What kills me is that after the U.S.'s poor performance at the Worlds in '02, there was supposedly a rejuvenation among players to be on the team. The Olympic qualifying team was hands down better than the actual Olympic team (Jason Kidd??), and worse than that World team from '02.
I don't blame the players on the team for the loss, although they couldn't be consistnent outside at all. Guys like Shaq, McGrady, and Ben Wallace are sitting back enjoying themselves, thinking how great they are for being needed on a team to win the gold.
It's this overall attitude of the NBA why I just don't care about it. Give me college ball any day over the NBA.
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