In Their Own Words: The Dream Team

Members of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team reflect on their experience on the squad.

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[RowinBernardo]

To those who think the "Redeem Team" is better than the "Dream Team";

- Stockton was backing up Magic at the 1

- Clyde was backing up MJ at the 2

- Pippen was backing up Bird at the 3

- Malone was backing up Chuck at the 4

- Robinson was backing up Ewing at the 5

Just think about THAT for a second; I won't say no more.

[GemZel16]

thumbs up if you waited for MJ to speak..

[willsmackyoudown]

@hermom2 Bird recorded a massive triple double that year and I believe Magic won the all star game. Seems pretty good to me

[hermom2]

@RowinBernardo Though I agree the Dream Team was the better team, Magic was out of shape and Larry had back problems.

[dLemon1234]

MJ is the man

[tech2kn0w]

wow i never knew larry bird was so tall he must be like 6'11 or maybe even 7'0 wow

[spainbarcarealmadrid]

@abmmwl Yep Shaq was better that Laettner even at college

[abmmwl]

Shaq should have been the player from the draft replacing Laettner. That team was truly unbeatable.

[SpacedOutttt]

@msb2infinity Kemp was still very young in 1992 and his NBA credentials were still peaking past that year, therefore i don't think the USA committee would have selected him at the time. Hakeem would have been great addition if he received his citizenship sooner, Isiah if wasn't hated so badly, or perhaps Dominique but he focused too much on just scoring and not much else to his game.

[SpacedOutttt]

@RowinBernardo I would agree to replace Laettner, but Chris Mullin more than deserved to be on the team since he averaged 5 straight seasons of 25+ ppg from 1988 to '93. First All-NBA team in '92, 5X all-star & 3X starting all-star, and an very underrated passer. Given Bird's playing time was limited due to back problems, Mullin became the primary sharp shooter. I don't think Mullin would have been "easily replaced" during that time since he was one of the better players during 1992.

[Rza06]

@TheArnoldBusk hes saying hes next after jordon or basically saying best player since the best retired

[GemZel16]

@basketboii96 LOL