US Basketball… dreaming of Olympic gold

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WithMalice WithMalice posted 6/25/2008 from with-malice.com [flag]
With the addition of Tayshaun Prince, this roster addresses the problems that the last Olympic team encountered - lack of perimeter shooting, the inclusion of Prince over Tyson Chandler means that there’s a decided dearth of big men in the team. [link]

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What A Hall Class We Have Coming [Blogdome]
Published 6/25/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
• The Hall of Fame class of 2014 is going to be amazing. [The Grand National Championships] • This Olympic basketball team business is not going to end well. [With Malice] • Jheri Curl All-Stars. [Home Run Derby] • Ron Artest is not taking no damn pay cut. [Sports By Brooks] • Get Doc Rivers' smelly shirt. [Don Chavez] • J.J. Redick should go back to college. [Uncoached] • Not a good night for Mr. Arroyo. [Gheorghe: The Blog] • Travis Henry should join the Buzzsaw. [Tirico Suave] ...

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