I absolutely agree with leaving Wall off of the roster. His game is not suited for FIBA rules, where the most important attributes are ball movement and spacing. Wall is very much an isolation player in the halfcourt, and gets his assists off of his own penetration rather than quick and decisive passes within the flow of the offense. The offense of this team is much better off with point guards who are knockdown shooters and creative ball handlers like Steph and Kyrie. Wall is a guy who excels because of his elite speed and athleticism, which aren't as big of an advantage in international basketball, where passing to get open shots is preferable to guys going 1 on 1. Plus, Wall spurned Coach K to go UK. Screw him
If I was going to pick a 12 man roster from this pool, I'd go with:
Guards: Curry, Irving, Lillard (
Just too many question marks with Rose)
Wings: Durant, George, Harden, Thompson, Parsons
Bigs: Davis, Love, Griffin, Faried
I'm staying away from some of a younger guys like Beal and Drummond just due to lack of experience. Also, I think Faried is more suited to the international game than a big, lumbering guy like Drummond. Faried is one of those guys who is just an energizer bunny on both ends of the floor and grabs an insane number of rebounds. He's perfect for this style of play.
Imagine if we threw out a lineup of Curry, Irving, George, Durant, and Love. Who are you supposed to help off of if you're the other team? All those guys can knock down international 3s in their sleep . . .