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dlish, after seeing Jason Kidd falter for Dallas after he was traded, while watching Chris Paul pretty much drag his team through the playoffs, I'll put my stake on Paul. Kidd is good, but he's past the twilight of his career.
I don't think they're as inexperienced as you think they are with playing on the FIBA courts. All of those bugs were worked out during the 06 World Championships. True, they only came home with a bronze, but look at the teams they rolled through before they were stopped by Greece: China, Australia, Argentina, Germany....on average, they outscored teams by 20 points. If you keep in mind that the same players who went to the World Championships in 2006 will be heading to Beijing, and think about how much they've improved individually since then, you'll realize that it's just crazy talk not to include them as a strong possibility for the gold medal.
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