The Rockers Are Back. Kind of.
August 11, 2008The NBA At A Crossroad
August 12, 2008Men’s Basketball, USA vs Angola, Tuesday 8:00 AM ET.
Back in 1992, when the original “Dream Team” won gold, their first opponent in group play was Angola. I remembered watching an interview with Charles Barkley before that first game, and thanks to the magic of YouTube, here it is…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRl8bvCKIK8[/youtube]
The exact question asked of Sir Charles was “What do you know about Angola?” Oh, how times have changed since that 1992 match-up, but one thing is certainly the same- to quote Barkley-
“They in trouble. They in serious trouble.” The US might not win 116-48, well then again, maybe they will…
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Man, Mark Price should have been on that team and in that interview. He would have topped Charles.
What I remember about that game in 1992 was Sir Charles finishing a dunk/layup, and then planting a meaty elbow into the ribs of one of the Angola players on his way back down the court.
Nice YouTube find!
seriously? Angola?
isn’t this going to be akin to the Browns playing the Mentor Cardinals? Is it wrong to root for Angola if you’re a US citizen and have no Angolan roots?