detnews.com - 6/16/2008
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Chris McCosky: Around the NBA Pistons' Billups might get squeezed out of Olympics AUBURN HILLS -- Chauncey Billups, when we last spoke to him, didn't sound completely sure he was going to be part of the U.S. Olympic basketball team this summer. "I want to get 100 percent," he said, referencing his bothersome right hamstring. "I want to rest up and get it right. If it's not right, I ...
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First Cup: Monday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... on to its lame-duck NBA franchise rather than using its collective efforts on bartering for a replacement team? Why are the folks in the Emerald City the only ones who think the Sonics playing two more years in Seattle actually will bring about some sort of fairytale ending? At the end of the day, the team belongs to a group from Oklahoma and, barring an unlikely rescinded sale, no amount of time or litigation can force the ownership group into selling. Why doesn't Seattle get that?" ...
Four PGs Fight For Two Spots on Olympic Team
The Sporting Blog —
[image] The Olympics team race is on . Twelve spots, everyone but Kevin Garnett itching to come out and redeem the flags, getting cut an indication that, on some level, your basketball isn't kosher enough. Or your position is way too deep. The Detroit News has some of what we've heard already: Kobe is in, Wade looks healthy enough to make it, Melo's track record there can't be ignored, no Suns will shine, and Boozer looks to be in despite a shaky playoffs. But the real drama might occur when it comes to the point guard spot: Factor that in with the almost certainty that ...
Will Chauncey miss the Olympics?
Detroit Bad Boys —
Chris McCosky doesn’t think Chauncey Billups will make the final cuts for the Olympics. Chris Sheridan agrees, and puts Tayshaun Prince on the bubble, as well.
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