2008 vs 2012 Team USA

[The_Pharcyde]

I'm talking team usa basketball




basically boils down to do you take a trio of prime kobe, prime wade and near prime lebron or prime lebron, near prime durant and past prime kobe

i take the 2008 trio

also throw in the fact i have peak athlete howard and near mvp chris paul on 2008

everyone likes to compare 92 vs these teams but i think this is most intriguing matchup.... i think 2008 is 2nd best team after 1992


who you got in a best of 7?

[TripleA]

2008
look at that swagger

[Fallen Angel]

2016 gonna be better than both of them

[Legends66NBA7]

Redeem Team all day.

1) 92
2) 96
3) 08

[Fallen Angel]

2016 Predictions:

Steph Curry
Kyrie Irving
James Harden
Klay Thompson
Anthony Davis

...all coming back from Team USA 2014

Chris Paul
Russell Westbrook
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Blake Griffin

...all coming back from Team USA 2012

Carmelo Anthony
Demarcus Cousins
DeAndre Jordan
Draymond Green
Dwight Howard
Kevin Love
Hassan Whiteside
Andre Drummond
Paul George
Jimmy Butler
Kawhi Leonard
Lamarcus Aldridge
Chris Bosh

...all candidates for the last two roster spots

Last two spots should go to another rim protector and a small ball PF.
I'd take Chris Bosh (who can block shots, pass, stretch the floor, and has Olympic experience) and I'd take Paul George (if he shows he can play to the level he did two years ago for the small ball PF) and have Carmelo Anthony (Olympic experience, all around scorer, unselfish as a member of Team USA) as a fall back.

Chris Paul | Stephen Curry | Kyrie Irving
James Harden | Russell Westbrook
Lebron James | Klay Thompson
Kevin Durant | Paul George/Carmelo Anthony
Anthony Davis | Chris Bosh | Blake Griffin

[FKAri]

Prime KD is a God in international play. That's the only thing that makes me hesitate when picking 2008.

[tomtucker]

12 got Tyson chandler, Harden and Love = pure shit.........2008 kills and wipes the floor with 12 team

[warriorfan]

'08 Kobe is the best player out of all of them

2008 wins

[The_Pharcyde]

'08 Kobe is the best player out of all of them

2008 wins

either 2008 wade, 2008 kobe or 2012 lebron

all at the peak of their powers
its very close with all of them

[nzahir]

2012 couldve been so much better if players were healthy
Davis should have been there to me, wade and bosh were both missing, and even dwight.
That couldve been really special.
2016 will have prime kd, near prime or prime AD, past prime but good lebron, prime curry, prime WB, prime harden, prime BG, between prime guys of butler, pg, or kawhi, probably cp3, prime cousins or maybe a guy like AD or whiteside.

Could be the best of all 3

[Papaya Petee]

08 Wade, Lebron and Kobe were disguisting.
2008 Cp3 > 2012 Cp3
2008 D-Will>>>>>>> 2012 D Will
2008 Melo > 2012 Melo
08 Kobe >>> 12 Kobe
08 Lebron < 2012 Lebron
08 Dwight>>>>>>>>> 2012 Tyson
08 Bosh >> 12 Love


08 >>> 2012

[sportjames23]

I'm talking team usa basketball




basically boils down to do you take a trio of prime kobe, prime wade and near prime lebron or prime lebron, near prime durant and past prime kobe

i take the 2008 trio

also throw in the fact i have peak athlete howard and near mvp chris paul on 2008

everyone likes to compare 92 vs these teams but i think this is most intriguing matchup.... i think 2008 is 2nd best team after 1992


who you got in a best of 7?

In 2008, why was Wade in his prime and Lebron wasn't? They came into the league in the same year.

[nzahir]

08 Wade, Lebron and Kobe were disguisting.
2008 Cp3 > 2012 Cp3
2008 D-Will>>>>>>> 2012 D Will
2008 Melo > 2012 Melo
08 Kobe >>> 12 Kobe
08 Lebron < 2012 Lebron
08 Dwight>>>>>>>>> 2012 Tyson
08 Bosh >> 12 Love


08 >>> 2012

Kd>>>redd 2012 wins
Griffin=Boozer Tie
WB>Kidd 2012 wins
Iggy>prince or equal 2012 wins by a bit
Wade>>Harden 2008 wins
Overall I think I would also take 2008 but very close. If 2012 has wade, bosh, AD, and dwight then I would easily take 2012

[nzahir]

In 2008, why was Wade in his prime and Lebron wasn't? They came into the league in the same year.

Lebron was only 23 while wade was 26 at the time
30 8 7 2 and 1 and he still wasnt even his prime tbh(his physical prime though in terms of quickness). Prime was cavs last 2 years and miami 4 years. He will be a superstar for 2-3 more years probably, maybe 4 but it would be pushing it and he would have to get a little more consistent on the jumpers like a couple years ago in MIA.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Team USA w/ pros?

1) 92
2) 96
3) 08
4) 12
5) 07
6) 03
7) 14
8) 94
9) 06
10) 00
11) 04
12) 02