There are some other vids with more background details... about all the players...incl the college kids. The author of ...When the Game Was Ours...Jackie..? Shoot..hate when I forget! Lol.
When asked if the Redeem Team could beat the Dream Team, Bird said "They probably could. I haven't played in 20 years and we're all old now." 😆😅🤣😂 Yeah, yeah, we all know they're asking about this team in their prime vs that team in their prime, but I just love the smart-ass answer.
@@TheIcemanthomas The 92 vs 96 question is very interesting. Five players were on both teams, and all five made it to the NBA finals *after* the 92 games, so they aged well. Both had 11 HOFers. As assembled, '92 had the disadvantages of Larry's back, Magic's year away, and Laettner's wasted roster spot. In a head-to-head, that might be enough for the '96 team to win a best-of-7 series. But for all-time greats, I think the Dream Team with Michael, Magic, Larry, Ewing, and Clyde still has the greater status compared to Shaq, Dream, Reggie and the Glove. All because of the two big "What If?"...
Thing is the 96 team, Redeem team didn't have the same impact. You can argue about talent, whatever but it wasn't the same because it was been there, done that. Everyone watched the Dream Team. Basketball fans watched the Redeem team.
Man, Alot of people don't know how good Barkley was...Shaq and Ernie always making fun of him. But back then, he was an absolute bulldozer. He would wreck your whole damn team. Thanks for posting this. Magic, Bird, Jordan paved the way for all those other dudes but the 80s and 90s had so much good basketball to remember. So physical. So many great players. Today??? I'm just not buying that alot of these dudes could have survived that type of basketball.
I don't really agree that Ernie makes fun of him. Ernie and Chuck are best friends, and Ernie was broadcasting back when Chuck was still playing. Believe me, Ernie understand who Chuck is.
Still seems weird to me. Chuck was the "best player" during their Olympic run. Led in points and rebounds if I remember correctly. He was a monster. He's talked about the confidence he got the next season (the year he got MVP with the Suns).
I was watching some B S about the NFL , the rules have all changed, it looked to me, like the pick-up games we played in the sixties, where some dick-weed made up the rules as things weren't going their way, ha that's when I'd send them guys home crying , one by one, Lombardi style !!!
@@Sunny-jz3dy yes it was, things had substance, I spend my time thinking back in time, in summer we'd get up 2 hrs before the sun rise and ride our stingray bikes,first to a bakery fresh hot cake donuts ... 5 cents !!! Then to the rock river, and fish for carp, they were fighters, we'd sell em for a quarter! At nite we'd sleep in a tent, by morning everything was soaked from the dew, paper routes and mini bikes, we stayed clear of our parents, which was fine with them, lol what memories , Im divorced , which is priceless, gives me time to reminence, of the good old days, the crazy,...lazy...days of summer.....
Please note: that first scrimmage against the college team, was only half a game. And the college kids were only up by 8 points. 4 regular baskets. If you think that the dream team couldn’t have overcome that paltry deficit, yer DREAMING. Especially with Larry Bird who ALWAYS comes alive in the 4th quarter. There’s dunderheads out there who think those college kids were killing the Dream Team but that’s just asinine. Chuck knew what he was doing. He kept Jordan out on purpose, and he stopped it at the half game mark bcuz he knew that the Dream Team would assuredly win if they played the whole game and his goal was to humble that team & make them listen to him so they would play as a TEAM.
From a story I read before about Bird in his Front Office days at the Indiana Pacers: Former Pacers forward Jalen Rose once called Bird a “god” during Larry Legend’s coaching days. The same probably applied to players on Indiana’s roster in the early 2010s. Paul George and the Pacers could not believe their eyes when Bird started casually hoisting jumpers in the middle of a practice. Nor did they know how to react when their general manager immediately left the gym thereafter. During a 2013 interview with Slam Magazine, George remembered just how awestruck he felt in seeing a 50-something Bird make 15 consecutive shots. “[Bird] picked a ball up that had rolled over. He rolled up his sleeves and made about 15 in a row and just walked out like nothing just happened. It was the craziest thing I’ve seen.” -PAUL GEORGE (2013), VIA SLAM MAGAZINE George’s teammates shared his amazement. He said the entire team looked around with puzzled expressions, wondering if they should even keep shooting. “We were speechless. We didn’t know whether to keep shooting or just to end practice. It was sweet, man.” -PAUL GEORGE (2013), VIA SLAM
I saw in another video that the Dream Team set a goal of never calling a time out, and that they never did. They wanted to show that they were so good that no game would be close enough that they would need to.
