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Spike
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 Posted: 9/5/2002, 2:50 am Post subject: Team U.S.A. loses! |
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After 58 consecutive victories by the U.S.A. in international competition since they started using N.B.A. players (since the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics), Argentina upset them tonight 78 to 70 at the World Championships in Indianapolis.
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Patrick
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Patrick
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Nate
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| Posted: 9/6/2002, 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Lets hope we don't start a 58 game LOSING streak now...
It sucks we won't even medal at worlds now.
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Slider
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| Posted: 9/6/2002, 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's good that the US lost because it might get the better players to actually play. And the competition is getting better so it makes events like these watchable. :]
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Patrick
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Nate
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| Posted: 9/7/2002, 9:07 am Post subject: |
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Woohoo! Fifth place! 
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defska17
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| Posted: 9/7/2002, 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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lol
We have gotten so used to winning all the time in international play, I think it is good for us to get a reality check that we arent invincible or anything.
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Patrick
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Slider
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| Posted: 9/8/2002, 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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The players need to be more focused when going into events like these and think of them as playoff type games, not as a all-star type games.
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