1992 Dream Team vs. 2008 Redeem Team: Which Team USA would win? | The Jump | ESPN

[@HydratedHero]

Y’all bored today huh.

[@juelzwilliams3826]

They don't have nothing to talk about smh

[@chucktolit7756]

Its crazy to think Prime Wade led that 08 team in scoring coming off the BENCH!! with all those PRIME players Bron,Kobe,Melo and the list goes on and on. Prime Wade was a BEAST

[@samuraijack10]

Those teams wasn't about scoring, every player bought in. The points were nice, but it was just a luxury watching all of them blend in on a team. I think the pivotal moment they all said was when Kobe dove for a ball, that showed it was bigger than anything of themselves but Prime D Wade was a beast. Him, Kobe, LeBron, Melo was a fire combination

[@sheli5483]

Gimme Drexler over Wade.

[@alexr5179]

I'll gladly take Wade over Drexler , THe flash would smoke THe glide in their primes

[@kaguraspoon750]

shel i drexler over wade fuk outta here. Clyde overrated af. They roasted kenny when he picked him on fantasy draft

[@kingX777]

shel i your on crack!!! Wade would destroy Drexler!

[@full6330name]

You can't compare international competition from 92 to 2008. People were really good in 2008. Teams like Greece,Lithuania,Spain,France etc are no joke.

[@edgardomartinez6236]

I think world competition was a lot better in 08 then in 92.

[@hightopfad]

I agree, that's what people forget about. World competition is far more better than it was then. That's the difference right there.

[@hightopfad]

@Bernard Hilfiger yes they would still win but not by the margin of points they did in 1992.

[@krlm2280]

Toni kukoc, marciulionis, Vlade Divac, arvydas sabonis, Dino radja, Drazen Petrovic, detlef schrempf who were all legends in Euro ball were playing over there at that time during the 92 Dream Team so stop it

[@thechameleon2636]

Edgardo Martinez competition was harder in 92'

[@hightopfad]

@@krlm2280 yes but they wasn't on the same team. And the international players today are more athletic and shoot and handle the ball much better. Think about the international players of today.

[@LocustAndWildHoney]

Is she serious? Sure D. WILL had a sudden decline, but at the time he was balling out. Such a bad point and so disrespectful to him. He wouldn’t even have been the worst on the floor. Let’s not forget that Christian Latner was on the dream team, but none the less, it’s a dumb irrelevant point either way. If we’re objective, it’s the redeem team. Had magic and Larry been prime, it would be a different story and worthy of the debate. Furthermore, about the point differential, Let’s remember that basketball wasn’t what it was in 2008 on the world stage. The world is much better at basketball and is very quickly catching up to the US.

[@FirstPlace97]

Larry and Magic were prime, dumbass. Also, Barkley was unstoppable.

[@Kirbystare1992]

Locust&WildHoney true ish

[@Dibi1821]

FP they were not in their prime lmao, Larry Bird was 36 and Magic was 33 what are you talking about?

[@FirstPlace97]

That too. Dream team was too much

[@MrC77]

Bird was old but Magic was still in his prime. He had led his team to the finals the year before.

[@alvin081988]

Dream Team...Imagine going against Ewing Barkley Robinson and Malone....when the game slows down

[@DwyaneMVPWade]

Dwyane Wade led in scoring off the bench!!

[@anthonysangano]

So did Barkley

[@DwyaneMVPWade]

Anthony Sangano wow I didn’t know

[@justtoolit6051]

Dream Team. Hands down.

[@jermondwinn3367]

JustTooLit you must be on drugs the 2008 will beat them

[@justtoolit6051]

You smoking crack there buddy ?

[@nickjaramillo9688]

@@jermondwinn3367 no Yorkie must be too young you must not not not be but I got to leave both eras you you didn't obviously so I can compare better the Dream Team the original Dream Team would beat them by about 15 points big time oh yeah the redeem team would give him a good match don't get me wrong they might even have some leads but the original Dream Team would wear them down physically plus they have they have a lot of fun S2 they had guys that could totally score with them and then they've had the defense was much better with that team they would wear them down they got guys that the redeem team couldn't handle

[@TRivera13]

2008 Team is more athletic. But that means little when the game is slowed down. With any pairing of Robinson, Ewing, Malone or Barkley on the boards, guess who's getting most of the rebounds? And the 2008 team better get used to shooting from the outside cause you aren't railroading the Dream Team front court. And I haven't even mentioned that Michael Jordan is on the team. Dream Team wins.

