Similarly, Charles Barkley chided Bryant, arguing that Kevin, LeBron and Kobe are the only Team USA players good enough to have made the 1992 Dream Team roster.

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Larry Mann, a partner with Chicago-based sports marketing firm rEvolution, points out that pulling the likes of LeBron and Kobe from the national team would lower sponsorship revenue for USA Basketball.

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Transport this year's Team USA back to 1992 and the heralded Dream Team loses to Kobe's kinetic crew by a wide margin.

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Krzyzewski, who attended the U.S. Military Academy, in eight years has won over superstars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant, instilled pride in playing for the national team and preached continuity across all levels of USA Basketball.

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