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Quick turnaround for Spurs' Olympians

French Nando De Colo (L) vies with Italian Lorenzo D'Ercole (R) during the friendly basketball match between Italia and France  in Boulazac, western France, on June 28, 2012, in preparation for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. AFP PHOTO /  JEAN PIERRE MULLER        (Photo credit should read JEAN PIERRE MULLER/AFP/GettyImages) (JEAN PIERRE MULLER, 2012 AFP)
French Nando De Colo (L) vies with Itali (JEAN PIERRE MULLER, 2012 AFP)
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Updated: 8/08/2012 11:45 am
By Kyle Boenitz, Project Spurs.com

The American basketball team prides itself on having so much depth that no single player on the roster has to get worn out by playing too many minutes. So all of Team USA will return to their respective NBA teams well rested and healthy. Unfortunately for the San Antonio Spurs, none of their players are on the U.S. roster, but there are quite a few scattered among the other international squads.

Not only are the Spurs well represented internationally, they also play considerable minutes for their home countries. Manu Ginobili for Argentina, Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Nando De Colo for France, Tiago Splitter for Brazil and Patty Mills for Australia are all a big part of their respective teams and they’ve all advanced to the elimination round of the tournament.

So with only about a month and a half of rest until training camp, will the Spurs’ Olympians be good to go for the NBA season?

Click HERE for the complete article at Project Spurs.

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