With The London 2012 Summer Olympics gone with the wind, analysts, experts and bloggers are already speaking about team NBA’s performance. Bloggers are already going in on how each player’s performance either harmed or boosted their reputations. However, each individual performance at the Olympics does not give you a crystal ball reading into how each player will play in the upcoming season.
Team U.S.A. played phenomenal throughout the preliminary games and even better when the games counted. Although, the preliminary games were just as important for the team’s reputation. If U.S.A. would have lost during the preliminary games that would have been a major blow to the respect of the team and the country.
They played well and names that we’re most likely unknown, on an international level, should be ringing around Europe. Players like Russel Westbrook, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Andre Iguadola and Kevin Love all played well enough to make a European kid by their jersey’s.
However, don’t make the assumption that the way NBA players played in London will be the way they play back home. Overseas, they played teams who were clearly on a much lower talent level. Coming back home they are going back into the high level, high energy, high octane and unpredictable NBA, where the competition is on a very different level.
Carmelo Anthony played very well in London and I still think he’s an elite NBA player. He still has much to prove so don’t start labeling anyone or making assumptions. Don’t pull the trigger just yet.
