Author Topic: USA Basketball (Read 6021 times)

_33 · « **on:** July 13, 2012, 12:20:52 AM »

I really like watching it. Do you guys want to talk about it?

puniraptor · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2012, 06:54:46 AM »

Blake :(

steve dave · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:47:14 AM »

this team would murder the "dream team". could pick their score.

Fldermaus · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:31:22 AM »

Most of the "dream team" is in their 50s and very fat. Wouldn't be a contest.

steve dave · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:56:35 AM »

Quote from: Fldermaus on July 13, 2012, 08:31:22 AM

Most of the "dream team" is in their 50s and very fat. Wouldn't be a contest.

damn. burned me good here.

EDIT: this team would murder the "dream team" if they were time machined from their olympic year into the present and they played...or the current team was time machined to the past and they played....or a best of 7 series present/past and the old "dream team" could be home team. could pick their score.

puniraptor · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:11:42 AM »

But what if the dream team were teleported to the future as fetuses and grew up in the same age of basketball and athletic training as the current team?

steve dave · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:12:36 AM »

Quote from: puniraptor on July 13, 2012, 09:11:42 AM

But what if the dream team were teleported to the future as fetuses and grew up in the same age of basketball and athletic training as the current team?

nope, much better athletes on the current team

Nuts Kicked · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:48:03 AM »

I don't know. Kobe is well past his prime. They are very comparable, actually.

AbeFroman · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM »

Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Back on topic, I love watching it too. Nothing like some nationalism mixed in with sports. AMERICA!

EllToPay · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:55:44 AM »

Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM

Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

steve dave · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:02:02 AM »

Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM

Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Back on topic, I love watching it too. Nothing like some nationalism mixed in with sports. AMERICA!

there isn't a current member of the hall of fame that could, in their prime, guard kobe.

Nuts Kicked · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:02:35 AM »

Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM

Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Back on topic, I love watching it too. Nothing like some nationalism mixed in with sports. AMERICA!

That's true, but Larry Bird had a bad back and Magic Johnson had bad knees. Still, they had Jordan, Barkley, Ewing, Drexler, Malone, Stockton, and Robinson in their prime. This year's team is more athletic, but I don't think they are as good at fundamental basketball. It would be a heck of a matchup.

asava · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:03:04 AM »

this is gonna be a fun time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCM1d48Wh_o

btw, this team would beat the dream team pretty easily. who on the dream team could compete with Lebron, Durant and Kobe. Not to mention this teams pg play is leaps and bounds better than the dream team. the more I look at it, the more I think it wouldn't even be close.

Nuts Kicked · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:03:23 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 10:02:02 AM

Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM
Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Back on topic, I love watching it too. Nothing like some nationalism mixed in with sports. AMERICA!

there isn't a current member of the hall of fame that could, in their prime, guard kobe.

Kobe is washed up and over the hill. I would agree if we were having this discussion 4 years ago.

_33 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:05:38 AM »

If you picked a 12 man team from the members of the two teams it would consist of 8 players from this years team and 4 from the dream team. Therefore, the 2012 team is twice as good as the Dream Team. Fact.

Nuts Kicked · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:07:17 AM »

Quote from: _33 on July 13, 2012, 10:05:38 AM

If you picked a 12 man team from the members of the two teams it would consist of 8 players from this years team and 4 from the dream team. Therefore, the 2012 team is twice as good as the Dream Team. Fact.

If I were picking a 12 man team from members of the Heat and Thunder, I would pick more Thunder players than Heat players, but the Heat were obviously the better team.

steve dave · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:08:22 AM »

Quote from: _33 on July 13, 2012, 10:05:38 AM

If you picked a 12 man team from the members of the two teams it would consist of 8 players from this years team and 4 from the dream team. Therefore, the 2012 team is twice as good as the Dream Team. Fact.

I would pick a team entirely made up of current members and feel confident we would beat your 8/4 ratio team.

steve dave · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:09:02 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on July 13, 2012, 10:03:23 AM

Quote from: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 10:02:02 AM
Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM
Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Back on topic, I love watching it too. Nothing like some nationalism mixed in with sports. AMERICA!

there isn't a current member of the hall of fame that could, in their prime, guard kobe.

Kobe is washed up and over the hill. I would agree if we were having this discussion 4 years ago.

exactly, he would brutalize everyone on that team even more if he was in his prime. current kobe could not be stopped by "in their prime" anyone from that team.

steve dave · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:10:05 AM »

I mean, Michael Jordan in his prime would probably be the 15th or 16th best current NBA player.

asava · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:10:38 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 10:02:02 AM

Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM
Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Back on topic, I love watching it too. Nothing like some nationalism mixed in with sports. AMERICA!

there isn't a current member of the hall of fame that could, in their prime, guard kobe.

or durant, westbrook, lebron, chris paul...

as careful as stockton was with the ball, and as great as he was at taking it away, chris paul would break his ankles, westbrook would blow past him (probably give up a decent amount of turnovers). lol if you think an older magic could guard deron williams, cp3 or russel. the match up's are just not in the dream teams favor.

dobber · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:12:07 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 10:08:22 AM

Quote from: _33 on July 13, 2012, 10:05:38 AM
If you picked a 12 man team from the members of the two teams it would consist of 8 players from this years team and 4 from the dream team. Therefore, the 2012 team is twice as good as the Dream Team. Fact.

I would pick a team entirely made up of current members and feel confident we would beat your 8/4 ratio team.

This team is infinity better? That is what the math would say.

EllToPay · « **Reply #21 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:13:18 AM »

Quote from: _33 on July 13, 2012, 10:05:38 AM

If you picked a 12 man team from the members of the two teams it would consist of 8 players from this years team and 4 from the dream team. Therefore, the 2012 team is twice as good as the Dream Team. Fact.

You can't have 12 players on the court at one time dumbass.

Gooch · « **Reply #22 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:14:44 AM »

Quote from: AbeFroman on July 13, 2012, 09:53:38 AM

Everyone on the the 92 team except one are in the hall of fame. Definitely can't say 11 out of the 12 on this team are.

Yeah WTF was Christian Laettner doing on that team?

_33 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:19:08 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 10:08:22 AM

Quote from: _33 on July 13, 2012, 10:05:38 AM
If you picked a 12 man team from the members of the two teams it would consist of 8 players from this years team and 4 from the dream team. Therefore, the 2012 team is twice as good as the Dream Team. Fact.

I would pick a team entirely made up of current members and feel confident we would beat your 8/4 ratio team.

NOPE.

Nuts Kicked · « **Reply #24 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:19:17 AM »

I would take

Jordan
James
Durant
Ewing
Paul
Carmelo
Malone
Westbrook
Kobe
Harden
Love
Stockton