Hinrich not Playing for Team USA

by Wade.Jones on Aug 13, 2007 2:48 PM CDT

[From the Diaries. Bad for Kirk, but good (or at least 'not bad') for the Bulls. I'm curious as to how much of the 'withdrawl' is seeing the writing on the wall, or if Kirk actually has more pressing matters to attend to this summer. Update: AP reports that it was 'personal reasons'. -Matt]

Chris Sheridian reports:

On Monday afternoon, Team USA announced that Shane Battier and Kirk Hinrich have withdrawn from training camp and consideration for a spot on the Tournament of Americas roster. It was also announced that Nick Collison was added to the senior national team program. Well that is good new for us Bulls fan who were worried that Hinrich would be tired if he had to play this summer.

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This is great news

No more excuses now!

Now if Noah can stop talking about playing for France

Just Opinions

by Option27 on Aug 13, 2007 3:15 PM CDT reply actions

This year, it's a little late for Noah to do it

Since the teams are already playing. Thabo is playing in the same pre-olympic team tournament France's team is in.

by KT on Aug 13, 2007 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

it sounds like he wanted to do it this summer

link. You'll want to use Babel Fish on that one, google translate didn't work. Contrary to prior reports Noah isn't officially a French citizen yet, and is disappointed he can't play for France.

by hscs on Aug 14, 2007 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Nowhere

in the article does he say he wanted to do it (play for France) this summer already !

The Game chose him !

by Diabolo on Aug 16, 2007 2:50 AM CDT up reply actions

not directly, no

he does express a desire to play for France, and the players on the current roster.

by hscs on Aug 16, 2007 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions

*play with the players

by hscs on Aug 16, 2007 7:07 AM CDT up reply actions

sweet apathy

What a relief it is to slash this one off the tv calender.

by hscs on Aug 13, 2007 3:30 PM CDT reply actions

right on

My sentiments exactly.

Team USA - best of luck, I guess ... not that I really care anymore.

by Bayern Munich on Aug 13, 2007 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

so...

nobody else on the team interests you? I like Kirk too, but I still care...I'll still watch the games when I can.

by ScottieCartwright on Aug 14, 2007 8:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Not really

I hope team USA plays a lot of overtime, hotly contested games that they win in the end, but not before using the entire bench for 20+ min each...

Pushing comments to the right for a while now!!!-------------------->

by bullshooter on Aug 14, 2007 8:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Did he withdraw because he

he was told (or independently recognized) that he had no chance of making the team? Perhaps he wanted to save face by quitting instead of being cut.

Or is this an injury/fatigue issue?

by 1958ChiTown on Aug 13, 2007 3:46 PM CDT reply actions

::shrug::

I speculated as much above. I don't know.

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 13, 2007 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

update

I added this to the post above, but the reports say undisclosed 'personal reasons'.

My Man Sam jokes that it wasn't due to his dissapointment in Kobe Bryant throwing his Laker teammates under the bus. And then Hoopshype 'reports' that line without context. How long until a sports blog picks it up? :)

by your friendly BullsBlogger on Aug 14, 2007 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions