USA hoops: what do we think of this?

Is Kurt Warner gonna' play?

 

[blue]But how can they win without Krzyzewski coaching?

 

No no, they need Larry Brown. They need to be coached the right way.

 

Do we really care? Does it really matter?

 

John Thompson is available

 

I remember Al McGuire saying in the aftermath of the 1988 Olympic loss to the Soviets that the U.S. should send a college team rather than a collection of college all-stars to the Olympics. FIBA made that a moot point by the time Barcelona rolled around, but the idea had merit. And I don't see any problem with sending a university team to the World University Games.

 

I don't either, unless sending UNI proves to be embarrassing.

I think this is an interesting experiment. I will definitely be dredging up this thread in August.

 

At least now when they lose nobody will care...

 

Mid-Majors!
Packer's probably pissed.

 

My guess is that the reason they're doing this is because USA Basketball is already putting a college all-star team together to play in the Pan-Am Games in July in Brazil. I believe the last time the Pan-Ams and World Us fell in the same year, 2003, USAB didn't even send a team to the World Us.

 

Maybe, but there were two college teams in 2005. Group below went to the U21's.

Mardy Collins G 6-6 205 21 2006 Temple / Philadelphia, PA
Glen Davis F 6-9 310 19 2008 Louisiana State / Baton Rouge, LA
Nick Fazekas F 6-11 225 20 2007 Nevada / Arvada, CO
Rudy Gay F 6-9 220 18 2008 Connecticut / Baltimore, MD
Justin Gray G 6-2 185 21 2006 Wake Forest / Charlotte, NC
Taj Gray F 6-9 238 21 2006 Oklahoma / Wichita, KS
Allan Ray G 6-2 200 21 2006 Villanova / Bronx, NY
J.J. Redick G 6-4 190 21 2006 Duke / Roanoke, VA
Terrence Roberts F 6-9 228 20 2007 Syracuse / Jersey City, NJ
Rajon Rondo G 6-1 171 19 2008 Kentucky / Louisville, KY
Marcus Williams G 6-3 205 19 2007 Connecticut / Los Angeles, CA
Curtis Withers F 6-8 230 21 2006 Charlotte / Charlotte, NC