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Old 06-12-2012, 12:29 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
The really amazing thing is it only took 10 years for the world to catch up to the US. The US is still the favourite but it is now competitive and the US loses regularly.
Is it really that amazing ?.... I sound like my grandpa now but those guys back then played for a purpose. They were actually really proud to represent their country . Basketball players these days could care less about playing for team USA, they just want their huge NBA contracts and sponsorship money.

but also a lot of countries have put more money into training their athletes which would explain some of more parity.
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