washingtontimes.com - 8/20/2008
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Ryan O'Halloran Wednesday, August 20, 2008 BEIJING | Kobe Bryant joined for the first time. Jason Kidd returned after an eight-year absence. Sports mogul Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski were asked to correct the course of USA Basketball. But as the U.S. men rolled through their five-game preliminary round, two holdovers from the bronze-medal winning 2004 team led the way. LeBron ...
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First Cup: Wednesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Ryan O'Halloran for The Washington Times: "LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have been the two best U.S. players entering Wednesday's quarterfinal game against Australia. Both players have earned praise for their scoring, defense and leadership as the United States has won its games by an average of 32.1 points. 'They've played so well,' Krzyzewski said. 'I hate to say just two guys have done it because our team has played really well. But those two guys are playing at the highest level right now.'" ...
Morning Shootaround: August 20, 2008
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... is the news that he doesn't like it when people call him "Iggy". Coach K singles out LeBron and Wade as the keys to Team USA's success. No love for Bosh? BOOOO! ...
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