The Official Team USA Basketball Thread: Going For The Gold

[ThaBronxBully]

Team USA Group Schedule

Sunday, July 29 – USA vs. France – 9:30 a.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Tuesday, July 31 – Tunisia vs. USA – 5:15 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Thursday, August 2 – USA vs. Nigera – 5:15 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Saturday, August 4 – Lithuania vs. USA – 9:30 a.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Monday, August 6 – USA vs. Argentina – 5:15 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball



Knockout Schedule


Wednesday, August 8

Quarterfinal Game 1 – 9:00 a.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Quarterfinal Game 2 – 11:15 a.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Quarterfinal Game 3 – 2:45 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Quarterfinal Game 4 – 5:15 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball



Friday, August 10

Semifinal Game 1 – 12:00 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Semifinal Game 2 – 3:45 p.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball



Sunday, August 12

Bronze Medal Game – 6:00 a.m. ET – NBCSN, NBC Basketball

Gold Medal Game – 10:00 a.m. ET – Live on NBC, NBCSN, NBC Basketball​

 

[ThaBronxBully]

The USA Select Team Roster Is Down Below, Hopefully NBATV Plays The Scrimmages Between The Select Team And The National Team

Members of the USA Select Team will assemble in Las Vegas and conduct a training session July 5, then train with the USA National Team July 6-11 (12:00-3:00 p.m. PDT). All practices will take place at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center.

The USA National Team will open its 2012 training with a July 6-12 training camp in Las Vegas, Nev., that concludes with the July 12 (6:00 p.m. local time) USA Basketball Showcase that features the USA facing the Dominican Republic at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center.

USA Select Team Roster

DeJuan Blair
DeMarcus Cousins
DeMar DeRozan
Derrick Favors
Paul George
Taj Gibson
Gordon Hayward
Kyrie Irving
Kawhi Leonard
Jeremy Lin
Greg Stiemsma
Lance Thomas
Klay Thompson
John Wall

 

[ThaBronxBully]

Anthony Davis Longshot To Make USA Roster

Anthony Davis got the Golden Ticket, the invite to the ball — he got an invite to the USA Basketball Training Camp. He got in the door due to injuries — Dwight Howard is out, LaMarcus Aldridge may well be out and Team USA could use some size to deal with the Spanish front line.

But don’t expect him to make the team.

Jerry Colangelo, the man who leads this country’s effort in international basketball, says Anthony Davis is a “long shot” to make the United States’ Olympic team this summer. “Because of inexperience and etc., etc,” he said.

Yet, Davis, who turned 19 in March, might be a long shot that pays off, the USA Basketball chairman added in a telephone interview last week.

“He’s not a guard competing for a guard position where we’re reasonably deep,” Colangelo said in appraising Davis’ chances to making the U.S. team.

Davis probably will not make it, the USA can go with Tyson Chandler at it’s starting five and in international ball get away with guys like Kevin Love at center. Davis can certainly bring the defense but his offensive game isn’t nearly on par with the rest of the guys, not yet anyway. But the USA is not deep along the front line and one more injury could see Davis playing.

Carmelo Anthony "Excited" About Reuniting With Ex-NY Knicks Coach Mike D'Antoni For Olympics

Mike D’Antoni did not attend Carmelo Anthony’s SoHo birthday celebration Friday morning. The two were not the best of friends during their 73 games together in New York.

But Anthony anticipates an affable reunion when he and D’Antoni meet for the U.S. Olympic basketball team’s first practice on July 6 in Las Vegas.

“It’ll be good to reunite with him,” Anthony said Monday at a midtown event promoting USA Basketball and Jeep. “When he left there wasn’t any bad blood between me and him.”

Anthony has mostly relaxed following the Knicks’ first-round loss to the Miami Heat and the scrutiny he received during the series. He spent two weeks away from the gym after the Game 5 loss, and celebrated his 28th birthday around town last week.

“I got a lot of flak for a lot of stuff,” he said.

Anthony is “back in the lab” preparing for the London Olympics and hopes for a repeat of 2008, when he and D’Antoni, an assistant coach, helped the U.S. capture gold in Beijing.

