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Chris Duhon shows his passing ability

This one had to hurt.

One of my favorite hoop players to watch, but one of my favorite players to not have on my team, Stephon Marbury has lost the battle for starting point guard.

That was Mike D’Antoni’s explanation yesterday on why he has all but chosen Duhon as the New York Knicks’ starting point guard over Stephon Marbury . Duhon has looked barely adequate at best during three preseason games, but that hasn’t stopped D’Antoni from glowing.

D’Antoni’s most detailed support of Duhon came two days after Marbury said “I’m a starter, period,” following the Knicks’ preseason loss to Philadelphia.
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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was the Olympic coach and D’Antoni was an assistant and has influenced Mike D’Antoni in this area.

“It’s not like we’re coming off a championship,” D’Antoni said.

“(There’s) some gut feelings,” D’Antoni added. “People underestimate Duhon. I think he’s a really good basketball player and what he does is win. But I don’t want to compare him to Steph. I don’t think it’s fair.”

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Who do get to backup LeBron James? How about Dwyane Wade? Oh, yeah!

Coach Krzyzewski was looking for backups.

Hmm, what if Kobe got hurt or LeBron? Who would back them up?

Hey, how about Dwyane Wade, yeah, he is pretty good. Hasn’t he been hurt though?

Wade stepped into the starting lineup and scored 20 points in his first action in more than four months, and the United States beat Canada 120-65 in the opener of its exhibition schedule.

“D-Wade is a warrior to anybody who knows him. He’s been rehabbing and he’s been working out probably more than anybody, just trying to get back in shape,” point guard Chris Paul said. “That’s D-Wade. We see it every day in practice and you saw it tonight, that he’s back. When he’s aggressive like that, we’re a dangerous team.”

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LeBron James had a sore ankle and after all, it was only the Canadians.

Michael Redd and Carmelo Anthony also donated 20 points a piece.

The Canadian team was definitely impressed.

Canadian coach Leo Rautins called the Americans “obviously the most talented team, without a question, in the world.”

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Rip Hamilton bent over laughing at Tayshaun Prince says, “They put you on the team because you are made of glue?”

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What is going on? Tayshaun is mentioned as the glue guy for the Olympic team.

The Glue Guy? Is Tayshaun made of glue? Is he supposed to bring the glue?

No, Tayshaun Prince is on the Olympic team because he is not selfish; he does not need points or minutes or anything really.

So what does he do? Well, for starters, he guards the best player on the other team and often makes miracle blocks of what seemed to be easy fast break buckets. Then when he gets warmed up, he can drill the 3 pointer from the side or take his man down on the box.

Tayshaun is what you call a mismatch player. 6′9″ tall with a 7′ wingspan and excellent lateral movement. Who do you guard him with? Need an emergency point guard in the middle of the game? Tay also plays the point at times.

Yeah, you get the picture; he pretty much does what needs to be done to win.

Let’s say that again…to win.

Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski called Prince a “glue guy” at last month’s news conference announcing a roster that includes Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Prince is “a champion,” Krzyzewski told the Detroit Free Press. “He’s probably played as many big games as any of the guys we selected. He’s a star at playing with stars, whether he scores four points or goes for 20.”

Prince, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 13.2 points per game this past season with the Pistons — the second-fewest for any Team USA member — and likely will be used at the Olympics as a defensive stopper rather than a scorer. But he might be the unsung hero.

“You have to have guys that are willing to sacrifice and do some other things, and I definitely feel that I am that guy,” he said.

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If the USA is to win the gold they have to think team and not individual points. Tayshaun is just the guy to get that started.

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Deron can handle the rock

Deron Williams is an up and coming star in the NBA.

That bears repeating, because for those of us that followed his career at Illinois, it did not always seem that way.

Now your intrepid author is a Michigan State University Spartan fan and grad. Izzo, baby, that is all that needs to be said. MSU finds themselves as a basketball school and oh do we not like that label. We want to be a basketball, football school.

Well, guess what, Illinois finds themselves in the same boat. There were some intense rivalry games between IU and MSU and Deron Williams was a part of quite a few of them.

In college, Deron seemed like an excellent passer, kind of fast, but not too quick, pretty good shooter, but not great. He played next Read more