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 LAS VEGAS (AP) - After last year's world championships, the United States knew it needed better shooters, stronger defenders, and more experienced players. That last one cost Kevin Durant. The Seattle rookie was one of two players cut Monday night as the Americans got down to the 12-player limit for the Olympic qualifying tournament that begins Wednesday.
SuperSonics teammate Nick Collison also was dropped when the Americans announced their decisions about two hours after practicing at the Thomas & Mack Center. The final roster needed to be submitted Tuesday, a day before the U.S. opens the FIBA Americas tournament against Venezuela.
The Americans have learned in recent years that international basketball is not a young man's game.
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