Grant Hill: 1996 Olympic Team Could Have Beaten 1992 Dream Team
August 29th, 2016
Grant Hill was on the USA’s 1996 Olympic basketball team — a team that
tends to fly under the radar when great teams are discussed. Joining Hill on
this team was a myriad of superstars: Charles Barkley, Penny Hardaway, Karl
Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Gary Payton,
Scottie Pippen, Mitch Richmond, David Robinson, and John Stockton.
Grant Hill作为1996年亚特兰大奥运美国代表队的一员，阵中巨星名将无数，
阵容有老巴、Penny、老马、大梦、Shaq、大嘴米勒、手套、Pippen、Richmond、
海军上将、老史。
This team dominated the Olympics, sweeping their way to a gold medal while
winning each game by an average of 28 points. This was an incredible team.
Grant Hill believes that they were better than the 1992 “Dream Team,” he
tells SLAM’s Max Resetar:
这支球队统治了整个奥运会且最终夺金，场均胜分28分以上(实际上是31.75)。
这是个难以令人置信的团队，在接受《SLAM》杂志采访时，
Grant Hill相信这支球队比92年梦一队更好。
It seems like the only way the 1996 team would get their due is by beating
the Dream Team. Grant Hill is confident in the outcome of a single game
between the two.
“I’d say 1996.” Hill looks up into the sky while he picks the winner,
looking like he’s picturing the game.
有鉴于此，当被问到‘如果96年奥运队和梦一打一场比赛，谁会赢？’时，
Hill表示：“我会选96年。”
“We had good balance. We had some younger players. I think with Shaq, with
Penny when he was right—you had the legends like David Robinson, Karl
Malone, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen. Then you had those
guys that were right in their prime. Reggie, Mitch Richmond, Gary Payton.
Then you had the young guys like myself, Penny and Shaq. I’d pay to see it. I
’d like to think that we could get them. I’m glad you brought that up, I
feel like we don’t get the respect.” He says that last sentence with a
smile.
对此，Hill给出了自己的解释：
“我们阵容非常平衡，阵中有些更年轻的球员，像Shaq、Penny。
也有传奇球星，像David Robinson, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, John Stockton,
Scottie Pippen。还有些球员正值巅峰期，像Reggie, Mitch Richmond,
Gary Payton。我认为我们可以击败梦一，我觉得我们没有得到应有的尊重。”
The coach of that team, Lenny Wilkens, isn’t sure which team was better:
梦三主教练Lenny Wilkens曾担任过梦一的助理教练，
他的回答中立些，他不太确定哪支球队更好。
“They’re both good teams,” he says, remaining completely neutral. “I know
what Gary and Mitch Richmond would say. They would say we’d win. I’m sure
that the ’92 team would say the same thing. I enjoyed coaching all those
guys.” Forever the player’s coach.
“两支都是很棒的球队，我知道Payton & Richmond会说出什么，他们会说我们能赢，
我敢肯定梦一也会说一样的话，我很享受执教这些球员。”
http://defpen.com/grant-hill-olympics-dream-team/
附上两队阵容...
92年巴塞隆纳奥运 梦一 96年亚特兰大奥运 梦三
Player Ht Wt Age Player Ht Wt Age
Charles Barkley 6-6 251 29 Charles Barkley 6-6 251 33
Larry Bird 6-9 220 35 Penny Hardaway 6-7 201 24
Clyde Drexler 6-7 223 30 Grant Hill 6-8 225 23
Patrick Ewing 7-0 240 29 Karl Malone 6-9 256 32
Magic Johnson 6-9 220 32 Reggie Miller 6-7 190 31
Michael Jordan 6-6 198 29 Shaquille O'Neal 7-1 302 24
Christian Laettner 6-11 236 22 Hakeem Olajuwon 7-0 249 33
Karl Malone 6-9 256 29 Gary Payton 6-3 190 27
Chris Mullin 6-7 216 28 Scottie Pippen 6-7 225 30
Scottie Pippen 6-7 225 26 Mitch Richmond 6-5 216 31
David Robinson 7-1 236 26 David Robinson 7-1 236 30
John Stockton 6-1 174 30 John Stockton 6-1 174 34