@@Northphilly-wu4oq Jordan did that in the 80s FYI. Also, the year he won MVP and DPOY, MJ was top 10 in steals (led the league) and blocks AND led the league in scoring.
@@desconocidod3119 And yet we have casual posters saying Jordan's bull wouldn't make it to the playoffs in this era. Seriously u cant make this chit up😭😭😭
Jordan had no business losing DPOY in 1986-87 to Michael Cooper. He wasn’t nearly as effective as Jordan. Jordan should have two DPOY back to back & Scottie should have at least one imo.
I think there are millions of ppl that are just like you guys. Debating whether LeBron is better than MJ is disrespectful to so many players and teams from the 90"s. What MJ figured out that LeBron even Kobe never did. If his team was playing well, competitive keeping game close. Michael did not have to out play everyone for 48 mins. He just had to out play you for last 3 to 5 mins. He wasn't how many pts a game can MJ score, it's how many does he need too!
Of Shaq, Penny, Scott, and Anderson. Beating them by nearly 40 points in game 1. Holding them to 67 points in game 3, and then finishinng them off with a 45 point game on 16-23 shooting to cap off a sweep which prompted Shaq to immediately jump ship to the west to get away from Jordan.
Halflings Shaq was worth more than Penny and Alonzo Mourning . centers won titles before the rules kept being changed! MJ only wing to prove he can lead to titles without a all time front court or center! Celtics amd Pistons had an all time front court and all star centers! Rules had to be changed for guards besides and small forwards besides Jordan to lead teams to titles without all time front court! 2010 lakers had all star center, 2006 Heat, 2000-2002 Lakers, spurs, 2009, 2010 lakers, 2008 Celtics. KG and Duncan were there centers on defense no matter what position they were listed ass.
I get that Penny and Shaq were iconic and you should've mentioned that. But Lebron swept a 60 win Hawks team by himself. So don't act like 60 win teams haven't been swept or beaten. MJ is the GOAT but lets be honest a lot of MJ fans are hella sensitive and get super defensive about Lebron. Lebron and MJ are #1 and 2 no question.
What people don't talk about enough is that suffocating defense.. 96 ECF Game 3 Final score Bulls 86 Magic 67 with Penny and Shaq NBA Finals 98 Game 3 Bulls 96 Jazz 54 ..Not a misprint..that defense was ferocious.
@@maxmx767 ..96 bulls..Rodman Pippen Jordan made 1st team All NBA defensive team....Harper was also a damn good defender.......That team was a cheat code
@Nice2787 and that Jazz team still demolished everyone in the NBA including the 4 all star lakers. The 54 points that the Bulls held them to was the lowest point total in the history of basketball at that point, regular season oe playoffs, since the advent of the shot clock
@@samsimpson565 They weren't. But it would seem so because there was actually defense being played back then compared to the parting of the red sea that you see in nba finals these days when handchecking is illegal and you can't breathe on your opponent. There's a reason many general managers, coaches, and players have said that he'd average 50 in today's league.
I'm 34 year old and I still say that Jordan is the greatest player of all time, and his 90s bulls teams are the greatest dynasty in basketball history.
Wow 34,, and still Objective, more power to you, gotta appreciate that. I Always go back in time to do Audits on Sports history to make sure I get it closer to right. I gotta give you props fo that.
@@c.cashtodoor3154 no problem man, I think we would more appreciate those 90s Chicago Bulls if we had the access to the internet and TH-cam and Instagram etc
@@cphartney23 HOW MANY MVPS, Bob had -NONE,, FYI There has 8 games where a player averaged 40 in the finals,,, MJ did it 5 times. YO,, and try this on,,, Jordan has never played a Game 7,,, Bron has a resume of Game 7's... I've seen both ,,, KOBE is where the comparison should be,,,NOT BLACK JESUS AKA BLACK CAT..
@@c.cashtodoor3154 7 rings were talking rings and clutchness , clutch city. Jordan was 1-9 in playoffs first three years swept by bird twice gimme a break , Jerry Krause built that team well run getting phil Jackson HOFamers on team. All 7 games means is the competition was even and came to the wire due to a balance of play, bulls played weaker teams, all Horry's team, Rockets Lakers, Spurs would be favored over bulls, Hofamers olajuwon drexler, shaq and Kobe Duncan pop, admiral, all better than bulls in 7 games , these teams would beat bulls in 5 games ask Iverson. Too much size athleticism teamwork coaching multiple chips, pop did beat phil jackson and vice versa
In 2010 there was a poll where they asked all the NBA GM's which NBA team is the greatest of all time and the 1996 Bulls came second. The 1986 Celtics was voted the greatest NBA team of all time.
Lakers Fan Since July 1st 2018 If Only Lebron had it in himself to win 70+ in the weak ass East when he was there. Giannis got closer to doing that than Lebron did Lmao.
Mj in his first year made the playoffs. Lebron didnt and i rember lebron in an interview, he points out that he was younger than mj to reached the finals but he got swept.
@@mr3000sr what u think if they made that list how it changes significantly....you add a few drop a few but the stars of the 80 and 90s is why u love basketball today....slot of people are stat geeks very few actually know the game
Rodman went partying all night through the finals and didn't had enough sleep or no sleep at all but still grabbed a ton of rebounds. Rodman guarded all the big best players, Shaq, Alonzo, D Robinson, Malone, Motumbo, etc. That Chicago Bulls team had the holy trinity. They could be any team at any time at any era.
