USA v Turkey
Yeah, I'm not going to say that there are not any deserving centers, I just think there are very few. I mean I'm still shaking my head over the Tyson Chandler thing. I would have rather taken Robin Lopez. Not saying that's anything for the other teams to fear, but he would have contributed more in the same amount of time. I think there are a handful of guys that could earn a spot. I'd really love to see us have another shot blocker and rebounder in there for the few mins Dwight is out.
As of right now the only possibilities I see for 2012 would be the Lopez twins, Andrew Bynum, and Greg Oden. Most of those 3 of those guys are always going to be iffy with their injury history and either of the twins having a shot depends upon their development between now and then. I'm not a huge Oden fan, but that would be a fun comeback, plus I think he would add to the highlight reel because if he can do two things it's rebound and protect the rim.I think Demarcus Cousins has a slim shot. Mainly because that would be coming at basically his second year in the league and we don't know if he will shake the maturity concerns or if he is going to have the same impact at the NBA level. I don't see Coach K and crew taking on anyone that they think is going to be a problem. There are too many good players to pick from. Plus it has already been said that there are other guys we can play at center. We just won a World Championship playing Lamar Odom at center. He's not the toughest or biggest guy, but he's skilled and realistically he's more like another perimeter player with the way he plays on offense.
I slightly remeber someone on here calling Durant overrated somebody tell me who it was!!!!!!!!!!!