Toro--
I take your point about Lomong's experience in the 1500 over his experience in the 5k.
However, at the risk of sounding like a Lomong hater, I'm going to venture that Lomong's 1500 experience, deep as it is, hasn't helped him that much in the event over the years. Though he has the gears for the event, he hasn't demonstrated the tactical savvy that the 15 requires--and this after several years of being a miler.
Also, while Lomong's times are top notch, I don't think they set him apart from the U.S. or international 1500 field as much as they might appear to on paper; his PR is phenomenal, but it's not going to carry him ahead of the current crop of milers--a case in point being the 2011's US Championships.
The reason people are congregating around Lomong, of course, is because of that incredible 5k run; but I'm unsure how that 13.11 will translate to 1500 abilities, especially when so much in a championship style race will depend on the kick.
But when you put Lomong in a 5k field, a lot of his 1500 skills, I think, do set him apart, and in some considerable ways. He will be able to kick off a decent pace when the situation calls for it, but his endurance is clearly on the up and up--bringing us back to the problem of experience. With all due respect to Bumbalough, Teg, and Ritz, I think Lomong's chances of making the 5k team, with what he showed as at Stanford, are very, very good; like Lagat and Rupp, he has a low 13 in him, and if things turn tactical, he will have no problem hanging with those two for a sub-4 final mile.
After which point, I think, he goes off to Europe and gets 1 or 2 5k's in him, to get a feel for international racing, so that when London comes around, he knows how to handle the Merga jostling. It won't solve every challenge that comes with international 5k racing, but it will certainly help.