I'd take MJ, Malone, Barkley trio over any trio ever in the NBA. ppl forget Barkley really shone in the olympics. he was easily the 2nd or 3rd best player overall. just those 3 and the rest of the Bobcats team would scrub the floor with 2012 olympic team of pimple headed gots.
most 2012 team members can't even grow a full beardand they expect to compete with real NBA legends
Last edited by cheguevara; 07-12-2012 at 09:06 AM.
btw we are talking about them playin under FIBA rules right?
cause under '92 NBA rules it would be a complete massacre of the Burka-pokadotted shirt-fake eyeglass wearing team of gots. 40, 50 point beatdown.
and under '12 NBA rules most of the dream team would get ejected by 2nd quarter and Leattner would see major minutes
btw, this thread's link is on page 1 of google search results "kobe 2012 1992 teams"
I love Chuck and he was a really good scorer for that 1992 team. He had a unique blend of power and speed plus he scared the crap out of those international guys on the court especially after shoving that Angola scrub.I'd take MJ, Malone, Barkley trio over any trio ever in the NBA. ppl forget Barkley really shone in the olympics. he was easily the 2nd or 3rd best player overall. just those 3 and the rest of the Bobcats team would scrub the floor with 2012 olympic team of pimple headed gots.
most 2012 team members can't even grow a full beard
But I saw some Dream team highlights the other day and when you consider both sides of the court the best players were:
1. MJ (duh)
2. Malone
3. Pippen
4. David
5. Barkley
But since Magic was a leader to me their best lineup is those guys with Magic and putting chuck in the 6th man role. Barkley was agreat scorer and reounder so having him play the primary scorer role off the bench (similar to Wade in 2008) makes the most sense. I loved Ewing and his defense was very good especially in the paint but David was the more versatile and mobile big.
And I dont even like malone. But Karl was one of the best big men EVER at running the floor. I would of loved to have seen a prime Malone with Magic at PG. David Robinson as well. I know Stockton rn some great breaks as well but would of loved to have seen the "flair" that Magic would of had with those big swift wings running the floor ...
this is a ing re ed assesesment
another dumbass opinion, but not a shocker seeing its the lard burrito eating got known as "che"btw we are talking about them playin under FIBA rules right?
cause under '92 NBA rules it would be a complete massacre of the Burka-pokadotted shirt-fake eyeglass wearing team of gots. 40, 50 point beatdown.
and under '12 NBA rules most of the dream team would get ejected by 2nd quarter and Leattner would see major minutes
If I had to choose, I would say 92. But it wouldn't be a massacre like some morons here are saying.
In a best of 7 series, it goes at least 6 tough-fought games, probably the full 7.
As great as MJ, Barkley, and that front line was, the 12 team has a ridiculous set of wing players, and the 92 teams biggest weakness was their trouble with speedy guards.
The 12 team might not be as star-heavy as 92, but they arguably are a more well balanced team. If they also had Dwight, then I would say its nearly 50-50 on who would win.
Killa, Barkley was at worst the second if not the best player on that Olympic squad. He was much more efficient than Jordan (Just as Wade was more efficient than Kobe in 08).
Also he really thrived from playing that summer. He also won the MVP the following season.
The 12 team is more like the OKC Thunder and the 92 team is like the Miami Heat.
not quite.
The Thunder is led by a pair of young, low-IQ shot chuckers who have no idea what being a champion is all about.
2012 has seasoned vets, people with experience winning championships, a smart coach, and Lebron James.
Now I'm not saying Lebron is better than MJ or anything, but Lebron right now is every bit as tough on defenses to guard as MJ was back in 92. Lebron is an absolute madman.
7 game series, I think '92 wins in 5, maybe 6.
Lebron would almost not have to sit at all.
2012 Lebron is on par with the 1992 Jordan, if not better.
I agree, and he is actually more versatile than MJ is, and he is a BIG reason why I think the 12 team could really give the 92 team some .2012 Lebron is on par with the 1992 Jordan, if not better.
12 team has a better chance of somewhat containing MJ than the 92 team has of somewhat containing Lebron, mainly due to the level of athletic ability that the 12 team has. Pretty much the only guy on the 92 team that would have a chance at matching up with Lebron is Pippen, but I think Lebron would simply be too much for Pippen.
Dream Team takes it in 5 in a 7 games series. Frontcourt of DRob, Ewing, Barkley, Malone would decimate Chandler, Griffin, and Love.
Damn, this is a stupid discussion...........Im old enough to have seen all of these guys play from draft on...........the 92 team would win by 15 every game. Its not even close or debatable. The 92 team was way, way more loaded, and definitely smarter in every single dimension.
Here is an example: not on the same level, but it applies. I played 30 and over city league awhile back. Two teams were undefeated......an all black team with guys that were still super athletic, could run the floor, and also dunk on any given moment. They were in the championship against a team of white guys .........all over 40. Guess who won? The white team won by double figures. I was at the game, they dismantled the athletic bruthas using crisp passing, finding the open man, and not turning it over. It was a clinic. , Im a brutha and could believe that . Also, stop saying the 92 team wasnt athletic, they WERE!!!!