[@doc8046]

The 08 team beat Spain to win Gold who had both Paul and Marc gasol as the C and PF spots mj and kobe cancel each other out but y'all really think old Larry bird and Magic can check dwade, LeBron, cp3, melo Dwight and bosh both defend and are quick bigs with good size LMFAO shit 08 team wins

[@howardberry7064]

Exactly

[@TRivera13]

@@doc8046 Bosh and Howard were quick bigs who would've gotten beat up by any pairing of Robinson, Malone, Barkley and Ewing. As fast as the 08 front court were, they still weren't going to be driving much against the bigger Dream Team. They aren't going to be out rebounding them either.

[@doc8046]

@@TRivera13LMAO Dwight is a 3xdefensive player of the year 5x rebounding leader 2x blocks leader and is more athletic than all of the dream team bigs so nah

[@TRivera13]

@@doc8046 And he's gonna play the whole game right? Howard has never faced 7 footers like Ewing and Robinson. C'mon man.

[@bringbackgoodmusic17]

People also forget that how both teams practiced and trained together were completely different. America was embarrassed that a team of NBA superstars couldn't bring home gold anymore in '04. So they put together a state of the art training program to develop the players into a real team unit before the '08 Olympics. I remember watching the training camp on NBATV. It was crazy. The Dream Team didn't do any of that. Their practices consisted only really of pick up games and basic drills. Chuck Daly threw their first game against some college kids, told em "you could lose" and that was it really. Those dudes went on the court and dominated with talent alone. They weren't really "coached". They didn't really have team plays or strategies. Just playground basketball. Chuck Daly never once called a single timeout in the entire Olympic games. So yeah world competition has improved, but so did America's preparation. I have no doubt in my mind if the dream team went through the same preparation that the '08 team did they would win out of a 1000 games 85-90% of the time.

[@Stikob]

Great analysis

[@David-pv4su]

The 2012 Supreme Team would win

[@Militantreturns]

Yawn

[@boochtron]

LOL no no no

[@damitrimoore]

David agreed had Lebron, KD and enough of Kobe left.

[@lukacalov1988]

David nope that team doesnt even have wade

[@damitrimoore]

Luka Calov KD, Lebron, Kobe, CP3, Harden, Westbrook and Melo. Lmao case closed. No disrespect but the 2008 team had a past due jkidd, tashuan prince and Carlos boozer. Let's be honest here.

[@qceaz11]

The Dream Team would destroy the 2008 team & the 2012 team as well simple Jordan, Barkley, Malone, Magic, Robinson, Ewing, Drexler, Stockton, Mullin, Pippen! Enough said

[@oneman9121]

Croatia (Silver) & Lithuania (Bronze) were the two most talented teams the '92 Dream Team faced. And no, they were no rollovers. Croatia were led by Drazen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc, & Dino Radja. And Lithuania had Arvydas Sabonis & Sarunas Marciulionis. Only Spain (Gasol Bros) from the 2008 Olympics could claim they were better than those two teams.

[@BaldyBuildsBric]

IbTusPeter that’s some knowledge right there. Well done

[@kidcudi908]

Your forgetting about Argentina, they had Luis scola, ginobili, nocioni, oberto

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Dream Team, all day, every day and twice on Sundays. Magic Johnson would pick Michael Jordan over LeBron James 10 out of 10 times 1-on-1. Bow down, Millennials. 😉

