Better USA Olympic B-Ball Squad - 1996 or 2008

Larry Lambo

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After adding the NBA stats for both teams that year it becomes more clear.

Only way '08 wins if Kobe/Lebron just take over. But they'd still have no answer down low.

Would be a fun game to watch with the different strengths and weaknesses.
 

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96 team would of bodied 08 in the post. Dwight would be fouling nikkas left and right. Only advantage 08 would of had for their frontcourt would be Barkley/LeBron. 96 had hella old heads though. Grant Hill was their youngest player @ 23. 08 had the better talent, but they weren't as cohesion and they weren't even a lock to win gold. I'll go with the redeem team though, They had the youth, the versatility, coach K is a better coach than Lenny Wilkins, and the list goes on.
 

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'08 only had one true center, at 6-10, outsized and overmatched by Shaq, Dream, Robinson.

Off that alone the '96 squad wins.
 
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