1992 US team. Hands down. They'd embarrass the "redeem team" in front of everyone. Bird, Jordan, Malone, Drexler, Magic....I mean c'mon. That's pure badassedness.
Kobe was the glue for the Redeem team so without him, they fall apart. Whereas the dream team works on SO many levels. I love seeing Barkley work with Pippen lol who would've guessed.
Players in that Era were not all friends like so many players are today. For them to come together and dominate like that with two retired players was pretty amazing.
John Stockton had the most assist of all time . He is almost 4000 ahead of the next guy. He has almost 7000 more than Isiah. Stockton also has around 10,000 more career points than Isiah.
Ya and stockton belongs fs.. but they built a championship team around Isiah... first time ever.. magic came in the league with Kareem so he had a great head start and Stockton got to play with malone.... the pistons do not win 2 rings without Isaiah thomas.. they might not even have been a playoff team... his greatness truly gets overlooked... in one season they beat michael Jordan's bulls larry bird celtics and magic Johnson's Lakers in the finals and that was the 80s so they were all at the top of there games!!!!
@@thedude9502 you have some valid points……. Isiah also played & carried them in a championship game with 1 leg never forget it such determination ……… Isiah was unfortunately a dirty player but he didn’t need to be…….. The players didn’t want him So your angry because of his not being part of this team is on them & Isiah Peace Love Joy to you & yours……….. Love me so Bball
Stockton played for 20 years, Thomas played like 11 seasons. So of course Stockton is going to rack-up numbers but It could never translate into a ring.
This was the best assembling of basketball talent I've seen. Even with the collegiate guy, Laettner. And they had a number of guys who were hurt and didn't play too much. Stockton, and a few others. Especially Larry Bird. Bird didn't want to be a part of the Dream Team because his back was destroyed, but Magic convinced him to play. Bird played sporadically but when he did, he kicked butt with his passing and shooting. Great reaction guys!!
Also at this time, Basketball in countries other than America, is like soccer is to america now, its a foreign sport that not many people played. The dream team and MJ did a huge job of making the sport more international, to the point where its the 3rd most watched and played sport on earth after soccer and cricket.
Actually it’s probably worth mentioning Chuck Daly was the coach of the Dream team and the coach of the bad boys Detroit Pistons so technically they did have a member of those Pistons team on the dream team
You can tell at this Olympics, they were so good, the gap was so big, they just were having fun, busting the circus plays, if you like Basket Ball, you got to watch, its like watching a great Brazil side play Football(soccer) if your team lose , then at least they lost to the best, and its gonna be entertainment even if its on your own team
Chris Mullins was part of the Golden State Warriors trio called, Run TMC = Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullins....they were considered a 'Big 3' group back in the day..they were talented, athletic, and entertaining!
That's the thing, for a lot of the other countries' players, getting their asses kicked by the Dream Team was the highpoint of their professional career. I mean, there was absolutely no shame in losing to that team, so why not enjoy every moment?
I still got the memory back in 92' when I was living in Irvington in southwest Baltimore as a kid seeing this Olympic Dream Team on the front of the Corn Flakes cereal box. My whole family watched this game together. I hated them Corn Flakes though....Mom-Dukes was tripping.
Best basketbal reactions on you tube... I m from Belguim i was a 15 year old white boy... for the first time my mother could buy Nike air Jordans for me and a t shirt with Jordan s bald head on it...i went to school with it and i had to remove the t shirt... I didn t want to and was punished i had to write down 500 times I will never wear a Michael Jordan t shirt at school again. 2 weeks later i went to school in a yellow Magic shirt...later that year i went to a more openminded school.
MJ and Scottie going against Toni Kukoc so hard, even though he was going to be their team mate at the bulls, had to do with the hype surrounding him. He was being publicized as maybe the best european player ever and the Bulls owner kept talking openly about what a fantastic player he was and how much he was looking forward to have him with the Bulls. They were offering Toni Kukoc a contract worth more than what Scottie Pippen was making, and when Scottie asked for an improvement of his contract he was told "no". So not only was their boss saying how great Toni Kukoc was, but he was offering him more money than Scottie Pippen was making. That of course did not go down well with Scottie and was considered disrespectful, and MJ had Scotties back. Their going so hard on Kukoc was not about Kukoc, it was about putting things into perspective for the management of the Bulls.
Exactly! Mike said in the last dance that because Krause thought he was good, he was going to show him that he's not. In his infamous phrase "I took it personal "!
Magic is the one who kinda kept Isiah off the DT. Nobody liked him and everybody knew MJ didn’t want him there. So Magic let the ppl (powers that be) know. And the rest is history.
Also they selected the team right after the pistons walked off the court against the bulls in the playoffs with time on the clock because they lost and it was a bad look
Michael told Rod Thorn that if Isiah was on the team then he wouldn't play. That pretty much sealed his fate. They couldn't have a Dream Team without Mike. And Thomas had little support on the team. Bird didn't like him because he told the press that if Bird was black he would be just another player. He and Magic had a falling out because Isiah questioned Magic's manhood and sexuality publicly so he didn't want Isiah on the team either. Malone and Pippen weren't fans of his either.
