If we look at the NBA Finals this year, you have a few guys that would make interesting Soccer players. I first picture a player like Rajon Rondo playing defense, and being a dominant force when it comes to heading the ball in off corner kicks. The US missed so many headers because they just couldn't jump as high as their competition. Rondo also has the speed to move up and down the pitch, and with years of training he would have the foot work need to be a great player. Remember Rondo was a three sport star (baseball, football, and basketball). I then think about a guy like Kobe Bryant, lets throw him in goal. The guy has the quickness and reach to go after any ball that came at him. He can also jump as high as you would need him to. Tim Howard is a great goalie, but Kobe is 3 inches taller then Howard, giving him a few more inches in his wingspan as well. If we move away from the Finals and think about LeBron playing Soccer, the options get even more amazing. He could cover either of the possitions that I already mentioned.
But what about speed? We will definitely need to put the fastest people on the planet out there. So lets take Percey Harvin, Steve Smith, DeSean Jackson, Devin Hester, and Chris Johnson and throw them onto the pitch to fly by every other country. These guys are some of the fastest athletes that America has. I don't care who the fastest guy on the US soccer team is, cause i bet all of these guys would blow by that guy and not take lame ass dives every time someone touched them. If the money, fame, and glory that came from some of the other American sports were associated with Soccer than maybe these athletes would play Soccer instead but for now we are stuck with what we have.
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