Can the 1992 Dream Team be beaten?

[t_SKY]

1992 Dream Team by a mile. Huwag na mag-usap kung prime vs prime. E ang tanong naman eh yung 1992 Dream Team at current Sa Center position lang tapos na to. Siguro si LBJ pwedeng itapat sa PF para kay Barkley tapos Love vs Malone (Malone talaga to). IQ pa lang ni John Stockton as PG wala na sila Westbrook.

[deronwilliams08]

OT: I find it quite ironic that the saying "Bilog ang bola" is actually most applicable to the NFL, a sport where the ball is actually oval. 9 different franchises have won the last 12 Superbowls whereas only 6 teams have won the last 12 NBA finals.

[ThugLine]

2012 no Scal, no hope.

[blitzzero]

What was Kobe suppose to say? That they'd get a schooling so bad they'd get PHDs? (ugh bad joke sorry)

As cap'n, Kobe's gotta keep the team's confidence up. Whether Kobe is right or not, he has to show that he has faith in his team no matter who they're up against.

Agree. They wouldn't win but what else is Kobe supposed to say?

This is Kobe we're talking about. Like he would come out and say they have no chance.

[anakniwolverine]

Pinagtawanan lang ni Jordan yung comment ni Kobe.



"For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done," Jordan said prior to playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Charlotte.

"I heard Kobe say we were not athletic," said a smiling Jordan as he sat in a golf cart puffing on his cigar while waiting to tee off. "But we were smart. He said we were too old, but I was 29 and in the prime of my career. Pip (Scottie Pippen) was 26 or 27, (Charles) Barkley was 29, Patrick (Ewing) was 29 and Chris Mullin was 29. Almost everybody was still in their 20s."

"Most of us were in the prime of our careers, at a point where athleticism doesn't really matter," said Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. "You have to know how to play the game."



"For him to make that comparison, it's one of those things where it creates conversation," Jordan said. "I guess we'll never know. I'd like to think that we had 11 Hall of Famers on that team, and whenever they get 11 Hall of Famers, you call and ask me who had the better Dream Team. Remember now, they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."


http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2...eam-team-boast




O nga naman.

Mas bata kaya si Jordan nun kesa kay Kobe ngayon. Lalamunin lang ng buhay nila Jordan, Pippen, Barkley sila Kobe.

Tapos, mas pipiliin ko naman ang BB IQ Magic, Bird at Stockton kesa sa athleticism nila Durant, Lebron, etc. Ngayon pa nga lang natuto maglaro ng pang championship na laro si Lebron e.

Di ba nun nga bronze lang ang medal ng team USA nila Lebron noon? Lebronze nga tawag sa kanya nun. Kaya sobrang tuwa na lang nya last olympics nung naka gold medal na sila.


Yung Dream Team nun ni hindi ka kakabahan na baka matalo.

Pero sabi dun sa Dream Team documentary, talagang pinatalo ni Chuck Daly yung scrimmage kalaban ang college team nun. Hindi nga masyadong pinalaro si Jordan nun kaya natalo sila... para lang wag maging over-confident ang Dream Team.




Tingnan na lang natin kung kayang ng 2012 USA Basketball Team na tambakan ang kalaban ng average of 40 points.



Sabi nga ni Barkley...
Kung mag tryout yung line-up ng 2012 Team USA para sa Dream Team, baka 3 lang ang pumasa sa kanila... sila Kobe, Durant at Lebron lang.

[MajorPain]

Jordan said. "I guess we'll never know. I'd like to think that we had 11 Hall of Famers on that team, and whenever they get 11 Hall of Famers, you call and ask me who had the better Dream Team. "

Ouch.. .. That's a statement right there from the GOAT!

[foxhound_23]

durant is good but he's not great... kayang kayang i shut down ni pippen at ni mj and other wing defenders... mahihirapan din to sa loob dahil malalaki yung saalubong sa kanya... hanggang 3 points lang to...

lebron pwede kaya lang kabado saka hindi consistent ang shooting, madali lang din depensahan to

kobe pag sinumpong ng bakaw sabay magandang depensa wala na brick shots na... mahihirapan din to sa loob pag sinalubong ng mga center ng 92 dream team...

so in short kung mag try out man sila nun sa 92 dream hindi na din sila kailangan kasi complete na talaga yung dream team I... partida si laetner pa yung na consider mag laro at hindi si shaq... imagine mo yun 12 HOF of famers.... katakot

pano pa sila mananalo nyan

stockton would easily own the showtime pg of this usa team... he is not that flashy, not that athletic but the iq is there the shooting and the defense....

saka sino babantay kay MJ? si lebron? si kobe? sa era ngayon na mahanginan ka lang ng jersey ng kalaban foul na? pano na? eh di fiesta na si MJ at ang dream team nyan?

[foxhound_23]

"We'd beat them because we're more athletic. 80's and 90's players have nothing on us. Excuse me, I have to go to Hakeem Olajuwon's house to get some tips to improve my footwork."
-Kobe

kita ko lang sa comments section ng ESPN...

1992 USA Basketball team - THE DREAM TEAM
2012 USA basketball team - THE DREAMING TEAM

[mj_realm]

"You have to know how to play the game."

This. Para na rin to sa mga armchair coaches

[hacker06]

Different generation hard to compare both teams.who know?

"they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."

but original will always be the best

[pristonpiker]

Pinagtawanan lang ni Jordan yung comment ni Kobe.



"For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done," Jordan said prior to playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Charlotte.

"I heard Kobe say we were not athletic," said a smiling Jordan as he sat in a golf cart puffing on his cigar while waiting to tee off. "But we were smart. He said we were too old, but I was 29 and in the prime of my career. Pip (Scottie Pippen) was 26 or 27, (Charles) Barkley was 29, Patrick (Ewing) was 29 and Chris Mullin was 29. Almost everybody was still in their 20s."

