wow was 92 dream team competition weakest teams in last 40 years??

[QUOTE=Carbine;14930520]I wonder why the anti Jordan crowd hasn't latched onto his 1992 Olympic stats. I don't think I've ever heard mention of them.

He has a 49 TS percentage while most everyone else was enjoying significant bumps in their efficiency on the team.[/QUOTE]

Jordan was inefficient on offense (by his own standards) but was a monster on defense. He averaged 7 steals per 36 minutes, light years ahead of anyone else at the 92 Olympics.

He was also unselfish. Putting up 8 assists per 36 (5th in tournament).

I have a hard time saying Jordan was unselfish.

He lead the team by a wide margin in FG attempts, while being the least efficient scorer on the team. This is classic chucking.

He was not only inefficient for his own standards, he was inefficient by Allen Iverson standards. But he still kept jacking those shots up....

[QUOTE=Carbine;14930526]I have a hard time saying Jordan was unselfish.

He lead the team by a wide margin in FG attempts, while being the least efficient scorer on the team. This is classic chucking.

He was not only inefficient for his own standards, he was inefficient by Allen Iverson standards. But he still kept jacking those shots up....[/QUOTE]

Everyone tuned in to watch Jordan play. He knew this so he was trying to put on a show even after sometimes getting no sleep after gambling all night and playing golf almost up to game time. This in a tournament where USA was perpetually up by 80 points. The stats really don't mean anything.

[QUOTE=Da_Realist;14930587]Everyone tuned in to watch Jordan play. He knew this so he was trying to put on a show even after sometimes getting no sleep after gambling all night and playing golf almost up to game time. This in a tournament where USA was perpetually up by 80 points. The stats really don't mean anything.[/QUOTE]
49 TS% against milkmen and plumbers :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Da_Realist;14930587]Everyone tuned in to watch Jordan play. He knew this so he was trying to put on a show even after sometimes getting no sleep after gambling all night and playing golf almost up to game time. This in a tournament where USA was perpetually up by 80 points. The stats really don't mean anything.[/QUOTE]

It's ok to admit Jordan isn't perfect ffs. You put 3ball to shame. :oldlol:

It's called context. Something you guys are allergic to.

[video=youtube;Upwldffdl30]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upwldffdl30&t=26m5s[/video]

Who was the scariest mf'er in that game (Dream Team vs the college practice squad)?

Webber: "Jordan. Jordan. Jordan. Jordan. Jordan."

When it mattered against real competition, Jordan shined. Playing against Angola didn't bring out the same intensity. That's why the his stats didn't really matter. He was on vacation. It wasn't competitive enough to bring out his best.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;14930352]On a side note, which is the best non USA team in Olympic history?

I'm guessing it has to be the 2008 Spain team.[/QUOTE]

Yugo 02 - Jaric/Bodiroga/Peja/Gurovic/Divac

Argentina 02-04 - Pepe/Manu/Noccioni/Scola/Oberto imo

[QUOTE=RRR3;14930488]Tabak was a scrub in the NBA, he may have been good before his injuries, can't speak to that, but his NBA stats are...not good.

How was Longley solid? His efficiency was genuinely horrifying for a center (-5 rTS% career), which was compounded by the fact that he didn't even shoot much, and he rebounded very poorly for his size. I've never heard anyone say he was a great defender, either. Unless he was a great defender, he looks pretty scrubtastic to me. I always see MJ and Bulls fans saying he sucked too.[/QUOTE]

Yea and those Jordan fans would be wrong. Longley was a solid C in the league. Not a star but he held his own most of the time.

[QUOTE=dankok8;14930648]Yea and those Jordan fans would be wrong. Longley was a solid C in the league. Not a star but he held his own most of the time.[/QUOTE]
What was he good at? Rotten at scoring, rotten at rebounding, so he had to have been a great defender to make up for that, but I've never heard him described as such. I'm far from an MJ stan, but I don't think MJ fans are wrong about Longley.

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Tabak was a scrub in the NBA, he may have been good before his injuries, can't speak to that, but his NBA stats are...not good.

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Vspan shot 32% and 17% from 3 in the nba and still took apart Paul, Wade, Lebron, Melo, and Dwight.

What you do in the nba isn’t necessarily the best way to judge how good you are at basketball. The nba isn’t traditional basketball. Less so now than ever.

