Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5057295, member: 10"]
Part of the problem, based on prior history and that we are sending the best guys from the best basketball league in the world, is everyone expects the U.S. to dominate like they used to. I think those days are over. The rest of the world has somewhat caught up. The U.S. is still the best basketball in the world but it's just not as dominant as it used to be.

Everyone needs to adjust their expectations and be happy to win the gold rather than looking at how close the games are and being disappointed. I will admit it was somewhat disappointing to see a guy like Yubesele for France playing so well against the U.S. when all I could think about was he stunk when he was with the Celtics and couldn't get off the bench. We're sending the best guys from the best league in the world and lower level guys from the NBA like Fournier and Yubesele are playing well against them. How does that happen? It's all about expectations sometimes. I do wonder if in 4 years the betting lines will be closer and the expectations more in line with reality.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

First name of men's bb coach