They are all going to laugh at us! Well who is laughing now?
The United States is out to set the record straight. US Basketball used to strike fear in the eyes of other programs. These programs were scared to step on the same court as them. Now 3 Olympics later and a couple of non gold medal performances later, the US has the chance to change that. There may be better teams than the Chinese team that the US started off their tournament against, but they do not match up with China well at all. They took China apart after settling into the game about midway through. Not only is this team as good as expected, it may be better. Dwayne Wade was a question mark, he was thought of as a player returning from injury who may have some short solid minutes. Wade has led the team in Lebron's absence, and is now leading them from the bench. Wade is as explosive as he was in the 2006 finals when he led the Miami Heat to a championship over a Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas Mavericks.
The so called "Redeem Team" is more than just out to redeem USA Basketball. They are out here to put that scare back in the hearts of all these other Olympic teams. The Dream team played with heart each game, because they wanted to show the world what they could do. When they wanted to score, they scored. When they wanted to shut other teams down, they shut them down. Now it is time that USA Basketball returns to that mentality. And this is the first team that will be able to live up to the hype that the Dream Team created.
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This team has been constructed of 12 players with Roles and great leadership skills. Lebron James is a one man leader, who makes his team better by creating and scoring. He has not played with talent around him yet in the NBA. But he continues to make his team a playoff contender. Kobe Bryant changed his game and stopped trying to win games on his own, and started using the talent around him. He has always been a leader, but now leads in so many different ways on and off the court. Dwayne Wade went from Super Man's side kick in the 2006 playoffs, to the leader of a championship team, and has not turned back. Dwight Howard was drafted as a leader out of high school and has had to lead the Orlando Magic out of the cellar by himself. Jason Kidd was the court leader for the New Jersey Nets, and even though he is on the down slopes of his career, he has still been one of the best leading men in the NBA for the last decade. These are just a few names that will make the world cringe when they think USA Basketball in the future. The team is not a one and done type of squad either. Chris Paul is as youthful as it gets, but was an MVP candidate on one of the best teams in the Western Conference. Chris is the best young player in the game, and will be around Team USA for many years to come.
The problem with previous USA teams has been that they have been playing for the names on the back of their Jersey. The Redeem Team has learned that is what gets you down 40 points to Puerto Rico in the opening game of the Olympics. Playing for the name on the front of their Jersey's gets them a 30 plus victory against the host country. This team is lovable, just like the Dream Team. Team USA has thousands of Chinese fans cheering for them, along with the US fans that made the trip. This is the year that the world remembers TEAM USA. This is the team that will restore the rest of the World's nightmares, when it comes to USA Basketball.
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3 months ago
they are gonna kick ASSSSS
3 months ago
Trust me, the US will not scare anyone. They all feel very confident that they can beat the US. That being said, there are no excuses for the Americans to win the gold medal and should follow through unless they have a major break down.
from 3 months ago
I agree. I defaintely think the US is the best team and should win gold but Spain isn't scared of them and won't lose by 40. International competitiion has improved and even this improved team USA would get stomped by the likes of the orginal dream team that beat teams by 42. The US needs to go out and take care of business to prove that they are the best in the world its not a forgone conclusion like it was in 92.
3 months ago
The world scared? Are you kidding me?
Tomorrow you will face Spain, the defending world champs. USA Basketball should win, but don't be so disrespectful before playing with real contenders such as Spain, Argentina, Lithuania...
I agree with Adam, the Americans have no excuses. They can't embarrass the whole country again...
Remember Indy 2003?...Remember Athens 2004?...Remember Japan 2007?
Yes, the world is scared right now.
from 3 months ago
They have an actual team. Not 12 individuals that are great at their sport.
Spain is great, but not even the top contender. China and Argentina are better than Spain, watch the outcome to Spain's game. I am pretty sure that is Saturday too. Today, the US will win by 50.
If you actually read the article, not just the title, then comment, its much better
3 months ago
um...the USA is doing pretty good so far, but i dont know if others are exactly scared.
3 months ago
I guess these people have issues reading. USA Basketball once scared the world, now they do not. Is he writing that they now need to scare them again? Am I missing something. are you guys reading?
Nice article man, keep it up
3 months ago
Well Michael, I recognize that I haven't read the article before. It's read now.
You are right; the game against Spain is on Saturday.
I agree with your article. USA Basketball has a real team. The best players in the game are on the court playing as a team, but they still don't scare the others. And they will not do. Mentality has change guys. Argentina beat the Americans, Greece also did. It's possible¡ They are humans¡
A great team. Yes. The best in Olympics. Absolutely. My favourite. Yes (I hope Spain can surprise them, but it will be very hard).
A team who scared the world...not at this point. Game has changed, and the basketball has had a huge development around the world.
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