Spain has got to like their chances after looking at that roster.

If Pau Gasol was playing I'd probably back Spain for the gold.

very odd team.
looks very bottom and top heavy.

curry pg/sg , rose pg , harden sg, thompson sg, irving pg, derozan sg/sf. only rudy gay as the other prime sf.

id say harden, thompson and de rozan will play more of an sf roll.

then you have cousins, drummond, plumlee and davis who are all primarily centres.
faried as the only true pf.
plumlee or davis to play pf also?

starting 5:

rose
curry
harden
faried
davis

size comparison.

USA:
Cousins 6'11
Curry 6'3
Davis 6'10
DeRozan 6'7
Drummond 6'10
Faried 6'8
Gay 6'8
Harden 6'5
Irving 6'3
Plumlee 6'11
Rose 6'3
Thompson 6'7

Australia
David Andersen 6'11
Cameron Bairstow 6'10
Aron Baynes 6'10
Ryan Broekhoff 6'7
Matthew Dellavedova 6'4
Dante Exum 6'6
Adam Gibson 6'2
Chris Goulding 6'4
Joe Ingles 6'8
Nathan Jawai 6'10
Brock Motum 6'10
Brad Newley 6'7

I think the only surprise was no Parsons and taking 1 extra big. Maybe they couldn't split them so they decided to take all 4 and hope that Gay, Davis and Cousins can play backup minutes behind Faried.

The have been starting Curry, harden and Faried in the warm up games. Is still the team to beat but Spain have a great chance of knocking them off

PG - Rose / Irving
SG - Curry / DeRozan / Thompson
SF - Harden / Gay
PF - Faried / Cousins
C - Davis / Plumlee / Drummond

"If Pau Gasol was playing I'd probably back Spain for the gold."

Wait, Pau isn't playing? I haven't heard anything about this.

bloody Erving should represent Australia. Traitor.

"bloody Erving should represent Australia. Traitor."

How is he a traitor? He left here when he was 3 and has lived the majority of his live in the U.S. I doubt he'd even remember living in Australia.

Don't get me wrong i would of loved to see him play for the Boomers just because it'd make us a hell of a lot stronger but it really wouldn't be right. Him playing for us was always a pipe dream.

To add to that it would kind of be like if Bogut had chosen to play for Croatia over us.

Very true ^

"But bogut would never play for croatia either (or would he?)."

My point is that Irving is as Australian as Bogut is Croatian.

Incorrect.

Irving was born in Australia, Bogut wasn't born in Croatia he just has ancestral ties to that country.

Irving is more Australian than Bogut is Croatian.

"Incorrect.

Irving was born in Australia, Bogut wasn't born in Croatia he just has ancestral ties to that country.

Irving is more Australian than Bogut is Croatian."

And yet, from what i've read, Bogut identifies pretty heavily with Croatia (aswell as Australia). Whereas i doubt Irving really cares about Australia.

Regardless, Irving isn't Australian. Just like Bogut isn't Croatian.

WTF #563

What kind of deluded and archaic logic is that?

You're more a tool than a functional human being.

Wow, some uneducated comments here. Guys if you get duel citizenship you can choose which country you wish to play for, especially if you are as good as those mentioned here^^

Once you choose, you may have burnt bridges for a return to the original country you were born in if you go with your secondary option, it is the player's choice, leave it there I reckon.

On the OP, that team for USA isn't quite the Dream Team is it, but I bet they will still play like it!