Better USA Olympic B-Ball Squad - 1996 or 2008

[inndaskKy]

96 had Penny. Enough said

Kobe won a championship his fourth year playing with Shaq, Penny didn't. Nuff said.

 

[Sccit]

08 YUP

 

[ManBearPig]

96 looks deeper.

Tayshaun Prince and boozer?

 

[Larry Lambo]

96 looks deeper.

Tayshaun Prince and boozer?

I believe they made an attempt to bring in guys that would be "role players" to do some of the dirty work that is needed on a team. Tayshaun was capable of playing elite D at that time. Now Boozer, I'm not sure what he was on there for.

Michael Redd was supposed to be the pure shooter, but they probably should have went with a JJ Redikk or Kyle Korver.

 

[GOATpernick]

does 92 have to do with choosing between the '96 and '08 squad??? Why the fukk can't you just answer the question without bringing up shyt that wasn't brought up in the OP??? You wanna talk about the '92 All Star team too??

First line in the OP talks about 92 being the consensus GOAT breh

 

[hayesc0]

The bigs on the 96 squad murder the 08 squad. 08 squad is better on the perimeter and have prime Bron/Kobe.

Tough call, might have to rock with Shaq and Dream though.

Although the 08 squad has the top two players on the perimeter from top to bottom the 96 squad is also better on the perimeter.

 

[mvp_status]

The gap between the 96 big men and 08 big men is wayyyyyy bigger than the gap between the 96 perimeter players and 08 perimeter players

 

[dh86]

does 92 have to do with choosing between the '96 and '08 squad??? Why the fukk can't you just answer the question without bringing up shyt that wasn't brought up in the OP??? You wanna talk about the '92 All Star team too??

Read the OP again. It'll be enlightening.

 

[mastermind]

The '96 team struggled against Yugoslavia in that final before pulling away late.

Also 2008 had better competition than 1996.

Still I think 1996 wins.

I think 2012 beats both.

 

[JackRoss]

Read the OP again. It'll be enlightening.

Read OP you know them ain't the rules around here

 

[Reggie]

Just like the og Dream Team the 96 team would win because of their size advantage down low. Dwight aint doing nothing with Shaq and Dream down there. And once he got in foul trouble the only "big" they would have left is Bosh. And I think we all know how that would play out messing with those two down low not to mention Malone Barkley and Robinson.

 

[DoubleClutch]

Boozer was on an Olympic team?

 

[the cool]

shaq and hakeem alone > 08


damn the 96 team was fukking loaded

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Boozer was on an Olympic team?

twice

 

[The God Poster]

08 Wade, Kobe and Bron

Toss up for me

I'll take the 2012 team over both doe