[olympic] usa vs Lithuania

[Ayepecks]

Well the players from the other countries also play in their leagues (some in the NBA) and don't get to practice as a team very often either. I think it's more of a attitude thing, the NBA players come from the best league in the world so they think they can beat every other team in the world 120 to 70 wihout even trying. That was certainly true for the original dream team, but other countries caught up now, it's not a walk in the park anymore!

Erm, actually, most of them start much earlier than America. Some even train year-round with most (not all) of their players. When you only have a few players playing professionally it's much easier.

But I agree with you it's about attitude, too... but it's attiude AND chemistry.

[Toxikk Veteran]

getting the gold would be more important to me if i got paid 85million dollars over the course of 5 years in my real job...

[L3thal Veteran]

That was certainly true for the original dream team, but other countries caught up now, it's not a walk in the park anymore!

I'm sure it would've been a walk around the boardwalk if the original players invited to come accepted instead of being babies and not going because of "security reasons".

[KzR]

It'll be a great shock if Team USA crashes out of the Olympics so early.

[XanDaMan]

they arn't much of a dream team, the good USA players all refused to go to the olympics

Who are these players? Please, spill!

[KzR]

Who are these players? Please, spill!

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd and Shaquille O'Neal.

These four players plus Tim Duncan who is already in the team will make the REAL DREAM TEAM USA.

[caerma]

Go Lithuania...

[Zycoflow]

Puerto Rico WILL win the gold so forget about the other teams :p

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It'll be a great shock if Team USA crashes out of the Olympics so early.

Drop the words 'a' and 'shock' and you're right on. :p

[Molgar]

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd and Shaquille O'Neal.

These four players plus Tim Duncan who is already in the team will make the REAL DREAM TEAM USA.

Well, AFAIK, except for Kobe, all the rest decided not to represent their country, so I wouldn't want them to be in it if I was from the USA. Screw them. :crazy:

[L3thal Veteran]

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd and Shaquille O'Neal.

These four players plus Tim Duncan who is already in the team will make the REAL DREAM TEAM USA.

If they did accept to come, the US would blow out every single team by 20+ points with these guys on the court.

Kidd: not a good shooter, but a great passer and has a great view of the court, not to mention his fast break abilities.

Garnett: a 7 foot non-center who can shoot jump shots, dunk, and block as well as rebound better than any other

Kobe: What can we say? He'll beat you from the 3 point line, off the dribble, and off everything.

Shaq: Feel sorry for whoever guarded him in the paint. He would make the zone defense look like a High School teams defensive allignment.

Now, tell me these guys together wouldn't romp all the competition :rolleyes:

[thop]

But they didn't come, so it really doesn't matter at all what could've been.

[L3thal Veteran]

Could've been? As far as I see it, they're still in the quarter finals.

[qdave]

Arghhhh!!!! lithuania SHAMEFULLY lost to usa 94-102 :angry:

here goes our dream of gold medal.....but maybe in next 4 years :laugh:

congrats with bronze to usa :rolleyes:

[L3thal Veteran]

congrats with bronze to usa :rolleyes:

Thanks. At least we won something :whistle: