Michael Jordan memo to Kobe Bryant:

[QUOTE=Crown&Coke]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.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

[QUOTE=tontoz]So Prime MJ and Drexler wouldn't have a decisive advantage over a declining Kobe and Robin i mean Wade?

:roll:[/QUOTE]

I said I would take Jordan & Drexler. Prime Kobe/Wade Vs. Prime Jordan/Drexler is a wash.

I want to see Brown come in on Karl Malone and Drob. He ain't out muscling these guys.

[QUOTE=kennethgriffin][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[/quote]

Yeah those guys were so non-athletic in 92. Chris Paul and Deron Williams aren't old school floor generals?

[QUOTE=tontoz]And then you would wake up.[/QUOTE]
Get real. Clyde was overrated player that couldn't even dribble without looking down. :oldlol:

i think these two teams are closer than people think...

the 92 dream team had Magic and Bird who were well past their primes... The level of international competition is no where close to what it is today.. the international rules favor the current team..

Whoa Michael Jordan being a conceded ego maniac??? NO WAI

Kobe<<<MJ (prime MJ versus Kobe is already heavily favored towards MJ, but past-prime Kobe versus prime MJ? lol)
Lebron<Barkley (LeBron the more talented NBA player obviously, but no way LeBron can dominate internationally like Barkley)
Chris Paul > Magic
Durant>Pippen
Chandler<<<Robinson

Deron/Westbrook/Love/Anthony/Wade<<Malone/Drexler/Mullin/Ewing/Stockton

Dream Team front court would run trains on the 2012 team all game long basically. There is no one on the new roster who can contain even the 5th choice big man on the Dream Team. The new guys would get blown out, in terms of intelligence and versatility they can't match the oldies.

[QUOTE=swag2011]Why is everyone making a big deal about this? It must be just because Kobe said it, cause if anybody else said it they wouldn't give a ****.

Are people seriously gunna sit there and say this years team won't at least have a chance? GTFOH with that BS. I do think the 92 team would win, but it ain't as clear cut like people make it.

And OP STFU. Last i checked MJ said Kobe is the ONLY one who can be compared to him. Didn't say that b!tch you stan for tho :oldlol:




It really isn't as big. And i'm not even going to go into that sidekick BS. But the gap isn't as big. Even Phil jackson said Kobe is more skilled than MJ. The difference to me is that MJ was bigger, more athletic, and took way smarter shots.[/QUOTE]


Phil also said that Kobe isn't even in the same league as Michael. And he said his when he want coaching any of the two. So I'll let u decide which moment was more truthful.

[QUOTE=rhythmic

[QUOTE=SilkkTheShocker]Get real. Clyde was overrated player that couldn't even dribble without looking down. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]


That didnt stop him from averaging 25 pts, 6.7 assists and 6.5 rebounds during the 91/92 season.

[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.

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.




You have to smoking if you think that Lebron or Paul isn't bringing the ball up with the game on the line. Moot point.




Didn't he have one of the highest scoring games in NBA Finals history as well?[/QUOTE]


westbrook plays an attacking style....and there aren't any real centers in the league anymore

(score points, get boards, block shots is what I mean by dominant center(S) )

so personnel of the league suits his playing style.....

drob was one of the most athletic men EVER to play in the league and clearly the most athletic center .....he used to block shots without fouling people....

can tell you're a modern day fan when it's difficult for you to imagine centers patrolling the paint....not fouling westbrook but blocking his shots...


ewing,robinson, olajuwon, mutombo...just era of centers guarding the lane and no little men getting to the rim at will....jordan the exception....and he had body control where he'd avoid the block and still make the shot

Whole article from AP:

[url]http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jnqI0mWVmLpGfg-58_R1V1VkHAGQ?docId=e4b4e851e72d44c99cbe84ef7b3ce7d2[/url]

[QUOTE]CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — 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 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 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 twenties."
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.

[B]"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."[/B]

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. [B]Remember now, they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."[/B][/QUOTE]

Would you say the bolded words from the last paragraph is a subtle shot at Kobe?

[QUOTE=GOBB]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.



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]

GOBB you can't read for shit. I understand basketball. I also understand that they call fouls during the Olympics, this isn't prison ball. Westbrook isn't scared of Ewing and D-Rob, can't believe you are even serious. Malone's shrinking in the moment ass isn't fear-inducing either. Westbrook just doesn't give a f*ck, he'll go after anyone.

A smart person could have retorted that Stock could use his dirty tactics to annoy Westbrook and throw him off his game and I would have agreed that could be a possibility.

No...not the mighty GOBB, he'd rather insult everyone and preserve his mythical air of superiority.:facepalm :rolleyes:

I understand basketball. I understand that Magic and Stock will need help which could free up Chandler for dunks and finishes around the rim since that's what he's been doing his whole damn career. Especially with Chris Paul at PG. Wow, how slow can you people be? I'm not even saying that the Dream Team won't win, that's how stupid you are. We are on the same side, my argument is that it is closer than people perceive it to be.

You have no respect for this era of basketball and it shows here. Westbrook is now just Steve Francis 2.0? Really? That's the best you could come up with? SMH. If Westbrook doesn't know how to get people easy buckets, yet every game I see him feeding offensively inept players like Collison and Perkins.....yup, your arguments make sense.

[QUOTE=SilkkTheShocker]Get real. Clyde was overrated player that couldn't even dribble without looking down. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
Wats ur point? He still dropped 25 ppg.