Re: 2004 USA Olympic basketball team selections

Sue Bird had knee surgery since the end of the WNBA Season and is in rehab.
That may have been a factor in her not being chosen for the core group.
Things could change in the next several months before the Olympics.

Not to sound too chavinistic or arrogant, but, the United States is so
dominant in Woman's basketball, with a National team so much better than any
other national team that it would be a major upset for the U.S. to lose any
game in the Olympics.

Any of at least two dozen players would be fine for the U.S. Olympic team.
Lisa Leslie is the only player I would rate as "must go" for the U.S.
National Team.


"Lynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I love Dawn Staley just as much as the rest of you all, and have respected
> her game for a long time.  But, wouldn't Sue Bird have been a more logical
> choice?  Dawn's knees aren't getting any better.
>
> --
> Lynn Hamilton
>
> Go Pitt!!!
> "Lurker at the Threshhold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> > http://usabasketball.com/seniorwomen/04_woly_core7.html
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> >
> > Named as the core group of seven:
> >
> > Lisa Leslie
> > Tamika Catchings
> > Shannon Johnson
> > Delisha Milton-Jones
> > Tina Thompson
> > Katie Smith
> > Dawn Staley
> >
> >
> > The Los Angeles Sparks can kiss the 2004 season goodbye. Maybe the
Houston
> > Comets and the Indiana Fever, too.
> > NO Detroit Shock players have been named yet and have no International
> > players that would impact them if they were committed to play in the
> > Olympics, unlike, say, the Seattle Storm.  I'm semi-surprised that Dawn
> > Staley was picked.
> >
> >
>
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