“He was a big part of the ’08 win, and he’s there again,” Anthony said. “I’m actually excited about going over there and trying to win a gold medal with him again.”

 

[ThaBronxBully]

• Duration of Game:Four, 10 minute quarters
  
• Overtime Duration: 5 minutes
  
• Length of Halftime: 15 minutes
  
• Duration Between First-Second and Third-Fourth Periods: 2 minutes
  
• Court Length: 91 feet, 10 inches x 49 feet, 2.5 inches
  
• Size of Lane: 16 feet, 1 inch x 19 feet, 0.3 inches
  
• Three-Point FG Distance: 22 feet, 1.74 inches
  
• Shot Clock: 24 seconds
  
• Shot Clock Reset: FG attempt hits rim
  
• Back Court Violation: 8 seconds
  
• Game Clock Stops after Successful FG: Last two minutes of 4th period
  
• Player Foul Limit: 5
  
• Bonus Free Throw: 5th foul per period (two FTs)
  
• Number of Players Permitted On Free Throw Lane: 5 (three defensive, two offensive)
  
• Jump Ball: Teams alternate possession after opening tip-off
  
• Closely Guarded For Five Seconds: Yes, while holding the ball
  
• Timeouts - Non-TV Game: Two 60-second in the 1st and 2nd quarters, three 60-second in the 3rd and 4th quarters
  
• Timeouts - TV Game: Up to one additional TV timeout is permissible per quarter. Teams get two 60-second in the 1st and 2nd quarters, 3 60-second in the 3rd and 4th quarters
  
• Timeouts - Overtime: 1 additional 60-second
  
• Timeouts Called By: Coach
  
• Number of Referees: Two (three can be used in competitions if the Zone or host federation wish to)
  
• Size of Basketball: Women's: size 6 || Men's: size 7
  
• Legal Jersey Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I don't know.This might be a debacle of 2004, 2008 they were hungry.This team although could win the Gold,they might fall short. I thought Wade was non-committal?

 

[IGSaint12]

This team is not losing gtfoh.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

This team is not losing gtfoh.

We said same thing in 2004.They wont lose....but they will be CHALLENGED. They will definetely have close calls WATCH. These cats wont be hungry lke the "Redeem Team" was. International talent has improved in the last 4 years.

 

[iamduval]

if we dont win the ship my nyggas aint playin. fuk who dont like

 

[Majestic Pape]

We said same thing in 2004.They wont lose....but they will be CHALLENGED. They will definetely have close calls WATCH. These cats wont be hungry lke the "Redeem Team" was. International talent has improved in the last 4 years.

I think Durant being out there will end all of that. It sounds weird to say considering who else is on the team and his age and the fact that he's not a vocal leader like LeBron, but I just don't see Durant lettingbthisvtesm have any major lapse like when they lost to Greece in '06.

Of course, something could happen in the Finals to prevent Durant (and LeBron) from playing, so

 

[tremonthustler1]

they ain't losin. Spain is decimated by injuries too.

If DR makes the final cut for the Olympics it'll be the only time I root against Team USA

Karl Towns

 

[mastermind]

http://www.the-coli.com/coliseum/12...12-team-usa-olympics-thread.html#.T9DtGtXIabs

 

[IGSaint12]

We said same thing in 2004.They wont lose....but they will be CHALLENGED. They will definetely have close calls WATCH. These cats wont be hungry lke the "Redeem Team" was. International talent has improved in the last 4 years.

kobe didn't win that chip during they playoffs he will be hungry this summer.

 

[MustafaSTL]

We will win without much of a challenge.

 

[phillycavsfan]

We said same thing in 2004.They wont lose....but they will be CHALLENGED. They will definetely have close calls WATCH. These cats wont be hungry lke the "Redeem Team" was. International talent has improved in the last 4 years.

We lost in '04 because of the construction of that team. Both of the point guards were ballhogs and we had no true center.

 

[Ohms Law]

Durant and Anthony Davis are guards?

We lost in '04 because of the construction of that team. Both of the point guards were ballhogs and we had no true center.

Down for the Euro pool breh?