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W ith eight minutes and twenty-three seconds left in the gold-medal basketball game of the 2008 Olympics, I called a timeout. Our United States team led Spain by only two points: 9189.
Pressure-filled moments like this one are about who your team has become. You hope you have developed a great shared character. You may even think that you have. But you dont know until this moment. This is the time when its tested.
We had been together through enough time and competition to truly become a team. And now we had to trust that the relationships we had formed, the standards we had established, and the practice in which we had engaged had made us worthy of winning. There is a time to call a play and a time to let them play. It was time to let them play.
| | 2005 |
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April 27, 2005 | Jerry Colangelo named managing director for USA Basketball |
June 5, 2005 | Jerry Colangelo hosts conference with former Olympic players and coaches in Chicago |
July 22, 2005 | Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski discuss national coach position in Las Vegas |
October 26, 2005 | Mike Krzyzewski named national coach |
December 2005 | Jerry Colangelo begins interviews to find National Team players |
| | 2006 |
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May 67, 2006 | USAB coaching staff gathers for the first time in Phoenix |
July 18, 2006 | Players arrive for training camp in Las Vegas |
July 25, 2006 | Training camp breaks |
July 31, 2006 | Training camp resumes |
August 3, 2006 | USA exhibition versus Puerto Rico in Las Vegas |
(W, 11469) |
August 45, 2006 | Team travels to Guangzhou, China |
August 7, 2006 | USA exhibition versus China in Guangzhou |
(W, 11973) |
August 9, 2006 | USA exhibition versus Brazil in Guangzhou |
(W, 9086) |
August 11, 2006 | Team travels to Seoul, South Korea |
August 13, 2006 | USA exhibition versus Lithuania in Seoul |
(W, 11188) |
August 14, 2006 | Visit and practice at Yongsan Army Garrison in South Korea |
August 15, 2006 | USA exhibition versus South Korea in Seoul |
(W, 11663) |
August 16, 2006 | Visit and practice at Camp Casey military base in South Korea |
August 17, 2006 | Team travels to Sapporo, Japan |
August 19, 2006 | USA versus Puerto Rico in FIBA World Championship pool play |
(W, 111100) |
August 20, 2006 | USA versus China in FIBA World Championship pool play |
(W, 12190) |
August 22, 2006 | USA versus Slovenia in FIBA World Championship pool play |
(W, 11495) |
August 23, 2006 | USA versus Italy in FIBA World Championship pool play |
(W, 9485) |
August 24, 2006 | USA versus Senegal in FIBA World Championship pool play |
(W, 10358) |
August 25, 2006 | Team travels to Tokyo, Japan |
August 27, 2006 | USA versus Australia in FIBA World Championship Eighth-Finals |
(W, 11373) |
August 28, 2006 | Visit to Yokosuka Naval Base |
August 29, 2006 | USA versus Germany in FIBA World Championship Quarterfinals |
(W, 8565) |
September 1, 2006 | USA versus Greece in FIBA World Championship Semifinals |
(L, 95101) |
September 2, 2006 | USA versus Argentina in FIBA World Championship bronze-medal game |
(W, 9681) |
September 4, 2006 | Team travels back to the United States |
| | 2007 |
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April 23, 2007 | USAB coaching staff meeting in Phoenix |
July 19, 2007 | Players arrive for mini-camp in Las Vegas |
July 2021, 2007 | Daily team practices |
July 22, 2007 | Blue/White National Team inter-squad exhibition in Las Vegas |
July 23, 2007 | Mini-camp breaks |
August 14, 2007 | Players arrive for training camp in Las Vegas |
August 1421, 2007 | Daily practices in Las Vegas |
August 22, 2007 | USA versus Venezuela in FIBA Americas Championship pool play |
(W, 11269) |
August 23, 2007 | USA versus US Virgin Islands in FIBA Americas Championship pool play |
(W, 12359) |
August 25, 2007 | USA versus Canada in FIBA Americas Championship pool play |
(W, 11363) |
August 26, 2007 | USA versus Brazil in FIBA Americas Championship pool play |
(W, 11376) |
August 27, 2007 | USA versus Mexico in FIBA Americas Championship Second Round |
(W, 127100) |
August 28, 2007 | USA versus Puerto Rico in FIBA Americas Championship Second Round |
(W, 11778) |
August 29, 2007 | USA versus Uruguay in FIBA Americas Championship Second Round |
(W, 11879) |
August 30, 2007 | USA versus Argentina in FIBA Americas Championship Second Round |
(W, 9176) |
September 1, 2007 | USA versus Puerto Rico in FIBA Americas Championship Semifinals |
(W, 13591) |
September 2, 2007 | USA versus Argentina in FIBA Americas Championship Finals |
(W, 11881) |
| | 2008 |
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April 28, 2008 | USAB coaching staff meeting in Phoenix |
June 22, 2008 | 2008 Olympic team announcement in Chicago |
June 27, 2008 | Players arrive for mini-camp in Las Vegas |
June 28, 2008 | First Olympic team practice |
June 29, 2008 | Team travels to New York City |
June 30, 2008 | Team PR appearances and pep rally in Rockefeller Center |
July 20, 2008 | Players arrive for training camp in Las Vegas |
July 2124, 2008 | Daily team practices |
July 25, 2008 | USA exhibition versus Canada in Las Vegas |
(W, 12065) |
July 26, 2008 | Team travels to Macau, China |