No disrespect against Isaiah Thomas but I think he would have had a hard time fitting in with the rest of the team because he was seen as the driving force of the bad boy pistons and most of the players didn’t want him on the team. When you set out to hurt or have others hurt, it makes it hard for others to respect you. It’s not something that happens as part of the competition if you purposely do it game after game and year after year.
The Dream team played there qualifying games in Portland for the Olympics. The city was electric for the entire week! The single greatest team ever in the history of sports! Great vid my brother's. Peace to all and happy holidays ✨
I don’t care. For me, it was Bird & Magic. They saved the NBA. Without them, the NBA wouldn’t have become what it did. And they were the heart & soul of this team. As for Larry, this was doubly important to him Bcuz he was already planning to retire so he knew this was his last games as a professional. He also used to watch the Olympics with his dad & I remember reading that after the games, when the Dream Team stood on that Dias, he was hoping his dad was watching from Heaven. What a way to end your career. I highly recommend the Dream Team HOF induction speech. Magic was nostalgic & Larry was very funny 👍
Watching the Dream Team was one of the happiest memories of my youth and that was in large part because I got to watch Magic and Bird play together. I still remember the electricity going through my body the first time I saw Magic pass the ball to Bird for the shot.
Lets see if I can shed some light on a few things… - Chuck Daly was the coach of the Pistons and the Dream Team. There’s your Pistons representation. - Multiple players didn’t like Isiah, not just MJ. Having John Stockton available made him even more expendable. - The Bulls offered Kukoc more money than what Scottie Pippen was making. MJ and Pippen were sending a message to the Bulls management. - Reportedly, there’s a video of one of the scrimmages. This video is probably the holy grail of old school nba basketball. Lets hope it exists and one day sees daylight.
First, I’m a lot older than most of the people on this channel so I’ve seen a lot of great players and teams along the way. I rememberJerry West in the 1960 Olympic and they were great. And yes, im that old. So I’m in a unique position to give you my thoughts on the greatest Olympic team ever, and without a doubt, 1992 dream team. The 2008 team isn’t even close but they are the second best. And third is the 1960 team. No one could’ve beaten the 92 team. No one. Not ever. And I don’t mean this as disrespect to any other team or individuals but the 92 team was the greatest of the greats
I remember this. It was awesome. But the games were soooo one sided that fans debated whether or not we should go back to sending the college players. Nothing since has been as exciting as The Dream Team! They never called a single time out the entire Olympics!!! Did you hear what I said? That is global dominance!!!
I was born in 67 , so I saw this happen and to this day I remember all of it. So yes I prefer the 1992 team it was pure magic to watch. Seeing magic Johnson Larry bird and Micheal Jordan lead the 92 team to performing not only miracles but pure MAGIC!!!!!!!
Another amazing stat which isn't often mentioned: Chuck Daly called time out during this team's exhibition, qualifying, and Olympic Tournaments exactly "0" (zero) times.
The biggest difference between The Dream Team and any other Olympic team particularly today was the actual "team" aspect which so many ppl just gloss over. The game then was not like today, players had specific positions, roles, jobs inside an offense. They just didn't put the best 5 guys on the floor, they didn't just line up the best five athletes on the floor. Adding players like Shaq or even Isiah could and would have caused a disruption to the team. Shaq was a rookie like Later but we're you gonna play him over Ewing and Robinson at that time? Was Shaq like Latner gonna be comfortable being the team b*tch..getting coffee and carrying luggage? Maybe. Latner could fill in at least on paper for Bird in practice due to Larry being so beat up! We're you gonna run a 3 point guard system w Magic, Stockton and Isiah? Ppl blame Jordan for not wanting Isiah on the squad but no one wanted him on it..everyone resented the way the Pistons played..they resented the way Isiah would never own his role in that! Magic and him were close friends before Magic got aids, Isiah did not embrace him after and that created alot of negative energy there. Jordan, Magic, Bird did not want him..only 3 players that mattered...no others would put themselves as him or me because they may loose that but after the big 3 decided against it.. obviously no one said anything! Silence speaks volumes!
I never gave a damn about basketball till This Team literally mesmerized the world Those games are easily the reason you have so many european players and fans now
Magic was the captain of this team (along with Bird). Magic had just retired due to contracting HIV, there was a big scare at the time. Isaiah was one of the guys saying Magic got HIV through homosexual encounters etc., said a lot of stuff, like he'd be afraid to play with him etc. That and the smoke he had gathered over his career up to that point led not just Magic, but Jordan, Bird, Scottie, and probably a few others to not really want Isaiah on the team.
I would also like John Stockton before Isiah Thomas. You get a stronger Karl Malone with John Stockton in the team. Then Isiah Thomas was not so popular with the rest of the team... and there you have another reason not to choose him.
@@Overlorde79 True... And that had weakened the team enormously. But they would still win the Olympics without a problem. But for all the players in the team, they wanted a wonderful experience with each other and to win something together. No one on the team would be happy to win with Isiah Thomas on the team. "Can we finish playing now and go home"
Lol Team USA's own coach, Coach K (who was the head coach for the Redeem Team, and was the assistant coach for the Dream Team) said that if the Dream Team was healthy and prime, they were better than the Redeem Team.
