gautham.typepad.com - 8/25/2008
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Rudy Fernandez viciously posterizes Dwight Howard, but the USA reclaims its place atop the basketball world. What does this mean? Well if we want to stay on top, we better keep putting our best players out there. A second-rate national team without people like Wade, LeBron and Kobe loses this game.
Also, why weren't guys like Sheed or Paul Pierce included?
The Black Mamba Finally Gets His Moment
rakemag.com 8/25/2008 — Well, now we know the reason behind Kobe Bryant's curiously fitful and misguided play during the first seven games of the Olympic tournament: An absence of pressure. Nearly universally (and accurately) regarded as the best clutch shooter in the game ...
Chinese Leftovers: The Best Scraps From Beijing
sportsyenta.blogspot.com 8/25/2008 — You've already seen our favorite memories from Olympiads past. Or if you haven't, you're going to now. And if you still don't, I have some friends in the Chinese government that will try to arrange things so you are more properly educated. This year's ...
CONGRATS TO USA BASKETBALL
yardbarker.com 8/25/2008 — Stayed up late to watch the gold medal game in Beijing last night. What a game! I gotta shout out the 2008 Redeem Team for reclaiming the gold for the USA. Kobe is a phenomenon - those fourth quarter 3s were killers! Wade looks like he is seriously ...
Nate McMillan's Win-Win Situation —
Bleacher Report - NBA 8/24/2008
For Nate McMillan, assistant coach of the Portland Trailblazers, the scenario couldn't have been more perfect—an Olympic gold medal showdown between Team USA and Spain.
On the one hand, his homeland's best players, bent ...