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The 'struggles' of Team USA men's basketball and why it's time to manage expectations

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Does Team U.S.A. have a weakness to worry about?

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There are any number of problems with trying to form some cohesive analysis of Team USA's disappointing performance in Rio during group play of the Olympic Basketball Tournament.

Among them:

  • We're talking about four total games. In the NBA, you would say "they had a rough week" and move on. It would be nothing to worry about. There's just very little to take from that sample, especially when two of the wins (against Venezuela and China, the worst two teams in group play) were dominant and level with expectations.