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Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant hit the game winning jump shot as USA Blue beat USA White in the spirited and hard fought State Farm USA Challenge; this was a practice game for Team USA to prepare for the FIBA Americas Championship, the upcoming qualifier tournament for the 2008 Olympics. Bryant finished with 26 points, a game-high six steals and four assists, shooting 10-22 from the field and 4-9 from three point range.
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fr0arenas said July 23, 2007
mrmossyman84 said July 23, 2007
We do need to keep the foot on the accelerator during these games, but these should be the easiest opponents we end up seeing. Argentina won't have Manu or many other people from the '04 olympics. Canada is probably without Nash. Nobody in this field really scares me. We should be able to lock up a spot no problem.
ybrss09 replied July 24, 2007
In general, the U.S. has not placed a big emphasis on winning the U-19 events or even the FIBA World Championship, although it of course became a story when the NBA players failed to win that event last time. Historically, the Olympics is the only FIBA basketball event that most people in the United States really follow; the other competitions only become newsworthy in the U.S. if NBA players participate and the team does not win gold but it would be great to see this version of Team USA stay healthy, win the gold in the Olympics and then win the next FIBA World Championship, too.