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

Difference is Magic and Bird were off their prime... that makes things closer and the fact competition in 2008 was way better... still name by name the dream team has a slight edge, but I still pick the 2008 team coz they were a better constructed basketball team and better defensively (a lot better). Now, looking back, if you consider talent alone and how their careers played out, even though they were on court the most vulnerable out of the 3, the 2012 team is pretty damm insane, now the Dream Team had 4 bigs (excluding Laetner) that are all time greats, top 20, but damm in 2012 you have kobe, durant, lebron, harden, chris paul, wesbtrook and a prime Melo (and even Anthony Davis and Kevin Love) and in 2008 you have Chris paul, Jason Kidd (he makes a huge difference), prime Deron Willians, lebron, melo, kobe, prime wade... I think the Dream team took one more big than they needed to, by using Laetner. Even with MJ, Pippen, Drextler, Stockton and Mullin, when you consider that Bird and Magic were way out of their primes (especially Larry who was really hurt by 92), the dream are inferior on the perimeter and on the wings, especially defensively, adding to the fact that both the 08 and 12 team used Laetner's spot to pick another stellar defensive win (Prince in 2008 and Iguodala in 2012). Now the thing is, the difference in talent is so big on the inside that if you go name by name the dream team still will win; I mean Ewing, Robinson, Barkley and Malone are a pretty much unbeatable group, but the thing is both the 2008 and 2012 teams didn't even take 4 bigs, much less 5. They took 3 bigs (Bosh, Howard and Boozer in 08 and Chandler, Davis and Love in 12) and played a quicker and more agressive game on the perimeter. So going by how the game is played, and by the fact that the 3 spots occupied by Magic, Bird and Laetner would make a big difference I would pick the newer teams. Remember it's a game, you are not analysing a roster player by player, you are playing a basketball game, of course Mullin is better than Iguodala, Redd and Prince, but neither of then are playing the role of franchise player there, they are part of a structure, an engine, that's why going 1 by 1 comparing players is a wrong way to study the game. If it was like that, the 04 team, as much of a mess as it was, would still run through everyone, it is how the parts work together and how you choose to play as a team that makes the biggest difference, baketball at the end of the day is still a team sport. Actually, if you ask me, out of the 3 teams, after a solid preseason and training camp, I would pick the 2012 squad as the strongest and most solid one; they have the edge over the 08 team as you basically switched Prince for Iguodala (advantage 12 team), Boozer for love (advantage 12 team), Kidd for Westbrook (advantage 12 team duo to the role both played, as Wesbrook was much younger, more athletic and a better defender at that point, and Kidd's advantage, which would be the floor general role, was on the hands of Chris Paul on both incarnations of the team), Wade for Harden (advantage 08 team, Harden was a beast, even in 2012, but it's prime Wade we're talking about), Redd for Durant (Jesus fucking Christ), Bosh for Davis (yeah I would give it a tie, sure 08 Bosh is a lot better than a rookie Davis, but considering what he has become, I gotta give it a tie) and Howard for Chandler (advantage 08 team). Also of the players that remained, 2012 Melo > Melo, 2012 Lebron > 2008 Lebron (although both would be like 97+ overall on a video game hahaha), 2012 kobe < 2008 kobe (but Kobe until 2013 was still on an all time goat level), 2012 Willians = 2008 Willians (that was the last good year for him, really weird how his level dropped that suddenly) and 2012 Paul > 2008 Paul (less athletic, but even smarter and just as great on defense). So even though the dream team has 4 unbelievable bigs, they ain't gonna play at the same time and as much as some don't like it, the way the game works collectively the bigs depend more on others for creation and are at the end of the plays, not at the start of it, so the absurd edge the 92 squad has in terms of talent on the 4 and 5 positions on court wouldn't really be that imposing on a 5-5 game where you have another team that has the slight edge on the other 3 positions, given that those are the positions that teams run their plays through more (even the dream team, with all that talent inside, played a perimeter orientated game)

[@Mcrappe]

Okay boomer. Dream team lost to college kids lol

[@Zizzzzheheh]

Andres Ramos thank you

[@777Samiboy]

We're talking about 1992 larry and magic were not prime versions of themselves. People need to remember that when discussing these two teams as well as bashing on the 03 draft for being too young in 08. Why do they keep bringing up Howard and Williams in 2010 and beyond? It's 08 when all those players were amazing.

[@TheRmc115]

2008 by a blowout. Way too fast and athletic prime lebron kobe melo and wade would have a field day on those slow paced guys. And the d will comment doesnt mean shit cuz he was basically as good as cp3 at the time, and dwight was the most dominant big man in the game

[@anthonybennett2837]

Is this even a debate? 12 HOFers on 1 team would smoke ANY team

[@Jry088]

If you wait 10 more years a lot of the players on 08 would be HOFs too

[@vincentbriggs0682]

11 Hofers not 12.

[@Sleepingcoffee979]

That's retarded. Most usa Olympic teams will have hof

[@Militantreturns]

@@Jry088 facts

[@xuanbaizhu8950]

It’s not like the redeem team don’t have at least 7 future HOFers

[@oKiirby]

Why is this even a question . The dream team wtf .

[@legodisthebesteversomelege4778]

Judas You never know man.I swear you trippen.

[@ultralittv5162]

Yeah its definitely not just a cake walk for Dream team..

[@jermondwinn3367]

You think a bad back Larry Bird a magic with aids and those other players can beat Bron Kobe wade bosh boozer and Kidd they to athletic for them

[@MrC77]

Jermond I cant tell if you are serious. How is 35 year old Kidd, Chris Bosh, and Boozer too athletic for the 1992 team? Aids magic is more athletic than old Kidd. Malone and Barkley are more athletic than Bosh and Boozer.

[@ultralittv5162]

MrCarl27 Facts.. Plus Young John Stockin, Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Jordan.. he trippin

[@RariShiesty]

Stockton vs CP3 would have been a great that would probably be the least hyped

[@airzone2332]

Dream team and it wouldn’t be close.

[@ultralittv5162]

Greg Clarke Facts... They had David Robinson and Patric Ewing coming of the bench lol thats too much talent.. They trippin

[@Karma-hy6ki]

Yes it would be close you dumbasses give no credit to the new generation as if they aren’t even basketball players. The competition got better now.

