Since we are in the middle of the Olympics, we decide to make an Olympics post on a hot topic Men's Basketball. With the current USA basketball team (Redeem Team) looking dominate again it has brought up a debate is this team better than the original USA team in 1992 (Dream Team). Lets look at the rosters:1992 DREAM TEAM
Charles Barkley F 6-6 250 Phoenix Suns
Larry Bird F 6-9 220 Boston Celtics
Clyde Drexler G 6-7 222 Portland Trail Blazers
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 New York Knicks
Earvin Johnson G 6-9 220 Los Angeles Lakers
Michael Jordan G 6-6 198 Chicago Bulls
Christian Laettner F 6-11 235 Duke University
Karl Malone F 6-9 256 Utah Jazz
Chris Mullin F 6-7 215 Golden State Warriors
Scottie Pippen G/F 6-7 210 Chicago Bulls
David Robinson C 7-1 235 San Antonio Spurs
John Stockton G 6-1 175 Utah Jazz
2008 REDEEM TEAM
Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 230 Denver Nuggets
Carlos Boozer F 6-9 258 Utah Jazz
Chris Bosh F 6-10 230 Toronto Raptors
Kobe Bryant G 6-6 220 Los Angeles Lakers
Dwight Howard F-C 6-11 265 Orlando Magic
LeBron James F 6-8 240 Cleveland Cavaliers
Jason Kidd G 6-4 210 Dallas Mavericks
Chris Paul G 6-0 170 New Orleans Hornets
Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 205 Detroit Pistons
Michael Redd G 6-6 215 Milwaukee Bucks
Dwayne Wade G 6-4 212 Miami Heat
Deron Williams G 6-3 205 Utah Jazz
While the Redeem team is younger as Magic had been retired for a year and Bird was close to retirement, but Jordan was in his prime and in the middle of winning 6 NBA championship and the greatest player and clutch player of all time. The wing men is were this is a tough debate however the big men is were Dream team stands head and shoulders above the Redeem team.
Barkley, Malone, Robinson, Ewing over Bosh, Boozer and Howard. Ask yourself would you take any of the bigs from current team over the dream team. For me the deciding factor is MJ I would take him over Kobe, LeBron any day.
While it would be a great match up but with MJ and the big men of the Dream Team I would take them over the Redeem Team.
What are your thoughts?
1 comment:
Give me the Redeem Team. I think atheletes are always getting better. Does Chris Mullin even make today's NBA? For sure, he isn't an all-star. Larry Bird would be a 6th man at best. Never has the NBA been so athletic and talented. Plus, the Redeem Team plays freakish defense.
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