Who Was Better? The 1992 “Dream Team” Or The 2012 USA Olmypic Basketball Team – The Breakfast Flakes
Today's One Line Monday from The Breakfast Flakes is discussing who was a better Olympic Basketball team. Was it the original 1992 "Dream Team", the first Olympic team to feature active NBA players, or the 2012 United States Olympic team?
The 1992 Roster:
PF 4 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke Blue Devils
C 5 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) San Antonio Spurs
C 6 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) New York Knicks
SF 7 Bird, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Boston Celtics
SF 8 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Chicago Bulls
SG 9 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Chicago Bulls
SG 10 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Portland Trail Blazers
PF 11 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Utah Jazz
PG 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Utah Jazz
SF 13 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Golden State Warriors
PF 14 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Phoenix Suns
PG 15 Johnson, Magic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Los Angeles Lakers
The 2012 Roster:
C 4 Chandler, Tyson 29 - October 2, 1982 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) New York Knicks
SF 5 Durant, Kevin 23 - September 29, 1988 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Oklahoma City Thunder
SF 6 James, LeBron 27 - December 30, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Miami Heat
PG 7 Westbrook, Russell 23 - November 12, 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Oklahoma City Thunder
PG 8 Williams, Deron 27 - July 26, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Brooklyn Nets
SF 9 Iguodala, Andre 28 - January 28, 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Denver Nuggets
SG 10 Bryant, Kobe 33 - August 23, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers
PF 11 Love, Kevin 23 - September 7, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Minnesota Timberwolves
SG 12 Harden, James 22 - August 26, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Oklahoma City Thunder
PG 13 Paul, Chris 27 - May 6, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Los Angeles Clippers
C 14 Davis, Anthony 19 - March 11, 1993 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) New Orleans Hornets
SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo 28 - May 29, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) New York Knicks