During the Olympics, there were a lot of articles saying that the U.S. did not send a great basketball team and that it could LOSE AT ANY TIME.
After the title game against Serbia, when the U.S. absolutely dominated a team it had beat by just three points in pool play, the mood changed. We saw articles about how basketball was boring, how the U.S. could send pretty much anyone and still be guaranteed of gold.
But what if it didn’t work? What if you sent...oh, say LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.