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The Future of Team USA
For Team USA's position in international basketball, 2010 Turkey > 2012 London.
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Looking Ahead To 2012
Hawks BasketBlog — ... In what is no surprise to me or the rest of the Hawks fans who saw him play night-in and night-out last season, Abbott names Al Horford to his 12-man roster for the World Championships in 2010 and Summer Olympics of 2012. ...

Daily Links 8/27
CelticsBlog — ... Syndication RSS 0.91 RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0 ATOM 0.3 OPML Daily Links 8/27 PDF Print E-mail Written by FLCeltsFan Wednesday, 27 August 2008 Herald Celtics sign top pick J.R. Giddens CelticsBlog 10 Things About the Coming Season Amazed By the Ongoing Jax Story Tremendous Upside Potential LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - Sad news edition TrueHoop Remembering Kevin Duckworth The future of Team USA Hoopsworld Grading the free agent deals Perkisabeast Reader ...

Wednesday Notes: Celebrating the 1971 champs, Team USA's past and future, Spain complains
Brew Hoop — ... TrueHoop's Henry Abbott writes the article I've been meaning to write since Sunday: the future of Team USA. Abbott does an excellent job of explaining the overall picture of Team USA going forward, noting the vast importance of the 2010 World Championships. He makes roster picks too, and Al Horford and Shane Battier are the only questionable ones to me. Kevin Martin? Yes, please. ...

Notes 'n Notes, Wed Aug 27
Sactown Royalty — I think it's time for the notes to come back. I feel the season approaching. Only 62 days! One-time King Loren Woods had a 2008-09 contract with Houston ... but got out of it to play with Lithuania's top club. Henry Abbott has the interview. More TrueHoop: Abbott considers the 2010 USA Basketball roster. Kevin Martin figures prominently. (Also discussed in this FanPost by tokyo.) Similarly, Scott Howard-Cooper thinks Martin's chance are good. Ron Artest looks neat in Rockets red. Kelly Dwyer ...

There’s Nothing to Click Here: Unbelievable Edition
Major League Jerk — ... * I don’t blame you if you’re tired of hearing about USA basketball. Some of you are crazy worn-out after Kobe lead the Redeem Team to the gold medal. For those of you who can’t get enough of this stuff, here’s a look at the future of the team. If you read between the lines, basically Henry agrees with me that it will be anchored by Kevin Durant. ...

Skip Pass - Where am I?
World Hoops Blog — ... - Croatian seven footer Kasun still has a year on his Barcelona contract, but is apparently going to join Turkish side Pilsen. :: True Hoops: The Future of Team USA - Herny Abbot shows some GM skill by putting together a plan for London via a four year plan. :: ...

Seatowning 8-27, Moyer Not Retiring Yet...
SeaTown Sports — ... +Michael Phelps in London. What events? [Fourth Place Medal] +Team USA basketball, looking forward [TrueHoop] +Kobe Bryant's Basketball Reality Show [FanHouse]  +The final: 15 ...

Dreaming of Team USA's future
Brew Hoop — ... , Henry Abbott wrote a terrific piece about the future of Team USA. If you think it's too early to consider such things, well, it's quite simply not. The 2010 World Championships are just around the corner, and building a team, as we've learned, takes time. ...

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