All-Tournament Team predictions

[christodoulou76]

I know the rosters have not even been finalized yet, but I am wondering who you think will be on the all-tournament team for WC 2010?

My initial thoughts:

1st team:
Derrick Rose
Milos Teodosic
Kevin Durant
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

2nd team:
Goran Dragic
Vasilis Spanoulis
Rudy Fernandez
Ersan Ilyasova
Tiago Splitter

3rd team:
Roko-Leni Ukic
Nicolas Batum
Viktor Khryapa
Hedo Turkoglu
Aleks Maric

4th Team
Juan Jose Barea
Leandro Barbosa
Carlos Delfino
Joakim Noah
Nenas Krstic

5th Team
Ricky Rubio
Jaka Lakovic
Yi Jianlian
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Timofey Mozgov

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1st team:
Rajon Rondo/Derrick Rose (depending on who gets more minutes)
Rudy Fernandez
Kevin Durant
Luis Scola
Tiago Splitter(unless he Varejao and Nene are overused)

2nd team:
Dimitris Diamantidis
Leandro Barbosa
Danny Granger
Viktor Khryapa
Marc Gasol

3rd team:
Carlos Arroyo
Nicolas Batum
Hedo Turkoglu
Ersan Ilyasova
Aleks Maric

4th Team
Roko Ukic
Vasilis Spanoulis
Carlos Delfino
Anderson Varejao
Timofey Mozgov

5th Team
Juan Navarro
Jaka Lakovic
Boris Diaw
Novica Velickovic
Ioannis Bourousis

[asdzas]

Splitter will share lots of minutes with Nene and Varejão, so don't expect him to have thaat great stats, he will probably come from the bench since Nene will start, unless Magnano do a very dramastic change on the team rotation.

[mvblair]

1st team:
Rajon Rondo/Derrick Rose (depending on who gets more minutes)
Rudy Fernandez
Kevin Durant
Luis Scola
Tiago Splitter(unless he Varejao and Nene are overused)

That looks pretty good to me, although I think I would put Marc Gasol as the 1st team center because, like Asdzas said, Splitter, Nene, and Varejao will be splitting minutes. I hope Rondo gets more minutes than Rose. Rondo is a more complete player and much better playmaker. Also, I might put Ilyasova in one of the forward spots, because I think he's going to have a great tournament.

[christodoulou76]

one omission

We have all forgotten to include Kleiza.

[Lewis]

1st team:
Westbrook
Durant
Linas Kleiza
Scola
Marc Gasol

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Westbrook was cut off the USA team, wasn't he?
4th Team
Roko Ukic
Vasilis Spanoulis
Carlos Delfino
Anderson Varejao
Timofey Mozgov

Linas Kleiza instead

I totally blacked out with Lithuania as so many stars will not participate

[planaria]

I dont believe any USA player but Kevin Durant will have star numbers, this year.

In Brazilian Team, only Varejão, Splitter and Barbosa has a shot, IMO.

There are also some underdogs from minor teams like Joaquim Gomes, from Angola, who could very end in a 2nd or 3th team.

[daniab]

First team :

1- Rondo
2-Navarro
3-Kevin Durant
4-Ilyasova
5-Tiago Splitter

Other players can make it though :

Marc Gasol
Linas Kleiza
Westbrook
Derrick Rose
Luis Scola
Joakim Noah

[sinobball]

Rondo
...
Westbrook

It's interesting you mention these 2 names, because based on what I read I believe at least one of the two will be cut from Team USA since Coach K apparently prefers Curry, Rose and Billups over them.

[daniab]

It's interesting you mention these 2 names, because based on what I read I believe at least one of the two will be cut from Team USA since Coach K apparently prefers Curry, Rose and Billups over them.

I just said my opinion , Westbrook is one of my best players in the NBA and he really deserves a spot in the American Team.

And btw Rose is a SG , Coach Mike will choose btw Weestrook and Billups with an edge for the latter.

[asdzas]

1-Derrick Rose
2-Carlos Delfino
3-Linas Kleiza
4-Ilyasova
5-Nenê

[NorCal]

It's interesting you mention these 2 names, because based on what I read I believe at least one of the two will be cut from Team USA since Coach K apparently prefers Curry, Rose and Billups over them.

That could be true but that's not what I've been reading. From what I've read, Billups and Rose are a lock to make the team and Curry, Rondo and Westbrook will probably all make the team as well. I believe they'll attempt to play such a high pressure defense on the opposing team's guards that they'll be subbing these guys out pretty often. I also think they'll play Billups, Curry and Westbrook at the SG position very often.

[NorCal]

I forgot to include my all tourney team:

1st team

G- Diamantidis
G- Fernandez
W- Durant
W- Scola
C- Nene

2nd team

G- Teodosic
G- Rose
W- Ilyasova
W- Kleiza
C- Noah

[planaria]

Ok, I just needed a single game to remember how good Scola is...

Scola, Scola, Scola, Scola and Scola...