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View Poll Results: Which teams that made the playoffs this year will make the playoffs next year? | |||
Atlanta Hawks | 16 | 16.67% | |
Boston Celtics | 37 | 38.54% | |
Chicago Bulls | 45 | 46.88% | |
Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 26.04% | |
Denver Nuggets | 21 | 21.88% | |
Indiana Pacers | 25 | 26.04% | |
Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 38.54% | |
Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 50.00% | |
Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 22.92% | |
Miami Heat | 56 | 58.33% | |
New York Knicks | 30 | 31.25% | |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 52.08% | |
Orlando Magic | 8 | 8.33% | |
Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 19.79% | |
San Antonio Spurs | 39 | 40.63% | |
Utah Jazz | 10 | 10.42% | |
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07-11-2012, 01:29 PM | #301 | |
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Bird and Magic were shells of themselves. The current point guards would DESTROY the dream teams, especially since they didnt invite Isiah on the team.
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Dude Laetner was great at fetching the real players towels and drinks.
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Heard on the radio the Rockets are now actively dealing with the Lakers & Nets to acquire either D-Howard or Bynum. I can't wait to see this explode in our faces.
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I was 12 when that team was formed... pvr'd the special but haven't gotten around to watching it in its entirety... now that you mention it I remember Stockton being on that team too
I just want to see where D12 will end up I think after that move it done other teams will start making their moves too? oh and Jerry Stackhouse signed with the Nets |
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So what if they are athletic. Chandler is going to pull Robinson or Ewing out of the paint? How? With that wet jumper of his? Today's point guards would kill who? Stockton was the only PG at 6'1" Next shortest guy is 6'6". Jordan was in his prime. Kobe is not. Pippen is one of the best D players ever. He could guard LeBron. Not shut down 0% shooting or anything but the guy has a 7'3" wingspan. LeBron would have problems. 92 had better overall shooters as well. Malone and Barkley as bangers can't play int'l ball? Funny, everything I hear is that int'l ball is more physical than the NBA today. Wasn't the 90's a physical period in the NBA? 2012 is not scoring many pts in the paint unless it's by fast breaks. |
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Good discussion. Haha, the more I write the more I am thinking the new team would win. Wasnt my intent originally, more just meant that I see Kobe's point. Also, really trying not to even think about or get into what would happen if D-Wade, Rose, or D-Howard were healthy.
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07-11-2012, 03:55 PM | #310 |
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Int'l refs are more lax when it comes to physical play. I don't watch it much but that's what I keep reading. Also, if I recall correctly, 2008 team was seen complaining about it a few times.
The big 4's can play the 5 on offense sure. How about on defense? You think they have no problem guarding Ewing, Robinson, Malone, Barkley? And it's not like Magic was about to collapse. He could still play. 2012 PGs would not shut him down. 92 could just throw Jordan at one of the PGs to mess them up. He'd have 10 steals. The problem for 2012 isn't so much offense. It's defense. Who is Paul going to guard when Stockton is not in the game? Everyone is 6'6"+ except for Stockton. And we know Melo isn't guarding anyone. Durant is the biggest problem of all for sure. Maybe Robinson would guard him or Pippen if LeBron is out. I just think 2012 would have big problems on D. |
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This olympic team seems deeper because they are taking 16 players, where in 1992 they only took 12. They have 3 true PGs this year. Also, Magic wasn't at the end of his career by any stretch. He was 32 years old when he retired due to HIV. He didn't come into the league until he was 22 so he didn't have the miles that LeBron or Kobe have or will have by age 32. None of the PGs on this Olympic team could touch Magic. He'd post them all up and drop 35 on westbrook or paul. Good point about Bird. I forgot his back was done and he was more or less a token on that Dream Team because of his play in the 80s. He played limited minutes. The biggest advantage the current team has though is the coach. chechevsky could coach circles around Daly. Last edited by cwb124; 07-11-2012 at 05:25 PM. |
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Not everyone has to create their own shot. That's why you have Magic and Stockton to find the open man. You sound too accustomed to the "me first" style of ball we see these days, where the PG looks to shoot or slash before dishing the ball. The "me first" attitude is why team USA got its ass kicked on many occasions in international play since the 1992 Olympics. |
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Except the roster is actually 12 players: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ll_team#Roster
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Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club C 4 Chandler, Tyson 29 - October 2, 1982 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) New York Knicks F 5 Durant, Kevin 23 - September 29, 1988 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Oklahoma City Thunder F 6 James, LeBron 27 - December 30, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Miami Heat G 7 Westbrook, Russell 23 - November 12, 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Oklahoma City Thunder G 8 Williams, Deron 28 - June 26, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Brooklyn Nets F 9 Iguodala, Andre 28 - January 28, 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Philadelphia 76ers G 10 Bryant, Kobe 33 - August 23, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers F 11 Love, Kevin 23 - September 7, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Minnesota Timberwolves G 12 Harden, James 22 - August 26, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Oklahoma City Thunder G 13 Paul, Chris 27 - May 6, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Los Angeles Clippers F 14 Griffin, Blake 23 - March 16, 1989 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Los Angeles Clippers F 15 Anthony, Carmelo 28 - May 29, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) New York Knicks |
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Probably the Knicks. 4 years and $60 mil worth. They're awesome like that.
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okay so dwight most likely going to the rockets since the nets called it quits by resigning b. lopez.
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Carmelo, as mentioned, no D. All Blake can do is dunk, and I think any of the 92 bigs would cause him problems on D. James Harden, lost some respect for him after his miserable Finals performance. Andre? What's he even doing on this team? Chandler is a banger but damn all of the 92 bigs/forward are still bigger and tougher. Kobe is OLD. Older than Jordan was at the time. This is no contest. |
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@ the pissing match between Kobe and Jordan. Two huge egos upset that they never got to face each other in their primes.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan said there's no way Kobe Bryant and this year's USA Olympic basketball team could've beaten the 1992 Dream Team. Jordan told The Associated Press Thursday that he laughed -- "I absolutely laughed" -- when hearing Bryant's comments that the U.S. squad training in Las Vegas could take Jordan and company. Jordan said there's "no comparison" which team is better. "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. Jordan said the 1992 team, which included 11 future Hall of Famers and won its six Olympic games by an average of more than 43 points en route to capturing the gold medal, was a better overall team largely because of the experience it put on the floor. "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." Jordan's response came after Bryant told reporters in Las Vegas that this year's team could pull out a win against the Dream Team if they faced each other in their primes. Bryant said this year's team has a "bunch of racehorses, players who are incredibly athletic, while the Dream Team consisted mainly of players at the tail end of their careers." Bryant's comments received immediate and sharp rebuttal from some members of the Dream Team, including Barkley. Jordan joined in on Thursday. "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." Jordan shook his head when asked why he thinks Bryant made the comments. "I imagine he's trying to say it to legitimize his own Dream Team," Jordan said. "But to me it's not even a question what team is better." Jordan said Bryant is certainly entitled to his opinion -- even though he said it's just plain wrong. "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." |
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