Wow - Dwights Saison zuende..
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7...c-dwight-howard-back-surgery-done-rest-season
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7...c-dwight-howard-back-surgery-done-rest-season
Kann mir dieses Team einer erklären, es ist ja nichts neues, dass das Team America zu gewissen Zeitpunkten aus B bzw. C Spielern besteht. Kann mich da noch an eine Geschichte von Kevin Ollie erinnern, dass dieser auch mal Nationalspieler war.
QuelleThe 2011 Pan American Games will take place in October, but instead of college players as usual, this years's USA men's basketball roster will be made up of players with NBA D-League experience instead of top NCAA players as has been the case in past competitions.
QuelleNBA players were never going to be a part of this year's Team USA entry into the Pan Am games, because the tournament tips off the same week the NBA is supposed to tip off its season. As a result, NBDL players will fill that roster, which is a very cool move. Assuming that is how far it goes.
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Here's Woj:
Team USA is too tied to the NBA — too much of a David Stern production — for the players to break ranks and play. In the post 9-11 world, that's a tricky subject PR-wise for the players, but several union, USA Basketball and agent sources believe this worst-case labor scenario would cost Team USA its NBA stars.
As the managing director of USA Basketball, Jerry Colangelo answers to Stern, and the league — along with its ATM machine, Nike — has immense impact on the coaching staff and roster. How could the NBA allow its coaches — Team USA assistants Nate McMillan and Mike D'Antoni — to coach NBA players during a lockout?
They won't, as was the case in 1998 when a Brad Miller-led group of either undrafted free agents or college players nearly led Team USA to the gold in the World Championships, during the last NBA lockout. If the 2011-12 season is lost, the lack of immediacy to get a deal done during summer will no doubt mirror the lack of immediacy during this one, because once again players will not lose paychecks until the fall of 2012. Don't expect a quicker turnaround.