The group of players representing the United States in basketball in a highly competitive and close game in Gold Medal game
Up only 3 with under 2 minutes to go in third with the refs blowing the whistle on seemingly every possession for both teams so anything is possible.
Kobe has to wondering where this version of Pau Gasol was hiding during the NBA season.
Edit: Title changed
August 12th, 2012 at 11:32 AM ^
The Dream Team hasn't played in 10 years now.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
Um, it's 2012, not 2002. (Unless you're referring to our 2002 team that finished 6th in the World Championships.)
August 12th, 2012 at 12:46 PM ^
Wow ya, that was completely awful math on my part. Thank you ha.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:33 AM ^
they are not the dream team
August 12th, 2012 at 11:34 AM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 11:55 AM ^
i'm not saying this team is as good as the dream team,but to be fair this team has faced 10 times the amount of good teams as the dream team did in 1992.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:36 AM ^
Thanks guys. I fixed that.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:37 AM ^
I literally thought there was a brawl on the floor.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:40 AM ^
This.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
You're right. I fixed that too.
This is hilarious. I've never had this much trouble with a title thread before.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:40 AM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 3:21 PM ^
As is the gender of your avatar.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:43 AM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
They play very little defense and have little in the way of post play.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:19 PM ^
While it's obvious that the Dream Team had a front court advantage over the 2012 group, they also played every game against teams less talented than the Charlotte Bobcats.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:37 PM ^
by Ewing and Robinson. Robinson would destroy them by himself. His speed, athleticism, and skill would have been too much for the Gasols. Now add the size of Bird, Malone, and Magic with the athleticism of Jordan andPippin, and I don't see anyway how Spain stays within 30. Too much size, speed, and skill.
In other words the talent differential does not matter for the Dream Team is still 1,000x more talented then the foreign teams of today.
August 12th, 2012 at 1:53 PM ^
Maybe, but remember that this year's team was supposed to have Dwight Howard (as well as Derrick Rose) on it. With Howard, the frontcourt would have been a lot closer to the '92 group.
I don't think the Dream Team had an athletic edge over this team. There were several guys on that team (Magic, Bird, Mullin, Barkley, Laettner) who basically couldn't play defense. It didn't matter because their opposition stunk, but it'd be an issue now.
August 12th, 2012 at 3:41 PM ^
Well, since this team was supposed to have Dwight Howard.... ;)
I'll actually admit if Dwight was on the team, then I'd be willing do think about a discussion. Howard, Bryant, James, and maybe Durant will end up being in the same league as Jordan, Malone, Barkley, Thomas, Bird, etc. But 4 of those guys is not quite the dream team.
August 12th, 2012 at 5:50 PM ^
Good point. Don't forget Wade, and Bosh too. The roster should have been:
C - Howard
PF - Bosh
SF - James
SG - Bryant
PG - Rose
Bench:
C - Chandler
PF - Love
SF - Melo, Durant
SG - Wade
PG - Paul
I'm guessing the last spot would have either gone to Westbrook, or Williams.
The team that won Gold is no where near the same level as the Dream Team. The line up that should have been, I can definitely see the arguement between who is better.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:48 AM ^
You can stop with the passive-aggressive thread title sarcasm.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:48 AM ^
I honestly wasnt trying to be P/A. My thread title did still suck.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:51 AM ^
It still does.
"USA Basketball Gold Medal Open Thread" would suffice.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:51 AM ^
Well this one you're going to have to live with.
Up 8 with under 3 to go.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
the current title is funny. No need to take it so seriously.
August 12th, 2012 at 11:50 AM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 12:05 PM ^
Spain could probably beat several NBA teams! Though the rules would be different.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
I wonder if they would have played a Spanish song if Spain had won. Seems kinda weird to celebrate a team so much at the Olympics when it's not even in their home country. Basketball's a different animal than gymnastics I guess.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:27 PM ^
song detailing effects of the Vietnam War on blue collar America. I believe a Republican used this same song as a theme song until Springsteen forbade him to do so. It would not have made sense for a politician of any stripe to use it because the song is not patriotic in the least. Apparently no one listens to the lyrics.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
The Reagan re-election campaign wanted to use it, but when staffers checked into it, Springsteen told them thanks, but no thanks
August 12th, 2012 at 1:58 PM ^
But I can't remember who/when...
August 12th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
Dude, we've had Olympic threads going for two weeks straight, and you still put a spoiler in the title?
August 12th, 2012 at 12:22 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
This game was broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning, when a lot of people have religious obligations. Keeping spoilers out of the thread title - which is board policy for the Olympics anyway - is a simple courtesy.
August 12th, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 3:10 PM ^
Checking mgoblog is a religious experience: it may be a daily devotion; you may receive an epiphany; or you may witness the awesome power of A(university)(position)HG.
August 12th, 2012 at 12:17 PM ^
I DVR'd the game and didn't want to be spoiled, but now I know from your thread title that it was close. Why did you do that?
August 12th, 2012 at 12:26 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 1:46 PM ^
When I DVR a game, I don't want to know anything about it. I want to be surprised by what I see. After Mgrowold blabbed that it was a tight game, then I knew that the first half of the game wasn't going to be decisive, and I ended up fast-forwarding a lot of it.
What makes this particularly annoying to me is that I wasn't even going to visit the board at all. I briefly checked the front page and then I saw this thread's super-long title in the sidebar. I get that Mgrowold despises LeBron and probably was geeked to see him in danger of losing, but that's no excuse.
August 12th, 2012 at 3:04 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 12:54 PM ^
I didnt think on a Sunday that spoilers would be an issue. How is it any diffrerent than an NFL game? We don't hide what's going on with them on weekends.
August 12th, 2012 at 1:54 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 2:01 PM ^
There are rules.
August 12th, 2012 at 2:16 PM ^
I apologize if I ruined the fun of watching it but the reason I posted as I did was because if they did lose (and when I posted it was anything but a sure thing they wouldn't) I thought people might want to turn it on and watch. Cause there would be no way that anybody would be able to avoid that news...especially on a Sunday! I thought the rules on spoilers were different on weekends.
And no, I was not rooting against Lebron here. For the first time since "The Decision" I cheered him....especially late in the game. He was representing my country and I wanted him to do well.
August 12th, 2012 at 2:58 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 1:00 PM ^
to DVR a game, go online and then complain that someone spoiled it for you. What did you think would happen.
You should of shut off the radio on the way home, not turnedon the tv to NBC to access the DVR and don't go online.
Duh
August 12th, 2012 at 12:16 PM ^
The best part is that 80% of the people watching will be unaware of the irony inherent in playing 'Born in the USA' during the victory celebration of Team USA
August 12th, 2012 at 12:19 PM ^
as Royal Caribbean using "Lust for Life." Or Pepsi using "Brown Sugar."
August 12th, 2012 at 12:42 PM ^
Or Michael Bluth singing "Afternoon Delight" with his niece Maeby at the company holiday party?
August 12th, 2012 at 3:11 PM ^
August 12th, 2012 at 1:43 PM ^