Why other countries are catching up to the US Men's National basketball team 16 Articles

by Andrew Carlisle

Ironically, the massive success of the Dream Team in the Barcelona Olympics has contributed greatly to the recent downturn in USA men's basketball. Allowing NBA superstars to play in the Olympics was perhaps the most p...read more

by Tyrone Biggums

As recently as the 90's, there was such a disparity in talent between USA mens basketball and the rest of the world. Groups like the Dream Team, made every Olympic match look like an exhibition game. They were regularly wi...read more

by Mr. Thinker

My opinion on the downturn of USA basketball is not a lack of talent or the fact that other countries are getting better, rather it is a combination of things. I do think that other countries are getting better, however t...read more

by Primski

Non-American basketball is not only catching up to the US Men's National team but is better already. While many will not agree despite the fact that USA hasn't won a gold medal in years, which is allegedly because of ...read more

by New Yorker

In recent years the US Men's National Team has been struggling in the Olympics and the FIBA World Cup. It is true that very few of the top NBA players show up for the National Team but in the past even with less than aver...read more

by Christopher William

Museums exhibit priceless works of art. The world boasts countless objects of near perfection. Last night, fans were witness to one more: the Team USA's first quarter against the Mexican national team. Already boastin...read more

by Spartan Sense

It is no longer an issue for the international teams to catch up to team USA but rather the other way around. The US team has to catch up to the rest of the teams. They haven't won a gold medal at either the Olympic games ...read more

by BJ Haring

High School Basketball Each year I continue to be amazed at what we as a society has deemed acceptable behavior for our kids, parents, and the referees. I have witnessed high school basketball become an out and out braw...read more

by PVERING EAGLE

The spirit of competition, the will to win, the drive to become better as a player through practicing fundamentals: these are all reason why other countries are catching up to the US Men's National basketball team. In m...read more

by rbnstr08

For one thing, other countries are starting to have also tall players with the same agility as the tall basketball players of the U.S. They could easily match up with U.S. players as tall as them. Another factor that oth...read more

by Guven Kaya

There are two main reasons that leads the other countries to catch up US in national Men's basketball. First one, the concept of basketball in other countries, especially in Europe, like former Soviet Union nations, is bas...read more

by Olsoy Karakaya

there are couple things we could state. the main issue is the practices the players do. NCAA has strict rules on practices off the season, but in the other countries there are no rules on that. A player can practice with h...read more

by Jarvs

First of all, i am a big basketball fan especially in the NBA. I love watching basketball ever since i was a kid. I grew up watching Dr. J, Bird, Jordan, and other NBA stars. I have watch how the early Dream team of the ...read more

by Tracy Koehler

A simple explanation is that players from other countries have more incentive to play well than do the players from the U.S. When The Dreamteam was allowed to compete in the 1992 Olympics, it ushered in a new era of Olympi...read more

by Karla Granger

There are a number of reasons why other countries are catching up to the US Men's National basketball team. The most basic reason is that basketball, more so on the men's side, leans not so much on the concept of "team" a...read more

by Ben Egan

If you haven't noticed in the last couple of years, the gap between the United States and other countries across the world in the game of basketball is diminishing quickly. Americans are always complaining that this is a ...read more