Bulls are hands down the best team EVER. No debate. The fact alone they were they had a spectacular season but then choked in the finals (even worse because they let a team come from behind). MJ would have NEVER let that happen.
Stern helped Jordan out. Same with silver helping Lebron by calling phantom fouls on curry and suspending green. That was a bogus series very much like Sacramento and LAL series.
Gotta love Sam Smith, a certified Jordan hater who made his name by writing an anti-Jordan book before being blackmailed by Jordan, pretending not to know that the Bulls beat Magic and Worthy, Isiah and bad boys dead smack in their primes as 27 and 29 year olds, Barkley at his best, Drexler at his best, Shaq and Penny, Payton and Kemp, and the Malone and stockton Jazz who dismantled and decimated the 4 all star 98 Lakers of Shaq, Van Exel, Jones, and Kobe.
@ Desconocido D, Isaiah Magic and Worthy were NOT in their primes when the Bulls beat them. They were burnt out and over the hill. You don’t measure an Znba players age by calendar years. A players mileage or the number of games they’ve played determines wether or not they are in their prime. In the 80’s while Jordan was sent home in the first round getting rest the Pistons Lakers and Celtics made deep playoff runs every season which burned out their star players. Bird Magic and Isiah all got injured during their last playoff runs which proves they were burnt out. If you don’t believe look to the Warriors as an example of mileage burning players out while they’re still young in calendar years. Jordan couldn’t win a chip until the Lakers Celtics and Pistons aged out cannot be regarded as the best team ever. I’ll give the Bulls credit they did beat Barkley, Malone, Stockton, and Ewing in their prime. But those players were not as good as Isaiah Magic and Bird.
@@attainingknowledgeoftruth8348 Seems like you need to go attain more knowledge. Bird is a full 6 years older than Jordan and was in the league a full 4 years before Michael got drafted. Magic, Isiah and Bird were contemporaries. They were each others' competitive set. Jordan, Hakeem, Barkley, were contemporaries. They were each others competitive set. Out of all those players i mentioned, jordan is the only one who built a dynasty from scratch. All the others had HOF caliber players already on their roster when they got drafted. Isiah couldn't beat Bird until Bird and Mchale got injured. Isiah didn't beat Magic until Magic got injured. But Magic benefited from Isiah getting injured in the 88 Finals as well. Lebron didnt get past the Celtics until they got old. Warriors didnt get past the Spurs until the Spurs got old. Dirk didnt get past the lakers until they got old. Jordan didn't beat the pistons and celtics when they were in their primes. Just like the pistons and the celtics didnt beat jordan when Jordan was in his prime. That's because the Bulls and those teams were not in their primes at the same time! They belonged to different generations. A generation in basketball time is 4-5years difference!
@ cyber6sapien, NBA players enter into their prime at 25 years old. Jordan was 28 when he finally won a chip. Which means he got eliminated in 3 years of his prime. Point is Isaiah Worthy Magic and Bird were NOT in they’re prime when the Bulls beat them.
@mike dollars , Yes the Spurs were aged in years and beat Lebron but the difference is they didnt make deep playoff runs for 4 years in a row. But Lebron and the Heat were coming off 4 straight deep playoff runs and were very much burnt out. Jordan was able to win way past 29 for 3 reasons. 1.) He didnt face any super teams after Pistons, Celtics, Lakers aged out. 2.) Jordan took a break after his 3rd playoff run. 3.) Jordan is a physical freak of nature.
@@attainingknowledgeoftruth8348 who was on Jordan's team when he played them u gtfoh he was killing erebody from day one he had a bunch og bustas till pip came and took him s gew years 2 develop and that's just one player erbody else was avg so u gtfoh
And people forget that Michael Jordan before he won the championships, in 1987/88 scored 35 PPG, 6 APG and 5 RPG, had shot 54% from the field and this was without 3s, and then on the defensive side he had 200 steals and 100 blocks which he did multiple times but then in defensive win shares he was 3rd among the highest defensive win shares. Normally big men dominate stats like defensive win shares but Jordan was not only a lockdown defender 1 on 1, he was also a great help defender as well.
95 to 98 bulls had 3 of the best defenders in the history of NBA Rodman pippen n Jordan plus Harper..All were very athletic..All 6'6 to 6'8 215 to 225 lbs..Can play in any era..Best team ever is the 95-96 bulls.
Lol defense is great and all but you gotta be able to put the ball in the basket at the end of the day. And outside of MJ nobody was a great scorer on the Bulls. Not only were the Warriors a great defensive team but they were arguably the best offensive team of all time! It's really not close. At the end of the day KD can match MJs Scoring output, but nobody on the Bulls can match Curry's or Klays output. And Draymond gives you a premium offensively over Rodman as well. Not to mention for the first time ever 35 year old Jordan would be seeing 6'6 iggy and 6'7 Klay instead of 6'4 GP and 6'3 Starks and 6'4 Danny Ainge and so on.
Yomali Martinez Pippen averaged 20 ppg. Rodman would destroy green defensively and offensively on the glass. Who’s guarding Jordan? Jordan, Pippen, and Harper could guard Steph and Klay. Kukoc was sixth man of the year and could get you 15-18 a game. Kerr is one of the greatest 3 point shooters of all time. Longley and Wennington were average but HUGE. Not saying warriors wouldn’t give them a hard time, but I got the bulls in 6 games. Defensively too strong and big. Jordan and company never lost in the finals. Wouldn’t bet against that team.
The Bulls Last Dance 1997-98 was so fascinating because it has a happy ending to a sad news. Pippen was not around for almost the first half of the season and he had back spasm in game 6 finals. Jordan was just amazing and so special. The Last shot! You can never write that ending up in Hollywood. What a finished for the last dance. Everyone expect Jordan to deliver and he did with passion. GOAT MJ
I started falling in love with basketball in the mid 90s and basically watched every bulls playoff game during those runs. What a wonderful time to watch basketball. MJ is the greatest player ever, and that bulls team is the best ever, no doubt!
Nick Wright don't know anything about MJ...wikipedia is his best friend.....He was born the same year MJ was drafted...He never saw Prime Jordan...probably saw a little bit of the 2nd 3 peat...and saw all the wizard games.....Like Rob said young writers need to watch that documentary
Exactly, its like the younger generation who did not get to see Jordan at a old enough maturity age to brag, and be behind him unlike now. It does not take much to notice just by the way he plays, and Lebron who the superior player is. The way Jordan played it was just noticeable, the swagger, the specialness he brought onto the court.
@@MrCHITOWN247 Just because he was born the same year Mj was drafted doesn't mean he didn't watch the game s. If anything he should be more Pro Jordan because it come from his childhood. Jordan was my favorite player until Rose and Lebron (rose is my favorite all time player). The 1996 bulls is probably my favorite team ever who wins the championship. But i'm not blinded know to that if you Put MJ on todays team Bulls wouldn't even made into the playoffs.
1986 CELTICS CHAMPIONS , 1980 - 85 LAKERS , CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SOME OF THOSE YEARS WITH KAREEM , WORTHY, MAGIC , SCOTT, RAMBIS, COOPER,WILKS, BOB MCADOO WOW 8 LAKERS PLAYED TOGETHER AT ONE TIME
What people don't remember was the 72-10 1995-96 Bulls team started that years playoffs 14-1 so at one point they were 86-11 before they gave Seattle a little false hope by dropping a couple.
Millennial here. This idea that none of us know MJ and just don’t know... foh man he’s been God since I was 7 and is still discussed on any NBA show every week. I’ve watched days of MJ games! Folly just to write off another opinion assuming TH-cam doesn’t exist
I'm not a millennial. I'm borderline Gen X. That being said, they really need to change that name or meaning becsuse it's wrong that the 90-96 kids are getting lumped in with 82-89 kids. 82-89 witnessed just about as much as anybody 80-77, give or take, especially anything 90's related. The word millennial is getting a bad wrap cuz of the younger generation getting lumped together.
If it's not the MJ Bulls as the greatest team, IMO it's either the Larry Bird Celtics or the Magic and Kareem Lakers. But one of those three, with me personally saying it would be the MJ Bulls.
You are tripping. It is the KD Warrior's Hands down no question! They destroyed everybody. And unlike the 96 bulls they actually had to face another top 10 player of all time. The Bulls comp was weak. The Warrior's would have swept all those teams.
@@edisjd But with all of the spacing, it doesn't matter because everybody is either shooting 3's or dunking. I have never seen so many open layups in my life. It's tough to watch a game in this era. Also, they got rid of hand checking for the 2003-2004 to help perimeter players more too.
@Notoriouskage1804 That speaks to the skill level of today's players. A lot of the players in the 90s couldn't make the league today. Especially the Bigs. Now You got guys like the Greak Freak and Anthony Davis who can do everything and can cover the court in the blink of an eye. We have never seen athletic Bigs like today. Shoot you got Embid and KAT shooting step backs and handling the Ball. Then stepping out to guard the three point line and recovering to block shots at the Rim. It's ridiculous!
@@yogimartinez3039 Especially Bigs (Centers & Power Fowards)?? So bottomline, the skill level of players like Robinson, Ewing, Olajuwon, Mutombo, Mourning, Shaq, Garnett, Duncan, Webber, Kemp, Malone, Barkley, Grant, Coleman..Bigs in the 90's, most of them couldn't make today's NBA?? Not one of them possess any of the skill set that Giannis, A.D., Embid, and K.A.T. can do? You've never seen anything like it?..there's nothing that 90's Bigs have done like these 4 names? Not a single player I mentioned, they don't have the abilities to cover the court in a blink of an eye, shoot step backs, handle the ball, step out to guard the 3pt line, and recover to block shots at the rim. Not one of those guys can do any of those 5 skills, as you mentioned, and the 4 names you said only have them?? Don't say "today's can do all of those skills better or greater" because you didn't say that and that wasn't the point. You said guys like Giannis & A.D. can do everything and cover the court in a blink of an eye..then claimed "we've (meaning you because you don't speak for everyone) never seen athletic Bigs like today." And finally saying Embid & K.A.T. shooting step backs and handling the ball along with stepping out to guard the 3pt line and recovering to block shots at the rim. 90's Bigs didn't possess any of those skill sets?? I'm just asking to make sure I read your comment right.