Think about this for a moment, if you will. Opening game of the Tournament of the Americas for the Dream Team. 11 Hall of Famers, including Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. At the end of the game, the entire crowd starts cheering one name. It still gives me chills even today.
Your perceptions of Magic aren't completely right. Magic had HIV and couldn't play in the NBA. There were a lot of players that were afraid of playing with him. Larry was talked into it by Magic and part of the reason he agreed was to help Magic. MJ wanted to prove he was the best player. Remember he never beat Bird and the Celtics in playoffs. He had all the individual honors but they were still ahead on chips.
When Stockton gets off the bus & takes off with his family... the 1st American is that guy with the top hat US flag on it. I saw him in the stands a few times when the Dream Team was playing.
Btw. Re: Michael “getting that look,” …it never helped him against LARRY (cuz Larry “got that look” too!!! 👍 😂 Notice how MJ always had Larry on his team!
I was 41. It was a surreal time. EVERYONE was glued to the TV, whenever they played! I love this documentary. I still get chills watching and remembering. It was a wonderful time 🥰
@BU TV I think that this is at least my 3rd time to watch this on your channel.....THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN & YOU DEFINITELY ARE an AMAZING REACTOR.....I have watched other channels and well I just cannot even finish some even though I honestly would like to see what they think. You and this other guy who plays @Hen Dawg. You are awesome and laid back and always smiling and he is kinda like Magic lol full of personality ya'll are both PERFECT FOR THIS!!!!! God gave yall a certain gift with people (even if someone doesn't believe like me that's ok) I JUST HAD TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HOW HARD YOU WORK TO GIVE SUPER REACTIONS AND RELATE IT TO OTHER THINGS IN LIFE ETC. Course you KNOW how were agree. Hopefully one day we can meet. Maybe you can get my husband to smile good and take a great picture like you do!!!!!!!! oh man your pictures are breathtaking!!!!!
I just love watching your reactions man. You are by far the smartest mind on youtube when it comes to basketball. And thank God you're not like these young big-mouth kids smoking blunts and laughing, talking through everything, and just plain acting a fool! You are easy to listen to, easy to understand, and have the perfect smooth voice for this kind of thing. And most impressive to me is that if you're not quite certain about something, you'll say so. You never, ever act like a hoops know-it-all! Thanks bruh, you're the best there is. You got me as a lifetime viewer!!! ✌️ Peace!
Wow this made my day. Thanks for the kind and uplifting words! I try my best, but having much fun learning from you all and more about past players. Yeah I agree, i usually watch reaction videos of movie trailers and some people make it difficult for me to watch lol. Appreciate the long time support and opinions you share fam. Truly
@BU_TV By the way, I'm from Boston, and I had season tickets for Larry "Legends" entire career right behind the visitors bench, so I heard Larry dish out some funny-ass trash talking to that bench and their coach's too! Man, I can still remember some of that talk today! Especially towards Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers and Spud Webb. But it was mostly directed to rookies and a lot of coaches. Yeah man, he really roasted Barkley and Chambers tough! Lol
This was such a huge thing when it happened. I worked in a defense plant and bosses brought in portable TVs on game nights for people to watch and they’d announce scores on the PA system.
It's kind of unfair of the comment that made about Hurley! He got into a car accident and was never right again! So...he could have gone on if not for that accident.
I loved watching them its was great to see all these fantastic basketball players in the one team,i dont know if any other team will ever have the aura and ability of that team,they were a very special group,thee GREATEST #1
Thankfully Magic talked Bird into going! Even if he couldn't play a lot.... he did get to play 1 last time. To be a part of something so much bigger than any of them.... ever set out to do before! An experience of a lifetime to play with all these other great basketball players.... as well as winning the Gold for good old USA!!! The most Elite BB team ever ....The Dream Team!!!
