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US Basketball Team Looks like Going All the Way is Possible

The United States Basketball team seems capable of reclaiming their ownership of international basketball in a confidant campaign that very well be can end with a gold medal at Beijing 2008. However, before taking Beijing by a storm, the United States will deal with the current challenge ? The World Championship.

"You have to understand to some of these players this is their NBA championship, this is their ultimate goal ? to win these games," forward Elton Brand said. "This is as important as any game they have played so we have to take it as that also." Although the world championship does not hold the same importance to some American players as the NBA championship, the team realized the significance of these games and play accordingly.

Mike Krzyzewski said that the players are "not overconfident." "We respect every one of these teams. Who`s to say who`s the best teams? We certainly haven`t seen all of them," said Kryzeweski, but as things look right now, the United States team has a many reasons to believe they are the best.