can probably look no further than to the Thunder for that decision, with the Paul George injury and all, don't wanna chance their season being fucked.

i don't think a lot of people care about international competitions after the last Olympics run when all our best american players played, showing the rest of the world we still have the best group of players.

God bless.

There is a rumor that he has a $300 mil offer on the table from Under Armour to leave Nike. If that's true I could see him not wanting to put himself in any situation that could get him injured, even though he could get hurt during regular practice too.

Didn't catch the Turkey game today but I've seen most of the other games that USA has played. Gotta say the obvious and that is Davis is gonna breakout this year. He has a chance to be one of the best of all time.

Kyrie is going thrive with the cast he has now in cleveland. So many people got on his case last year but the truth is Mike Brown sucks at coaching and that cavs team was poor. LeBron and Love will make him look better but he'll do the same for them. He is one of the best play makers in the league. He has been one of the top 2-4 players for this USA team.

Congrats to Team USA for winning the Gold. Would have liked to see them battle Spain but it is was it is.

I said this a couple weeks ago Kyrie is gonna do damage this year. He just won World Cup MVP to go along with his All Star MVP. People hated on Coach K for picking him over Wall and Lillard. Foolish. Dude can flat out ball. He's a great playmaker when he wants to be, has the best handles in the game, and is a great shooter. The fact he won this over Harden, Davis, and Faried is impressive. Just wish Kyrie could have stayed healthy for his one year at Duke. There's not doubt in my mind that they would have repeated if that team was give time to gel.

Kyrie and Love are an upgrade over wobbly Wade and posh Bosh. Can't really blame LeBron for wanting to play with them. It is gonna be an exciting team to watch. To the Heat's credit I think they will be a lot better than people think they will be. Wade and Bosh have something to prove and their supporting cast isn't too shabby.

I'm desperate too. I understand that the NFL/NCAA football is bigger but I was born and raised in basketball country (Chapel Hill NC) so I'm dying for some hoops. Football is "ight" but I'm starving for basketball. This season is going to be wide open. I might have to try and get league pass just because there's bound to be a good game almost daily.

There's magical elements to any sport. The sudden rush of euphoria when someone scores in soccer, or desperately yelling "keep going" to a returner after a punt or kick off in football, but I just love the highlights and drama that basketball brings. Moments that make basketball so special to me are the moments like when you're watching a guy like Curry/Durant heat up. Or seeing a guy like Westbrook, LeBron, Rose just go full force coast to coast with explosive athleticism. Those brief moments in context to the game itself make the sport my favorite.

the Heat should be pretty good this season...probably won't win the title but maybe second round of the playoffs.

God bless.