US Roster Cuts… Sound Off
Today the United States finalized their roster of 12 as they get set for the upcoming qualifying tournament that starts on Wednesday. The final two cuts were Kevin Durant and Nick Collison. Yes, I said Nick Collison. The same player that was rumored to have only benched 185 three times coming out of college. Of course he denied it repeatedly and it didn’t hurt his draft stock. Then as the season started he had a ball stripped out of his hands and it seriously injured both his shoulders to the point that he missed the season. This guy is an average at best NBA player who would struggle to make the rotation of some teams. Him being one of the final cuts scares me to death.
On the other hand, Durant you can make a serious case for. I wouldn’t mind having the youngster playing for the squad. It gives him experience. I’m sick of getting beat each year now and I’d like some of these guys to really stick around more. Keeping Durant would accomplish that. However, I know he is young and we want and need to win right now. He’s still 18 or 19 years old so he’ll have plenty of chances hopefully.
The final roster is now Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups, Redd, Miller, Tyson Chandler, Tayshaun Prince and Deron Williams according to Espn. This is a very good team. We have a great mix or scorers and defenders. I like the addition of Prince. This is a guy who doesn’t need the ball to be effective. Williams, my favorite player, should do very well playing with Jason Kidd and Chauncey Billups. They have shooters finally with Michael Redd and Mike Miller. The team lacks a lot of height but having Tyson Chandler and Dwight Howard isn’t bad. But they lack that experience down low that you like to see. The good thing is that teams haven’t beaten us on the inside, they’ve killed us from outside.
How would you like to defend a fast break with Lebron in the middle, Kobe on a wing and Carmelo on a wing? I used Lebron to make it a tough choice. If I put Kobe in the middle we all know he’d just shoot it. I like our chances and here’s to the USA getting back to the top where they belong.
