i actually dont think this is a ridiculous question
2012 has more dominant wing players
but the 96 bulls team is much better coached.
2012 team is relying heavily on creating turnovers for transition scoring and perimeter shooting.
96 bulls team hardly turned the ball over and was the best defensive team in the league. they would force a half court game and make the 2012 team beat them from inside. ron harper, jordan, pippen and rodman would guard that perimeter perfectly. and if its a half court game, low scoring game, and its close in the 4th, im taking 96 jordan over any of them dudes on 2012 dream team to close it out.
not to say for sure 2012 team would lose, they are very talented, but again the fact they have so many spurts where they still look under coached and without chemistry hesitates me to place them among great teams.
maybe that changes as the Olympics go on