[@likemikegenerationx2]

@@ultralittv5162 David Robinson started. The starting lineup was Robinson, Barkely, Bird, MJ, and Magic

[@likemikegenerationx2]

Yes it would. You're only saying that cuz they got MJ on the team

[@Ryn5t3r]

Redeem team and it would be close

[@moneymitchamp]

Did they just grade deron Williams off of what kind of player he became. In 2006-09 he was a beast. The same way larry was half alive in 92, but a playing legend up until 90-91

[@edugen100]

Wade kobe lebron along wit melo on the wing unstoppable

[@ultralittv5162]

emmanuel dukes Not against that Team

[@1neomonkey]

Melo...unstoppable? More like, never won shit and totally stoppable. And Jordan over Kobe, Pippen over Wade, and Magic over Lebron. Done.

[@nosauzamere4827]

AndyB Are u dumb? Melo is unstoppable in the Olympics he has the most points in Olympic history prolly the best Olympic player ever and in his prime NO ONE was fucking with him

[@1neomonkey]

Nosa - We're talking about vs the Dream Team MORON!! Try to keep up. Not to mention, Carmelo literally has the worst playoff winning percentage out of any player in NBA history! Yea, the Dream Team would be real scared. Give me a break!

[@nosauzamere4827]

AndyB get ya old head ass outta here Bird or Magic couldn’t guard a 24 year old melo they had bad backs😂and if u put Pippen or MJ on him who guarding KD Lebron or Kobe😂😂😂

[@cfwcheeze]

2012 team was best

[@LeJoyBoy23]

SuperJkelley23 True

[@Mayordomo32]

2012 would have destroyed the redeem and dream team.

[@Militantreturns]

You must be 2

[@cfwcheeze]

@@Militantreturns ?? Why do you disagree?

[@Militantreturns]

@@cfwcheeze because im 38 yrs old and im old enough to remember The redeem team wouldnt stand a chance Because. The dream has a BETTER front court. Ewing. Robinson. And. Malone Are all big. And. They play great defense and can score Then you still gotta deal. With. Mj. Pip. And barkley. All 6. Of these guys can. Score. Rebound. And defend. Magic and larry were decoys. And the bench. You. Chris mullin deadly shooter john stockon and. Awesome passer and defender and shooter. And clyde drexler who play defense score and. He had hang TIME After. Kobe. Lebron d-wade. And melo. 2012. Has no one

[@MrC77]

Why do people keep saying magic was old already. He had just had one of his best seasons the year before. He would have still been a top 5 player in the league if he hadnt retired.

[@TRivera13]

Because they weren't alive to witness how great these players were. Even Bird with his back issues could spot up shoot the lights out.

[@MrC77]

HIV didnt affect his ability to play basketball. He was still a great player. Its not like bird with his bad back.

[@erivers71]

@@TRivera13 Bird was an Assassin. One of the first 50/40/90 players who won the three-point shooting contest and won 3 straight MVP's. Bird was also one of the best passers of all time and he could play defense, plus the mental game, Bird was better than pretty much any player except maybe Jordan.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Anybody picking Redeem Team was born after 1990. The Redeem Team has no size to stop David, Patrick, Karl, and Chuck. The 1996 team would be more dangerous.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

If the Heat which had LeBron, Wade, and Bosh couldn't beat the 2011 Mavericks with Dirk and a bunch of older guys, the Redeem Team isn't beating the Dream Team.

[@willybandz8539]

Kingslayer the difference is Kobe he’s not letting Lebron have a meltdown he would takeover.

[@TrideepNagg]

Willy Bandz Jordan would destroy Kobe and lebron

[@Ace.of.Rage.]

THANK YOU!

[@likemikegenerationx2]

@@TrideepNagg No he wouldn't 🙄

[@likemikegenerationx2]

That comparison doesn't even make sense. The 2011 Mavericks were actually a better team than the Heat that year. They had a better record and everything

[@_.Goat21]

Redeem team. They were way more athletic. Lebron, wade, kobe, melo, dwight. Larry bird and magic Johnson, were both out of their prime.

[@chriso682]

Elim Haile athleticism doesn’t make u better lmfao Vince Carter better than Larry Bird?

[@andreoliveros6119]

Im thinking seriously oversees has gotten Alot better! Over the span of those years. Really probably 2x as much so i think 22.What ever 2008 had is being taking to lightly here

[@MrC77]

Magic was still in his prime. He was like what lebron is now.

[@sheli5483]

College teams were probably more athletic than Dream team too, doesn't equal a win.

