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re: A current all-NBA team would wreck the dream team
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:15 pm to slackster
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:15 pm to slackster
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Vladan Alanovic 6-3 179
Franjo Arapovic 6-11 265
Danko Cvjeticanin 6-6 198
Alan Gregov 6-3 192
Arijan Komazec 6-7 216
Toni Kukoc 6-9 192
Aramis Naglic 6-8 234
Velimir Perasovic 6-5 181
Drazen Petrovic 6-6 196
Dino Radja 6-11 231
Zan Tabak 7-0 258
Stojko Vrankovic 7-1 254
This is the Croatian roster that lost to the Dream Team by 33 and then 32 in the Finals. They once led 25-23 in the 1st half of the Finals.
If that team can stay within 33, then I like my chances with the 2015 squad.
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Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:48 pm to slackster
First off, they lost by 33. So, it's not like the Dream Team barely eked out a win. But there is a tendency to underrate international teams from that era. Those guys had no real avenue to make it to the NBA.
Petrovic didn't start in the NBA until he was 27. He average over 20 PPG, when finally given a shot. Kukoc went 15.5/5.5 in his first full season in Chicago. Dino Rada went 15.1 PPG and 7.2 RPG in his one full post-Olympics season in the NBA. These guys were good enough to play in the NBA, they just weren't able to until late in their careers. They weren't an All-Star team by any means, but the best players on the Croatian team was good enough to play in the NBA, when given a shot.
Petrovic didn't start in the NBA until he was 27. He average over 20 PPG, when finally given a shot. Kukoc went 15.5/5.5 in his first full season in Chicago. Dino Rada went 15.1 PPG and 7.2 RPG in his one full post-Olympics season in the NBA. These guys were good enough to play in the NBA, they just weren't able to until late in their careers. They weren't an All-Star team by any means, but the best players on the Croatian team was good enough to play in the NBA, when given a shot.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 2:25 pm to slackster
How about this... the 1996 Olympic team with Shaq, David Robinson, Hakeem, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Pippen, Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, etc. only beat Brazil 98 to 75. 23 points. Here is Brazil's roster:
Ratto
Tonico
Josuel
Caio
Olivia
Caio da Silveira
Ferraciu
Pipoka
Janjao
Oscar Schmidt
Rogerio
Wilson Minucci
Brazil gave up 94.6 ppg that tournament, and Dream Team II only mustered 98.
If they only beat those nobodies by 23 in the quarter finals and only scored 98 points, I have no doubt LeBron, Durant, Harden, Curry, AD, etc. would have a field day.
Ratto
Tonico
Josuel
Caio
Olivia
Caio da Silveira
Ferraciu
Pipoka
Janjao
Oscar Schmidt
Rogerio
Wilson Minucci
Brazil gave up 94.6 ppg that tournament, and Dream Team II only mustered 98.
If they only beat those nobodies by 23 in the quarter finals and only scored 98 points, I have no doubt LeBron, Durant, Harden, Curry, AD, etc. would have a field day.
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