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[Wurider05]

Was he hurt that year??

[sultanofatl]

Yep he was hurt. Achilles ftw.

[Dnice]

I may be wrong, but I thought they selected the team before Nique got hurt. It 's dissapointing for not for him to be on that team with his all-star peers.

[T21]

Dnice, on 14 August 2010 - 10:35 AM, said:

I may be wrong, but I thought they selected the team before Nique got hurt. It 's dissapointing for not for him to be on that team with his all-star peers.

I don't think the roster was completed at the time that Nique got hurt... As far as I can recall, several roster spots were up for grabs...

P.S. Even worse "Political decision" was leavin' Nique off the list of 50 Greatest... He should have made it hands down!

[hawksfanatic]

Dnice, on 14 August 2010 - 10:35 AM, said:

I may be wrong, but I thought they selected the team before Nique got hurt. It 's dissapointing for not for him to be on that team with his all-star peers.

The first 10 on the Dream Team were all selected in September 1991:

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So Jordan joins what the NBA is calling its ``Dream Team,`` the first 10 of whom were announced officially Saturday on national TV. They are: Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Bulls, Karl Malone and John Stockton of the Utah Jazz, Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Ewing of the New York Knicks, Mullin of the Golden State Warriors and David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs.

Two more players are to be named, including at least one collegian, probably next spring. And then the team will compete in the Americas qualifying tournament in Portland, Ore., next June for the right to play in the Olympics in Barcelona next July.

http://articles.chic...s-magic-johnson

Dominique didn't blow out his Achilles until February 1992:

http://books.google....chilles&f=false

And then in May of 1992 Drexler and Laettner joined the team:

http://news.google.c...tner-join&hl=en

At the time of the first selection, they claimed the biggest snubs were Isiah and then Clyde. Dominique wasn't really in the discussion, which was a shame. Its also funny to read that Laettner beat out Shaq, Jim Jackson, and Harold Minor to be the lone collegian on the Dream Team.

[niremetal]

hawksfanatic, on 14 August 2010 - 12:16 PM, said:

The first 10 on the Dream Team were all selected in September 1991:



http://articles.chic...s-magic-johnson

Dominique didn't blow out his Achilles until February 1992:

http://books.google....chilles&f=false

And then in May of 1992 Drexler and Laettner joined the team:

http://news.google.c...tner-join&hl=en

At the time of the first selection, they claimed the biggest snubs were Isiah and then Clyde. Dominique wasn't really in the discussion, which was a shame. Its also funny to read that Laettner beat out Shaq, Jim Jackson, and Harold Minor to be the lone collegian on the Dream Team.

Knowing Daly's style as a coach, it's not surprising that Nique got left off. As exciting as Dominique was to watch, he was a poor defender and passer for his position and he wasn't the world's most efficient scorer either. The forwards who made the team ahead of him all seemed more like Daly's type of players.

[capstone21]

niremetal, on 14 August 2010 - 12:53 PM, said:

Knowing Daly's style as a coach, it's not surprising that Nique got left off. As exciting as Dominique was to watch, he was a poor defender and passer for his position and he wasn't the world's most efficient scorer either. The forwards who made the team ahead of him all seemed more like Daly's type of players.

They went with Chris Mullin instead .... shooter

He was also playing for Nelson

[hawksfanatic]

niremetal, on 14 August 2010 - 12:53 PM, said:

Knowing Daly's style as a coach, it's not surprising that Nique got left off. As exciting as Dominique was to watch, he was a poor defender and passer for his position and he wasn't the world's most efficient scorer either. The forwards who made the team ahead of him all seemed more like Daly's type of players.

But Daly didn't have any vote or say as to who was on the team. If he did, then Isaiah would have made it.

[Endy9]

There was no excuse for leaving Dom off the 92 dream team or the top 50 list. And they still are missing his best dunk. Playing Boston. Bird and McHale are mugging him under the basket. Leaning on him at the edge of the three point line, i thought they were going to push him out of bounds. Instead Dom does a fake then using his incredible strength, three feet under the backboard. Goes up and moves both Bird and McHale as they hang on him...no foul called of course..and dunks with both of them hacking and hanging on him. Best physical play I ever saw in the NBA.

Edited by Endy9, 14 August 2010 - 06:15 PM.

[Dsinner]

Nique should have been on it and despite what you think about L8, he deserved it as well.

[NineOhTheRino]

Nique had the nimbers but didn't add much each. Sorry Nique fans but your guy was a 1-dimensional player.

[coachx]

NineOhTheRino, on 19 August 2010 - 02:49 PM, said:

Nique had the nimbers but didn't add much each. Sorry Nique fans but your guy was a 1-dimensional player.

Yep, that is why Scottie Pippen made the team before him. Scottie was the ultimate complimentary player. He was the perfect fit. Team chemistry needed a guy like him more then another scorer. He was easily the best and most versatile defender in the game. He could lock down a HOF PG with full court pressure as well as guard the best scorer on the other team. Plus Pippens ball handling was unmatched at the SF position then.

The Dream Team was not about getting the 12 best players. It was about building the best team. That team needed a defensive specialist and team player like Pippen and a pure shooter like Mullin more then another SF who was used to being the #1 scoring option who played 1 on 1.

Now if the stupid rule of having to have 1 college player was not there then there would be a great debate over who was next.

Edited by coachx, 19 August 2010 - 03:01 PM.

[AHF]

Dsinner, on 17 August 2010 - 08:47 AM, said:

Nique should have been on it and despite what you think about L8, he deserved it as well.

If you assume that they are picking a college player and you assume that college player is being picked not based on an ability but on the strength of his college career, Laettner deserved to make the team over Shaq, Nique and Isiah.

[Dsinner]

AHF, on 19 August 2010 - 10:44 PM, said:

If you assume that they are picking a college player and you assume that college player is being picked not based on an ability but on the strength of his college career, Laettner deserved to make the team over Shaq, Nique and Isiah.

If a college player had to be picked then L8 had to be the guy. Sometimes I wonder if anyone watched college ball that year and just saw the names in the draft years later. Laettner dominated college ball that year and was even better than the big Shamrock.

[Endy9]

Dsinner, on 22 August 2010 - 07:01 PM, said:

If a college player had to be picked then L8 had to be the guy. Sometimes I wonder if anyone watched college ball that year and just saw the names in the draft years later. Laettner dominated college ball that year and was even better than the big Shamrock.

Plus Laettner ate Shaq alive when they played head to head in college.