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Who would win, the Dream or Redeem Team???
Happy 4th and lets go USA! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Dream Team Vs The Redeem Team: Who Would Win? 0:17
Dream Team 2: The Most UNDERRATED Team EVER (BRAND NEW) 11:46
Dream Team 3: The DEEPEST Team Ever 15:58
Ranking the Greatest HYPOTHETICAL USA Teams Ever 22:00
Top 10 Olympic USA Players of All Time 33:51
The Team USA Domination/Embarrassment Cycle 46:00
Is It REALLY the World Championship? 54:27
Happy Independence Day, Jonny! Hope you have a great one!
Johnny Arnet you on 1 tonight u got my attention especially when you said what if when it came to the pros over the amateurs(colleges) all time got Damn my ears were glued!!! The 70s & 80s teams really had me thinking!!!!
The 60s were really deadly also especially if u include 1 college player like 92 that 68 team would have a young Kareem man my god u got me thinking!!!
I’m watching this video as I comment 88 team hypothetically there’s no match for no team in history it’s a better team than 92 & 96 combined but add a vet with Kareem & replace Stockton with Zeke good god plus Moses over Ewing & Alvin Robertson over Clyde you tell me something better it’s not about names it’s about chemistry & positions we know who brings what to the team!!! Hope you answer back let me know what you think!!! Keep it up doe I’m always locked in GREAT CONTENT!!!!
Excuse me Moses over admiral of course because David was in college!!!!
Don't sleep on Stockton for the 3-pointers; while he was not a volume shooter, as he was a pass-first PG, he was 38.4% career. Even if he never made the 50 / 40 / 90 club, he is one three players to make 50 / 40 / 80 more than thrice, alongside Nash and Hornacek.
I also special mention mark price at his peak
@jhonbenedictbaltazar8996 mark Price wasn't on the dream team
No team will ever touch that 92 team. They were basketball perfection.
they are indeed the best international team Created, but personally I hope another team in the future would step up to be just like them
Maybe if they were in there prime.
The 1996 , Dream Team, featuring a awesome dominance at the center position with Hakeem, O'Neal and David Robinson.
Nostalgia is hell of a drug
1992 Dream Team picked Laetner over Shaq, with Shaq it would have been perfection. Every player would have been a hall of famer.
I’m praying that the 2028 Women’s Basketball Team could have a similar effect that the 1992 Dream Team had. Think about it, we could have both CC & Paige entering the beginning of their primes while established stars like Aja & Sabrina would still be young enough to be elite. Not only would that team be loaded talent wise but it’d also have a level of popularity that past USA Women’s Olympic Teams haven’t.
Most womens sports are pathetic and unnecessary. Maybe tennis and volleyball is cool
CC and Angel will already be deep in their primes by 2028
@@Yinon776CC could definitely be in total superstar form by 2028 if the Fever don’t F up her development & growth like they are right now. And yes, if Angel can keep up the level of play she is at right now she 100% makes
The women's team is winning all the time, they're just boring to watch. 48:06 This is 100% wrong, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Just got off a insane work shift. Cannot wait to watch this. Keep up the great work.
48:06 Just a little ad on. The history part is 100% wrong, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Listen, that ‘96 team was my favorite!! Even without MJ, and that’s CRAZY!! 🔥🔥🔥
With young Penny and Shaq, how couldn't you love them. Only on missing imo is Shawn Kemp, who was on the Dream Team 2 in '94. Kemp dunking on Chinese and Brazilians dudes, they literally didn't know what the f' just happened. What a joy to watch.
Great video now that I've watched it through. Now I have to rewatch it because my heads spinning from all the detail well done Jonny again
Superb video, Jonny! I like each clip, but my favorite segments were about Dream Team 2 and Dream Team 3 :). I hardly see anyone discuss the 94 Team/Dream Team 2. They are def. underrated, especially given how strong they were in all aspects of the game. Even their closest wins were by double digits (if I remember correctly, they initially struggled against Russia in the QFs but then beat them by 15 (and later, as you said, beat them by a much greater margin in the final game)). They were such a solid team and should get more recognition.
Dream Team 3 was amazing. I knew about their centers, but it amazes me every time I think about it. I agree that they have the best rotation for centers.
I too think the 92 team would defeat the Redeem Team. Their size and depth would lead them to win in 6, especially since Kobe's presence and leadership and Wade would keep it competitive. Still, I do not see the Redeem Team winning in a 7 game series.
