“We are not the Dream Team, just the United States team playing at the Olympics here in London,” said LeBron James, following the United States narrow 99-94 victory over Lithuania in their last match. Coming into the Olympics, much had been made of this year’s edition of the American men’s basketball team and how they stack up against a generation which included Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and a host of others, but it seems according to James’ comments, that all arguments have finally been laid to rest. Following a crushing of Nigeria, cries began to be heard even louder that this year’s American team could indeed match up well if on the same floor with the famed 1992 squad which easily took the gold medal in Barcelona. However, it seems that the players on the team itself feel much differently than some fans do.
“When you play against a team that knows how to run the floor and shoot well, then you will always have a problem. ...
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August 06, 2012