Their defense was ridiculous they had Jordan Pippen Harper on the 1-3 To the new generation that’s like having lebron or kawhi on the 1-3. There offense was amazing as well averaging over a 100 in the 90s when defense was a premium and they played all 82 games if they could
Hey hey buddy y’all forgetting about the elite defender 2x DPOY 2 years in a row high means he was working his ass off. And I’m talking about Mr Rodman aka The Worm
Yea but if you look at talent you gotta give it to the Warrior's when KD showed up. There has never been a collection of talent like that. Closest thing is the showtime Lakers.
Rico Wright There was Stockton and Malone...part of the original Dream Team. There was also Shaq and Penny. Magic and Worthy. There was also Drexler, Barkley and Olajuwon who were around the same age as Jordan, Pippen and Rodman with Rodman being the oldest of the 6.
Rico Wright Olajuwon and Barkley were the same age as Jordan and like I said, Rodman was the oldest of them all. Pippen had no breaks for like 10 straight years and played 97 playoffs with a bad back that required surgery.
Rico Wright Funny, people say the same thing about Malone-he wouldn’t have been as good without Stockton. Stockton should have been on the Dream Team over Pippen as Pip hadn’t put enough time in yet. To be honest, I would have chosen ‘Nique over Pippen but he was hurt. Laettner was only on there bc of his college career...nothing more.
Trey Bens Agree 100% ... I stopped watching at full speed around 2003. Right after Scottie, Reggie Miller, Payton, Malone, were on their way out. The nba seemed a bit cheap, even with a Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, Iverson, etc Something died for me in Chicago after MJ left.
@Gilbert Ramirez please. I am in my early 30s and I'm not in diapers when I'm watching Jordan doing his first 3-peat. Dont exaggerate. I'm not defending Nick Wright, I know hes obviously a lebron nuthugger, but the fact you said hes in diapers is laughable. Hes at least 5 to 10 years older than me.
Jack Liu Nick “Wrong”’ said he didn’t start watching the NBA until 1994 so he missed MJ at the height of his game. He started watching while MJ was retired.
the way the 16' Warriors use to blow guys out......Bulls were doing that to everyone in 97/98. they use to go up by 20 in the first quarter and you could tell the other team knew it was over, i would turn the tv off lol.
Had GSW won that ring and a few more with Curry as MVP, we could be looking at curry now as the greatest PG to ever play. Unfortunately that never happened then durant happened.
That 73-9 2015-2016 team is arguably better all around than the 16-17 Durant team. Our bench was magnificent. You had Unanimous Steph, DPOY Draymond. 3rd team All NBA Klay Thompson. Iguodala still had a lot in the tank. Bogut is better than Zaza Pachulia. We had Festus Ezili & Speights, Barbosa, Livingston, still quick and Midrange was on Point. We were #1 in Offense and Defense.The competition was better because of that Spurs team and the Thunder. Lost only two home games. Had 2 head coaches. Started 24-0 and did I not say Steph was Unanimous MVP. Scoring leader, 50-40-90 Club, lead the league in steals. 400 3's in a single season. His season was unprecedented. Warriors were smashing all kinds of records that year.
@@mazengwe28 2016 Warriors were on another level in the regular season because of the depth and their synergy. Come playoff time though, the 2017 Warriors are better because you can have your best players have massive 40mpg throughout the run. Unlike in the regular season where depth matters more because you cant have guys on 40+ mpg for 82 games. The firepower of that team was insane. Both historically great teams but I would prefer the guaranteed ring in 2017 Warriors.
@@simple45679 Durant's defense is really what made the 17' Warriors shine. 16' Warriors lacked that paint presence, which is why Kyrie and Lebron just attacked attacked attacked the basket to come back from 3-1. when KD came, sometimes he would play the 4 for them and i remember a few times, he had about 4 blocks in the paint and 10+ rebounds, it was a scary thing to witness overall......but the Rhythm and Flow of the 16' Warriors offense was another level completely. i think the Bulls would have a harder time with that team. 17' Warriors lost alot of that juice and the Bulls would lock literally every one of them down individually, it wouldnt even be worth watching LOL 97' Bulls were just waaaaaayyyyyy too tough and did everything right when they turned it on. one slip and you're down by 15 just like that.
Yes, that was the best squad ever. They had the perfect cast of people that all played their position perfectly. The only problem is that we give Jordan so much credit like he had a team full of scrubs, when he had a phenomenal team. He was the best player on an amazing team. They had finess and toughness and played in an era where you had to actually fight to get layups and rebounds.
The bulls was the greatest team with the greatest player ...i was not a bulls fan i was a knicks so i lived thru the nightmare which is micheal jordan lol..... another thing no one talks about is that era every superstar was a great 2-way player while this lebron era is all scoring and paper defense
@@MR-qz4ny jus askin if u would've still thought that if tha warriors won tha title in 2016.. cuz I think tha warriors would've been considered tha greatest team. broke the record n won a title
@@mylestonah_kruezeeznk8214 don't get me wrong i like the warriors but they would have scored alot but would have gave up alot....the bulls with these relaxed rules would have been a nightmare for the warriors...just look at kwahi leonard when he plays the warriors and the compare his style similar to MJ who is 1,000% better than kawhi
@@MR-qz4ny I feel ya on that but u gotta look at it too different rules so that bulls team would fouled out all games lol jk jk.. but I respect ya opinion .. I jus wanted to ask
Who cares about the bigs. The backcourt was Jordan and Harper with Pippen also defending the perimeter. If Delavedova gave Curry fits and Kyrie of all people neutralized him, what do you think Jordan and Pippen and Harper would have done?
