DREAM Team 2: The Greatest Team NOBODY Talks About 

Shaq had no outside game but imagine going big and moving Hakeem or David to forward with Shaq inside

@@rickyharris9897 Hakeem did play a lot of power forward early on with Sampson at center as I recall.

Go Big 5 Shaq 4Dream 3robinson 2miller 1Penny

And Hakeem killed shaq and robinson

@@Noin007 just 3 years

Yes. That team lost Horace grant sho provided that physical presence. They didn’t fill that void until they get Rodman a couple years later and that was the missing link. Hakeem and the rockets also went 6-1 against the bulls over the 3 years that Chicago 3 peated the first time. Sure it’s just regular season but Hakeem would have dominated that bulls team in a way no player had ever done before.

Rockets had the type of team to beat the bulls. Vernon Maxwell gave Jordan fits not to mention Hakeem would feast and Phil Jackson hated to double team. I heard Kenny Smith say the rockets were 6-1 against the bulls 91-93. That's pretty crazy...I'm not saying rockets all day but I think it's an even playing field. I like the Horace argument also

My previous comment looks stupid now but I won't delete it. U saw that same interview I did lol

@Kindle Watson But as far as i know MJ admitted that they wouldn't have any answer for Hakeem if they would face Rockets in the finals.

Lindy Tucker the sorry knicks took them to game 7 jordan would’ve destroyed that team Vernon maxwell was A joke compared to MJ

Barkley also said the 1992 team was less selfish and more fun. The 1996 team was always bickering and crying over play time. He thought the 1992 was better.

@@patriciamccormick9321 Shaq? is that you?

Barkley was Zion before Zion.

@@paulmkzno shit

Brandon Roy too 😭

T-Mac as well

Add D Rose on that list too 😎

@@killua8252 T mac shouldnt have never idolized Penny so much and taking on his number as a tribute .... who knows how the universe works lol

I always put Mitch Richmond on that list…”if” he was on a better team, people would actually know his name.

*theme from Cape Fear plays after the sub*

😄

Hakeem was the starter.

@@jp3813 At the time Hakeem was a notch above both Shaq and David. Shaq was a brute but Hakeem got the best of him regularly, not until Shaq had a good team around him did he really shine. As for David getting the MVP, watch them go head to head in the playoffs that year Hakeem was upset that he didn't get the MVP and played the series to prove the point and boy did he. I wonder if there was ever a time during the Olympics if the coach put all three on the floor together just for intimidation, can you imagine?

@@bigme75201 Tell all that to the OP instead.

@Real Truth you honestly think Ewing and Stockton are better than Payton and Shaq? IDK about that.

@@xcalaverasx Go look up the all time steals leader. Who is it? and by how many? Compare it to the gap between the 2 and 3 spots...

SatchelRaid Incoming is Stockton have any DPOYS? Who had longer primes? Shaq easily beats Ewing, Payton lead his team to the finals, although Stockton did also, Payton did with Kemp, while Stockton had a great team around him. Payton is definitely better defensively then Stockton no question. Stats don’t matter in this discussion,

SatchelRaid Incoming “steals” is not necessarily an indication of great defense. Gary Payton was a much better defender than Stockton.

The majority of Stocktons steals come off help defense or double teams. Gary’s are From man to man

The team with Kemp right?

I remember the 96 team being referred to as Dream Team III so yes, definitely.

I always found 94 dream team most fun to watch. Alley oop galore!

@@Akamemaru1 that was the best team because of kemp

Was just gonna write that, then saw your post! THANK YOU!!!!

By far.. he played on some horrific teams unfortunately.

Run TMC was technically a Big 3 But this era was bruiser ball. If they played now they'd be dope A/F because Mullen , Mitch and Tim Hardaway could all drop the 3 Ball

Yep. Shame he was on those horrible Sacramento Kings teams in the 90's.

