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Team USA Doomed? Lose to Select Team in Scrimmages

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  1. 3814

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    http://my.nba.com/forum.jspa?forumID=400025373

    Overall, the Select Team won 98-95. Here's how the four seperate scrimmages broke down.

    1: Senior Team 26, Select Team 18
    2: Senior Team 18, Select Team 15
    3: Select Team 26, Senior Team 16
    4: Select Team 39, Senior Team 35 (OT)
     
    #1 3814, Aug 18, 2007
  2. Tom Bombadillo

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    No, just practice...

    They are probably working on different kinds of defenses and offenses that the select team does not have to. similar to Varsity JV practice. If it was a real broadcasted game it would be a blow-out.
     
    #2 Tom Bombadillo, Aug 18, 2007
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    Who was on what roster?
     
    #3 plutoblue11, Aug 18, 2007
  4. 3814

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    http://www.nba.com/usabasketball/senior_select_rosters.html

    MEN'S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM
    Carmelo Anthony
    Chauncey Billups
    Kobe Bryant
    Tyson Chandler
    Nick Collison
    Kevin Durant
    Dwight Howard
    LeBron James
    Jason Kidd
    Mike Miller
    Tayshaun Prince
    Michael Redd
    Amare Stoudemire
    Deron Williams

    SELECT TEAM
    Aaron Brooks
    Channing Frye
    Jeff Green
    Devin Harris
    Andre Iguodala
    Al Jefferson
    Jason Kapono
    David Lee
    J.J. Redick
     
    #4 3814, Aug 18, 2007
  5. Shroopy2

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    Easy, just send the Select Team instead to compete...
     
    #5 Shroopy2, Aug 18, 2007
  6. topfive

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    Man, we talkin' 'bout practice.

    Practice.

    We talkin' 'bout practice.

    Not a game.

    Practice.

    What are we talkin' 'bout? We talkin' 'bout practice.
     
    #6 topfive, Aug 18, 2007
  7. topfive

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    From that blog link referenced in an above post:

     
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  9. 3814

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    We are also talking about superstars losing to youngsters.
     
    #9 3814, Aug 19, 2007
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    Nice to know our Rookie is performing well against the elite players.
     
    #10 batkins, Aug 19, 2007
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    Maybe he wasn't exactly clear, so let me repeat it again.

    We talkin' about practice.

    This would be like saying a baseball team is screwed because they lose to their minor league affiliate in some spring training scrimmage.
     
    #11 meh, Aug 19, 2007
  12. ccjj

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    That's all we need to know. :D
     
    #12 ccjj, Aug 19, 2007
  13. Ziggy

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    Grant Hill and Jason Kidd beat the 92 Dream Team... Also Coach K is at the helm. What do you expect? He has no experience at this level. Its a joke.
     
    #13 Ziggy, Aug 19, 2007
  14. ccjj

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    Comeon, take it easy. its the off season and lets enjoy Brooks > Kidds for a while :D :D
     
    #14 ccjj, Aug 19, 2007
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    The word is that Tim Donaghy was officiating the scrimmages.
     
    #15 Dave_78, Aug 19, 2007
  16. Tom Bombadillo

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    Hahahah, thats great
     
    #16 Tom Bombadillo, Aug 19, 2007
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    SELECT TEAM
    Aaron Brooks <-Rookie of the Month last month
    Channing Frye <-pro experience. soft but could start for a lot of teams
    Jeff Green <-high lotto pick
    Devin Harris <-pro. good rotation player on excellent team.
    Andre Iguodala <-pro. very explosive. underrated all-around game, can very much play on the Senior team.
    Al Jefferson <-pro, near All-Star. BETTER efficiency rating than Dwight Howard
    Jason Kapono <-the typical outside shooter selection for roster balance
    David Lee <- averages a double-double coming off the bench for the Knicks, enough said.
    J.J. Redick <-everyone's All American as a collegiate. suspect pro.

    Only 2 guys with no pro level experience there. Half the Select team people can compete with (or might actually be better than) the bottom 1/3 of the Senior team.
     
    #17 Shroopy2, Aug 19, 2007
  18. 3814

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    I don't get what you're trying to say with this post? Was the Senior Team playing against scrubs? NO. Were they playing against a team that they should have been able to kill, regardless of it being practice or any situation, YES!

    Obviously the select team isn't going to be made up of Bryant Reeves, Cherokee Parks, and company...but they still shouldn't be able to keep up to a team full of superstars in a full-pace game-like setting (referees, clock, coaches on both sides, etc).

    I'm not saying team USA was doomed, it was more of a joke question - but they still should have been able to cream these kids.

    Another thing - half of the Select Team is NOT better (individually) than the bottom third of the Senior Team...if you disagree, I want you to name names.
     
    #18 3814, Aug 19, 2007
  19. dntrwl

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    i'd say
    Al Jefferson > Nick Collison
    Jason Kapono = Mike Miller/poor mans Redd
    David Lee w/ more playing time > Tyson Chandler
    Andre Iguodala > Tayshaun Prince
    the rest is Senior >
     
    #19 dntrwl, Aug 19, 2007
  20. DaDakota

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    The best team is one that has great chemistry, not necessarily the one that has the best individual players.

    DD
     
    #20 DaDakota, Aug 19, 2007
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