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Team USA is the favorite, but it won't breeze to gold in Beijing Spain, the 2006 world champions, are loaded with NBA-quality talent Argentina and Greece will contend for spots on the medal stand The U.S. opens by playing each team in its group. The quarterfinals are Aug. 20, the semifinals are Aug. 22 and the finals are Aug. 24 The best USA Basketball team in eight years is the result of previous mistakes in judgment. Over the preceding three major international competitions, the American men have failed to win an Olympic or world championship gold medal because they lacked shooting, chemistry and preparation time together. That's why managing director Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski have made zone-busting shooting the priority while assembling a team of stars capable of helping one another. The team's enhanced... [read full story]