Completely agree..I remember taking him into my custom built team on nba 95..with roster player of course haha

Mitch Glen rice Reggie Miller Them 3 out shoot anybody

Easily get into personal

If you have to say Gary Patton, Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway to suggest that's a reasons the 1996 team might be better than the 1992 team...You already lost your argumentl....lol

@@edmandell3064 magic and bird were pretty much done. Robison couldn't hold Hakeem and barkley would of played against jordan not with him. 96 team wins

JJD Michael f*cking Jordan! Shut up

Objectively speaking this 96 team could possible beat the 92 team based on defense. Payton was DPOY, Hakeem one of the greatest shot blockers, and young agile Prime Shaq. The 92 team had Bird with back issues, Magic coming back from rust, and a Christian laettner. The reason why 92 team is better to most people is because of one man, arguably the GOAT. Other than that, 96 team had almost everyone in their primes

Penny was so fun too watch play I hate it that he got injured & the sprite commercials with Little Penny always would leave a smile on my face

Penny 2s are some of the most comfortable shoes ever 😁😁😁

Hell yes love some penny

this how great penny was , michael jordan and scottie pippen said he was 1 of the toughest they had to guard . penny was a more athletic magic johnson with a post game jump/3pt shot . he's shoe the air penny's that nike still sell are some of the most sold shoes in the world and he hasn't played in 14 years . watch his highlights vs the heat in the 97 or 98 playoffs he was unstoppable

@@jeremychannel333 when Sprite taste good.. Sprite taste like nasty.. Sponsoring Marxist LeCrybaby is another issue.

That team would MOP the floor with any modern dream team 💯

I’ll never forget that one sprite commercial with Hill These 2fans were sayin his head was aerodynamically shaped Which made him faster on the court 🤓😂🤣

Grant Hill Drinks Sprite? Grant Hill, Drinks, Sprite!! Classic.

Id throw T Mac in there. They could have been incredible

@@mytrashguypa They certainly could have used TMac and some other players in Athens 2004!!!!!!!!!!!

Whaaat??? Really?

@Gordon Freeman No, Stockton led the team in blocks. Look it up!

What???? lol yo Stockton jumping blocking everyone!! Lol

Can confirm he had .5 blocks a game

I liked Stockton. He had a little nastiness in him mixed with a lot of Grit. To bad Isaiah wasnt a dream team member

I thought Dominique and Isaiah were on Dream Team 2?

Xman Just Domonique. IT was never on any Dream Teams.

@@xman9190 Isiah was supossed to be on the team but he was injured and couldn't play.

Joe Dumars was there

@@xman9190 Dominque Wilkins? He was on Dream Team II.

had they played todays NBA it could have been a kawhi leonard basketball type of game.

They are the modern day Derrick Rose

He literally just did in this video.

You sure about that Well actually ur right

Jordan said Hake, Magic, Scottie, James Worthy and shelf would beat any 5. That's his all the greatest dream team.

Fun fact: Before 1984 Draft the Rockets had an offer to send Ralph Sampson the Trailblazers for the #2 pick AND Clyde Drexler. If the Rockets had taken that offer, they could have picked Olajuwon and Jordan as the #1 and #2 picks that year, plus Olajuwon's HOF college teammate (who he eventually won a ring with).

@@JonSmith-hk1bq That would’ve been an amazing team & I’ve heard this story before. I would put Pippen & Drexler on even par or equals so to speak. So it’d be about like envisioning the late 80s early 90s bulls with Olajuwon added to the roster but with of course Rockets on their jerseys. Of course Olajuwon & Jordan won 8 championships straight amongst them so it wouldn’t be a far stretch to imagine they’d win 8 titles if that scenario had happened.

​@@averydaymond1560 Not just 8 championships, 8 championships in a row. And Olajuwon even managed to get past the 80s Lakers once. We are contemplating an era of dominance on par with the Celtics in the Russell-era, yes. I'd disagree about Drexler and Pippen being on par though. I'd much rather have Pippen both in general and as a fit with that Rockets team. Drexler was basically a less-dominant (but still HOF) version of Jordan's game after all.