It was Amazing To be able to watch. Everyone was glued to the tv whenever they played! I searched for years to find something on the Dream Team. Finally. And some of the games that they played are on TH-cam. Beautiful basketball 😊
This was great! Thanks for doing this. I don’t remember, have you done the magic and bird courtship of Rivals documentary yet? It’s even better than this one.
Every one of these Larry Bird reaction videos always starts wil the one "reacting" as a Kobe fan, an MJ fan, etc. But the more videos of him they watch, there's a metamorphosis taking place. You begin to notice how big of a Larry Legend fan they turn into.
Seeing the Dream Team at the Olympics was almost surreal like they didn't belong there since we were so used to amateurs competing at the Olympics but that was actually never the case with countries like the Soviet Union who's athletes were actually pro in all but name. The Dream Team was so good it was like they were from another planet.
A lot of people were against letting pros go to the Olympics... except for the Dream Team, because we all wanted to see all those big (BIG!) names play on one team. It was so funny seeing the opposing teams gather round to get pic and autographs. We didn't pay attention to the scoreboard because we KNEW who was going to win.
I remember the moment they announced the Dream Team. I didn’t follow basketball, but I knew no country had a chance. I think there was 1 game that was more of a close one, but I knew they were getting gold. Great video, thanks for posting!
Fun fact, one of the major factors in that last amateur Olympic team losing to the ussr was the dominance of the great Ardvidas Sabonis. He was giving David Robinson that work. He would’ve been a beast in the league had the USSR allowed him to come to the US around that time instead of a decade later when he was older and past his prime. He was drafted to those Portland teams with drexler. Could’ve been an all time duo.
So much was going on during this decade. So glad I got to be a part of it. I was in the Marines at the time, I think the war in Somalia hadn't happened yet, but damn...it felt good to be American.
I was a white final year high school learner from South Africa and I was also engaged by the Dream Team. I had watched Michael Jordan play for the Bulls and had heard of Magic, Bird and Barkley. It was South Africa's year back at the Olympics so we actually got to watch the games. It was enthralling. I followed Basketball until Jordan retired from the Bulls and haven't watched NBA since 🙈
Whether it be there competitive nature ...or whatever. Magic is funny as hell on the court ....even when he's trying to out do somebody else! LOL. Also, it had to feel good ...when the crowd started cheering for Larry! He knew he would be coming back to retire for good after the Olympics. Barkley cracks me up! 😂. Every time I go back and watch these... I find something else I missed or something else I find funny. If Barkley thinks Budweiser is strong...he should never drink beer in Canada or Australia! 😂
The Redeem Team did not have the impact that the Dream Team had. The Dream Team was sent over to send a message to the rest of the world ..... Don't mess with the USA! The Dream Team carried the emotion of a whole country (even people who did not regularly watched the NBA) we were angry and the Dream Team made us believe in ourselves plus they played unbeliveable basketball. The Redeem Team did not carry that burden.
@BU_TV i don't know, the avengers couldn't even stack up. There's been other good USA teams but none can ever compare. Especially these modern teams. They're too soft
@@jasonnelms4556 the only team that would stand a chance…..In my opinion is the redeem team and as much as I love a lot of those players, they would lose to Jordan and them boys
this should be shown in every NBA locker room to show them what you can do when you put your egos away and play as a team. Would have loved to have watched this with you, we could have had one great conversation. Don't take this wrong. I am an 80 year old ugly old white woman who lives in assisted living and have neither the energy nor the inclination to be a stalker. 😁😁 I love basketball and Larry, Magic and Sir Charles in that order.. Favorite NCAA coach was Coach K and Duke was my team then. So please consider this a compliment. I appreciate your knowledge of today's game and I lived through these guys careers and the Dream Team. Thanks for reacting to this.
I was at the Tournament of the Americas and it was incredible. The game against Cuba saw Bird & Magic as they wanted to be as Bird was not in pain. I have always wanted to see that game again but have never found it. Can you find it to show it????