I was 13 at the time this went off, still have my MJ Olympic starting line-up figure, pros couldn't play then they did this and checked the whole world
Well not sure if you saw it but the head coach of the Dream Team was Chuck Daly the coach of the Detroit Pistons. I think unfortunately when the Pistons left the court early and didn't shake the Bulls hands played a major part why Isiah didn't make the team along with the bad boy reputation sealed it. The Tony K story was mainly because of the GM rubbing it at MJ and Scottie about him making more and was the Bulls future. So they decided to crush him on the court as a statement to the Bulls GM. I'm biased but the 92 team would crush any other USA team. You had killer clutch guys that would play every second and fight for the W. Jordan, Bird, Magic definitely had that instinct look at the number of championships they had! They didn't have any weakness with that group. I believe the USA was gonna destroy the rest but team USA wanted to keep a positive image to the world which unfortunately the Piston physicality could be seen as a negative. Charles Barkley was definitely the ambassador of this team going out and enjoying the Olympics. Stockton also went out with his family but most people didn't recognize him at all!!! Which I'm sure he enjoyed being low key and not the swarm the others received.
It's crazy how the world 😭 change back them black and white men's they use to be together playing basketball and hanging out . Ppl go go the street to see there heros
Jordan took offense to Jerry Kreuse, Bulls GM, wanting to bring Toni Kukoc to the Chicago Bulls to replace an aging Scottie Pippen and so Jordan told Scottie that they were going to prove to Jerry Kreuse that Toni Kukoc was nothing special, and that Kukoc wasn't necessary to bring to the Bulls...so MJ and Scottie put Kukoc in lockdown (straight jacket) defensively. Thankfully, everything worked out and Kukoc put up much better numbers in their next meeting in the '92 Olympics and then helped the Bulls win 72 games in the '95/'96 season. Cool reaction video!.
Pistons from that era were a specific team. You had guys like Thomas averaging 20, Dumars 17, their 6th man Johnson 15. Outside of that it was a bunch of players around 10, split minutes, they were built to intimidate you, and they could outscore you, because you couldn't score on them. They had no individual special players, although Isiah was the closest to one. Rodman was and has always been a defensive force, but his legacy was cemented with his run with the Bulls. Had they not rescued him our last image of him would be with pink hair in San Antonio averaging 17 rebounds and acting like a damn fool. There was no player on those Pistons teams that was top 3 at their specific position. It was the team, the plan, the execution that was great. Every player on the Dream Team was individually better than any player on Detroit. And every one of those players had been punished by that Detroit team.
I don’t agree. Zeke and joe were both top tier. Mark Aguirre sacrificed his allstar role to take a backseat. But anyone who watched him at his peak knows how good he was in Dallas. Then u got the arguably best defender and rebounder in the game in Rodman who was in his prime, laimbeer was a really good player who’s game was overshadowed by his reputation as a dirty player. Vinny as well. They had a lot of talent. Not to mention before they traded for mark they had Adrian dantley who was a star, and they were a big time fast paced scoring team in their early years as opposed to the defense they were known for later on.
I would highly, highly recommend watching the USA VS Cuba game from 1992, 1st round of the Tournament of the Americas. It was the first public showing of the Dream Team, and they wanted to show everyone what they could do. You'll never see a more perfect game of basketball played by one team.
I'm 41 years old i saw all the dream team games and it's was like God's paying around like in 2 minutes they will game 20 points lead it's impossible the stuff I saw 20 points in 2 minutes lead change my brothers y'all don't understand i didn't have internet went you watch that went you 12 year's old and you see this men's doing impossible stuff it magical , the man who , flight, the man with magic and the man who look like a Bird 🐔 the Bird Man
Watch the last dance and what was between Isaiah and Jordan and what the Pistons disrespected the Bulls during playoffs and you will see why that Isaiah was not picked
There's another thing to consider when it comes to Isaiah. The only 2 old guys on the team were Magic and Bird. Isaiah would have been a third. He was past his prime. By that point in time, it's true, Stockton wasn't as accomplished as Isaiah. But on the other hand, the entire team didn't hate him either.
the amount of destruction the Dream Team rained down.... Basketball was never the same. Larry Bird will always be my favorite. He wasn't the greatest dunker, but man could bulls eye that 3 point all day they were all professional rivals, but put that on the shelf to represent the USA.
Back in the 80s Jordan and the guys they play in the junior olímpic so they knew the international players . Eddie casino from Puerto Rico was 15 in 1992 olímpic and he score 18 on Jordan a 15 year boy from Puerto Rico score 18 on the goat
After they qualified for the Barcelona Olympics the Green team spent a month or two months I think it was a month in Monte Carlo just tightening their game and playing golf and watching women on the beach. The entire time they were in Barcelona they had to have police escorts for their bus because the crowds just got bigger. And as I understand it Magic's basic feeling was that if Isaiah was on the team Larry Bird would refuse to be on the team and if Larry Bird wasn't on the team magic Johnson wasn't on the team
@@irishgrl primarily because he saw Isaiah Thomas as the chief instigator of a lot of Bill Lambert's most dangerous and dirty stunts. Lambert was not a player who tried to get around somebody he was somebody who tried to take somebody out the physical injury that would keep them out.
