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The Dream Teams for the MLB and NBA were not that hot. Are they really the best in the world?
Are you even following either sport? Baseball does not send the best players from America because they're in the middle of the MLB season and the player's are under contract to play for their teams. You get minor league players, and not even the best prospects. The USA basketball team won the gold today. While they have the most talent and athleticism, several factors work against them: 1) FIBA basketball is not called the same as the NBA, their are several not insignificant rules that are different. The ball is even different. Refs have in the past made a lot of questionable calls against USA players as well, and they see styles of play that they aren't common to the NBA. 2) International basketball is far more competitive than it ever has been, with a good deal of the some of the teams being made up of NBA players. 3) A lot of the other country's national teams have been playing together for 5-10 years under the same coach or in the same system, so they have a lot more familiarity with their teammates. All of these are equalizers, and the USA team still only managed to get tested once, which was in the gold medal game. Yes, the basketball team is without question the best in the world. Their average margin of victory was dominant.
MLB did kind of suck though...
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Seriously though, can you really make a US dream team for baseball even with MLB players at your full disposal? So many good players are from the dominican, venezuela, a few from asia.
There are still more MLB stars from the USA than from any other country. If everyone they wanted to play actually played, they would be the favorites.
Are you even following either sport?