Graydon Witt Prof. Hughes Reading 96 25 October 2013 Journal 3: Summary The Main idea that the author is trying to get across in this book is the fact that the Dream Team is the greatest team to have ever played the game of basketball. Throughout the book the author tells us how well the team played together as a unit and how each player had a specific role to help the team THRIVE. At first NBA players were not allowed to participate in the Olympics, but once they were finally able to it got the whole world talking about them. Not only was this just the best team at the time, but also had a couple of players that to this day are some of the best basketball players to ever live including Michael Jordan, and Larry Bird. An ACCORD between the players and the coaches of the Dream Team was made to where they would represent USA o the best of their abilities and that they did. As a result of the Dream Team they managed to gain a very large amount of AFICIONADOS all over the world. Every time the Dream Team would have a game no matter which country they were in they always had fans there cheering for them because of how remarkable their talent was individually and as a unit. All of the players that were part of the Dream Team knew how good they were and some of them let their emotions get the best of them. During the games players including Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, and Larry Bird all enjoyed conversing with the other team they were playing. Once Michael Jordan took it so far to where he shot a free throw with his eyes closed just to taunt the other team and ended up making the shot. The big idea that author is trying to say here is that the Dream Team could basically do whatever they wanted because there was no other team out there that would get in their way and stop them from winning gold medals. The Dream Team would go on to win 14 gold medals in 14 different national leagues that they were involved in. The more and more the team played together the better they would become and the more confidence they would gain as a team. Overall in Jack McCallum’s book, The Dream Team, the main idea is that of all the teams that have ever played the game of basketball, no other team will ever compare to the Dream Team.
Prof. Hughes
Reading 96
25 October 2013
Journal 3: Summary
The Main idea that the author is trying to get across in this book is the fact that the Dream Team is the greatest team to have ever played the game of basketball. Throughout the book the author tells us how well the team played together as a unit and how each player had a specific role to help the team THRIVE. At first NBA players were not allowed to participate in the Olympics, but once they were finally able to it got the whole world talking about them. Not only was this just the best team at the time, but also had a couple of players that to this day are some of the best basketball players to ever live including Michael Jordan, and Larry Bird. An ACCORD between the players and the coaches of the Dream Team was made to where they would represent USA o the best of their abilities and that they did. As a result of the Dream Team they managed to gain a very large amount of AFICIONADOS all over the world. Every time the Dream Team would have a game no matter which country they were in they always had fans there cheering for them because of how remarkable their talent was individually and as a unit. All of the players that were part of the Dream Team knew how good they were and some of them let their emotions get the best of them. During the games players including Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, and Larry Bird all enjoyed conversing with the other team they were playing. Once Michael Jordan took it so far to where he shot a free throw with his eyes closed just to taunt the other team and ended up making the shot. The big idea that author is trying to say here is that the Dream Team could basically do whatever they wanted because there was no other team out there that would get in their way and stop them from winning gold medals. The Dream Team would go on to win 14 gold medals in 14 different national leagues that they were involved in. The more and more the team played together the better they would become and the more confidence they would gain as a team. Overall in Jack McCallum’s book, The Dream Team, the main idea is that of all the teams that have ever played the game of basketball, no other team will ever compare to the Dream Team.