@@jerricocke987 In None of Larry’s books or interviews or even Magics interviews that I’ve seen (& trust me Ive seen a LOT) has it EVER been said that Larry had an issue with Isaiah. Larry always held Bill Laimbeer responsible for his own actions. If anyone had a beef with Isaiah, it’d be Magic or MJ. Magic felt Isaiah betrayed him by insinuating he was gay for contracting HIV, & im not sure what MJs problem was but I think it had to do with the refusal to shake hands on Isaiah’s part after the Pistons lost to the Bulls in the Championship.
@@irishgrl have you seen the entire documentary they put together about the making of the dream team about an hour long the coaching and selection staff go a little bit more in depth there
Kukoc was drafted by Jerry Krause and Krause kept 💩 up and talked about how good Kukoc was etc…MJ and Pippen sent a message to Krause not Toni even though Toni was crucified 🤣✌🏽
John Stockton is the greatest at his position , he knew his role . Also aside from his basketball record - not all of the players even wanted to participate in the Olympic game (a few of them had to talk each other into it) but along with the agreement that they would do it , a few of the players (MJ , Pippen) and maybe a few others when they agreed to be on the team they had it as a stipulation that Isaiah not be on the team . His persona reputation & attitude at the time was not wanted around them . I do agree he was a great player when he wasn't playin dirty , however Stockton was the better choice . You should watch it react to the Dream team documentary , it's worth the watch and it goes into more detail about it from the players and coaches point of view .
Think Avengers x Justice League once-in-a-lifetime team up in terms of proportions. There will never be a team this stacked with legends and hall of famers. They dominated and had players and spectators mesmerized.
Isaiah wasn't on the team because Jordan didn't want him on the team. You guys never watched the 10 episode series The Last Dance? Its basically a Micheal Jordan love letter. Its absolutely amazing
I know this comment is very late but yes Chris Mullin could play. 1992-93, he averaged 25.9 ppg while shooting 45.1% from 3 pt range. 4 times in his career he shot 44% or better from 3 pt range. I got a chance to meet him a couple of years ago when St John's practiced in our gym getting ready for the NCAA tournament. Mitch Richmond was an assistant on that St John's team too. Richmond was the third member of TMT. If you aren't familiar with him, check him out. One of the top 20 SGs of all time. Mullin can still shoot lights out, once his back loosens up.
Isiah's play, numbers and achievements most definitely put him on the team, but the lockerroom would've been toxic as f if he had been on the team. THAT's why Zeke got geeked.
1992 US team. Hands down. They'd embarrass the "redeem team" in front of everyone. Bird, Jordan, Malone, Drexler, Magic....I mean c'mon. That's pure badassedness.
Kobe was the glue for the Redeem team so without him, they fall apart. Whereas the dream team works on SO many levels. I love seeing Barkley work with Pippen lol who would've guessed.
Players in that Era were not all friends like so many players are today. For them to come together and dominate like that with two retired players was pretty amazing.
1992 Dream Team was the best team ever assembled, period.
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True statement.
John Stockton had the most assist of all time . He is almost 4000 ahead of the next guy. He has almost 7000 more than Isiah. Stockton also has around 10,000 more career points than Isiah.
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Ya and stockton belongs fs.. but they built a championship team around Isiah... first time ever.. magic came in the league with Kareem so he had a great head start and Stockton got to play with malone.... the pistons do not win 2 rings without Isaiah thomas.. they might not even have been a playoff team... his greatness truly gets overlooked... in one season they beat michael Jordan's bulls larry bird celtics and magic Johnson's Lakers in the finals and that was the 80s so they were all at the top of there games!!!!
@@thedude9502 you have some valid points…….
Isiah also played & carried them in a championship game with 1 leg never forget it such determination ………
Isiah was unfortunately a dirty player but he didn’t need to be……..
The players didn’t want him
So your angry because of his not being part of this team is on them & Isiah
Peace Love Joy to you & yours………..
Love me so Bball
Stockton played for 20 years, Thomas played like 11 seasons. So of course Stockton is going to rack-up numbers but It could never translate into a ring.
@@EnduringArts If Stockton played young Jordan he could have got one. 90s Jordan ruined many a great players legacy tho
This was the best assembling of basketball talent I've seen. Even with the collegiate guy, Laettner. And they had a number of guys who were hurt and didn't play too much. Stockton, and a few others. Especially Larry Bird. Bird didn't want to be a part of the Dream Team because his back was destroyed, but Magic convinced him to play. Bird played sporadically but when he did, he kicked butt with his passing and shooting. Great reaction guys!!
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Actually I think the 96 team was better
To watch this live in real time - words can't explain how big this was for basketball fans in general , let alone for the nation they represented
I'm a "Foreigner" but I don't take Charles to heart, he's just flexing, and rightly so, the team was insane, and everyone knew it.
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Also at this time, Basketball in countries other than America, is like soccer is to america now, its a foreign sport that not many people played. The dream team and MJ did a huge job of making the sport more international, to the point where its the 3rd most watched and played sport on earth after soccer and cricket.
lol yeah (2 yrs late comment) anyone who knows Chuck definitely knows his personality. He's a character.
You can see the smile on your brothers face when larry got call up to stand in line.
I think he like larry a lot.
The bird man. 🏀🏀🏀.
This is such a great line-up --- seriously crazy HOF's here!