I need to read up more and watch more older games to determine the player and team rankings. You made a great case though and your arguments are well supported and solid. MJ might take his ranking personally though 😅
Last but not least, I think you made some solid points in the last two videos too. I too am tired of this cycle where the best players only play in the Olympics after a team that is not so good loses in the World Championship or Olympics. The 2000 Olympics' team struggles (and poor results by the 2002 USA World Championship team) should have signaled that a team of the best players was needed in 2004. I can only hope that the best players will show up more often but I doubt it - and I too can see a team of the best teams losing in the future.
I also second you that the NBA championship is not a world championship, esp. given how nearly every team is in the U.S. and only one is outside of it. I do wonder if there is ever a possibility that we could see a tournament of the best individual teams from different leagues playing one another, just like how the McDonalds Championship did this from 87 to 99 :).
Awesome video compilation! I enjoy your Team USA videos a lot :).
Happy 4th, Jonny!
Realistically speaking the strongest starting 5 for 92team are Magic, MJ, Pippen, Barkley and Robinson
Which makes zero sense that he thinks it would be Bird playing. Yeah bird was essentially a shell of himself, but coming off the bench as a spot up shooter was still dangerous to face.
This is my favorite video you’ve ever made
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Dream Team had all top 50 & 75 players in history (-minus Laettner) and the redeem team had half their players on that list.
Exactly these people just don't get that the fact the Dream Team still the only team USA with at least 10 man deep of legends. If they didn't had the idea to keep one college player it would have been a team filled with legends. No other team USA have been able to do that.
Thank you Jonny!
The 96' team was great as well.
The first 3 ones were all great, '92, '94 and '96. That's why they were called the Dream Team, Dream Team 2 and Dream Team 3. In '98 the US started sending bums to the World Cup. Up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup where the pros were allowed the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise. USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries the best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players could compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics.
@@benitofranklyn4237the 84 Olympic team would have still won gold in 88. It was unfair that other countries were allowed to send full grown adults and US were only allowed to send college players. Add the fact that other teams actually had pros but since they weren't NBA players they weren't considered pros.
@@blowc1612 True, especially the Soviet Union would secretly pay their athletes to ensure they could train all year around. A lot of people don't know MJ, Ewing and Mullin all wear on the '84 and '92 Gold Medal teams. I was just annoyed at multiple main stream media sport journalists on TV and yt basketball channels claiming the '88 loss lead to the '92 Dream Team, like it was the '08 Redeem Team, spreading such misinformation on their supposed field of expertise, and nobody correction them.
@@benitofranklyn4237 what do you expect from these TH-camrs? There's enough casuals to keep them getting views, since they'll eat it up. Thats why NBA channels horrible takes and hardly you will see them breaking down the game or analyzing the NBA current state being right. They have some of the worst takes.
This video alone thinks Bird would be defending LeBron 🤣 like huh?! Pip would definitely be on LeBron AND MATCH LEBRONS MINUTES.
The lost in 88 did lead into the 92 Dream Team, it wasn't fair in the spirit of the games that the best of the best wasn't allowed to compete in the Olympics, since other athletes were pros at their sports, and the only reason it wasn't allowed for men's basketball is because they go by FIBA rules which only considered NBA players as pros.
That's why Daly was the coach because he was the best coach who just won titles during the time the team was out together and the committee who kicked the teams, also had the Bad Boys walking out and saw that IT lead that walk out which the committee felt like it was unsportsmanlike. People act like it was only MJ who didn't want IT, it was the committee who had the final say and even if MJ didnt play, the commitee didnt want to have players that acted that way. That's why they definitely considered Dumars since only Dumars and Sally who stayed to shake the hands of the Bulls. Daly also shook the Bulls hands.
People yap on the internet and they never even picked up a book about the topic they're talking about or have done years of researching the topic.
That's why I easily debunk TH-camrs videos when they present a very bias angle. While I can predict a lot of NBA teams moves.
When the heatleS was formed I knew they lacked a natural PG and said Bibby would be a perfect fit, and guess what?! They did went and get Bibby too bad he was passed his prime, even the twilight of his prime by 2011 even though he was still a good PG leading into that season.
Literally predicted Kings trading Halibitter for Sabonis a week before the trade.
I've predicted every finals winner except for the 2016.
I've predicted the GSW rise and had them making the the WCF from the first game of the 2014 season. I remembered it clearly since GSW first game was against the Kings and I just a different team in GSW. A much improved defense and an offense that was new but similar to the early 2000s Kings.
