kenny Smith said the Rockets would have beaten Jordan Bulls in 94 & 95

[robert_shaww]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kExqf4byWXo&hd=1



I think its safe to say that Jordan and the Bulls would have came out of the East both those years but would they have been able to beat the Rockets? Jordan never played against a dominant center in the finals so it would have been interesting.

Rockets Starting Lineup in 1994
C-Hakeem Olajuwon
PF-Otis Thorpe
SF-Robert Horry
SG-Vernon Maxwell
PG-Kenny Smith

Rockets Starting Lineup in 1995
C-Hakeem Olajuwon
PF-Robert Horry
SF-Clyde Drexler
SG-Mario Elie
PG-Kenny Smith

PD: In the video, Steve kerr said the Bulls woud have not win 8 titles in a row. "Absolutely no Way" he said.

[Real14]

[JT123]

He's right, but lucky for Jordan he choked against Orlando in 95, thus allowing him to keep his perfect Finals record intact. Part of me often wonders if Jordan quit on the Bulls in that Orlando series because he was afraid of facing Hakeem.

[kennethgriffin]

well maybe in 95. but not in 94

[navy]

95, sure it's possible. The Bulls lost to the Magic that series. Which the Rockets proceeded to sweep.

94? Meh. Maybe if Hakeem went off.

[L.Kizzle]

Between 1991 and 1993 Rockets beat Bulls in 5 out of 6 games.

[Meticode]

[SouBeachTalents]

'94 is extremely doubtful. '95 would have arguably been their toughest Finals test

[Stringer Bell]

Of course he's gonna say that. And players on Chicago would disagree.

The Bulls lost in 95' less so because of Jordan's rustiness and more because they were weak at the 4 spot. Horace Grant gave them solid rebounding and interior defense. Grant ended up being a key factor in the 95' series when Orlando beat Chicago. MJ still put up great numbers and was explosive. He had some key errors in games 1 and 6. He could have been tired from expending extra energy due to their weakness in certain areas. Same with Pippen.

I really don't buy this asterisk crap. It is what it is. Orlando was the better team. Houston was the better team than Orlando and would have likely defeated Chicago if Chicago had gotten out of the East. Hakeem would have had a field day with Chicago's big guys.

As for the Rockets against the Bulls in 94' who knows? Are we assuming that Jordan plays at his usual level during the 93-94 season and his play doesn't suffer from burnout/depression? That reminds me, people sure were harsh at Pippen in the 1990 EC Finals with the migraine issue. Migraines obviously are different in severity to different people....sometimes you can't do shit but close your eyes and wait for it to go away. Jordan lost his father and retired and went to play baseball months later. Pippen lost his father and went back to playing right after that, and ppl shit on him for having a migraine. Not everyone plays well after personal tragedies.

It's hard to pick against the Bulls, but for what it's worth, they didn't face a whole abundance of teams during their 6 titles with dominant centers.

The Rockets did provide more offensive weapons than the Knicks did. Olajuwon was better than Ewing anyway. Orlando had some key injuries when they got swept in 96' (not that they were gonna win anyway). Daugherty, Zo....not exactly like facing a peak Olajuwon.

[kennethgriffin]

i love the part in OP's video link when isiah punks mj for the millionth time in his life

zeke is so cold blooded it aint even funny

[GrapeApe]

The Bulls would definitely win in '94, but I don't think they win the '95 title regardless. That would have been the burnout year after 4 straight IMO.

[NewYorkNoPicks]

94 ROCKETS BARELY BEAT THE KNICKS!

So suddenly theyre going to beat the Bulls?

gtfoh

[Beastmode88]

i love the part in OP's video link when isiah punks mj for the millionth time in his life

zeke is so cold blooded it aint even funny

derozan punking kobe is up there as well as kobe punking lebron during the asg.

[Patrick Chewing]

Knicks were a couple or three or four or five missed John Starks 3-pointers from winning Game 7.

[kamil]

He's right, but lucky for Jordan he choked against Orlando in 95, thus allowing him to keep his perfect Finals record intact. Part of me often wonders if Jordan quit on the Bulls in that Orlando series because he was afraid of facing Hakeem.

Let's assume a best case scenario for your sexual fantasies.

6/7 is still significantly better than 2/5.