Watching Laettner interviews is great. He doesn’t exactly look back fondly on his Dream Team experience (watch the Rich Eisen interview) but he knows how much that mythology means to people so he continues to “act like a rookie” and give people the stories they want to hear.
I watched the Rich Eisen interview and have heard Laetner talk about the dream team on other situations and he always sounded very positive on the experience imo.
Arguably greatest college resume ever. 4 straight Final Fours, ACC Freshman of the Year, 3x ACC POY, 2x NCAA POY, 2x National Champion, 2x NCAA Tournament MVP, and 2 of the top 5 most clutch shots in March Madness history.
Laettner was arguably one of the greatest college players of all time. Dude was clutch. He went to the Timberwolves which, at the time, was the NBA's equivalent to career abortion. It was over before it started.
I couldn't stand Laettner while he was at Duke. I actually saw a documentary about his life on ESPN. Very interesting story. He was raised well with solid work ethic and earned everything he accomplished. I developed a great respect for him. He definitely was mentally tough and was a solid NBA player.
there was a time when WAS was on a losing streak and Laettner called for a players only team meeting. When Jordan found out, however, he got really pissed off and cancelled it.
there was "one" game not multiple...magic and Michael both stated in the documentary the game was 4 quarters and went on the entire practice...magics team was winning he provoked MJ and his team came back and won
It was refreshing to see the deference Laetner had/has for the Dream Team. Anyone other than Isiah Thomas at the time would’ve been intimidated by the depth of that roster. It’s impossible to put into words how dominant that team was. The planets were aligned.
@nowand beyond He was better than Shaq in college, Shaq is the first to say it. They played each other and at that time Shaq couldn't stop Laettner. I'm not a Duke fan either I was a fan of the Fab 5.
@nowand beyond Cry? Shaq wasn't built or had half his skills he developed after college!!! Your an idiot, you see Shaq after but not in college, Christian was the most dominant player in his time, he beat the running Rebels(your probably to young to know how badass that team was)!!!! He beat the Fab 5, he was unbelievable. Now, I'm 45 so I seen it all, you probably young buck not knowing shyt. Bobby Hurley without a car accident would have been the next John Stockton but better. Ask Gary Payton hardest person he ever guarded(John Stockton), lots of great players who'd be hall of famers get injured and done.
I never thought my opinion of a player would change so much - he's easily one of the chillest guys to ever play the game. just seems like an awesome dude. I seriously thought he was a prick when I was a kid watching the NBA.
@@Jondsmusic not gonna argue that. Between Coach K being there and thinking tall white guy that can shoot from 20 ft not many options. At least allowed them to practice like Larry was there all the time. Laetner was also glorified bag boy, coffee donuts guy. Yes a lot of ppl were better player options. Even Shaq out of college was clearly gonna have more success in NBA. They didn't need a guy for game minutes, just practice minutes which Shaq was not gonna get over Robinson or Ewing. They also needed a guy who had the best chance to know the game inside out. Does anyone think they were actually running offensive plays? The answer is no, everyone just new what to do. If this guy sets screen next guy makes a cut other guy goes back door. It was all ran on instinct and John Stockton talked about that. It's been a 30 yr discussion over nothing!
Joe Smith being white has absolutely nothing to do with it! My simple point if you don’t replace a legend like the goat, there’s no getting around that. I would have preferred Stockton quite frankly would have been a much superior option. He could have flown the plane and it still wouldn’t have made any difference, so that argument doesn’t wash!
@@Jondsmusic preferred Stockton for what? And Yes Larry was was white and Laetner was white there parents were white, white, white, white. Lol after everything I said there first thing you take is oh he didn't have to be white lol. They tried to find a human being w a similar game as Larry, pretty much failed was no real sub. But they guy they got filled the other rolls they needed for the team. You can dismiss them but it's the actual players words. This is what they said in interviews . From Christian Himself on what he did, and players like Stockton talking about practice and the offense in other interviews. So I would say it holds pretty good weight.
Without question, he fit so well into that lineup with Mutombo, Smith, and Blaylock. They instantly became one of the better teams in the league when he got there. His stats don't do justice to the impact he had. He'd set picks, screens, played solid defense, and made plays. It was fun being a Hawks fan during those years.
