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LAS VEGAS - In the final tune-up on the home front before taking off for China, the Americans appeared every bit as dominant as The Dream Team. Not only that, but they did it without arguably the top all-around player in the world in LeBron James. But before we get all carried away and start comparing this group to that special one back in 1984, let's understand that it won't be this easy in Beijing. All this turned out to be is a lopsided exhibition win against a country in Canada that has made the Olympics just once since 1988. Canada had a guy (Carl English) with a Mohawk, another in Jesse Young who looked more like a wrestler than a basketball player and also Rans Brempong — who I figured was a reggae singer when I saw him gambling in the Palms Hotel a couple nights ago. There was no Steve Nash. There wasn't even a Samuel... [read full story]