It's usually injuries that trips me up predicting each series winners. Yet I. So good that in 2021 I place bets during the 2nd round that I was making a lot of money that it didn't matter who makes the finals
These TH-camrs YAPS and feel validated with so many casuals giving them views.
The Dream Team didn't even take the Olympics SERIOUSLY, except Robinson, they literally treated it as a vacation, drank and gambled through the night and into the daylight. MJ BARELY slept between the golfing, and the drinking and gambling they did. Which just shows you, that the Dream Team could have EASILY beaten teams by larger margins. Pip and MJ even thought the practices was a joke outside of the scrimmages where each player is on the court trying to prove their the best player in their positions.
Maybe you could make a video about the Yugoslav national team from the late 80s and early 90s (Divac, Radja, Kukoc, Petrović, Danilović, Djordjević, Paspalj,...)! Many people in former Yugoslavia believe that this team could match the dream team, and that the game would be one of the best in history.
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
You're joking right? Against the dream team it would be a 25+ blow out
@@blowc1612 True, I was just annoyed at all the wrong history, wrong facts and lies spread. Since nobody mentions the US pros simply weren't allowed up until '92, it wasn't a '08 redeem team situation.
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I'm not saying that Yugoslavia would win, but that it would be a good match! Yugoslavia had so many quality players that they could hold on until the end of the game! The dream team would win by 10 - 15 points.
@@IlijaM89 definitely more than 10-15pts. You just don understand how dominant the Dream Team was as a team. These top 10s in their positions of all time. With Magic and MJ 1st in their positions. Larry is 2nd. With everyone else easily in the top 10 in their positions. No other team has that luxury ever and still be 10 deep. PROBABLY only Mullin, the moment the the rotation started, The Dream Team just have the advantage to rotate in another 5 legends.
I just think you're right😂😂 honestly about everything 😂😂😂
The mentality of the Dream Team would shatter the fragile Redeem team (outside of Kobe). Young LeBron may be athletic but would be flustered by MJ & Pip who would've treated him like Kukoc.
comparing lebron to kukoc💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
@joselozoya6390 I'm saying the way they approached Kukoc because of what they heard about him, they'd approach LeBron the same way. LeBron's mindset & shooting were way worse at that age than now, so they'd fluster him. LeBron's athleticism wouldn't be enough.
100% true
@@seriustracoLeBron did not make a 3-1 come back at that time and kobes 3-1 come back in 06 is a joke. LeBron couldn't even get passed Dwight and some shooters, he ain't gonna do much against the defensive abilities the dream team had. LeBron didn't really hit his prime until 2012. The 2011 doesn't have the same capabilities as the dream team have on defense. You are delusional and your age doesn't mean anything.
The redeem team would be only 8 mean deep, the dream team is 10 man deep with Mullin and Christian being their weakest and Christian wouldn't play.
At every aspect of the game the dream team have elite caliber of talent. The redeem teams front count just wouldn't have answer against the Dream teams, and they'll struggle trying to defend MJ and Clyde who are relentless attacking the basket and they can slow things down and play some hakf court PNR with Stockton, and Malone with Bird and Mullin stretching the floor with either ewing and Robinson cleaning up the glass. They can go speed and play a small ball run and gun with Magic, Clyde, MJ, Pip, and Chuck.
When talking about the dream team people forget about players like Clyde and people act like he isn't some legendary player. Chris Paul nor Williams would be able to slow down Magic or Stockton.
@@seriustracoI don't agree. Players get more athletic, but I wouldn't say better or more skilled. If you actually call violations such as carrying, traveling, and moving screens, there would be a turnover on every play. The overall play and fundamentals are piss poor. To the point I can barely watch a game these days
LBJ would've been pitted against Pippen, NOT Bird
Pip vs LBJ would've been fascinating
That's why I don't understand why they keep talking about bird as if he would start. Yeah bird was a shell of him, but he was coming off the bench as a spot up shooter. Having bird as a role player, even if he was a shell of himself, is still a top tier talent. So many stories of Pacers players talking about bird outshooting them despite bird not wearing basketball clothes. With so much offensive power, having bird as a spot up shooter is just as deadly. Him and Mullin, with Magic playing a today's game with MJ as a small ball kind of line up would destroy a lot of teams with Chuck at the center. That's a better version of the gas KD death line up and you can switch Mullin with Pip for more defense.
the 96 team is underrated as hell, probably better than both these teams if we're being honest.
they got the middle child treatment
They will bully their younger selves(92) plus additional frontlines of Hakeem and Shaq
Then we have 2004 with a very a thin frontline which struggles with the Gasol bros.
