U.S. men get ready for 2004 gold medalist Argentina
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The U.S. men’s basketball team is about to face 2004 gold medalist Argentina in today’s semifinals, and you know what that means, writes Mark Heisler from Beijing.
Not only is it an honor to play the Argentines, they’re a great team. Actually, they’re not merely a great team, they’re like an NBA team! Actually, they’re not merely like a generic NBA team, but the Boston Celtics in Bill Russell’s prime! Actually, what it probably means is bad news for Argentina, which, by its record (5-1) and the way it has looked, may be only marginally better than Spain (which the U.S. beat by 37), Greece (which the U.S. beat by 23) and Lithuania (36 in an exhibition) -- assuming the Argentines are better at all.
Read the rest of Heisler’s dispatch on Olympic men’s basketball here.
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-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City