Bill Simmons on 2012 team vs. the Dream Team

[MrFantastic]

23 - 40 with Jordan and Pippen "on the floor"

So at the half, those guys were a combined 23-40? Or did you rewatch the games to see that "with Jordan and Pippen on the floor", they shot 23-40?

Please clarify

And even with 23-40 which is awesome... They still ended up getting blown out by 30.... 30... You shoot 50 from the three and it STILL not enough to compensate for getting blown out BY 30!!!!!

Would say they on fire?? 23-40 usually means you had a great shooting night... And they still got BLOWN out by 30!!!

 

[NYC Rebel]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u91u6K-HyZI"]♛ 1992 Basketball Olympics Barcelona [Final] Dream Team [USA] VS [Croatia] - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Pack2]

What do you mean I'm not answering?

I initiated this conversation.

I first asked YOU a question...you responded with a question.

The god like 1992 saw those three shot 23 - 40.

What would Melo, Durant, and Lebron do to them?

It's pretty simple. You want to muck it up.

If you're using stats to drive your question, I need to first confirm what those stats are based on, is that not fair?

Don't just throw out 23-40 "with jordan and pippen" on the floor when it's really 23-40 in a blowout...the circumstance skews your stats but you wont answer my question bc the answer will throw them numbers out the window and make them irrelavent

Melo, Durant and Lebron are unquestionably a better 3 man combo of scorer and player....does that mean, I expect them to shoot 30-40 since the croatians were 23-40? That's silly

ESP when you and I both know that 23-40 was in a 32pt game

 

[NYC Rebel]

And even with 23-40 which is awesome... They still ended up getting blown out by 30.... 30... You shoot 50 from the three and it STILL not enough to compensate for getting blown out BY 30!!!!!

Would say they on fire?? 23-40 usually means you had a great shooting night... And they still got BLOWN out by 30!!!

I'm parlaying that to what the US team Big three would do. You're focused on what those lesser than the 2012 big three did.

 

[Pack2]

And even with 23-40 which is awesome... They still ended up getting blown out by 30.... 30... You shoot 50 from the three and it STILL not enough to compensate for getting blown out BY 30!!!!!

Would say they on fire?? 23-40 usually means you had a great shooting night... And they still got BLOWN out by 30!!!

Right....23-40 is great but should I automatically assume that bc it's Durant, Lebron, and Melo that the 23-40 turns to 25-40 or 35-40? That's silly.

 

[OG Talk]

This shyt is still going on? This debate ended when the Gasols shytted on 2012's interior defense. The fukking Gasols.

It's a bad matchup for the 2012 squad. It ain't about being nostalgic and shyt.

Thats all it is breh..We all saw that in Sunday...It's not even about the players being individually better.. The pieces just don't fit...

 

[NYC Rebel]

Right....23-40 is great but should I automatically assume that bc it's Durant, Lebron, and Melo that the 23-40 turns to 25-40 or 35-40? That's silly.

Who said this?

Answer that.

second....we BOTH know that Durant, Bron and Melo are BETTER PLAYERS than the Croatian Big Three.....RIGHT?

Answer that.

So why wouldn't they put on a better performance?

What you won't answer.

 

[MrFantastic]

You're not answering the question.

They shot 23 - 40 against the Jordan and Pippen combo.

What do YOU think Melo, Durant and Lebron would do based on that?

Less or better?

Try answering that.

If 23- 40 equals a 30 blowout.... Then '12 would have to shoot roughly 40-60 from three...

I will take that bet every single time

 

[Pack2]

Who said this?

Answer that.

second....we BOTH know that Durant, Bron and Melo are BETTER PLAYERS than the Croatian Big Three.....RIGHT?

Answer that.

So why wouldn't they put on a better performance?

What you won't answer.

I already answered your question about them being better players and a better performance would mean better than 23-40 right? so they would go 30-40? or better?

And thanks alot for posting that video, now Im not getting anything done at work thanks to you

 

[NYC Rebel]

I already answered your question about them being better players

And thanks alot for posting that video, now Im not getting anything done at work thanks to you

LOL!!!

They ran the Croatians out the gym in the second half. I feel the 2012 team would give them four quarters of what the Cros gave them in 2.....and even more.

 

[ghostwriterx]

Who said this?

Answer that.

second....we BOTH know that Durant, Bron and Melo are BETTER PLAYERS than the Croatian Big Three.....RIGHT?

Answer that.

So why wouldn't they put on a better performance?

What you won't answer.

the above exchange reminds me of
Charlie Murphy's true Hollywood stories - Rick James Pt 2 - YouTube

MJ Pip, Malone, Ewing and D-Rob are better defenders than Kleiza, Valanciunas and Jasikevicius right? 10-33

So why wouldn't they put on a better defensive performance?

MJ Pip, Malone, Ewing and D-Rob are better defenders than Parker, Batum and Gelabale right? 8-25

So why wouldn't they put on a better defensive performance?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

second....we BOTH know that Durant, Bron and Melo are BETTER PLAYERS than the Croatian Big Three.....RIGHT?

Yes, Durant, Bron and Melo are better than the Croatians.

...and Robinson, Ewing, Barkley, Malone, Jordan, Pippen, Stockton and Magic are better than the Gasols, Navarro, Rudy, Calderon, etc.

You see how this works now?

 

[Ready2Rhyme]

This shyt is still going on? This debate ended when the Gasols shytted on 2012's interior defense. The fukking Gasols.

It's a bad matchup for the 2012 squad. It ain't about being nostalgic and shyt.

It's all about nostalgia.

"The Gasols" are NBA Allstars. Ewing and Robinson and Malone and Barkley have all been shytted on by less.

 

[Ready2Rhyme]

Basketball today > Basketball 20 years ago

Basketball 20 years ago > Basketball 40 years ago

Or am I crazy....

 

[ghostwriterx]

It's all about nostalgia.

"The Gasols" are NBA Allstars. Ewing and Robinson and Malone and Barkley have all been shytted on by less.

What does that have to with this discussion?