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bigbeast
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Kobe And Bosh Amongst 17 Members For Team USA Minicamp
July 17, 2007 - 12:32 pm
Globe And Mail -
Kobe Bryant will be amongst the participants this weekend as Team USA convenes in Las Vegas.
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Shane Battier and Kirk Hinrich are the only players from last year's team scheduled to take part this weekend.
They will be joined by Chauncey Billups, Amare Stoudemire and Michael Redd, all members of the program last summer but unable to participate. Kevin Durant, Jason Kidd, Mike Miller, Tyson Chandler, Tayshaun Prince, J.J. Redick and Deron Williams will also attend.
Dwyane Wade and Greg Oden are among the players who can't play because of injuries or other reasons, though Wade, one of the team captains, is expected to be in Las Vegas. Elton Brand, a key member of last year's team, and Shawn Marion are among the recent injury withdrawals. [READ]
This is a more well balanced team than last year. The addition of Prince, Chandler and Billups give them defensive help, and JJ, Mike Miller, and Redd give them the snipers from the perimeter. The addition of Kobe gives them the clutch player in case of a close game. The only element this team is missing, is a legit back to the basket big to get a few easy baskets. (Curry ?)
So who starts:
G-Kidd
G-Kobe
F-Melo
F-Lebron
C-Howard
[Edited by - bigbeast on 17-07-2007 1:55 PM]
"Man, who knows with this team." Aguirre.
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7/17/2007 1:49 PM