Not really, most of these international nba players are role players. Stop hyping up underachieving. If they bronze or silver are we gonna blame it on them being old?
U n flight Mike make some of the worst basketball videos, lacking knowledge of the game, using recency bias, using selective stats to buffer your talking points instead of providing full context, and overall just you 2 guys' inability to breakdown the game without your personal bias being overintrusive
The fact that some people say most of the international players in 24’ were role players doesn’t make sense because basically every single international player was a role player in 92’. The competition is ten times harder today
The Croatian team in 1992 had 3 NBA hall of famers, and the Dream Team beat them by 32. How many future hall of famers are on any ONE of the international teams today? One on two different teams that I can see, but THREE? Laettner is the ONLY player on the Dream Team that is not in the HOF. How many of this team's players will end up there? My guess - not 11.
@@roscoeorginaltell that to the stat nerds that say stuff like “i would rather have derrick white than lebron this upcoming season” No source, just ik people say it lol
My analogy on this - the 1992 Team USA were like an NBA team playing against middle school teams, 1996 played against high schoolers,, 2008 played against college teams, 2012 played against D-Leaguers, and the 2024 team played against other NBA teams which is their peers. It's been three decades, of course the rest of the world would catch up to US talent.
It’s just a hype of the media to engage basketball fans. Your Level of competition from international country take is valid because after 1992 the world was building up. That is why jmxhighroller focused on the talent category. Most fans will based it on accolades and ppg stats. He dig deeper than it.
I was a huge NBA fan in the 90's, stopped watching in 1997. This year I got injured at work, and have been healing up for a year. Decided to watch the NBA again for the first time in 2024. I am like a 90's time capsule. can't believe the NBA is still on TNT at least for now. Your analogy helps me put into perspective what has happened while I was gone.
That's only part of the picture. Yes, the difference between Team USA and the world has been closing all this time. But the ability of the average pro baller, even in the NBA, has also been increasing this entire time. Having the pool of basketball talent/competition widen from just the U.S. to the entire globe means the most elite players who make it to the pros now are on average much better than the pros in past decades. So even if the current team doesn't stack up as well in recent stats compared to the Dream Team, the relative baselines that those stats are derived from are drastically different between the two eras.
2016 could've been one of the best USA teams ever. LeBron, Curry, KD, Kawhi, Harden, Kyrie, Dame, Klay, Dray, AD, Boogie, Westbrook all in their primes.
USA just won by 24 points against Serbia and Jokic yesterday. I think they still got it, and the fact KD went for 100% from and 2 AND 3 the whole game was crazy. Edit: Another near 20 point blowout (17 point differential) against south sudan yesterday, the same team that they were close with during the exhibition matches. Personally I think the team during the exhibitions were just finding their footing and building chemistry. Edit 2: Yeah, so far this team won almost all of their matches by 20+ point, all they need now is to just win the gold medal and every negative narrative against them will be broken. Edit 3: Final edit I'll be doing before the finals, I watched the Serbia vs USA game yesterday and while it was insane. I have to give Jokic and em' some credit, but all the props to Wardell Stephen Curry! He was shooting the lights out in the building that game it was actually insane.
It just comes down to focus and defense. I think the previous games are just what they are- warmups and tinkering, plus a lot of players getting back into shape.
Surprised you glossed over a tell in the 92 Gold Medal game. The Dream Team's closest score was 30 points against 7 NBA players. Mind you, those guys weren't on their level, and most, not all, most were middling NBA players, but that was an indicator of what the future held. After 1992, the level of international play and skilled players grew rapidly. Many of the gifted kids who dreamed of playing football (soccer), suddenly found themselves inspired by the Dream Team, not to mention scouts keying in on guys already on the scene like Peja, Dirk, Ilgauskaus and such. Those Olympics altered the landscape of not just NBA basketball, but global hoops to the point where taking a foreign player, especially number one, is no longer considered a risk or project.
@@marcomcdowell8861 South Sudan had no business being in that game much less leading during the game no more excuses team USA 2024 is underachieving if they lose…for me it’s expected if they win…congrats on taking your head out of your @ss
What you are seeing is the TH-cam effect. I am from Sweden and grew up playing basketball. I am born 1991. When I grew up it was hard to find good clips and drills to practice. A Ganon Baker DVD was the best source to basketball drills and Yinka Dare video highlights of some players. When I play Swedish 16-18 year old I am honestly surprised by how much better and drilled they are compared to when I grew up. Today, a youth coach can easily get coaching drills from NBA skill coaches and implement it into their training and Sweden has produced two players that were drafted in this years NBA draft. It is a crazy evolution. Players Swedish youth players are busting out moves that I only saw done in mixtapes of US youth players whilst dunking and being athletic freaks. During my time, teams weren’t as athletic.
The exact same thing has happened in hockey. Canada might be able to field the best roster on paper still, but they aren't nearly as dominant or lopsided as they were back in Gretzky's time
This isn't even true. Russia was also a juggernaut in the 1980s during Gretzky's prime. Canada lost the 1981 Canada Cup. And even with Gretzky and Lemieux playing together in 1987 with what was hockey's version of the 1992 Dream Team, they barely beat Russia in the Canada Cup in 1987 with all three games ending 6-5 (including 30 minutes of sudden death for Canada in Game 2). Further, Gretzky only got silver only World Cup of Hockey and didn't even medal in his only Olympic appearance.
@@t_t8661 this is just a baseless statement… they both have high talent. Except in 1992 they won against nobody’s and in 2024 they are winning against actual teams
@@GreenEnvy.got bailed out by the most shameless addition to an already stacked team*. There’s a reason why the goat debate is between MJ and LeBron, not MJ and curry.
LeBron does not dominate the NBA. He hasn't in years. The NBA is being dominated by Europeans. Jokic, Doncic and the Greek are miles ahead of LeBron. And that's not a knock on LeBron. The dude is old. I'm knocking you.
As basketball fans we NEED to also acknowledge other international teams have really improved over the decades and offer more of a challenge to the USA Edited for the low iQ people: No one said the USA hasn’t improved too or that they’re worse players or that they don’t have the best players, the comment SIMPLY stats the competition has gotten much better compared to the 90s, which was also the conclusion of the video, you don’t know much about basketball if you think the USA should be consistently winning by 40 points 😂
It's not that the other teams have improved (which they have), it's that as Jxmmy pointed out Americans are no longer the best players in the world. Statistically Jokic and Luka are the best players currently, and the entire dream team roster (minus Laetenner) is closer to those players than any player on Team USA today.
@@ncT31541 That literally is what that means? BPM and WS/48 are relative to their time period, they aren't objective metrics. It's not that those players all just happened to be better than modern players, because they would be a wildly incorrect statement, it just means the relative competition is tougher. The talent pool is simply 4x bigger than it has ever been. This isn't a knock against 90's players but they were objectively playing against significantly weaker competition even in the NBA.
Sooo the rest of the world got better and the USA players didn't? Then how are these USA players better than 92 team of they haven't gotten any better than 92
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As showcased by Germany's recent success. Our best players are Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner, yet we still kept it competitive against team USA. And we obviously have the least amount of talent amongst favourites for the tournament.
I'll be honest the fact they have an aba style coach and made an aba style team without Johnthan Issacs or Jaylen brown or Zion in a real basketball game tells me everything I need to know about the unit they aren't my team win or loss.
The fact he takes losing so hard will hopefully work in his favor like it did with MJ, Kobe and so many others who used it as motivation to double their efforts in practice and training.
Everyone’s gotta understand that the reason these games are so close is because the world has caught up in basketball. There’s more international competition. We should be even glad they were able to not lose any games. Not to consider the fact that our best players are really old right now. Basketball as a whole will only expand from here on out.
