[QUOTE=(e)]I'd never bet against MJ.[/QUOTE]
This here. Anyone with common sense would say the same.
Lebron ass-eaters don't have common sense, doe.
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[QUOTE=(e)]I'd never bet against MJ.[/QUOTE]
This here. Anyone with common sense would say the same.
Lebron ass-eaters don't have common sense, doe.
[QUOTE=andgar923]Really, that's your best answer?
What happened to them the following year MJ was in full force?[/QUOTE]
Rodman happened.
I think Kerr needs another punch in the face
[QUOTE=secund2nun]Rodman happened.[/QUOTE]
So it wasn't MJ playing a full season and getting in full NBA shape, along with getting his team ready?
Or him getting used to his new team and them used to him?
The Bulls won 2 games and had other close games in 95. It's not as if they just got swept and demolished.
YES
Rodman helped and made a difference, but he wasn't the only or main reason. The Bulls with the previous squad and a full force MJ had a very legit chance at beating them without Rodman. With Rodman they just that much better.
Let us not forget that even MJ himself said he needed a full season to comeback which is the opposite of what he always wanted to do (only play the end of regular season).
[QUOTE=andgar923]So it wasn't MJ playing a full season and getting in full NBA shape, along with getting his team ready?
Or him getting used to his new team and them used to him?
The Bulls won 2 games and had other close games in 95. It's not as if they just got swept and demolished.
YES
Rodman helped and made a difference, but he wasn't the only or main reason. The Bulls with the previous squad and a full force MJ had a very legit chance at beating them without Rodman. With Rodman they just that much better.
Let us not forget that even MJ himself said he needed a full season to comeback which is the opposite of what he always wanted to do (only play the end of regular season).[/QUOTE]
MJ getting in shape helped, but they would not have beat Orlando if they didn't get Rodman imo. MJ didn't guard Shaq. Orlando won in 6 and the next season they got swept by the same team. I know that most people want to paint it as MJ getting in shape as the main reason to make it fit the popular narrative, but that's more than just MJ getting in shape.
They almost certainly would have won in '94, but in '95 there's a chance they lose if Grant still leaves. In '94 they would have had better talent overall, the best player, better coaching, and a proven championship nucleus. No way do they lose in '94.
Kerr just talking. Where's the evidence? I don't see any reason why they couldn't win more than 3 in a row.
I went against MJ every finals and got my heart broken as a kid :(
When MJ left after the 3rd title, his heart obviously wasn't in the game anymore... so I doubt the Bulls would have won a 4th, let alone a 5th or 6th in a row.
[QUOTE=bdreason]When MJ left after the 3rd title, his heart obviously wasn't in the game anymore... so I doubt the Bulls would have won a 4th, let alone a 5th or 6th in a row.[/QUOTE]
Considering that the Knicks needed seven hard fought games to dispatch the Bulls then gave the Rockets seven tough games before losing to the Rockets due in large part to Starks bad shooting, id say if the Bulls had any shooting guard worth a snot they wouldve beaten the Knicks, Pacers, then the Rockets. And with Jordan, they dominate.
[QUOTE=bdreason]When MJ left after the 3rd title, his heart obviously wasn't in the game anymore... so I doubt the Bulls would have won a 4th, let alone a 5th or 6th in a row.[/QUOTE]
He was under investigation for gambling.
The bulls would only lose in 95 if Grant still wanted to go to Desney World[CENTER][/CENTER]
[QUOTE=97 bulls]Considering that the Knicks needed seven hard fought games to dispatch the Bulls then gave the Rockets seven tough games before losing to the Rockets due in large part to Starks bad shooting, id say if the Bulls had any shooting guard worth a snot they wouldve beaten the Knicks, Pacers, then the Rockets. And with Jordan, they dominate.[/QUOTE]
I think they could've won in 94, but I don't think they would've won with Grant leaving...
Pick your poison.
threepeat twice
or
quadpeat once (or even pentapeat once)
You can not discredit Jordan's career with this kinda idiocy.
[QUOTE=Bandito]I think they could've won in 94, but I don't think they would've won with Grant leaving...[/QUOTE]
I agree. Contrary to what is some Bulls fan opinions, or better yet Jordan fans, the Bulls weren't winning any titles without some semblance of a low post defense.
That's why MJ quit on the team (along with feeling guilty for mudering his father) - he was never able to overcome the hardest challenges.
He needed everything brought to him on a silver plate.