IcEWaTEr123 said:
how could usa loose to greece we hav tha best playerz in da world and they still find a way to loose unbelievable
The "Dream Teams" these days loose for a few reasons:
1) They keep stacking the teams with the biggest names instead of looking to fill the team with players that have the fundamentals to play against the zones. They need some pure shooters like Ray Allen to balance a Dwane Wade.
2) The European players are catching up talent wise, but the type of game they play day in and day out is FIBA style. The USA plays a game that is geared to allow the players to shine with the big dunks. The USA plays a more one on one type game whereas FIBA teams plays zones, similiar to college basketball.
3) The biggest difference with the players is the European players are just stronger fundamentally. They are better shooters from the smallest to the biggest player.
If you look at the past few years, the teams have lost because they are stopped by the zone defense and they can not stop the outside shooting. I actually think they can not play the pros anymore and really need to start sending the best of the college players. They are used to playing against zones and some of the top college players are great shooters but are not attractive players for the NBA. That is also why alot tof the European players do not do well in the NBA.