@@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96 agreed but that’s only because basketball is expanding. You’re proving my point as to why we shouldn’t be as hard on them with playing these games
The world has caught and you guys fell asleep for good 30 years, let be honest here. There's no way you evolve playing a team game like it's a 1v1 show
these games are close because the NBA soften up the rules for more points that is good forTV, FIBA rules is more physical and strict, imagine those players they are against are playing with that rules from day-1.. and the NBA players especially these stars will get calls that are typically not called on them on the NBA court.. and not to mention the quality of players also caught up to their skill level..
The two big differences between 1992 and 2024: 1) basketball has exploded internationally and now you got guys goings against teams that have been playing together since they were 16 and 2) the talent ceiling might be similar but the floor is waaaay higher today than it was back in the day
Using the UK as an example. When I left school in 2010 we were county champions in basketball. I think only one kid on our team actively played for a club (same one Jeremy Sochan played for), the rest of us (myself included) were just roped in from other sports. Now local schools have so much talent that some kids going off playing for colleges in the US, and there's even been a kid playing in the NBA from the area (Jeremy Sochan). And that's the UK - other areas in Europe at 10+ years ahead of us.
The world is catching up. That’s the difference. The Dream team will always be seen as the greatest American team because America had all the talented players.
So if the world has caught up to USA basketball then how are today's players considered better than 92 team, if USA players haven't gotten better like the rest of the world has?
It’s not just that foreign nations have more NBA talent, but also that international leagues have raised their level of play. The non-NBA talent filling out the rosters is playing at a high level which was not true in the past
Exactly, players like Bruno Caboclo, Aleksa Avramovic, and Arturs Zagars may not be NBA players, but they're very capable of keeping up with NBA players, containing MVP level players, or straight up outplay their teammate that's in the NBA.
@@mistersunshine1330bet they would have beat the dream team. Their athleticism and stamina conditioning alone gives them the edge. Dream team was probably smoking cigs and drinking beers in the locker room
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I always get shivers when I think about the Dream Team, I was 7 years old and I am from Germany, they sparked my love for the game of basketball! They sparked the love for basketball in the whole world! So they were the best (most important) team of all time, they made basketball great!
@@VeryRestartedbro magic was still young. he was only 32 and had been to the finals just a year earlier and was 2nd in MVP votes behind Jordan as well. He was nearing the end of it, but he was still in his prime
@@7lb9oz there's a difference of just barely buying the average house back then. Compared to buying a mansion multiple times the average cost. The mansion even with the 80s price would not be easy to buy today.
Just take it from Michael Jordan's arguement that 11 of the 12 players on the Dream Team are Hall of Famers speaks volumes. No team has come close on the number of HOFers in one squad. You can make an argument that Christian Laettner is the best college player ever and may soon enter the HOF because of his Duke resume in the future.
Every Aussie is an Aussie HOF, but that's stat proves nothing! Somehow merican HOF does, meh! How delusional to even yous school kids (college) Bro. We got eyes. Wake up to yaself
Anyway I saw a video before that theorizes that Lebron is making sure that the score is close at the end so he can force himself into clutch position and win and receive all the glory, saying this team will end up getting Bronze because of that 😅. I'm not a Lebron Glazer and even despite his off-court antics that's just a crazy video 😬.
@@jameslewis802u do realise he is referring to the baskteball hall of fame… stop getting angry at people when you don’t even understand what they’re talking about
I remember when the 92 Dream Team played. It was a nationwide phenomenon. The whole country was excited about seeing this team play and having the NBA represent the US in the Olympics for the first time.
Every game was a home game for the Dream Team, complete with signing autographs for the opposing players before the game and taking pictures after the game, etc.
I think it also shows the effect of long term basketball development compared to just pulling out players prior to the Olympics or the World Cup. You may great individually but if you don’t know to play with and off each other, there’s now less chance to get the gold medal.
people need to understand that basketball is a team sport, the most important thing is how good are you as a collective unit, gathering the best players who barely play with each other as a team and have meh chemistry between each other means low efficiency in the court.
Exactly. Most of the international squads have a core of at least 5-6 players that have been playing together in various competitions for half a decade or more.
I think one take you didnt cover sir Jimmy was the argument that this IS the greatest team BECAUSE of the way basketball has risen around the world. In terms of global talent, the resources available today to our youth and the taking to basketball internationally means this team WILL HAVE THE TOUGHEST road to Gold, ever in history. Would love to hear other opinions :)
Same way that the women's international soccer team has a harder and harder time every world cup. Europe's finally dumping some spare change into national women soccer.
@@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96 we can see how it goes once the games start I doubt it'll be too much of a difference, all the teams were going all out anyway. Unless Durant makes a crazy impact of course
@@MistressOP that is not why the games are so close. Y'all need to stop blaming coaches every time James is involved with his sub par basketball. It's become a way too obvious pattern with you sycophants, and everyone sees right through it.
This is the case with all sports. The US invented association basketball like the UK invented organised Cricket or even Football (Soccer) but due to globalisation and colonisation each sport saw greater exposure from vast range of countries around the world. As time passed this exposure turned to growth and a demonopolising of US/UK dominance, European players are the consensus best in basketball, South Americans do the same in soccer and Indian/Australians have a stronghold in cricket.
it's true tho, South Sudan is poor af with 0 indoor basketball courts, ffs the country is younger than Bronny. if anything it's a testament to how good South Sudan is, they performed better than Canada and Australia.@@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kk
66 foreign NBA players is not "catching up" lol. There are over 350 Americans in the NBA. Once there are over 350 internationals in the NBA, you can say they caught up, which will never happen.
I think a part of this is also caused by the approach of the players coming into this. In '92, the bulls GM had signed toni kukoc to try and replace Scottie Pippen, and thanks to that, MJ and Pippen were playing with a huge chip on their shoulders, motivated to show everyone that they're better and shouldn't be replaced. Now, there isn't such a thing to play for, the biggest thing similar we can take is the Noah Lyles "world champions of what" quote.
Nah, there have been more loaded Dream Teams than the current one. 1996 Team had NINE Top-75 players(Barkley, Robinson, Pippen, Miller, Malone, Stockton, Shaq, Payton and Olajuwon), two more Hall of Famers (Hill and Richmond), and the other guy was PRIME PENNY!
Dream Team 92 not only globalized basketball, but basketball has remained one of the biggest highlights at the Olympic Games ever since. Even bigger than football
@@kilroywashere9678 not even that, most countries send the u-23 teams with some older guys that dont play in the real team, the football Olympics is a scouting tournament at best
Yeah but lebron fanboys ( not nba fans ) disrespect and discredit these all time greats that paved the way for these guys today . And every chance they get , try to bury them , klutch has been on a campaign this last year trying to bury mj and his career , because lebron is retiring soon .
@@G0A7 the sport itself was at its golden age back in the 90s. Mj was so good , and very marketable , he globalized the game for good . And now lebron is retiring soon , him And his team are tearing down mjs legacy ?? For what ? To try and make lebron greater ? Lebron literally tried so hard to be like mj throughout his career , so why the disrespect and the tearing down , ppl wonder why he gets No respect .
When it comes down to the wire, Bron has 1 thing over the rest. That is experience for his 20+ years in the game. I remember when I watched the 1992 Dream Team and was in awe at all of their talent being displayed everywhere. It was at that time, I solidified my faith in the Chicago Bulls! I now just watch highlights of certain teams but I still buy and wear Jordan's...
We dont play d. Plain and simple. The rest of the world has caught up for sure, but the other thing is they have great great shooters at every position. You cant help,: the guy youre leaving open is a marksman. So its all one on one and a lot of super stars are used to having help on d.
That’s partially true. However, he did point out this is an old team meaning these guys aren’t necessarily past their prime but aren’t dominant as they use to be ( ex: 2018 Lebron, 2016 Curry, 2013 KD) I do think if Bron and Steph Joined the 2016 team it would’ve been up there with the dream team.
Thanks for clearing that up Jxmy. I'm aware time is the most valuable thing and I just wanted to tell you I greatly appreciate all the precious time you spend researching.
