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Fixing the Dream Team nightmare

By Bill Simmons
Page 2 columnist

Friday, September 13, 2002

Before we tackle the USA hoops debacle, let's get one thing straight: John Thompson patented the "I Can't Believe How Much He Screwed This Up" Award with his performance during the 1988 Summer Olympics, which remains the most infuriating turn of events in my career as a sports fan. As the years pass, an urban legend has been spawned about that defeat, something about "The team wasn't talented enough," which eventually led to the dawning of the original Dream Team in 1992. As John McLaughlin wo ...

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