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The View from Pluto.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Terry Pluto
AKRON, Ohio _ The Cavaliers are hoping the basketball education of LeBron James will move into the graduate studies phase by being named to the U.S. Olympic team.
The temptation is to think James could use a summer of rest. He played 79 games as a rookie, starting the year at age 18.
He missed only 3-of-82 games and averaged nearly 40 minutes a night. That's a lot for any player.
But Cavaliers general manager Jim Paxson said, "It will be a great experience for LeBron to be around the other great players. I just think he'll learn so much."
The Cavaliers believe James will be helped by watching veterans who know how to lead a team. It will be a chance for him to talk to other stars about how to handle a player such as Ricky Davis, who wanted to dominate the ball with the Cavaliers early last season. How does a star stamp his personality on a team, but not alienate his teammates?
Michael Jordan said his first Olympic experience in 1992 was a big asset, as he traveled with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and other members of that legendary team coached by Chuck Daly with Lenny Wilkens as the top assistant.
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