I think international basketball has just improved a lot over the years as the game has gotten more popular worldwide. That’s why the games are a lot closer/competitive
And if you add to that the fact that todays US players are a bunch of entitled kids (basically influencers with a basketball) and the EU players are really hard working because they really want to get to the NBA ($$$), even though this US team in paper looks stacked AF, I really don't think they will win, unless they do what they are doing already and winning in FT disparity (cheating)... Sudan should have won btw
Everyone else works on defence and team chemistry. The US just slaps some stars together and hopes for the best. It is so obvious to see when you watch the US play against anyone else.
the US in Lost in 2004 . In 2008 Kobe had to go Crazy in the 2008 Finals against Spain in the gold Medal game . 2012 &2016 were great squads competitive games .2020 KD really carried the Squad So USA BBall hasn’t been the Cake walk we think it is
The focus of this analysis is misplaced and many are already noticing it in the comments. The main difference between 1992 and 2024 is, the world learned to play like the NBA and then some. The US is still profiting from the fact that the League offers the biggest incentive in the world to play basketball, and the sport is a cultural phenomenon for us, thousands of kids dream of becoming one of the 400 chosen . So, every time the US faces a team with NBA players, the bench and depth of the Americans makes the difference. I don't know if this team is the best ever, but I'm damn sure that it is the absolute world best that can be made today
As a fan from one of those other countries: before '92 professional players weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics. So, like most of us, I had not seen any of the Dream Team players actually play ever. That tournament was a moment with a distinct Before and After. Basketball went from obscure to let's- mount- whatever- passes - for- a-rim-and-board- onto- every- wall. 92 widened the talent pool to include the world because we wanted to play now.
that defense at 13:22 is mind-boggling. i get that maybe it was good defense then but even if i couldn't imagine playing a zone THAT collapsed in on the paint in 2024. it looks like 5 guys trying to guard barkley and completely ignoring the 3.
Maybe it was good defense then? You have it backwards kid, defense has regressed. The defense in that era was much much much tougher than now. The other team just sucked, this was fiba, not the nba, they are not good players on the other team
@@zeil2ifyThey’re still just standing around doing nothing. If you’re leaving multiple great players wide open for shots they can absolutely hit at a high rate you’re not playing your best defense no matter the era.
I know this video is going to age like milk. Not trying to jynx it, but USA looking unstoppable rn. The chemistry, vets, rising superstars, and efficiency is overwhelming for the world.😮💨
Thing is: Serbia is by far stronger than those jobbers in 92. Dream Team dominated a weak competition, pretty much like Bill and the Celtics. What's more impressive: Jordan's 6 rings or Bill's 11? You already know the answer. I agree this team isn't the greatest but come on, the 92 team didn't struggle because we never got to see them against a good side. This team beating Jokic and then Wemby+Rudy would be more impressive than 92. On paper, I take the Dream Team. But man, don't underestimate Serbia.
I absolutely love how Jimmy details and graphs the things I be saying lol. This 24 team is great. Some amazing players, but times are different. That dominance we once saw from team USA is officially over. And for some of u in the comments it has absolutely nothing to do with Lebron or MJs greatness or lack there of. This is about how great the world has become at basketball. Period.
I think its both. Then you still had a good 2-3 teams that were solid contenders. People forget that those Euro leagues (look at soccer) are big business. There are divisions and they weren't allowing their best players to leave and waste time in America (legally and contractually). Sometimes NBA had to negotiate with the clubs and hold on to draft rights for 3 years. That's why Jordan and Pippen went HAM on Kukoc because Krauss was disrespecting them by saying how great he was for 2 years even though he never played an NBA game.
The reason why this team is struggling because of the difference in the nba rules and FIBA rules. For example in FIBA rules there is no such thing as 3 second paint violation rule which lets team to plant a big center on the paint to defend the rim as much as they want but on the other hand in NBA the 3 second violation rule benefits the offensive player to get to the bucket more easily. Even Luka Doncic said it is easier ti score in NBA than in Euro league. All international player are used to the physical game and NBA players are used to more athletic type of game.
that's not an excuse tho, other teams are also adjusting to FIBA or Olympic rules, they also have their own national league just like NBA before playing in FIBA/Olympics
@@ChonkyBoi_yt it is a terrible excuse because the other USA teams didn't struggle with it. It is however an excuse as the euro league rules are much more similar to the rule set used in the Olympics.
The biggest difference between the 92 team and the 24 team is the chemistry! Chuck Daly doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the coaching job he did with the Dream Team! He took an amazing collection of talent and got them all to buy in and put their egos aside for the greater good of the team! If you notice how they didn’t try to play hero ball with the exception of Barkley, but they needed one player to truly assert himself and Charles did that extremely well! Daly performed what is arguably one of the best coaching jobs of all time!
Given the strategic role of the 92 Dream Team in the globalisation of the NBA, you could say that 'success' for basketball means Team USA regularly loosing to overseas teams. There's something poetic about that.
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Many things. 1)This team isn't as dominant because the competition is better than decades ago. That doesn't equate to this team being less than 2) these are exhibition games 3)the games didn't "REQUIRE" a 39yo Bron to takeover. The team is letting Bron get his shine in his final Olympics. Any number of these players could be given the Green light to go off. On top of that Lebron being 39 is somewhat irrelevant considering with these type of international rules, Lebron is still literally one of best players on the team.
The ‘92 dream team played against nobodies. ‘24 USA team is playing against some of the best foreign talents the world has ever seen. The gap in talent is a lot closer than it ever has been and yet team USA just won the gold medal. This is the best team because of what they’ve had to overcome and what they’ve achieved. We are done with the 90’s.
The Croatia team in 1992 had 3 HOFers and the Dream Team still beat them by 32 points. The 2024 USA team almost lost to South Sudan. We done with the 2020’s
Even if the world is “catching up” you shouldn’t have to worry about this team losing. No other team can put together a roster of All Stars on their whole roster. We have a roster full of prior MVPs! When I was watching Jordan’s Bulls in their prime, I had less worry about them losing than I do about this USA team. Even if the world is “catching up” there would have been no way in hell a South Sudan team (no disrespect to South Sudan) would have been winning by 1 point over a Jordan team with 5 seconds left in the game.
Jordans Bulls in their championship runwould sweep a team like the 76s with Barkley, the Knicks with Ewing, and the Pistons with Isiah and Rodman. Almost all of South Sudans players wouldn’t be starters on a regular NBA team and no All stars. Basically a G league team! So called GOAT Lebron patting himself on the back beating these guys when it should never have been close!
@@sergeistalin7916 the dream team would beat South Soudan of today by more than 30 points difference. The 1992 Croatian team would coast to victory over the 2024 South Soudan team
@@gj1234567899999 NBA basketball and FIBA basketball are different sports. They are similar, but different. NBA teams often lose to Euroleague teams when the games are played under FIBA rules, but almost never lose to them if the games are played under NBA rules. That being said, the 1992 dream team would beat South Soudan by over 30 on any basketball court under any basketball rules. If you can't at least beat everyone by 20+ don't compare yourself to the 1992 dream team.
I don't worry about it losing I know it will lose, the only chance they have is the Lakers move, meaning 300 more FTs than any of their opponents, just like they are already showing. South Sudan won that game my friend, but US got like 18 more FTs, a bunch of travels where not called, a bunch of FTs in favor of Sudan no calls, it's just disgusting. I much prefer the US to lose than to win with cheats.
dwade carried the 2008 redeem team off the bench and you didnt even mention him he has the best overall olympic performance of all time this was the same dwade that was the nba scoring leader and was top 3 mvp and top 3 dpoy voting
Literally lead them in scoring and pretty much got them a few wins by himself. I think the reason he didn't get mentioned is that his BPM and WS/48 was really low because he was coming off of an injury. But yeah, that was Dwade at the height of his powers looking better than LeBron and Kobe on the same court.
