The Stars Are Aligned for Olympics

In the WASHINGTON POST, Michael Lee writes "for Jerry Colangelo to assemble a dozen players willing to buy into his concept of a national program, it required confidence, organization and what Colangelo considers one of his greatest strengths -- salesmanship. Two months after taking on the responsibility of restoring the United States' reputation as the best in the world in April 2005, Colangelo sought out the advice of 20 former Olympic players and coaches at a gathering in Chicago. He began his recruitment efforts in the fall, offering the same sales pitch to almost all of the 33 the players who chose to participate, including Washington Wizards Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas. ‘No one has really done it the way I did it,' said Colangelo, ‘But after all these years, I have a passion for this game. I love this game.'” (link)