Team USA Basketball: Unstoppable Force or Just Plain Overrated?




Let me start by saying this: I love basketball.


I've been playing since I could walk, and I've always been a huge fan of the NBA.


So, when I say that I'm not entirely sure what to think about Team USA basketball, it's not because I don't like the team or the players.


It's because I'm not sure if they're as good as everyone says they are.


On one hand, you have a team that is absolutely loaded with talent. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis—the list goes on and on.


These are some of the best players in the world, and on paper, they should be unbeatable.


But then you look at their record, and it's not as impressive as you might think.


In the past few years,


  • they've lost to France in the 2019 FIBA World Cup,
  • Australia in the 2020 Olympics,
  • and Nigeria in an exhibition game in 2021.

  • So, what's the deal? Are Team USA just overrated?


    I don't think so. I think they're still the best team in the world, but I think they need to figure out how to play together better.


    They have so much talent, but they're not always on the same page.


    If they can figure that out, they'll be unstoppable.


    But until then, I'm not ready to call them unbeatable.