Some of these comments are so stupid he loved the dream team knew his place accepted it best college player ever and more than solid pro career multimillionaire worked his ass off what a teammate winner
Not according to Jack McCallum, who has a tape of the scrimmage and wrote a book about his time covering the Dream Team (a fucking awesome read). Chuck Daly went with Magic, Mullin, Barkley, Robinson and Laettner against Jordan, Pippen, Malone, Ewing, and Bird. Jordan's team won 40-36.
Wouldve been badass if he and Grant Hill played on same team in NBA. Of course in today's non-competitive super team era, stuff like that happens everyday.
@@brillopad6911 I believe Drexler and Stockton were injured. Laettner scored the second most (after Barkley) for team Magic so I've always theorised injured Bird was on the college kid.
Laettner was the best college player that year but he wasn’t the most dominant one at that time. The most dominant player, who I personally feel should’ve gotten picked over Laettner, was Shaq. Imagine Shaq being on the 92 Dream Team?
a point that was mentioned on another podcast is that Laettner played his role really well, he wasn't expecting or expected to get a lot of playing time. With Shaq, that might have been different. And based purely on the college resume, Laettner fully deserved to be there. Laettner may not have been quite as athletic as someone like Tom Chambers, but had he been drafted into the right situation with the right coach/teammates, he probably would have had a better NBA career (although it was still pretty good, he was no bust).
Seems like he could've beaten Bird 1 on 1 at that time w/ Bird's back issues. Of course, if he was on the verge of winning Larry might've "accidentally" elbowed him in the face. lol
He was good in his own right. Peoples always asking how did he feel etc. he was just as skilled as some of the guys on that dream team he just didn’t reek the rewards over his career and was overshadowed by the whole mystically named dream team
Laugh all you want, but Christian went into Baton Rouge and OWNED Shaq. Even Shaq was on record saying that Christian was the better player in college. He also took Alonzo Mourning to the woodshed in the Elite Eight when they were both freshman. Christian Laettner was a beast in college.
How do you not remember which team you were on when playing with those guys!? Oh I think I was on Michael Jordan’s team... idk need to watch the footage.
I felt like the whole interview was leading up to that answer at the end which everyone already knew what the answer was and the way he says it No of course not.
Laettner in today's NBA would be a Jokic. As I've said many times, Petino did it wrong. Once he didn't get top 2 pick in 97, to get Duncan or Van Horn, he should've traded for Laettner, Mashburn, & Anderson. Imagine having those 3 on a team back then??
Am i the only one that still doesn’t look at Magic as someone who is tall.... obviously until you meet him or see him stand next to Lebron or Phil Jackson or someone known to be tall.
Who would you prefer if it was possible to run it back take Laettner along or take Shaquille O'Neal along 🤔 it would've just been the best EVER lol it STILL IS but it would've been better BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS 🙊
@@crackerjack9320 That game doesn't matter, career is what mattered. Shaq would've made the 12th hall of fame member. Shaq would've fit on the roster better as well. Leattner did nothing in those Dream Team games, played lackluster, have you ever seen them?
@@brillopad6911 absolutely shaq became legendary. Laettner had the better international game at the time. Mid range jumpers, solid fundamentals. Plus the dream team was big man heavy already. Believe me, i hated laettner...give me Larry Johnson
@@crackerjack9320 But with 11 future hall of famers already on the team who cares about Laettner having the better international game at the time, it wasn't necessary with all the talent already on the team. I think Shaq would've been the better mix.
or fans and media blew it up way more than it was to any of the players. I'm sure the Dream Team ran a crap ton of scrimmages during practices, so it probably wasn't too out of the ordinary for someone actually in on the action.
They gave the last spot to a college kid as a nod to history of the teams being college guys... that spot was always only going to a college player... it was announced as part of the deal from day 1... no pro was ever under consideration for the 12th slot... he had just finished what was among the very best college careers ever... was POY and had outplayed Shaq and Mourning in head to heads... the criteria for it was based solely on most outstanding college player... which he was... and not best future prospect... which Shaq clearly was.
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Laetner was actually a pretty solid pro player. Tougher than he appears too.
My dad ran into him today at tim Hortons
Renegade Musik - yes. Definitely.
Right, I’m a UNC fan and i can even admit he was a better pro than people remember him for. Made an All Star team with the Hawks one year I believe.
@Fev Ola shaq was a nobody in college while CHRISTIAN LAETTNER WAS A LEGIT WINNER. get your mind fix kid. The fook you saying? 😂🤫🤭
@@wornoutshoes11 nobody???? With the numbers he was putting up, I wouldnt go that far. Not to mention he put up numbers against Duke as well
Watching Laettner interviews is great. He doesn’t exactly look back fondly on his Dream Team experience (watch the Rich Eisen interview) but he knows how much that mythology means to people so he continues to “act like a rookie” and give people the stories they want to hear.
