Behind the box score, where a leader has emerged. It's not Kidd.

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The Hoop Doctors Daily Dimes: 08/20
Published 8/20/2008 by Anklesnap at thehoopdoctors.com
... NBA reading from all over the world wide web C’mon boyz, stick to what you do best…..Basketball incase you weren’t sure! Gilbert Arenas reality show in the works? Another one bites the dust. Suns have enough shooters to survive though. Giricek signs in Turkey BDL looks at who’s leading the men’s Team USA Behind the Box Score Dallas signs Devean George, hey didn’t they ...

The Highlights
Published 8/21/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don’t Lie:  “Instead, the real growth is coming in Team USA’s ability to pay incredibly strict attention to its own man. In doing that, and not looking for every steal or to put a massive two-hand block on every poor non-NBA talent that dares waltz into the lane (even the guards were thinking that, early on), Team USA is discovering how to defend international basketball.  And the leader is Kobe Bean Bryant. He hasn’t been the best Team USA defender in terms of sheer output (that distinction would go to Chris Bosh, who has been able to ...

Texas Tech Thursday Morning Notes - Most Protected Quarterback In The Nation Edition
Published 8/21/2008 by Seth C at Double-T Nation
... divider between stories. I think that most of you could care less what I use, but I like for DTN to be easy on the eyes and something you can read easily. Oh, and yes this is a dingbat.     DTN's Top Nine: Great Olympic moments on YouTube. You could waste an hour here (Jesse Owens, Fosbury Flop, Bob Beamon, Carl Lewis, and make sure and watch the Billy Mills clip - absolute greatness). Yahoo's Kelly Dwyer on why the Redeem Team beat Australia. This is a good ...

Olympic Basketball All-Tournament Team
Published 8/26/2008 by M. Haubs (noreply@blogger.com) at The Painted Area
... Kobe was enigmatic in the Olympics - he probably took more bad shots than the rest of Team USA combined (he shot 16 more threes than anyone else, even though he hit just 32.1% from downtown) - but he basically makes it for two reasons: 1) he set the tone defensively and 2) for his world-class closeout in the gold-medal game, with 13 points and 2 assists in the final 8 minutes. He had 20 points and 6 assists overall in the final. ...