June 12, 201214 yr Very good read... It was always a silly rule. According to international basketball guidelines in place for decades, professionals from leagues all over the world could compete for their countries at the Olympics—but NBA players could not. The effect was to balance out America's towering advantage in the sport. You know, give the poor bastards a chance. The rule was dropped in April 1989, though, after the United States finished a humiliating third at the previous summer's Olympics in Seoul. Parity, everyone learned, wasn't nearly as captivating as dominance. And make no mistake: Dominating was as important as winning. The idea was to dazzle, to put on a display of American might so awe-inspiring that the best our rivals could hope for was a silver medal. Or even better, Michael Jordan's autograph. ··· PART I: Origins "The cast on this team—it was the best of the best." Read More An Oral History of the 1992 US Olympic Basketball Dream Team on the 20th Anniversary: Profiles: GQ
June 13, 201214 yr Doesn't a documentary on the Dream Team come on television soon?Premiers tomorrow night at 9:00
June 13, 201214 yr A friend of mine just today asked about who all was on the roster...he probably saw a promo...can somebody post that roster?
June 13, 201214 yr Bird Magic Jordan Barkley Ewing Malone Mullin Pippen Stockton David Robinson Drexler And Laettner
June 13, 201214 yr Isn't there something on ESPN tonight about them as well? Or was that on NBATV that they were advertising?
June 13, 201214 yr Isn't there something on ESPN tonight about them as well? Or was that on NBATV that they were advertising? NBA TV.
June 13, 201214 yr Well that stinks, I was excited about watching it tonight too. Sorry dawg. There's always the chance it will be available on iTunes or something.
June 13, 201214 yr I'm looking forward to seeing MJ and Pippen talk crap on Isiah. :lol: I like Isiah more than both of them but I love when athletes are honest about how things go down. It was always suspected that Isiah was blackballed. Now we get to hear MJ say it to a camera that he wasn't playing if they got Isiah. That's hilarious. :lol:
June 13, 201214 yr I'm looking forward to seeing MJ and Pippen talk crap on Isiah. :lol: I like Isiah more than both of them but I love when athletes are honest about how things go down. It was always suspected that Isiah was blackballed. Now we get to hear MJ say it to a camera that he wasn't playing if they got Isiah. That's hilarious. :lol: Listening to Dan Patrick now. He says MJ and Pippen said they would not play if Zeke was on the team. MJ had a long memory from his first AS game when Zeke froze him out.
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