Lillard cut from Team USA

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  1. Natebishop3

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    This team is a joke though. Not much reason to root for them.
     
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    They should just send the college players to FIBA events. NBA guys can do the Olympics.
     
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    Had there ever been a player who made an All NBA team the year before that didn't make the US team because they were cut not because they pulled out? I cant think of one, Dame may be the first.
     
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  4. Natebishop3

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    Funny how the two point guards each have a coach on the staff, eh?

    I'm fairly confident that Dame will be better than Steph Curry in a few years.
     
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    This is team USA letting me go. My head up, spirits up, and I'm going back to work. #TeamAdidas #JustGetBetter #WoodOnTheFire
     
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    Can't really argue against any of the guys over Lillard

    Closest guy is Rose, but you either get like 6 minutes of Rose or 6 minutes of Lillard. At that point who gives a shit, so go with Rose because he has the potential to give you more.

    The roster overall is certainly not as good as years past.
     
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    That picture is so fucking awesome!
     
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    The problem is the college talent pool is not like it used to be. The good players leave early. The ones remaining would get their asses kicked by the international pros.
     
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    Well I id say both centers were locks to make the team. But both of them and Plumlee? Did not see that coming.
     
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    Isn't DeRozan the most surprising inclusion? I didn't see that coming at all.
     
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    I agree. Lillard sucks and Rose/Irving are much better players.


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    Rose would presumably have knocked Damian off the all-NBA lists if he were healthy, so it makes sense he'd knock him off Team USA.
     
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    That's kind of a silly statement. He won't be a better shooter, that's for sure, and he probably won't be a better passer. He already is better in the fourth quarter. Neither of them will ever be great on D.

    Damian's best comparison is still Chauncey Billups. Billups never wowed anyone and never stood out on all-star squads, but wasn't called Mr. Big Shot for nothing.
     
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    Ok Mixum.
     
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    Steph owned Lillard last year. It was kind of ugly.
     
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    Didn't Lillard beat Curry's rookie 3pt record?
     
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    All I know is that by getting cut from Team USA Lillard has really hurt his trade value.

    Conley never got cut from Team USA.
     
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    Dame is a mix of Billups and Marbury (skillset, not mindset lol)
     
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    Worth noting: Team USA has 2 Sacramento Kings, 2 GS Warriors and zero Spurs, Thunder(s?) or Blazers.
     
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    I seem to forget all the Dunk Contests that Billups participated in.
     
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