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CHICAGO -- Nearly every time coach Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball boss Jerry Colangelo stage a reunion in their hometown, theres plenty of backslapping, a trophy gleaming in the background and the only thing they have to protect is their cocktails. This time around, its about safeguarding the Olympic legacy the two built over more than a decade.Their partnership took hold in the wake of the Abomination in Athens, when a U.S. team coached by Larry Brown and packed with high-maintenance, highlight-reel guys who slept through wake-up calls couldnt rouse themselves in time for the medal round. They left the 2004 Summer Games with a consolation prize of bronze and the programs reputation in tatters.Colangelo, a former NBA and MLB executive and once a fine athlete in his own right, agreed to pick up the pieces on one condition: I get to make all the rules.Instead of submitting the names of the players he wanted to a selection committee, Colangelo picked his own. Instead of contacting their agents to set up meetings, he called some directly and collared others as they clambered off the team bus at NBA arenas across the country. No one told him no.Once he shaped a roster that reflected his philosophy -- that the best teams are made up of complementary parts instead of just the best ones available -- there was only one guy Colangelo wanted to coach them.Were both Chicago guys through and through, Colangelo said Thursday, while the Team USA practiced for Fridays exhibition here against Venezuela. A lot of the bond we felt right off the bat had to do with the lunch-bucket beginnings both of us had.Gold medals at Beijing and London followed in their wake, and the mix of players buzzing around Krzyzewski at practice -- bona fide NBA stars like Kevin Durant and others like Kyle Lowry and DeAndre Jordan, who bring specific skill-sets to the floor -- suggest their approach hasnt changed. The only surprise about this edition is Colangelo found yet another way to get Coach K to sign on for another tour of duty.Theres usually lots of wine involved, but it hasnt really been that tough, said Colangelo, laughing.In 2009, both were on hand for a National Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Honor gala feting Colangelo and Team USAs success at the Olympics a year earlier. Colangelo worked the room in his familiar style, shifting his drink often to avoid spilling it as he accepted handshakes, hugs and posed for pictures with old friends. Krzyzewski, who served as toastmaster, still hadnt made up his mind about London.We got that taken care of at 3 a.m. that morning in the lobby over pizza and wine, Colangelo said. I remember after London, Mike was really wiped out. I thought Id lay low and didnt bother him for two weeks, then he called me. `Jerry, he says, `Im already going through withdrawal.Krzyzewski, whose day job is coaching Duke, chuckles at the memory. Theres so little daylight between the two men about basketball and how its played that the few disagreements usually surface only at mealtime.Yeah, were both Chicago guys, but Im Polish and hes Italian, Krzyzewski said. Hes always reminding that they have better restaurants and more of them.I hate to say it, Coach K added a moment later, but hes probably right.That kind of continuity at the top of the program sets the tone, but it doesnt explain all the success. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, whos been along for the ride as an assistant, describes both men as strong-willed and problem-solvers, but also guys who are smart and secure enough to welcome input from the team, top to bottom.Youll never hear them say this is `their program, Boeheim added. Its everybodys program. They make that clear from the outset. Guys buy in faster and stronger when they feel an ownership stake. They feel respected and listened to. ... If you want to know the `secret, its that. 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Chasing 155 to win, Oman got off to a blistering start with the bat, with openers Zeeshan Maqsood (38 off 33 balls) and Khawar Ali (34 off 26) smashing 69 inside nine overs before both were bowled by Kevin OBrien (2-25).Oman then suffered a mini-collapse, losing five wickets for 21 runs, before Aamer Ali brought them back into the topsy-turvy tussle, striking 32 from 17 balls.With 14 needed from the final over, Aamer hit the first ball - a Max Sorensen no-ball - for four, and although he was unfortunate to be given out caught behind later in the over, another Sorensen no-ball which beat the wicketkeeper and ran to the boundary secured Oman an historic win. 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