RIO DE JANEIRO -- Even after two gold medals as a head coach and one as an assistant, Mike Krzyzewski has been telling his players they will experience something as equally special Friday night.The opening ceremonies is a showcase for sport worldwide, Krzyzewski said Thursday after Team USAs introductory news conference at the Rio Games. Its a celebration of every sport, from every country, under one roof. Its the most beautiful thing in the world, and it happens once every four years.I think theres no greater honor and no greater day than tomorrow. For all these athletes.These Olympics began in earnest for Krzyzewski and his squad on Wednesday, when they arrived in Rio via Houston and boarded the cruise ship that will serve as the home for both the mens and womens basketball teams for the next two weeks.Its like a hotel on water, said Team USA star Kevin Durant.Thursdays half-hour session with the worlds media was next, followed by a Friday morning practice session in advance of Saturday nights Group A opener against China.Most team insiders expect Coach K to go with Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson?at guard, Kevin Durant and Paul George at forward and DeMarcus Cousins at center, but Krzyzewski insists he hasnt yet settled on a starting lineup.Such details, to the coach, appear to fall on the trivial side, especially after the Americans throttled Yi Jianlian-led China by 49 and 50 points, respectively, in recent back-to-back exhibitions in California.On Thursday, Krzyzewski was far more concerned that his 10 first-time Olympians -- Chicagos Jimmy Butler, Dallas Harrison Barnes, Golden States Draymond Green and Thompson, Torontos Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, Clevelands Irving, Indianas George, Sacramentos Cousins and the Los Angeles Clippers DeAndre Jordan -- were soaking up every moment of a scene theyll never experience anywhere else.Tomorrow during the opening ceremonies theyll feel that even more, Krzyzewski said. I think our guys already understand it to a high level. But after they march tomorrow, theyll understand it to an even higher level. And then see what that does to our performance in the first game. Im looking forward to seeing how we react that way.Said Jordan: Amazing. Never seen a press conference this big. Its something I really cant describe or put into words. And Im sure [the opening ceremonies] will be another shocking moment for me.Added Butler: Its not the 15 reporters after a Chicago Bulls game. All the eyes of the world are on you right now. Its cool. I like it.Whats not to like?The Americans, despite a slew of high-profile absentees, are overwhelming favorites to win a third successive gold medal, with both Spain and France -- widely regarded as the only two nations capable of giving Team USA a push -- coming off major disappointments in their own countries.Spain failed to even reach the medal round on home soil as hosts and co-favorites in the 2014 FIBA World Cup, when the United States fielded a weakened and largely untested roster. France then had to settle for bronze at EuroBasket 2015 on French soil when it lost to the Spaniards in the semifinals.The Americans, by contrast, have the sort of depth to make every other hoops-playing country in the world drool. The team is a 1-to-20 favorite to win gold, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, despite the absences of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Kawhi Leonard,?LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis.Yet Krzyzewski insisted Thursday that hes as nervous as I can be about Team USA living up to the billing. He has been trying as hard as he can to keep the group grounded.Not easy when Team USA has won 68 games in a row under Krzyzewski, including exhibitions, taking his record to 80-1 since he succeeded Larry Brown as the Yanks head coach in the wake of an embarrassing bronze-medal showing at the Athens Games in 2004.Everyone says youre [already] in the medal round, Krzyzewski said. Well ... no youre not. You have to earn your way there.Nothing is easy. And when somebody tells you its easy, or youre the best, or whatever ... it can put you in a comfort zone that you actually believe that. The one thing about competition is that you have to show it. We can talk about it -- or people can talk about it -- [but] we would like to show it with our play. And hopefully well be that good.He hasnt been alone in trying to preach that message. The New York Knicks Anthony was on that 2004 squad and doesnt hesitate to remind his teammates or reporters of how low that moment was.I know what it felt like when the rest of the world was supposedly catching up with the USA as far as from a basketball standpoint, Anthony said. So I know what it feels like to be at the bottom and I know what it feels like to be at the top of the game as well. So for me to be able to be here, representing the USA for my fourth time, saying its an honor, [saying] its a blessing, is an understatement.This collection of NBA stars from the United States, especially when theyre measured against the rest of the competition, seems to be missing only one thing.A collective nickname.Yet Anthony said hed work on that, too.I havent [given] us a name yet, Melo said. Im gonna figure it out, though.Adidas Nmd Mens . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Adidas Nmd Womens Nz .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. The game started the same way the Vancouver game started the night before, with the Jets taking the first two penalties of the game and killing off the first, but the Oilers getting on the board first, scoring on the second man-advantage. http://www.clearancenmdnz.com/ . 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Both have been in wins against the Carolina Hurricanes.Manning scored on a short-handed chance at the 8:00 mark of the third period, lifting the Flyers to a 4-3 victory over Carolina on Sunday, snapping a two-game losing streak.We hadnt really been getting our chances, Manning said. (Pierre-Edouard Bellemare) did a great job winning the puck battle and their forwards were kind of sagging below our guys. So I saw an opportunity and Belle made a great play getting me the puck.Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist, giving him points in a league-high nine straight games. Shayne Gostisbehere and Radko Gudas also scored for the Flyers. Wayne Simmonds had two assists, and Michal Neuvirth stopped 26 shots.We got good efforts in all areas of our game, Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. You have to have that, especially when its a back-to-back night and a 5 oclock start. You have to have contributions from all parts of your lineup and all areas of your game, and thats what we got.Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist for Carolina, and Justin Faulk and Viktor Stalberg also scored. Victor Rask, who has points in all eight games this season, added an assist. Cam Ward finished with 24 saves.The Flyers beat Carolina for the second time this season. The Hurricanes fell to 6-1-1 in their last eight home games against Philadelphia.There were some positives, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. We probably scored enough to win. Three goals should be the magic number in this league as you get going. We had enough there, but were giving up too much and thats not a recipe for success short-term or long-term.Carolina general manager Ron Francis holds the Hurricanes franchise record witth points in his first 11 games in 1984.ddddddddddddPhiladelphia was up 1-0 after outshooting the Hurricanes 13-9 in the first period. Gostisbehere scoring unassisted from the left point on the power play with 2:03 left for his fourth goal and seventh point in six career games against Carolina.Faulk tied it at 1:01 of the second, beating Neuvirth through plenty of traffic from the high slot.However, Gudas put the Flyers up 2-1 at 7:07, beating Ward through traffic from the right point with Giroux on the secondary assist.Weve played a lot of games, Giroux said. We dont have the record we want right now, but were playing better as a team. I take a look at (my statistics) once in a while, but Im more worried about the minuses there. If you want to be a good player youve got to be responsible offensively and defensively, and weve got some work to do in there.Skinner beat Neuvirth from the right doorstep at 10:13 to tie it again. Carolina got the lead with 8:02 to go in the period when Stalberg got the puck by Neuvirths five-hole on a rush.The Flyers tied it again with 2:46 remaining in the second when Giroux scored from the slot.Game notesC Andrej Nestrasil, RW Martin Frk and D Jakub Nakladal were healthy scratches for Carolina. ... C Boyd Gordon and D Nick Schultz were healthy scratches for the Flyers. ... Carolinas Klas Dahlbeck played in his 100th NHL game. ... The Flyers won the teams first meeting, 6-3 at home on Oct. 23. The teams face off three more times this season, here on Jan. 31, and at Philadelphia on March 19 and April 9.UP NEXTFlyers: Host Detroit on Wednesday night.Hurricanes: At Ottawa on Tuesday night to begin a two-game road swing. ' ' '