[Bryan88]

So with the roster now set, what medal to you think Team USA will come home with?

Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd, Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Michael Redd and Deron Williams.

[legend]

Odds on favorite.

[simple simon]

Let's see ..... CP3 can dish the ball to Kobe, D-Wade, Howard and LeBron .... oh yeah, and when Paul gets a little winded .. he can sit down and let J-Kidd dish it for a little while

if they dont get the Gold they should stay in China

[legend]

Kidd has never lost in an international game.

[Bryan88]

Who voted none? I would love to hear why.

[Neopet_girl_2]

I put bronze. I think they only have one ball and a lot of these guys are not into sharing the ball too much. So I think they will be like, "Hey its my turn, look I need to be in front of the camera, or my shoe deal will not give me the extra super bonus." Then the other player will say, "Screw you. I have like 22 kids to support and I need a new contract." Then the guy from Argentina (or one of those countries that was like Russian once, but now it really isn't) will take the ball away from them and score.

So bronze!

[bears9]

I'm seeing Gold, these guys will work together, they have every aspect of the game covered, I see Team USA bringing home the gold.

[Lefty Noob]

I'm thinking bronze. This team will come up short for the same reason Team USA has in the past: overconfidence.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

I went bronze as well.

[Bryan88]

Wow, so far its split 50/50 on gold and bronze. Keep up the voting everyone.


Edit: now we have 4-3 gold

[Lefty Noob]

Funny how not one person has voted silver. People must think if they get to the Gold Medal game, they'll win it, eh?

[legend]

This is going to be one rout after another. The team is put together with outside shooters and good defenders, perfect for the international game. And this isn't Next Town Larry Brown coaching, it is one of the best minds in the game in Coach K. Tayshaun Prince is there to shut down whoever is hurting them and with Chris Paul and Kidd, there will be one dunk after another. Take this one to the bank.

[Bryan88]

Originally Posted by legend

This is going to be one rout after another. The team is put together with outside shooters and good defenders, perfect for the international game. And this isn't Next Town Larry Brown coaching, it is one of the best minds in the game in Coach K. Tayshaun Prince is there to shut down whoever is hurting them and with Chris Paul and Kidd, there will be one dunk after another. Take this one to the bank.

I think they learned their lesson in '04 and this team is assembled to avoid a repeat. My one concern is the lack of big bodies, I would have liked to see a big man like Kaman who would give you great rebounding and solid D.

[Goofy]

Originally Posted by Neopet_girl_2

I put bronze. I think they only have one ball and a lot of these guys are not into sharing the ball too much. So I think they will be like, "Hey its my turn, look I need to be in front of the camera, or my shoe deal will not give me the extra super bonus." Then the other player will say, "Screw you. I have like 22 kids to support and I need a new contract." Then the guy from Argentina (or one of those countries that was like Russian once, but now it really isn't) will take the ball away from them and score.

So bronze!

Naw. Kobe and Lebron have proved themselves to be facilatators when the defense is getting to tough for them. CP3 is everything but a ballhog.
They all know the embaressment of 2004 and no one wants to see that happen again

The major downfall is lack of big men. Get someone like Kendrik Perkins in their, a guy that doesnt play offense and is defensive minded. Maybe a KG or Tyson Chandler

[alex83]

I'm going to go for bronze because I think since the first introduction of 'The Dream Team'...Team USA has always had All Stars and gone into the Olympics as favorites but i just think some other countries will come in and surprise people...Greece for example