1992 USA Team is the team!
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Actually it’s probably worth mentioning Chuck Daly was the coach of the Dream team and the coach of the bad boys Detroit Pistons so technically they did have a member of those Pistons team on the dream team
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@@dunsonhouse no problem man
You can tell at this Olympics, they were so good, the gap was so big, they just were having fun, busting the circus plays, if you like Basket Ball, you got to watch, its like watching a great Brazil side play Football(soccer) if your team lose , then at least they lost to the best, and its gonna be entertainment even if its on your own team
Chris Mullins was part of the Golden State Warriors trio called, Run TMC = Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullins....they were considered a 'Big 3' group back in the day..they were talented, athletic, and entertaining!
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That's the thing, for a lot of the other countries' players, getting their asses kicked by the Dream Team was the highpoint of their professional career. I mean, there was absolutely no shame in losing to that team, so why not enjoy every moment?
I watched all the games with the Dream Team back in the day and I still sit here wide-eyed watching these highlights.
I don't think any of the players wanted isaiah on the team because how dirty the pistons played
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I still got the memory back in 92' when I was living in Irvington in southwest Baltimore as a kid seeing this Olympic Dream Team on the front of the Corn Flakes cereal box. My whole family watched this game together. I hated them Corn Flakes though....Mom-Dukes was tripping.
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I m from Belguim i was a 15 year old white boy... for the first time my mother could buy Nike air Jordans for me and a t shirt with Jordan s bald head on it...i went to school with it and i had to remove the t shirt...
I didn t want to and was punished i had to write down 500 times I will never wear a Michael Jordan t shirt at school again. 2 weeks later i went to school in a yellow Magic shirt...later that year i went to a more openminded school.
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MJ and Scottie going against Toni Kukoc so hard, even though he was going to be their team mate at the bulls, had to do with the hype surrounding him. He was being publicized as maybe the best european player ever and the Bulls owner kept talking openly about what a fantastic player he was and how much he was looking forward to have him with the Bulls. They were offering Toni Kukoc a contract worth more than what Scottie Pippen was making, and when Scottie asked for an improvement of his contract he was told "no". So not only was their boss saying how great Toni Kukoc was, but he was offering him more money than Scottie Pippen was making. That of course did not go down well with Scottie and was considered disrespectful, and MJ had Scotties back. Their going so hard on Kukoc was not about Kukoc, it was about putting things into perspective for the management of the Bulls.
Exactly! Mike said in the last dance that because Krause thought he was good, he was going to show him that he's not. In his infamous phrase "I took it personal "!
@@joannpreston2999 which is exactly what you would have done against LeBron.
Krause truly thought he was the reason that team won.
Even chased Jordan away.
Magic is the one who kinda kept Isiah off the DT. Nobody liked him and everybody knew MJ didn’t want him there. So Magic let the ppl (powers that be) know. And the rest is history.
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Also they selected the team right after the pistons walked off the court against the bulls in the playoffs with time on the clock because they lost and it was a bad look
Michael told Rod Thorn that if Isiah was on the team then he wouldn't play. That pretty much sealed his fate. They couldn't have a Dream Team without Mike. And Thomas had little support on the team. Bird didn't like him because he told the press that if Bird was black he would be just another player. He and Magic had a falling out because Isiah questioned Magic's manhood and sexuality publicly so he didn't want Isiah on the team either. Malone and Pippen weren't fans of his either.
True.
Pippin also made it clear he didn't want to play with Thomas.
Big credit to Chuck Daily for getting all these superstars to play so well together.
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No disrespect against Isaiah Thomas but I think he would have had a hard time fitting in with the rest of the team because he was seen as the driving force of the bad boy pistons and most of the players didn’t want him on the team. When you set out to hurt or have others hurt, it makes it hard for others to respect you. It’s not something that happens as part of the competition if you purposely do it game after game and year after year.
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The Dream team played there qualifying games in Portland for the Olympics. The city was electric for the entire week! The single greatest team ever in the history of sports! Great vid my brother's.
Peace to all and happy holidays ✨
I don’t care. For me, it was Bird & Magic. They saved the NBA. Without them, the NBA wouldn’t have become what it did. And they were the heart & soul of this team. As for Larry, this was doubly important to him Bcuz he was already planning to retire so he knew this was his last games as a professional. He also used to watch the Olympics with his dad & I remember reading that after the games, when the Dream Team stood on that Dias, he was hoping his dad was watching from Heaven. What a way to end your career.
I highly recommend the Dream Team HOF induction speech. Magic was nostalgic & Larry was very funny 👍
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Larry was firing on all cylinders at that ceremony
Watching the Dream Team was one of the happiest memories of my youth and that was in large part because I got to watch Magic and Bird play together. I still remember the electricity going through my body the first time I saw Magic pass the ball to Bird for the shot.
92 by a wide, wide margin. Who checks Patrick, David, Karl and Charles? We aint even gotten to MJ yet.
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This is the difference. Who played center and pf for that other team? I can't remember.😅
Don't forget larry! Imagine if larry was in tip top condition playing in the olympics 😳😳
I recall a lot of unselfish play by these greats for the USA. Much appreciation.
Lets see if I can shed some light on a few things…
- Chuck Daly was the coach of the Pistons and the Dream Team. There’s your Pistons representation.
