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Article: Dream Team II's No-Win Situation
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 12, 1994
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Imitations. Sequels. Poor relations.
Dream Team II has heard it all. That no player on the squad can
compare to Magic or Michael. That no bookie would pick them in a
head-to-head matchup with the original team that won gold in the
1992 Barcelona Olympics. That no fan has dreamt about the teams
playing one another.
On a day with no game in the World Championship of Basketball,
the United States squad had a short practice and got the rest of the
day off. The hour-long session was designed to help them prepare for
Friday night's meeting with Russia, but it also meant one more
opportunity for reporters to compare them with Dream Team I.
Finally, the questions got to be too much for forward ...