What is the general take on Mike Krzyzewskis coaching Team USA in the Olympics?
That’s an open-ended question, and it probably will be best answered after we see how Coach K responds to adversity when it first arises in Beijing. In Japan, it didn’t come until the semis, and Coach K did not acquit himself well by stubbornly sticking with a small lineup against Greece when either Dwight Howard or Elton Brand could have made a big difference. Q: Why is Jason Kidd in the starting lineup instead of Williams or Paul? A: Because he’s the quintessential facilitator, and he’ll bend over backward to make sure the team’s best scorers get the ball in position to put up points. He also has an undefeated record with the U.S. senior national team, going 38-0 in major competitions. He’s the only member of the U.S. team to have won an Olympic gold medal, which he did eight years ago in Sydney. When the team’s bigwigs sat down after their 2006 third-place finish, they decided that upgrading the point was the most important adjustment they needed to make. Q: There was a lot of drama
