USA Basketball 2006 Final Team Announced

Ok, so we've finally picked the next USA Basketball Team. This team is to compete in the upcoming World Championships and also the 2008 Olympics. I'm certain that you too are both disgusted and dissappointed concerning the USA team's performance in the Olympics the last two times... I'm not trying to take anything away from the winners, but it was clear that the US team was more talented, but lacked drive, and team-work and team-cohesion... Granted, it's harder for the US team to have team-cohesion as they don't play together very often, but there is simply no excuse for lacking drive and team-work...

This is exactly what Coach K is intending to focus on during his training sessions... and team-chemistry was rated very high amongst the list of factors that eventually led to a players inclusion into the team. The final roster can be found here. The team looks great on paper... lets just see whether they're able to bring home what's rightl-fully ours, the World Basketball Championship.

Note, Kobe is not included in the roster simply because he has recently undergone knee surgery and is undergoing therapy so that he can be ready in time for the starting of the Lakers season. I'm uncertain regarding his appearance in the 2008 Olympic games however... don't know the details of that. Kobe, you will truly be missed!