Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports is already looking ahead to the 2016 Olympic basketball team, but he has already put a rule in place that hasn’t been implemented.
There has been a rumored 23 year old cut off for the Olympic basketball squad, so Goodman lists players that are or below that age in his projections.
I really don’t have a thought process on who should make the team, plus I’m not friends with them all on Facebook so I don’t know their birthdays, but who Jeff thinks should be the coach puzzles me to no end.
He says Tom Izzo and Billy Donovan should be the names in the mix for the head job.
What?
No John Calipari?
If you read the description for Doc Rivers, who Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski is a fan of, it sounds just like a description of Cal.
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….[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers to take the reigns from Mike Krzyzewski and while that would be a home run choice due to Rivers’ versatility (he possess the rare ability to manage egos and connect with young players), a valid argument can also be made to replace Coach K with another college guy.
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Ok, I know Izzo is a great coach and Donovan just coached the Under 18s to gold in the Fiba Americas, but I seriously think John Calipari deserves to be in the mix for Team USA.
Just looking at Goodman’s potential roster, with Kentucky sprinkled all over it, I just couldn’t imagine there being a better fit.
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][B]STARTERS[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]SF – Jabari Parker (3-15-95), Simeon High (Illinois)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]PF – Cody Zeller (11-5-92), Indiana[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]C – Anthony Davis (3-11-93), New Orleans Hornets (NBA)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]PG – Trey Burke (11-12-92), Michigan[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]SG – Shabazz Muhammad (11-13-93), UCLA[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial][B]RESERVES[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]SG – Bradley Beal (6-28-93), Washington Wizards (NBA)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]PG – Kyle Anderson (9-20-93), UCLA[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]PG – Andrew Harrison (10-20-94), Travis High (Texas)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]SF – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9-26-93), Charlotte Bobcats (NBA)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]SF – Adonis Thomas (3-25-93), Memphis[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]BF – James Michael McAdoo (1-4-93), North Carolina[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]PF – Aaron Gordon (9-6-95), Archbishop Mitty High (Calif.)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]C – Nerlens Noel (4-10-94), Kentucky[/FONT][/COLOR]
