But as the leader of a 30-15 Raptors squad who scores, distributes and defends I think he deserves a spot. Now, Lowry is a casualty of the loaded point guard group and wouldn’t beat out Curry, Westbrook, Irving, Wall, etc. Next up is Kyle Lowry, who saw his backcourt mate DeRozan make it, but not himself. Bosh is someone who could make a final 12-man roster and it wouldn’t be crazy. A future Hall of Famer in my book, it’s almost criminal to leave him on the outside looking in while Love, Faried, Iguodala, Gay and Barnes make it in as forwards. The most glaring omission to me is Chris Bosh, who can never get enough respect. There are a few players I think should have made it to this hallowed 30-man list. I am going to tackle this by making three cuts to get down to the final 12 roster. 18, broken down into guards, forwards and centers: Here is the 30-man roster that was announced on Jan. It’s good to be the basketball coach king. Besides, it will be a monumental surprise if the 2016 USA Men’s installment doesn’t roll to another gold medal. Any scorned player needs to get on his level before they’re allowed to pout. Then again, the USA Olympics team is 129-7 with him on the coaching staff, he’s collected two Olympic gold medals and a FIBA gold medal, and he’s won the NCAA tournament five times.
The collection of talent below is truly astounding and it must be hard to tell NBA superstars “thanks, but no thanks…we won’t be needing you”.
I only sympathize with the tough task he has ahead of him, cutting down this roster of 30 NBA stars to a final team of 12. New Orleans has Anthony Davis, but Jrue Holiday will be back injury-free and starting at point.It must be pretty sweet to be Coach K.
What do the Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and Pistons have in common? They’re all coming off losing seasons, and none has a coach. Philly, Milwaukee, Orlando, the Utah Jazz? If you thought playing on Toronto’s 34-win team of 2 seasons ago wasn’t any fun, wait till you get a load of these guys. Anyway, with Derrick Rose due to return, how many minutes are you going to get? Ditto the Phoenix Suns and Goran Dragic, and Denver with Ty Lawson. Think of the fun you’ll have trying to control manchild DeMarcus Cousins.Ĭhicago Bulls? They have the salary cap choking contract of Carlos Boozer to cope with. Would you want to rejoin his friend Rudy Gay with the Sacramento Kings? Sure, if you think you can turn around a 28-win team in a couple of years. In northern California, they’re in love with Dell Curry’s kid. Los Angeles Lakers? Many championship banners, Kobe Bryant is returning next season – to lead another elderly team (Pau Gasol’s joints must creak when he walks, and Steve Nash is older than him) with no kids to get excited about. What about the team which just barely punted the Raps from the playoffs? Brooklyn’s owner spent a fortune on elderly players who couldn’t make it through the second round. That assumes screwball owner James Dolan stays out of Jackson’s face. And with an aging, overpaid lineup and no draft picks, they are several more seasons away from relevance. New York Knicks? Legendary team with high scoring Carmelo Anthony, just went Back to the Future to ask Phil Jackson to lead them to the promised land – where they haven’t been in 40 years. How about the Memphis Grizzlies? Up and coming team (50 wins!), some excellent big men – and an owner who just cashiered his two top basketball executives because…because…he didn’t like them anymore. Kyle, let’s walk through some possibilities. Being the generous fellow that I am, I thought I’d help him out. Presumably Kyle, his agent and his family are figuring out where the undersized warrior might want to call home for the next few years. GM Masai Ujiri, of course, made the decision to keep our point guard in hopes of re-signing him to a fresh contract. Partway through this past season, I took a look at teams which I thought might be trade partners for the Toronto Raptors should they decide to part company with Kyle Lowry. Toronto, Ontario, CAN Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the warm up against the Brooklyn Nets prior to game seven of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at the Air Canada Centre.