Jerry turning it around

Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic wrote a fantastic article about Colangelo's impact on USA Basketball:
For a USA Basketball organization that had fallen hard this past decade, Colangelo has made it so the game's top players are the ones dreaming about the team. After nine months on the job, the senior men's national team managing director has given birth to a process that has players pleading to be one of 20 who will try out in July for the 12-man World Championships team and form the core of the 2008 Olympic team.

Colangelo turned skepticism over the depth of the stars' commitment and patriotism into a perception that USA Basketball is the one doing a favor, not the players who will commit parts of their next three summers.