USA beat China in a closed scrimmage at MSG today 98-51. They play France tomorrow for the final scrimmage at MSG, televised on ESPN at 1pm.

Scrimmage Games
8/21 9pm USA vs Lithuania
8/22 9pm USA vs Spain
8/25 9pm USA vs Greece

2010 FIBA World Championship Group Round
8/28 7pm USA vs Croatia
8/29 4:30pm USA vs Slovenia
8/30 9:30pm USA vs Brazil
9/1 7pm USA vs Iran
9/2 4:30pm USA vs Tunisia

All game times are Turkey local time which is 7 hours ahead of EDT.

8/14/2010 5:22:05 PM

It's held in Turkey this year btw

Atsur tore his achilles about a week ago, so he won't be able to play
NC StateTurkey shit

8/14/2010 5:29:25 PM

not the best team (Tyson Chandler?) but it will be fun to watch some of those young players like Curry and Westbrook

8/14/2010 6:18:28 PM

it's on ESPN2 right now, not ESPN

8/15/2010 1:13:54 PM

We have three tough scrimmages, which is good for this young team. We should rout the group though.

8/15/2010 1:28:57 PM

pretty good team really, we don't have a ton of outside shooting which could hurt and we've got some curious swingmen.

If I were Coach K I'd lock Jeff Green in a cell and throw away the key, he's not one of the top 100 US born players in the NBA.

8/15/2010 1:55:32 PM

they play Lithuania today @ 3pm on ESPN

8/21/2010 10:58:02 AM

first tough test so far, but the biggest one comes tomorrow

8/21/2010 12:30:20 PM

Greece could give us a challenge with our thin frontcourt, especially if Stephen Curry isn't healthy to loosen up the packed defense.

8/21/2010 12:44:45 PM

should be a good game today

USA v Spain (game is in Madrid) @ 3pm on NBA TV

remaining schedule:

Quote :

"Exhibition: Sunday, August 22- 3 PM- vs. Spain- NBA TV (Rebroadcast at 10 PM on ESPN 2) Wednesday, August 25- 12 PM- vs. Greece- ESPN World Championships: Saturday, August 28- 12 PM- vs. Croatia- ESPN Classic Sunday, August 29- 9:30 AM- vs. Slovenia- ESPN 2 Monday, August 30- 2:30 PM- vs. Brazil- ESPN Wednesday, September 1- 12 PM- vs. Iran- ESPN Thursday, September 2- 9:30 AM- vs. Tunisia- ESPN 2"

8/22/2010 11:18:56 AM

Final roster of 12 is set:



They've looked pretty good so far in the exhibitions, although they had a close game in the one against Spain (we only won by 1 point). They've struggled with low post scoring but their defense has been solid, which is leading to a lot of steals/fast breaks. Derrick Rose will be the starting PG on the 2012 Olympic team (yes...over Paul and D Williams). I just hope Durant can find his stroke because we will definitely need his scoring to win it all.

First real game is tomorrow at noon on ESPN Classic

8/27/2010 8:27:31 PM

is anybody watching the game against croatia? we're killing them.

kevin love just threw the sickest outlet pass i've ever seen, around the 4:30 mark in the 4th.

8/28/2010 1:41:28 PM

So WNBA bumped the FIBA Championships from ESPN2?

Also I can't bring myself to believe the listed weights on that roster. Derrick Rose only 5 lbs heavier than Stephen Curry? Really?

[Edited on August 28, 2010 at 1:52 PM. Reason : .]

8/28/2010 1:51:25 PM

^for real, and Tyson Chandler only weighs 5 more pounds than daddy-long-legs, Kevin Durant?

8/28/2010 2:53:18 PM

Canada lost to Lebanon on Saturday. I didn't realize the Canadians were that bad at basketball.

8/30/2010 12:13:43 AM

USA vs Iran is quite intriguing. Maybe coach k will tell the refs, Iran is secretly developing dunks.

8/30/2010 12:25:39 AM

Getting punked by Leandro Barbosa and Tiago Splitter right now

8/30/2010 2:57:13 PM

USA vs Turkey in final. Atsur tore his ACL, so not playing

9/11/2010 10:04:29 PM

Engin Atsur pulled hammy, might be out

9/11/2010 10:06:03 PM

championship game on now

9/12/2010 2:41:53 PM

Is this an appropriate time to mention when I started the durant over oden thread people were 90pct against me?

He absolutely wiped the floor with this tournament, if the lakers frontcourt wasn't so dominant the thunder would have a chance to win the west next year.

9/12/2010 9:20:29 PM

^or a guy named kobe

Its crazy to think how high the stakes were. If we lost today, we probably would've missed the 2012 olympics because the lockout will keep us from using nba players during the american championship.

9/12/2010 11:50:52 PM

lol, olympics

9/13/2010 12:03:13 AM

from wikipedia

Quote :

"The World Championship is the world's most important basketball event"

wut? i mean, i guess for 'the world' it is but i'd never even heard of this before we lost a few years back.

9/13/2010 8:30:20 AM