[@2397seth]

forget magic bird and Christian...they had Chris Mullen, they had Jordan pippen drexler malone Robinson Barkley all in their prime...

[@fatboy5926]

I think we can all agree - the 92 Dream Team logo was next level

[@3232-l2k]

They had Jordan when he was young nuff said

[@iVince905]

Id choose the 2018-2019 GSW team

[@elbertcoleman5441]

Kobe, Lebron, wade enough said Extras -melo bosh prime Howard 28 12 4 blocks a game That’s already well more than enough but sure dream team wins😂

[@daquanrouson5412]

Dream team big men vs Tyson chandler ? Chris bosh, Carlos boozer... not even close dream team all day

[@TurtlEfrmdaManor]

Daquan Rouson Tyson's defense was great then and I believe prime Dwight was on that team and we both know how great he was defensively during that period

[@sheli5483]

Patrick over Dwight.

[@sheli5483]

David over Patrick?

[@malanaromualdo2334]

david robinson won the dpoy in 92...

[@FTRDAVE]

2008

[@Shawn.Mathew]

Maybe I’m biased but I would pick redeem team prime Kobe, prime wade, and lebron entering his prime is scary redeem team is more athletic

[@TheGetRich2K]

2008 team would smack the dream team wtf? Kobe Lebron and Wade GG

[@2397seth]

Dream team had Chris Mullen, Jordan pippen drexler malone Robinson Barkley all in their prime...🍿🤨

[@TheJamesbyrd34]

Lol kobe got all his moves from Jordan they wouldn't stand a chance...

[@dell3259]

James Byrd yeah but that 2012 team a whole different story

[@TheJamesbyrd34]

@@dell3259 no comment on that lol

[@dell3259]

James Byrd I’m sorry but James harden Kobe Lebron Kevin Durant Anthony Davis name me a better 5 from any year I’ll wait

[@faison514]

Dream Team had 11 first ballot hall of famers. Redeem Team had only 5 locks for 1st ballot(Kobe, Lebron, Wade,Kidd, CP3)and 3 other question marks(Melo,Bosh,Dwight)

[@MrC77]

Melo,Bosh, and dwight are all locks for first ballot.

[@erivers71]

100% truth. Your talking 3 of the top five players of all time, Magic, Bird, Jordan. Bird and Jordan were assassins clutch players that always delivered at the most crucial times, its not even close man.

[@tshep2az]

the 92 dream team's post game would be like what Shaq like to say as BBQ chicken down there

[@jasonlecroy6347]

Dream Team is to big and just as athletic. The 2008 team would have a lot of problems with the fast break and the slow down half court offence. 108-91 Dream Team, depending on the rules!!!

[@AllEyezOnRod]

Guess they forget how pivotal D Wade was on that 2008 team. Lebron wasn’t the only one .

[@mumenrider1844]

The dream team had eleven hall of famers. And if it were not for laettner and replace him for oneal they would all be hall of famers. Dream had hall of famers and a number of allstars namely williams boozer and prince

[@rodgon123]

11 legends . Must look at 92 dream team bench

[@makis7383]

Michael Jordan did not go to sleep before the 1992 gold metal game and still scored 22 points. DREAM TEAM MJ#GOAT

[@mechmind]

Plus Jordan had just had his first repeat of the NBA finals. Just into his prime.

[@yogimartinez3039]

It seems like everyone forgets that most of these guys weren't in their primes in 92'. Larry bird was old with a bad back, magic had HIV and was at the end, 2008 would win and it ain't that close.

[@mrbigpappy85]

This guy (second from right) knows absolutely nothing. Dream Team would have destroyed the “redeem team”. How would you say the redeem team is more athletic? Manic Johnson? MJ? Barkley? And what planet are you on when you ask “who would Bird guard”? He was an incredible defender. The dream team lit it up, they left the world in awe, opposing teams would literally get autographs and pictures of them after they got beat by 30+ points, they are responsible for expanding basketball workdwide. The only thingbyoure telling me is that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

[@imfrombmf_7258]

The dream team would've blew the redeem team off the floor

[@Militantreturns]

No olympic team will ever top. The original dream team EVER

[@Mcrappe]

Yeah but a college time did lol

[@donv757]

D Will was a monster then. He wasn't washed yet

[@247JesusFreek]

One word: DWADE ⚡⚡⚡🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪🏆🏆🏆

[@Moon-pz6ox]

one word: MICHAEL JORDAN ⚡⚡⚡🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@jameshicks4685]

Basically every player on Redeem team was a carbon copy of everybody on Dream team.. Lebron-Magic, Kobe-Mike, Charles Barkely-Carmelo, Stockton-JKidd, Etc. Dream team would dust the redeem team

[@daddylongstrokes1575]

The Dream Team opponent's wanted autographs more then they were trying to compete I'll still take the Dream Team in a close one like 110-104.

