This week on World of Basketball, Fran Fraschilla is joined by the Director of Team USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo. The two discuss how Jerry decided on Coach K as the Head Coach (15:05), how he was able to convince players to buy in to Team USA basketball (22:34), how Kobe Bryant reacted to being told that Jerry wanted him to become a distributor ahead of the 2008 Olympics (25:58), what Kobe Bryant meant to the game of basketball (31:55), Carmelo Anthony’s legacy with Team USA basketball (38:57), Jerry’s renewed relationship with Coach Pop (56:28), and a whole lot more.
This week on World of Basketball, Fran Fraschilla is joined by the Director of Team USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo. The two discuss how Jerry decided on Coach K as the Head Coach (15:05), how he was able to convince players to buy in to Team USA basketball (22:34), how Kobe Bryant reacted to being told that Jerry wanted him to become a distributor ahead of the 2008 Olympics (25:58), what Kobe Bryant meant to the game of basketball (31:55), Carmelo Anthony’s legacy with Team USA basketball (38:57), Jerry’s renewed relationship with Coach Pop (56:28), and a whole lot more.