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作為1996年亞特蘭大奧運美國代表隊的一員，陣中巨星名將無數，
陣容有老巴、Penny、老馬、大夢、Shaq、大嘴米勒、手套、Pippen、Richmond、
海軍上將、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:
這支球隊統治了整個奧運會且最終奪金，場均勝分28分以上(實際上是31.75)。
這是個難以令人置信的團隊，在接受《SLAM》雜誌採訪時，
Grant Hill相信這支球隊比92年夢一隊更好。
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.
有鑑於此，當被問到『如果96年奧運隊和夢一打一場比賽，誰會贏？』時，
Hill表示：「我會選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.
對此，Hill給出了自己的解釋：
「我們陣容非常平衡，陣中有些更年輕的球員，像Shaq、Penny。
也有傳奇球星，像David Robinson, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, John Stockton,
Scottie Pippen。還有些球員正值巔峰期，像Reggie, Mitch Richmond,
Gary Payton。我認為我們可以擊敗夢一，我覺得我們沒有得到應有的尊重。」
The coach of that team, Lenny Wilkens, isn’t sure which team was better:
夢三主教練Lenny Wilkens曾擔任過夢一的助理教練，
他的回答中立些，他不太確定哪支球隊更好。
“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.
「兩支都是很棒的球隊，我知道Payton & Richmond會說出什麼，他們會說我們能贏，
我敢肯定夢一也會說一樣的話，我很享受執教這些球員。」
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附上兩隊陣容...
92年巴塞隆納奧運 夢一 96年亞特蘭大奧運 夢三
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