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08:10 AM ET 08.02 | Kobe Bryant had his say, and now Tyson Chandler has piled on. [Chandler] has a message for NBA owners and executives who are rumbling about their players extending themselves in the summer to play for their countries, and about limiting their stars' involvement in future Olympics: Check the facts. "It's ridiculous," Chandler told Sporting News. "Why would you want to do that? Because like I say, throughout the history, just about every time a player has played for the U.S. team, he comes back and had a better season. That goes around the board." While NBA commissioner David Stern has suggested that Olympic teams roll back their use of NBA players to those 23 and under, members of Team USA have a much different view.

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August 2, 2012 08:14 AM ET

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Do not contradict Czar Stern................He will not like this...................He knows what is best for the NBA.....................

Don't believe me ??????

ASK HIM............

Mickey Bad Arse

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August 2, 2012 08:47 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:29 AM ET 08.02 by jgb

Its brand marketing, and advertising

Bingo.

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August 2, 2012 08:53 AM ET

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Chandler is gonna come back and have a better season, a 20-10 season. No he won't :)

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August 2, 2012 08:53 AM ET

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Just because the US dominates? Let's get rid of women's field hockey, or ping pong, being other countries dominate it.

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August 2, 2012 09:13 AM ET

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You Are Paid To Play And Not Think, Bro.

I Love LA

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August 2, 2012 09:16 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:08 AM ET 08.02 by jgb

its not just about the US dominating-there are only like 3-4 countries that can dribble and pass above a HS level

And a few NBA teams that can't..........

Mickey Bad Arse

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August 2, 2012 09:16 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:13 AM ET 08.02 by I Love LA

You Are Paid To Play And Not Think, Bro.

I think.............Therefore I am..............

Mickey Bad Arse

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August 2, 2012 09:17 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:39 AM ET 08.02 by Docmadinejad

If I were an owner, I would not want the franchise guy I am contractually obligated to pay a king's ransom every season, risking injury playing for 2 weeks for free.But on the other side how can anyone fault young athletes at the top of their game for wanting to represent their country at the olympics, and in America how can you prohibit it?I see both sides, and for that reason have no opinion.

It's all about the marketing and merchandising.

...the best policy

Harrodsburg, KY

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August 2, 2012 09:20 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:29 AM ET 08.02 by jgb

The Olympics are supposed to be a competition.When you win by 30, 40, etc.....that's not competition, that's target practiceIts brand marketing, and advertising Basketball will not be an Olympic sport in the next 10 years, so 23 & under is a silly debate anyway

Yeah, I disagree with Olympic basketball disappearing by 2024. Interesting stat they showed during the Olympics was 59 of the total 144 olympic basketball players are in the nba.

The IOC needs to decide if they want to return basketball to it's amature standing, where no professional can play. May not be the ideal solution as players would have to make a choice between $$ and Olympics, but I think this is better than the 23 and under rule.