ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
92 dream team at their prime playing now? They would destroy them lol
Dream Team vs Team USA 2012
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92 dream team at their prime playing now? They would destroy them lol
The only problem is that are just pure speculation and won't have any back up proof of course unless this years dream team also destroys their competition.
Billyhoyle
Im Not Juan Garcia
It's an interesting point that I was talking to a mate about the other night. 20 Years ago (1992), there were very few international players playing in the NBA - stretching memory - Petrivc, Sabonis, Divac, Longley, Schrempf. but compare that to now to the number of International players. THe Boomers played spain last week and Spain had at least 6 current or past NBA players (http://www.basketball.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/galleries/boomers/boxscore.JPG)
The easiest thing to say is that "Yeah, 92 team, who would beat them?" But the reality is that international teams have gone from being "just happy to play against the best" to "we can beat them" mentality. That is just my observation.
brentus777
OZCT Supporter
well another interesting look would be these players in there prime uninjured:
Point guard
Magic Johnson vs. Derrick Rose
Shooting guard
Michael Jordan vs. Kobe Bryant
Small forward
Larry Bird vs LeBron James
Power forward
Karl Malone vs. Tim Duncan
Center
Patrick Ewing vs. Dwight Howard
Point guard
Magic Johnson vs. Derrick Rose
Shooting guard
Michael Jordan vs. Kobe Bryant
Small forward
Larry Bird vs LeBron James
Power forward
Karl Malone vs. Tim Duncan
Center
Patrick Ewing vs. Dwight Howard
looking at the original team, yeah you would have to say they would win, but...the world competition wasnt as strong back then, and they wouldnt in todays game have the winning margin they did back then!
I really think if the 2012 team had dwight/bosh/griffin it would be closer than you maybe you would think, the newer team is far more athletic, and who would guard lebron and durant??? the older team is bigger and would win inside easily, mj is mj and would he be the difference???
On another note, how sloppy was the usa versus argentina???? kobe, durant and lebron were the only ones to do anything, everyone else played like crap!! if they play like that against spain, trouble could be brewing....
I really think if the 2012 team had dwight/bosh/griffin it would be closer than you maybe you would think, the newer team is far more athletic, and who would guard lebron and durant??? the older team is bigger and would win inside easily, mj is mj and would he be the difference???
On another note, how sloppy was the usa versus argentina???? kobe, durant and lebron were the only ones to do anything, everyone else played like crap!! if they play like that against spain, trouble could be brewing....
I watched the '92 Dream Team doco last week, which featured this game, gusy like Bobby Hurley, Mashburn and Chris Webber played for the AllStars. Was fascinating footage, as was the heated scrimmage match (MJs team vs Magics team) and their partying in Monaco as a 'warm up'. Classic footage of John Stockton holding a movie camera in the street asking an american tourist who here favorite dream team player was without even recognising him off her own t-shirt! If you havent seen it yet, highly recommended.
Oh and I think Chandler vs Ewing/Robinson about sums up the yawning chasm between the two sides in class. They hypothesised on Mike & Mike on ESPN last week that the leftovers from 92 Dream Team, ie a second side would stretch the current day team.
WoobieZarz
OzCardTrader
Ok, so the consensus says that Dream Team would beat Team USA. Now what about those "Dream Teams" made up of players from BOTH teams? What's your take on those?
Also, as a side topic here, I've seen a couple of posts about DRob backing up Ewing, or Ewing being THE C for Dream Team. It was early days back then for Dream Team, but surely the Admiral was the better of the two?? Discuss/Debate....
Also, as a side topic here, I've seen a couple of posts about DRob backing up Ewing, or Ewing being THE C for Dream Team. It was early days back then for Dream Team, but surely the Admiral was the better of the two?? Discuss/Debate....
Ok, so the consensus says that Dream Team would beat Team USA. Now what about those "Dream Teams" made up of players from BOTH teams? What's your take on those?
Also, as a side topic here, I've seen a couple of posts about DRob backing up Ewing, or Ewing being THE C for Dream Team. It was early days back then for Dream Team, but surely the Admiral was the better of the two?? Discuss/Debate....
Ewing > Robinson any day of the week.
2 very different players, u couldn't say one was better than the other. Robinson took a nothing franchise and started a culture that is now 4 a time champion spurs franchise. Ewing a better jump shot but robinsons speed and power at that time of his career was second to none. YouTube both players career highlights and you could not separate them.
