I guess we tend to all remember the first Dream Team that dominated all different groups within the 1992 Olympic Games. That team was in all probability the most effective basketball team ever and included legendary players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and plenty of more. They showed everyone where the most effective basketball within the world was (I guess that still is) played. 1994 and 1996 groups were conjointly great and that they captured the gold medals easily. In 2000 Olympics USA team was beginning to lose its power. although they still won the primary place, their triumph wasn’t so convincing. because the years slid additional and additional all-star players refused to play for the national team and USA haven’t won any major tournament since 2000.
USA Basketball London team was tested within the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament and it passed the test by beating everyone including Argentina (118-81) on its thanks to the primary place. The lineup featured NBA all stars and they lived up to the expectations. They came up with great individual performances, unselfish teamwork and red hot shooting. That roster has modified however i assume that it’s modified for good.
USA will never be ready to mix a London Basketball team which might be compared to 1992 team however this 2008 team looks very impressive. it has everything starting from nice defensive players (Tayshaun Prince, Jason Kidd), brilliant passers (Chris Paul, Deron Williams), all star scorers (Kobe Bryant, LeBron James) to super-athletic massive men (Dwight Howard, Carlos Boozer). yank players invariably have stronger bodies and greater upsides than their opponents and if Howard can cure his micro-injury then the Howard-Boozer-Bosh frontline goes to appear scary. USA must play its best game to recapture the Olympic title and that i suppose that the possibilities for them are sensible.
USA plays in group B along side Angola, China, reigning world champion Spain and two qualifiers. twelve teams are still fighting for an Olympic berth and only three of them will succeed. The favorites are Greece, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Puerto Rico and Brazil, and it’s most likely that the 2 qualifier national groups which is able to play against USA in cluster B are aiming to be among them but we will never understand as expected. I doubt that NBA players can meet any difficulties to beat Angola and China is not a very powerful opponent conjointly. China national team has never been ready to occupy a foothold higher than 8th in World Championships or Olympic games. after all Yao is a serious power within the paint however i might suggest being additional terrified of Pau Gasol. Spain is the main rival of the Americans throughout the group stage and perhaps the total tournament. With its organized playing vogue Spain is meant to be an excellent thread to the present NBA all star team and lets not chuck the 2 qualifiers, maybe USA will have to be compelled to face Greece – the team that eliminated Americans from the FIBA World Championships simply 2 years ago.
And in the end my prediction is that USA will capture the gold medals by beating Argentina with a rather huge purpose margin in the final game. I predict that USA can win each game and the only tight game are against Spain in group stage. i feel that the leading scorer are going to be Carmelo Anthony; leading rebounder – Dwight Howard; leading passer – Chris Paul. Yes, maybe i am a little too optimistic however i think that this year USA will show everyone who rules the basketball world. Good luck!