Everyone talks about a duo in Orlando. So much disrespect for Horace Grant. 4 rings, 10 rebounds per game, and almost 15 ppg.

@@basadake That was Tyra Banks fool!

@@mrtrailexplorer2004 Wtf are you talkin about ?

if i can remember, MJ has the most commercials in history as an NBA player

So is Chris Mullin he was splashing on that 92 team he get over looked a lot

@@jahqayburnett7736 agreed mullin doesn’t get his props enough. I just don’t understand why people today don’t remember how good Hakeem and David were. They all remember shaq but they sleep on those guys and Ewing tbh

Those same fans love bron

@hybrid$avage facts brudda

I love Hakeems game so much he would be my starting Center in an all time top 5

Laettner was better than Shaq

@@cashmoneysniper4166 false. Christian was cold but Duke never wins if Grant Hill doesn't enroll there. If Chris Jackson had stayed at LSU wit Shaq who knows how many rings they could've won together

@@cashmoneysniper4166 what are you on dude?

It was very close to Shaq being on the original dream team instead of laettner. The selection committee was told to include at least one collegiate player to acknowledge the way the USA Olympic team normally was. All collegiate players. All year in 92 we were being told it was probably going to be O'Neal but the committee went with laettner instead.

@@cashmoneysniper4166 you was either drunk, high, or both when you typed this comment

Reinis Važa You ever seen the Dream Team documentary, where Chuck Daly threw the game to the college kids in order to make a point about team play? Great part of the doc. Really united the team. 96 probably could have used that

@@jonnyarnett Yeah, I saw it like three times. 😄 It was an excellent move and strategy from Daly. Kudos to him. I really think that helped to built 92' team.

Then you also understand that Dream Team 1 also argued over egos as well, not just Dream Team 2

Scottie Pippen. I don't even have to look to know it was him that was doing the bitching and pouting about PT.

92 was a reward for your great career. It wasn't put together for the best team at the time. Magic got torched by Bobby Hurley and Bird was a shell of himself because of injury. Great team regardless but also an even better story with the names. With MJ on their it's still hard to go against the original dream team. They was first and that also gets more attention.

Yeah but bird could barely move in 92 and magic was retired.

@@benjaminpeters6729yea you must be young af. Magic was voted in to the all star game later and won MVP. Took another year off and then came back again and played a year for the Fakers.

@SkankHunt42RIZZ he missed 3 seasons and came back for 95-96. But he came back about 50 lbs heavier and playing pf. It doesn't matter...the perimeter players like magic and bird were past their prime years. Just cause the 92 team was more dominant against lesser competition doesn't mean they are better than the 08 team.

Or “That’s all I needed” 😂🤣

Lol. So true. So true

Or “I take nothing away from the ‘96 Dream Team 2, but I take offense when you put them on the same level.” 😂

Mark Jackson thanks man, I love y’all too !

Still waiting for it.

Waiting for a RU-vidr shiiit go to the bar you'll catch that convo quick 😂😂😂😂

You're correct. The 1996 team was Dream Team 3.

@@redmarvel1978 I was looking for this comment. DT2 was way inferior tho

@@benjipendragon7598 That's because it was partially made up of NBA second and third teamers (Mark Price, Kevin Johnson, Derrick Coleman, Steve Smith, etc.). Most superstars aren't willing to give up their off-seasons for non-Olympic Game competition. Notice how many of the aforementioned players were replaced with first-teamers on Dream Team III.

@@redmarvel1978 you are using the Dream Team title way too loosely. Just because they had NBA players don't make it a Dream Team. The Dream Teams are the Olympic teams of the 90's.

The Redeem Team was the best IMO

This video is actually incorrect. The majority of 96' USA starting lineup consisted on the following: 1. Payton 2. Miller 3. Pippen 4. Barkley/Malone 5. Shaq/Robinson. Both the 4 & 5 positions split their time starting.

The problem with the 96 USA team aka "dream team 3" was a lot of internal problems and fighting amongst the team. A lot of the players had egos and fought over who would be starting and not starting. This especially applied to Hakeem, who did not want to be coming off of the bench.