They will bully this 2 teams by playing FIBA style basketball, not the current 3 point heavy NBA.
No
Prime MJ and Prime Kobe would kill each other. Other Redeem Team starters would be Wade, LeBron, Bosh & Howard. The Redeem Team, however, would need Duncan & KG replacing Boozer & Prince to counter Dream Team Bigs in a Best-of-7 toss-up.
Prime MJ would destroy Kobe, MJ was just more efficient. Also bird wouldn't be starting, he would be more a bench player spot up shooter and Pip would be starting and would guard LeBron. With LeBron haven't really developed his playmaking, the redeem team wouldn't have a natural PG and DWade would have a hard time guarding 6'8 Magic. Or whoever they want start at the 1. They had no one to guard Chuck or Malone with Stockton PnR game. Kg and Timmy may had the better careers and ranked higher in all time ranking, Malone and Chuck would still be tough match ups for them. Especially with Magic and Stockton playing point and you have to worry about MJ driving to the basket. Dwight isn't holding a candle against Robinson and Ewing.
If Hakeem gotten his citizenship just a little sooner the dream team would have had Hakeem too if we are playing what ifs of adding Duncan and KG who weren't actually on the team.
@@blowc1612 If the 2008 Team USA also had Duncan & KG vs. 1992 Team USA, We'll have to agree to disagree . Both would have trouble beating 1996 Team USA.
@@soulofamerica no, don't agree to disagree as that rhetoric is IDIOTIC. The Dream Team is better than 96, the difference in pt differential says it all. The 96 and Dream Team are about equal when it comes to the front court, the huge difference maker is the back court of Dream Team is a lot better than the 96 team.
@@soulofamerica Even if Duncan and KG played in 2008 they would still get beat by the dream team by over 15+ pts.
i am a greek i pay a lot of respect in team usa especially the original one 1992 but at this time i think that the good for the whole basketball , even for the nba, is your team to loose ... i dont care which country would win the gold but in my opinion this era and i repeat is only a opinion of a 45 years old european guy , this era is the weakest era of the nba franchize and i want team usa be great again and basketball be more addictive entertainment ... if americans win they will keep the nba at the standards of 2020s and i am out ... i want a change ... or to put it in a better perspective i want to respect the past more... so in long terms if this team usa loose it would be a win win i think consider that. Regards from greece i watch every video of u , u have a very good channel and very honest and logical takes
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Why does no one talk about Clyde Drexler in the 92 dream team? Gave them great depth and its like you wouldn’t even know he was on the team.
He got overshadowed by MJ, who played the same position. Clyde the Glide was phenomenal. He was the reason the Blazers drafted a guy named Sam Bowie instead of MJ, since they couldn't imagine anyone being better than Drexler.
Great deep analysis. Wow didn't realise barkley also lead the scoring in 96.
Barkley was my favorite player since 1992.
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Jonny Arnetts page is far and away the top TH-cam basketball page and probably the best in all sports.
Even being the sports fanatic I am in my 40s, he still posts things I had no idea about.
The amount of time and homework being done by this man is incredible.
Now for the dream team, looking at those 94 and 96 teams, theyd probably beat the 92 team in a seven game series. They went 12 deep while the 92 team had a hobbled bird and useless Laetnerr.
We get nostalgic over the 92 team because they were first and the world wasn't ready to compete, theyd rather take photos with team USA.
If that 96 team had Jordan that woulda been the greatest assembled team in all of sports history.
Seeing this video kinda stirs the juices to see this years 2024 olympic team. France at home is gonna be a tough out. Will USA need Durant to get red hot from deep again.
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Dream Team 2 lineup could whoop anybody’s ass!
WHO you having gaurding mj
@@PrebenHPedersen Joe Dumars…MJ literally said he was one the few guys he struggled against 😂
@@markjackson6431 What did MJ average versus Joe? I don't believe giving problems is the same as stopping??
@@markjackson6431 By then MJ already defeated Joe/cracked his code. But in '89 & '90 JD III, was still a problem for MJ.
@@Poetryinnonmotion By then MJ already defeated Joe/cracked his code. But in '89 & '90 JD III, was still a problem for MJ. And you're right Dumars needed the whole Piston Bad Boys in the paint hacking the sh*t out of MJ to stop him.
