Jul 22, 2008
Story Timeline: 80 days
NBA stars such as Bryant, Boozer are willing to shut up and listen to Olympic team coach. LAS VEGAS – He is an outsider in their world. He's not really cool or hip. He doesn't wear the latest fashion, hang out in the trendiest clubs or own a stable of the finest automobiles. Yet for three years, Mike Krzyzewski has moved effortlessly from his world on the college level to the NBA universe as the coach of the U.S. national basketball team. The longtime Duke coach is attempting to turn 12 of the best basketball players in the NBA into the best team in the world for the upcoming Olympic Games. With 20 days until their first game against China in the Beijing Games, the Americans began their preparations with the first of four practices Monday at West Valley High. The players have bought into Krzyzewski's philosophy and are...
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