The U.S. has picked the 12 players it believes can defend its world basketball title. DeMarcus Cousins’ “attitude is tremendous because he wouldn’t keep coming back to be a part of Team USA if it didn’t mean something to him,” Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski said. USA Basketball guard Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls speaks to the press after a team practice at the Brooklyn Nets training facility in East Rutherford, N.J., Tuesday, Aug.