1 or 2

2nd best behind the 92 dream team

They were called Dream Team 3, the 1994 world championship team were called Dream Team 2

Leon, I've actually heard it both ways. I debated whether I should title the video Dream Team 2 or Dream Team 3. I went with 2, because personally I'm talking about the teams that actually played Olympic games, and its debatable if that 94 team should even count (also 96 is much better than 94 imo).

@@jonnyarnett I understand but I was talking about what the actual names of the teams during that time

Yo! Before there was ever a LeBron James there was Grant Hill! You're correct in saying if not for his injuries sir. Grant would've finished with back-2-back titles if not more👍

Hill was a great player but not near Lebrons level but he was good for 20-25 points 8 and 8 every night though

No doubt

He was the league first Point forward afterall

@@markmark2159 Every heard of Scottie Pippen?

Mitch wasn’t on that team

…and Dominique!

@@markjackson6431 Youre right. For some reason, I remembered Mitch Richmond being on the team.

20 years from now, hold on.

that would be cool but no Artificial Intelligence could ever emulate Jordan's competitiveness and desire to win.

stats from the 2010s are easily manipulated by lebron, also stats don't tell the whole story and the human factor is missing

You can do it right now but it wont be anywhere near accurate, and it will never be unless you can simulate the universe.

It's called nba 2k20... And no it's not reliable.

DT3 had 5 players from DT1 and 2 from DT2. The USA Basketball wanted to assemble a 3rd team with stars from fhe other 2 teams and some other stars that had never make it before.

Correct

Exactly!!! Bird was old

Hakeem wasnt healthy in 96. He was a shell of himself that year. He hurt his back going into the 1996 season

Khazam lol

@Christy Dolan 😭😭😂😂😂😂

Amaan A Dont forget Steel! That an underrated gem 😂

@@jonnyarnett don't forgot shaq the big aristotle

SHAQ STEEL

A good lineup would have been Penny Miller Hill Robinson Shaq

That early 2000 Portland team, maybe could.

Mansa X Hakeem over shaq Richmond over reggie

@@rackedup4892 it's a tough one. Olajuwan was that dude especially with the footwork.

What about that plane crash in South America

It's not ironic, it's wrong lol

Hakeem was the best center at the time dumbass, he was the starting center.

Bird was too beat up at that point. If 86 Bird and 87 Magic and collegiate Shaq were somehow on that 1992 team... jesus Christ.

this is like when you were in a mid 90's nba game trading without a salary cap. Why not throw Wilt and Russell in there for good measure just in case it isn't cheap enough?

Segundas partes nunca fueron buenas menos considerando que en el primero estaban mágic larry y jordan

In that era? In any era

No shi*...

2012 is better than all but 92

Ethan Ennis Is put them at 4

That might be might list too, but never count out MVP 08 Kobe ⬛️🐍

Risner France Garces no

96 dream team is not the 2nd best at all chill

Chris was a monster. His stats are so similar to Reggie it is insane he doesn't get as much love.

I’ll take the redeem team better

Mark facts. Mullin was a beast on the court

Laettner was laettner and bird was having major back issues so that works against DT1 in a roster vs. roster straight up situation.

@@erics8192 I'd give a slight edge to DT2 only because of that. Even with Laettner, if Bird's back hadn't been torn to hell from all those floor dives he took chasing the ball, I'd take DT1 all day at that point.

prime Mj in that team is already illegal, if bird and magic is in prime form, that's murder.

Bird averaged 20 and 10 his last season, so that was still really good. Also Magic just prior to the Dream Team was 2nd in MVP voting until he had to retire from HIV. They were still good and Magic was playing at a MVP level

Magic and Bird were chosen because who they were. Imagine having a NBA dream team without them after all they done. I grew up with that rivalry and it made the NBA what it is today.

Bird looked about out of place as Dominique Wilkins did in 1994🤣🤣

Bird was done and Magic was ending...If they were in their prime, I would give it to Dream team 1..

