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2008 Olympic Men's Basketball Preview: Group A Scouting Reports
thepaintedarea.blogspot.com - 8/8/2008
2008 Olympic Men's Basketball Preview: Group A Scouting Reports
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Overall Olympic basketball power rankings, and in-depth team-by-team scouting reports from The Painted Area for Group A, which includes Argentina, Lithuania, Russia, Croatia, Australia and Iran.

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YouTube of the Day: Marvin Gaye, The Redeem Team and Nike
Ball Don't Lie — ... those without soul, Marvin Gaye performed that sexy Star Spangled Banner rendition back at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Dr. J scored a game-high 25 points in leading the East to a 132-123 victory over the West, its fourth in a row. Reggie Theus shot 0-for-5. And now, after the jump, a few Olympic basketball links to take us to the weekend ... • The Painted Area has the only Olympic Men's Basketball preview you need. Check out their Group A and Group B scouting reports. The mini flags are a nice touch. • Kelly Dwyer — hey, ...

Team USA Primer IX: Final Notes and Predictions
Upside and Motor — ... other previews.) Chris Sheridan at ESPN is doing what a lot of writers and bloggers are doing with Team USA: making much ado about nothing. He spends an awful lot of time and space writing about why USA will fail and spelling out a doomsday scenario...only to declare that the Americans will win in a close one against Spain, despite being an inferior all-around team and despite a less-than-acceptable understanding of FIBA rules. The Painted Area has a much-linked Olympic preview featuring snippets about every team in the Games. I do appreciate the ...

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2008 Olympic Basketball Preview: Group A
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