Article 3 on 3 Olympic Basketball?
3 on 3 Olympic Basketball?
LONDON – Could three-on-three basketball be coming to the Olympics?
If three-on-three basketball is added to the Olympic program, it likely will be no less intense than the action in this game between the USA and Argentina.
It will if FIBA, the international governing body, has its way. Secretary-general Patrick Baumann said Saturday that his group planned to propose it to be played as early as the 2016 Rio Games.
Three-on-three, the game played in driveways, on playgrounds and around the country during the annual Gus Macker tournaments, debuted in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. FIBA wants to create a comprehensive ranking system that would determine the best three-on-three teams in the world. FIBA already has a three-on-three world tour and world championship, but Baumann welcomed all three-on-three tournaments, such as Gus Macker and Hoop It Up, into the fold as long as those tournaments adhered to FIBA rules, including the registration of players in a database to chart wins and losses.
"Like volleyball has beach volleyball, swimming has synchronized swimming, we want three-on-three to be part of it," Baumann said.
Baumann reasoned that three-on-three would allow more countries to experience the Olympics and help FIBA expand basketball's global popularity. He said smaller basketball nations regularly send teams to the three-on-three world championship.
What 3 on 3 team would you pick for Rio?
Agreed but I would pick, Lebron, Durant, and Howard. Just imagine how bad they would steam roll teams.
I don't know how it would work in the Olympics but it would be fun to watch a tourney with NBA players doing this.
I think me, Wildcat Dad, and Racer4Life could take them!
Spread is -21 Team Lebron is a game to 21.
I'd like the see a Horse compeition.
How about having tryouts at Rucker...leave NBA out of 3 on 3...bring in street ballers all over the world.
They could also do "pitcher's mound out" baseball.
I really hope they do this. I believe this would thoroughly entertain me, although I cannot imagine NBA players participating.
I don't see how this wouldn't be entertaining as hell. Count me as one who would watch.
If you like seeing USA beat the hell out of people it might be entertaining but NO ONE on earth has a chance to stay close with Lebron, KD, and Howard.
That's why you gotta go with street ballers for the Olympic 3 on 3, that would be epic!!!
I would assume that USA would have to make it through the American Championships before going to the Olympics. So I bet some other American NBA players could give them a game, and could even win. Say a team like Deron Williams, Carmelo, and say Anythony Davis. In a game of 3 on 3 I think they would have a shot at the upset. In 3 on 3 you need guys who can play in open space, get to the rim, but also able to shoot. All three of those guys could do all those things, and if they are hitting shots from the outside then they would have an outside shot at it.
Lebron, Durant, and Howard definitely would be the favorite but a team like that could beat them possibly. It would be more fun watching the American Championships for 3 on 3 to see who goes to the olympics than watching the olympics themselves. Especially if the NBA players are in it.