<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Highlighted by 2005 consensus All-American J.J. Redick (Duke / Roanoke, Va.), 21 of the country's top basketball players 21-years-old and younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1984) have accepted invitations to attend the July 21-23 USA Basketball Men's U21 National Team Trials in Dallas, Texas. Trials will be used to select the final 12-member U.S. U21 squad that will look to defend the USA's gold medal at the 2005 FIBA U21 World Championship in Mar de Plata, Argentina, Aug. 5-14. Athlete selections were made by the USA Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee, chaired by Syracuse University (N.Y.) head coach Jim Boeheim. In addition to Redick, athletes expected to compete for spots on the 2005 USA U21 National Team include: Josh Boone (Connecticut / Mt. Airy, Md.); Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas / Fayetteville, Ark.); Aaron Brooks (Oregon / Seattle, Wash.); Shannon Brown (Michigan State / Maywood, Ill.); Rodney Carney (Memphis / Indianapolis, Ind.); JamesOn Curry (Oklahoma State / Pleasant Grove, N.C.); Glen Davis (Louisiana State / Baton Rouge, La.); Jared Dudley (Boston College / San Diego, Calif.); Nick Fazekas (Nevada / Arvada, Colo.); Rudy Gay (Connecticut / Baltimore, Md.); C.J. Giles (Kansas / Seattle, Wash.); Justin Gray (Wake Forest / Charlotte, N.C.); Taj Gray (Oklahoma / Wichita, Kan.); Malik Hairston (Oregon / Detroit, Mich.); Adam Morrison (Gonzaga / Spokane, Wash.); Allan Ray (Villanova / Bronx, N.Y.); Terrence Roberts (Syracuse / Jersey City, N.J.); Rajon Rondo (Kentucky / Louisville, Ky.); Darius Washington, Jr. (Memphis / Winter Park, Fla.); Marcus Williams (Connecticut / Los Angeles, Calif.); and Curtis Withers (Charlotte / Charlotte, N.C.).</div> http://www.usabasketball.com/men/2005/05_m...1_invitees.html They definitely did a good job getting the best talent under the age of 21, but where's Afflalo? Who do you think will make the roster? If I had to project my expected lineup, it'd be as follows - PG - Allan Ray/Marcus Williams SG - J.J. Redick/Shannon Brown/Ronnie Brewer SF - Adam Morrison/Rodney Carney/Rudy Gay PF - Jared Dudley/Nick Fazekas C - Josh Boone/Curtis Withers Left off: Aaron Brooks, Malik Hairston, Rajon Rondo, Justin Gray, Glen Davis, JamesOn Curry, C.J. Giles, Terrence Roberts, and Darius Washington, Jr.
Definitely hoping and thinking that Curtis Withers will make the team. A couple years back he was there and he played amazing. I'm also hoping Marcus Williams makes it. He broke out last season.
That roster is exactly what mine would look like. Brewer or Hairston would be a toss-up for me, but I'd likely go with Brewer because of his defense and great size as a guard.
Wow it's going to be a very good shooting team out there with Ray, Redick, and Morrison, not to mention Shannon Brown off the bench.I would think Malik Hairston should make it in over Ronnie Brewer but other then that they put together a very nice lineup. You can probably consider Daniel Gibson as a snub.
Adam Morrison, Rodney Carney, and Malik Hairston won't be playing on the team this season. Marty Collins has reportedly been invited for the tryouts as well.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UKOwnstheSEC:</div><div class="quote_post">Adam Morrison, Rodney Carney, and Malik Hairston won't be playing on the team this season. Marty Collins has reportedly been invited for the tryouts as well.</div> Wow if Mardy Collins comes along this team will be filled with players that can handle the ball, you got Shannon Brown, Ronnie Brewer, Rajon Rondo, Allen Ray, Darius Washington Jr., Aaron Brooks, Marcus Williams, and of course Mardy Collins. That would be 8 guys out of 12 that all can be bringing the ball up for the U-21 team.
