Morning shootaround: August 20, 2008
raptorblog.com 8/20/2008 — Your daily breakfast buffet of the choicest NBA links. Today's specials include Jermaine O'Neal's path to redemption, Chris Bosh's excellent adventures in Beijing, and Ray Allen's wedding photos.

USA Squashes Australia (sorry, mates)
worldhoopsblog.blogspot.com 8/20/2008 — NY Times: Team USA Cruses Australia to Cruise to Semis Well, Team You Can't See Me put a beat down on the Boomers. You know guys, that's LeBron's way of saying, "That's what you get for making the friendly close". Team Oh You Didn't Know? is lined up for Manu Ginobli's Argentina who held on for a 80:78 win over Greece. I watched a few minutes, and it was sloppy, sloppy basketball.

Is Jermaine O'Neal the missing piece to a MiColangelo masterpiece?
thehoopdoctors.com 8/20/2008 — 2008 Raptors and 2008 Suns similarities.

Raptors At The Games - RaptorsHQ.com
hooplife.ca 8/20/2008 — RaptorsHQ looks at the various Raptors participating in this year's Olympics and the impact on each.

Raptors at the Olympics
mvn.com 8/20/2008 — Being that the Raptors are the NBA’s lone international team it truly is fitting that they are very well represented in this year’s Olympics. In fact, there are five Toronto connections in this year’s Olympics: three current ...

The True Top 10 NBA Centers — Bleacher Report - NBA 8/17/2008
1. Dwight Howard Honestly, is there any question on why he shouldn't be? His one weakness is his poor free-throw shooting, but other than that he's a strong defender who shoots for a high field-goal percentage. At just 22, Howard will ...

Gasol leads Spain into Olympic semis (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 8/20/2008
Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol scored 20 points to lead world champion Spain to a 72-59 win against Croatia Wednesday in men's basketball. Felipe Reyes added 13 points for Spain, while Toronto Raptors point guard Jose Calderon added 10. Gasol ...

Pacers Will Make Preseason Visit to Fort Wayne — NBA.com: News 8/21/2008
For the first time in 10 years, the Indiana Pacers will play a preseason game in Fort Wayne, an early NBA home and now the host city of the D-League's Mad Ants. On Oct. 10, Indiana plays Chicago, its first game at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ...