So we all know that US didn't start selecting pros for the Olympics until the Dream Team in 1992. I thought it would be fun to put together the team to send over before then. Since '88 is pretty close to '92, I figured going with 1984 would be more interesting. My team: G - Isiah Thomas G - Magic Johnson F - Julius Erving F - Larry Bird C - Moses Malone G - Maurice Cheeks G - Sidney Moncrief F - Bernard King F - Ralph Sampson C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar F - Alex English G - Michael Jordan Snubs: Adrian Dantley, Andrew Toney, an aging (but still good) George Gervin, a young Dominique Wilkins, pre-drugs John Lucas Who are your picks? And better or worse than the '92 Dream Team?
Really you don't need pros that year. The amateurs available were mind blowing: Starters: John Stockton Michael Jordan Chris Mullin Charles Barkley Patrick Ewing Bench: Karl Malone Waymon Tisdale Dell Curry Steve Alford Joe Dumars Danny Manning Mark Price Sam Perkins Terry Porter Chuck Person Kenny Walker - for the highlight reel dunks in garbage time
Yeah, for the record the actual team sent over was: G - Steve Alford G - Michael Jordan F - Chris Mullin F - Sam Perkins C - Patrick Ewing G - Alvin Robertson G - Leon Wood G - Vern Fleming F - Wayman Tisdale F - Jeff Turner C - Joe Kleine C - Jon Koncak Barkley, Curry, Malone, Person, Porter, and Stockton were among the 32 finalists who were cut.