[@ajfrancisco7726]

It's not even a debate.. Dream team was and will always be the best

[@Dommy521]

Nobody mentioning D-Wade being in his absolute prime haha, who would've stopped him? a young John Stockton? lmao

[@mypeople1stwilliam]

How could Jordan be petty? Thomas set the tone for pettiness by being jealous of the Jordan takeover. As far as who would win, one elbow would’ve destroyed the psyche of the 2008 team. Barkley would’ve instilled so much fear in them. I gotta go with the OG’s of 1992.

[@JonnoEmonno]

Dream Team was historic but I got the Redeem team

[@GalaxyBorn757]

They would crush dream team to much explosiveness and athleticism

[@beeazz1039]

92 dreamteam all day

[@enriquegarcia455]

1992 dream team won just with their presence that much impact had other team enjoy just taking pictures and get an autograph with the super stars don't compare Mufasa with scar! lol Mufasa ooooooh that's power i hear that and I shudder Ooh said that again Mufasa.. 😁😅🤣

[@Nickvanexel23]

The better question is who would win between 92 dream team vs 2012 team with an added kd, young ad, harden Westbrook and Dwight Howard

[@Dreaklock]

The Dream Team was the greatest sports team ever assembled.

[@edugen100]

08 redeem team they had guys who played together entering there prime

[@lebronblew5finalsnottop5ne22]

Dream team would win easy The 2008 team could not guard their bigs Patrick Ewing and David Robinson

[@TheJamesbyrd34]

Cant forget malone n Barkley lol

[@Militantreturns]

And karl malone

[@Militantreturns]

@@TheJamesbyrd34 Barkley isnt a big man

[@TheJamesbyrd34]

@@Militantreturns he was a pf

[@kohsmoger1567]

Howard was a three time defensive player of the year.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

The Redeem Team struggled against Spain 🇪🇸! 🤣 The Spaniards had SIZE and played PHYSICAL basketball. Something the Dream Team was perfectly equipped at beating.

[@phyuckyuu9601]

All Them at, The AGES of "28-30y/o"... #LeBronJames & Co., Would KICK Their ( #92DreamTeam ) ASS!... Not a Doubt in My Mind! #RedeemTeam

[@tshep2az]

Everybody even forgets that the 92 team had another deadly whiteboy in Chris Mullin he was like Larry birds lost brother

[@austinclubb2093]

Dream Team all the way

[@justinwatson7778]

Kobe and Jordan gonna cause thunderstorms like the tournament of power

[@mrhookupz3079]

Too bad Shaq, Duncan and Garnett were never on a dream team together. That would be the best frontline ever. Add Kobe and Jkidd and whoever else.

[@itlog3722]

Stockton doesn't even have left hand. Pick up the ball and pass it to malone.

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

jeremiah santander What do you mean? Stockton was never missing his left hand. How do you think he was able to shoot the ball into the basket? With one hand...in the NBA?

[@itlog3722]

@@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372 he can't drive to the left side.

[@AsadLife27]

1992 would dominate

[@liquidpersuasion]

You know it's a slow day when JaCrybaby Hill is on The Jump

[@westheking12]

That 2008 team was great and the 2012 one. But Dream Team all the way!

[@williamerazo1685]

Redeem team. Plus competition is way much better with Spain, Agertina, and Lithuania

[@HarperLiaWorld]

Whos guarding Chuck and Malone?

[@thebigwarthog]

Barkley and MJ were in their athletic prime

[@jday9529]

Basketbsll is better now thn it was when the old redeem played

[@hovagodsun8557]

The 2000 dream team could probably beat the 92 Dream Team

[@thorshammer128]

For some reason, people think that they HAVE to say early era players are better at everything. A front five of Iverson, Kobe, KD, Lebron and Shaq would wax the floor with any team, from ANY era.........and the older the era, the more dominant mentioned players would be. Athletes don’t get worse over time, they get better.

[@MrGyonex]

Obviously most people here are just too young to know. Funny you all bring athleticism like humans have evolved that much in 15 years!!. Those guys in 92 could run and jump with any of them, and won't be surprised if it turns out they were better. Players back in the 90'a looked skinny but most were ripped and strong, is just people tend to confuse mass with strength. Go to the gym once to see for yourself just how wrong you are. and remember, old/no knees MJ at 40 torched this "super athletes"of the 2000's. I have been following basketball since the late 80's, not just the NBA. Teams from the 90's were really good, some of their players kept playing at a high level and dominating their respective leagues until they were 40+. Most of the international stars did not play in the NBA not because they were not good enough to play, some of them were seeked by the NBA and just straight refuse to play, others had styles that were just not "attractive" to US basketball experts. There were a lot of shooters and shooting was frown upon in the NBA. So I wouldn't say Int. basketball is a lot better now than 20 years ago, is just that more people in the US know about them and like all good "americans", once they know about something that knowledge becomes absolute. Another thing to consider is that Team play have been on the decline with professional players playing for the US. That's another reason the world has "catched up"with the US. Some of these Int. teams practice regularly as a team, while team USA just have a couple of scrimmages before tournaments.

