Jeff Green in Vegas July 24

[TigerHoya]

I'm going to be in Vegas the 21-25 and was wondering about the USA Basketball Showcase.

It says intrasquad scrimmage and the roster has all the big NBA names on it as well as what looks to be a full roster before any cuts prior to the next Olympics.

Anyone think it will be worth going to?

As an aside, I will be at a conference (my wife is tagging along for a mini-vacation) and it's our first trip to Vegas and likely the only night I won't be busy with conference stuff (plus we fly out at 7:45 the next morning.)

[HometownHoya]

Jun 27, 2010 20:52:53 GMT -5 TigerHoya said:

likely the only night I won't be busy with conference stuff (plus we fly out at 7:45 the next morning.)

Plenty of time to lose all your money!!

[jacko]

You mention the next olympics - just so it's clear, I believe this is in preparation for the FIBA world championships in Istanbul in August, even though I believe we've already qualified for the 2012 olympics as the 2008 winners. They usually invite 20-24 players and come out with a 12-player roster.

EDIT: to answer your original question, I have always wanted to go to USA basketball training sessions and scrimmages. It'd be worth attending to me, at least one or two events.