Jason Kidd and Kobe Bryant are the old unflappable pros on this team that is the glue that will hold them together no matter what happens.
J. Kidd even at his age is the best defender PG on the team and has seen it all and will not get flustered.
Kobe would be there even if he wasn't the best player in the world just because they may fall behind in the gold medal game and who else in the world has the drive, the clutch, the killer instinct when you're behind? With Lebron Melo Howard Paul, etc. they can't double Kobe. If the USA falls behind plan on seeing a legend take over.