Bird was just such a crazy competitor. For one game against a young LeBron you get MVP Bird. Best of seven not probably sustainable.
Although LeBron is much more athletic, Bird did things LeBron couldn't do/never did. Just his Basketball IQ, savviness and will to win made his mind overcome his body.
48:06 This is 100% wrong, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Hahahahaha...
Wait is this not a troll? Really? You've been drowning in the Kool Aid. US pros werent weren't allowed in the FIBA World Cup until 1994. But European and South American and Asian pros were allowed. Just like the Olympics were so long as you didn't play in the NBA you weren't considered a pro. Even if you were a pro in another country. Take Oscar Schmidt for example. A Brazilian who was a pro in both Brazil and Europe yet he was allowed to play for the Brazil national team. That's why he didn't come to the NBA despite being drafted. Because then he couldn't play for Brazil. It was a blatantly unfair system that let pros compete unless they were American. Yet the USA still won every year except for 72 were the outright obvious cheating against the US was so blatant. Finally they got the loss in 88 and then the Dream Team. Which was no big surprise to anyone. The US has always dominated basketball. Yeah they didn't win in the FIBA world cups because they were only allowed to play amateurs while everyone else played their pros but the US didn't even send their best amateurs. They went to the Olympics and literal plumbers and college kids who weren't going to go to the NBA went to the FIBA tournament. The US cared even less about the FIBA tournament then than we do know. Which isn't much. And no. The Olympics were unfair to the US because, again, everyone got to send their pros (like Schmidt and Sabonis, they weren't pros? Of course they were. They were paid to play basketball. Just not in the NBA) but the US had to send college kids. You have things literally completely backwards. To honestly believe the US hasn't always dominated at basketball... Like I said someone has clearly been feeding you propaganda and you've swallowed it without so much as stopping to breath. You are SO wrong it's silly.
Hahahahaha...
Wait is this not a troll? Really? You've been drowning in the Kool Aid. US pros werent weren't allowed in the FIBA World Cup until 1994. But European and South American and Asian pros were allowed. Just like the Olympics were so long as you didn't play in the NBA you weren't considered a pro. Even if you were a pro in another country. Take Oscar Schmidt for example. A Brazilian who was a pro in both Brazil and Europe yet he was allowed to play for the Brazil national team. That's why he didn't come to the NBA despite being drafted. Because then he couldn't play for Brazil. It was a blatantly unfair system that let pros compete unless they were American. Yet the USA still won every year except for 72 were the outright obvious cheating against the US was so blatant. Finally they lost in 88 and then the Dream Team. Which was no big surprise to anyone. The US has always dominated basketball. Yeah they didn't win in the FIBA world cups because they were only allowed to play amateurs while everyone else played their pros but the US didn't even send their best amateurs. They went to the Olympics and literal plumbers and college kids who weren't going to go to the NBA went to the FIBA tournament. The US cared even less about the FIBA tournament then than we do know. Which isn't much. Again it was unfair, both tournaments, to the US because both allowed pros from other countries so long as they weren't in the NBA. Schmidt wasnt a pro? Sabonis wasn't a pro? Of course they were. They were paid to play basketball. Everyone else got to play their pros except the US. You have got things as wrong as you can get them. Literally full on backwards. To honestly believe that the US hasn't always dominated in basketball or that, "everyone was so surprised at the Dream Team winning." Lol. I was alive then. The exact opposite was the case. They were expected to dominate and they did. You have clearly been forced fed silly anti US propaganda and you've swallowed it whole.
Whoa you just blew my mind when u said Kevin Durant. I must have forgot he played in the Olympics. I was thinking Shaq, Magic, and Jordan. Yea where is Shaq here?
I know dream team 3 as dream team 2. They didn't promote dt2 in 94, but they did 96
You must remember that wrong, '94 was called the Dream Team 2. But '96 was the second Dream Team at the Olympics, since '94 was a World Cup.
I was a 13 yr old at the time and for months from McDonald's to Wheaties, every Caldor/Bradlees had Dream Team merchandise. Biggest US sports since Miracle on Ice. Not Dan & Dave who idt qualified.
Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July tomorrow! ❤🤍💙
It might be our last true 4th of July.
Anyone picking the 92 team is unrealistically BIAS and stuck in the past overlooking actual skills, talent and rules of the international game.
Happy 4th!
Yo, this throws a LOT of players' stats in question.
