More on the Kalmanovic murder, this time from Carl Schreck at SI.com: The mysterious murder of a Russian hoops magnate

In addition to financing and running Europe's top women's club, Kalmanovic was general manager of Russia's formidable women's national team. He was busying himself with hoops in the final hours of his life and gave no impression of concern for his business affairs or personal safety, said Russian Basketball Federation president Sergei Chernov, who met with Kalmanovic hours before his murder.

"He was completely calm," Chernov said. "We talked about basketball, he was telling jokes. There was no indication whatsoever that he was worried about anything."

The only time I recall seeing Kalmanovic was after the bronze medal game in Athens. With the Russian players looking none to pleased, he popped champagne and it scattered all over the court. The only problem was the gold medal game was still to be played. All I could think of was, "Crap, someone's going to get their foot stuck and blow out a knee."

Beyond the loss to his family, one has to wonder at the impact on the Russian National Team. Who are the "next in line" players and how will they be supported over the next few years?