U.S. Men's Basketball Practice Before Beijing

SportsU.S. Men's Basketball Practice Before BeijingU.S. Men's Basketball Practice Before BeijingThe Associated PressThe United States took a small first step on the long march to Beijing. The Americans tried on their new uniforms, then went through a two-hour practice at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus, as the AP's John Mone reports from Las Vegas. (June 29)[[VO: US Olympic team practicing]] [[SUPER: Las Vegas]]12 AMERICAN MEN AREN'T TAKING THE SUMMER OFF AFTER A GRUELING NBA SEASON......- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Kobe Bryant//Team USA]]" you know it would really suck a championship and gold medal in the same year. no away around it. no we are going to get this done." [[VO]] [[TRACK]]TO ACHIEVE A LOFTY GOAL... [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Lebron James//]]"i think it's just important for us to represent our country. it's a tough commitment to make. you give up at least three summers, that could be rest time." BRING HOME GOLD MEDAL NUMBER 13 FOR TEAM U-S-A BASKETBALL, WHEN THE 12 MEN SQUAD HEADS TO THE OLYMPICS IN BEIJING LATER THIS SUMMER. [[STAND UP]] [[SUPER: John Mone//The Associated Press]]" after a less than stellar performance in...team members are fining tuning their skills for the global game." [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Lebron James//]]" what happened in 2004 wasn't the best for me, Dwayne and Carmelo. It was a bad situation,. we didn't play as a much as we should have. we're hoping to make an impact on team USA. " LEBRON JAMES, CARMELO ANTHONY, DWAYNE WADE AND CARLOS BOOZER ARE ALL SHOOTING FOR GOLD...BECAUSE IN 2004 THEY WALKED AWAY WITH BRONZE. THE CHALLENGE FOR TEAM U-S-A ...GET USED TO PLAYING THE FASTER PACED WORLD GAME,..AS OPPOSED TO NBA BASKETBALL..WHICH SHOWCASES INDIVIDUAL TALENT. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Dwayne Wade//]]"the international game, is more team play. you have to play as a team. on defense you gotta pick it up. it's actually more physical." [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Mike Krzyzewski//Team USA Coach]]" if they just use what they see in the nba it won't be enough. the international players in the nba all take it to a different level. " COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKI ISN'T THE ONLY ONE EMPHASIZING A CHANGE OF THE GAME [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Carlos Boozer//]]" his communication, his terminology. i am used to it. and the guys who have been doing this for 2-3 years. they're used to it too. that's gonna help us as a team." CARLOS BOOZER, PLAYED UNDER COACH K AT DUKE UNIVERSITY. HE SAYS THE VETERANS OF TEAM USA HAVE FORMED A BETTER BOND... [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Lebron James]]"we know each other better personally. that means alot." AND WILL BRING THAT CAMARADERIE TO THE NEWBIES...EVEN IF THEY'RE SUPERSTARS... [[NATS FULL...OF KOBE SHOOOTING]]GAME ONE FOR TEAM USA IN BEIJING '08...CHINA.... [[SOT]][[SUPER: Kobe Bryant//Guard]]"china being the host...they'll have alot of energy. a tough match which i am looking forward to." [[VO]][[TRACK]]THEIR FIRST PRACTICE MARKS THE FIRST STEP IN A LONG MARCH TOWARD CHINA AND MAYBE GOLD THIS SUMMER. JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, LAS VEGAS. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
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