- Multiple players didn’t like Isiah, not just MJ. Having John Stockton available made him even more expendable.
- The Bulls offered Kukoc more money than what Scottie Pippen was making. MJ and Pippen were sending a message to the Bulls management.
- Reportedly, there’s a video of one of the scrimmages. This video is probably the holy grail of old school nba basketball. Lets hope it exists and one day sees daylight.
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The best and only DREAM TEAM 92
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Anybody who remembers, has goosebumps watching this video.
Just let it be known that it was almost an unanimous decision that kept Isaiah off that team. Don’t blame just one for what everyone is responsible
First, I’m a lot older than most of the people on this channel so I’ve seen a lot of great players and teams along the way. I rememberJerry West in the 1960 Olympic and they were great. And yes, im that old. So I’m in a unique position to give you my thoughts on the greatest Olympic team ever, and without a doubt, 1992 dream team. The 2008 team isn’t even close but they are the second best. And third is the 1960 team. No one could’ve beaten the 92 team. No one. Not ever. And I don’t mean this as disrespect to any other team or individuals but the 92 team was the greatest of the greats
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No they weren't one of the greatest teams formed in basketball history, they were the Greatest Basketball team ever.
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I remember this. It was awesome. But the games were soooo one sided that fans debated whether or not we should go back to sending the college players. Nothing since has been as exciting as The Dream Team! They never called a single time out the entire Olympics!!! Did you hear what I said? That is global dominance!!!
1992....best lineup of unreal players...now all legends!!
The 1992 Dream Team had more impact than any other team since! The line up ....now that's a Super Team!!! No other team has come close since then!
I was born in 67 , so I saw this happen and to this day I remember all of it. So yes I prefer the 1992 team it was pure magic to watch. Seeing magic Johnson Larry bird and Micheal Jordan lead the 92 team to performing not only miracles but pure MAGIC!!!!!!!
The coach for the Pistons was the head coach for the Dream team
MJ won Olympic gold while College right before his rookie years.
Jordan's 84 Olympic team was very nice out of college!
Ya and thanks to Jordan they beat an all pro NBA team in an exhibition!!! Jordan balled on all of em..
@@thedude9502 Facts!!!💯
Wasn’t just one game. They went 8-0 against the NBA Allstars 👍
The original no question!
Another amazing stat which isn't often mentioned: Chuck Daly called time out during this team's exhibition, qualifying, and Olympic Tournaments exactly "0" (zero) times.
The biggest difference between The Dream Team and any other Olympic team particularly today was the actual "team" aspect which so many ppl just gloss over. The game then was not like today, players had specific positions, roles, jobs inside an offense. They just didn't put the best 5 guys on the floor, they didn't just line up the best five athletes on the floor.
Adding players like Shaq or even Isiah could and would have caused a disruption to the team. Shaq was a rookie like Later but we're you gonna play him over Ewing and Robinson at that time? Was Shaq like Latner gonna be comfortable being the team b*tch..getting coffee and carrying luggage? Maybe. Latner could fill in at least on paper for Bird in practice due to Larry being so beat up!
We're you gonna run a 3 point guard system w Magic, Stockton and Isiah?
Ppl blame Jordan for not wanting Isiah on the squad but no one wanted him on it..everyone resented the way the Pistons played..they resented the way Isiah would never own his role in that! Magic and him were close friends before Magic got aids, Isiah did not embrace him after and that created alot of negative energy there.
Jordan, Magic, Bird did not want him..only 3 players that mattered...no others would put themselves as him or me because they may loose that but after the big 3 decided against it.. obviously no one said anything! Silence speaks volumes!
I never gave a damn about basketball till This Team literally mesmerized the world
Those games are easily the reason you have so many european players and fans now
Greetings from Lima, Peru. Of course, I prefer the Dream Team. 👍💪
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Magic was the captain of this team (along with Bird). Magic had just retired due to contracting HIV, there was a big scare at the time. Isaiah was one of the guys saying Magic got HIV through homosexual encounters etc., said a lot of stuff, like he'd be afraid to play with him etc. That and the smoke he had gathered over his career up to that point led not just Magic, but Jordan, Bird, Scottie, and probably a few others to not really want Isaiah on the team.
Run TMC: Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin. 3 great players. But all victims, like them all, to the LAKER DYNASTY.
I would also like John Stockton before Isiah Thomas.
You get a stronger Karl Malone with John Stockton in the team.
Then Isiah Thomas was not so popular with the rest of the team... and there you have another reason not to choose him.
Isiah at that time was not better than Stockton,but yes,he deserved to be on the team,but the majority of guys didn't want him there,not only Mike
@@Overlorde79 True... And that had weakened the team enormously.
But they would still win the Olympics without a problem.
But for all the players in the team, they wanted a wonderful experience with each other and to win something together.
No one on the team would be happy to win with Isiah Thomas on the team.
"Can we finish playing now and go home"
Lol Team USA's own coach, Coach K (who was the head coach for the Redeem Team, and was the assistant coach for the Dream Team) said that if the Dream Team was healthy and prime, they were better than the Redeem Team.
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I'm old enough to remember the Dream team and so I'm rather partial.
I knew you were from Baltimore at like :36 when dude on the right said "is it trewr?" Had to rewind on that.
