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CHICAGO -- Nearly every time coach Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball boss Jerry Colangelo stage a reunion in their hometown, theres plenty of backslapping, a trophy gleaming in the background and the only thing they have to protect is their cocktails. This time around, its about safeguarding the Olympic legacy the two built over more than a decade.Their partnership took hold in the wake of the Abomination in Athens, when a U.S. team coached by Larry Brown and packed with high-maintenance, highlight-reel guys who slept through wake-up calls couldnt rouse themselves in time for the medal round. They left the 2004 Summer Games with a consolation prize of bronze and the programs reputation in tatters.Colangelo, a former NBA and MLB executive and once a fine athlete in his own right, agreed to pick up the pieces on one condition: I get to make all the rules.Instead of submitting the names of the players he wanted to a selection committee, Colangelo picked his own. Instead of contacting their agents to set up meetings, he called some directly and collared others as they clambered off the team bus at NBA arenas across the country. No one told him no.Once he shaped a roster that reflected his philosophy -- that the best teams are made up of complementary parts instead of just the best ones available -- there was only one guy Colangelo wanted to coach them.Were both Chicago guys through and through, Colangelo said Thursday, while the Team USA practiced for Fridays exhibition here against Venezuela. A lot of the bond we felt right off the bat had to do with the lunch-bucket beginnings both of us had.Gold medals at Beijing and London followed in their wake, and the mix of players buzzing around Krzyzewski at practice -- bona fide NBA stars like Kevin Durant and others like Kyle Lowry and DeAndre Jordan, who bring specific skill-sets to the floor -- suggest their approach hasnt changed. The only surprise about this edition is Colangelo found yet another way to get Coach K to sign on for another tour of duty.Theres usually lots of wine involved, but it hasnt really been that tough, said Colangelo, laughing.In 2009, both were on hand for a National Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Honor gala feting Colangelo and Team USAs success at the Olympics a year earlier. Colangelo worked the room in his familiar style, shifting his drink often to avoid spilling it as he accepted handshakes, hugs and posed for pictures with old friends. Krzyzewski, who served as toastmaster, still hadnt made up his mind about London.We got that taken care of at 3 a.m. that morning in the lobby over pizza and wine, Colangelo said. I remember after London, Mike was really wiped out. I thought Id lay low and didnt bother him for two weeks, then he called me. `Jerry, he says, `Im already going through withdrawal.Krzyzewski, whose day job is coaching Duke, chuckles at the memory. Theres so little daylight between the two men about basketball and how its played that the few disagreements usually surface only at mealtime.Yeah, were both Chicago guys, but Im Polish and hes Italian, Krzyzewski said. Hes always reminding that they have better restaurants and more of them.I hate to say it, Coach K added a moment later, but hes probably right.That kind of continuity at the top of the program sets the tone, but it doesnt explain all the success. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, whos been along for the ride as an assistant, describes both men as strong-willed and problem-solvers, but also guys who are smart and secure enough to welcome input from the team, top to bottom.Youll never hear them say this is `their program, Boeheim added. Its everybodys program. They make that clear from the outset. Guys buy in faster and stronger when they feel an ownership stake. They feel respected and listened to. ... If you want to know the `secret, its that. 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Breakaway saves, there was a couple game-changers.The most important might have been two saves by Niemi in the latter half of the first period while the game was still 0-0.He stopped a breakaway by Alexander Burmistrov and a shot by Mark Scheifele on a 2-on-1.Seconds later, the Stars had a 2-on-1. Curtis McKenzie passed back into the slot to Brett Ritchie, who sent a wrist shot past Michael Hutchinson at 14:37 and Dallas never trailed again.The win salvaged the last game of Dallas 1-1-1 home stand. Winnipeg lost its second straight and fourth in five games.Patrick Eaves and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars while Hutchinson had 23 saves.Stars rookie center Devin Shore had two assists.The goals against Niemi came in the closing seconds of the second and third periods. Joel Armia beat him to the puck to score with 5 seconds left in the second, and Scheifele put in a rebound on the power play with 9 seconds to play in the third.Dallas spent most of the first 5 minutes of the second period killing two penalties.The teams skated 4-on-4 for 35 seconds before Eaves scored his 100th career goal from high in the slot at 5:02.Its pretty cool, he said. Ive been fortunate to play with a lot of good players. More importantly, it helped towards a divisional win.Eaves had returned after missing a game with a lower-body injury. He added experience to an injury-riddled Dallas front line weakened even more because Jason Spezza sat out with a lower-body injury.Shore passed from beehind the net to set up Eaves goal.ddddddddddddAnother assist went to center Justin Dowling, in his NHL debut after playing 324 games in the minor leagues. He was recalled from Texas of the AHL to fill in for Spezza.I thought we had a great night out of (Dowlings) line, Ruff said. We got a good night out of the Shore line.Armia brought Winnipeg within 2-1 by taking the puck away from Niemi behind the net to score his first goal on a wraparound. Niemi had stopped two other good chances by Armia earlier in the second.Joel was moving his feet with the puck and when he does that, boy, he creates some things, Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said.Seguin scored at 7:27 of the third period with a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle.Game notes Dallas had been 1 for 13 on the power play during the 10 previous periods before Eaves goal. Winnipegs challenge that the Stars had interfered with Hutchinson was denied. They push our defenseman right on top of me and its a bang-bang play, Hutchinson said. I dont know why it wasnt goalie interference. ... Winnipegs power play had been 1 for 18 in the last five games before Scheifeles goal. ... After being outscored 11-1 in the second period of their first five games, the Jets dominated the middle period. They outshot Dallas 13-7 and won 12 of 17 faceoffs. ... Armia had scored two goals in Winnipegs last visit to Dallas, a 6-3 win on Feb. 25. ... The Jets have pulled their goalie in the closing minutes in all six games this season.UP NEXTJets: They will host Dallas on Thursday in the back end of two home-and-home games.Stars: Dallas will travel to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Thursday. ' ' '