As the national team scrimmaged a squad of young NBA players Wednesday on the first day of USA Basketball practice, Carmelo Anthony did what he does best -- dominate.
No score was kept, but Anthony clearly was the best player on the court at Valley High School.
That's no surprise given what he did last year for Team USA.
The 6-foot-8-inch Denver Nuggets forward led the Americans in scoring, averaging 19.9 points per game. He also shot 50.4 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range and averaged 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals.
Most fans probably expect superstars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James to show the way as Team USA pursues a top-two finish in next week's FIBA Americas Championship to qualify for the 2008 Olympics. But Anthony might well be the face of this squad.
That's right, the same guy who lost control during an on-court brawl last December and hit the New York Knicks' Mardy Collins with a cheap shot, drawing a 15-game suspension from the NBA.
He's also the same guy whom coach Mike Krzyzewski could depend on last summer when the Americans tried to win the FIBA World Championship in Japan. It wasn't Anthony's fault that the U.S. finished third.
source : lvrj.com
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