The '96 Bulls went 72-10. They also had a winning ATS record, even though they were laying an average of about 10 points/game to their opponents.
So, the Bulls set a new record for wins, and still made money for their backers, in the process. That’s impressive.
I might have to say the current incarnation (well last few years) of FC Barcelona.
Was not happy that I couldn’t attend a game when I was in town recently.
I think the '09 version of Barcelona was their best. Messi is better now (and was last year) than in '09, but Yaya Toure and Eto’o make up for that.
I attended Miami during the 58-game home winning streak. There were games, against very good teams, where it never occurred to me to consider the possibility that we would lose. I’ve never been more certain about the outcome of a sporting event than watching the Canes during those years.
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MLB - I’d love to see the 1998 Yankees against the 1976 Reds. Or the 1998 Yankees against the 1927 Yankees.
NFL - 1989 San Francisco 49ers.
NBA - I’d love to see the best Bill Russell Celtics team against the best Micheal Jordan Bulls team.
This is mine as well. Saw them play my hometown North Stars in Dec. 1982. It was a close game and we prevailed in a squeaker (had just been to the cup finals a couple seasons prior), but you could tell they were a team on the rise with unlimited possibilities. Though our boy Neal Broten got under Gretz’s skin pretty good that game and the two of them would actually fight (sort of) later that season.
After that game I was more of an Edmonton fan than a North Stars fan.
The Harlem Globetrotters 
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To RickJay and others of the hockey elite: Who’d win a best of 7 series between the Wayne Gretzky Oilers and the Vladislav Tretiak Soviet National Team? I hate to say it but I think I’d bet on the Commies.
2001 Seattle Mariners on September 9 vs the Orioles. 2 days later the season was put on hold for 8 days and the M’s lost their mojo. If they won the World Series, they would have been known as one of the great teams ever. Now they are just side note in the history of baseball.
1982-83 Redskins. John “The Diesel” Riggins. Yeah.
Here’s what I can recall reading about the '92 Olympic men’s basketball team, which pretty much tells you all you need to know:
At first I was bewildered by these topics, and then I realized, there’s nothing else to talk about. The Dream Team were men playing against little boys and not the least bit ashamed of it. They were going to win every game in a blowout and take the gold medal. Absolute, stone cold, lead pipe, 100%, bet-your-life-savings-assuming-of-course-you-can-find-someone-to-take-that-bet lock. Which, of course, was exactly what happened.
Special mention: I don’t remember when this was, of course, but some time ago I watched a paintball tournament on ESPN, and this one team, the XSV (pronounced “excessive”…just a paintball thing, I suppose) won every match. It was a pretty deep field, too, something like 8 or 10 teams. By far the most impressive win was when it was a one-on-three at the end, and that lone XSV player took advantage of a communication miscue and took out all three opponents inside of five seconds. Think it was “Greenspan”, if that’s any help.
The first time I saw Gretzky play I was awed. The way I like to describe it is that while everyone else was playing rock-and-roll, Gretzky was playing jazz. It was really true that he didn’t skate to the puck, he skated to where the puck was going to be.
That Oiler team was something. They dethroned the Islander juggernaut while embarrassing the Islander goalie, Billy Smith. And remember, they did win the Cup in 1990 after Gretzky left.
They were together only for a tournament, but Canada’s team at the 1987 Canada Cup was something to see. Just imagine that if they wished to do so, they could muster a power-play unit made of Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier, Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey…
Still, all three games in the finals ended 6-5, and two of those went to overtime. These Soviets weren’t half bad.
Man, those were the days.
I dont watch a lot of hockey, if at all so I wouldnt include them in my choice.
I would say either the Johnson Era Lakers or the Bird Era Celtics.
Every member of these teams made significant contributions to the teams success