Kobe Bryant came out today and said that the current US Mens Basketball squad could beat the original "Dream Team" from 92".
I have to disagree. NO f***in' WAY........
Their is still not a team in the universe past, present or future, that could beat the 92 US Mens team. No way. They were unstoppable. Look at their stats.
That first team was just so good. Every top NBA player wanted to be on the team. Since 92" I watched the other US teams and they didnt play as smooth and effortlessly and just overpowering as that original Dream Team. Every single player on that team is a Hall of Fame player. Except Christian Laetner.
Their is also a "Urban Legend" around this team. For practice they would just play little pick up games for 10 minutes and do shoot arounds etc.. Then on the last practice before the start of the Olymoic Games, coach Daly said to divide up some starters and bench players and he wanted to play a 30 minute game and told them to play all out and give it "All you got" So, this scrimmage game was played with Barkley, Magic Johnson, David Robinson, Chris Mullen and John Stockton against a team of Jordan, Bird, Malone, Ewing and Pippen. But the legend goes that the people who saw this game including the other players, athletes from other nations, reporters, Olympic officials etc... all said it was the greatest basketball game they have ever watched. Its called the "Greatest game no one ever watched"
I do think that the current team were sending to London is great. I dont see anyone beating them. Just having Lebron, Kobe and Durant on the team makes them a favorite. But then Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler.... I think we will win the gold. May have a tough time against the Serb's or Greece but we are better and should win out.
Now I know whats it like to be Spanish or Brazilian when the World Cup is on.
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