Teams have to have mixed emotions about sending their players to the Olympics. Merchandise for their players and teams might increase, but typically players that compete competitively over the offseason have been riddled with injuries in the following NBA season.
The Utah Jazz are the only team to have two players chosen for the U.S. Olympic team.
The twelve man roster is as follows:
Enough has probably already been said about Donaghy’s latest allegations, but Doug Robinson of the Deseret News had an interesting take that I hadn’t thought of before.
(Although I probably should have).
When Doc Rivers was asked what he said to his new team back in October, he responded with one word, “Defense.”
If you think about it, that’s one thing that just about every team in the last two decades had in common. They all played very good defense.
Think about it!
An article recently came out in which Dwyane Wade said that Pat Riley had assured him that he would not be traded.
If you think about it, the question about whether he would be traded is absurd.
What would you trade him for?
Am I the only one that thinks too much is being made of the hype of the two teams in this year’s finals being a repeat of the common matchup from the 80s?
None of the players on the Boston Celtics are the same as they were back in the 80s. None of the players on the Los Angeles Lakers are the same as they were back in the 80s, either. In fact, the stars of the respective teams aren’t anything like the stars of the teams back then. The stars aren’t even playing at the same positions.
The coaches aren’t the same.
The buildings aren’t the same.
The uniforms aren’t even the same.
Ok. I’m done with my tangent. Let’s get to the prediction.
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42.6%
14.8%
11.1%
9.3%
7.4%
7.4%
5.6%
1.9%