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8/20/08
Team USA Basketball Vs. Australia Live Thread [Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]
Team USA Live Thread: It's Time To Get Serious
So far, the Redeem Team has blown away every team they've faced in the Olympics. But this morning they're going against the one team that gave them some significant trouble in their warm-ups just before the Olympics started - Australia.

Back on August 5th in Shanghai, Team USA won 87-76 over a determined Australian squad that was playing without Andrew Bogut. Now, we shouldn't be overly concerned, seeing as Australia played their butts off while Team USA was using the game as an opportunity to get everyone playing time and figure out their rotation.

But at the same time, today's game is one-and-done. You lose this game, no medal for you. So I'd expect Coach K to have spent the past few days dissecting everything Team USA did wrong during that August 5th game and drilling it into his players' heads that they have to step it up another level to put a game Australian squad away today.

While the addition of Bogut will certainly help Australia, I expect Team USA to be more focused than ever. They didn't come this far to suddenly collapse like the 2004 team did in Athens. I see a fairly comfortable 25-point victory.

Q it up here with us during the game.
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I'm trying to remember why Jason Kidd was selected to this team?
 
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Seriously, I think next Olympics we just need to add a couple token white three point shooters. Every great team has at least one. Like a Jason Kapono or Kyle Korver.
 
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Bold only because you know some cry baby is going to read into your comment the wrong way!
 
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My legs omg my legs wtf did anybody else notice Lebron has no legs in this picture?
 
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The US did a nice job keeping their composure, the entire bench saw a lot of minutes, and I'm not sure anyone can stop a team that features Kobe, LeBron, and D-Wade on the court at the same time. Dwight Howard had his way and probably could have scored 50 points if the US felt like feeding him the ball all game.  Deron Williams hit some big 3's...I'd like to see a better 1st Quarter vs. Argentina or Greece in the Semis...I'm almost used to getting up at 4:45 am now...
 
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well us aussies gave it our best shot and it wasnt good enough, maybe if bogut was healther and out of foul trouble then maybe it would have been closer but its hard to double team every player on the US redeem team cause they are all pretty awesome
 
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(Edited 08/20/08 2:38PM by jackkent)
Yeah, Team USA is looking really good. Will Manu et al be up for the challenge? I think if they walk over Argentina then it's lights out  - they'll easily take the gold
 
 
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