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Article: 2008 BEIJING GAMES; MEN'S BASKETBALL: UNITED STATES 118, SPAIN 107; With bows to Athens and Iverson, USA Basketball got it right this time.(SPORTS)(JIM SOUHAN)
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- August 25, 2008
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Byline: JIM SOUHAN; STAFF WRITER
BEIJING - The key members of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team thanked each other profusely, the players lauding the coaches and management, with the favor being returned.
They should have been thanking Allen Iverson and Larry Brown, and the 2004 Olympic team.
The 2008 Olympic team finished undefeated after beating Spain 118-107 on Sunday in the gold medal game. The players danced and hugged like high school kids who had just won the state championship, then insisted on the entire team showing up for the postgame news conference.
This is why they should have been thanking Iverson, Brown and the ...