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One Down, An Infinite Number to Go
One Down, An Infinite Number to Go
Congrats to Team USA on their gold medal victory; if you couldn't tell, I was definitely a fan of the players, the storylines, and the circumstances, and while part of me wishes the Americans would have just shown Spain up, the part of me that actually enjoys watching competitive basketball was happy to see Kobe and Wade have their chance to hit shots when it counted. This team was special, no...
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The Internets are alive: 'Redeem Team' wins gold, part 1
Ball Don't Lie — ... Upside And Motor: "No one really knows at this point whether K will be back, or if it will be Pringles or McMillan stepping up to the plate in 2012. The team will likely look a lot different then (although could you really exclude LeBron, Wade, Howard, Williams, Paul, Bosh, or Anthony? They were all key cogs during this Olympic run, and can only get better in the foreseeable future. But regardless of who laces up and who paces the sidelines, there's no winning here. Not on this stage, not for this country, and not in this sport. How do you win in a world ...

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