Actual Footage Of LeBron Surpassing MJ

[DonDadda59]

MJ played all 82 games from 96-98. The Bulls won 72, 69 and 62 games.

1996
Without Pippen = 5-0
Without Rodman = 15-3
Without Pippen and Rodman = 2-0

1997
Without Pippen = 0-0
Without Rodman = 21-6
Without Pippen and Rodman = 0-0

1998
Without Pippen = 26-12
Without Rodman = 2-0
Without Pippen and Rodman = 0-0

1996-1998
Without Pippen = 31-12
Without Rodman = 38-9
Without Pippen and Rodman = 2-0

[Roundball_Rock]

at Rodman getting diminished too now. There is a reason the Bulls were desperate enough to gamble on Rodman after the 95' season. He was so toxic at that point that all the Spurs could get in exchange for him was a backup center (Will Perdue). Rodman's defense and rebounding was crucial in the Bulls going from a contender (they were 13-4 with MJ in 95') to dominance. Without Rodman Chicago definitely would not have won in 97' or 98' (Rodman defended Malone) and would have been unlikely to do so in 96' against Seattle.

The Bulls needed a PF to play defense and rebound to succeed. The Bulls actually declined more when they lost Horace Grant than when they lost Jordan. The same Grant who put that deficiency on stark display in the 95' ECSF. You are hard pressed to win a championship when your top rebounders are your SF and SG.

[DonDadda59]

at Rodman getting diminished. There is a reason the Bulls were desperate enough to gamble on Rodman after the 95' season.

The reason being that they didn't have a real PF after losing Horace.

Obviously he was usually a positive for whatever team he was on. But his impact is grossly overrated by some here. He was 35 when the Bulls got him and he had injury issues when Chi was putting up Historic win totals (after the Spurs won 62 with him missing a huge chunk of that season... then winning 59 right after he left).

[Blue&Orange]

Most 30-5-5 on the weakest conference in NBA history and on the weakest era since the 60's, where Harden is a MVP type of player and where not only you can't use your hands to defend you have to put them behind the back.


What an achievement.