Have a very happy Fourth of July!!!🎉🎉🎉
I would say Kobe and Melo were phenomenal 3-point shooters when you factor in most of their attempts were with defenders right on them.
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Can you please make an all Europe squad for each decade or something like that ? But seriously you have to take into account total careers not just NBA, for Example Bodiroga or Diamantidis never crossed the sea
That would be sick! Tentatively, I could probably make that work, especially with the excitement of the Olympics coming up 👍
@@jonnyarnett if you don't go by decades there are ways to split Europeans. Like Slavic, Mediterranean(Latin +Greece) , and Nordic I guess. But it gets complicated so I don't know, maybe eras are best choice there
48:06 This is dudes history is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
1960 Team USA Oscar West and Lucas. No wonder we believed we could always win with college players.
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
Dream Team 92 😊😊😊
Only Centers separated the 1992 Dream Team from the 2008 Redeem Team.
And from today's team as well. Ewing and Robinson would run rough shop over AD and Embiid.
I agree ive ALWAYS said the 96 team is the 2nd best Team, and would take the reedeem team out who most believe is the 2nd best...
2004 was the worst USA team that ever assembled for Olympics basketball. Most of them had ZERO experience in playing Olympics competition because nobody on that team had ever played in the 1996 or 2000 Olympics. That year, McGrady cited security issues as reasons they wouldn't go to Greece. Guys like Vince Carter getting married, Garnett due to wedding, Jason Kidd was injury, Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal and Ben Wallace were all wiped out from an exhaustive run in the NBA playoffs that season, and Kobe Bryant's trial for sexual assault was ongoing. So instead they put some young players in the Olympic rosters. They even add Okafor who was a collegiate and had not yet played in the NBA. Of the 12 players selected to represent the USA in Athens, half were under the age of 24. Also holds the recognition of being the youngest American side in Olympic history that fielded a team of professionals. Their best players on that team are Iverson and Duncan and they are also the team captain of the team which is not work well. Iverson, a one-man dynamo and the leader of his team since he arrived in Philly in 1996. Duncan, was finally learning what it was like to lead without David Robinson. Those two were supposed to be the big stars leading it but it didn’t work well. Having Stephon Marbury on that team was getting worst because he was not happy to be there. The team had zero camaraderie. And the issue of coach Larry Brown. Led others to believe the real reason team USA's best players stayed home was because of coach Brown. Richard Jefferson said “coach Brown is the reason why nine guys decided that they didn't want to go do the Olympics”. Stephon Marbury also said “Coach Brown isn't letting us play. We just need to play."
1) Dream Team
2) Redeem Team
3) Avengers
4) ‘12 Redeem Team 2
5) ‘96 Dream Team 2
6) 2016
7) 2000
If 1996 had 33 year old MJ would’ve been the GOAT😂
1) Regardless of MJ being on 92, 96 is the more elite team, every player was in their prime.
2) to say that Dominique was more deserving, than a back to back champion with a finals MVP is quite the stretch. And it was at this point I clicked off BAD BOYS 4 LIFE
It's a close call. But I have '92 slightly favored. But '96 was a joy to watch a young Penny & Shaq and prime Hakeem, come on. But Barkley was still their top scorer in '96. Witch tells me together with MJ, the '96 Team missed just a bit of will to win to beat '92. Only one missing in '96 was Kemp. Who was on the Dream Team 2 in '94, seeing him dunk on Brazilian and Chinese dudes, they literally didn't know what the f' just happened.
For the Prime Dream Team, l think Robert Parish, or Bill Laimbeer could have been included( especially Parish). Kareem was 39/40, still relevant, but no longer the beast he used to be
Bro, your starting 5 lineup for 96 is all the way jacked up!!💯🤣🤣🤣💯
13:16 Ontario, said like "Mario"? My ears just bled all over my shirt.
Wilt Chamberlain would destroy the Olympics
13:18 on - tar - 'A' - 'O'
Bro what 😂
LeBalco would be shut down to 8 points pg at most by Pippen and MJ. Top 3 Was MJ, Barkley and maybe Magic but I'd take Robertson
Absolutely. Also Ewing and Robinson would run rough shop over AD and Embiid.
Hot take....the 96 team, is better than the redeem team...it might even be better than the 92 team...Payton as a PG, Miller at 2 The best Pippen at 3, Hakeem at 4 and a 26 Yr old Shaq....with Malone, Robinson, Barkley, Stockton amd Grant Hill coming off the bench...
