Athletes of the decade

Athletes of the decade

Part VII

Team

2008 USA Mens National Basketball Team
"The Redeem Team"
8-0
2008 Beijing Olympics  

Team USA rolled through pool play going 5-0 and outscoring their opponents by an incredible 161 pts. This included an 50 pt win over Germany. USA would then go 2-0 in tournament play beating Australia by 21 and Argentina by 20. This setup a final vs. Spain. The Redeem team would win by 11 to take home the gold. The gold that had been missing from the 2004 Olympics when USA took home Bronze. To return to prominence Coach "K" asked for a three year commitment from the players. This included the 2006 World Championships and the 2007 America's Championship. USA was by far the best team in both but finished 3rd in 2006.  This Summer (2010) look for team USA to come out in full force in the World Championship.

F/C	4	Boozer, Carlos	&0000000000000026.00000026 - November 20, 1981(1981-11-20)	81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Utah Jazz	USA 
1.0 PG	5	Kidd, Jason (C)	&0000000000000035.00000035 - March 23, 1973(1973-03-23)	76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Dallas Mavericks	USA 
3.0 SF	6	James, LeBron	&0000000000000023.00000023 - December 30, 1984(1984-12-30)	80 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Cleveland Cavaliers	USA 
1.0 PG	7	Williams, Deron	&0000000000000024.00000024 - March 24, 1984(1984-03-24)	75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Utah Jazz	USA 
2.0 SG	8	Redd, Michael	&0000000000000028.00000028 - August 24, 1979(1979-08-24)	78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Milwaukee Bucks	USA 
2.0 SG	9	Wade, Dwyane	&0000000000000026.00000026 - January 17, 1982(1982-01-17)	76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Miami Heat	USA 
2.0 SG	10	Bryant, Kobe	&0000000000000029.00000029 - August 23, 1978(1978-08-23)	78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Los Angeles Lakers	USA 
4.5 F/C	11	Howard, Dwight	&0000000000000022.00000022 - December 8, 1985(1985-12-08)	83 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	Orlando Magic	USA 
4.5 F/C	12	Bosh, Chris	&0000000000000024.00000024 - March 24, 1984(1984-03-24)	82 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Toronto Raptors	Canada 
1.0 PG	13	Paul, Chris	&0000000000000023.00000023 - May 6, 1985(1985-05-06)	72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	New Orleans Hornets	USA 
3.0 SF	14	Prince, Tayshaun	&0000000000000028.00000028 - February 28, 1980(1980-02-28)	81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Detroit Pistons	USA 
3.0 SF	15	Anthony, Carmelo	&0000000000000024.00000024 - May 29, 1984(1984-05-29)	80 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Denver Nuggets	USA 

Head coach

• Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

• Jim Boeheim
• Nate McMillan
• Mike D'Antoni

Team Physician

• Sheldon Burns

Athletic Trainer

• Keith Jones
• Casey Smith 
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