"Most of us were in the prime of our careers, at a point where athleticism doesn't really matter," said Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. "You have to know how to play the game."



"For him to make that comparison, it's one of those things where it creates conversation," Jordan said. "I guess we'll never know. I'd like to think that we had 11 Hall of Famers on that team, and whenever they get 11 Hall of Famers, you call and ask me who had the better Dream Team. Remember now, they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."


http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2...eam-team-boast




O nga naman.

Mas bata kaya si Jordan nun kesa kay Kobe ngayon. Lalamunin lang ng buhay nila Jordan, Pippen, Barkley sila Kobe.

Tapos, mas pipiliin ko naman ang BB IQ Magic, Bird at Stockton kesa sa athleticism nila Durant, Lebron, etc. Ngayon pa nga lang natuto maglaro ng pang championship na laro si Lebron e.

Di ba nun nga bronze lang ang medal ng team USA nila Lebron noon? Lebronze nga tawag sa kanya nun. Kaya sobrang tuwa na lang nya last olympics nung naka gold medal na sila.


Yung Dream Team nun ni hindi ka kakabahan na baka matalo.

Pero sabi dun sa Dream Team documentary, talagang pinatalo ni Chuck Daly yung scrimmage kalaban ang college team nun. Hindi nga masyadong pinalaro si Jordan nun kaya natalo sila... para lang wag maging over-confident ang Dream Team.




Tingnan na lang natin kung kayang ng 2012 USA Basketball Team na tambakan ang kalaban ng average of 40 points.



Sabi nga ni Barkley...
Kung mag tryout yung line-up ng 2012 Team USA para sa Dream Team, baka 3 lang ang pumasa sa kanila... sila Kobe, Durant at Lebron lang.

44 actually, tsaka siyempre hindi na nila kayang tambakan ng average 40 points ang mga kalaban nila dahil hindi na biro yung mga kalaban nila ngayon dahil marami na ring international nba players di kagaya noon. and hindi na trip ng mga kalaban nila ang magpapicture sa national team ng usa.

If the 1992 dream team and 2012 usa team were to play a best of 7 series, sa tingin ko dream team will take on Game 5, dahil sa sobrang lamang sa Big men, and kung sa guard and small forwards naman, halos match lang. (LeBron, Melo, Durant, Bryant, Chris Paul - anong akala nila sa mga to hindi future HOFERS?) at matanda na rin si Magic noon at si Bird ang pagkakaalam ko paretire na rin.

Minsan kasi masyado rin inooverrate ang players from the past.

Malamang sa future ganito rin ang magiging treatment kila LeBron kung icocompare naman sila sa 2032 USA team.

[nash_bedista]

mabubuhay na naman yung MJ-KOBE comparison nito

[boost69]

eto yung exact na sinabi ni Kobe ng tanungin siya ng isang reporter: "It'd be a tough one, but I think we'd pull it out."

trap yung question ng reporter e. Kobe, as a competitor and as a captain, has no choice but to answer the question with confidence. hindi sa pagyayabang or pangbabastos sa 1992 Dream Team. If Kobe answers that 2012 Dream Team has no chance to win against 1992 Dream Team then titirahin naman siya ng mga tao na walang confidence on his team.

tulad ng mga interviews niya sa Lakers down by 3-0 to Mavs and 3-1 to OKC, ang isasagot pa rin yan makakabangon pa rin ang Lakers sa series kahit mahirap or impossible mangyare yun.

[absinthe_888]

^^ Pero parang meh balita na parang si LeBron uncomfy dun sa sinabi si Kobe.

Baka isang siko lang mula sa isang prime na Charles Barkley kay Griffin umayaw na agad yun.

[deathscythe00]

OT: I find it quite ironic that the saying "Bilog ang bola" is actually most applicable to the NFL, a sport where the ball is actually oval. 9 different franchises have won the last 12 Superbowls whereas only 6 teams have won the last 12 NBA finals.

Much more in the NHL where 10 teams won the Stanley Cup in the past 11 played seasons (2000-2012, with the 2004-2005 season cancelled due to lockout), with the recent champs (LA Kings) being the 1st 8th-seeded team to win it all. Oh, and the 'ball' is a disc of hard cold rubber (at least bilog hehe).

On topic: There is only one "Dream Team" and that is the 1992 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team. Near 'impeccable' shooting, hard-nosed defense, high basketball IQ, you name it, they got it.

[tj_guerrero]

it would be blasphemous at this point to compare the '92 Dream Team against 2012 dreaming team. let's see after 20 years
though i'd really love to see how sir charles would manhandle his opponents at 4. gusto ko din makita yung siko ni stockton na nakabaon sa lalamunan ni westbrook
ilabas na naten sa usapan si MJ, overkill na yun

[JobyBryant24]

How about putting prime Shaq together with Kobe/LeBron/CP3/KD?

[coydeleon]

As an aside, if Kobe didn't say they'd win, I would strip him of his captain status immediately if I was in charge of that team. Heck I'd kick him out of the team if he said that.

[Max_Buwaya]

saka sino babantay kay MJ? si lebron? si kobe? sa era ngayon na mahanginan ka lang ng jersey ng kalaban foul na? pano na? eh di fiesta na si MJ at ang dream team nyan?

brad, may nagsabi nga dito na idol and kobe will just cancel each other out

[LOLOLOLOL]

Yes, they can be beaten. In fact, they've been beaten before by college players. Scrimmage nga lang.

yeah, they did lose to the select team. after the dream team started taking things seriously, the select team could not even score.