USA expects to win Gold in Olympics
July 20, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, NBA Basketball, Olympics
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Jerry Colangelo is the USA Basketball Chairman and he is confident the USA will field a team that will compete for the Gold Medal in basketball in the 2012 London Olympics.
Kobe Bryant is looking forward to London in 2012
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Colangelo told Yahoo! Sports in a recent interview he still expects most of the roster from last summer’s Beijing Olympics to return for the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics. Among the players he expects to return are: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Deron Williams.
If it were just these guys or even just some of these guys the USA could be confident of fighting for the Gold, but there are many new faces that are ready to make an impact.
A Chicago native, Colangelo also is on the committee to try to bring the 2016 Olympics to the Windy City. He can envision some of the younger players from last summer’s gold-medal team competing seven years from now. But even if most of the veteran U.S. stars return for the 2012 London Games, there will be at least four new players on the roster. Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant(notes) is expected to be a lock. Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, who isn’t expected to participate in the minicamp, Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger and Los Angeles Clippers rookie forward Blake Griffin(notes) should be also among the top candidates competing for roster spots.
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It appears the old Olympic fever has returned and the USA will be well stocked with All Star caliber talent for years to come.
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