@@tonycostello8729crazy the closest defender to the shooter is about 15 feet away and 3 US players are open. Croatia got to the gold game with that defense tells you how bad the competition back then. No hate on the dream team, they are monsters don’t get me wrong but damn haha
the fact that the ‘92 dream team had to play against 8 international nba players and the ‘24 team has to play against 61 nba players is crazy
doesnt matter , Kid... 92 US Team would beat any Team today
@@theMis4nthrop3 imagine being this old and out of touch
@@theMis4nthrop3stay living in the past broke boi
@@theMis4nthrop3are you smoking meth by chance??
Not really, most of these international nba players are role players. Stop hyping up underachieving.
If they bronze or silver are we gonna blame it on them being old?
Fun fact: the Lithuanian taking pictures of USA team is current Executive Vice President of Chicago Bulls Artūras Karnišovas
So Karnišovas did get to have a career in the NBA after all. Great player when he was in his prime :)
With a last name of Lozauskas, I am thrilled!!
Tai karnisovas vistiek nelaimes medalio teisingai?
U n flight Mike make some of the worst basketball videos, lacking knowledge of the game, using recency bias, using selective stats to buffer your talking points instead of providing full context, and overall just you 2 guys' inability to breakdown the game without your personal bias being overintrusive
Serious question: is sharing the purpose of learning 'fun facts'?
The 92 team was like if they sent FBI agents to catch a guy stealing canned beans at the local market
We done with the 90s
@@THEBAD654you are so embarrassing
@@THEBAD654we ? Is there a mouse in your pocket
@@corywilson2007 I thought I smelled that 90s smegma on your breath
@@corywilson2007we done with the 90s old man
The fact that some people say most of the international players in 24’ were role players doesn’t make sense because basically every single international player was a role player in 92’. The competition is ten times harder today
MJ: oh really?
@@noobsaibot5285yes
@@noobsaibot5285all around competition is way tougher as countries progress the sports and grow.
The Croatian team in 1992 had 3 NBA hall of famers, and the Dream Team beat them by 32. How many future hall of famers are on any ONE of the international teams today? One on two different teams that I can see, but THREE? Laettner is the ONLY player on the Dream Team that is not in the HOF. How many of this team's players will end up there? My guess - not 11.
So what does that have to do with the greatness of the dream team?
“Lebron is 30, this fuckery won’t go on for much longer, thank God”
And by the end of the 2024-25 season, it will have been TEN YEARS 😂
It’s crazy how Lebron is at worst top 20 in the league right now, isn’t even a bad take
Lebron is the GOAT. Cope with it.
@@roscoeorginaltell that to the stat nerds that say stuff like “i would rather have derrick white than lebron this upcoming season”
No source, just ik people say it lol
@@peterparker2651 he is 2nd rn but tbh if he can win another ring and win fmvp i think he will be the GOAT undisputed
My analogy on this - the 1992 Team USA were like an NBA team playing against middle school teams, 1996 played against high schoolers,, 2008 played against college teams, 2012 played against D-Leaguers, and the 2024 team played against other NBA teams which is their peers. It's been three decades, of course the rest of the world would catch up to US talent.
Lol 😂 not even close, the us got massacred in 04. This team currently is a hype job by the media.
It’s just a hype of the media to engage basketball fans. Your Level of competition from international country take is valid because after 1992 the world was building up.
That is why jmxhighroller focused on the talent category. Most fans will based it on accolades and ppg stats. He dig deeper than it.
Thank u.. I was finna say that.
I was a huge NBA fan in the 90's, stopped watching in 1997. This year I got injured at work, and have been healing up for a year. Decided to watch the NBA again for the first time in 2024. I am like a 90's time capsule. can't believe the NBA is still on TNT at least for now. Your analogy helps me put into perspective what has happened while I was gone.
That's only part of the picture. Yes, the difference between Team USA and the world has been closing all this time. But the ability of the average pro baller, even in the NBA, has also been increasing this entire time.
Having the pool of basketball talent/competition widen from just the U.S. to the entire globe means the most elite players who make it to the pros now are on average much better than the pros in past decades.
So even if the current team doesn't stack up as well in recent stats compared to the Dream Team, the relative baselines that those stats are derived from are drastically different between the two eras.
2016 could've been one of the best USA teams ever. LeBron, Curry, KD, Kawhi, Harden, Kyrie, Dame, Klay, Dray, AD, Boogie, Westbrook all in their primes.
Ngl that team will smoke everyone, 5 MVPs in the peak of their powers and stars that can win games in any given night. Supreme team
Lol westbrook
Boogie? Lmao 🤡
Hell no
Lamarcus Aldridge
USA just won by 24 points against Serbia and Jokic yesterday. I think they still got it, and the fact KD went for 100% from and 2 AND 3 the whole game was crazy.
Edit: Another near 20 point blowout (17 point differential) against south sudan yesterday, the same team that they were close with during the exhibition matches. Personally I think the team during the exhibitions were just finding their footing and building chemistry.
Edit 2: Yeah, so far this team won almost all of their matches by 20+ point, all they need now is to just win the gold medal and every negative narrative against them will be broken.
Edit 3: Final edit I'll be doing before the finals, I watched the Serbia vs USA game yesterday and while it was insane. I have to give Jokic and em' some credit, but all the props to Wardell Stephen Curry! He was shooting the lights out in the building that game it was actually insane.
It just comes down to focus and defense. I think the previous games are just what they are- warmups and tinkering, plus a lot of players getting back into shape.
Right. It's very possible they were taking it easy during those exhibitions
Missed a bucket for 2, but still absolutely insane.
Yeah, but Serbia also missed their 2nd and 3rd best player...
They also got beat by South Sudan lmfao. This team ain’t it
Surprised you glossed over a tell in the 92 Gold Medal game. The Dream Team's closest score was 30 points against 7 NBA players. Mind you, those guys weren't on their level, and most, not all, most were middling NBA players, but that was an indicator of what the future held. After 1992, the level of international play and skilled players grew rapidly. Many of the gifted kids who dreamed of playing football (soccer), suddenly found themselves inspired by the Dream Team, not to mention scouts keying in on guys already on the scene like Peja, Dirk, Ilgauskaus and such. Those Olympics altered the landscape of not just NBA basketball, but global hoops to the point where taking a foreign player, especially number one, is no longer considered a risk or project.
Well said
South sudan catching the 2024 avengers fighting for their lives is hilarious tho
LeBronze couldn’t even win just over 10 years after the dream team dominated everybody. What was your excuse then?
This is pure cope lol
@@marcomcdowell8861 South Sudan had no business being in that game much less leading during the game no more excuses team USA 2024 is underachieving if they lose…for me it’s expected if they win…congrats on taking your head out of your @ss
Nice read!
What you are seeing is the TH-cam effect. I am from Sweden and grew up playing basketball. I am born 1991. When I grew up it was hard to find good clips and drills to practice. A Ganon Baker DVD was the best source to basketball drills and Yinka Dare video highlights of some players. When I play Swedish 16-18 year old I am honestly surprised by how much better and drilled they are compared to when I grew up. Today, a youth coach can easily get coaching drills from NBA skill coaches and implement it into their training and Sweden has produced two players that were drafted in this years NBA draft. It is a crazy evolution. Players Swedish youth players are busting out moves that I only saw done in mixtapes of US youth players whilst dunking and being athletic freaks. During my time, teams weren’t as athletic.
Wow, thanks for sharing!
What are your thoughts on 2 swedes getting drafted this year? Klintman and Larsson.
Here in Finland, AND1 mixtapes were huge.
@@MrPek-fe9fpin Russia as well
Finally.. Someone in the comment section that understands progress.
The exact same thing has happened in hockey. Canada might be able to field the best roster on paper still, but they aren't nearly as dominant or lopsided as they were back in Gretzky's time
Damn thats actually good to know 😲
Yeah it’s Russia, Sweden and Finland destroying everyone. There must be something out their water or something..
