Beijing Olympics: Team USA Can Win Despite Lack of Frontcourt Depth

Byron Parker by Contributor Written on June 24, 2008
Anthony_feature

Also posted at FlyGuySports

The 2008 Men's Olympic Basketball team was announced on Monday, and the team looks pretty damn good. Led by NBA MVP Kobe Bryant, this team looks to make a run at the gold medal, especially since they've struggled to do so in the most recent tournaments. Here are the players and coaches of the 2008 Olympic team, followed by my analysis.

Players

*Projected starter

Kobe Bryant (SG,  Los Angeles Lakers)*
Dwayne Wade (SG, Miami Heat)
Carmelo Anthony (SF, PF, Denver Nuggets)*
Chris Paul (PG, New Orleans Hornets)
Carlos Boozer (PF, C, Utah Jazz)
Deron Williams (PG, Utah Jazz)
Tayshaun Prince (SF, Detroit Pistons)
LeBron James (SF, PF, Cleveland Cavaliers)*
Dwight Howard (C, Orlando Magic)*
Chris Bosh (C, PF, Toronto Raptors)
Michael Redd (SG, Milwaukee Bucks)
Jason Kidd (PG, Dallas Mavericks)*

The positions aren't the primary positions of the players, but they are the projected positions for that player for the Olympics...

Coaches

Mike Krzyzewski (Head Coach; Head Coach of Duke University)
Jim Boeheim (Assistant Coach; Head Coach of Syracuse University)
Mike D'Antoni (Assistant Coach; Head Coach of New York Knicks)
Nate McMillan (Assistant Coach; Head Coach of Portland Trail Blazers)
Single Page
(0)
...
Share This  
Crop_45x45
or to post this comment

1 Comments

There are no comments yet. Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment

Loading more comments...
posted just now
  • Loading...
  • Nobody has liked this comment yet
Cancel

This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete

958
reads

1
comments

written on June 24, 2008 Opinion

The best newsletter on the web

Subscribe Now

We will never share your email address


CBS Sports Official Partner
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Getty Images.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Getty Images is strictly prohibited.