Can We Stop Calling Them the B Team?
September 8, 2010 by Brandon LaChance
Filed under Blog Network, Detroit Pistons
Since the USA team was put together, almost every media organization at one time or another has called it the B’ team, this has to stop. If the roster is looked at, they’re all starters for their team in the NBA.This doesn’t mean they couldn’t be semi-scrub, but to be on a starter on an NBA lineup, the player has to have talent. They’re not junior varsity, they play in just as many close meaningful games as any other player in the NBA. Chauncey Billups is an NBA champion and a Finals MVP. Lamar Odom is a two-time NBA champion. Kevin Durant was the top scorer in the NBA last year and is a rookie of the year winner. Derrick Rose is also a rookie of the year award winner. All these guys have been NBA All-Stars except Odom, but Danny Granger has. Sure, these guys...