This isn't even true. Russia was also a juggernaut in the 1980s during Gretzky's prime. Canada lost the 1981 Canada Cup. And even with Gretzky and Lemieux playing together in 1987 with what was hockey's version of the 1992 Dream Team, they barely beat Russia in the Canada Cup in 1987 with all three games ending 6-5 (including 30 minutes of sudden death for Canada in Game 2). Further, Gretzky only got silver only World Cup of Hockey and didn't even medal in his only Olympic appearance.
1992 - High Talent vs Low Talent
2024 - High Talent vs Mid/High Talent
Both have High Talent but the competition has changed.
1992 High-er than 2024. Period.
@@t_t8661 this is just a baseless statement… they both have high talent.
Except in 1992 they won against nobody’s and in 2024 they are winning against actual teams
@@CBFA2L Eye test. Same reason MJ still gets the nod for GOAT at 73% of votes from CURRENT NBA players. Not that hard.
@@t_t8661 overall the whole team is as good as/better then 1992. But I think your replying to the wrong comment cause I'm not debating Lebron vs MJ 😂
@@t_t8661 Get off your knees
Remember when someone said that this tomfoolery (referring to Lebron dominating the NBA) won't go on much longer during the 2015 NBA playoffs?
Except Curry came along and WHOOPED Lebron 3 out of 4 Finals.
@@GreenEnvy. Lebron outperformed Curry in those Finals
@@GreenEnvy.got bailed out by the most shameless addition to an already stacked team*. There’s a reason why the goat debate is between MJ and LeBron, not MJ and curry.
Taking naps on the court isn't dominating
LeBron does not dominate the NBA. He hasn't in years.
The NBA is being dominated by Europeans. Jokic, Doncic and the Greek are miles ahead of LeBron. And that's not a knock on LeBron. The dude is old. I'm knocking you.
As basketball fans we NEED to also acknowledge other international teams have really improved over the decades and offer more of a challenge to the USA
Edited for the low iQ people: No one said the USA hasn’t improved too or that they’re worse players or that they don’t have the best players, the comment SIMPLY stats the competition has gotten much better compared to the 90s, which was also the conclusion of the video, you don’t know much about basketball if you think the USA should be consistently winning by 40 points 😂
It's not that the other teams have improved (which they have), it's that as Jxmmy pointed out Americans are no longer the best players in the world. Statistically Jokic and Luka are the best players currently, and the entire dream team roster (minus Laetenner) is closer to those players than any player on Team USA today.
@@ncT31541 That literally is what that means? BPM and WS/48 are relative to their time period, they aren't objective metrics. It's not that those players all just happened to be better than modern players, because they would be a wildly incorrect statement, it just means the relative competition is tougher. The talent pool is simply 4x bigger than it has ever been. This isn't a knock against 90's players but they were objectively playing against significantly weaker competition even in the NBA.
Sooo the rest of the world got better and the USA players didn't? Then how are these USA players better than 92 team of they haven't gotten any better than 92
Jordan played against plumbers and accountants
@@majoredecos USA was in a life and death struggle with a bunch of German plumbers . Stop it lol 🤣
Basketball team's greatness isn't about the names on the paper, it's how good they play together AS A UNIT.
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As showcased by Germany's recent success. Our best players are Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner, yet we still kept it competitive against team USA. And we obviously have the least amount of talent amongst favourites for the tournament.
I'll be honest the fact they have an aba style coach and made an aba style team without Johnthan Issacs or Jaylen brown or Zion in a real basketball game tells me everything I need to know about the unit they aren't my team win or loss.
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@@lukakaps9548The games literally don’t matter as of right now. We should wait ‘til the actual olympic games start.
After seeing Wemby in tears after what Curry did, I'm afraid of what kinda beast this '24 team unlocked...
The fact he takes losing so hard will hopefully work in his favor like it did with MJ, Kobe and so many others who used it as motivation to double their efforts in practice and training.
Everyone’s gotta understand that the reason these games are so close is because the world has caught up in basketball. There’s more international competition. We should be even glad they were able to not lose any games. Not to consider the fact that our best players are really old right now. Basketball as a whole will only expand from here on out.
stop. this is how all of Team USA's exhibition games go.
@@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96 agreed but that’s only because basketball is expanding. You’re proving my point as to why we shouldn’t be as hard on them with playing these games
The world has caught and you guys fell asleep for good 30 years, let be honest here. There's no way you evolve playing a team game like it's a 1v1 show
these games are close because the NBA soften up the rules for more points that is good forTV, FIBA rules is more physical and strict, imagine those players they are against are playing with that rules from day-1.. and the NBA players especially these stars will get calls that are typically not called on them on the NBA court.. and not to mention the quality of players also caught up to their skill level..
@@Jakester_33 that’s also true
The two big differences between 1992 and 2024: 1) basketball has exploded internationally and now you got guys goings against teams that have been playing together since they were 16 and 2) the talent ceiling might be similar but the floor is waaaay higher today than it was back in the day
Using the UK as an example. When I left school in 2010 we were county champions in basketball. I think only one kid on our team actively played for a club (same one Jeremy Sochan played for), the rest of us (myself included) were just roped in from other sports.
Now local schools have so much talent that some kids going off playing for colleges in the US, and there's even been a kid playing in the NBA from the area (Jeremy Sochan).
And that's the UK - other areas in Europe at 10+ years ahead of us.
LeBronze couldn’t even win just ten years after Jordan and Co. won gold by an average of 30 lol
What was the excuse then? This is such cope.
@@pablosnackbar6417 In 2002?
@@DrAlvinVet he’s literally that stupid lmao
@@pablosnackbar6417Lebron was still young and inexperienced that time. You can’t hold that loss against him.
The world is catching up. That’s the difference. The Dream team will always be seen as the greatest American team because America had all the talented players.
The world is far ahead. 4/5 best players in their positions are non americans.
@@vladleon2307 “Far ahead is laughable” they aren’t ahead
So if the world has caught up to USA basketball then how are today's players considered better than 92 team, if USA players haven't gotten better like the rest of the world has?
@AidanS99 I wouldn't say one country is ahead but if it was US vs the rest of the world? Idk if the US would win that.
world is catching up?? dude USA got beaten in 2004 thats 2decades already.. its okay to accept defeat just dont make excuses
Jimmy wake up it’s been 4 weeks we need a video
It’s not just that foreign nations have more NBA talent, but also that international leagues have raised their level of play. The non-NBA talent filling out the rosters is playing at a high level which was not true in the past
Exactly, players like Bruno Caboclo, Aleksa Avramovic, and Arturs Zagars may not be NBA players, but they're very capable of keeping up with NBA players, containing MVP level players, or straight up outplay their teammate that's in the NBA.
That 2012 team was absolutely gross though. We had Kobe, Bron, Melo, KD, Russ, Harden, CP3. It was WILD.
Don't forget Chandler as a great C
Team is my GOAT
Fun to watch and vicious in all aspects of the game
Derrick Rose was suppose to be on that team too. Easily top 2-3 USA team of all time hands down.
@@vincenuevo91 bro imagine he replaced Deron Williams 😭 team was already out of control, that would have been dumb
@@troylee4196Literally not the goat team but sure.
@@mistersunshine1330bet they would have beat the dream team. Their athleticism and stamina conditioning alone gives them the edge. Dream team was probably smoking cigs and drinking beers in the locker room
Wake up baby Jxmy Highroller posted
Omg I gotta get out from under my rock
Put on the red panties, it's time to celebrate
@@BernardoFerreira15 you’re a dork dude😂
Bro Jimmy, GOAT, and Johnny Arnett, all we need is Thinking Basketball
@@josemelgar14seeing GOAT with those names is crazy I remember when he had 10k subs under a year ago
1 month without a new jxmyhighroller video… i’m sweating blood and have 3 days to live
( I know this was a joke ), but,
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I always get shivers when I think about the Dream Team, I was 7 years old and I am from Germany, they sparked my love for the game of basketball! They sparked the love for basketball in the whole world! So they were the best (most important) team of all time, they made basketball great!
The 92 dream team was something else, literally 2 lineups of all-time greats playing at the prime of their careers.
You can argue about this one too, but they have to dominate.
