Lazy Live-Blog: USA vs. Venezuela

Detroit Bad Boys found this 8/23/2007 on www.thebasketballjones.net [flag]

A few notes from Wednesday night’s USA vs. Venezuela FIBA preliminary … – Starting line-up for the USA: Kidd, Kobe, LeBron, Melo and Dwight. Not bad I guess. – Score: 3-0 USA, one minute into the game: Kobe dives full-on at half for a loose ball. Just give him the gold now. – What in hell could the Venezuelan guys possibly be saying to each other in the ... [link]

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Two TBJ links for the price of one
Published 8/23/2007 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... ,” for those counting at home), and Skeets live-blogged Team USA’s first game last night (well, the first half, at least — read it twice if you want to know how the rest of the game went). ...

Thursday Bullets
Published 8/23/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... J.E. Skeets watching a timeout in last night's game: "What in hell could the Venezuelan guys possibly be saying to each other in the huddle? 'Try harder?'" ...

Team USA Destroy The Virgin Islands
Published 8/24/2007 by Natalie at Need4Sheed.com
... Skeets of The Basketball Jones live blogged the game and had some nice things to say about Tayshaun. ...

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