I'm digging your channel.......ty..... for making me remember.. great memories.... I'm I litter older,... well alot older.... but that was the greatest beating we gave to the WHOLE WORLD..... they were beating up on our kids......then we put our MEN out there.....they had there pros out there...1972....then the Russians got us in 88......it was time to put our MEN out there........ and we kicked some butt 🌍🤯🌍🙏
chris bosh already HOF year 2021!!!
Damn he got in already! Good looking out on the fact check!
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There are some other vids with more background details... about all the players...incl the college kids. The author of ...When the Game Was Ours...Jackie..? Shoot..hate when I forget! Lol.
So...did you think it was...amazing?!
When asked if the Redeem Team could beat the Dream Team, Bird said "They probably could. I haven't played in 20 years and we're all old now." 😆😅🤣😂
Yeah, yeah, we all know they're asking about this team in their prime vs that team in their prime, but I just love the smart-ass answer.
I heard that, I thought it was hilarious
Typical smartass remark from Bird! 😂. Just one of the things I love about him!
Greatest basketball team ever assembled!
The 96 team was better imo.
Beast of a team
@@TheIcemanthomas The 92 vs 96 question is very interesting. Five players were on both teams, and all five made it to the NBA finals *after* the 92 games, so they aged well. Both had 11 HOFers. As assembled, '92 had the disadvantages of Larry's back, Magic's year away, and Laettner's wasted roster spot. In a head-to-head, that might be enough for the '96 team to win a best-of-7 series. But for all-time greats, I think the Dream Team with Michael, Magic, Larry, Ewing, and Clyde still has the greater status compared to Shaq, Dream, Reggie and the Glove. All because of the two big "What If?"...
Never a doubt!
Thing is the 96 team, Redeem team didn't have the same impact. You can argue about talent, whatever but it wasn't the same because it was been there, done that.
Everyone watched the Dream Team. Basketball fans watched the Redeem team.
Man, Alot of people don't know how good Barkley was...Shaq and Ernie always making fun of him. But back then, he was an absolute bulldozer. He would wreck your whole damn team. Thanks for posting this. Magic, Bird, Jordan paved the way for all those other dudes but the 80s and 90s had so much good basketball to remember. So physical. So many great players. Today??? I'm just not buying that alot of these dudes could have survived that type of basketball.
Most of them probably could not. Some could maintain. I agree with you!
I don't really agree that Ernie makes fun of him. Ernie and Chuck are best friends, and Ernie was broadcasting back when Chuck was still playing. Believe me, Ernie understand who Chuck is.
Chuck was an unbelievable player, just didn't have the help at the right times in his career
Still seems weird to me. Chuck was the "best player" during their Olympic run. Led in points and rebounds if I remember correctly. He was a monster. He's talked about the confidence he got the next season (the year he got MVP with the Suns).
There were a lot of good teams back then and every team had an amazing player even the kings with Richmond.
84 Miracle on ice and 92 Dream team. Thats AMERICA!!!!
🇺🇸My favorite team of any sport anytime in history or any place 🇺🇸. Loved every player all were great players and great personalities. 🇺🇸
Ive watched this documentary 11 times, and i shed so many tears , the greatest Ambassador's of America's GREATNESS, period!!!
It was a special time back then was it not? Thank you as always.
Ditto!
@@BU_TV Where's the time machine?! 🤔🤫
I was watching some B
S about the NFL , the rules have all changed, it looked to me, like the pick-up games we played in the sixties, where some dick-weed made up the rules as things weren't going their way, ha that's when I'd send them guys home crying , one by one, Lombardi style !!!
@@Sunny-jz3dy yes it was, things had substance, I spend my time thinking back in time, in summer we'd get up 2 hrs before the sun rise and ride our stingray bikes,first to a bakery fresh hot cake donuts ... 5 cents !!! Then to the rock river, and fish for carp, they were fighters, we'd sell em for a quarter! At nite we'd sleep in a tent, by morning everything was soaked from the dew, paper routes and mini bikes, we stayed clear of our parents, which was fine with them, lol what memories , Im divorced , which is priceless, gives me time to reminence, of the good old days, the crazy,...lazy...days of summer.....
