USA 2004 Olympic Basketball Team:
Lebron James
Allen Iverson
Tim Duncan
Carlos Boozer
Amare Stoudemire
Stephon Marbury *don't get me started*
Richard Jefferson *good but not Olympian*
Dwayne Wade
Lamar Odom *overrated*
Carmelo Anthony
Emeka Okafor *pshh*
Shawn Marion *solid defender but not Olympian*
You take out Marbury, Jefferson, Odom, Marion and you have an olympic team..however..the team was very young and inexperienced in Olympic league play thereforethe horrible finish..plus the risin stars for the International scene were much more tougher than the United States realized..
You take a team as this years team was..they were seasoned and they worked together and they knew the rules better and used it to their advantage..andthat's why were Olympic Gold Medalists right now..
That is why Larry Brown could not coach the Olympians to a Gold