Olympic Chances:  Australia has found in Lauren Jackson, a fantastic opportunity to achieve a gold medal in the women’s basketball. Not only does she possess a fantastic scoring record but her rebounding and blocking scores have also been consistently high, making her by far the most dangerous player in the tournament.

Jackson is likely to become top scorer again at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, however, her dreams of achieving a gold medal may be dashed by a strong American outfit including the likes of Diana Taurasi and Candace Parker. Nevertheless Lauren Jackson and her Australian team mates are still strong contenders for the Olympic gold for women’s basketball and if Jackson fires on all cylinders there is no one who will be able to stop her.

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