I'm 63 years old and there will never ever be a better team than 1992 in my life....
Please note: that first scrimmage against the college team, was only half a game. And the college kids were only up by 8 points. 4 regular baskets. If you think that the dream team couldn’t have overcome that paltry deficit, yer DREAMING. Especially with Larry Bird who ALWAYS comes alive in the 4th quarter. There’s dunderheads out there who think those college kids were killing the Dream Team but that’s just asinine. Chuck knew what he was doing. He kept Jordan out on purpose, and he stopped it at the half game mark bcuz he knew that the Dream Team would assuredly win if they played the whole game and his goal was to humble that team & make them listen to him so they would play as a TEAM.
You are correct!
Yes. I've heard they were starting to get their bearings and figure out how to turn this thing around when Daly decided the game was over.
I was 26 or so and was happy the team was together, as a Bird fan since his college days I was excited but sad.
Respect I understand
Magics personality is pure sunshine! So glad Magic & Bird got to share court one more ....as teammates. 🤗
These men what they accomplished and how they did it should be promoted more to the younger generations. They did it the right way !
From a story I read before about Bird in his Front Office days at the Indiana Pacers:
Former Pacers forward Jalen Rose once called Bird a “god” during Larry Legend’s coaching days. The same probably applied to players on Indiana’s roster in the early 2010s.
Paul George and the Pacers could not believe their eyes when Bird started casually hoisting jumpers in the middle of a practice. Nor did they know how to react when their general manager immediately left the gym thereafter.
During a 2013 interview with Slam Magazine, George remembered just how awestruck he felt in seeing a 50-something Bird make 15 consecutive shots.
“[Bird] picked a ball up that had rolled over. He rolled up his sleeves and made about 15 in a row and just walked out like nothing just happened. It was the craziest thing I’ve seen.”
-PAUL GEORGE (2013), VIA SLAM MAGAZINE
George’s teammates shared his amazement. He said the entire team looked around with puzzled expressions, wondering if they should even keep shooting.
“We were speechless. We didn’t know whether to keep shooting or just to end practice. It was sweet, man.”
-PAUL GEORGE (2013), VIA SLAM
I saw that! Its awesome! Lol Typical Bird....just does it and doesn't say a word! LOL
I saw in another video that the Dream Team set a goal of never calling a time out, and that they never did.
They wanted to show that they were so good that no game would be close enough that they would need to.
That is true!
Thank you so much for doing this video in its entirety. Others have broken it up and all of the parts aren’t available
Think about this for a moment, if you will. Opening game of the Tournament of the Americas for the Dream Team. 11 Hall of Famers, including Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. At the end of the game, the entire crowd starts cheering one name. It still gives me chills even today.
As far as I know, Larry is the only player so honored by such enthusiasm 🥰
They love their Larry
Christian Laettner is in the HoF. As a member of the Dream Team. So all of them are in fact Hall of Famers.
The love for Larry Bird endures today.
Your perceptions of Magic aren't completely right. Magic had HIV and couldn't play in the NBA. There were a lot of players that were afraid of playing with him.
Larry was talked into it by Magic and part of the reason he agreed was to help Magic. MJ wanted to prove he was the best player. Remember he never beat Bird and the Celtics in playoffs.
He had all the individual honors but they were still ahead on chips.
Charles Barkley has that Alabama honesty, don't ask if you don't want to know !
When Stockton gets off the bus & takes off with his family... the 1st American is that guy with the top hat US flag on it. I saw him in the stands a few times when the Dream Team was playing.
Not only were they HOF but they were pioneers in the way, they played the game all 11 of them.
Btw. Re: Michael “getting that look,” …it never helped him against LARRY (cuz Larry “got that look” too!!! 👍 😂
Notice how MJ always had Larry on his team!
