Was the Original Dream Team, Really That Good?

[AVXL]

I'm gonna 5 star this thread because the TS makes a valid point.

We all know Jordan, Magic and Bird are basketball icons. But the Magic and Bird from the Dream Team were NOT in their primes. We hear those names and automatically associate them with NBA titles but Magic and Bird were past those days in 1992.

In 2k terms, their ratings would have been mid to high 80s at that point, not the 90+ most of you are thinking of.

And the competition was pathetic back then. The best challenger was Croatia, a team led by Toni Kukoc, a career 6th man in the NBA and Dino Radja.

Now we have international teams with multiple NBA All-Stars on them. The rest of the world has certainly closed the gap, and by a significant amount. Also consider how different the international game is and when constructing Team USA today, that is definitely a factor in deciding who goes. I remember they wanted Ray Allen for his pure shooting because that's a big part of the game. Was Ray the best 2 guard? No but he fit what they were trying to do.

You guys have just convinced yourselves that it was the best team ever contemplated when in reality I can easily conjure a better team just by replacing Laettner with Shaq and putting Isaiah on the roster.

So we using 2K to judge the greatness of the Dream Team now?

GTFOH with that bullshyt

 

[seemorecizzy]

So much dumb shyt in here
But did dis nikka really say dwight howard is better den patrick ewing
Wtf

 

[MustafaSTL]

They were great

However if they played in today's international competition they wouldn't be winning by 30-40 points.

I think the 2008 team would give them a really good run.

Pretty much how I feel about it. They beat teams by 43 ppg in 1992. The Redeem Team won by 32 ppg against MUCH better comp. Some people are really clinching on to the history of the Dream Team by saying they would destroy the Redeem Team. It would be a really good competitive game.

 

[MustafaSTL]

HOW MANY RINGS, FINALS APPEARANCES, MVPS
REDEEM TEAM GOT COMPARED TO THE DREAM TEAM?
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THERES ONLY 2 GOOD INTERNATIONAL TEAMS,
AND THE DREAM TEAM WOULDA SMOKED EM BOTH,
BECAUSE THEY HAD SHOOTERS TO GO WITH ATHLETICISM.

EVEN THERE CENTERS COULD SHOOT.

WE STRUGGLE NOWADAYS BECAUSE MOST OF THESE nikkaS ARENT GOOD SHOOTERS.


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Of course the Dream Team would still beat them badly, but the Redeem Team beat them by 32 per game as well, and that's the main point. It's not as drastically different between 1992 and 2008 as many would make you believe. Spain, Greece, and Argentina in 2008 would beat any team in 1992 sans the USA.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

So we using 2K to judge the greatness of the Dream Team now?

GTFOH with that bullshyt

Man don't respond to me with this dumb shyt. You obviously didn't read what I posted so why bother responding?

I put in simple terms for dumb fukkers like you and you still can't comprehend.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

the best team contemplated?

English mothafukka...

Do you know what contemplated means? Contemplate on your next response before hitting submit, please.

 

[Trip]

English mothafukka...

Do you know what contemplated means? Contemplate on your next response before hitting submit, please.

the best team contemplated makes zero sense

 

[Yellow Emperor]

Drazen's best season in the L
22.3 ppg 3.5 rpg 2.7 apg 1.3 spg 51% fg

Toni's best year
15.7 ppg 5.4 rpg 4.6 apg 1.3 spg 50% fg

Dino's best season
19.7 ppg 9.8 rpg 1.6 apg 1.5 bpg 50% fg

Dudes gotta stop acting like Croatia was led by pushovers. Drazen was only getting better exponentially before his untimely death. Kukoc was hindered statistically by playing with MJ and Pip and was later slowed by injuries. And lol at dude who called Dino a 6th man at best. If it weren't for injuries dude would've continued to be a problem in the L.

Talent wise, this squad was arguably comparable to the Argentina team led by Manu, Scola, Delfino, and Oberto, and definitely not so far off from the Spain team that took the silver in 08.

 

[MustafaSTL]

THEY STRUGGLED WITH A TEAM FULL OF CACS IN SPAIN...
DREAM TEAM WOULDA DESTROYED THEM...

nikkaS STILL HAD FUNDAMENTALS IN JUMP SHOTS IN 92.



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And they also beat that same Spain team a week before that by over 40. You're acting like the Redeem Team is Croatia in 1992 by saying the Dream Team would "destroy" them.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

the best team contemplated makes zero sense

Yeah I guess, if you're a fukking retard.

English mothafukka!

 

[Trip]

Yeah I guess, if you're a fukking retard.

English mothafukka!

assembled motherfukka!

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

assembled motherfukka!

Yeah but I didn't say "assembled" I said "contemplated".

Some people act as if the Dream Team is the best team ever contemplated, which would include any assembled teams as well.

 

[seemorecizzy]

Yeah but I didn't say "assembled" I said "contemplated".

Some people act as if the Dream Team is the best team ever contemplated, which would include any assembled teams as well.

Homie that dont make no sense

 

[Absolut]

Yeah but I didn't say "assembled" I said "contemplated".

Some people act as if the Dream Team is the best team ever contemplated, which would include any assembled teams as well.

 

[MustafaSTL]

I NEVER SAID THEY WOULD DESTROY THE REDEEM TEAM.
I WAS TALKING ABOUT ARGENTINA & SPAIN.



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When you said "them" I thought you were talking about the Redeem Team. Like I said, of course they'd still blow these teams out, but so did the Redeem Team.