How the 1994 Chicago Bulls Won 55 Without MJ from Basketball reference

[hitmanyr2k]

And you decided that from a 6,7 point lead in the 3rd quarter, LOL!!!

what a MORON...

I already crowned you in your own thread and you ran away like a bitch You're irrelevant now.

[SwooshReturns]

That's such a bullshit, biased way of looking at things. You can't look at a game that way. That's like saying that if any player who had a decent game didn't have a decent game, the outcome would be different. Complete and utter bullshit, especially when things happen in the third quarter and there wasn't a huge deficit to begin with (~6 points). Players and teams adjust their game to the extant conditions. It's not like they were down 6 with 2:30 to go in the game and Pippen scored 3-4 baskets down the stretch. GTFOH with this nonsense.

LOL ... exactly.

If Boobie Gibson doesn't shoot LIGHT OUT down the stretch of game 6 v.s. the Pistons, does he see the light of day in the Finals, even though he shot like 41 percent for the series?



Does Cleveland make it to a game 7 v.s. the 2008 Celtics w/o LeBron's horrific supporting cast showing up in spades, especially on the road where LeBron tossed up brick to the tune of 39 percent shooting?

[bwink23]

I already crowned you in your own thread and you ran away like a bitch You're irrelevant now.

I'm still there, and right here....bring it on Mr. "Jordan would have lost if not for a 10-1 run in the 3rd quarter" LOL

[SwooshReturns]

I'm still there, and right here....bring it on Mr. "Jordan would have lost if not for a 10-1 run in the 3rd quarter" LOL

Even though homie was averaging like 45 points for the series ...

[hitmanyr2k]

Even though homie was averaging like 45 points for the series ...

Yeah, because Jordan didn't score like crazy when he was going 1-9 in previous playoffs

[SwooshReturns]

Yeah, because Jordan didn't score like crazy when he was going 1-9 in previous playoffs

His team was even worse in those seasons.



Coked out Orlando Woodridge was his 2nd best player.

[Da_Realist]

Pippen had the luxury of a 6 year maturation process before he was the leader of the team.

Jordan came into a situation with no winning experience, drug problems, a revolving door of coaching staffs and a losing mentality.

Not even a remotely similar situation. (Imagine rookie Pippen on that team instead of Jordan.) 1-9 is going to happen when you're overmatched and trying to change the mentality and expectations of a franchise all while playing a good Bucks team in 85 and two championship level Celtics teams after that.

By 94, the Bulls had stability, championship experience, low level of expectation and a point to prove.

[SwooshReturns]

Pippen had the luxury of a 6 year maturation process before he was the leader of the team.

Jordan came into a situation with no winning experience, drug problems, a revolving door of coaching staffs and a losing mentality.

Not even a remotely similar situation. (Imagine rookie Pippen on that team instead of Jordan.) 1-9 is going to happen when you're overmatched and trying to change the mentality and expectations of a franchise all while playing a good Bucks team in 85 and two championship level Celtics teams after that.

By 94, the Bulls had stability, championship experience, low level of expectation and a point to prove.

Context.

Thank you.

[sekachu]

In '95 without MJ & Grant? How well did MJ do before Grant & Pippen?

The things is the 94 Knicks were allowed to improve from the previous season & get a legit NBA SG(Derek Harper) ,but for some reason the Bulls (lowballing the Mavs ) who needed a Sg badly went to battle with Pete 'frigin' Myers.

The phantom foul on Pippen, not going after a legit Sg like Harper(even let the Knicks get him) & the fact that the Bulls went 3-7 without Pippen costing them HCA against Knicks cost them another possible trip to the finals?

You don't think the Celtics who replaced Bird ,who went down(back), with Reggie Lewis(an actual NBA player) in '88 wanted to prove something?

Or Worthy & Scott,etc....wanted to prove something when Magic retired & was replaced by an actual NBA player(Threatt)?

Compare how poorly it went in Comparison.

Hell, Even replace Kobe with Smush Parker or better yet a lesser DLeague guy after 2008,09 or 10, lol.


Smush Parker/ D Leaguer plus D Fisher backcourt would get ugly quick.

Who did they played against when the bull went 3-7 without pippen? weak ass team?