I was 41. It was a surreal time. EVERYONE was glued to the TV, whenever they played! I love this documentary. I still get chills watching and remembering. It was a wonderful time 🥰
@BU TV I think that this is at least my 3rd time to watch this on your channel.....THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN & YOU DEFINITELY ARE an AMAZING REACTOR.....I have watched other channels and well I just cannot even finish some even though I honestly would like to see what they think. You and this other guy who plays @Hen Dawg. You are awesome and laid back and always smiling and he is kinda like Magic lol full of personality ya'll are both PERFECT FOR THIS!!!!! God gave yall a certain gift with people (even if someone doesn't believe like me that's ok) I JUST HAD TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HOW HARD YOU WORK TO GIVE SUPER REACTIONS AND RELATE IT TO OTHER THINGS IN LIFE ETC. Course you KNOW how were agree. Hopefully one day we can meet. Maybe you can get my husband to smile good and take a great picture like you do!!!!!!!! oh man your pictures are breathtaking!!!!!
I just love watching your reactions man. You are by far the smartest mind on youtube when it comes to basketball. And thank God you're not like these young big-mouth kids smoking blunts and laughing, talking through everything, and just plain acting a fool! You are easy to listen to, easy to understand, and have the perfect smooth voice for this kind of thing. And most impressive to me is that if you're not quite certain about something, you'll say so. You never, ever act like a hoops know-it-all! Thanks bruh, you're the best there is. You got me as a lifetime viewer!!! ✌️ Peace!
Wow this made my day. Thanks for the kind and uplifting words! I try my best, but having much fun learning from you all and more about past players. Yeah I agree, i usually watch reaction videos of movie trailers and some people make it difficult for me to watch lol. Appreciate the long time support and opinions you share fam. Truly
@BU_TV By the way, I'm from Boston, and I had season tickets for Larry "Legends" entire career right behind the visitors bench, so I heard Larry dish out some funny-ass trash talking to that bench and their coach's too! Man, I can still remember some of that talk today! Especially towards Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers and Spud Webb. But it was mostly directed to rookies and a lot of coaches. Yeah man, he really roasted Barkley and Chambers tough! Lol
I watch a lot of Larry Bird videos and love your videos better
This is the greatest sports team ever assembled without a doubt
This was such a huge thing when it happened. I worked in a defense plant and bosses brought in portable TVs on game nights for people to watch and they’d announce scores on the PA system.
That's great!
You make great videos. I really like the calculated opinions you have during the reactions. Like your style bro.
45 minute mark Magic's true skills as a Captain show through. This was great btw thank you!
Magic in another documentary said he wouldn’t play if Larry didn’t.
I was 26 with three children. I was so proud we had the Dream Team.
I was 5 years old at the time! Had no idea
😂😂😂
It's kind of unfair of the comment that made about Hurley! He got into a car accident and was never right again! So...he could have gone on if not for that accident.
I loved watching them its was great to see all these fantastic basketball players in the one team,i dont know if any other team will ever have the aura and ability of that team,they were a very special group,thee GREATEST #1
No doubt about that
I still remember that team. Was a one in a lifetime. Thanks. Respect, love, honor, hope, again please
Im teared up watching this. My childhood in HDTV. Awesome 👌 👏 👍 magic is still with us too. Unbelievable
Seeing that old footage upconverted is a joy I know!
Seeing that old footage upconverted is a joy I know!
Thankfully Magic talked Bird into going! Even if he couldn't play a lot.... he did get to play 1 last time. To be a part of something so much bigger than any of them.... ever set out to do before! An experience of a lifetime to play with all these other great basketball players.... as well as winning the Gold for good old USA!!! The most Elite BB team ever ....The Dream Team!!!
No other team will ever compare ...to the Dream Team!
This was like the Basketball team Avenger assembled…. This team was made out of Pure Win…
Lmaaao well said. Mj was Captain America.
@BU_TV and Charles was the Hulk😅
Thanks for sharing this documentary with us, your long periods of silence spoke your reverence for the team and it's greatness
It was Amazing To be able to watch. Everyone was glued to the tv whenever they played! I searched for years to find something on the Dream Team. Finally. And some of the games that they played are on TH-cam. Beautiful basketball 😊
Bird, Michael, Kobe, LeBron, I also delighted in Charles, an awesome man. THANKS GUYS!
