How is it possible for the USA Basketball team to not get gold?

Question

The American players get paid millions an the NBA recruits the best players in America. They are arguable the best in the world. Yet the USA team lost to Greece 4 years ago. They have lost to Puerto Rico and I think Argentina once. How is that even possible? Where they drunk, sick, paid off? If another country even gets withing 20 points of the US team its pathetic. Yes I know some NBA players are from other countries but they are still a minority.

Answer 1

People are saying: Oh, Spain, Argentina, Germany these guys are tough, but thats all a ton of BS. Really the only way they wont get Gold is because they will die of the air pollution in China. Their 2nd string is better than most first strings playing and thats a fact, like really there is no chance I guarantee that a team will beat USA full power.

Answer 2

dude its not about the players, yes technically no one will and possibly ever get to their level of talent. but its about team work and chemistry, and the best team that has that right now is spain.

Answer 3

Dude. I was thinking the same thing. The only team the poses a threat is spain or argentina.

Answer 4

America will NOT win gold if they start acting cocky given their wins in these meaningless friendlies.  China is their first opponent, and the US will play in an environment that will make Cameron Indoor Stadium sound like a whisper, if that, not to mention the Chinese team will be VERY fired up.

Also, other countries' teams in general seem to be more enthusiastic for playing for their country than the Americans...

Answer 5

1 team 2 players

spain

gasol

calderon

Answer 6

1992 was when NBA players were first allowed to play in the Olympics.

The 1992 USA Olympic Team was known as the Dream Team for having players like Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson etc.

The 92 Dream Team would crush competitors by 50 points every game.

These huge defeats and the spread of excitement later developed the game of basketball internationally.

Soon. International players all over the world would join the NBA.

And they wouldn't just be on the bench. They would be hitting game winners (Peja Stojakovic)

They would win MVPs (Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki)

They would win Titles (Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli)

They would even be #1 Draft Picks (Yao Ming)

Americans thought they could easily bring home the gold every other four years, but they almost lost in 2000 and the miracle 40 point loss happened in 2004.