chron.com - 8/18/2008
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BEIJING – After two critical wins that already made their host Olympic experience a success, the question was whether Yao Ming and Team China were prepared to take the next step by beating one of the traditional powers in international basketball. With Greece still feeling the sting of the thrashing they took at the hands of the high-flying Americans, the other question was whether Vassilis ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Yao Ming refuses to talk to reporters, frustrated after seeing short minutes in a blowout loss to Greece. China faces tough Lithuania next, and a loss would end the dream of gold. ...
2008 Olympic Basketball: Quarterfinal Games and Lingering Questions
CelticsBlog —
... 1. This one came up during USA vs. Germany today. Did the Chinese tank their final game in the preliminaries to avoid possible early match ups against Argentina and the USA? Couple of interesting factors in regards to this conspiracy theory. Yao Ming played 18 minutes and was unhappy. Also China's head coach, Jonas Kazlauskas, used to have the same role with the Lithuanian national team. The loss put China in line to play, drum roll...Lithuania. Seems like a bit of a stretch. And, based upon Yao's reaction, the players did not have anything to do with it. Just throwing it out ...
"For sure, Yao is a fighter."
ROCKETS ADDICTS —
Link. Houston Rockets fans everywhere should be sending "thank you" cards to China's head coach Kazlauskas for knowing who his players are and when to use them. I can think of plenty of crappy coaches that might force a big name on to the court during a blowout, just to make his team look a little better. Yao is not someone you just throw out on the court. Minutes on the floor are a huge deal to Yao's body. “If we had been able to catch them at the beginning (of the game) and stayed close then, for sure, Yao Ming should play a long time,” said China’s ...
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It has been easy sailing so far for Team USA in Olympic Basketball. China and Angola were really not much competition. Greece is different. They are tough and may expose some weaknesses in the US game.
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