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July 30, 2010, Friday
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WITH LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh focused on building their own National Basketball Association Dream Team in Miami, USA Basketball unveiled a Plan B line-up on Wednesday for next month's world championships.
While James, Wade and Bosh were all key members of the United States' gold medal-winning team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 they will not be part of the American effort in Istanbul. Neither will Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony or any other member of that gold medal squad except head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Instead, USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo revealed a young squad that is likely to be led by the NBA's leading scorer last season, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder.
Krzyzewski will bring 15 players to New York for a training camp on August 10-16 but must trim the roster to 12 and submit his roster to FIBA, world basketball's governing body, the day before the tournament opens on August 28.
"We had some difficult decisions," Colangelo said during a conference call. "The identity of the team is still evolving but it is pretty obvious we're going to be very athletic. We're going to be very strong in the back court. We think we've got a number of people who can shoot the ball and so we're pleased with our progress to date."
While the US line-up lacks big-name pizazz, there will still be plenty of talent on the court, with players putting down their marker for a spot on the 2012 London Olympic squad.
Certainly Krzyzewski will not lack for choice at point guard with Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo. What the US will not have is size with the Dallas Mavericks' Tyson Chandler and the New Jersey Nets' Brook Lopez the only true centers.
"We are concerned about size but we are going to use the three-point shot a lot. It's much closer than the NBA three and we have some very good shooters," explained Krzyzewski.
While James, Wade and Bosh were all key members of the United States' gold medal-winning team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 they will not be part of the American effort in Istanbul. Neither will Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony or any other member of that gold medal squad except head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Instead, USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo revealed a young squad that is likely to be led by the NBA's leading scorer last season, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder.
Krzyzewski will bring 15 players to New York for a training camp on August 10-16 but must trim the roster to 12 and submit his roster to FIBA, world basketball's governing body, the day before the tournament opens on August 28.
"We had some difficult decisions," Colangelo said during a conference call. "The identity of the team is still evolving but it is pretty obvious we're going to be very athletic. We're going to be very strong in the back court. We think we've got a number of people who can shoot the ball and so we're pleased with our progress to date."
While the US line-up lacks big-name pizazz, there will still be plenty of talent on the court, with players putting down their marker for a spot on the 2012 London Olympic squad.
Certainly Krzyzewski will not lack for choice at point guard with Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo. What the US will not have is size with the Dallas Mavericks' Tyson Chandler and the New Jersey Nets' Brook Lopez the only true centers.
"We are concerned about size but we are going to use the three-point shot a lot. It's much closer than the NBA three and we have some very good shooters," explained Krzyzewski.
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