aleZ wrote:cwas2882 wrote:92 would definitely kill this team. I think 96 would beat them too.
Don't think so, 90's international ball was weak, it's this team's roster (and CHEMISTRY) that make other teams look like scrubs. But they're better than anything the original Dream Team or Dream Team II ever faced.
The '92 team had mad chemistry too tho, combined with the best starting 5 ever assembled. And the '96 team had a prime Shaq, Hakeem, & Drob...with Malone and Barley to boot? As good as this '08 team is, even the '92 would have a hard time stopping that combination of bigs. The '08 wings and guards are definitely better than the '96 team, but they had better be shooting a damn good % from 3 if they stood any chance of beating that team. I actually think that the '96 would give this current team more matchup problems than the '92 team would...Swap out Booz & Prince with KG & TD tho, and this team could definately beat either of those teams..
IMO, I would rank them as: (1)'92 Dream Team, (2)'96 Dream Team II, (3)'08 Redeem Team, (4)'00 Team USA, (5)'04 Team USA
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