# The Dream Team who dream too much **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 15, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505 "2004-08-15T19:25:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jenesaisquoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jenesaisquoi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jenesaisquoi)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/1 "2004-08-15T19:25:11Z")
USA basketball Dream Team lost to Puerto Rico team by 20 points in Olympic. What a shame. ---
**Author:** ![morse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@morse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morse)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/2 "2004-08-15T19:58:40Z")
Good ---
**Author:** ![Kay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kay)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/3 "2004-08-15T20:18:33Z")
take THAT America! :beam: ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/4 "2004-08-15T20:22:06Z")
Too many egos in one team… ---
**Author:** ![morse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@morse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morse)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/5 "2004-08-15T20:25:31Z")
That’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@CanadianGuy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CanadianGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/6 "2004-08-15T20:27:35Z")
:lol: I bet Puerto Rico is partying ---
**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/7 "2004-08-15T20:28:49Z")
thats what we get for sending our second rate players over there. This is intended for the worlds greatest athletes. And not a team we assembled 2 weeks b4 qualifying out of middle tier players. This is what we get. I think we should send whatever team wins the championship. In this event we should have sent the detroit pistons. We will still bring home the gold but maybe next time we will send our best. ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/8 "2004-08-15T20:31:36Z")
> [@DDD](#): > > thats what we get for sending our second rate players over there. This is intended for the worlds greatest athletes. And not a team we assembled 2 weeks b4 qualifying out of middle tier players. This is what we get. I think we should send whatever team wins the championship. In this event we should have sent the detroit pistons. We will still bring home the gold but maybe next time we will send our best. That would never happen… the Detroit Pistons wouldn’t want to go after winning the NBA championship, and I wouldn’t blame them. After winning the championship you don’t want to fly out to Athens and play again… ---
**Author:** ![morse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@morse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morse)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/9 "2004-08-15T20:33:52Z")
I would… ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/10 "2004-08-15T20:35:44Z")
> [@morse](#): > > I would… Really? After playing for about 8 months and finally winning the championship I doubt anyone would want to go… how many Pistons were in this Dreamteam? ---
**Author:** ![morse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@morse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morse)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/11 "2004-08-15T20:36:51Z")
I don’t know, but I wouldn’t mind going to the olympics… ---
**Author:** ![Hans\_Kilian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@Hans\_Kilian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hans_Kilian)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/12 "2004-08-15T20:54:21Z")
They haven’t played well in a while. They only narrowly beat Turkey in a test match. Turkey, who didn’t qualify for the olympics. And lost to Italy in another test match. And now Puerto Rico… I normally don’t watch basketball but I think I’ll watch their next game when they’re up against the greeks. That might be another tough game for them with the stadium filled with spectators cheering for the home team. I also think it’s nice to see a bunch of arrogant guys who call themselves ‘The dream team’ get a beating. Maybe they should change their name to ‘The nightmare team’… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/13 "2004-08-15T20:57:58Z")
> [@Hans Kilian](#): > > Maybe they should change their name to ‘The nightmare team’… 😉 Why would they do that when they’ve dominated every prior Olympics? The _real_ good players are too afraid to go to the Olympics… bastards! ---
**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/14 "2004-08-15T21:00:59Z")
> [@wizard](#): > > Really? After playing for about 8 months and finally winning the championship I doubt anyone would want to go… how many Pistons were in this Dreamteam? I would do it hands down. And the old school players would and did. MJ and those guys. The way it is now, the players dont love the game they think the game has to love them. I love the game of hoop so much, I would do what these guys do for minimum wage and play in the olympics and world games and whatever. There are a few throwback players like AI and Tim Duncan. But unfortunately our T-Macs, Shaqs and the like are very selfish. If we sent T-MAC, Shaq, Kobe, Kevin Garnett, Steve Francis…I mean our elite. The olympics would not even be close. ---
**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/15 "2004-08-15T21:02:43Z")
> [@wizard](#): > > Why would they do that when they’ve dominated every prior Olympics? > > The _real_ good players are too afraid to go to the Olympics… bastards! Not afraid. There just isn’t any money in it. So they dont do it. Give me the old days of Isiah Thomas, Magic, Barkley and MJ any day. These players these days are pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/16 "2004-08-15T21:05:25Z")
> [@DDD](#): > > I would do it hands down. And the old school players would and did. MJ and those guys. The way it is now, the players dont love the game they think the game has to love them. > > I love the game of hoop so much, I would do what these guys do for minimum wage and play in the olympics and world games and whatever. There are a few throwback players like AI and Tim Duncan. But unfortunately our T-Macs, Shaqs and the like are very selfish. > > If we sent T-MAC, Shaq, Kobe, Kevin Garnett, Steve Francis…I mean our elite. The olympics would not even be close. I completely agree… like I said: The _real_ good players are too afraid to go, afraid of getting injured and recently, terrorism. How I wish Kobe would’ve gone :\*( I don’t even know why Iverson went… all he does is complain. :td: ---
**Author:** ![CanadianGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@CanadianGuy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CanadianGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/17 "2004-08-15T21:06:42Z")
_sighs_ I think a lot of what you’re saying DDD is the reason why I lost interest in the NBA and all pro sports for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/18 "2004-08-15T21:10:03Z")
> [@CanadianGuy](#): > > _sighs_ I think a lot of what you’re saying DDD is the reason why I lost interest in the NBA and all pro sports for that matter. All pro sports… not Hockey, those guys don’t get paid nearly as much and they still play their as$es off. ---
**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/19 "2004-08-15T21:15:59Z")
yea, but hockey has its issues too. But yea sports have become very glamorous, and kinda sissy like. No more Isiah Thomas’ breaking his wrist in the first half and then playing the rest of the game with his left hand and scoring 36 on the Lakers. Now when guys get a stomach ache or a toe twist they sit for 6 months, get MRI’s and therapy. And they rather drive their Bentleys around than play in the Olympics and represent the country that made all of this possible. I played overseas and I will tell you their pro athletes are hungry and do not have it near as good as US Pro players do. ---
**Author:** ![soulty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/soulty/32/105_2.png) [@soulty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soulty)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505/20 "2004-08-15T21:55:21Z")
> [@DDD](#): > > ## But unfortunately our T-Macs, Shaqs and the like are very selfish. > > Not afraid. There just isn’t any money in it. So they dont do it. Give me the old days of Isiah Thomas, Magic, Barkley and MJ any day. These players these days are pathetic. Amen to that, **Preach** it my Brutha… **Preach!!!** [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dream-team-who-dream-too-much/119505.md?page=2)