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The origin of the American men's basketball team called the Dream Team comes from the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. That year, the Olympic Games began to allow professional players to participate in the competition, and the American men's basketball team sent Jordan, Bird, Magician and other luxurious lineups to form. The Dream Team, they won the gold medal with almost no effort, winning an average of 43 points per game. Since then, the legend of the Dream Team has been circulating in the international arena!

In the Toronto Men's Basketball World Championships in 1994, the dream team composed of newcomers such as O'Neill, Mourning, and Larry Johnson continued to write brilliantly.

In the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the Dream Team [-] stood out. They had an absolute inside lineup: Olajuwon, O'Neill, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Barkley, etc., and there were Hardaway, Grant Hill and Thunder on the outside. Ji Miller, this team is often compared with the Dream Team, however, this is also the last invincible team in the history of the Dream Team.

In the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Americans felt for the first time that world basketball had become so powerful. The dream team that year also had many superstars, such as Garnett, Kidd, Mourning, Ray Allen and the players who dedicated the century. Carter was dunked. However, they almost lost to Lithuania in the semi-finals, only narrowly winning 85-83. In the final against France, they only won by 10 points. They did not have the dominance of the previous three dream teams. Fortunately, they Also won the championship, but the whole world began to realize that the dream team is not invincible!

It's a pity that the NBA stars don't think so. In the 2002 Indianapolis Men's Basketball World Championships, because of the past glory of the Dream Team, the superstars no longer take the international arena seriously, especially if it is not a big stage like the Olympics. More second-rate players participated in the Dream Five team. Of course, there are also stars such as Paul Pierce, Jr. O’Neal and Baron Davis. In the end, they only won No.6. Missed the gold medal in the World Series for the first time.

In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the Dream Six team, which was a temporary team, almost lost to Germany in a friendly match in Europe. Thanks to Iverson’s ultra-long three-pointer, it was not ashamed, but this also proved that the Dream Six team was not good enough , When they arrived at the Olympics, nightmares followed. They lost two games in the group stage, and they almost couldn't even make it to the top eight. After successfully defeating Australia and entering the semi-finals, they were finally eliminated by Argentina led by Ginobili. No gold medal.

The Dream Team Six of the Athens Olympics is also known as the Nightmare Team. Their impromptu motley crew lost for the first time on the Olympic stage, and the Americans wanted revenge.

In the 2006 Japanese Men's Basketball World Championships, the American men's basketball team sent the 03 generation who had already made achievements as the main force. Paul and other first-line well-known stars, as a result, they lost to Japan again, and this time they still fell in the semi-finals. The Greek team led by Vasilis Spanoulis defeated them.

Therefore, in the 2008 Olympic Games, the Dream Team had actually failed three times in a row. Even the gold medal in 3 was not considered a success. Revenge became synonymous with everything. To win a gold medal is to fail.

The U.S. men’s basketball team suffered consecutive failures in the previous 2002 World Championships, 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 World Championships. Forming a team with nba players is no longer a gold medal guarantee. Under such a background, the U.S. men’s basketball team formed the Dream Eight Redemption Team .

Redemption Team: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets), Carlos Boozer (Jazz), Chris Bosh (Raptors), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Dwight Howard (Magic) ), LeBron James (Cavaliers), Jason Kidd (Mavericks), Chris Paul (Hornets), Tayshaun Prince (Pistons), Michael Redd (Bucks), Dwyane En - Wade (Heat), Deron - Williams (Jazz).

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Old coach K: "When I learned that I was coaching the Dream Eight team, I was still worried, so I recruited Kobe, and our best players came!"

Kobe: "I'm tired of watching you lose again and again in the international arena. We need to turn this failure into strength. This is what I want to see. We can't keep losing!"

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The Dream Eight team is all bosses, especially James and Kobe, two super giants of the era. Although they don't care who is the boss, there will be some conflicts in their playstyles.

James needs to handle every round reasonably, but Kobe has always advocated believing in himself, even if the shooting feels bad, he will keep shooting!

James' game is about finding the best opportunity before finishing, but Kobe doesn't care about the shot selection. As long as he feels like it is coming, he would rather be double-teamed than pass the ball, even if he pays the price of ironing.

In this way, the two cores in the team have different understandings of the game, which will inevitably cause conflicts when the team is first formed.

The old K said that when the Dream Eight team was first established, Kobe played too independently in 2008, which may have caused James' dissatisfaction!The old K said that in the first half of a warm-up match, Kobe had some shooting choices that he often had in the Lakers, and James looked at the old K.

This kind of look immediately reminded old K that James might be upset, and Kobe's shooting really violated James' team basketball philosophy.

Old K realized the seriousness of the problem, so he called James back: ""I will handle this matter well, please believe me. "

The problem that old K encountered was very difficult.First of all, the Dream Eight teams are big shots. James and Kobe are both top super giants, and they are the two faces of the NBA. No one can offend them.

Kobe's shooting depends on his ability, but the Dream Eight team is not the Lakers after all, and James' basketball philosophy is logical.

Therefore, Old K and his coaching staff stayed up all night, trying their best to convince Kobe.

In the end, Old K decided to take out the video tape and have a meeting with Kobe, but he himself was not sure that he could convince Kobe.

After Kobe was called, the old K showed him the tape and pointed out: "These shots are terrible. When the team has James and Anthony, you can't do this. It will hurt our mission."

Old K was still thinking about how to respond to Kobe's upset, but to his great surprise, Kobe took the initiative to admit that his shot selection was indeed unreasonable.

Kobe said to the old K: "You're right, I won't shoot like this again. Are there any other questions?"

Old K described Kobe's psychological feelings brought to him by admitting his mistakes: It was like a gift from God!