@@desconocidod3119 lol, forget about those 3, buechler, randy brown and ateve kerr were more pesky defenders than dellavedova lol. Those 96 bulls have killer perimeter defense that is perfect for todays NBA. Rodman, pippen and jordan probably the top defenders in their respective positions in the entire NBA history. In a 7 game series, the only team that can ever match those bulls in terms of controling the pace of the game is the 2004 pistons. Those teams fully utilizes the fatigue factor. Their full court constant hounding will tire you out.
Imagine Golden State with Durant against Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, and Kukoc with their small line up. Bulls would have picked up full court and disrupted their entire offensive rhythm.
Curry would be the issue, Guy moves non stop and has a wicked handle, It would be hard on Michael and Harper. Pippen would absolutely lock up KD tho. Draymond would also get owned by Dennis. I like Pops strategy vs GS, let Curry get his but don't allow, Klay or Draymond to feed off Curry's gravity by overcommitting. Curry will hit some, and miss some, but if those other guys are held in check you win.
The 73-9 Warriors are overrated even after not winning it all,they still overrated.Durant made that team great and even then they needed the CP3 and Kawhi injury to win it
That 73-9 2015-2016 team is arguably better all around than the 16-17 Durant team. Our bench was magnificent. You had Unanimous Steph, DPOY Draymond. 3rd team All NBA Klay Thompson. Iguodala still had a lot in the tank. Bogut is better than Zaza Pachulia. We had Festus Ezili & Speights, Barbosa, Livingston, still quick and Midrange was on Point. We were #1 in Offense and Defense.The competition was better because of that Spurs team and the Thunder. Lost only two home games. Had 2 head coaches. Started 24-0 and did I not say Steph was Unanimous MVP. Scoring leader, 50-40-90 Club, lead the league in steals. 400 3's in a single season. His season was unprecedented. Warriors were smashing all kinds of records that year.
@@mazengwe28 see warren i agree with you but you have to factor what NBA rules are we using when it comes to playing this game between these two great teams.☺
@@lynchone117 I never said anything about the Warriors vs The Bulls. I was comparing the Warriors from '16 to the Warriors from' 17, just like people are debating which 3 peat is superior between both of the Bulls 3-peats.
It was because of MJ, Pip and the bulls team the NBA became known globally. I always scheduled my VCR to record their season games, watched most of the playoff games live. Bulls on TNT and NBC was the show. My teacher saved the sports section of the newspaper for me to read it during lunch. Many kids wore MJs Jersey and we imitated his moves during our games. I definitely miss watching the bulls, I converted most of my VHS recording to DVDs years ago. Miss the great times...looking forward to ESPN's documentary.
The only hole I can think of was when he leftAnd the bulls almost bathed into the championship if it wasn't for a missed call. That is truly something that a lot of Jordan fans never bring up. Can somebody explain how that fits in to the goat argument? Not that he's not the goat but if that happened to LeBron skip will never live it down
How is losing in the second round almost a championship. The team in 94 had the most depth of any of the of the Bulls teams as they had their championship core minus Jordan and added key addition players. In 95 the team struggled until Jordan came back.
@@iamEricHall True! If Jordan had never retired, that 94 Bulls team would have been better than the 96 or 92 teams. They had both pair of centers from both 3peats (Cartwright/Perdue & Longley/Wennington) and that's a lot of big bodies to throw at other centers. Then they added Kukoc and Kerr and they still had Pip, Grant, Armstrong and Paxson from the 1st 3peat. That's how they were able to win 55 games to prove that they could still play well without MJ but 95 didn't pan out because guys started leaving and retiring and the motivation wasn't as strong as before.
96-98 Bulls are definitely the best team ever imo. And one thing everyone forgets when talking about them; They won 72 in 96 despite Rodman missing 18 games, Longley playing only about 60, and Pippen playing the entire second half of the season injured. 69 in 97 despite Rodman, Kukoc, and Longley all playing under 60. Then 62 in 98 despite Kerr and Pippen missing 70 games combined, and Jordan played most of the year with torn ligaments in his right thumb.
I don't see teams coming up with rules to stop LeBron from scoring. That alone tells me he'll never be the goat. I won't even get into his lack of mental toughness and passive aggressiveness.
Major Marketing Wilt has many scoring records in regular season but doesn’t have the most in the postseason where it really counts. That’s like Peyton Manning...great reg season player but not so much come playoff time.
Yomali Martinez I didn’t mention anything about rings. But to answer your question, no, Russell is not the best. He has the most rings but he was not a great offensive player and horrible at FTs like Wilt and Shaq. As a center in that era, he shot 44% from the floor for his career. That’s pretty bad. He was a great winner, defender and rebounder though but he needed some great offensive teammates to pick up the slack on that end. If we’re honest with ourselves, if Russell had never won that many rings, his name wouldn’t be mentioned much at all (like if he had won 5 or 6) but a player like MJ would still be talked about bc of his skill set on both ends of the floor even if he didn’t win as much as he did in the end. Of course, he wouldn’t necessarily be number 1 but you get the picture.
if lebron won 9-0 in the finals... DAMN! no arguement lebron will be the goat but..... 3-6 in the finals DAMN! dont ever.. EVER!! compare to jordan.....
