The Greece Team danced in jubilation, celebrating their victory as if the imagery of winning the world championship was enough to forever etch into Carmelo Anthony's memory.
Coach K attended the post-game press conference with an expression of detachment, his eyes looking lost, as if he had suffered a significant blow.
Jerry Colangelo, the director of USA Basketball who organized this team, had puffy bags under his eyes, and his voice was low and heavy.
Chris Sheridan from ESPN asked, "Does this result meet your expectations?"
"The outside world expected us to win the final victory, but we failed before the final came," Colangelo said bitterly, "so it does not meet the expectations."
"How do you view Frye's evaluation of the Dream Team?"
"He was willing to spend half a month in Japan to be on the spot and support us, but unwilling to spend more time joining us and fighting alongside us," Colangelo said. "Honestly, I don't know how to evaluate that."