http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/07/24/safety-second/ Unbiased opinions from extremely biased people Thu, 24 May 2012 08:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/07/24/safety-second/comment-page-1/#comment-70396 Rob Mahoney Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:05:20 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=7395#comment-70396 @KneeJerkNBA: Strongly, strongly disagree. The Adidas/Nike thing was an interesting footnote in '08, but most reports from Vegas point to Billups and Rose as being virtual locks. Rose, despite having a game hardly suited for international competition, is considered a part of Team USA's promising young core, and will likely be included because of it. Billups is one of the few guys on the roster with actual experience in international competition, and his ability to shoot from outside, play good defense on opposing point guards, and run an offense from either guard spot intrigues both Krzyzewski and Colangelo. @KneeJerkNBA: Strongly, strongly disagree. The Adidas/Nike thing was an interesting footnote in ’08, but most reports from Vegas point to Billups and Rose as being virtual locks. Rose, despite having a game hardly suited for international competition, is considered a part of Team USA’s promising young core, and will likely be included because of it. Billups is one of the few guys on the roster with actual experience in international competition, and his ability to shoot from outside, play good defense on opposing point guards, and run an offense from either guard spot intrigues both Krzyzewski and Colangelo.

]]> http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/07/24/safety-second/comment-page-1/#comment-70337 KneeJerkNBA Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:12:15 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=7395#comment-70337 Just a hunch, but I bet the guys who DON'T have Nike deals are the ones who get cut. Chauncey and Rose are Adidas guys. Team Nike doesn't like that. On the last squad, only Dwight was a non-Nike guy. Just a hunch, but I bet the guys who DON’T have Nike deals are the ones who get cut. Chauncey and Rose are Adidas guys. Team Nike doesn’t like that. On the last squad, only Dwight was a non-Nike guy.

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