Bird and magic weren’t in their prime
@@VeryRestartedbro magic was still young. he was only 32 and had been to the finals just a year earlier and was 2nd in MVP votes behind Jordan as well. He was nearing the end of it, but he was still in his prime
Bird had already retired.
they also played a field of scrubs, relatively speaking. although a team led by Dennis Schroeder & Daniel Theiss isn't exactly a juggernaut.
The 92 dream team is the equivalent of a boomer buying a house in the 80s.
If that boomer bought a $10 million house. Still be hella expensive today.
@@zavdab5238 I don't think you get what he says, he meant it was easier to buy a house back then
@@7lb9ozhe ignorant because it was not easier to buy a home in the 80s and interest rates were ridiculous back then. Young and dumb.
thats solid 😂
@@7lb9oz there's a difference of just barely buying the average house back then. Compared to buying a mansion multiple times the average cost. The mansion even with the 80s price would not be easy to buy today.
This aged well
Just take it from Michael Jordan's arguement that 11 of the 12 players on the Dream Team are Hall of Famers speaks volumes. No team has come close on the number of HOFers in one squad. You can make an argument that Christian Laettner is the best college player ever and may soon enter the HOF because of his Duke resume in the future.
Laettner is already a Hall of Famer because the Dream Team was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Every Aussie is an Aussie HOF, but that's stat proves nothing! Somehow merican HOF does, meh! How delusional to even yous school kids (college) Bro. We got eyes. Wake up to yaself
Anyway I saw a video before that theorizes that Lebron is making sure that the score is close at the end so he can force himself into clutch position and win and receive all the glory, saying this team will end up getting Bronze because of that 😅. I'm not a Lebron Glazer and even despite his off-court antics that's just a crazy video 😬.
@@jameslewis802u do realise he is referring to the baskteball hall of fame… stop getting angry at people when you don’t even understand what they’re talking about
@@jjhaya What off-court antics? He's gotta be at least tied for the most scandal-free top player ever.
Jimmy is hands down the goat of basketball youtube
Easily.. by a long shot. No comp
@@godpleasegimmehottomboygfhell no basketball thinking is better than
That goes to Chris Smoove
His on the payroll of the overrated jordan brand
@@GoatJames23-hs5xq 3/10 Rage Bait
I remember when the 92 Dream Team played. It was a nationwide phenomenon. The whole country was excited about seeing this team play and having the NBA represent the US in the Olympics for the first time.
They were the most stacked thing to ever happen to the olympics, like gods vs men
And not only was it nuts for us Americans, it was literally insane to the entire world.
i wonder why it isnt like that now LOL
Every game was a home game for the Dream Team, complete with signing autographs for the opposing players before the game and taking pictures after the game, etc.
@@SoSikWitIt almost every team has nba player
I think it also shows the effect of long term basketball development compared to just pulling out players prior to the Olympics or the World Cup. You may great individually but if you don’t know to play with and off each other, there’s now less chance to get the gold medal.
These Olympics have just gone to show that Embiid relies so heavily on soft NBA refs and THAT is why he fails in the playoffs EVERY year
He dropped 50 these playoffs tf u yapping about
@@SkeiejsAnd how far did he get?
@@JDNProductions knicks were better I was just pointing out that embiid played great
@@JDNProductions You cooked him
@@Skeiejs Philly is better on paper than the Knicks, it all came down to "the will to win" and Embiid time and time again proved he dont have it.
people need to understand that basketball is a team sport, the most important thing is how good are you as a collective unit, gathering the best players who barely play with each other as a team and have meh chemistry between each other means low efficiency in the court.
Exactly. Most of the international squads have a core of at least 5-6 players that have been playing together in various competitions for half a decade or more.
That's why Jrue Holiday and Derrick White are such great additions. They are elite system players.
"The guy who just threw in the towel and just started snapping pictures of the Dream Team..." is Artūras Karnišovas, current GM of the Chicago Bulls 😀
Jimmy we need an updated video of the Olympics finish and Steph
We need that
Brazil is also being led by a senior citizen in 41yo Marcelinho Huertas
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Laker legend
People forget how good Chris Mullin was.
Run TMC! The original Warriors Dynasty...lol..okay I took it a little too far.
I think one take you didnt cover sir Jimmy was the argument that this IS the greatest team BECAUSE of the way basketball has risen around the world. In terms of global talent, the resources available today to our youth and the taking to basketball internationally means this team WILL HAVE THE TOUGHEST road to Gold, ever in history. Would love to hear other opinions :)
They not the greatest team international player been whooping USA the competition always was there
Same way that the women's international soccer team has a harder and harder time every world cup.
Europe's finally dumping some spare change into national women soccer.
Agreed. In life, can you truly be great without adversity?
Of course he didn't cover it. He's biased as hell. Not worth watching his channel anymore. Sick of his lack of objectivity and cherry picking stats.
@@louischampagnon3670I thought I was the only one who noticed this.
Oh it is the greatest USA Basketball team ever. Unquestionable 🥇🥇🥇
This team worrys me and it shouldn't be. I want to think that they are just messing around until the games start. It shouldn't be this invigorating.
Nah buddy other countries have just gotten better at basketball, it's not the nineties anymore they're not playing bums and blowing them out by 30
stop. this is how all of Team USA's exhibition games go.
@@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96 we can see how it goes once the games start I doubt it'll be too much of a difference, all the teams were going all out anyway. Unless Durant makes a crazy impact of course
It makes sense tho
Once KD plays they should be straight
What's worst is that Steve Kerr hates blowing out games. He always pulls back to early and doesn't crush the neck. Which makes more work.
Down by double digits I think against South Sudan in the first half though…
@@milesmungothe starting lineup was a weird oke
@@MistressOP that is not why the games are so close.
Y'all need to stop blaming coaches every time James is involved with his sub par basketball. It's become a way too obvious pattern with you sycophants, and everyone sees right through it.
@@bswizzle5227 Are you seriously saying LeBron is the problem... lol
@@bswizzle5227delusional
This is the case with all sports. The US invented association basketball like the UK invented organised Cricket or even Football (Soccer) but due to globalisation and colonisation each sport saw greater exposure from vast range of countries around the world. As time passed this exposure turned to growth and a demonopolising of US/UK dominance, European players are the consensus best in basketball, South Americans do the same in soccer and Indian/Australians have a stronghold in cricket.
You know. I love your channel. It’s unequivocally the best basketball channel. Hands down.
But man I need more content!
10:00 him saying “here’s Nikola Jokic” and seeing him so that higher than everyone made me almost spit out my food
Yep, even the "historic season for Embiid" is not close enough to touch average Joker...
at 10:00 Jokic is literally off the chart that held every olympian in USA basketball history.
The guy who's taking a photo at 13:06?
Artūras Karnišovas, current Chicago Bulls VP.
this can age so badly and i’m here for it 😂
ITS TIME FOR GOLD MF 🥇🥇🥇
USA. WORLD CHAMPS
Aged like wine
The 92 Dream Team is better. 2012 Team is better
@@LisaWang-z7ncomp got tougher dawg
American basketball fans before the pre-olimpic games: "If EvErY gAmE iSn'T a BlOw OuT iT's a FaIliUr"
And if it’s close they resort to racism and calling them poor. As what they did to the south sudanese
Non-american basketball fans: "Everything is about America, I can't stop talking about them"
it's true tho, South Sudan is poor af with 0 indoor basketball courts, ffs the country is younger than Bronny. if anything it's a testament to how good South Sudan is, they performed better than Canada and Australia.@@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kk
@@markula_4040lol you can't win in real football
Exactly 😂😂😂 they are just causals stuck in time not realizing that the 3 ball is better then the 2 ball
The 92 dream team had 9 foreign players who were in the nba. The 2024 Olympics has 66 nba players outside of team USA. The world caught up
92 dream team still beating the world in the olympics its just not a blow out game like in their 92 competition
66 foreign NBA players is not "catching up" lol. There are over 350 Americans in the NBA. Once there are over 350 internationals in the NBA, you can say they caught up, which will never happen.
