Speaking to reporters, USA Basketball Managing Director Jerry Colangelo has predicted a Gold medal in Tokyo for Team USA, also speaking about the Kevin Love situation.<\/p>\n
On what winning a gold medal would mean: “If we win, that\u2019s going to put to rest a lot of the things that have been said. Doom and gloom. If we don\u2019t win, people will have their opportunity to take shots. I\u2019m the one that has to look in the mirror and know that I did my best. I\u2019ll tell you in advance the answer is yes. I believe we\u2019re going to win”.<\/p>\n
On Kevin Love: “I didn\u2019t think Kevin Love was gonna play. I wasn\u2019t even sure he had much left to play. He reached out to us and said he was in shape and said he felt he owed us. And on the basis of that, we\u2019re looking at someone with international experience who at one time was a heck of a rebounder and could still shoot the ball. You know, being like a 12th man on a roster. Well, it didn\u2019t work out. He wasn\u2019t in shape. And he was way behind as it turned out. So you move on. Call it a mistake. Call it giving someone an opportunity. Someone who had equity with us. Guys who play for us get a little plus”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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