Salute you
Thanks for doing this video!
I think I recommended this to you!! Thank for watching it!!!
My bad, thanks for recommending it! I knew I forgot some folks lmao
This was a really great reaction video. Well done!
Correction: 11, FIRST ballot! Hall of Famers..🤯🤯
and ya aint wrong lol
bird and jordan alone are scary with their killer instinct and clutch play.
Wow that was so much fun watching this. This makes you feel so proud to be an American 🏀❤️
Sport ... ANY sport will NEVER get any better than this.
Growing in the 90's was AWESOME!!
This was great! Thanks for doing this. I don’t remember, have you done the magic and bird courtship of Rivals documentary yet? It’s even better than this one.
Thank you! Yes courtship of Rivals is completed on the channel!
Jordan knew his time was coming. That was respect....
Great doc. Brings a lump in your throat and a tear to your eyes
Love that somebody did this whole video!!!
Barkley...Fav player to watch play...all-time!
Every one of these Larry Bird reaction videos always starts wil the one "reacting" as a Kobe fan, an MJ fan, etc. But the more videos of him they watch, there's a metamorphosis taking place. You begin to notice how big of a Larry Legend fan they turn into.
Agreed
Really enjoy your channel brother great insight and commentary keep up the great work
Much appreciated!!!
Seeing the Dream Team at the Olympics was almost surreal like they didn't belong there since we were so used to amateurs competing at the Olympics but that was actually never the case with countries like the Soviet Union who's athletes were actually pro in all but name. The Dream Team was so good it was like they were from another planet.
92 i was a freshman in highschool!!!!
A lot of people were against letting pros go to the Olympics... except for the Dream Team, because we all wanted to see all those big (BIG!) names play on one team. It was so funny seeing the opposing teams gather round to get pic and autographs. We didn't pay attention to the scoreboard because we KNEW who was going to win.
Obviously, Isiah Thomas was not needed. I remember being so happy he was left off the team. And that happiness carries to this day.
I still have the wheaties box they were on.
ok thats dope as hell! hold on to that!
@@BU_TV There was also one from Raisin Bran, and yes I still have that in my foot locker lol
In a group devistation . Hard enough one at a time. All 3 ,on the same team and having to face them three in their prime. WOW
I remember the moment they announced the Dream Team. I didn’t follow basketball, but I knew no country had a chance. I think there was 1 game that was more of a close one, but I knew they were getting gold. Great video, thanks for posting!
Holy Trinity is right my friend 👍.... when they retired I lost my love for the game...Bird and Magic were the soul and jordan the heartbeat.....
I get it, my taste for NBA hoops hasnt been the same since my group have all left
Love the long edits and vid length on your reactions. Subd
Appreciate ya! How i like to do it!
Fun fact, one of the major factors in that last amateur Olympic team losing to the ussr was the dominance of the great Ardvidas Sabonis. He was giving David Robinson that work. He would’ve been a beast in the league had the USSR allowed him to come to the US around that time instead of a decade later when he was older and past his prime. He was drafted to those Portland teams with drexler. Could’ve been an all time duo.
Also. I love Sir Charles 😂
you and me both
Those guys have been the best basketball team ever to exist, no team in history could even come close to beating this team!
So much was going on during this decade. So glad I got to be a part of it. I was in the Marines at the time, I think the war in Somalia hadn't happened yet, but damn...it felt good to be American.
The taining Angels of the USA NBA. Thank you for sharing your talent.🇺🇲🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Basketball holy trinity! Perfect words!
Great video!!!! Thank you.
Most likely the best team ever assembled in any sport
Seeing Laetner on this team is always hilarious
😂😂😂😂
Epic!
I do hope someone makes a "Good" movie about this Team. I hope it's done before We loose to many of Them. Thank for Sharing this.
Now thats a thought I like!
Those 3 men won 14 championships over a 20 yr span. Incredible.
Micheal Jordan has always been my favorite player. He is the reason I watched basketball.
92 forever. God bless Chuck RIP
All the other countries sent their professionals, I'm glad we sent ours.
Fr!!
