I gotta agree with Michael Jordan here. From the Associated Press: "Jordan told The Associated Press on Thursday that he laughed — 'I absolutely laughed' — when hearing Bryant’s comments that the squad training in Las Vegas could take down Jordan and company. Jordan said there’s 'no comparison' which team was better. 'For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done,' Jordan said at a celebrity golf tournament in Charlotte."
More: "Jordan said the 1992 team, which included 11 future Hall of Famers and won its six Olympic games by an average of more than 43 points en route to capturing the gold medal, was a better overall team largely because of the experience it put on the floor. 'I heard Kobe say we were not athletic' [as Kobe argued that they were at the end of their careers] said a smiling Jordan as he sat in a golf cart puffing on his cigar while waiting to tee off. 'But we were smart. He said we were too old, but I was 29 and in the prime of my career. Pip (Scottie Pippen) was 26 or 27, (Charles) Barkley was 29, Patrick (Ewing) was 29 and Chris Mullin was 29. Almost everybody was still in their twenties.'"
MJ's money quote: "Jordan said Bryant was entitled to his opinion — even though he said it’s just plain wrong. 'For him to make that comparison, it’s one of those things where it creates conversation,' Jordan said. 'I guess we’ll never know. I’d like to think that we had 11 Hall of Famers on that team and whenever they get 11 Hall of Famers you call and ask me who had the better Dream Team. Remember now, they learned from us. We didn’t learn from them.'"
Michael Jordan To Kobe Bryant: "Put The Crack Pipe Down! No Way The '12 U.S. Team Is Better Than '92 Dream Team"