I was 13 at the time this went off, still have my MJ Olympic starting line-up figure, pros couldn't play then they did this and checked the whole world
Plus this I'll take Stockton over Thomas as well, a better triple threat pt guard for sure
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Great reaction guys! You want chills again watch Magic and Bird a Courtship of Rivals. It's really good
Well not sure if you saw it but the head coach of the Dream Team was Chuck Daly the coach of the Detroit Pistons. I think unfortunately when the Pistons left the court early and didn't shake the Bulls hands played a major part why Isiah didn't make the team along with the bad boy reputation sealed it. The Tony K story was mainly because of the GM rubbing it at MJ and Scottie about him making more and was the Bulls future. So they decided to crush him on the court as a statement to the Bulls GM. I'm biased but the 92 team would crush any other USA team. You had killer clutch guys that would play every second and fight for the W. Jordan, Bird, Magic definitely had that instinct look at the number of championships they had! They didn't have any weakness with that group. I believe the USA was gonna destroy the rest but team USA wanted to keep a positive image to the world which unfortunately the Piston physicality could be seen as a negative. Charles Barkley was definitely the ambassador of this team going out and enjoying the Olympics. Stockton also went out with his family but most people didn't recognize him at all!!! Which I'm sure he enjoyed being low key and not the swarm the others received.
It's crazy how the world 😭 change back them black and white men's they use to be together playing basketball and hanging out . Ppl go go the street to see there heros
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Jordan took offense to Jerry Kreuse, Bulls GM, wanting to bring Toni Kukoc to the Chicago Bulls to replace an aging Scottie Pippen and so Jordan told Scottie that they were going to prove to Jerry Kreuse that Toni Kukoc was nothing special, and that Kukoc wasn't necessary to bring to the Bulls...so MJ and Scottie put Kukoc in lockdown (straight jacket) defensively. Thankfully, everything worked out and Kukoc put up much better numbers in their next meeting in the '92 Olympics and then helped the Bulls win 72 games in the '95/'96 season. Cool reaction video!.
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No player from the Pistons, but their coach, Chuck Dailey, coached the 92 dream team.
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Dream Team all the way! Cheers from Venice Italy
Pistons from that era were a specific team. You had guys like Thomas averaging 20, Dumars 17, their 6th man Johnson 15. Outside of that it was a bunch of players around 10, split minutes, they were built to intimidate you, and they could outscore you, because you couldn't score on them.
They had no individual special players, although Isiah was the closest to one. Rodman was and has always been a defensive force, but his legacy was cemented with his run with the Bulls. Had they not rescued him our last image of him would be with pink hair in San Antonio averaging 17 rebounds and acting like a damn fool.
There was no player on those Pistons teams that was top 3 at their specific position. It was the team, the plan, the execution that was great.
Every player on the Dream Team was individually better than any player on Detroit. And every one of those players had been punished by that Detroit team.
I don’t agree. Zeke and joe were both top tier. Mark Aguirre sacrificed his allstar role to take a backseat. But anyone who watched him at his peak knows how good he was in Dallas. Then u got the arguably best defender and rebounder in the game in Rodman who was in his prime, laimbeer was a really good player who’s game was overshadowed by his reputation as a dirty player. Vinny as well. They had a lot of talent. Not to mention before they traded for mark they had Adrian dantley who was a star, and they were a big time fast paced scoring team in their early years as opposed to the defense they were known for later on.
I would highly, highly recommend watching the USA VS Cuba game from 1992, 1st round of the Tournament of the Americas. It was the first public showing of the Dream Team, and they wanted to show everyone what they could do. You'll never see a more perfect game of basketball played by one team.
1992 team is almost the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled… except for Christian Laitner
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I'm 41 years old i saw all the dream team games and it's was like God's paying around like in 2 minutes they will game 20 points lead it's impossible the stuff I saw 20 points in 2 minutes lead change my brothers y'all don't understand i didn't have internet went you watch that went you 12 year's old and you see this men's doing impossible stuff it magical , the man who , flight, the man with magic and the man who look like a Bird 🐔 the Bird Man
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Everyone of the members of this team is in the hall of fame.
I'm mad they got the Terminator theme playing in the background
Watch the last dance and what was between Isaiah and Jordan and what the Pistons disrespected the Bulls during playoffs and you will see why that Isaiah was not picked
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It was TMC with Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin
When Chris Mullin was with Golden State, they were called T MC , Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway, and Mitch Richmond. Them cats could play.
This was The Avengers of basketball.
There's another thing to consider when it comes to Isaiah. The only 2 old guys on the team were Magic and Bird. Isaiah would have been a third. He was past his prime. By that point in time, it's true, Stockton wasn't as accomplished as Isaiah. But on the other hand, the entire team didn't hate him either.
Thomas froze MJ out of the all star game Wouldn’t get him the ball He only scored four point that game. Pay back is a bitch.
I knew all the great old players I barely know any new players those were the years I watched basketball
Check out a RUN TMC mixtape Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullen were a dope 3 headed monster
Reporter: "What do you know about Angola?"
Charles: "I don't know anything about Angola but Angola is in trouble"
He to funny!
😂😂😂😂😂
More than Mike
Try THE NBA
Bad boy Pistons
Walking of the court before
the clock ran out & not congratulating the winners
the amount of destruction the Dream Team rained down.... Basketball was never the same.
