Like a lot of other Americans, Kobe Bryant had his national pride pricked by the disastrous showing of the U.S. team -- the artists formerly known as the Dream Team -- in the World Basketball Championships. Apparently it was so bad that he's going to do something about it by playing on the 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team.

So Kobe wants to play for his national team, but does the Nation want him -- or would you rather have a shooter like Ray Allen, a competitor like Allen Iverson, or some fresh blood, such as LeBron James?

Looking ahead two years, we want to know which five you think would take the gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics -- it's your chance to pick the new Dream Team.

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