A NEW DREAM

... DREAM TEAM that is. This past monday, the final 12-man roster for the US men's basketball team were announced and this time, all cannons are loaded. As a kid, my passion for the game of basketball and love for this country are two reasons why i enjoyed watching the likes of jordan, bird and malone beat the crap out of foreign players. But throughout the years, the talent gap between NBA and international players have narrowed down and proof of this is a demoralizing bronze medal finish by the US team in athens back in 2004. Nothing to be worried about though. With all the talent and experience that we have this time around, the new dream team is ending the nightmare.


'Melo and D-wade are just some of the big names in this year's version of the dream team. Here's the rest of pack, all hoping to bring back the "gold standard" back to american soil:

G Jason Kidd
G Deron Williams
G Chris Paul
G Kobe Bryant
G Michael Redd
G Dwyane Wade
F Carmelo Anthony
F LeBron James
F Tayshaun Prince
F Carlos Boozer
F Chris Bosh
C Dwight Howard