lol you know you said thatSQ_Crazies wrote: Link?
Um, what I really remember is being drunk as shit and screaming USA with a bunch of people in a bar while Kobe was taking over against Spain.2quik4u wrote:lol you know you said thatSQ_Crazies wrote: Link?
HighRoller74 wrote: You guys should re-read the article.
No where does it say the players will be forbidden from playing in the Olympics if they don't play in the Worlds.
Just says their spot will not be guaranteed.
That's Colangelo covering his ass, so that when LeBron, Wade, and Bosh are on the Olympic team, people don't shoot down his credibility.
That was my first post in this thread.SQ_Crazies wrote: No, what he really said was that if you don't play just because you don't want to play then don't expect to automatically have a spot on the Olympic team. Also in the article he said that he was already aware that guys like LeBron, Wade and Melo would be busy with free agency.
So basically, free agency is fine, but he doesn't want other guys to follow suit and if they do without a good reason then they don't have a guaranteed spot at the Olympics.
Sometimes you have to read through the media BS and twist in their attempt to make a story out of it and realize what is really being said. They tried to make it seem like these guys might not get a chance and that would obviously be a big story, but he basically said they were excused. Colangelo is not a big enough idiot to hold any of them off the team anyways--EVERYONE would be calling for his resignation the day he announced someone like LeBron or Wade wouldn't be on the team. They're such a tight group, I also wouldn't be surprised if the other players would step up and say something about it. But the article says those guys will be safe, despite trying to hint otherwise.
I should've claified. Those saying LeBron won't be on the team, was who this was directed too.SQ_Crazies wrote:HighRoller74 wrote: You guys should re-read the article.
No where does it say the players will be forbidden from playing in the Olympics if they don't play in the Worlds.
Just says their spot will not be guaranteed.
That's Colangelo covering his ass, so that when LeBron, Wade, and Bosh are on the Olympic team, people don't shoot down his credibility.That was my first post in this thread.SQ_Crazies wrote: No, what he really said was that if you don't play just because you don't want to play then don't expect to automatically have a spot on the Olympic team. Also in the article he said that he was already aware that guys like LeBron, Wade and Melo would be busy with free agency.
So basically, free agency is fine, but he doesn't want other guys to follow suit and if they do without a good reason then they don't have a guaranteed spot at the Olympics.
Sometimes you have to read through the media BS and twist in their attempt to make a story out of it and realize what is really being said. They tried to make it seem like these guys might not get a chance and that would obviously be a big story, but he basically said they were excused. Colangelo is not a big enough idiot to hold any of them off the team anyways--EVERYONE would be calling for his resignation the day he announced someone like LeBron or Wade wouldn't be on the team. They're such a tight group, I also wouldn't be surprised if the other players would step up and say something about it. But the article says those guys will be safe, despite trying to hint otherwise.
LeBron isn't going to be left off the team. Neither will any of the other big names that want to take this summer off.
that was probably the same thinking when we got the bronze in 04....plus are there any events next summer? why not just take next summer off and play 2-3 weeks this summer?HighRoller74 wrote: What I find hilarious is that the Olympics are in 2012. So they have all next summer, and then the Summer of '12 to rejoin the team.
It's not like the Olympics start in November of '10. I don't see the big deal with guys taking a break for one year, rejoining the team next offseason and preparing.
Do you have a link where he said that then?Sage wrote: IM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FUCKING ARTICLE.
IM TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE FIRST CAME IN AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE CULTURE OF US BASKETBALL AND DEMAND 3 YEAR COMMITMENTS FROM EVERY PLAYER, REGARDLESS OF STATUS.
Jesus christ. I wish there was a crayon setting so this would be easier for you guys.
