92 or 2012 dream team

[77dave]

Jordan tells Kobe he is taking rubbish after Kobe claimed this years team could beat the 92 Dream Team. Magic says the 92 team would win by 25 points

PF   4   Laettner, Christian   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)   235 lb (107 kg)   Duke
C   5   Robinson, David   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)   235 lb (107 kg)   San Antonio Spurs
C   6   Ewing, Patrick   7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)   240 lb (110 kg)   New York Knicks
SF   7   Bird, Larry   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)   220 lb (100 kg)   Boston Celtics
SF   8   Pippen, Scottie   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)   210 lb (95 kg)   Chicago Bulls
SG   9   Jordan, Michael   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)   200 lb (91 kg)   Chicago Bulls
SG   10   Drexler, Clyde   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)   220 lb (100 kg)   Portland Trail Blazers
PF   11   Malone, Karl   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)   255 lb (116 kg)   Utah Jazz
PG   12   Stockton, John   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)   175 lb (79 kg)   Utah Jazz
SF   13   Mullin, Chris   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)   215 lb (98 kg)   Golden State Warriors
PF   14   Barkley, Charles   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)   250 lb (110 kg)   Phoenix Suns
PG   15   Johnson, Magic   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)   220 lb (100 kg)   Los Angeles Lakers


this years team

15
Carmelo Anthony
F
6-8
230
5/29/84
New York Knicks / Syracuse
10
Kobe Bryant
G
6-6
205
8/23/78
Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion H.S. (PA)
4
Tyson Chandler
C
7-1
240
10/02/82
New York Knicks / Dominguez H.S. ()
14
Anthony Davis
F
6-10
220
03/11/93
New Orleans Hornets / Kentucky
5
Kevin Durant
G
6-9
235
9/29/88
Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas
12
James Harden   
G
6-5
220
8/26/89
Oklahoma City Thunder / Arizona State
9
Andre Iguodala
G/F
6-6
207
1/28/84
Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona
6
LeBron James
F
6-8
250
12/30/84
Miami Heat / St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
11
Kevin Love
F
6-10
260
9/07/88
Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA
13
Chris Paul
G
6-0
183
5/06/85
Los Angeles Clippers / Wake Forest
7
Russell Westbrook
G
6-3
187
11/12/88
Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA
8
Deron Williams
G
6-3
209
7/26/84
Brooklyn Nets / Illinois

[Dubai]

92. Comfortably

[smashedagain]

Meh 92 Team was awesome in its time but do you not think 20 years on the game has evolved so far that they could not keep up physically.

[redarmi]

92 and it is not remotely close.

[horseplayer]

92 by about 20 points

[kinboshi]

PF   4   Laettner, Christian   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)   235 lb (107 kg)   Duke
C   5   Robinson, David   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)   235 lb (107 kg)   San Antonio Spurs
C   6   Ewing, Patrick   7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)   240 lb (110 kg)   New York Knicks
SF   7   Bird, Larry   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)   220 lb (100 kg)   Boston Celtics
SF   8   Pippen, Scottie   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)   210 lb (95 kg)   Chicago Bulls
SG   9   Jordan, Michael   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)   200 lb (91 kg)   Chicago Bulls
SG   10   Drexler, Clyde   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)   220 lb (100 kg)   Portland Trail Blazers
PF   11   Malone, Karl   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)   255 lb (116 kg)   Utah Jazz
PG   12   Stockton, John   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)   175 lb (79 kg)   Utah Jazz
SF   13   Mullin, Chris   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)   215 lb (98 kg)   Golden State Warriors
PF   14   Barkley, Charles   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)   250 lb (110 kg)   Phoenix Suns
PG   15   Johnson, Magic   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)   220 lb (100 kg)   Los Angeles Lakers

Just wow.

Half the posters on here will be too young to remember this lot in their prime. 

Robinson and Ewing - brilliant centres.
Larry Bird - simply amazing from the free-throw line or from 'downtown' with the 3-pointers.
Clyde "The Slide" Drexler was an amazing forward, although someone at that time often over-shadowed him.
Charles Barkley was a beast, and an incredible competitor.
John Stockton and Carl Malone were a brilliant combination for Utah.  I used to play a bit of basketball, and Stockton was my hero (the 6' 2" short-arse:D)
Magic Johnson - legend
Then the two from the Bulls, Pippen who was immense, but again overshadowed by the greatest player to have ever played the game...


(used to have that poster on my wall).

The man was a genius on the court.  Defensively or offensively, the man was incredible.  Not so good at baseball though.

[The Camel]

Think you'll find it was Clyde the Glide

[JaffaCake]

Listened to Scottie Pippen talking in the commentary on last night's USA game, he said 92 team by 25 as well, and that maybe 3 of this team would get in the Dream Team, guessing Lebron, Kobe and Durrant, think that sounds about right. Dream Team would kill them inside, who's gonna guard Robinson/Eming and Barkley/Malone?

[kinboshi]

Think you'll find it was Clyde the Glide

That's what I meant

[The Camel]

The fitness, speed and endurance of athletes has improved no end in 20 years.

Think it was a stupid comment to make but not impossible that 2012 could win.

I'd certainly back football teams of today to beat football teams of 20 years ago.

[Marky147]

The fitness, speed and endurance of athletes has improved no end in 20 years.

Think it was a stupid comment to make but not impossible that 2012 could win.

I'd certainly back football teams of today to beat football teams of 20 years ago.

Some friends of mine went around Anfield a few years back and I think it was Ray Houghton who was there at the time.

They asked him the question about the Liverpool team of the 80s in relation to the premiership sides of the time.

He was of the opinion that the Liverpool side would be lucky to nick a draw off even the bottom sides in the premiership such was their superior fitness etc.

The players of the 80s would hammer a steak and a few pints of an evening, nowadays the players live, sleep and breathe the game, the modern day players are just finely tuned machines and he didn't think they would live with them.

[celtic]

Probably just best to wait and see what the sicilian says.

[Dubai]

The fitness, speed and endurance of athletes has improved no end in 20 years.

Think it was a stupid comment to make but not impossible that 2012 could win.

I'd certainly back football teams of today to beat football teams of 20 years ago.

I was assuming it mean in comparison to players of that time. Obviously Pele wouldn't get a game for Brazil today etc

[77dave]

To be fair to the 2012 team you can add Rose and Howard.

[Tal]

Daft even for Kobe.

Barkley got it right: only 3 of today's squad make the 92 squad