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Team USA Announces 12 man roster this week! - Does Hayward make the team ?

Team USA Announces 12 man roster this week - Does Hayward make the team ?

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Stoked said:
Not sure if they do but it is very easy to make. Make grape Koolaide and Lemonaide and just mix straight up. Pretty darn close.
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If I'm going to do that I might as well throw in a packet of Lime and call it Jazz Punch.
 
Core4 said:
Don't want Cousins because he's a knucklehead. NO team with Cousins will ever amount to anything. He's a franchise player (supposedly). Kings have actually put some decent talent around him. But Sac has underachieved and he's been a negative force, not a team leader. In many respects, he's like Dwight Howard. When things are going their way and they're getting calls and teammates are giving the ball to them every time down the court, they're fine. But throw in a little adversity - or heaven forbid - a teammate who also wants to score some points, and they start whining like little boys, pouting or throwing tantrums.
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I don't disagree but he we are talking about a different situation here. He doesn't have to be the leader, he just has to do what coach K ask him to do. Besides he is will other great players so there is less of a chance of him going off. I agree that he would cause problems on a young team without a strong coach and organization. The Kings organization has been part of the problem. They seemed to have turned it around with new ownership so I think people need to give Cousins a few more years, I think he lets his emotions get the better of him, this is part of being very young and immature, but he isn't a bad citizen so his knucklehead factor isn't that high. I just think there is no way to keep him off the team because he is too talented and the team needs bigs.
 
Does anyone know when they will announce the final roster?

The more I think about it, the more I hope Hayward makes the team. I think it will really help his confidence, and I'd love to have him working with the USA coaching staff. I think it would help him tremendously with his shooting and defense to play with this group under those coaches.
 
cowhide said:
I don't disagree but he we are talking about a different situation here. He doesn't have to be the leader, he just has to do what coach K ask him to do. Besides he is will other great players so there is less of a chance of him going off. I agree that he would cause problems on a young team without a strong coach and organization. The Kings organization has been part of the problem. They seemed to have turned it around with new ownership so I think people need to give Cousins a few more years, I think he lets his emotions get the better of him, this is part of being very young and immature, but he isn't a bad citizen so his knucklehead factor isn't that high. I just think there is no way to keep him off the team because he is too talented and the team needs bigs.
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I think this is the disconnect. Some of us, myself included, were talking about taking Gobert or Cousins. That relates to the Jazz team or so I took it that way. I also think Cousins should make team US also but I do not want him on this Jazz team as it is constituted.
 
@WindhorstESPN: 2 things from Team USA: post practice games between Durant/Harden/George are epic; Mason Plumlee likely to make team over DeMarcus Cousins


Cousins is...lol
 
Lattimer said:
@WindhorstESPN: 2 things from Team USA: post practice games between Durant/Harden/George are epic; Mason Plumlee likely to make team over DeMarcus Cousins


Cousins is...lol
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Give me a break. Is there a single bbiq fan here that ACTUALLY believes Mason ****ing Plumlee could hold Cousins' jock?

Of course there is.... we ARE THE Utah Jazz!
 
Wasn't Lance Thomas on the USA Practice Squad for the longest time? Coach K likes picking Duke people for no reason.
 
PKM said:
Give me a break. Is there a single bbiq fan here that ACTUALLY believes Mason ****ing Plumlee could hold Cousins' jock?

Of course there is.... we ARE THE Utah Jazz!
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It's all about roles with coach K. Cousins can only play center yet doesn't provide any shot blocking and can be abused in pick and rolls. They won't be running the offense through him like they do in Sacramento, so what is his "role"? Not much in this setting. That said, they did waste his time by inviting him when they knew what he brings to the table.
 
Jazz4ever said:
It's all about roles with coach K. Cousins can only play center yet doesn't provide any shot blocking and can be abused in pick and rolls. They won't be running the offense through him like they do in Sacramento, so what is his "role"? Not much in this setting. That said, they did waste his time by inviting him when they knew what he brings to the table.
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Lol... exhibit A.
tell me one thing any plumlee does better than DMC.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Doing what he's told!?!?!?



LoL ... I kid i kid ...




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Kinda have a point actually
 
PKM said:
Give me a break. Is there a single bbiq fan here that ACTUALLY believes Mason ****ing Plumlee could hold Cousins' jock?

Of course there is.... we ARE THE Utah Jazz!
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Cousins is a bunch of tiers above Plumlee in talent. No doubt. Do you think this only has to do with him being a duke guy?
 
Stoked said:
I think this is the disconnect. Some of us, myself included, were talking about taking Gobert or Cousins. That relates to the Jazz team or so I took it that way. I also think Cousins should make team US also but I do not want him on this Jazz team as it is constituted.
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Yes, that was the context. Cousins is an incredible talent. But will a team with him as one of it's 3 max players ever be a contender? I have serious doubts about that. I would rather have a player like Gobert at the 5...at half the price (eventually) and have 3 max contract spots open for other players. Cousins, like Dwight Howard, is a me-first player. If he isn't the focal point of the offense, he whines and complains. Why do you think Thomas was traded? It was because he was too much of a scorer and wasn't getting the ball to Cousins enough.

Look at the SA system: no one in the regular season averaged more than 17 pts/per. That is incredible!
 
Core4 said:
Yes, that was the context. Cousins is an incredible talent. But will a team with him as one of it's 3 max players ever be a contender? I have serious doubts about that. I would rather have a player like Gobert at the 5...at half the price (eventually) and have 3 max contract spots open for other players. Cousins, like Dwight Howard, is a me-first player. If he isn't the focal point of the offense, he whines and complains. Why do you think Thomas was traded? It was because he was too much of a scorer and wasn't getting the ball to Cousins enough.

Look at the SA system: no one in the regular season averaged more than 17 pts/per. That is incredible!
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Yes. Absolutely yes.

You forget how difficult the WC is. Is Cousins a perfect teammate? Naw, but he's a hell of a player and he's too talented to not be on a contender some day. Again, why aren't we saying the same thing about Kevin Love? Dude quit on his country so he wouldn't hurt his trade value…now that's a bitch move.
 
Ellis269 said:
Does anyone know when they will announce the final roster?

The more I think about it, the more I hope Hayward makes the team. I think it will really help his confidence, and I'd love to have him working with the USA coaching staff. I think it would help him tremendously with his shooting and defense to play with this group under those coaches.
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15 man team is revealed August 22, and the final 12 member team is revealed at the end of August.
 
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