@@ChaseRiver2the 66 is the number playing in the Olympics. It's probably at least 100 foreign players in the NBA. So yeah. Getting closer.
Can we stop pretending that team USA has played all of these NBA players. South Sudan only had like 3 and we almost lost. It's pathetic 😅
@@ChaseRiver2 Those two figures are incomparable. There aren't 350 players in the competition.
Never mention 2008 Olympics without mentioning Dwyane Wade
Yup he was the greatest player in Beijing.
Wade is cool but hes zesty
the old heads just don’t understand that the rest of the world is catching up not that 92 was better
Both can be true, and it is. 50 years from now Dream team crushes all other teams, easy.
The 92 team was also better
No. The USA loses the exhibition games every olympics
the 08 redeem team doesnt get enough credit in this. They were SPECIAL!
My fave
I think a part of this is also caused by the approach of the players coming into this. In '92, the bulls GM had signed toni kukoc to try and replace Scottie Pippen, and thanks to that, MJ and Pippen were playing with a huge chip on their shoulders, motivated to show everyone that they're better and shouldn't be replaced. Now, there isn't such a thing to play for, the biggest thing similar we can take is the Noah Lyles "world champions of what" quote.
4:55 you said it yourself, the dream team took basketball to a global scale.
Doesn’t mean there the greatest
Nah, there have been more loaded Dream Teams than the current one.
1996 Team had NINE Top-75 players(Barkley, Robinson, Pippen, Miller, Malone, Stockton, Shaq, Payton and Olajuwon), two more Hall of Famers (Hill and Richmond), and the other guy was PRIME PENNY!
Dream Team 92 not only globalized basketball, but basketball has remained one of the biggest highlights at the Olympic Games ever since. Even bigger than football
I think that’s because the World Cup is by far the biggest sporting event in the world. Most National teams see the Olympics as “preseason”.
@@kilroywashere9678 not even that, most countries send the u-23 teams with some older guys that dont play in the real team, the football Olympics is a scouting tournament at best
Yeah but lebron fanboys ( not nba fans ) disrespect and discredit these all time greats that paved the way for these guys today . And every chance they get , try to bury them , klutch has been on a campaign this last year trying to bury mj and his career , because lebron is retiring soon .
@@kauffamn1016 and mj fanboys try to sell that the NBA back then was better than today
@@G0A7 the sport itself was at its golden age back in the 90s. Mj was so good , and very marketable , he globalized the game for good . And now lebron is retiring soon , him
And his team are tearing down mjs legacy ?? For what ? To try and make lebron greater ? Lebron literally tried so hard to be like mj throughout his career , so why the disrespect and the tearing down , ppl wonder why he gets
No respect .
When it comes down to the wire, Bron has 1 thing over the rest. That is experience for his 20+ years in the game. I remember when I watched the 1992 Dream Team and was in awe at all of their talent being displayed everywhere. It was at that time, I solidified my faith in the Chicago Bulls! I now just watch highlights of certain teams but I still buy and wear Jordan's...
Facts you be paying attention the rest of those players don't have the iq lebron got
We dont play d. Plain and simple. The rest of the world has caught up for sure, but the other thing is they have great great shooters at every position. You cant help,: the guy youre leaving open is a marksman. So its all one on one and a lot of super stars are used to having help on d.
That’s partially true. However, he did point out this is an old team meaning these guys aren’t necessarily past their prime but aren’t dominant as they use to be ( ex: 2018 Lebron, 2016 Curry, 2013 KD) I do think if Bron and Steph Joined the 2016 team it would’ve been up there with the dream team.
Thanks for clearing that up Jxmy. I'm aware time is the most valuable thing and I just wanted to tell you I greatly appreciate all the precious time you spend researching.
everything pauses when jimmy uploads
the dude is the goat in NBA content for sure..
I think international basketball has just improved a lot over the years as the game has gotten more popular worldwide. That’s why the games are a lot closer/competitive
And if you add to that the fact that todays US players are a bunch of entitled kids (basically influencers with a basketball) and the EU players are really hard working because they really want to get to the NBA ($$$), even though this US team in paper looks stacked AF, I really don't think they will win, unless they do what they are doing already and winning in FT disparity (cheating)... Sudan should have won btw
So basically nothing can happen for you to think 92 dream team is just better than this one ?
It’s interesting to see the development of overseas basketball from how close they’re getting to beating team USA
Everyone else works on defence and team chemistry. The US just slaps some stars together and hopes for the best.
It is so obvious to see when you watch the US play against anyone else.
the US in Lost in 2004 . In 2008 Kobe had to go Crazy in the 2008 Finals against Spain in the gold Medal game . 2012 &2016 were great squads competitive games .2020 KD really carried the Squad So USA BBall hasn’t been the Cake walk we think it is
The focus of this analysis is misplaced and many are already noticing it in the comments. The main difference between 1992 and 2024 is, the world learned to play like the NBA and then some. The US is still profiting from the fact that the League offers the biggest incentive in the world to play basketball, and the sport is a cultural phenomenon for us, thousands of kids dream of becoming one of the 400 chosen . So, every time the US faces a team with NBA players, the bench and depth of the Americans makes the difference. I don't know if this team is the best ever, but I'm damn sure that it is the absolute world best that can be made today
10:01 Jokic really just broke the scale 😯
As a fan from one of those other countries: before '92 professional players weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics. So, like most of us, I had not seen any of the Dream Team players actually play ever. That tournament was a moment with a distinct Before and After. Basketball went from obscure to let's- mount- whatever- passes - for- a-rim-and-board- onto- every- wall. 92 widened the talent pool to include the world because we wanted to play now.
Wow, thanks for sharing.
It’d be awesome to get a video with a breakdown of just how bad Dražen Petrović was. The guy was a killer.
International play was good in the 80s and 90s. Thats the reason why the dream team formed.
Its WAYYYYY better now though
@@demodiums7216 it's better, but you can say American play is wayyyyyy worse by your measurements.
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that defense at 13:22 is mind-boggling. i get that maybe it was good defense then but even if i couldn't imagine playing a zone THAT collapsed in on the paint in 2024. it looks like 5 guys trying to guard barkley and completely ignoring the 3.
Maybe it was good defense then? You have it backwards kid, defense has regressed. The defense in that era was much much much tougher than now. The other team just sucked, this was fiba, not the nba, they are not good players on the other team
@@ChaseRiver2defense hasn’t regressed, offense has just drastically progressed. Only so much you can do on defense
why defending a line no one used? tell me how young you are without telling me how young you are.
@@zeil2ifyThey’re still just standing around doing nothing. If you’re leaving multiple great players wide open for shots they can absolutely hit at a high rate you’re not playing your best defense no matter the era.
@@ChaseRiver2defense has only progressed.
Back after finishing watching the olympics. This is why these bullshit stats don't matter.
I know this video is going to age like milk. Not trying to jynx it, but USA looking unstoppable rn. The chemistry, vets, rising superstars, and efficiency is overwhelming for the world.😮💨
Uh...more like fine wine!!!
Nah, US bball is doomed.
WELL, this video has aged like the finest milk.
Came back to rewatch we early
Thing is: Serbia is by far stronger than those jobbers in 92. Dream Team dominated a weak competition, pretty much like Bill and the Celtics. What's more impressive: Jordan's 6 rings or Bill's 11? You already know the answer. I agree this team isn't the greatest but come on, the 92 team didn't struggle because we never got to see them against a good side. This team beating Jokic and then Wemby+Rudy would be more impressive than 92.
On paper, I take the Dream Team. But man, don't underestimate Serbia.
@@raul5081 they shoot lights out nobody is underrated thing that’s your own thought 😭😂
😂how they won gold. Cry harder
@@raul5081 '92 Croatia and Lithuania are very comparable to '24 Serbia if not better. Stop making excuses.
