More than half a month ago, the Warriors' championship win had already shown the world the importance of the three-point shot. Although it's not yet at the level of the small ball style with severe reliance on threes, teams without any three-point capability have proven to be outdated.
However, even if people see this trend, they may not necessarily be able to catch up overnight.
In this Olympic Games, teams with outstanding three-point ability are still just a handful, and Del Harris's defensive strategy is sufficient to handle most situations.
American journalists disappointingly discovered that after that conflict was exposed, Team China seemed to have no further developments.
And while the Americans were waiting to watch the fun, their own backyard caught on fire.
In late July, as soon as the Dream Team training camp began, someone immediately defected at the last minute.
Jermaine O'Neal temporarily withdrew from the national team, citing injury reasons.
