[picappgallerysingle id=”9542547″] USA Basketball finalized its 12-man roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championships yesterday afternoon and as expected, the Lakers’ Lamar Odom was selected as one of its representatives. Odom will be joined by Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Rudy Gay, Chauncey Billups, Danny Granger, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, Stephen Curry, Kevin Love, Tyson Chandler […]
International/Team USA
Team USA v. Greece: Preview and Chat
This morning, the US National team will take on the Greeks, in Greece, in another preparation game for the World Championships. The US National team are fresh off a one-point victory over the Spaniards which ended with a game winning block by Kevin Durant. The Greeks have been in the news lately because of their […]
Preview and Chat: Team USA vs. Spain
It may not be a Lakers game, but there is actual basketball on today that is well worth a watch as Team USA faces Spain in a warm up to the FIBA World Championships that begin next weekend. This is the first time that these two countries have faced off since the 2008 Olympics gold […]
Team USA’s Intra-squad Scrimmage
Last night, ESPN2 aired the Team USA intra-squad scrimmage. As you would expect from an exhibition game featuring guys who haven’t spent a lot of time together on the court, the game was rather sloppy and I don’t expect the scrimmage to weigh too heavily on the decisions made by Coach K and Brian Colangelo. […]
This Week LO Looks To Make Team USA
With the NBA Summer League done with, Las Vegas is now home to the USA National Basketball training camp where 27 guys will be competing to make the 12 man roster that will take on the world come August 28th. Among those 27 is the Lakers own Lamar Odom. This summer, Team USA will have […]
Pau Dominates With Spain, Too
If after its first game of Eurobasket you had said Spain was going to walk away handily with the title, most people would have said “that Spain, the one just crushed by Serbia? HA!” Nobody questioned Spain was the most talented team, but they didn’t play like it. But by the end, Pau Gasol was […]
Eurobasket preview
Regular readers here at FB&G know Xavier, our friend the professional coach in Barcelona. He was kind enough to throw a few words together for us previewing Eurobasket starting in just a little over a week. I did make some edits around Sasha, who is off that team now, but the points are Xavier’s. —Kurt […]
Pete Newell: Basketball Royalty
The Guru, The Godfather, The Teacher… A hall-of-famer who coached teams to an NIT championship, NCAA Championship, and an Olympic gold medal, Pete Newell’s impact on the game we all love should come out of the shadows now that he has passed away. His first success would come coaching the USF Dons when he would […]
Gold Medal Game Time
Here’s my prediction — not only is the USA going to win the gold in Beijing, it will win it in London in 2012, too. I’ll explain the second prediction first. One thing has been pretty clear in these Olympics and said by Kelly Dwyer among others — the USA is the best NBA-style team […]
USA vs. Argentina, and the Semis
I think my premise here is pretty simple: Argentina may well give the USA their toughest test to date, but I don’t think Argentina can beat the USA unless the Americans help out. A few thoughts to flesh that out. Argentina will try to slow the game down (the USA is at 81 possessions per […]