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Team USA – As Easy as it Gets
There’s nothing to really take from Team USA opening their Basketball World Cup campaign in Group C with a 114-55 win over Finland, showing just how far some nations are in this sport from the best league and players in the world, led by Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson, who didn’t really feel like taking it easy on a team clearly out of its league.
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Team USA: Final 12-Man Roster Has Been Decided On
Following a 112-86 win over Puerto Rico, Team USA cut Gordon Hayward, Damian Lillard, Kyle Korver and Chandler to make it a 12-man roster that’s heading off to play for the Basketball World Championship in Spain, which means the team will consist of Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Kenneth Faried, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, Mason Plumlee, DeMar DeRozan and Andre Drummond.
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Team USA – Derrick Rose Doesn’t Play, No Problems Without Him
Despite the pleas of the fans, Derrick Rose remained on the bench while his teammates led Team USA to a 105-62 win over the Dominican Republic, sitting out due to soreness in his knees. It didn’t bother Kyrie Irving and James Harden to handle the challenge with ease, while Klay Thompson, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond and Rudy Gay made a strong case for their inclusion in the final roster that goes to the basketball World Cup.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Showing Some Concerning Signs
Right now, Derrick Rose might be one of the most important players on what remains of the USA team that’s headed to play for the world championship, but his real significance is to the Chicago Bulls, which are obviously quite worried about their prizes possession sitting out two consecutive practices in order to give his knees some rest and that they have been bothering him since the beginning of training camp.
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Team USA – The Final Cuts Are Coming
By the time the Basketball World Championships begin, Team USA will be down to a roster of 12 players. For now, six seem to be a certainty: Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Kenneth Faried. That leaves ten more players battling it out for the final six spots.
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Team USA – Kevin Durant Threw Them Under the Bus
An NBA player should probably think of himself first before anyone or anything else, but it’s impossible to avoid the fact that Kevin Durant really pulled a number on his Team USA coaches and former teammates, and any attempt to sugarcoat it with some generic excuse only makes him come out worse.
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Derrick Rose on Team USA – Bad or Good for the Chicago Bulls?
Before the injuries and the withdrawals, Derrick Rose playing on Team USA sounded like a good idea, even for the Chicago Bulls, as an opportunity for their star point guard to shed layers of rust off playing next to other stars and against high level competition. Now, that he’s arguably the biggest star on the team, at least by name, it doesn’t sound like such a tempting possibility anymore.
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Team USA – Rudy Gay Gets Lucky Kevin Durant Pulls Out
One injury to Paul George and another selfish and damaging decision from Kevin Durant opened the way for Rudy Gay to join the training camp of Team USA heading into the 2014 World Basketball Championship in Spain, with the Small Forward position needing severe improvement after the disasters of the previous week.
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Team USA – Kevin Durant Quits on Those who Counted on Him
Not as lovable or likable as before, quitting on Team USA after already being part of one training camp won’t add popularity points to Kevin Durant, citing physical and mental fatigue as the reasons for his withdrawal from the selection process heading into the 2014 Basketball World Championships.
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Team USA – Derrick Rose is Being Hyped Up Too Much
Among the things we’ve been hearing about non-stop from everyone involved in the Team USA preparation to the World Basketball Championships is how good Derrick Rose has been coming back from yet another season long injury. Well, the same things were said last year and we all know how that turned out, so maybe some caution in the word selection should be used by everyone, from the players to the coaching staff.