So betweeN USA basketball summer camp starting soon, the empty periods of waiting for baseball highlights to stop dominating SportsCenter, and Jeremy Lin threads running amock in the GARM, I thought I'd introduce a discussion I had with a friend not too long ago. We were discussing the hypothetical situation in which all the recent USA Olympic basketball squads were to face off in a single elimination style tournament. Seeding would be to an extent arbitrary, so let me lay it out for you guys with the rosters (I'm only gonna mention significant rotation guys): 1992 (#1 seed) Magic Johnson - John Stockton Michael Jordan - Clyde Drexler Larry Bird - Scott Pippen - Chris Mullin Charles Barkley - Karl Malone Patrick Ewing - David Robinson 2008 (#2 seed) Jason Kidd - Chris Paul - Deron Williams Kobe Bryant - Dwayne Wade LeBron James - Tayshaun Prince Chris Bosh - Carmelo Anthony Dwight Howard - Carlos Boozer 2016 hypothetical (#3 seed) Steph Curry - Kyrie Irving James Harden - Klay Thompson LeBron James - Kawhi Leonard Kevin Durant - Lamarcus Aldridge - Blake Griffin Anthony Davis - Demarcus Cousins - Dwight Howard 2012 (#4 seed) Chris Paul - Russel Westbrook Kobe Bryant - James Harden LeBron James - Carmelo Anthony - Andre Iguadala Kevin Durant - Kevin Love Tyson Chandler - Anthony Davis 1996 (#5 seed) Penny Hardaway - Gary Payton - John Stockton Reggie Miller - Mitch Richmond Scott Pippen - Grant Hil Charles Barkley - Karl Malone David Robinson - Shaq - Hakeem Olajuwan 2000 (#6 seed) Jason Kidd - Gary Payton Vince Carter - Alan Houston Ray Allen - Stevie Smith Kevin Garnett - Vin Baker Alonzo Mourning - Antonio Mcdyess First round follows as such: (#1) Dream Team (1992) gets a bye in the first round and would play the winner of the 4 and 5 seed. (#2) Redeem Team (2008) takes on (#7) Larry Brown's Disaster Group (2004) (#3) Hypothetical squad of 2016 faces off with (#6) Vince Carter's nuts (2000) (#4) Squad of 2012 squares off with (#5) Oasis of big men (1996) I'll hit you guys with my results in a little bit, but I'm really interested to see yalls answers on the 4/5 matchup. I hope this is a decent distraction from a few of the other ridiculous threads I had to sift through during this awkward stretch of the year; enjoy and share your thoughts!