They were as good as any other....myth!

[PMBardunias]

This is I think a perfect analogy for what we are attempting to convey: The upset of the American olympic basketball "dream team" by the Greeks. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/wbc2006/n ... id=2568543

From the article:

Dwight Howard dunked emphatically. Dwyane Wade bounced the ball off the backboard, caught it and stuffed. Elton Brand jammed an alley-oop pass. Finally, LeBron James flew down the lane for a tomahawk...The U.S. has dazzling skill; the Greeks are a dazzling team.

The lack of experience -- and familiarity with each other -- was glaringly obvious against a Greek squad that has been together three years.

I think we showed everybody that maybe we're not very good athletes like them, but we know how to play the game," said Greek guard Theodoros Papaloukas, who carved up the U.S. defense with 12 assists. "We are clever."

"It's hard for one team, if they have so many big players, in one month to adapt to their new roles," Papaloukas said. "All these players are big stars, but you have to do small different things. I think that was the difference: In our team, everybody knew what they had to do exactly."