At the end of the day it just came down to the fact that Jordan wasn't going to lose in the finals. You could put any team in history up against those Bulls teams and down the stretch Jordan was an assassin and would just figure out what to do to win. He's the most competitive athlete in history. Never even played in a game 7. When the pressure was the greatest he elevated his game the highest. People that didn't watch him play just don't really understand.
By 1998 they were running on fumes lol. They were old and were going for their 3rd straight championship. That was also the year jordan had to carry the bulls because pippen missed most of the season due to back injury. And the pacers did the right strategy, be extremely physical and utilize the fatigue factor. Pippen was playing with a bad back the entire 1998 playoffs. Those bulls have a pretty big chance to win in 1999 coz of the lockout.
My question is could they have beaten the real showtime Lakers or Birds Celtics in their prime cause both Magic and Larry were old and finished when Jordan's Bulls started winning.
I'm a millennial at 33 and I seen Michael Jordan play from 96-98. With that said, I didn't get to see the G.O.A.T. play because that was MAGIC. Game 6 of the 1980 finals. 20yrs old.
Started watching Showtime Lakers as a youth but MJ and them Bulls just caught my attention and I was in high school at that time, saw Magic, Bird, Kareem, Zeke, Big Pat, The Dream, Clyde the Glide, The Mound Round of Reabond......but them Bulls were the best!
The Bulls had 3 of the best defenders EVER and arguably the best teammate in Rodman ever. He did whatever it takes to WIN. Best rebounder, best wing defender and best scorer ever. Its kinda ridiculous
I live in Las Vegas during those years and I was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base. I would place bets on the Bulls during that year to cover. The opposing teams were almost always given about 18 to 20 points oh, and it still didn't matter. I rarely lost taking the Bulls to cover. Do you realize how hard it is to beat NBA teams by 15 to 20 points a night every night!
The only ones who are debating are the talking heads of sports media. On the internet the debate was settled in 18 when LeBron and the Cavs lost against GSW if you think Im wrong check out "Charles Barkley, "I will slap anyone comparing LeBron to Micheal as GOAT" Everyone has access to the footage of the players past and they are recognizing what greatness is from Chamberlain and Russel to Kobe so these so-called analysts are the only ones talking about who's the GOAT.
Bulls would dominate even more in today's game. Why?? it is tremendously easier to score now. Back in Jordan's era they had UFC defense compared to today's weak sissy defense.
okay but a lot of what the Bulls got away with in 1996 would not fly today. The Bulls would send a lot of people to the line. I think with today's Rules the Warriors with KD would beat the Bulls. But 90s Rules the Bulls would smack the Warriors.
@Brian G Not saying they played dirty, Im just saying contact almost always results in a foul nowadays. 80% of the time it's a blocking or shooting foul. Im more critiquing the lack of physicality nowadays, not that the Bulls were dirty.
*Y'all say 'Millennials' about 100 times. I take offence to that. Millennials are born as early as 1984. We were the 90's kids/teens, so we damn well know how great Jordan was. The kids born after 1999 are GENERATION Z, and we hate them too! Learn the difference!*
@Gilbert Ramirez I was legit 10 years old when space Jam came out and saw it in the theaters. Dozens of kids wore Bulls clothing to school and Jordans throughout all of the 90's, dont tell me i dont know Jordan like these post-90's born kids.
Yes. The second three-peat team was immaculate: Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc... the goat, a top 10 all-timer, and two other near prime Hall of famers. And Harper was pretty good too, lol They’d be even better today cause they’d drop Longley and put Kukoc as a small ball 5
@LycanVonWolf so Jordan came back he avg 29 had a few 50 point games had a round or 2 to get ready actually avg more that year than he did the year they beat Orlando
@@tommyisrael6038 yea and Horace was avg 17 and 12 threw the playoffs it would have been a better series if he don't get hurt because rodman dominated that series
The major difference in athleticism is the fact that today´s game is played in space. It's a whole lot easier to jump and run in space then it is when you´ve always got somebody pushing and grabbing you.
hahahaha you are joking right? Lakers had no where near the perimeter defence to beat the KD Warriors. '02 Lakers couldn't even beat the kings w/o the Refs. put Iggy on Kobe and get Shaq in foul trouble. I hate the Warriors, but with KD only the '96 Bulls could beat them.
Timo Cruz nah homeboy. Fisher, fox can match their 3 pointers. Kobe’s mamba mentality would be activated to the maximum effect. No one on that team can guard Shaq. Phil Jackson taught Kerr the triangle and knows how to break that. It would be a tough series but Lakers would prevail.
@@maxplank1632 Nobody can guard KD. Iggy and Livingston's length would eat up those Lakers reserves. Klay is way better than any 3rd best player the Lakers have. This is a no brainer the 2017 Warriors would beat the 2001 Lakers. Easily. 6 games.
Bro that retirement was the best thing to happen to Jordan. It allowed his body to heal and replenished the mental fatigue. It is just as likely that Jordan may have never won 6 if he had stayed. The man retired 3 times for Gods sake.
More than Mike being the GOAT, that Bulls team was a defensive guillotine that would choke the hell out of you. You have 3 of the greatest wing defenders in history plus a point guard the size of a small forward. How many times have you seen teams commit TOs before even crossing the halfcourt. I would put this team in front of any t0eam in history.