I absolutely love how Jimmy details and graphs the things I be saying lol. This 24 team is great. Some amazing players, but times are different. That dominance we once saw from team USA is officially over. And for some of u in the comments it has absolutely nothing to do with Lebron or MJs greatness or lack there of. This is about how great the world has become at basketball. Period.
Amen to this. Straight to the point.
I think its both. Then you still had a good 2-3 teams that were solid contenders. People forget that those Euro leagues (look at soccer) are big business. There are divisions and they weren't allowing their best players to leave and waste time in America (legally and contractually). Sometimes NBA had to negotiate with the clubs and hold on to draft rights for 3 years.
That's why Jordan and Pippen went HAM on Kukoc because Krauss was disrespecting them by saying how great he was for 2 years even though he never played an NBA game.
Jokic casually in a league of his own
He is playing in the American league.
The reason why this team is struggling because of the difference in the nba rules and FIBA rules. For example in FIBA rules there is no such thing as 3 second paint violation rule which lets team to plant a big center on the paint to defend the rim as much as they want but on the other hand in NBA the 3 second violation rule benefits the offensive player to get to the bucket more easily. Even Luka Doncic said it is easier ti score in NBA than in Euro league. All international player are used to the physical game and NBA players are used to more athletic type of game.
that's not an excuse tho, other teams are also adjusting to FIBA or Olympic rules, they also have their own national league just like NBA before playing in FIBA/Olympics
@@ChonkyBoi_yt it is a terrible excuse because the other USA teams didn't struggle with it. It is however an excuse as the euro league rules are much more similar to the rule set used in the Olympics.
They’re not struggling. They’re just not trying hard. I can guarantee they will hit another gear when it officially starts.
@@NONO-hz4vo i think its pretty obvious which one have better rules🤷
FIBA rules have been different for as long as there was FIBA my friend. They're older than the NBA.
The biggest difference between the 92 team and the 24 team is the chemistry! Chuck Daly doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the coaching job he did with the Dream Team! He took an amazing collection of talent and got them all to buy in and put their egos aside for the greater good of the team! If you notice how they didn’t try to play hero ball with the exception of Barkley, but they needed one player to truly assert himself and Charles did that extremely well! Daly performed what is arguably one of the best coaching jobs of all time!
Funny fact - that Lithuanian player taking a pictures at 13:04 is now a Bull's VP of basketball operations A.K. ;)
Ahhhh that's him
Given the strategic role of the 92 Dream Team in the globalisation of the NBA, you could say that 'success' for basketball means Team USA regularly loosing to overseas teams. There's something poetic about that.
1:34 lmaoo the old geezer still got it
the break downs jimmy does.... different levels and it gives really good perspective
Chuck Daily didn't call a single timout during the '92 olympics. That's how good they were. The coach was just a vase
We can't compare 2024 team with the 92 dream team. They got some of the best competition now. They get their own flowers. Let's get that gold!
This aged well after Serbia game
This aged like milk
you could even make the argument about the last mvp's and finalist in MVP candidates in NBA, greek freak, joker, doncic, embid but he is on USA, SGA
Best basketball videos on the planet. No one goes in depth and explains it so well like this guy right here. I don’t think I’ve missed a video from him in the last 3-4 years.
Many things. 1)This team isn't as dominant because the competition is better than decades ago. That doesn't equate to this team being less than
2) these are exhibition games
3)the games didn't "REQUIRE" a 39yo Bron to takeover. The team is letting Bron get his shine in his final Olympics. Any number of these players could be given the Green light to go off. On top of that Lebron being 39 is somewhat irrelevant considering with these type of international rules, Lebron is still literally one of best players on the team.
this is the best basketball-related video I have ever seen. Amazing analysis. scientific and backed up by data. great work. I will send it to friends.
that '92 dream team had unlimited aura
*face underdeveloped and non-talented teams*
@@luijckxtorres9779 not true at all.
@@luijckxtorres9779 moron
@@luijckxtorres9779 fuck you want them to do? the best players were all American. I guess they should've just played themselves at the Olympics?
@@zzthedon4kNot their fault
But people glaze too much
Please make a video about curry. Make your take about his status cause after those two games, he’s definitely the best PG of all time
Request for next video: Your insights about the addition of 4 point line in a professional basketball league here in our country.
Already has one
He already made that vid it’s good too
The ‘92 dream team played against nobodies. ‘24 USA team is playing against some of the best foreign talents the world has ever seen. The gap in talent is a lot closer than it ever has been and yet team USA just won the gold medal. This is the best team because of what they’ve had to overcome and what they’ve achieved. We are done with the 90’s.
this is stupid. just like how the USA team lost to greece in 2006 against NOBODIES HUH
The Croatia team in 1992 had 3 HOFers and the Dream Team still beat them by 32 points. The 2024 USA team almost lost to South Sudan. We done with the 2020’s
Only listening to the song “Dupe - Kontrolla” will help them get motivated to win all the games 😅😅
Even if the world is “catching up” you shouldn’t have to worry about this team losing. No other team can put together a roster of All Stars on their whole roster. We have a roster full of prior MVPs!
When I was watching Jordan’s Bulls in their prime, I had less worry about them losing than I do about this USA team. Even if the world is “catching up” there would have been no way in hell a South Sudan team (no disrespect to South Sudan) would have been winning by 1 point over a Jordan team with 5 seconds left in the game.
A south Sudan from the 90s? Sure.
A South Sudan team from the 2020s is giving an MJ team trouble ir the rest of the team has no chemistry.
Jordans Bulls in their championship runwould sweep a team like the 76s with Barkley, the Knicks with Ewing, and the Pistons with Isiah and Rodman. Almost all of South Sudans players wouldn’t be starters on a regular NBA team and no All stars. Basically a G league team! So called GOAT Lebron patting himself on the back beating these guys when it should never have been close!
@@sergeistalin7916 the dream team would beat South Soudan of today by more than 30 points difference. The 1992 Croatian team would coast to victory over the 2024 South Soudan team
@@gj1234567899999 NBA basketball and FIBA basketball are different sports. They are similar, but different. NBA teams often lose to Euroleague teams when the games are played under FIBA rules, but almost never lose to them if the games are played under NBA rules. That being said, the 1992 dream team would beat South Soudan by over 30 on any basketball court under any basketball rules. If you can't at least beat everyone by 20+ don't compare yourself to the 1992 dream team.
I don't worry about it losing I know it will lose, the only chance they have is the Lakers move, meaning 300 more FTs than any of their opponents, just like they are already showing. South Sudan won that game my friend, but US got like 18 more FTs, a bunch of travels where not called, a bunch of FTs in favor of Sudan no calls, it's just disgusting. I much prefer the US to lose than to win with cheats.
10:00 of course jokic is literally almost off the chart lol 😂
dwade carried the 2008 redeem team off the bench and you didnt even mention him he has the best overall olympic performance of all time this was the same dwade that was the nba scoring leader and was top 3 mvp and top 3 dpoy voting
Literally lead them in scoring and pretty much got them a few wins by himself. I think the reason he didn't get mentioned is that his BPM and WS/48 was really low because he was coming off of an injury. But yeah, that was Dwade at the height of his powers looking better than LeBron and Kobe on the same court.
@13:20 This is a gold medal game defense!? LMAO
@@tonycostello8729crazy the closest defender to the shooter is about 15 feet away and 3 US players are open. Croatia got to the gold game with that defense tells you how bad the competition back then. No hate on the dream team, they are monsters don’t get me wrong but damn haha
3 ball was insignificant so loading up the paint and mid range was the best strat.
you are too young to understand basketball from that time. no one did shoot any threes like ever.
Lmfaoo barkley contested his own teammates shot cuz the other team couldn't
@@zeil2ifystop using this bullshit argument, laettmer was an elite 3pt shooter and they left him open, no excuse for that
THE AVENGERS!!
We’re seeing it. We’re actively watching the globalization of basketball and it’s great
I think you hands down have the best basketball channel on TH-cam. Plus it makes me feel smart 🤓