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A current all-NBA team would wreck the dream team

Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:45 pm
Posted by Tigerfan56
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:45 pm
I know the old timers and the "basketball was better in the 90s (news flash- basketball is played at a much higher level now) guys wil laugh and hate this, but it's true.

Players are bigger, more athletic, and more efficient in today's game and some historic talents are in their prime. If you factor in how good the players are in their given years (ie: 92 Magic and Bird were far from prime Magic and Bird) it's an easy decision. Nostalgia from how epic that 92 team was will fog basic logic for most but explain how this team wouldn't beat 1992 USA (all players in their 1992/2015 prime)

Westbrook/Curry
Lebron/Harden/Klay
Durant/Giannis
AD/Cousins/Ibaka
Marc Gasol/Deandre Jordan

I'm putting DJ on here because I'd like to use him in spurts off the bench for defense against the 92 bigs. Ibaka for the same reason and he can stretch the floor. Greek Freak because of his size/versatility.

Yes these aren't all Americans, but the 92 Dream Team was essentially the NBA best , as foreign basketball was shite. If it would suit the MSB, I'd make this a USA team by replacing Gasol and Ibaka with Dwight and Blake Griffin, and replace Giannis with Kawhi or Paul George depending on how he is post injury (again because of their size/versatility)

DWI
Posted by geauxlsu07
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:46 pm to
Get off my lawn
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:47 pm to
Posted by WicKed WayZ
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:47 pm to
This will not bode well for you my son.
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:47 pm to
Lotsa time on your hands tonight eh?
Posted by boom roasted
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:47 pm to
troll
Posted by TheWalrus
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:48 pm to
Sports evolve, I agree
Posted by cssamerican
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:50 pm to
Obviously you never saw the "old" players play because if you did you realize how stupid your post was before you hit the submit button.
Posted by jimithing11
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:51 pm to
:ohboy:
Posted by Jack Daniel
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:51 pm to
It depends on if using 90's referees or current referees. These pussies today couldn't survive in the 90's NBA.
Posted by PhiTiger1764
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:52 pm to
The soft players of today wouldn't be able to handle the physicality of that team.

Also, Michael Jordan.
Posted by WicKed WayZ
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:54 pm to
Magic would own Westbrook.



Also, Ewing/Robinson and Barkley/Malone would dominate inside.
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:54 pm to
i think it would be a good game. But its stupid to include international players on the current team.

and id put curry or CP3 over westbrook. Westbrook is too selfish to lead a team vs a team like the Dream team
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 10:55 pm
Posted by TheWalrus
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:55 pm to
I bet if track wasn't timed, people would say today's sprinters couldn't measure up to Carl Lewis when high schoolers are running better times.
Posted by Tigerfan56
Member since May 2010
10520 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:55 pm to
Lol there it is. Wondering how long it would take before this was mentioned. Westbrook just had 49,16,10 after having surgery for a hole in his face (oh and 92 doesn't have a guy who could guard him).

Lebron could play the 1-3 at 6'8 260.

But yeah, I'm sure 92 is just too "strong" for these softies ( who only flop because it gets called. They are all smart players and would adjust their games according to how the whistles are going)
Posted by Dawgsontop34
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:55 pm to
I actually agree, but your roster is questionable at best.

12 man roster should have:

PG: Curry, Paul, Westbrook
SG: Harden, Thompson
SF: Lebron, Durant
PF: Davis, Griffin, Aldridge
C: Gasol, Cousins

If we're doing only Americans I'd probably put Melo on there for Gasol.
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 10:59 pm
Posted by CocoLoco
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:56 pm to
That's a really stupid thing to say.
Posted by jimithing11
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:56 pm to
You forget to log out of your alter account breh?
Posted by Tigerfan56
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:57 pm to
92 Magic doesn't belong on the same floor as Westbrook
Posted by 504Voodoo
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 10:57 pm to
:DisGonBeGud:
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