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USA wins Gold Medal -325
Field wins Gold Metal +275
Team Roster:
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Chris Bosh
Michael Redd
Jason Kidd
Tayshaun Prince
Carlos Boozer

$1,000.00 for $307.69 is a little bit risky. But with this team on an absolute mission to get the gold I see very few challenges standing in the way.
My Starting 5: Coach K if you see this just do what I say, no questions.
PG-Chris Paul 2nd-Deron Williams 3rd-Jason Kidd
SG-Kobe 2nd-Dwyane Wade 3rd-Michael Redd
SF-King James 2nd-Carmelo Anthony 3rd-Tayshaun Prince
PF-Chris Bosh 2nd-Carlos Boozer
C-Dwight Howard 2nd-? only question mark
My book has the bet closing on 7/31/08, I would wait and see what the line does but I see it going nowhere but up.
As long as no NBA refs are involved I think I'm good.

 
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put up the $325 and wait for the check....
 
its a WINNER.
 
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Argentina will be a nightmare for the dream team again
 
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I couldn't lay that kind of juice. This year's team is better, but is it overwhelmingly better to lay -325?? I don't feel that way.

2002 World Championship: finished 6th among 16 teams.
Reggie Miller, Paul Pierce, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal, Shawn Marion, Baron Davis, Antonio Davis, Michael Finley, Andre Miller, Jay Williams, Elton Brand, Raef LaFrentz (Coach: George Karl)

2004 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams.
Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, Carlos Boozer, Carmelo Anthony, Stephon Marbury, Richard Jefferson, Lamar Odom, Emeka Okafor (Coach: Larry Brown)

2006 World Championship: finished 3rd among 24 teams.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Antawn Jamison, Brad Miller, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Kirk Hinrich, Chris Paul, Joe Johnson. (Coach: Mike Krzyzewski)


 
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Boozer should not even be on the team.  He made the team because of Coach K.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by robbie0570:

put up the $325 and wait for the check....
 
its a WINNER.

Not a bad idea to put up $325 for $100 instead of $1000 for $307. Still considering my options.
 
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is this what you did all afternoon?

make cool designs with the emotions?
 
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I don't like the Olympic selection team.

Colangelo did exactly what he said he WOULD NOT do and that was put too many egos on the team.

Thin down low and only one pure shooters.

I'll be rooting for Team USA but this is definitely not the best team he could have selected.
 
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Michael Redd sucks.  
 
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Jason Kidd?  
 
 
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At that kind of juice, you are better off just betting the individual games.  Also, keep in mind that when the games start, the lines are going to be inflated as Vegas knows they will get a ton of US action no matter the spread.  So fading the US ATS should be a profitable angle when the tourney starts up.  I remember the Olympic qualifying tourney (I think it was a year ago) and the US laying an insane amount of points in all the games.  And they didn't cover many of them.
 
Somthing to keep in mind.
 
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This thread screwed up.  Posing again:
 
At that kind of juice, you are better off just betting the individual games.  Also, keep in mind that when the games start
the lines are going to be inflated as vegas knows they will get tons of USA action.
I remember the Olympic qualifying tourney (I think it was a year ago) and the US laying an insane amount of points
in all the games they played, and they failed to cover many of them.
 
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Thats an ugly ugly US roster. I'm laying 2/1 that Lebron and Kobe get into some type of fight.
Where is Chauncy Billups to backup Paul at point?
Where is KG to be the intimidating force in the middle?
Will Carmelo Anthony stay sober long enough to make the trip? Does he even care that he is representing the USA?
Is Wade 100%? And why a free pass?
Michael Redd and Carlos Boozer
 Jason Kidd
Where is Paul Pierce? I think he earned a spot
Coach K? Why not Byron Scott the NBA coach of the year?
Lots of ? to lay 3.25/1 IMO
 
 
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No big men and many point guards and shooting guards??? Hmmm. it's tough to lay 3.25
 
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this team will defend like Denver and Phoenix
 
Argentina Spain or Russia will win.
 
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freakin field is a gift at 275
 
 
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USA=GOLD



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