The 2010 FIBA World Championships were a defining moment for the United States in international basketball competition since it was the Americans' first gold medal in more than 16 years.
The extremely early starting times of the games made it a challenge to catch any contests live, but in those rare sleepy moments when I did catch the Americans playing, two things immediately stood out.
One was eventual MVP Kevin Durant's amazing point out-put and the other was Lamar Odom's ability to make plays on both ends of the court.
Durant's performance over the course of the tournament was incredible, but Odom may have put on the most impressive displays of versatility I have ever seen.
Odom was at times dominant defensively while manning the center position, his length made him a terror on the boards and Odom was often the team's most effective player in the open court.
In one sequence I watched Odom block a shot in the paint, grab the ball out of the air and dribble the full length of the court and at the last instant throw a no-look pass to a trailing Durant who put a period on the play with a thunderous dunk.
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