Passing the Torch ; U.S. Women Leave a Lasting Hoops Legacy
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › August 26, 2004
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ATHENS, Greece - Every four years now, they come to the Olympics with hopes of transcending the sport, turning the WNBA into the true fifth professional league. Still, so much of American women's basketball appeal in the Games is that it isn't the American men's game. For two weeks, everyone celebrates the selflessness and fundamentals of the females. And then they return home and start ignoring them all over again.
It's the oddest thing. When women's basketball comes to the Olympics, it's considered a blessing that they don't play basketball like the men. The rest of the time, it's considered a curse.See the full content of this document
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Passing the Torch ; U.S. Women Leave a Lasting Hoops Legacy
Nevertheless, the women are an extraordinary national team whose core has been playing together for years, whose best players are three-time gold medalists, whose stars pass down lessons one genera...
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