As much I wanted to see Bruce get the respect that he deserves, and have a Spur in a U.S. uniform, I was relieved to see that Bowen was the final cut for the U.S. Basketball team.
For five months, USA Basketball officials pointed to Bruce Bowen as the type of role player they needed on their team.
So it came as a bit of a surprise when the Americans showed up here Thursday without him.
The defensive specialist from the San Antonio Spurs was the final player cut, leaving the U.S. team with the required 12 players heading into the start of the world championships on Saturday.