[@JuanyeeHTVB23]

The dream team was busin ass by 40+ lmaooo wdym

[@kanyeeast4162]

JuanyeeHTVB23 the dream team was better but the amount they outscored them means nothing. Euroball had not developed at all at the time. The level of comp in Europe and other countries has gotten much better since then. Back then countries outside the US didn't give a fuck about basketball.

[@chriso682]

Kanye East that’s false

[@Dibi1821]

Chris O so basketball hasn't grown around the world from 1992 to 2008? smh

[@ultralittv5162]

He right tho.. Euro teams had no clue how to really play.. Wasnt even many forien players back then in the league unless they was african

[@danv.2695]

Yeah competition back when the dream team played wasn't even close what they were in 2008

[@tshep2az]

Dream team 2 has a better roster to compete with the original dream team or better yet the 96 Olympic basketball team now that would be some good competition

[@davidellis5141]

The 92 Dream team was the bomb. MJ, Larry and Magic come on man.2008 team 2nd best.

[@darrensepulveda4373]

I'm Duncan had played instead of Bosh you might have had a better argument

[@t_gagooo3256]

I hate how they are taking about the legacy of the players rather than how those players were at that time. She keep dissing D-Will and Dwight Howard but at that time D-Will was a all star caliber point guard and Dwight Howard was "Superman". Dwight was sending every shot in the paint. Give those guys the credit they deserve at that point in their careers.

[@RichPiana5Percent]

Athletes are far superior now a days in every sport...that’s not debatable but FACT. Now which team is more memorable, that’s a question where the Dream Team might win.

[@JJ-rz4pz]

Athletes do improve but that's do to technology advantages not some crazy evolutional thing in 20 years so athletes from 20 to 30 years ago are still formabile depending on there genetics

[@1neomonkey]

I would take the 90's Bulls team over the Redeem Team.

[@kohsmoger1567]

Jordan can’t beat a team with Kobe wade and Lebron.

[@1neomonkey]

With Pippen, Rodman, and Kukoc he can.

[@Jon155mt]

@@1neomonkey Lmao no.

[@willc5023]

im sorry but thats just ridiculous. kobe, wade, lebron, bosh, paul,

[@erivers71]

100% agreed!

[@jimmyfabian5743]

2012>1992>2008 Competition & Athleticism in the 90’s doesn’t compare today’s athletes

[@BigYARK]

Magic and Michael are the GOAT backcourt and the dream team's bigs are too much to deal with. Not sure who's gonna stop prime Barkley either

