Great Britain are entering virgin territory after their spectacular rise to prominence from Division B under the watchful eye of the wily Chris Finch. Once touted as dark horses with their expected NBA talent, the crushing double whammy of losing the talismanic Luol Deng to injury and Ben Gordon failing to commit means a fundamental shift in expectation. From confidence of emerging from the toughest group, they will now be left merely treading water and hoping to stay competitive in their three group games.