Hopkins-- coaching usa select team--

[goodroc]

Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
USA Select Team will be coached by Jay Triano and Mike Hopkins (Syracuse). They will train with the main USA team in Las Vegas July 6-11.

 

[CusefanATL]

Goodroc wins

 

[bevosu]

By a nose.

 

[JrodCuse]

What is the select team? Never heard of that before.

 

[cusetown1]

I get the feeling that this is great news not only for him, but for the program.

 

[Upstate]

The select team is the team that the 1st team trains against, right?

 

[CusefanATL]

By a nose.

Goodroc will have another!

 

[jdubs30]

Huge recruiting tool...

 

[orangepassion]

Excellent development-Congrats, Mike!

 

[shandeezy7]

Story

 

[jekelish]

Have to believe Jimmy used some of his USA basketball influence to help give Hop an edge here, right?

 

[osullfam]

nice looking team. they'll give the "A" team a good run.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Have to believe Jimmy used some of his USA basketball influence to help give Hop an edge here, right?

Nope. Hop earned this. He has been involved with the Men's National Team almost as much as Collins and WoJo over the past 5 years.

 

[MyMeloMyMan]

The only thing WoJo does better is show the kids how to get real low on floor slaps... he has this great workout for quads.

 

[jekelish]

Nope. Hop earned this. He has been involved with the Men's National Team almost as much as Collins and WoJo over the past 5 years.

Has he? I didn't realize that. What kind of role has he had, just working as an assistant through the years?

And I didn't mean to suggest any sort of coaching nepotism was happening, just wondering whether JB might have whispered a few things in the right ears to make sure Hop got his shot.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Story

Here is another story along with the roster. Great opportunity to Mike to coach some NBA players.

http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/favors-hayward-chosen-2012-usa-men’s-select-team