Lillard cut from Team USA

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    I'm sad but he'll probably make it in 2016.
     
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    Yep. Where's Kawhi Lenard? Finals MVP. That's what I want Lillard to become.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Don't know how I missed this earlier, wow! This picture is epic! Maybe this was the best scenario, he is clearly pissed about it.
     
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    Well Wes didn't even get an invite or Rolo from what I understand so Damian made the second round and comes home proud. He's a superstar
     
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    What a loser.

    If I were Lillard, I'd be pissed off next season, especially against the players who made it and their teams.

    Man, even DeRozan is better than Lillard. Got a lot to prove.
     
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    The hungry guys are going to start drifting into Portland and look each other with that under the radar collective shoulder chip saying, "Let's go own this league" Don't sleep on this years Blazers.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I think some of them already have. I know Kaman and Blake have been around the practice facility for a while, so has CJ. I think Wes has been back here to work out with some guys too.

    Once dame is in the gym I expect to see the rest follow.
     
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    That's frickin' awesome!
     
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    Nico and Victor will show up in game shape
     
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    This really sucks for Damian; Rose hasn't played in two years and he makes the team? He couldn't even play in games or practice for three days straight while the tournament schedule is loaded with back to back games.

    How does Rudy Gay make the team? Players such as Parsons and Korver spent the last two months getting ready for camp and preparing to make the team then Gay gets added to the roster less than two weeks ago? I thought the point of the team USA training camp was to have a competition where players prove they deserve a spot on the team. Jerry Colangelo and the coaches appear to be adding whatever favorite players of theirs they want regardless of who is proving the most out on the court. This is a sad turn of events for the team USA program and makes me wonder if I should root for another country.
     
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    It's a good wake-up call for Lillard. Now he knows he has to get even better.
     
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    I thought DeRozan should have been cut and Lillard kept. Why? At one point, Rose and Irving were the guards. Rose was the SG and Irving the PG. Lillard could have been kept IMO.
     
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    Chauncey always could dunk, and young Chauncey often did:

    [video=youtube;VtvxhYBpHdg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvxhYBpHdg[/video]
     
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    Some of you need to chill.......on both sides.
     
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    There doesn't seem to be any over the top reactions to me...
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Screw you man! Fuck the USA! I'm moving to Germany so I can become a fan of Beyern Munchen!
     

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