92 at their best are better but Magic amd Bird were past their best...
@@richardscott9973 I think a injury free Penny Hardaway was on the 1996 Dream Team as well.
It's a close call. But I have '92 slightly favored. But '96 was a joy to watch a young Penny & Shaq and prime Hakeem, come on. But Barkley was still their top scorer in '96. Witch tells me together with MJ, the '96 Team missed just a bit of will to win to beat '92. Only one missing in '96 was Kemp. Who was on the Dream Team 2 in '94, seeing him dunk on Brazilian and Chinese dudes, they literally didn't know what the f' just happened.
I think the 1996 Dream Team was BEST overall team ever. Yes it didn’t have MJ. But the ‘96 team didn’t have Laettner and old back aching Bird in it. It had a lot of elite new players including Shaq, Olajuwon, Hardaway, Payton, Reggie, Grant Hill, etc. This team was overlooked cause it didn’t have MJ. It surely had the 3 most dominant centers in their prime: Shaq, Olajuwon, and Robinson. But if Dominique was in ‘92 team instead of Laettner, I’d reconsider.
‘96 team is better than 2012 and 2008 teams by far. Give me a break. True, IF there WAS a ‘88 team it would be the best team ever.
Which team had the greatest player and shooting guard of all time, the greatest point guard of all time, the greatest small forward of all time, the greatest robin of all time, the greatest ringless power forwards of all time?
The 96 team is only arguably better at the center position than the Dream Team.
@@VVVY777Magic and Bird weren’t in their primes in 92 though. Those versions wouldn’t match up well with their younger replacements of Penny and Grant Hill.
Shooting guard is definitely worse in 96. Power forwards are the exact same on both teams. Center is far superior with Olajuwon instead of Ewing and Shaq over Laetner. And the third small forward was swapped out for the best defensive point guard ever. MJ is definitely the best player on either team though.
Basically the difference comes down to Penny, Reggie, Hill, Shaq, Olajuwon versus Magic, Jordan, Clyde, Bird, Ewing. And it’s the 92 versions of Magic and Bird.
I think the 96 team would have been slightly better with jordan. Remember there stacked and Jordan's aging kinda. So he would not have been used that. Since no games were close
The Chuck disrespect smh 38:21 #6?!?
Sir Charles was the top scorer in '92 and '96. Everybody needs to shut the f' up, most other players were literally scared of playing against him back then.
I thought that Shaquille was talking about the 96 Olympic team? Idr some of these players from 94 being on the 96 team 🤷♂️
Dream Team 2 and 3 melt in my memory sometimes as well. It's a long time ago, and '92 was just the most epic one.
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Everyone knows Barkley was the best player on dream team coming off His mvp season
Barkley’s MVP year was the year after the 92 Olympics, not before.
@@carlingram8316 True, just what I thought. But he was the top scorer on '92 already.
Bro the Dream Team’s best players in 92 would’ve been MJ, Pippen and Barkley. With all due respect, Magic and Bird were there as the veteran figureheads in 92. The 92 top 3 of MJ/Barkley/Pippen matches up much better with the Redeem Team top 3
Only one dog on the redeem team and that's Kobe. Everyone else are cats lol. Dream team are all dogs. 92 team in a 4 game sweep.
MJ in 5
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How many in '94 team have a Larry Bird story? 😂
Redeem team has a better top 3 and way better 3 pt shooting, I disagree in saying the 92 team can hang, but I agree that the big men and inside defense of dream team has advantage and would a one game elimination but in a 7 game series I think it goes all 7 games cause the redeem team would start shooting high volume perimeter shots and the dream team wouldn’t keep up and their defense is more inside defense and if the redeem team can keep ball away from
Big men they’ll be fine plus the dream team lost to a bunch of nobodies and got embarrassed in practice so the young redeem team will def run them to limit for a few games
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
The first Dream Team Charles Barkley was the best player he took it seriously and did not underestimate the compaction. Lary and Magic were on the team out of respect for what those two did to the game of basketball. Lary and Magic saved the NBA and made the game international. By the way I am a Jordan is the GOAT guy, but Magic is my all-time favorite player. They do not call him magic for nothing. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Croatia, Italy and France to name a few countries have a good basketball culture and can give USA a challenge in FIBA. However, USA does have the best basketball players on earth both male and female. USA can now lose in international compaction with their best male players.
Barcelona 92 was the first time I saw high level Basketball s a young Kid. Sir Charles became my first favorite player back then.