It's not even a question that the 90's Bulls are the greatest team(s) ever. It's proven by one fact: from 1991-1998, during each of their 6 championship years, they never lost more than 2 games in a row. That includes regular season, playoffs, and finals. That is pure, sustained greatness.
You ever notice how all the players/coaches/tv analysis who crossed over with MJ, Kobe, & Bron almost all say hands down MJ was the best. And kobe was #2. Only young people who never played think bron is the best.
It is interesting because if you factor in how different / ahead of the competition they were, you'd have to go with Bill Russell's Celtics. It was due to free agency not existing, etc, but they were still far ahead of contemporaries. Of course in shear ability, it would be hard to argue against the Bulls.
@Nice2787 umm... the Heat had injuries in the season before (they were a 4th seed in the reg. season), they were beaten by the Celtics, AND they added Chris Bosh before LeBron. Idk why people think that Heat team was "a first round exit" as if they would've been trash without LeBron.
@Nice2787 son, tell me what would happen if jordan and barkley, joined hakeem in 1990 lol. Both hakeem and barkley werent having playoff success and jordan was getting trashed by the pistons lol. What you think would happen? Jordan, barkley and hakeem belong to the same draft like wade, bosh and lebron lol
@Nice2787 by you logic then Kawhi and Paul George going to the Clippers is insignificant because the Clippers were not title contenders the year before. When Jordan left the Bulls in 94, the championship core was still intact and they added Kukoc, Kerr and other. When Lebron left teams other core players and or coaches left or were injured and did not play. What happened to the Bulls in 99 is comparable.
@Nice2787 Clippers had two players and Miami had 3. Wade and Bosh were injured the year Lebron left and missed significant games. 99 bulls played lock out shortened season.
YES! During that season 95-96 when Rodman was suspended, on March 24 Bulls lost to Toronto 108-109 and if Dennis would have been there, they would have easily have control of that game and win it.
This is NOT ABOUT MJ BEING THE GOAT. This is about are the Bulls teams he were on the greatest of all time. A team can have the greatest player but that doesn't necessarily mean the team itself was the greatest. Were all 6 Bull teams Great Yes!!! Greatest of all time? HELL NO A strong argument can be made for the 3 teams that had Rodman. Pippen was a beast, MJ was a basketball God, and Rodman impacted the entire game by rebounding and defending the oppossing teams best players and big men. They Bulls were a TRIO DURING THOSE YEARS, not a Duo. The first 3 Championship Teams had a respectable role players but that 2nd 3peat Team was truly elite. That first 3peat Team, I could see Golden State Crushing Them, Prime San Antonio, the 83 Philidelohia Warriors, Bill Russell's Celtics, and Prime Showtime Lakers either beating them or giving them a run. Finally I think the Warriors with KD, Clay, Draymond, Iggy, and Steph would be too much for them. Even the 2nd 3peat Team would fall to them. People kiss Jordan's ass so much that they never ever consider other Eras or teams. To not mention the Russell Era Celtics, GSW, 83 Warriors (Fo, Fo, Fo!), Showtime Lakers (Prime Big Game James, Prime Magic, Kareem, Cooper and Scott), is idiotic. NO TEAM CAN DEFINITELY BE CALLED THE BEST. It's not possible. All of them can be beaten depending on who they were matched up against.
We are obssesed with Bulls of the 90s, because no matter what is in the 90s, we just stick to it. The 90s is the most missed decade to this day.
amen!
Most watered down era??
This millennial era says hold my beer😭😭😭
@@willsmooth1355 It was so many expansion teams, they ran out of scrubs to fill roster spots, so they opened the flood gates for European players.
@@CreativeBigL So are u saying this era is tougher with all the rule changes that favors the offense??
@Lisa Rose They shoot from 26 feet because there is no defense..NBA players could always shoot
Let's not forget, Jordan had back-to-back 100 Block seasons; with one year leading the league in Steals and Points. Ridiculous.
It was back to back 200 steal and 100 blocks seasons, while leading the league in scoring both times and averaging atleast 35 ppg.
That's crazy I love 90s basketball
@@Northphilly-wu4oq Jordan did that in the 80s FYI. Also, the year he won MVP and DPOY, MJ was top 10 in steals (led the league) and blocks AND led the league in scoring.
@@desconocidod3119 And yet we have casual posters saying Jordan's bull wouldn't make it to the playoffs in this era. Seriously u cant make this chit up😭😭😭
Jordan had no business losing DPOY in 1986-87 to Michael Cooper. He wasn’t nearly as effective as Jordan. Jordan should have two DPOY back to back & Scottie should have at least one imo.
I really miss the 90s bulls, even though i rooted against them, now i apreciate what i witnessed. Nothing like watching Jordan take over games
Agreed,I was an Orlando Magic fan
I think there are millions of ppl that are just like you guys. Debating whether LeBron is better than MJ is disrespectful to so many players and teams from the 90"s.
What MJ figured out that LeBron even Kobe never did. If his team was playing well, competitive keeping game close. Michael did not have to out play everyone for 48 mins. He just had to out play you for last 3 to 5 mins. He wasn't how many pts a game can MJ score, it's how many does he need too!
