Rank 24 Members of Team USA 92 and 12

[syfy9]

Chris Mullin is being underrated. In '92 he was a 26 PPG scorer at 52% shooting. I'm pretty sure he's better than Melo right now.

[KCattheStripe]

Michael Jordan
Lebron James
Kobe Bryant
Karl Malone
Charles Barkley
David Robinson
Kevin Durant
Scottie Pippen
Patrick Ewing
Clyde Drexler
John Stockton
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Magic Johnson
Kevin Love
Russell Westbrook
Chris Mullin
James Harden
Blake Griffin
Carmelo Anthony
Andre Iguodala
Larry Bird
Tyson Chandler
Christian Laettner

it's not even close.

[KCattheStripe]

I think it is time to put Lebron on the top of the list.





It makes me sick to write that.

at the very top over MJ?!?

Pretty much

I think he and Jordan are equally dominant, but Lebron does it against better competition and better defenses.

The Bad Boy's Pistons would like a word. Also, LeBron did it with way more help.

[Who]

Is it for International basketball or the NBA?

[Michael Anthony]

I think it is time to put Lebron on the top of the list.





It makes me sick to write that.

at the very top over MJ?!?

Pretty much

I think he and Jordan are equally dominant, but Lebron does it against better competition and better defenses.

The Bad Boy's Pistons would like a word. Also, LeBron did it with way more help.

Pistons D was not nearly as complex as today's defenses. Jordan had some help too. Pippen, Rodman, Harper were studs.

Think back, Byron Russel was the Jordan stopper back then. Would he have played on any of this year's playoff teams?

[2short]

Fun exercise I just did with a friend. Ranking on value at the point in time they're selected (so you're getting 2012 Kobe Bryant). It's tough to do because you're comparing different generations and different players, but it was a good time killer, and led to some fun conversations. Here are the members of the teams, I'll post my ranking in a post below.


1992:
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
Scottie Pippen
Karl Malone
John Stockton
Chris Mullin
Charles Barkley
David Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Clyde Drexler
Christian Laettner

2012:
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
Tyson Chandler
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
James Harden
Kevin Love
Blake Griffin
Andre Iguodala
Carmelo Anthony

TP before I start this, so from memory of their time on team , not prime
1. mj
2.magic
3.barkley
4.lebron james
5.robinson
6.durant
7.drexler
8.bird
9.stockton
10.k malone
11.ewing
12.kobe
13.pippen
14.love
15.chris paul
16.d williams
17.westbrook
18.mullin
19.tie honestly i can't see how iggy, laettner, chandler, griffin or harden belong anywhere near this team, i guess i'd give #19 to carmelo and #20 tie between the rest

[2short]

Chris Mullin is being underrated. In '92 he was a 26 PPG scorer at 52% shooting. I'm pretty sure he's better than Melo right now.

this is true but I couldn't get chris above #18, man could score and simply knew the game, the thing is he was a perfect fit for the team, 92 was really well set up TEAM, it wasn't just individual players, hardaway, shaw etc etc

[KCattheStripe]

I think it is time to put Lebron on the top of the list.





It makes me sick to write that.

at the very top over MJ?!?

Pretty much

I think he and Jordan are equally dominant, but Lebron does it against better competition and better defenses.

The Bad Boy's Pistons would like a word. Also, LeBron did it with way more help.

Pistons D was not nearly as complex as today's defenses. Jordan had some help too. Pippen, Rodman, Harper were studs.

Think back, Byron Russel was the Jordan stopper back then. Would he have played on any of this year's playoff teams?

A) In the time frame we're talking about, the Bulls had neither Harper nor Rodman. Meanwhile LeBron had both DWade and Bosh. Michael never had someone who could have won a Finals MVP.

B) Considering the Thunder started Thabo Sefolosha and the Spurse started Danny Green, I could absolutely see Byron Russell starting on Contender, let alone a playoff team.

[Eja117]

Wow

1992:
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
Scottie Pippen
Karl Malone
John Stockton
Chris Mullin
Charles Barkley
David Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Clyde Drexler
Christian Laettner

2012:
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
Tyson Chandler
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
James Harden
Kevin Love
Blake Griffin
Andre Iguodala
Carmelo Anthony

1MJ
2 Durant
3 Lebron
4 Barkley
5 Malone
6 D Robinson
7 K Love
8 Kobe
9 Magic
10 Pippen
11 Clyde Drexler
12 Stockton
13 Derron Williams
14 Russel Westbrook
15 Chris Paul
16 Blake Griffin
17 Chris Mullin
18 Andre Iguodala
19 Tyson Chandler
20 James Harden
21 Christian Laetner
22 Bird
23 Carmelo
24 Ewing  

[KCattheStripe]

24 Ewing  

When EJA hates a player, he really hates a player.

[Eja117]

24 Ewing  

When EJA hates a player, he really hates a player.

I partly interpreted the question as "what player would you most want on your team to win with" and I'm just a huge believer in the Ewing Theory