No one is questioning Barkley's greatness (well at least not me). Point is (and Barkley will tell you) he did not play a lot of defense. Great rebounder, but his defense was iffy. And im not an efficiency guy. Jordan was the best player in the world and it was not close. Did Barkley score easier (efficiently) than MJ that summer? Absolutely, but that doesnt make him the second best player on that team. I appreciate defense, so as much as I prefer Chuck (he was one of my favorites) to Karl Malone, the Mailman was the better all-around player.
But in this dream scenario, it's not about who was more efficent it's about who presents the better math-ups who creates the most mis-matches. Karl in his prime was a bigger version of Lebron (physically not skillwise). In fact many people compare their body types.
As for who would win, I saw all the guys on both teams play and the Dream Team is just deeper and better. 2008 Was a better team than 2012 but Lebron has gotten so much better since then.
Jordan putting KMichael Jordan: Dream Team better
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan said there's no way Kobe Bryant and this year's USA Olympic basketball team could've beaten the 1992 Dream Team.
Jordan told The Associated Press Thursday that he laughed -- "I absolutely laughed" -- when hearing Bryant's comments that the U.S. squad training in Las Vegas could take Jordan and company.
Jordan said there's "no comparison" which team is better.
"For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done," Jordan said prior to playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Charlotte.
Jordan said the 1992 team, which included 11 future Hall of Famers and won its six Olympic games by an average of more than 43 points en route to capturing the gold medal, was a better overall team largely because of the experience it put on the floor.
"I heard Kobe say we were not athletic," said a smiling Jordan as he sat in a golf cart puffing on his cigar while waiting to tee off. "But we were smart. He said we were too old, but I was 29 and in the prime of my career. Pip (Scottie Pippen) was 26 or 27, (Charles) Barkley was 29, Patrick (Ewing) was 29 and Chris Mullin was 29. Almost everybody was still in their 20s."
Jordan's response came after Bryant told reporters in Las Vegas that this year's team could pull out a win against the Dream Team if they faced each other in their primes. Bryant said this year's team has a "bunch of racehorses, players who are incredibly athletic, while the Dream Team consisted mainly of players at the tail end of their careers."
Bryant's comments received immediate and sharp rebuttal from some members of the Dream Team, including Barkley.
Jordan joined in on Thursday.
"Most of us were in the prime of our careers, at a point where athleticism doesn't really matter," said Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. "You have to know how to play the game."
Jordan shook his head when asked why he thinks Bryant made the comments.
"I imagine he's trying to say it to legitimize his own Dream Team," Jordan said. "But to me it's not even a question what team is better."
Jordan said Bryant is certainly en led to his opinion -- even though he said it's just plain wrong.
"For him to make that comparison, it's one of those things where it creates conversation," Jordan said. "I guess we'll never know. I'd like to think that we had 11 Hall of Famers on that team, and whenever they get 11 Hall of Famers, you call and ask me who had the better Dream Team. Remember now, they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."
defense? the 92 team didn't play a lick of defense. not NBA playoff defense at least. they didn't need to
For those that say the 2012 Team is better, well they all must be all under the age of 23.
And another thing, Dream Team I, outside of Magic and Bird (Laettner not included) were all in their primes or on the verge of their primes.
And for a 33-year old shooting guard who has so many damn miles on those legs to say that team was old is laughable.
People have short term memories and people forget how great those players were.
I'm glad the GOAT put Kobe in his place.
lol utsaDamn, this is a stupid discussion...........Im old enough to have seen all of these guys play from draft on...........the 92 team would win by 15 every game. Its not even close or debatable. The 92 team was way, way more loaded, and definitely smarter in every single dimension.
Here is an example: not on the same level, but it applies. I played 30 and over city league awhile back. Two teams were undefeated......an all black team with guys that were still super athletic, could run the floor, and also dunk on any given moment. They were in the championship against a team of white guys .........all over 40. Guess who won? The white team won by double figures. I was at the game, they dismantled the athletic bruthas using crisp passing, finding the open man, and not turning it over. It was a clinic. , Im a brutha and could believe that . Also, stop saying the 92 team wasnt athletic, they WERE!!!!
lebron is all the current team has going for them in that matchup, and it's already proven he can be shut down with great team defense or a zone anchored by a mobile big man like Tyson Chandler. And the US team had Robinson to do just that. Not to mention, shorter 3 point line equals even less spacing making it even easier to pack the paint and stop the drive. Lebron and Wade would be negated. Jordan would be so far up Kobe's ass you can go ahead and count him out. Malone and Barkely are beasting on Love and Monkeyball who wouldn't have a chance at guarding them. Like MJ said, dream team takes this one easily.
Actually now that I think about it, team USA can employ the exact strategy the mavs used against lebron, except on steroids. Pippen and Robinson are like the hall of fame version of marion and Chandler.
Jordan putting K
Great troll job by Kobe
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