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>>99976 prince is on the team because he's one of the best defenders in the league, and is precisely the tip of player who will give europeans fits. he's 6'9 with super-long arms, but has good lateral speed, so he can defend 3s, 4s, and even euro 5s (who all hang out on the perimeter anyway). he shoots well from 3 (career 36.5% - for comparison, kobe bryant shoots 34%, as an example), and can even handle the ball at times. he's EXACTLY the player team usa was lacking the last couple times out, when they tried to out-athlete the europeans and got flopped, backcut, and 3-balled to death.
the only one of the players you mentioned that deserve to be on that team is KG, but he's already stated he won't play on the olympic team. bosh was passed over, likely because chandler is a much more explosive, athletic player, while the 'scoring' 4/5 job can be handled by either stoudamire or howard (i mean really, imagine any european team trying to score in the paint against chandler and howard)
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