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

MAGIC HAD RETIRED IN THE 90/91 SEASON... this is not prime Magic ok? give you an example, 2008 Kidd and 2008 CP3 are easily better players than 92 Magic Don't get me wrong of course Magic is the greatest point guard ever by far, but I'm talking about the player he was when he played for the dream team, same with Bird, who could barely run by the end of the 92 season and had decided to quit basketball before he got the invitation... this isn't 1986 Bird we're talking about. So when you start to consider that and look at the 08 and especially the 12 team (of course they were the most vulnerable out of the 3 but with training and let's say a preseason for all of then I actually think the 2012 squad would be the best out of the 3) have a huge edge on defense and on the 1-3 positions, which for me makes a bigger difference than going name by name. The 92 squad doesn't have any good defenders at the 4, had only 1 good defender at the 3 and 2 and had only 2 point guards, one of which (Magic) was out of shape and couldn't defend (Magic is a top 5 player ever for me but even I admit he was always a below average defender who got away with bad fundamentals on that end coz of his size in comparison to his matchups). I'm thinking about an actual basketball game instead of going name by name, coz that's not how things work in a team sport, specially basketball, if not the 2004 team, as much of a mess as it was, still would have easily beat everyone in those olympics. In 08 you have Kidd and Paul on the 1, Kobe and Wade on the 2 and Lebron and Prince on the 3 (talking only about good to great defenders), that is a huge difference defensively. For me, the 1-3 positions are always gonna make more of an impact overall, even the dream team played a perimeter orientated game, and when you go by it, both the 08 and 12 teams have 2 extra players on the perimeter and wings, so even with the absurd edge in talent that the dream team has on the 4 and 5 positions, on the court, in a 5-5 situation, I think as a team the other 2, if well trained and prepared, are better constructed squads, especially the 2012 one. They even have that singular defensive tactical wing player who's athletic on Prince in 08 and Iguodala in 12; now if you went simply by picking the stars those guys would have never made it in the team, but really going just on the balance of a roster, picking then seens to me like a really really good move. So for me both the 08 and 12 teams are better from the 1 to the 3, but the diference is really small, while the dream team is so but so much better in the 4 and 5 that it really makes then clearly more talented overall, even with Laetner there; but as a basketball team, I prefer the newer one, due to shooting, defense, speed and lengh. And so my conclusion is that the 2012 team is the best one to be trained for a simulation season let's say; the only thing that would make then better would for Wade to play in place of Willians. But even then for me Paul, Willians and Westbrook at the 1 are better than Paul, Willians and Kiid and Magic and Stockton (remember considering the year in which each of the teams were formed and the 92 team has one less poitn guard than the other 2), so the 12 team is the best at the 1 spot. The 08 team is the best at the 2, as it's a virtual tie between Kobe/Wade and Jordan/Drextler (sligh edge to the 08 duo there, duo to defense and the fact I think prime Wade is better than Drextler a tiny bit more than MJ is better than Kobe) but you add the extra shooter in Michael Redd to the 08 duo, and both are a bit better than Kobe/Harden from 12. As for the 3, I think the 12 team has the strongest single position out of all those teams, with Lebron, KD, Melo and Iguodala, even if Lebron and Melo played as 4s at times; then I would go for the 08 team with Lebron, Melo and Prince and then at third the 92 team with Pippen, Mullin and Bird (again Bird could barely move by the olympics). And on the 4 and 5 the dream team is so much better than it's not even worth comparing, but you see they lose in 3 out of the 5 positions, they seen more talented overall (ans really are indeed more talented) coz the newer teams didn't have much talent inside in comparison to the mosnters from 92, but on a real game I do think the newer squads are better constructed to play with one another

[@steverattle3027]

athletically the Dream Team can compete with the Redeem Team, they have Pippen, Jordan, Barkley, David Robinson, Drexler, Malone, and they are much Bigger..

[@dond7908]

I believe that the dream team to beat any NBA team today

[@aaronboone8097]

Dwight in 2008 was way more athletic than Ewing, but him vs Robinson would have been nice. Remember this isn't a debate of who had the better career, this is just specifically 92 vs 08. Old magic and old Larry couldn't guard D Wade Wade and lebron. So the dream team lineup would have had to have been MJ, Clyde, Pippen, Barkley, Robinson. And I just think that D Wade, Kobe, Melo, LeBron, Dwight would give them a great game. The dream team Bench was better tho for sure. But 2012 with Wade, Kobe, Melo, LeBron, Durant is beating any tram ever assembled. Cp3, Westbrook, Harden,, Paul George on the bench too.

[@JonathanLiddell24]

Deron Williams was a top two point guard in the league in 2008. He was Kyrie before Kyrie. Just KZbin his mix.

[@ultralittv5162]

Jonathan Liddell Yeah he was nice he just went out sad just like Gilbert Arenas

[@JonathanLiddell24]

@@ultralittv5162 word. It's crazy how quickly people forget

[@suntansuperman26]

Can't believe people actually think the 2008 team would beat the 1992 team.

[@erivers71]

Whoever thinks the 2008 team would beat the Dream team is just plain stupid.

[@likemikegenerationx2]

Who's Magic gonna guard? Who's Charles Barkely gonna guard?? Who's Larry Bird gonna guard??? Magic and Larry had literally just retired after the end of the 1992 season as well so they're older too. They going up against Prime LeBron, Prime Kobe, Prime D-Wade, Prime Bosh, Prime Melo, Prime Dwight Howard, Prime CP3, and a Prime D-Will. People sleep on him like he wasn't arguably the best point guard in the league for a while. And Michael Redd was slept on. And Boozer was averaging around 20 and 10 at that point in time as well

[@thechameleon2636]

How is this even a question? DREAM TEAM>redeem team

[@OhGeeGanksta]

Dream team... even with the prominence of the 3.

[@kambuibomani231]

Redeem team had more younger players either in their prime or reaching it. USA had guys fading in the twighlight of their career but they did have MJ and a plethora of bigs. However Redeem team gets the nod

[@tcgrant3267]

Dream had more hall of famers

[@TheRmc115]

The real question is dream team vs golden state

[@iKingReLL]

i ain’t seen jamele hill in a minute

[@edugen100]

08 level of competition vs 92 game wSnt as big internationally either