Lithuainia would've handed the U.S. their asses too. 17 3 pointers!? C'mon, not many teams can withstand that kind of shooting. It takes some hardcore defense to stop that.
I like the idea that was presented on ESPN. Don't send NBA players or college players. Send streetballers like the And 1 guys. The idea would make it so they get as confused with our style of play as NBA players get with international ball. Then if we don't get gold, we don't have to claim it was our best guys and we get a show. We could just laugh at how many times we can make then fall to the court on the dribble. It would definitely increase the ratings on TV as well. The only downfall I see would be other countries hating us more because then its just getting cocky again.
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Hahaha, that would be hilarious, i hope we can bring the gold back next time. I actually like how good the rest of the world has gotten, makes the games more exciting to watch. I mean it wasnt' that fun to watch the first dream team just steam roll other teams
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streetballers would get ruined by international players. Streetballers don't even play basketball, all they play is African Handball. they have no idea what the phrase "double-dribble" or "travel" means.
I think we should send an actual team to the Olympics. This years Detroit Pistons could have beat our "Dream Team." Not because of talent, but because they all played their roles...and did their jobs.
Most important, they played defense. I think we should send a team of athletes that have been playing together for months or years......just like European countries send.
That would be good but the problem with that is there is Olympic qualifying the year before so the team doesn't necessarily stick together for that span of time.
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