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在2000年奥运会之前,也许在美国人的眼里只有美国篮球才称得上是真正的篮球,因为由NBA球员组成的美国队连续两次极其轻松地拿下了奥运会冠军和一次世锦赛冠军。在1998年世锦赛上,虽然美国队临时拼凑了一支全部由非NBA球员组成的阵容,但依然获得了铜牌,这更进一步增强了“美国篮球天下第一”的信念。可是,在2000年奥运会上,由NBA球员组成的“梦之四队”遭到了其他国家球队的顽强抵抗,尤其在2002年世锦赛上,“梦之五队”更是创下了美国篮球的“新低”——仅仅获得第六名,从而令美国篮球开始正视整个世界篮球的发展。以下就是美国篮协在其官方网站上对参加2004年雅典奥运会比赛的其他国家篮球队的介绍和分析,这个举动在其他各次重大比赛前是极其罕见的。
Prior to the 2000 Olympics, perhaps only American basketball was the real basketball in the eyes of Americans, as the U.S. team composed of NBA players won Olympic titles and World Championships extremely easily twice in a row. At the 1998 World Championships, the United States won a bronze medal, although it temporarily put together a team composed entirely of non-NBA players, further strengthening its belief that “basketball in the world should be the best in the United States.” However, at the 2000 Olympic Games, the “Dream Four Team” composed of NBA players has been stubbornly resisted by other countries’ teams. Especially at the 2002 World Championships, “Five Dreams” set the standard for U.S. basketball “Low” - just sixth place, so that the United States basketball began to face the development of the world basketball. The following is the introduction and analysis of the NBA on its official website for other national basketball teams participating in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. This move is extremely rare before other major competitions.