I for one had hoped that after the collapse of the Iron Curtain that the Olympics would once again be a contest of true amateurs, instead it has become a "once every four years" hiatus from their professional careers. Then again, the only thing that qualifies Allan Iverson as a "professional" is his salary.
This is the 1980 Hocket miracle in reverse. It reinforces the idea that a collection of stars is not a team. Our olympic basketball team is not a team. At this point, I would like to see a college dream team that actually practices and plays together to become a dream team. The NBA stars can't/won't dedicate the time to it.