Bill Simmons on 2012 team vs. the Dream Team

[mastermind]

Apparently Michael and Scottie would be defending everyone on the floor all at the same time.

and for the entire 40 minutes.

 

[ghostwriterx]

And those chances were frequent enough during these games to know that between Durant, Melo and CP3 that one of them would blackout, basically making the low post advantage the 92' team had pretty up equals.

I still haven't heard one reason why Durant, Melo etc. would get the same looks against the og Dream Team (the greatest defensive team of all time) that they did against Spain or Nigeria???

Olympics
Durant-52%
Melo-50%
Kobe-43%
Paul-46%

Melo shot 10-12 one game and Durant was 8-10 in another. Those are once in a career type performances.

For their careers against NBA level talent
Durant-36%
Melo-32%
Kobe-33%
Paul--36%

The 2012 team was the greatest shooting team we've ever witnessed....yeah...I said it.

This is pretty reactionary don't you think? Mullin, Bird and Stockton shot better than any of the above over their careers.

 

[Trip]

yall need to understand how different the game was then. there really isnt anymore throw it down to the post and let him slowly back someone down then hit em with a post move. soon as they put that ball down the trap is coming, and the dream team did not have the shooters the 2012 team does.

lets not even talk about a 2012 team at full strength with D howard down low.

Gasol was hitting them with it on Sunday

 

[nomoreneveragain]

yall need to understand how different the game was then. there really isnt anymore throw it down to the post and let him slowly back someone down then hit em with a post move. soon as they put that ball down the trap is coming, and the dream team did not have the shooters the 2012 team does.

lets not even talk about a 2012 team at full strength with D howard down low.

I got John Stockton, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen at any time and I'm supposed to be worried about a Trap?

In order to play a Trap, you gotta score?

2012 teams defense way overrated, they couldn't stop that Tunisian Center who got his sneakers signed by Kobe.

Did you see there Pick and Roll Defense? They have none

 

[ghostwriterx]

man shut up



how do you defend against great 3 point shooters? tall perimeter defenders getting close to the shooters. Problem is the '12 team are taller and can get by guys off the dribble.

Durant is taller, that's about it.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

David Robinson?

Pat Ewing pre knees issues was averaging 25ppg and was moving fine.

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You're not going to see many 7'1 centers running like that

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

Gettin tied of dese old heads constanly trynna shyt on da young new dynamic nikkas.

Yall time is ova n done. Get da fukk ova it.

 

[NYC Rebel]

This is pretty reactionary don't you think? Mullin, Bird and Stockton shot better than any of the above over their careers.

Bird was old by that time. Stockton was hurt. Mullin was really the only effective guy along those lines.

This was the greatest shooting team I ever saw in my life.

 

[phillycavsfan]

yall need to understand how different the game was then. there really isnt anymore throw it down to the post and let him slowly back someone down then hit em with a post move. soon as they put that ball down the trap is coming, and the dream team did not have the shooters the 2012 team does.

lets not even talk about a 2012 team at full strength with D howard down low.

Or the big man will be fouled try to shoot and he gets sent to the line.

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

@ Stockton trynna guard Westbrook

 

[NYC Rebel]

I still haven't heard one reason why Durant, Melo etc. would get the same looks against the og Dream Team (the greatest defensive team of all time) that they did against Spain or Nigeria???

Olympics
Durant-52%
Melo-50%
Kobe-43%
Paul-46%

Melo shot 10-12 one game and Durant was 8-10 in another. Those are once in a career type performances.

For their careers against NBA level talent
Durant-36%
Melo-32%
Kobe-33%
Paul--36%

Let me show you the difference.

Olympics
Durant-52%
Melo-50%
Kobe-43%
Paul-46%

Melo shot 10-12 one game and Durant was 8-10 in another. Those are once in a career type performances.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This Olympic team playing TOGETHER

For their careers against NBA level talent
Durant-36%
Melo-32%
Kobe-33%
Paul--36%

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Them playing WITHOUT 2012 teammates.

Big DIFFERENCE

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

yall need to understand how different the game was then. there really isnt anymore throw it down to the post and let him slowly back someone down then hit em with a post move. soon as they put that ball down the trap is coming, and the dream team did not have the shooters the 2012 team does.

lets not even talk about a 2012 team at full strength with D howard down low.

They gave up nearly 60 points to Spain in a twenty minute half...regardless of how much y'allttry to overrate the shooting disparity, they wasn't stopping the dream team.

 

[OG Talk]

@ Stockton trynna guard Westbrook

Just as laughable as CP3 guarding Magic in the post..

We can all cherry pick lop sided match ups..

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Let me show you the difference.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This Olympic team playing TOGETHER
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Them playing WITHOUT 2012 teammates.

Big DIFFERENCE

Ya, it's got nothing to do with who they're playing AGAINST

 

[ghostwriterx]

Yes they can.

I saw Petro do it.

They can't cover everyone. Dont let time fool you.

archive.fiba.com: 1992 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men

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