NEW YORK -- Sources confirm Jerry Colangelo has been quietly chosen to preside over the U.S. Olympic basketball selection committee and overhaul it how he sees fit.
A perfect place to start is at coach. If the former Suns' owner knows what's good for the team he won't think twice about promoting Gregg Popovich, highest ranking assistant when Team USA strangled into sixth place in Indianapolis and staggered into third in Athens.
As many as seven players from that bronze-medal finisher will be representing their respective franchises in Denver on Feb. 20 at the All-Star Game; two of them, despite barely breaking a sweat, are legit MVP candidates.