I watched the Rich Eisen interview and have heard Laetner talk about the dream team on other situations and he always sounded very positive on the experience imo.
Laettner looking like Brent Barry's classier older brother.
😆
Arguably greatest college resume ever. 4 straight Final Fours, ACC Freshman of the Year, 3x ACC POY, 2x NCAA POY, 2x National Champion, 2x NCAA Tournament MVP, and 2 of the top 5 most clutch shots in March Madness history.
Kareem
@@theoakman80does Kareems college resume actually beats that of Laetner? Wasn't he not allowed to play in his freshman year?
I would say Kareem. Three straight titles. 26pts / 16 rebounds and a team that went 88-2 in three seasons.
@@captainmo3064not even close! Kareem!!
Greatest in "modern history" for sure.
1-Kareem
2-Pistol Pete
One of the most fortunate guys and has the story to back it.
Laettner was arguably one of the greatest college players of all time. Dude was clutch. He went to the Timberwolves which, at the time, was the NBA's equivalent to career abortion. It was over before it started.
One of the greatest after: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton, Jason Williams, Jerry West and Pete Maravich.
The Browns of the NBA then 😜
It's still a horrible place...🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Also, taking into account that he went up against UNLV and The Fab Five.
Bruh we changing to around
I couldn't stand Laettner while he was at Duke. I actually saw a documentary about his life on ESPN. Very interesting story. He was raised well with solid work ethic and earned everything he accomplished.
I developed a great respect for him. He definitely was mentally tough and was a solid NBA player.
This documentary is what changed my perception of him too actually
all black people hate christian
Laettner played with Michael on the Wizards when he made his final return to the NBA.
there was a time when WAS was on a losing streak and Laettner called for a players only team meeting. When Jordan found out, however, he got really pissed off and cancelled it.
@@uncletony6210 I never heard that before, but sounds believable to me.
@@MistaTofMaine yeah, there's NO way MJ is going to allow a players only meeting called by a teammate, let alone attend it.
a tough hearted man.. "The Shot" for Duke was special...
Guy made a living in nba without much athleticism. Just skillful fundamentals and toughness
Throw away the fundamentals and you just described Bill Laimbeer
@ 100% .. this dude dominated college basketball. Anyone who said he wasnt athletic is a moron
He could have done a Nowitzki and did a stretch four, shoot the 3’s.
MrCHITOWN247 yeah, but multiply the toughness by a factor of 10
Yeah, tell him he has no athleticism. He made the NBA. He has plenty.
MJ team didn't lose...Magic said his team was winning but he provoked MJ and MJ took over and won
That was one game, there were multiple games apparently. Back and forth.
there was "one" game not multiple...magic and Michael both stated in the documentary the game was 4 quarters and went on the entire practice...magics team was winning he provoked MJ and his team came back and won
Magic said he told MJ to take Laettner aka the college kid and quote "we don't want him"
@@jasontimas5119 they pushed him off like he was the little brother playing with the older kids
jason hearn did you watch the documentary? I can’t tell
It was refreshing to see the deference Laetner had/has for the Dream Team. Anyone other than Isiah Thomas at the time would’ve been intimidated by the depth of that roster. It’s impossible to put into words how dominant that team was. The planets were aligned.
People that say they “hate” him don’t know a thing about him.
It's sports, no need for it to be personal. People hated those Duke teams and he was their top guy.
@nowand beyond He was better than Shaq in college, Shaq is the first to say it. They played each other and at that time Shaq couldn't stop Laettner. I'm not a Duke fan either I was a fan of the Fab 5.
Not ashamed to say it...his ESPN 30:30 put a lot us in our place. Good dude.
@nowand beyond Cry? Shaq wasn't built or had half his skills he developed after college!!! Your an idiot, you see Shaq after but not in college, Christian was the most dominant player in his time, he beat the running Rebels(your probably to young to know how badass that team was)!!!! He beat the Fab 5, he was unbelievable. Now, I'm 45 so I seen it all, you probably young buck not knowing shyt. Bobby Hurley without a car accident would have been the next John Stockton but better. Ask Gary Payton hardest person he ever guarded(John Stockton), lots of great players who'd be hall of famers get injured and done.
