after defeating Puerto Rico (83-104), that "except perhaps for the 1992 team (the 'Dream Team' of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird that dazzled in the Barcelona Games), all the U.S ...

However, there are those who believe that the 1992 team would be seriously challenged by the 1996 Dream Team II, who were equally dominant in their international appearance, when they concurred ...

One of Bryant's arguments was that the '92 Dream Team was older and had players at the tail end of their careers while his 2012 unit had a "bunch of racehorses" eager to complete. However ...