NO TEAM CAN BE ASSEMBLED TODAY THAT CAN EQUAL THAT TEAM, MUCH LESS BEAT THEM. NO WAY
Gotta love the interview when Chuck is firing on all cylinders :D
Great video!
I was a white final year high school learner from South Africa and I was also engaged by the Dream Team. I had watched Michael Jordan play for the Bulls and had heard of Magic, Bird and Barkley. It was South Africa's year back at the Olympics so we actually got to watch the games. It was enthralling. I followed Basketball until Jordan retired from the Bulls and haven't watched NBA since 🙈
Whether it be there competitive nature ...or whatever. Magic is funny as hell on the court ....even when he's trying to out do somebody else! LOL. Also, it had to feel good ...when the crowd started cheering for Larry! He knew he would be coming back to retire for good after the Olympics. Barkley cracks me up! 😂. Every time I go back and watch these... I find something else I missed or something else I find funny. If Barkley thinks Budweiser is strong...he should never drink beer in Canada or Australia! 😂
First game = still chills
Good review.👏
Thanks you! Much appreciated
I just joined your channel, great job
Welcome aboard! And thank you!!
If I had to pick a team, 92 Dream Team all day long.
Larry Legend
The Redeem Team did not have the impact that the Dream Team had. The Dream Team was sent over to send a message to the rest of the world ..... Don't mess with the USA! The Dream Team carried the emotion of a whole country (even people who did not regularly watched the NBA) we were angry and the Dream Team made us believe in ourselves plus they played unbeliveable basketball. The Redeem Team did not carry that burden.
Poetry in Motion❤
They were absolutely incredible. They smoked everyone.
Greatest team ever assembled
@@BU_TV without a doubt. I was 9 or 10 and was so excited for every game. It almost wasn't even fair.
@@jasonnelms4556 Mike, Bird, Magic with all time greats around them. Good luck. You will need the Avengers and the JLA
@BU_TV i don't know, the avengers couldn't even stack up. There's been other good USA teams but none can ever compare. Especially these modern teams. They're too soft
@@jasonnelms4556 the only team that would stand a chance…..In my opinion is the redeem team and as much as I love a lot of those players, they would lose to Jordan and them boys
I hate to admit but this was for the first time, this was the only part of the 92 Olympics I watched.
This made me so proud I cried. I cheated myself by refusing to watch sports back the. I really missed out. Im catching up now. ❤
Heck McHale would have been fun to watch
this should be shown in every NBA locker room to show them what you can do when you put your egos away and play as a team. Would have loved to have watched this with you, we could have had one great conversation. Don't take this wrong. I am an 80 year old ugly old white woman who lives in assisted living and have neither the energy nor the inclination to be a stalker. 😁😁 I love basketball and Larry, Magic and Sir Charles in that order.. Favorite NCAA coach was Coach K and Duke was my team then. So please consider this a compliment. I appreciate your knowledge of today's game and I lived through these guys careers and the Dream Team. Thanks for reacting to this.
Hahaha this comment made me smile. Appreciate it! I am sure we would have had a great conversation as well! Thank you for the support
Also great to see more Chuck supporters
The redeem team could never compare to the dream team !!!
I love both teams but I agree.
I was at the Tournament of the Americas and it was incredible. The game against Cuba saw Bird & Magic as they wanted to be as Bird was not in pain. I have always wanted to see that game again but have never found it. Can you find it to show it????
Wow i can see what i can do
This video showed me a side of Charles that I had never seen. He is a fun man to hang with.
Those games were so much fun...for Americans that is lol. It was the Globetrotters vs the Generals every night 😁
I'm digging your channel.......ty..... for making me remember.. great memories.... I'm I litter older,... well alot older.... but that was the greatest beating we gave to the WHOLE WORLD..... they were beating up on our kids......then we put our MEN out there.....they had there pros out there...1972....then the Russians got us in 88......it was time to put our MEN out there........ and we kicked some butt 🌍🤯🌍🙏
Lmaaaao well said!
And thank you for the kind words
This team was the real life cheat code in any sports video game.
No question lol
Chuck's a nut love him
Same lol