Why didnt Young Jordan shut down Isiah Thomas?

[aj1987]

Going 2-2 in the finals, while having 10 ppg less than you did in the regular season, is better?

You really want to talk about Finals performances? '00, '04, '08, and '10 Game 7?

[SamuraiSWISH]

Kobe's 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2010

LeBron's 2007, 2011, and 2013

What's the difference? All were shitty Finals performances.

[Soundwave]

I don't think people really realize how good Isiah Thomas was.

Crap exec for the Knicks, sore loser, but one hell of a player.

[aj1987]

Kobe's 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2010

LeBron's 2007, 2011, and 2013

What's the difference? All were shitty Finals performances.

How is 25/11/7/2/1 on 45/35/80 shitty?

[secund2nun]

Kobe's 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2010

LeBron's 2007, 2011, and 2013

What's the difference? All were shitty Finals performances.

Lebron in 2013 averaged 25-11-7 on 45 fg% with good D but yes that shitty because he did not average 30 ppg He was great in 2013. Get over it.

Lebron in 2011 was subpar for himself at 17-7-7 on 48% fg but that's still better than most of Kobe's finals

Lebron in 2007 doesn't mean anything. They had no business being in the finals with that weak cast. It's wayyyyyyy better to lose in the finals than in the first round, something MJ did 3 times while Lebron has never lost in the first round.

[DJ Leon Smith]

A better question would be why was Kobe guarding Rondo when Ray Allen was putting up better numbers in the Finals than the regular season and also doing things like helping the Celtics come back from a 24-point first half deficit on the road.

And why did Rip Hamilton's stats go up when the Lakers lost to the Pistons in the Finals even with Kobe guarding him. Can Kobe not defend pretty good shooting guards who probably won't be in the HOF?

Things to think about. GO TEAM.

[kamil]

When did Jordan shut down anybody?

All I remember is Pippen switching on the guys...

Are you being deliberately stupid or do you just have alzheimers?

[Greg Oden 50]

When did Jordan shut down anybody?

All I remember is Pippen switching on the guys...

you are too young kid who never watch any game of jordan play other than highlight

[dd24]

I don't think people really realize how good Isiah Thomas was.

Crap exec for the Knicks, sore loser, but one hell of a player.

This is what people are missing. Isiah is one of the greatest PG's of all time. Plus if Jordan would've guarded him, then Joe D would've brought the ball up the court and then who would've guarded him? He couldn't guard them all. Those Pistons teams were just deeper and better overall rosters than the Bulls were for those years they won the titles. Once the Bulls had the better roster and the Pistons got a bit older the rivalry was pretty much done.

[dunksby]

[rodman91]

I can remember Iverson's 51, 48, 41,40 and others against Lakers. Iverson was going for finals record so P.Jackson even try to use Tyron Lue on Iverson.

Kobe couldn't guard Iverson at all. Noone could in his prime. He was too fast for bigger guards, too skilled for smaller guards.

[Bigsmoke]

Zeke was no joke