We love our Buffalo kid. #letsgoduke
Solid pf on a #1 seeded Hawks team
His skillset is what nba teams look for today. He'd have a better nba career in now then in the 90s and he still did have a good career
I totally respect Christian for handling the Dream Team thing as well as he has. Unbelievable college player and solid pro. He done good.
Laettner was a dogg in college real talk💯
I never thought my opinion of a player would change so much - he's easily one of the chillest guys to ever play the game.
just seems like an awesome dude.
I seriously thought he was a prick when I was a kid watching the NBA.
Laettner was before his time tbh. He'd be great in today's NBA as a 6-11 stretch 4.
He was on my Semi Pro Team in Jacksonville Florida. Jacksonville Giants
I met him in 1992. We had the entire team in the Hotel where I worked. I got to meet all of them, including my "man crush" Laettner :)
He had a sneaky good game in the Dream Team Olympics final in 1992. watch it.
Laetner was so hated, and so loved at the same time. He was ultra inspiring
Daaaaaang! He looks like Chad Muska’s older, more successful brother.
Based on some of the snippets that we saw, Laettner and Bird sat out that epic practice game.
Laetner was there to sub for Bird when back was bad.
Still a poor substitute
@@Jondsmusic not gonna argue that. Between Coach K being there and thinking tall white guy that can shoot from 20 ft not many options. At least allowed them to practice like Larry was there all the time.
Laetner was also glorified bag boy, coffee donuts guy. Yes a lot of ppl were better player options. Even Shaq out of college was clearly gonna have more success in NBA. They didn't need a guy for game minutes, just practice minutes which Shaq was not gonna get over Robinson or Ewing.
They also needed a guy who had the best chance to know the game inside out. Does anyone think they were actually running offensive plays? The answer is no, everyone just new what to do. If this guy sets screen next guy makes a cut other guy goes back door. It was all ran on instinct and John Stockton talked about that. It's been a 30 yr discussion over nothing!
Joe Smith being white has absolutely nothing to do with it! My simple point if you don’t replace a legend like the goat, there’s no getting around that. I would have preferred Stockton quite frankly would have been a much superior option. He could have flown the plane and it still wouldn’t have made any difference, so that argument doesn’t wash!
@@Jondsmusic preferred Stockton for what? And Yes Larry was was white and Laetner was white there parents were white, white, white, white. Lol after everything I said there first thing you take is oh he didn't have to be white lol. They tried to find a human being w a similar game as Larry, pretty much failed was no real sub. But they guy they got filled the other rolls they needed for the team.
You can dismiss them but it's the actual players words. This is what they said in interviews . From Christian Himself on what he did, and players like Stockton talking about practice and the offense in other interviews. So I would say it holds pretty good weight.
Joe Smith wow dude can you read?? I’d prefer Stockton over Laetner obviously. We’re not getting anywhere so let’s just agree to disagree.
Laettner was a good player, expectations were just too on him coming out of college.
It’s cool to hear CL’s side of things - I could listen to him talk about it for hours
I can relate to him when you’re not even allowed to start a game in practice
Mullin was the best shooter on the planet at that time.
On that team maybe
@A Duh B.J. Armstrong led the league in 3pt % that year. So, no.
He was. People dont know
R Miller?
@@lemmym7393 straight killa
I remember him with the Hawks. I think those were his best years.
Without question, he fit so well into that lineup with Mutombo, Smith, and Blaylock. They instantly became one of the better teams in the league when he got there. His stats don't do justice to the impact he had. He'd set picks, screens, played solid defense, and made plays. It was fun being a Hawks fan during those years.
@@paulnettles9109 Indeed! 🍻
100% on the soothing voice
Some of these comments are so stupid he loved the dream team knew his place accepted it best college player ever and more than solid pro career multimillionaire worked his ass off what a teammate winner
Laettner was actually pretty good. He was a 2 time all star after all. In the 90s when there were a lot of great big men.
Didn't think any footage of that legendary footage existed.
He was not on either team for that practice game. They played East vs. West, all pros.
Not according to Jack McCallum, who has a tape of the scrimmage and wrote a book about his time covering the Dream Team (a fucking awesome read). Chuck Daly went with Magic, Mullin, Barkley, Robinson and Laettner against Jordan, Pippen, Malone, Ewing, and Bird.
Jordan's team won 40-36.
Wouldve been badass if he and Grant Hill played on same team in NBA. Of course in today's non-competitive super team era, stuff like that happens everyday.
