That's one mishap.. and USA lost to a talented Argentina team. Now look at it from an different angle. How many medals has USA won with talent?
I'll take talent any day. All the team work in the world could not save the Nets, Kings, Pistons, Wizards or Wolves last season. Give'em a Wade like player and they're in the hunt or a contender. Talent wins if not all the time. Phil knows this. He's coached some of the most talented players in basketball history. Of course talent doesn't win all the time.. Team work alone definitely does not unless you're the 2003 Pistons. 
The Lakers are one of the most talented teams in the league.. There's Gasol, Kobe, Fisher, Odom, Bynum and Artest. Not too long ago the talented Lakers lost to the talented Celtics in the finals. Now the talented Celtics lost to the talented Lakers. That's right both teams have talent! Winning teams have talent.
talent does get you places but your looking at what Phil said in all the wrong ways. Phil never had 3 of the top players in the league on his team. the Lakers according to a panel of players and coaches have 5 of the 50 best players currently in the league right now but only 1 of them are in the top with Kobe being number 1. with the Kobe-Shaq Lakers he had 2 surrounded by role players and same goes for the Bulls. Phil has had the best of team game and talent. teams like the past Pistons, Nets, and Kings had team work but not enough talent, meaning they never had a true first options and Kobe, Shaq, and Jordan were those first options on their respected teams. the big 3 of the Celtics compliment each other and they kept their role players in the KG trade.
USA's recent win at FIBA was their first in 16 years
"who won gold in the worlds for the fourth time, doing so with a team that was no sure thing after coming to Turkey without the superstars from its Olympic gold medal team."
"With Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Co. sitting home, this group was called a "B-Team," which the players were aware of and couldn't wait to disprove."
Kobe, Shaq, Malone, and Payton lost the Pistons.
Olajuwon, Drexler, and Barkley lost to the Jazz
Kemp, Payton, Schrempf, and Hawkins lost to the Jazz
Nowitzki, Nash, Jamison, Walker, and Finley couldnt go no where
the Piston's Bad Boys team dominate more talented teams in their era
"I'll take talent any day. All the team work in the world could not save the Nets, Kings, Pistons, Wizards or Wolves last season. Give'em a Wade like player and they're in the hunt or a contender. "
Averagin 24.6 points, 6.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.7 steals while only playing 51 games Miami only went 15-67. not much of a contender. even Wade couldn't save those teams.