The question is why didn't MJ play?

@@retrosoul8770 Space jam movie in 96 plus he already had two olympic gold medals and was focusing on winning championship because he lost in 95 when he returned from baseball so he felt like he had something to prove and he sure did when they went 72-10 and won the championship and him being the finals mvp once again

Yeah but Olajuwon owned Jordan, Jordan wouldn't be a factor at all

@@retrosoul8770 You can read this. I think he just want to give the other player a chanced to experienced in international game olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/05/01/michael-jordan-atlanta-1996-olympics-dream-team/ I think he even stated that Shawn Kemp is deserving to be on the Dream Team 3 after what he had done with Dream Team 2 but didn't happened

He wasn't kidding

That's what i thought.

Hood atheist nah 08 and 12 better than both , #goatjames

I’d say it’s debatable without Jordan, but unquestionable with him

literally about to say that, I think Shaqs talking about world championship team not the '96 team.

Yes he was referring to the Dream team 2 with him, Kemp, Coleman and others

Yep!

Correct, 96 Olympic team was known as dream team 3

You are correct. This isn't dream team 2 it's dream team 3

I was. Let’s not revise history even though the second team was sucky compared to 96, that was still referred to as Dream Team II.

Yeahhh I was surprised when he said 1996 instead of 1994 😂😂😂

Gary Payton wasn't in 1994 team

No. He was on the 2000 Olympic team. Not the 96 team.

@@DAB901 yes he was on dream team 2 along with Joe Dumars, Shawn Kemp, Reggie Miller, Dominique Wilkins, Derrick Coleman, Kevin Johnson, Mark Price and others. This video is of dream team 3

1994 World Team but actually the real Dream Team 2

@@DAB901 1994 original Dream 2

He was live!!!!

Thanks for pointing this out. Dream Team 2 was the marketed name for the ‘94 squad and is likely the team Shaq is referring to. The 1996 team was labeled “Dream Team 3.” Surprised more people can’t remember this.

that magic team was my fav team+and if drazen didnt die in car accident

Mine too I’m from orlando

Even with Mitch in there instead of Michael Jordan the 1996 teen was better than the original Dream Team

@@joesephnicholls1363 No

@@lrod8692 come on now. The 1990 16 had no weak links at all unlike the 1992 team with Larry Bird in his injured back and Christian Laettner. Three-headed monster at Center that was Unstoppable defense and offense. And then you had Scottie Pippen Gary Payton and Penny Hardaway shutting down the defense. On top of that you had Charles Barkley still dominating and leading the roster and scores. Then on top of that you had the likes of Scottie Pippen Reggie Miller a little bit of John Stockton and Penny Hardaway tearing up the three pointers. And then on top of that on the second string alone whenever you had Karl Malone and John Stockton they was destroying teams with their combo one to attack alone. They didn't lose not one game. Not even the scrimmage. In the blowout range against their opponents were bigger than the 1992 team even Michael Jordan on the 1992 team who was at its peak still wasn't the leader in scores. But the chemistry that he demonstrated on that team is what helped his team elevate. Now the only way that that you can say that the 1992 team was better was only in total career achievements. Because in performance-wise the 1996 team edges the 1992 team just by few notches. So not only did the 1996 have no weak links the 1990 16 was Stronger and overall offense and defense.

Olajuwon owned Jordan at this point

@@mandodelossantos2 owned who? MJ was almost unanimous MVP winning fmvp and lead the league in scoring and rapm, leading his team to 72 wins! A record at the time Hakeem is great but who did he own

Who are you kidding even without Michael Jordan they are the best

@Darren Mcclean he was on 1997. I didn't mean he played on an all star level, but he was selected at least once. In my books this makes him an all-star

@Sloan Jackson No he wouldn't Wade led the heat to a title in 06

@Sloan Jackson Lebron jealous of wade because wade beat him, he got the ring first

Laettner wasn't an all-star until 97 after even the second Dream Team.