They did play on same team in 1999-00.
He was so efficient. He shot 58% from 2 and 56% from 3 as a senior. I’m a big unc fan but I love some efficient basketball
Laettner" category because I'm not a Duke fan but good interview, classy guy
Magic, Barkley, Mullin, Laettner, Robinson
vs
Jordan, Bird, Malone, Pippen, Ewing
They've said Bird's back was hurting him a lot so he sat out quite a bit so it would've been Drexler who was playing instead.
@@brillopad6911 I believe Drexler and Stockton were injured. Laettner scored the second most (after Barkley) for team Magic so I've always theorised injured Bird was on the college kid.
Clickbait. You wait the whole video for a 2 second clip when he says yeah I played Michael Jordan?
His Pro career would been much better in today’s NBA where big men aren’t tied to the basket and gets to take 3 pointers.
Laettner's 1000X closer to MJ, than any poster is to Laettner.
@ Dave Wakins Phil Ford is from my home town Rocky Mount so is Buck William's, Charlie Pitman both went to Maylard. I miss CD Chesney network
who is the jeff spicoli dude on the right? he looks like he just hit the bong.
That Patrick Ewing elbow mustve hurt.... Lol
Laetner is actually a very likable guy. He should do his own show. He's very funny.
This is the MJ story we came for.
Laettner may have been the only dream teamer who won two NCAA championships, not to mention they were back to back.
Laettner was the best college player that year but he wasn’t the most dominant one at that time. The most dominant player, who I personally feel should’ve gotten picked over Laettner, was Shaq. Imagine Shaq being on the 92 Dream Team?
a point that was mentioned on another podcast is that Laettner played his role really well, he wasn't expecting or expected to get a lot of playing time. With Shaq, that might have been different. And based purely on the college resume, Laettner fully deserved to be there. Laettner may not have been quite as athletic as someone like Tom Chambers, but had he been drafted into the right situation with the right coach/teammates, he probably would have had a better NBA career (although it was still pretty good, he was no bust).
I've always liked Laettner. I never understood the hate.
Seems like he could've beaten Bird 1 on 1 at that time w/ Bird's back issues. Of course, if he was on the verge of winning Larry might've "accidentally" elbowed him in the face. lol
No. Not even with Bird’s back issues would CL beat him one-on-one....NO.
Larry could jog/shoot at the same time against pros and make baskets. A college kid is an appetizer for Larry
Did he play 1-1 against John Stockton? The height differential would have made that a very interesting game to watch.
He was good in his own right. Peoples always asking how did he feel etc. he was just as skilled as some of the guys on that dream team he just didn’t reek the rewards over his career and was overshadowed by the whole mystically named dream team
He was a better college player than Shaq
Hahahahahhahahahahahahaha Shaq shits on Chris and he agrees which really ends the argument.
Really 🤔
Skills wise he actually was, Shaq was better athletically .
Laugh all you want, but Christian went into Baton Rouge and OWNED Shaq. Even Shaq was on record saying that Christian was the better player in college.
He also took Alonzo Mourning to the woodshed in the Elite Eight when they were both freshman.
Christian Laettner was a beast in college.
@@jaymule7342 in college CL was better as Shaq hadn't yet came into his own
How do you not remember which team you were on when playing with those guys!? Oh I think I was on Michael Jordan’s team... idk need to watch the footage.
Well, lest we forget - Coach K was on the staff. Pretty sure the rest of the team appreciated the Duke connection.
Very humble
I felt like the whole interview was leading up to that answer at the end which everyone already knew what the answer was and the way he says it No of course not.
What the hell is Mullin doing on that team?
Laettner in today's NBA would be a Jokic.
As I've said many times, Petino did it wrong. Once he didn't get top 2 pick in 97, to get Duncan or Van Horn, he should've traded for Laettner, Mashburn, & Anderson. Imagine having those 3 on a team back then??
Lattener wpuld be a star today
The rest of the world has finally caught up and in fact,the rest of the world has well and truly caught up.
Class act
How do you not remember?
Hated Laettner at Duke, but he was a great player , and even in the NBA.
Greatest College Player of All Time.
I would put Alcindor and Walton, possibly Wilt ahead of him. But he was among the best without question.
he dont rember hahaha...ya right
Laettner gave Shaq the business in college
If shaq was on that dream team instead of laetner that would.be epic
com4535 come on son! Lol Shaq had more than that. His free throws was horrible at that time. Lol Everything else I agree with u though.
com4535 no, no, no, I totally agree with u fam. I’m just saying Shaq still was a problem then. He wasn’t no dud.
com4535 him & penny did get busy! They held their own.
