In yesterday's Times, more men-learning-from-women stuff.

The men's team had its best game yesterday and beat a tough Australian team. For all the talk about selfishness and lack of fundamentals, yesterday's game (especially the second half) featured some amazing offensive playmaking.

The men's team has a lot of young players, many facing their first international competition. It's amazing to watch game to game -- you can actually see these guys figuring out this style of play, learning how to win. Over the course of the Olmpic games, LeBron James might go from being a near liability out there to one of the best international players in the world.

"We're learning a lot of stuff on the fly," Tim Duncan said. Exactly. Given the level of competition, they may not be able to pull it all together in time to win the tournament (or even a medal), but they deserve credit for the strides they're making.