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Team USA's next head coach: What's up, Doc?

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08:13 AM ET 08.01 | Doc Rivers may wind up even closer to the Olympic experience. He's come to London to work in the studio for NBC Sports on Olympic basketball, but his trip's been an excuse to grab a notebook and visit Spain and Brazil and Argentina practices. He has a resume with USA Basketball, including one job as a gold-medal assistant in the Goodwill Games. USA Basketball will be searching for a national team coach in 2016, and however the structure of Olympic basketball changes, Rivers is an ideal candidate. [Gregg Popovich] deserves the foremost consideration, but that will never happen with Jerry Colangelo running USA Basketball. ... If a mutual distaste with Colangelo won't allow Popovich the opportunity, Rivers deserves close examination.

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August 1, 2012  08:27 AM ET

A finals against Spain will be a game to watch :o)

August 1, 2012  08:45 AM ET

Spain is done after this Olympics, they have no one other than Rubio

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August 1, 2012  09:41 AM ET

If they implement the 24 and under rule they will need a good coach... Doc would be great...

August 1, 2012  09:53 AM ET

Will You Want To Get Paid, Bro?

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August 1, 2012  10:15 AM ET
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I wonder why nobody has mention Roy Williams from UNC? Could it be because he's a hack?

lmao! had to take a shot at ole Roy huh? I love it!

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August 1, 2012  11:26 AM ET

Duke head coach can't always remain as the coach. It appears as if the only coach can only be Duke's head coach, give someone else a chance a glory, god damn America.

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August 1, 2012  11:59 AM ET
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Duke head coach can't always remain as the coach. It appears as if the only coach can only be Duke's head coach, give someone else a chance a glory, god damn America.

I believe Chuck Daly also coached an Olympics team...I also don't remember him ever coaching at Duke

August 1, 2012  11:59 AM ET
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I wonder why nobody has mention Roy Williams from UNC? Could it be because he's a hack?

You are a moron.

August 1, 2012  12:01 PM ET
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I wonder why nobody has mention Roy Williams from UNC? Could it be because he's a hack?

HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Why is it that 99.9% of Coach Kruzawooski's players SUCK at the NBA level?

August 1, 2012  12:01 PM ET
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I believe Chuck Daly also coached an Olympics team...I also don't remember him ever coaching at Duke

Great point there.

August 1, 2012  12:25 PM ET
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HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Why is it that 99.9% of Coach Kruzawooski's players SUCK at the NBA level?

He must be a helluva coach to get National Championships out of such Suckee players, I'd say.

 
August 1, 2012  12:27 PM ET
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He must be a helluva coach to get National Championships out of such Suckee players, I'd say.

I didn't say Coach K's players suck at the college level did I? Those are your words, not mine. Nice try though.

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