Olajuwon Robinson Shaq best everything else.

On paper yeah but that Magic Johnson on the dream team was over the hill

Waun Thomas over the hill magic is still an allstar and better than 99% of pgs all time so...

Facts💯

pickzkickz facts💯

Jordan said he was his toughest comp

Facts

I wish Richmond got a ring with the kings at least he was hella underrated it hurts.

@@AQUAPHREESH193 Mitch Richmond did finally get a ring. But too bad it was in 2002 with the Lakers and through the 7 game series against the Kings.

94 team? It’s every 4 years there’s no 94 team

@@ogloc4478 They played in the FIBA World Championship.

@@ogloc4478 Yeah. They marketed the FIBA team in 94 as Dream Team 2. The 96 team was marketed as Dream Team 3.

@@ogloc4478 Do you not know FIBA and Olympic were every 2 years.

He was talking about 1994 Dream Team II.

This isn't Dream Team 2. This is Dream Team 3.

That 1994 team, I remember them

Well, This is definitely the 3rd Dream Team. Team USA after this are never considered to be called as Dream Team anymore. Just a Team USA. That one who'd lost against Puerto Rico was the 04 USA. Imo the 04 USA was supposed to be the very 1st redeemed team to reclaim their international title through the 04 olympic after the USA got humiliated in 02 fiba but they failed it again. Though, they still got a Bronze medal following with 06 roster by then. 2008 USA then, was finally a successful redeem team to reclaimed the dominanc after the 3 consecutive major(02 fiba, 04 olympic & 06 fiba) losses.

Correct. '94 FIBA roster: Derrick Coleman, Joe Dumars, Kevin Johnson, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp, Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Mark Price, Steve Smith, and Dominique Wilkins.

He had already stated that

No its 2 bc the Olympics are every 4 years the teams in between are just national teams .....now you know

A lineup full of all stars and 5 hall of famers isn’t a dream team?

@Michael McFly that 94 team was officially named Dream Team II. I lived it so I know. Go look it up.

Question...who would play the post for DT1 against those monsters???/? There isn't enough Magic or Jordan to deal with them. Remember, Jordan got half his points in the post.

@@TooDuStrong How many rings did DT2 have? I D K.....(imo) something about DT1 that says in a 7 gm series the heart to win and be the best would surface with Magic and Jordan that DT2 would not be able to match. Skill and talent on something of an equal level and maybe a nod to DT2 but the "it factor" of DT1 along with just knowing how to win gets my vote. I don't think people realize or have they forgot, Magic Johnson led the Lakers as 20 year old rookie to the title. Also, being that young to lead a great in Jabar says something. Kareem could have not realized Magic's greatness and could have ruined a dynasty like.....somebody (THE Big One....... on DT2 lol. Great observation tho' 👍🏿👌🏿

NO JORDAN LOST ROCKETS 1990S THERES RECORD CHECK RECORD NBA

@@abdibarri9012 Explain what you mean about Jordan losing in the 90's to the Rockets thanks

@@lefonzopollock4345 REGULAR SEASON HOUSTON BEAT BULL SEE YOU NEVER BEEN LIVE 1990S YOU BORN 2000 😁

You mean an old, retired Bird, who couldn't play 5 minutes a game because of back issues, Magic Johnson, who had HIV, and that unfortunately, held him back tremendously, and Michael Jordan, well, there's nothing to hold Jordan back

Magic and bird were old by then, and 96 team had much better front court. Team is deeper too

@@ACIMRobert which is probally why the 1992 team is just a little better than the 1996 only because of Jordan

you are right, talent wise 92 is superior. too bad the hiv and injury got the best of the two legends. needless to say, in a 7 game series, at their peak, 92 team wins in 4.

@@immafatazn Magic and Bird werent old in 1992... Magic retired becuz of hiv not age. He was the 2nd best player in the nba when he retired

Not really. it's envisioning an older version of that player matched up against the younger version of that player...=) Recall the great Nike commercial of young MJ vs. old MJ?! =)