Liam, no American in their right mind would object to what you said about American Basketball in the International Comps. It's just pathetic to have a full squad of $10 million a year athletes not able to adjust to a team game. I would like to see the NBA Champs go to the Olympics and watch some real dominance for a change. But that's just wishfull thinking on my part...

Perhaps the most dominant (top 3 without argument from anyone who knows basketball) player in basketball history was Jordan and he lost time after time while scoring more than half his teams points. And at times he would score 25 of their last 30 and maybe 60 of their 88 and still lose. He could take over a game like no one else. But it wasn't until he had a good supporting cast around him who learned to play together that his TEAM went on to win championships.

And I fully agree with Fred that a star can have a negative impact. We've had that with our US teams where we watch the star thinking that he can do what he wants. Forward or back doesn't matter, you need the players around him to help out so that he can do what he does best when you need him to, not when he's in survival mode because he has no outlets or support.

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