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08/21/2004 Archived Entry: "Dream Team?"

Posted by antle @ 10:01 PM EST [Link]

DREAM TEAM OR NIGHTMARE?: The U.S. Olympic basketball team faces yet another embarrassing loss. Even in its weakened form, the erstwhile Dream Team is in contention for the gold. But what about four, eight or twelve years from now?

The inclusion of professional athletes on the basketball team was supposed to make the U.S. unbeatable. How long can that track record be maintained as the NBA's standards continue to decline?

Replies: 2 comments

I wouldn't leap to conclusions based on the 2004 team. Many of the best American NBA players didn't want to play for the Olympic team.

That said, the rest of the world is catching up. New Zealand beating Serbia & Montenegro? There are no more safe games. Well, unless you're playing Angola I guess :-)

Posted by Steve Martinovich @ 08/22/2004 12:43 AM EST

That's a good point, although there are damn few players in today's NBA who could hold a candle to the 1992 Dream Team.

The NBA no longer enforces acceptable standards of discipline and the result is weaker players, in my opinion.

Angola might be competitive by 2012 or so. :-)

Posted by W. James Antle III @ 08/22/2004 02:28 AM EST