Dream Team 92 @Barcelona

I was serving my National Service in the army when I heard this great news. Team USA is fielding a team of NBA superstars for the Barcelona Games. It was in 13 September 1991 when this electrifying announcement was made. Most of all knew that we would see NBA stars on the Spanish courts. But, wait…to what extent is the greatness…well, this is the Dream Team. The Greatest of them all.

The Dream Team are Magic Johnson and John Stockton as playmakers. Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin and Scottie Pippen are the guards. Charles Barkley and Karl Malone as power forwards and Patrick Ewing and David Robinson as centers. Clyde Drexler and Christian Laettner were drafted later. The coach was Chuck Daly.

There was indeed so much hype back then. Why not? These are the best players in the world playing together. This team is built around the three top players of all time, Jordan, Magic and Bird. It was not about winning the gold. It was a foregone conclusion when the team was formed. The team left an incredible mark on the history of Olympics.

In all 14 games, coach Daly did not call a single time-out at all. As Magic Johnson said,”Before we see a team like this again, we’II be dead and gone.”