I've been following team USA basketball. It looks like they have a good shot at the gold this time. But pre-Olympic games are still too close for comfort.
A little history with team USA basketball in Olympics. Three phases:
Early Dominance
1930s - 80s (9 golds, 1 controversial silver, 1 bronze, 1 boycott)
NBA Dream Teams
90s (complete fanfare and dominance resulted in 2 breezy golds)
NBA losing it
21st century (1 close-shave gold, 1 bronze, multiple disappointments on international championships)
reference: wikipedia
2008 roster vs the original dream team
2008
Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd, Deron Williams (Coach: Mike Krzyzewski) (Assistant Coach: Mike D'Antoni)(Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim) (Assistant Coach: Nate McMillan)
1992
Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, John Stockton, David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Christian Laettner (Coach: Chuck Daly)
average margin of victory: 43.8 points in 8 games
timeouts called: 0
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