[QUOTE=RRR3;14930589]49 TS% against milkmen and plumbers :oldlol:[/QUOTE]

cooked that boi

Yes, the Dream Team was the inspiration for more European players to get into basketball. This should be obvious, that doesn’t mean the quality of the dream team itself wasn’t good. Even though Bird was done, Magic was rusty, and Stockton was playing hurt. The team could’ve been even better. Croatia was nice though. And this was before the NBA was really dipping into the European talent pool super heavy. Sabonis, Petrovic, Kukoc, were all quality players that inspired NBA scouts to take Euros more seriously as talent. I know OP is a troll, but you can’t be this remedial

When we send the entire all nba team or a huge chunk of it we blow teams away. Especially when theres only like 5 nba role players in the rest of the pool. When we send a few we get close games. So maybe relative to talent the talent pool you can have that discussion.

[QUOTE=And1AllDay;14930178][Img]https://i.postimg.cc/VNZP7Gcv/Parst1-Heemh5-Borji9-Zyrie4.jpg[/img]

is this a joke are these rosters real?[/QUOTE]
Yikes :roll:

team usa versus international olympics
gold medal match

usa
jordan magic bird barkley stockton malone

vs

alberto andres jordi juan juan juan xavi santi

:oldlol: wow i wonder how the dream team was able to won each game :oldlol:

The "world" caught up to Team USA in 1988 itself!

Team USA finished at the 3rd place just like LeBronze! :oldlol: :banana:

[quote]USA Basketball Team Results at the 1988 Olympic Games
This list has all the results from the games played by the USA National Team in the basketball tournament of the 1988 Olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.
Game Date Stage Results
1. Sep 18, 1988 First Round, Group B USA USA 97 - 53 Spain Spain
2. Sep 20, 1988 First Round, Group B USA [b]USA 76 - 70 Canada[/b] Canada
3. Sep 21, 1988 First Round, Group B USA USA 102 - 87 Brazil Brazil
4. Sep 23, 1988 First Round, Group B USA USA 108 - 57 China China
5. Sep 24, 1988 First Round, Group B USA USA 102 - 35 Egypt Egypt
6. Sep 26, 1988 1/4 Finals USA USA 94 - 57 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

7. Sep 28, 1988 Semifinals USA [b]USA 76 - 82 Soviet Union[/b] Soviet Union :lol

8. Sep 29, 1988 [b]3rd Place Game USA USA 78 - 49 Australia[/b] Australia :roll:[/quote]

1988 was against our college players. Four years prior college Michael Jordan was an outlier leading them to gold over European professionals and grown men if we sent our best roster that we sent in 1992, would’ve been in their prime and would’ve been even more dominant

[QUOTE=WhiteKyrie;14931251]1988 was against our college players. Four years prior college Michael Jordan was an outlier leading them to gold over European professionals and grown men if we sent our best roster that we sent in 1992, would’ve been in their prime and would’ve been even more dominant[/QUOTE]

well said.

1984 Amateur 21 YO MJ = G.O.L.D. :cheers:

1988 MINUS MJ = B.R.O.N.Z.E.

1992 PRO MJ = G.O.L.D. numero dos. :cheers:

2004 LBJ = L.e.B.R.O.N.Z.E. :roll:

2024 PRO LBJ = L.e.B.R.O.N.Z.E....................loading! :lol

gold medal match

usa
jordan magic bird barkley stockton malone

vs

alberto andres jordi juan juan juan xavi santi

:oldlol: wow i wonder how the dream team won each game :oldlol:

[QUOTE=And1AllDay;14931258]gold medal match

usa
jordan magic bird barkley stockton malone

vs

alberto andres jordi juan juan juan xavi santi

:oldlol: wow i wonder how the dream team won each game :oldlol:[/QUOTE]

MELTDOWN. :roll:

[QUOTE=gengiskhan;14931275]MELTDOWN. :roll:[/QUOTE]
MJ in the clutch against the Pistons: EIGHT POINTS.

Dream team introduced the world to bball. I bet all the international legends got love for them. The only sad part is we aren’t better than dudes now. We should be 15-20 pt favs vs everyone. Should be like the high seeds in the ncaa tourney, maybe close for 10-15 min then coast. Once in a blue moon we barely win.

South Sudan tho.

-Smak