Team USA Stresses Versatility and Speed

2008/06/24 12:47:58 @NBA.com: News

In the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, K.C. Johnson reports "eschewing size for speed and girth for versatility, Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski repeatedly talked about teamwork and continuity as the benchmarks for the team's goal of regaining basketball supremacy. 'It's a totally different culture from 2004, where we were thrown together for a week and a half and went out there and played,' Wade said. 'We've been together for three years. Guys have the opportunity to get to know each other. 'We were the young pups on that '04 team that wasn't a team. We said in '08 we wanted to be respected as a team.'Attempting to mirror other countries' national teams, many of which play together for years, Colangelo and Krzyzewski began a process three years ago in which long-term commitments were stressed."
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