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
The dream team wins
There is only one DREAM team (92).
The other are USA super teams.
Just to make it clear.
Why in the heck didn't the 94 team add Malone and Stockton? Surley they both weren't injured. Wtf?
They wanted to do som more Harlem Globetrotters stuff. Stockton and Malone weren't "flashy"
Pippen was the starting guard not forward
29:10 you’d have to take Anthony Davis off the team. According to your rule, you won’t be using any collegiate players, and Anthony Davis was still a college athlete.
Is wade above Carmelo Anthony ? Just asking... Funny how rings shape the way we see greats.
For context, If Barkely had won the 91 MVP which he controversially lost to Magic, he'd have had 2 mvps and perhaps better PR than we give him for not winning a chip
I'd say so Wade above Melo. Melo just took it too easy. Barkley is still my favorite player till today.
"World / NBA Champions" ... the fact that this is up for debate with any legitimacy, kind of forces "NBA Champions" to be correct. There was a time where yes, the NBA could be considered the "world's league" as it drew all the talent. But not anymore
Great video with just a small mistake. In 1988, USSR defeated USA in semi-finals.
Lmao, Magic had HIV so how was Larry Bird in worse shape than Magic??!!🤣🤣🤣
Yes you should say you're the world champion if you win in the nba, nfl, or nhl
The best international players play in those leagues so YES it IS the world. It doesn't matter if you wear a flag. The US teams could never win another medal in the Olympics and it would still be just as legit if everyone is still playing in those leagues. I think it's the "national" part that makes people think it's all Americans? Sorry but there are canadian teams in some of those leagues and all the best players are there.
48:06 The history part is 100% wrong tho, up until 1992 the pros weren't allowed in the Olympics, only amateurs. In the World Cup, where the pros were allowed, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia kept winning, that's why the Dream Team was such a surprise to the whole world, especially because they beat everyone easily. The USA didn't have a strangle hold on Basketball, the Soviets and Yugoslavians were better. The US only kept winning the Olympics because of their collegiate system, the other countries' best players were already pros at that age, while the US college players would compete as amateurs, giving the US an unfair advantage in the Olympics and the Russians and Yugoslavia started winning there as well, while winning most of the World Cups(Pro Events) already.
lebron was the worst thing to ever happen to the US team and basketball in general
Yeah he’s only 1st in assists and won 4 gold medals lol
@@martydraco9467 LeBron has had to be carried and saved by Kobe and Kidd. LeBron ushered in the prime-ringchasing sugarbaby era of the NBA. LeBron is soft, easy-way-out coward basketball.
@@VVVY777 i love that everyone is catching on to the overrated career of lebronze
@@VVVY777 even tho lebron had better stats than kobe in the Olympics when Kobe was on that Olympic teams. Also calling someone soft when you don’t even play basketball and you’re just a casual and probably don’t actually watch it is insane and kid stats are over all worse than lebron in the Olympics just say you don’t actually watch basketball
@@martydraco9467 facts but these casual don’t watch nba basketball or Olympic basketball they just watch skip Bayless and think they know basketball 💀
Redeem team wins, better spacing, kobe is locked in on jordan. Kidd can guard old Magic. No one is guarding young lebron. Melo is still going to be open in the corner.
I think Dream Team 3 smokes all.
-- smoking weed? yeah, that's about it.
The redeem team clears the dream team imo. Btw, as good as Jordan was defensively, he was never the best defender in basketball, let alone his own team. That DPOY would not have happened if it wasnt't for the inflated stats from the score keepers.
The primary difference…Jordan Bird Magic and the rest of the Dream Team have that “it” factor that knows how to will themselves to win!!! The Redeem Team players never could win consistently in their careers
I love the 92 team, but Pippen and Robinson are the only other players besides the 3 you named to win titles. The other guys are known as the best players to never win rings.
@@carlingram8316 I wrote that wrong 😂Jordan Bird Magic makes all the difference…they won almost all the rings for 2 decades
@@brianclark641 I hear you. I wrote mine reply wrong too. Forgot to give Drexler his props for the title in Houston.
@@carlingram8316 I’m a big fan of Phi Slamma Jamma…
In their prime though Larry Bird would have owned LeBron. I watch ball Bird would smoke LeBron and his punk ass son. Larry was the best. 2 was Kobe learn ball dude
Hi jonny, can i have a shoutout please?
Jonny it's pronounced On-tear-io, not On-tar-io. Get it right for us Canadians, please.