Even after Sunday's final, they couldn't escape it. Dream Team is Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. U.S. center Alonzo Mourning just sighed. But for the most part, Mourning was serious. There was a lack of respect.
People feel, hey, they know they're going to win.
You could just feel it. Jesus was the most perfect person on the face of the Earth, but even he still found it difficult to please other people. In a weird way, Stern said he felt vindicated. The players didn't blame their problems on Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill or any of the other superstars who didn't come to Sydney for whatever reason. Some brought up the improvement made by other nations, that the fear of the U.S. team is gone.