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>The five players Coach K should put on the floor when he needs lock-down defense?<\/strong><\/p>\n Steve Aschburner, NBA.com<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n G \u2013 Paul George The key to this lineup would be Paul George\u2019s ability to make life tough on point guards with his length and quickness.<\/strong> Thompson, Butler and Green are proven two-way players who pride themselves on shutting down their men. And there\u2019s Jordan backing them all up with size, leaping ability and \u2014 in these games \u2014 a license to take the ball off the rim.<\/p>\n Fran Blinebury, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Jimmy Butler, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Paul George and DeAndre Jordan.<\/strong><\/p>\n Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>DeAndre Jordan, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Jimmy Butler.<\/strong> That would force someone to defend a point guard, but very few opponents will have a PG with the ability to go around Thompson or Butler, for example. If I need a point guard for defense, I go withKyle Lowry<\/strong> and sit one of those two.<\/p>\n John Schuhmann, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>A long lineup of Jimmy Butler<\/strong>, Paul George<\/strong>, Kevin Durant<\/strong>, Draymond Green<\/strong> and DeAndre Jordan<\/strong> wouldn\u2019t have too many issues switching everything and would be tough to score on. And it\u2019s a lineup that we very well may see. Krzyzewski has been using George at point guard for a few minutes here and there in the first few exhibition games.<\/p>\n Sekou Smith, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Depending on what type of ball pressure you want to bring to the game, I\u2019d start with Klay Thompson<\/strong> and Paul George<\/strong> as my guards (and I think they could both handle themselves against the point guards in this field). Draymond Green<\/strong> and Jimmy Butler<\/strong> have all the versatility I need on the perimeter and can both play bigger than their listed height and weight. DeAndre Jordan is going to be a revelation to some people in this competition<\/strong> much the way Kenneth Faried<\/strong> was in the 2014 World Cup in Spain, a player capable of dominating the game around the rim with his athleticism and shot-blocking.<\/p>\n Ian Thomsen, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>These five will also be able to transform stops and turnovers into baskets<\/strong>, so long as Jordan is attacking the basket for lobs:<\/p>\n C \u2013 DeAndre Jordan <\/p>\n Steve Aschburner, NBA.com<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n G \u2013 Kyrie Irving<\/strong> This is a red, white and blue version of Golden State\u2019s Death Lineup<\/strong>, with Irving, Anthony and Durant swapped in for Steph Curry<\/strong>, Andre Iguodala<\/strong> and Harrison Barnes<\/strong>. When you factor in the shorter 3-point line in FIBA rules, this crew \u2014 three of whom will be playing together in 2016-17, along with the reigning two-time Kia MVP \u2014 would be scary-lethal. (Note: No disrespect to Barnes, who also is on Team USA, but KD is a clear upgrade and Melo is a professional scorer.)<\/p>\n Fran Blinebury, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins.<\/strong><\/p>\n Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins, Draymond Green, Kyle Lowry.<\/strong><\/p>\n John Schuhmann, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>First thought: Kevin Durant<\/strong>. Duh. Second thought: They would be best offensively with Draymond Green\u2019s passing and shooting at the five<\/strong>, especially if Kyrie Irving<\/strong> is at the point. Now add the shooting of Klay Thompson<\/strong> and Carmelo Anthony<\/strong> and they will score rather efficiently.<\/p>\n Sekou Smith, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Start with Kyrie Irving<\/strong> and Klay Thompson<\/strong> in the backcourt, Kevin Durant<\/strong> and Carmelo Anthony<\/strong> in the frontcourt and DeMarcus Cousins<\/strong> in the middle and you can blow out a few bulbs on any scoreboard. That first five firepower would be off the charts. Coach K is working with an embarrassment of riches<\/strong>, even when some of the best and brightest don\u2019t make the trip.<\/p>\n Ian Thomsen, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>: \u00a0<\/strong>Everyone here can create his own shot: Steve Aschburner, NBA.com<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Australia won\u2019t have Ben Simmons<\/strong> or Andrew Bogut<\/strong>, Spain will be playing without Marc Gasol<\/strong> and the best players on Argentina\u2019s team are all long in the tooth. So I\u2019ll go with France<\/strong>, to whom Tony Parker<\/strong> and Boris Diaw<\/strong> will bring their years of Spurs synergy. Lithuania and Serbia should be more rugged tests, too, than Team USA has been facing in its exhibitions so far.<\/p>\n Fran Blinebury, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Frankly, the answer is nobody.<\/strong>\u00a0Normally you\u2019d look at Spain, but not without Marc Gasol<\/strong>. If you forced me to make a pick, I\u2019ll take a flyer on France with a roster stocked with NBA talent.<\/p>\n Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>France, then Spain.<\/strong> The French are expected to have Tony Parker<\/strong>, Nicolas Batum<\/strong>, Rudy Gobert<\/strong>, Boris Diaw<\/strong> and others, some with an NBA background, plus many years together that includes reaching the quarterfinals in London. (The surprise was that France left Evan Fournier<\/strong> off the roster.) It won\u2019t be enough to beat Team USA, but that lineup will get the Americans\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n John Schuhmann, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Spain has better offensive talent, but France has the defenders<\/strong> \u2014 namely Nicolas Batum<\/strong> and Rudy Gobert<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 that can make things interesting against the U.S. They also have a very good coach, Vincent Collet<\/strong>, whose game plan played a big part in their upset of Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals in Madrid two years ago. It would help if Tony Parker<\/strong> was a few years younger, because neither Parker (at 34) nor France\u2019s other ball handlers have the quickness to really make the U.S. defense scramble. While Spain has been able to hang with the U.S. in a couple of high-scoring games in the last two Olympics, France would need a much uglier game to have a shot.<\/p>\n Sekou Smith, NBA.com<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0I don\u2019t believe the U.S. is in any sort of imminent danger from the field in Rio.<\/strong> France and Spain always stick out from the crowd, due to the abundance of NBA players on their respective rosters. But the U.S. is the only team that can go up and down the roster and tap NBA All-Stars to hit the floor and play at a high level for short stretches. If things get interesting late in any game, I\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>G \u2013 Klay Thompson
\n<\/strong>F \u2013 Jimmy Butler
\n<\/strong>F \u2013 Draymond Green
\n<\/strong>C \u2013 DeAndre Jordan<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>F \u2013 Draymond Green
\n<\/strong>F \u2013 Paul George
\n<\/strong>G \u2013 Jimmy Butler
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\nG \u2013 Klay Thompson<\/strong>
\nF \u2013 Carmelo Anthony<\/strong>
\nF \u2013 Kevin Durant<\/strong>
\nC \u2013 Draymond Green<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nC \u2013 DeMarcus Cousins<\/strong>
\nF \u2013 Carmelo Anthony<\/strong>
\nF \u2013 Kevin Durant<\/strong>
\nF \u2013 Klay Thompson<\/strong>
\nG \u2013 Kyrie Irving<\/strong><\/p>\n3. \u05d0\u05d9\u05d6\u05d4 \u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05db\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e0\u05e6\u05d7 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05e8\u05d4"\u05d1?<\/strong><\/h1>\n