Best young player in the basketball World championship 2006

[Pirrimarzon]

The president of Real Madrid in Spain said two weeks ago that he had had conversations with David Stern to create international franchises, one of those was for Real Madrid. Both parts agreed. It sounds like a world championship of clubs. So I hope in 2 or 3 years we will check the level of international teams against US teams. Remember that Maccabi won Raptors some time ago (with Saras, Parker and Baston among others)

[scrub]

I havent watched any but from what I have read on the internet Carmelo seems to be Team USA's star player. I mean 35 points on a team with LeBron, Wade, Joe Johnson, Elton Brand etc means you are obviously doing something right. If he is an allstar next year something is fucked up.

[maes]

Melo is playing very well but they all are, he's the leading scorer for now but Wade is right behind him while only playing 2/3 of Melo's minutes. And CP is in another time zone from everyone else in assists.

It's definitely a multi-headed monster of a team...best all-USA team since the original Dream, by far.

[kinokong]

lol the other teams weren't so bad, it was just that the coaching staff didn't fully utilize their player's strengths and kept the young ones on the bench when they could have been injected for energy and stamina(that means you larry brown)

[J@3]

LeBron's the key to that whole team. Take him off the court and the ball movement pretty much dies, the US starts doing nothing but ISO's. I thought Paul was garbage against Australia, but he must be doing alright against the other teams.

[Mayerhendrix]

Carmelo's going to end up like Kevin Garnett, monster player in a perennial early exit situation....Kenyon wanting to leave doesnt help either.

[Ehsan Gamer]

I think Ersan Iliyasova From Turkey Is play well he is very good in 3pt penetration

and assists I think he will surprise every one in NBA

[putodelagoa]

Melo is playing very well but they all are, he's the leading scorer for now but Wade is right behind him while only playing 2/3 of Melo's minutes. And CP is in another time zone from everyone else in assists.

It's definitely a multi-headed monster of a team...best all-USA team since the original Dream, by far.

Can't agree on that one. I think "Dream Team II" was better balanced,although they had, one could argue, no class. But they sure had some shooters to go along with overwhelming inside play...

Melo has been impressive, just as much as other players such as "King James" have been disapointing, in my eyes. Please stop putting him in the same sentence as Magic and Jordan... Battier, although he's not young has proven to be a solid choice for this team. Tremendous job yesterday containing Dirk.

As for other guys in this tournament, I must point out Bellinelli, who really impressed me, but any quick footed guard will look great against team USA defense... Other guy in my radar from now on is that Cipriano kid from Angola...

[ataman5]

yeah lebron kinda disapointment for this tournament like ronaldinho in world cup2006... except ersan ilyasova, bellineli and also rudy fernandez looks promising for the future

[Pirrimarzon]

I think Dream Team players are already all stars, so despite their ages, they shouldnt be pointed as best young players. We know they are the best young or old. However, trying to look for any other player who isnt playing for USA NT, we could say Ilyasova, Rudy, Belinelli, Milicic... but also Akyol, Cipriano, Spanoulis, Schortsianitis,... (nobody talked about them)

[_marsal]

Yeah, Schortsianitis is definitely worth of mentioning He could really dominate. Can you imagine he's heavier (probably stronger too) than Shaq He became one of my favorite players. And he can shoot free throws

[ataman5]

yeahh scortsianitis he is called baby shaq right, not looling like a baby though
he is in contact with clippers right now can do very well in nba

[Fan]

Yes sofo is a great player and i am glad we kept him on our team (olympiacos )
I believe in 2 years he will be an nba player

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that big as guy on the greek team was the last person i was expecting to see on their bench lol he is huge

[Pirrimarzon]

He should lose 20kgs at least, get rid of McDonalds and Pizza Hut!!

[Pirrimarzon]

Well well well, I dont know who is the best, but I know who have won a gold medal. Spain wouldnt have reached this championship without help of Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez and Marc Gasol, so they deserve the right to be called the best young players of this one.

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i think Rudy Fernandez could be a mid lottery pick in the upcoming draft

[putodelagoa]

Rudy's game... I don't think it will translate well in the NBA. He's pretty weak to be that effective driving to the basket. He jumps pretty high for a euro, but who doesn't in the NBA. And he isn't that much of a shooter...

Rodriguez, on the other hand, I think he might become a solid PG, better than Calderon IMO...