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Cavs star's teammates ready to back up boast
By Brian Mahoney
Associated Press
Published on Friday, Jul 25, 2008
LAS VEGAS: LeBron James' teammates have their own guarantee: They'll help the U.S. star try to back up his boast.
And none seemed to have much trouble with James' promise of an Olympic gold medal, which appeared in a Time magazine story that hit newsstands today.
''You know what, I've never really understood the big deal about guaranteeing a win,'' Dwyane Wade said after practice. ''I mean, we all feel we're going to win, so what's the difference with him saying we're going to win?
''They had on ESPN 'King-sized guarantee.' Well, we all guarantee that we're going to go over there and we're going to win. We're not guaranteeing we're going to lose. You're supposed to feel that you're going to win every game. You're not going over there to do nothing but win the gold. And that's what our vision is, that's what we're thinking, then say it.''
James stopped short Thursday of saying ''I guarantee'' — technically, he never did in the story, either — but made it clear it's the way he feels.
''We don't have a choice but to win gold. That's what we're here for, so I believe in our team and I believe in what we can do out there,'' the Cavaliers standout said. ''So I mean guarantee or however you want to look at it, we want to win and that's what we're looking forward to doing.''
In Time's story, James compared the feeling of receiving a gold medal on the podium to opening a prized gift on Christmas morning. James was asked if that meant he would lead the Americans to the title.
''Absolutely,'' James responded.
Asked if he guaranteed it, he repeated, ''Absolutely.''
U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said he hadn't heard of James' guarantee. When told by reporters, he responded: ''That's good. I hope he's right.
''The thing is, if I guarantee it, then I can't back it up,'' Krzyzewski said. ''He has the ability to back it up. If he said it, then that's our goal. We know that it's going to be really difficult. I haven't talked to him about it.''
James downplayed the value of a guarantee, pointing out that he's played in a postseason series when an opponent (the Detroit Pistons' Rasheed Wallace) made one, but that, ''You go out there and play no matter how you do it.''
LAS VEGAS: LeBron James' teammates have their own guarantee: They'll help the U.S. star try to back up his boast.
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