Replace MJ with Kobe on the Bulls team, 6-peat

[GODbe]

Kobe would've won AT THE VERY LEAST 10. That team was too stacked, and the era was too weak for anything less than that. And Kobe wouldn't have gone golfing midway through.

[SouBeachTalents]

Kobe would've won AT THE VERY LEAST 10. That team was too stacked, and the era was too weak for anything less than that. And Kobe wouldn't have gone golfing midway through.

10? Why not 12-13?

[Rolando]

Who's gonna replace Jordan's defense. Kobe forgot to copy the other half of Jordan's game.

[Hey Yo]

Kobe with the Bulls?

Rodman would have never signed on plus Scottie and Grant would have left the first chance they got and go on to become better players.

[Young X]

jordan in 91: 31/7/8/2/1.5 // .600 TS%.

Kobe never got close to those numbers.

True, but the Bulls competition that year wasn't as good as they were in future years, they basically cakewalked to the finals that season. With Kobe I see them still getting past the 1st 2 rounds, beating the Pistons 4-2 instead of 4-0 and possibly beating the Lakers in 7. Not saying it would happen but I can see it.

The competition in '92 and '93 was too tough, Miami and Utah in '97 is too tough, can't see them getting past the Pacers in '98 either. '91, '94 and definitely '96 are the seasons where I can see them winning.

[TheMarkMadsen]

jordan in 91: 31/7/8/2/1.5 // .600 TS%.

Kobe never got close to those numbers.

Kobe basically averaged that for an entire season. Also put up 29/7/6 in the playoffs on the most dominant playoff team ever.

Put up 30/6/6 from 08-10 in the playoffs...

[j3lademaster]

No. Kobe's too ball dominant to let Pippen play his game. Give Kobe a Pippen caliber center and a Longley/ Cartwright caliber sf and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a few. The early 2000's Spurs squads were physical, fundamentally sound, inside-outside teams in the mold of classic 90's squads and Kobe was able to put up some pretty nice numbers against them.

[Yao Ming's Foot]

This thread is prime bait for Jordan mythologists to display their ignorance about the defensive efficiency of the teams Jordan faced in the playoffs especially the Finals and the teams Kobe faced.

[Doranku]

No. Kobe's too ball dominant to let Pippen play his game. Give Kobe a Pippen caliber center and a Longley/ Cartwright caliber sf and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a few. The early 2000's Spurs squads were physical, fundamentally sound, inside-outside teams in the mold of classic 90's squads and Kobe was able to put up some pretty nice numbers against them.

Coming from someone who clearly never watched Jordan play. Jordan was probably the most ball dominant player in NBA history.

Also, it's funny that people say they don't win in years of the second threepeat. Prime Kobe >>> second threepeat Jordan, they'd win all three of those titles with prime Kobe easily.

[ZMonkey11]

as time goes on, jordan's cast gets more and more overrated and its mostly done by kobe and bron stans that didnt even see them play.

it used to be said that jordan's cast was weak compared to other dynasties. how jordan was the only superstar in history to lead his team to titles without a dominant big man, and still is. yet here we are. every other week, there's a thread talking about how you can just "replace jordan with X wing superstar = instant title". specifically with someone who has never won a title without the most dominant front line in the league during his title years. the revisionis historians never fail to boggle my mind.

Isiah Thomas just wanted to stop by and say hi.

[Angel Face]

@ kids calling the 90s Bulls teams stacked. Kobe winning 6 peat? He might win one if he's lucky.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

4-5 titles imo

'91, '96, '97, '98

1992 is an outside shot. Not sure how Kobe would have faced against Riley and NY's cut-throat defense.

[sportjames23]

With how pussified today's league is, Kobe's about the only wing player I could see doing well in the 90s, but Riley's Knicks and Heat teams would work his ass.

[andgar923]

They win nada.

[MiseryCityTexas]

Too bad Dr J wasn't marketable.

He was in the 70s.