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Olympic Fan
Just to be clear, I wasn't arguing that Australia would give us our toughest game or be our most difficult matchup ... just that the quarterfinal game in the medal round -- not matter who the opponent -- is the only real medal/no medal sudden death game we'll face.
I think there is little chance that we lose, but if the miracle happened, it would be the single most disastrous loss possible.
This may be the only real single elimination medal/ no medal game, but I would argue that with gold as the only satisfactory result for this team, they are all single elimination games from now on.
A couple of the other exciting things about this team are that the fourth and fifth leading scorers in the NBA (Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook) are coming off the bench and are guys that I find very fun to watch. I believe the most exciting pairing off the bench is Westbrook and Iguodala. They seem like the perfect bench players for this team as they tend to add some energy and defensive pressure when they come on the bench and both are very good at finishing at the hoop in electric fashion.
I understand Westbrook might make some poor decisions at times, but I don't know if there is anyone (besides LeBron) who is more exciting to watch. I like the pressure he applies defensively as well as his great driving abilities. I now have a better understanding of why he may have had some trouble yielding to Durant at times. It might be because he is one of the best players in the world and may have trouble yielding to anyone, even the second best player in the world.
“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”