Larry Bird will always be my favorite. He wasn't the greatest dunker, but man could bulls eye that 3 point all day
they were all professional rivals, but put that on the shelf to represent the USA.
The Bulls GM Jerry Krause said that Tony K was a great offensive player. Michael and Scottie wanted to prove him wrong.
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Sad Darryl Dawkins was not included on the Dream he was so exciting watching him play.
No Pistons player's but they did have the Pistons Coach
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Back in the 80s Jordan and the guys they play in the junior olímpic so they knew the international players . Eddie casino from Puerto Rico was 15 in 1992 olímpic and he score 18 on Jordan a 15 year boy from Puerto Rico score 18 on the goat
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Jordan and Pippen busted up Kukoc because the bulls got rid of Horace Grant to sign Toni
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There is a longer video talking about the Dream Team’s experience in Barcelona. You would like it.
Definitely got to check it out
You guys have the best sports reactions. Period. Don't give up and do the Rodman "Wild" video. Do Marshall Faulk and Deion Sanders.
After they qualified for the Barcelona Olympics the Green team spent a month or two months I think it was a month in Monte Carlo just tightening their game and playing golf and watching women on the beach. The entire time they were in Barcelona they had to have police escorts for their bus because the crowds just got bigger. And as I understand it Magic's basic feeling was that if Isaiah was on the team Larry Bird would refuse to be on the team and if Larry Bird wasn't on the team magic Johnson wasn't on the team
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Why would Larry object to Isaiah?
@@irishgrl primarily because he saw Isaiah Thomas as the chief instigator of a lot of Bill Lambert's most dangerous and dirty stunts. Lambert was not a player who tried to get around somebody he was somebody who tried to take somebody out the physical injury that would keep them out.
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In None of Larry’s books or interviews or even Magics interviews that I’ve seen (& trust me Ive seen a LOT) has it EVER been said that Larry had an issue with Isaiah. Larry always held Bill Laimbeer responsible for his own actions. If anyone had a beef with Isaiah, it’d be Magic or MJ. Magic felt Isaiah betrayed him by insinuating he was gay for contracting HIV, & im not sure what MJs problem was but I think it had to do with the refusal to shake hands on Isaiah’s part after the Pistons lost to the Bulls in the Championship.
@@irishgrl have you seen the entire documentary they put together about the making of the dream team about an hour long the coaching and selection staff go a little bit more in depth there
Kukoc was drafted by Jerry Krause and Krause kept 💩 up and talked about how good Kukoc was etc…MJ and Pippen sent a message to Krause not Toni even though Toni was crucified 🤣✌🏽
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What a way to end your playing days to the 92dream team for larry magic 😢😢😢
Tim hardaway, chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond, rum tmc!! Bad boys!!
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Magic Johnson is the reason Isaiah Thomas wasn’t on the team not Jordan
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If say Isaiah Thomas was why Isaiah Thomas wasn’t on the team.
Y'all getting there all classic till 2004 lol once lebron join was the nightmare team 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷😜😜😜😜
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John Stockton is fs a top 5 pg ever to me I take oscar Robertson at point over anyone! Then magic and Isaiah but john Stockton belongs fs...
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John Stockton is the greatest at his position , he knew his role
. Also aside from his basketball record - not all of the players even wanted to participate in the Olympic game (a few of them had to talk each other into it) but along with the agreement that they would do it , a few of the players (MJ , Pippen) and maybe a few others when they agreed to be on the team they had it as a stipulation that Isaiah not be on the team . His persona reputation & attitude at the time was not wanted around them . I do agree he was a great player when he wasn't playin dirty , however Stockton was the better choice . You should watch it react to the Dream team documentary , it's worth the watch and it goes into more detail about it from the players and coaches point of view .
Every other team would tremble in front of this dream team, whether its out of fear or awe.
Think Avengers x Justice League once-in-a-lifetime team up in terms of proportions. There will never be a team this stacked with legends and hall of famers. They dominated and had players and spectators mesmerized.
Isaiah wasn't on the team because Jordan didn't want him on the team. You guys never watched the 10 episode series The Last Dance? Its basically a Micheal Jordan love letter. Its absolutely amazing
Dream Team all the way!
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best sport team/national side ever assembled,.
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Would have been amazing to see a younger Magic and Bird playing.
Mullin is a hall of famer because the man could shoot
I'll take the original dream team everyday of the week and twice on Sunday.
I know this comment is very late but yes Chris Mullin could play. 1992-93, he averaged 25.9 ppg while shooting 45.1% from 3 pt range. 4 times in his career he shot 44% or better from 3 pt range. I got a chance to meet him a couple of years ago when St John's practiced in our gym getting ready for the NCAA tournament. Mitch Richmond was an assistant on that St John's team too. Richmond was the third member of TMT. If you aren't familiar with him, check him out. One of the top 20 SGs of all time. Mullin can still shoot lights out, once his back loosens up.
There was some drama involved with the bulls players and management and the whole Tony K thing, long story
Isiah's play, numbers and achievements most definitely put him on the team, but the lockerroom would've been toxic as f if he had been on the team. THAT's why Zeke got geeked.
1992 for sure!! Burst NBA lineup ever!!