Unlike the star-studded USA teams of old – which perhaps peaked with the 1992 Dream Team of Michael Jordan – the Americans no longer hold a tight grip of international hoop power
MANILA, Philippines – Even minus the NBA heavyweights, the USA squad still looks fancied enough to go all the way in theBut as it turned out, talent depth may no longer be the only thing that comes to play in the global games as the Americans now serve as a mere curtain-raiser to the final showdown pitting“This team is very worthy of winning a championship and we just didn’t get it done,” said USA coach Steve Kerr.
“The game has been globalized over the last 30 years or so. These game are difficult. This is not 1992 anymore,” said Kerr – a reference, of course, that could only mean the 1992 Dream Team. But while pure talent carried that USA team to a perfect romp, it’s a team model that apparently no longer holds in current international basketball.
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