The United States men's basketball team has started another debate about whether it's simply too good to play in the Olympics after bulldozing Nigeria.

The Americans are coming off of a 156-73 thumping of Nigeria. The 83-point win led some to call for the Dream Team concept to be scrapped. But that was only one game, and the celebrating is over.

Next up for LeBron James and Co. is a date with Lithuania and its rowdy fan base.

Lithuania has a history of being a thorn in the U.S. team's side.

At the 2004 Games, Sarunas Jasikevicius led Lithuania to a stunning upset. Jasikevicius is still around and brings NBA veteran Linas Kleiza and soon-to-be Toronto Raptor Jonas Valanciunas with him to the challenge this time.

—Tom Withers — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/twithersAP

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