Who would you pick for the US olympic team?

Question

Out of the 24 players on the roster, who would be included in your final 12? (I excluded Kobe, Redick, Pierce, and Odom in the list because they won't be available due to injuries or personal reasons) Who would be your starters? Remember this isn't an all star team, you need to have all the parts of a team not just the best team you can put together.

US Roster:
Carmelo Anthony F, Gilbert Arenas G, Shane Battier F, Chauncey Billups G, Chris Bosh F, Bruce Bowen F, Elton Brand F, Kirk Hinrich G, Dwight Howard F/C, LeBron James F, Antawn Jamison F, Joe Johnson G/F, Shawn Marion F, Brad Miller C, Adam Morrison F, Chris Paul G, Michael Redd G, Luke Ridnour G, Amare Stoudamire C, Dwyane Wade G

My team would be:
Starters:
C Stoudamire
PF Brand
SF James
SG Wade
PG Hinrich
Bench:
C Howard
PF Marion
SF Anthony
SG Redd
PG Paul
SF Bowen
PG Arenas

Answer 1

Starters
C - E. Brand
PF - S. Marion
SF - L. James
SG - D. Wade
PG - G Arenas

Bench
A. Stoudamire
C. Bosh
K. Hinrich
C. Paul
M. Redd
C. Billups
B. Bowen

Answer 2

I would pick college players.

I'm getting tired of sending pros that don't care. We massively overreacted to the loss in Seoul in 1988.

Answer 3

your starters look good, but i may put in marion at PF, and move brand to center, because of stoudamire's injuries, and save him for later (we dont know what kind of conditioning he's in, and how injury prone he is now.)