Shaq needs no freethrow all.he.need to do.is stuff that rim..lol did they have hack a shaq back then?
But for real he made the dream team off his college championshios
Of course he did, he hadn't played a pro game yet.
@@MP-tf7cc he made because how good he was in college that's why he made it it what i was saying
*Emulate
Shaq would have never been humble enough to get snacks LOL
Shaq carried a log across a lake to another island just to get Phil Jackson as a coach. I think that is humbling enough.
and for a rookie, Laettner made his very limited minutes count with The Dream Team. I thought he was good NBA team player.
Did he even play in that practice game?
Yeah two players were injured, Stockton was one, think Drexler was other
People love to *HATE* Christian Laettner and I love to *LOVE* him
I bet he was on Jordan's team. Mike would insist on the handicap versus Magic's team, so when he won, he could rub it in his face.
How the F*CK could you not remember which practice team you were on? That means they didn’t let you play.
Laettner could've been a great NBA player if he actually got the opportunity.
Bobby Hurley was another guy that. Was supposed to be great but car accident changed
I remember that. Bobby Hurley was my favorite player to watch on that team.
Nice Trooper shirt! Up the Irons!
“No, Of course not!”
😂😂😂
1:32 Shaq wasn’t willing to do this.
In the greatest practice ever Jordan‘s team won. wow if you can’t even remember that obviously you didn’t even get to play in the practice
He didnt. Lol. MJ even said that a college kid couldnt help either team in that scrimmage. I mean you had 10 HOF'ers playing.
If you are aUNC fan that's way it spelled
Am i the only one that still doesn’t look at Magic as someone who is tall.... obviously until you meet him or see him stand next to Lebron or Phil Jackson or someone known to be tall.
Laetner was supposed to be the next BIRD.
No he wasn’t. I never heard that comparison once. Total bullshit.
@@robertryan627 possibly the 'next McHale.'
Dope shades, bro.
Didn't use a single time-out the whole tournament?? Wrong .... take a look at the final, 1st half
Who would you prefer if it was possible to run it back take Laettner along or take Shaquille O'Neal along 🤔 it would've just been the best EVER lol it STILL IS but it would've been better BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS 🙊
It still should've been Shaq on that team instead of Laettner.
Go back and watch LSU vs. Duke. Laettner made shaq look silly
@@crackerjack9320 That game doesn't matter, career is what mattered. Shaq would've made the 12th hall of fame member. Shaq would've fit on the roster better as well. Leattner did nothing in those Dream Team games, played lackluster, have you ever seen them?
@@brillopad6911 absolutely shaq became legendary. Laettner had the better international game at the time. Mid range jumpers, solid fundamentals. Plus the dream team was big man heavy already. Believe me, i hated laettner...give me Larry Johnson
@@crackerjack9320 But with 11 future hall of famers already on the team who cares about Laettner having the better international game at the time, it wasn't necessary with all the talent already on the team. I think Shaq would've been the better mix.
Might as well have just titled the video "cough cough excuse me" if it's not going to be ABOUT the actual title
Top 5 to 7 ncaa players all time
Nobody wanted him during the greatest practice of all time. This is well documented and he should know.
Niccolò Machiavelli that’s why he couldn’t remember which team he was on. He didn’t play.
or fans and media blew it up way more than it was to any of the players. I'm sure the Dream Team ran a crap ton of scrimmages during practices, so it probably wasn't too out of the ordinary for someone actually in on the action.
I can respect Christian after watching the documentary...
if ur hear to hear about mj fast foward to last 2 secinds
LATNER IS A GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER, HE WAS JUST BORN IN THE WRONG TIME HED BE JUST AS GREAT AS HE WAS IN COLLEGE IN TODAYS NBA.
Sup bill Simmons.
Laettner sporting a used car saleman look.
Latnenar made it because of his college career i think they thought he was going to be an all time great
They gave the last spot to a college kid as a nod to history of the teams being college guys... that spot was always only going to a college player... it was announced as part of the deal from day 1... no pro was ever under consideration for the 12th slot... he had just finished what was among the very best college careers ever... was POY and had outplayed Shaq and Mourning in head to heads... the criteria for it was based solely on most outstanding college player... which he was... and not best future prospect... which Shaq clearly was.