"When they put me in charge of the selection process, I promised the committee that I would not assemble a collection of selfish, self-centered superstars with no team concept," said Colangelo, referring to the every-man-for-himself Olympic team that finished an embarrassing third place in Athens two years ago. I am confident that, with a team comprised entirely of Kobe Bryant, the infighting, ego-clashing, and divisiveness that plagued the 2004 team will not be a problem." I went to an NBA Olympic qualifying game last night. It was really cool to watch so many stars on one court together. I think they did a great job of picking a team that works well together. It was AMAZING to watch Kobe in action, as well as Howard, James and Kidd. Hmm... I'm learning, people. Hang in there with me. It may take me a while to get their nicknames down though. Howard gets the award for best calves on the team (and shoulders for that matter). I LOVED watching Kobe do his thing on the court. He's such a team player and just an amazing player at that. I had a lot of fun... I kinda want to go to the game tonight... hmmm.... oh, the perks of living in Vegas! $10.00 to watch a whole team of Bball stars hoop it up? Are you kidding? And I do have to make a small comment about people watching at this event. I would pay just to sit in their presence. There were a lot of people of different cultures who were sitting around us. They had ginormous hoop earings, big booties, bright clothing and were super funny. They made the event even better! I was in heaven. 
THE NELSONS
.... WRITING TO REMEMBER LIFE'S BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS...
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Team USA: Olympic Style
"When they put me in charge of the selection process, I promised the committee that I would not assemble a collection of selfish, self-centered superstars with no team concept," said Colangelo, referring to the every-man-for-himself Olympic team that finished an embarrassing third place in Athens two years ago. I am confident that, with a team comprised entirely of Kobe Bryant, the infighting, ego-clashing, and divisiveness that plagued the 2004 team will not be a problem." I went to an NBA Olympic qualifying game last night. It was really cool to watch so many stars on one court together. I think they did a great job of picking a team that works well together. It was AMAZING to watch Kobe in action, as well as Howard, James and Kidd. Hmm... I'm learning, people. Hang in there with me. It may take me a while to get their nicknames down though. Howard gets the award for best calves on the team (and shoulders for that matter). I LOVED watching Kobe do his thing on the court. He's such a team player and just an amazing player at that. I had a lot of fun... I kinda want to go to the game tonight... hmmm.... oh, the perks of living in Vegas! $10.00 to watch a whole team of Bball stars hoop it up? Are you kidding? And I do have to make a small comment about people watching at this event. I would pay just to sit in their presence. There were a lot of people of different cultures who were sitting around us. They had ginormous hoop earings, big booties, bright clothing and were super funny. They made the event even better! I was in heaven. 