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USA Basketball Announces 30 Finalists For 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Team

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  1. J.R.

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    #1 J.R., Jan 18, 2016
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not sure about a Harden guarantee just yet. <a href="https://t.co/Qs51bH12th">https://t.co/Qs51bH12th</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffZillgitt/status/689139947559870464">January 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Has equity in program which is important to USA Basketball. Played in '12 Olympics &amp; '14 World Cup. Not a guarantee <a href="https://t.co/zBiOnpPw40">https://t.co/zBiOnpPw40</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffZillgitt/status/689144666181218305">January 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    Curry / Westbrook / CP3 (or Irving?)
    Harden / Klay (Butler?)
    LBJ / Durant / Kawhi / PG
    Davis / Melo
    Cousins

    Going to be a tough call narrowing it down to 12.
     
    #3 FTW Rockets FTW, Jan 18, 2016
  4. The Stig

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    PG: Paul, Curry, Westbrook, Wall
    SG: Leonard
    SF: Lebron, Carmelo, George, Durant
    PF: Griffin
    C: Davis, Cousins

    Wow, difficult list to pick from. Harden or Leonard or Butler? Hell, I don't even know.
     
    #4 The Stig, Jan 18, 2016
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    Any combination will win against any other international team. Just pick whoever
     
    #5 mig0s, Jan 18, 2016
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    PG should opt out lol.

    My final 12

    Curry / Westbrook
    George / Butler / Harden
    Durant / Leonard
    Lebron / Griffin
    Davis / Green / Cousins
     
    #6 ThatBoyNick, Jan 18, 2016
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    Harden shouldn't make it. Rather have Klay, Butler, and Paul George.
     
    #7 MD_in_Training, Jan 18, 2016
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    Curry/Westbrook
    George/Harden/Butler
    Durant/George/Leonard
    Griffin/Green
    Davis/Cousins/Howard
     
    #8 New Generation, Jan 18, 2016
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    Seriously. They could throw 12 darts at the board and come up with a team that should roll to the gold medal.
     
    #9 leroy, Jan 18, 2016
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    Lebron?
     
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    PG- Curry, Irving, CP3
    SG- Harden, Westbrook
    SF- Lebron, Durant
    PF- Carmelo, Davis, (Green or Faried take your pick)
    C- Howard, Cousins
     
    #11 danoman, Jan 18, 2016
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    Just came to say anyone that says Harden shouldn't make the team is an idiot.
     
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    are you all insane? The one to go for sure from the bigs is Drummond.

    Melo and Lebron and Paul should just retire and let the other young guys have fun as well. I see Lillard wasn't even preselected.
     
    #13 malakas, Jan 18, 2016
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    Drummond is 22 he's still young. Why wouldn't you want Lebron playing?? Thats like saying let's not give Messi the opportunity to play in the World Cup because younger players need the chance.

    Plus no body in Brazil is gona pay to watch Drummond.
     
    #14 danoman, Jan 18, 2016
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    Too many good PGs. Too few good big men.
     
    #15 Easy, Jan 18, 2016
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    Predictions:

    Curry, Paul, Westbrook
    Harden, Thompson,
    Lebron, Durant, Leonard
    Davis, Griffin,
    Cousins, Drummond
     
    #16 RasaqBoi, Jan 18, 2016
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    It's kind of sad we are the point where Harden could very easily be left off the 12 man Olympic roster. That's the difference between Harden last year and this year.
     
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    Because your team needs two centers? This isnt the all star game. You need centers in fiba. Lebron can play too.
     
    #18 malakas, Jan 18, 2016
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    Curry..Westbrook... Harden.. PG... Butler
    Lebron...Durant.. Leonard.. Melo.. AD
    Boogie.. Drummond
     
    #19 beardsanity713, Jan 18, 2016
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    Curry
    Durant
    Lebron
    Davis
    Cousins

    Hell you could even do.
    Curry
    Durant
    Leonard
    Lebron
    Davis/Cousins
     
    #20 marky :), Jan 18, 2016
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