Unless you are cloning Scottie than one of Durant or Lebron is going to score at will. And this is Kobe against Jordan we are talkin about. Kobe doesn't need to shit him down. Just to make him work/tire.
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Unless you are cloning Scottie than one of Durant or Lebron is going to score at will. And this is Kobe against Jordan we are talkin about. Kobe doesn't need to shit him down. Just to make him work/tire.
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[B]funny thing is kobe is right... hes saying this based on todays style of game
slow old teams with legit pounding centers and floor generals dont really get the job done anymore
its all about young quick pg's, supremely gifted do it all strong tall wings and undersized extemely athletic big men in todays game
the 2012 team would beat the 92 team with todays style of play
the 1992 team would beat the 12 team with the old school style of play
so basically its all a matter of which team got in a time machine would lose...
kobe isnt out of line at all and they need to explain this to MJ[/B]
[QUOTE=juju151111]Clyde a worse version of Granger. Shut ur dumbass up. 29 year old Mj>>>>>>>>> 34 year old Kobe[/QUOTE]
Clyde is better than Granger but no one is exactly afraid of him. Drexler thrived in the open court. Good luck with that playing the 12 team. The guy would have considered a loser if werent for Hakeem. dude was a chump
MJ can talk.
He's played with some of them, he's been around most of them, he knows how they play. If MJ could give Gerald Wallace tips on how to successfully guard Bron and be on point, imagine what he and Pip would do to him?
The only and biggest problem is Bron, but it's mainly on defense.
But he can't move faster than the ball.
For all of the New Team's speed and athletic ability, nobody can keep up with a passing team.
The Dream Team can either matchup one on one, or play zone and the New Team will play right into the Dream Team's hands. Pick your poison.. either way Dream Team wins.
[QUOTE=guy]Pippen makes CP3 life a living hell.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I don't think you know what you're talking about. Guarding PGs, especially one with CP3's quickness and handle, wasn't a strength of Pippen's. Quite the opposite, in fact. Team USA would be much better off putting Pippen on Kobe and MJ on CP3.
[QUOTE=tontoz]So Prime MJ and Drexler wouldn't have a decisive advantage over a declining Kobe and Robin i mean Wade?
:roll:[/QUOTE]
Wade would handed Clyde his ass on a platter. :oldlol:
[QUOTE=RaininTwos]Westbrook, the most athletic PG ever, would do some unspeakable things to Magic and Stock.[/QUOTE]
Westbrook wouldn't get a free pass to the rim against the Dream Team. Even if he beats his man he will have company (Drob and Ewing) in a hurry and he isn't known for his decision making. Malone might knock him silly a couple of times as well.
[QUOTE=andgar923]MJ can talk.
He's played with some of them, he's been around most of them, he knows how they play. If MJ could give Gerald Wallace tips on how to successfully guard Bron and be on point, imagine what he and Pip would do to him?
The only and biggest problem is Bron, but it's mainly on defense.
But he can't move faster than the ball.
For all of the New Team's speed and athletic ability, nobody can keep up with a passing team.
The Dream Team can either matchup one on one, or play zone and the New Team will play right into the Dream Team's hands. Pick your poison.. either way Dream Team wins.[/QUOTE]
Andgar, is this a blow out to you?
[QUOTE=tontoz]Westbrook wouldn't get a free pass to the rim against the Dream Team. Even if he beats his man he will have company (Drob and Ewing) in a hurry and he isn't known for his decision making. Malone might knock him silly a couple of times as well.[/QUOTE]
I'm well aware of this. I also know that penetration can kill a defense.
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The size of the Dream Team trumps them so much. [B]Come down the lane Bron[/B].[/QUOTE]
I would love to see Lebron bull his way into the lane and see Karl Malone standing there (with his elbows probably already in position). He was an absolute specimen and tough as nails. Worst part is he didn't give a shit. Would be a hell of a collision
But I really don't see Lebron being able to get around Pip as easy as he does today. When he wants to, he just backs up, gets a head of steam and races towards the rim. Pip is strong himself, and quick. And WANTED to lock you up.
Barkley on Kobe's comments:
[url]http://tracking.si.com/2012/07/12/jordan-barkley-kobe-dream-team/[/url]
[quote]“I just started laughing,” Barkley said. “How old is Kobe Bryant, 36? He’s 34? And he’s calling us old? At the time, we were only like 28, 29. … Michael Jordan and me were the same age. We were both 29.”[/quote]
[QUOTE=RaininTwos]I dont understand. He will get rejected and fouled due to D-Rob and Ewing protecting the rim really well, but that isn't going to deter him. Dude attacks the rim with the same kind of reckless abandon that AI/Wade/etc sport. [/quote]
You dont understand basketball? Hilarious, werent you asking people if they actually played the game? Point is Stockon/Magic have help behind them protecting the rim. Westbrook will eventually jack jumpers when he isnt as successful as you think he will be due to his athletic ability penetrating the defense. He'll start shooting jumpers playing right into their hands.
So what Westbrook is super athletic.
[QUOTE]He does pass though, you need to stop being ignorant. During some of highest scoring games, he still hits open players. Chandler would make a killing with the big having to help due to the PG's getting abused.[/QUOTE]
Ignorant? Stop being clueless. Steve Francis 2.0. Chandler wouldnt make a killing with Westbrook. CP3 perhaps because CP3 knows how to get guys easy buckets. And he doesnt need to be super athletic to do it. Chandler would get abused by the bigs on the opposing team and I doubt he'd be that effective vs them on the offensive end as well.
[QUOTE=SilkkTheShocker]Wade would handed Clyde his ass on a platter. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
And then you would wake up.
[QUOTE=SilkkTheShocker]Wade would handed Clyde his ass on a platter. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
6'4 Wade can't guard Clyde. What in the **** are u on?
[QUOTE=AlphaWolf24]Kobe=MJ[/QUOTE]
No. 34 year old Kobe does not equal 29 year old Jordan. 27-29 year old Kobe doesn't equal 27-29 year old Jordan, so no way in hell does past his prime Kobe equal peak Jordan.
[QUOTE=AlphaWolf24]Durant>Pippen[/QUOTE]
Again, no. 23 year old Durant is not better than 1992 Pippen. Better scorer and offensive player, sure, but Pippen had a greater all-around impact on games by 1992 than Durant is having as a 23 year old.
[QUOTE=AlphaWolf24]12' Bench>92'[/QUOTE]
Ummm.....come again?
[QUOTE=AlphaWolf24]Drexler was basically a worse version of Danny Granger and wouldn't even make the squad in modern times....Ewing didn't even have more moves the Yao Ming...
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You have to be the worst poster on here or the best troll. Danny Granger isn't even in the same stratosphere as Drexler as a player and, while Yao was good when he was healthy, he was never close to being as good as prime Ewing.