensive abilities, he survived tryouts and made the trip to Madrid where everyone assumed he would be the odd man out by the time they got to Greece, but all he did was show himself to be the best player on the floor versus lithuania and backed it up with a superb game against Spain. He's long, fast, he can hit the pull up jumper with regularity and he can explode to the rim and finish with style points.

Danny Granger- Forward: He's long and posses all the skill sets of an international forward. He's great on the offensive glass as well as an accurate jump shooter. He's very blue collar(an American expression for hardworker). He didn't get any playing time against Spain on Sunday because Coach K was saving him an our Ultimate Weapon, Rajon Rondo. He's expected to fill a similar roll to that of Carmelo Anthony, however expectations are curved a little bit because, well, Carmelo Anthony might be the best FIBA rules player on the Globe.

I would have gotten into the other players you listed, but since they aren't even on the US roster they are irrelevant for the WC national team discussion.