Beyond the Dream (Team)

Obviously it is not news that Kobe and LeBron have both said that the 2012 USA Olympic mens basketball team could beat the 1992 'Dream Team.' Obviously it is also not news that Jordan and Barkley have ridiculed the notion. Frankly, it is ridiculous!

I am a casual basketball fan at best, but when I can glance at the names on THE Dream Team and know of all but one of them (Chris Mullin), and he's still a Hall of Famer, that was a stacked roster. Beyond that, not only was the Team itself inducted into the Hall of Fame, everyone on it except the single college player (Christian Laettner) was individually inducted into it. It seems ludicrously absurd to suggest that the current US team will come even close to having 11 of 12 members in the HOF, much less being inducted in as a team. I think, Kobe is the only one on the team that is a lock for the HOF...

Having said all that, there is one similarity between the two teams, Coach K...

... and now, this casual fan will return to rooting for the USA and hoping for another gold medal by the mens basketball team!