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On the Rebound
Alexander Wolff
August 18, 2008
Having learned from its mistakes of attitude and etiquette in Athens, a pressuring U.S. team proved it can win with class, putting on a show against the host country and impressing adoring fans
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August 18, 2008

On The Rebound

Having learned from its mistakes of attitude and etiquette in Athens, a pressuring U.S. team proved it can win with class, putting on a show against the host country and impressing adoring fans

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Krzyzewski and his players wound up sending multiple messages: that you can dunk on a team more than a dozen times and still respect it. That you can raise your arms to the crowd, palms open, in thanks after a game. And that, from now on, any basketball coach tempted to loosen up a locker room by saying, "A billion people in China don't give a damn," will have to think again.

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