The example is that just putting a bunch of the best basketball players on a team doesn't mean they will succeed - the 2004 USA Olympic team had some of the bes

The example is that just putting a bunch of the best basketball players on a team doesn't mean they will succeed - the 2004 USA Olympic team had some of the best basketball players in the world on it, and they still only got 3rd place. The common thinking is that each superstar on the team wanted/was used to being in the spotlight and was unable to share/coordinate their efforts effectively.