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INDIANAPOLIS -- Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade believes that no matter how many different things LeBron James accomplishes in his career, trying to surpass Michael Jordans legacy is a fools errand.No, its not possible, Wade told ESPN with a laugh. Its not possible.Wade?is in a unique position within the context of the comparisons between James and Jordan. He won two of his three NBA championships playing alongside James -- one of his closest friends -- with the Miami Heat.?As a kid growing up in the Chicago area, Wade was a Bulls fan and watched Jordan rack up six championships, earning the respect of millions around the globe.The only thing you can do is tie it, Wade said. Theres no 19th hole.The golf reference came about after Wade was reminded of a 2012 interview with ESPN in which he used a golf analogy to compare James to Jordan.I dont know if [James] has the ability to surpass him or not, Wade said at the time.?Thats yet to be seen. My version as LeBron being on par with Michael is this: Theyre both on the golf course. Michaels on the 18th hole; LeBron is somewhere on like the fourth hole. Hes got a long way to go, but hes on par to get to the 18th hole.I think everyone knows that [James] is a phenomenal, phenomenal player. Hes one that we havent seen, with the makeup of a 6-8 guy who runs as fast as any point guard, jumps as high as any center, and has the ability that he has to do so many things. But Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time, thats who everyone shoots for. So its going to be hard to surpass that.Four years later, Wades stance hasnt changed much.I think last year -- not only in my eyes, but in a lot of peoples eyes -- really put him ... hes on the 15th hole right now, Wade said of James. 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It just took a few days longer than expected to get going and find a winning groove.They reached the quarterfinals Monday after that slow start, victors in their third straight match to conclude pool play by dominating Mexico 25-23, 25-11, 25-19.Sanders kill from the left side on match point sealed it. He is one of several among the teams eight first-time Olympians to make vast improvements the past three matches.We all had to pick it up, Sander said. Those first two matches, we werent playing USA Volleyball. We werent aggressive, we werent giving our heart every single point. Our coaching staff did a good job holding us accountable. We had a couple team meetings. We all just sat and talked about what we needed to do to win. We talked about it, then we went and did it.The 24-year-old Sander, who had struggled with an aggressive but inconsistent serve in the initial two contests, was stellar defensively for the fifth-ranked Americans. He also has been growing a mustache for the Olympics -- not so much out of superstition but because his teammates wont allow him or Kawika Shoji to shave the way things have turned around in Rio de Janeiro.Were going red polos and mustaches apparently, U.S. coach John Speraw joked of the facial hair and coaches red shirts worn on match day.Saander took it upon himself to find ways to relax away from Maracanazinho arena.dddddddddddd He has been swimming with teammates at the Navy School where the Americans train or watching other sports on TV to keep from feeling any added pressure.Him articulating that is really nice to see that he has that kind of awareness about where he was and what he needed to do in order to improve, Speraw said. Hes learning the challenges of the mental game when put under great duress and hes never experienced this before. For him to have experienced that, recognized it, learned what he needed to do in order to perform better and then come out and execute is a wonderful long-term lesson.What a dramatic turnaround in a weeks time for Sander and the young Americans, greeted by chants of U-S-A! when they entered for pregame warmups to face eliminated Mexico (0-5).After losses to Canada and Italy to begin the tournament, the U.S. stunned host Brazil in four sets then topped France in another four-setter Saturday.Reid Priddy, in his fourth Olympics, is relishing watching how far the kids have come in Rio.The enormity of the Olympic Games requires a 24-hour learning curve. Weve been able to respond after those first two matches, the 38-year-old Priddy said. In fact, I think it put us right in the mentality of where we need to be. ...Were almost more prepared now to face this quarterfinal match than we would have been had we swept 5-0.---This story had been corrected to show Sanders first name is Taylor, not Tyler. ' ' '