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Just because he's a good blocker doesn't neccessarily mean he plays good defense.

You should really look at the rosters between the two teams. The 92 team was MUCH bigger...and much more well balanced.

Go ahead and compare the two rosters. I double dog dare you.

The 2012 team has mediocre depth, especially at point guard and the center is TYSON CHANDLER???? (The only center, I might add.)

You dont seem to care how stupid you sound when you make posts like you did. Not a speck of actual information....just spouting off and hoping that bluster will make up for lack of education. No wonder the younger generation is not respected much in terms of sports knowledge.

Taking a limited player like Dwight Howard, whose game has not improved one bit since he got into the league, and who has still been unwilling and unable to build any sort of offensive game to go with all that talent, is just laughable.

And not to break it to you, but Dwight Howard is NOT ON THIS OLYMPIC TEAM. Why are you bringing him up?

Not only that but post players had back to the basket skills

I see none of that on this team

And i know Dwight has zero game pretty much when it comes to jump hooks and inside or back to the basket moves

That part of his game blows

Don't group us all in together. I'm only 21, but I've watched enough old-school NBA to appreciate the distinct difference between the game then and now.

Its hard not too, and no offense to you but unless you saw it live you really can't understand

But kudos to you for not being totally blind

The NBA has gone on strike twice in less than 15 years, the league is a nightmare and Stern running the show is killing it more and more each year

Over/under.... How long till the next strike ? Im going 5 years tops

Part of what has been ruined as well is the physicality of the game. Games in the 80's and 90's were heavyweight fights, literally. Now you can't touch anybody without a foul called and bitching and complaining from all sides.

I will say this, guys like Anthony Mason, Oakley, Laimbeer, Rodman. They might not make it in today's NBA because they were bullies. All good teams had hit men. Dale Davis. There were a lot of those guys in the league back then.

This is true. But if he's an elite, game changing shot blocker then that does mean he plays good defense. He's gonna have to develop an NBA body obviously but this kid will be an All-NBA defender.

Gerald Green recently signed a 3-year, $3.5 million/year contract with Indiana.

But he's still got a spot in the NBA, which is what Mountie said.

If you really consider the 12th man on 5 teams in 6 years with stints in the D league, China and Russia then sure but I don't think that's what he was trying to say. When all he could do was dunk, he couldn't play in the NBA. You can't name one player that sees any significant time on the floor, even as a role player, that can only jump.

Wrong. The league is about superstar players as it has always been. You don't think MJ got every call he wanted? Like he didn't get special treatment? The game was definitely more physical back then no doubt about it. And it made for a better game. They really let guys bang around. In today's NBA most refs will nip that in the bud because it leads to some ugly incidents and since the brawl in Detroit the league really can't afford that.

Lebron? Magic Johnson or Scottie Pippen who was a great Point-Forward in his own right.

Dwight Howard? The Admiral. Shaq should have been on this team.

A white guy that couldn't create his own shot? First you're an idiot as Bird could do what he wanted when he wanted. Secondly, what do you think Ray Allen and Reggie Miller have been their entire career?

A 6'6 glorified center would get owned? Yea thats why Dejuan Blair made the All-Star team in 2011. And besides if you knew anything about anything Barkley never played Center. He was a Power Forward. He basically was Carmelo Anthony before Carmelo existed.

You sir are an ignoramus.