The Bulls swept a 60 win Orlando team.
Of Shaq, Penny, Scott, and Anderson. Beating them by nearly 40 points in game 1. Holding them to 67 points in game 3, and then finishinng them off with a 45 point game on 16-23 shooting to cap off a sweep which prompted Shaq to immediately jump ship to the west to get away from Jordan.
@@Ratchetface That's right.
Halflings Shaq was worth more than Penny and Alonzo Mourning . centers won titles before the rules kept being changed! MJ only wing to prove he can lead to titles without a all time front court or center! Celtics amd Pistons had an all time front court and all star centers! Rules had to be changed for guards besides and small forwards besides Jordan to lead teams to titles without all time front court! 2010 lakers had all star center, 2006 Heat, 2000-2002 Lakers, spurs, 2009, 2010 lakers, 2008 Celtics. KG and Duncan were there centers on defense no matter what position they were listed ass.
I get that Penny and Shaq were iconic and you should've mentioned that. But Lebron swept a 60 win Hawks team by himself. So don't act like 60 win teams haven't been swept or beaten. MJ is the GOAT but lets be honest a lot of MJ fans are hella sensitive and get super defensive about Lebron. Lebron and MJ are #1 and 2 no question.
@@timocruz510 lol. And Lebron stans aren't sensitive?? Cmon it goes both ways.
Rodman was the perfect complement piece for that team, the greatest rebound/defender combo ever.
Dont forget “hustle” also
@@t_t8661 For sure man, everything you would want on a team that is already good at scoring.
at the same time a risky piece as well
@@relaxstaycalm1906 No risk, no reward. They had him right before he really went downhill luckily.
LycanVonWolf no lol
What people don't talk about enough is that suffocating defense..
96 ECF Game 3 Final score
Bulls 86
Magic 67 with Penny and Shaq
NBA Finals 98 Game 3
Bulls 96
Jazz 54 ..Not a misprint..that defense was ferocious.
MrCHITOWN247 Bruh! That defense!!!!!!! I’ve never seen anything like it
@@maxmx767 ..96 bulls..Rodman Pippen Jordan made 1st team All NBA defensive team....Harper was also a damn good defender.......That team was a cheat code
@Nice2787 and that Jazz team still demolished everyone in the NBA including the 4 all star lakers. The 54 points that the Bulls held them to was the lowest point total in the history of basketball at that point, regular season oe playoffs, since the advent of the shot clock
It’s because there was no three point threat. You go back and watch that 98 finals. The Jazz were horrendous offensively.
@@samsimpson565 They weren't. But it would seem so because there was actually defense being played back then compared to the parting of the red sea that you see in nba finals these days when handchecking is illegal and you can't breathe on your opponent. There's a reason many general managers, coaches, and players have said that he'd average 50 in today's league.
We love to hear about the Bulls because they had the greatest player of all time Michael Jeffery Jordan!
Joseph Austin yea your certainly a homosexual. No judgement this way though!
The greatest I've ever seen.
Dorian Evans The 86 Celtics the best I’ve ever seen
I'm 34 year old and I still say that Jordan is the greatest player of all time, and his 90s bulls teams are the greatest dynasty in basketball history.
Wow 34,, and still Objective, more power to you, gotta appreciate that. I Always go back in time to do Audits on Sports history to make sure I get it closer to right. I gotta give you props fo that.
@@c.cashtodoor3154 no problem man, I think we would more appreciate those 90s Chicago Bulls if we had the access to the internet and TH-cam and Instagram etc
Remember big shot bob 7 rings
@@cphartney23 HOW MANY MVPS, Bob had -NONE,, FYI There has 8 games where a player averaged 40 in the finals,,, MJ did it 5 times. YO,, and try this on,,, Jordan has never played a Game 7,,, Bron has a resume of Game 7's... I've seen both ,,, KOBE is where the comparison should be,,,NOT BLACK JESUS AKA BLACK CAT..
@@c.cashtodoor3154 7 rings were talking rings and clutchness , clutch city. Jordan was 1-9 in playoffs first three years swept by bird twice gimme a break , Jerry Krause built that team well run getting phil Jackson HOFamers on team. All 7 games means is the competition was even and came to the wire due to a balance of play, bulls played weaker teams, all Horry's team, Rockets Lakers, Spurs would be favored over bulls, Hofamers olajuwon drexler, shaq and Kobe Duncan pop, admiral, all better than bulls in 7 games , these teams would beat bulls in 5 games ask Iverson. Too much size athleticism teamwork coaching multiple chips, pop did beat phil jackson and vice versa
72-10 with a championship No debate in my opinion the bulls are the GOAT team.
In 2010 there was a poll where they asked all the NBA GM's which NBA team is the greatest of all time and the 1996 Bulls came second. The 1986 Celtics was voted the greatest NBA team of all time.
72 wins in the 1996 season is so overrated, 8 expansion teams in 6 years from 1989-1995. Watered down competition.
@@LakersFanSinceJulyst 72 wins is 72 wins. GTFOH hater
Lakers Fan Since July 1st 2018 If Only Lebron had it in himself to win 70+ in the weak ass East when he was there. Giannis got closer to doing that than Lebron did Lmao.
Mj in his first year made the playoffs. Lebron didnt and i rember lebron in an interview, he points out that he was younger than mj to reached the finals but he got swept.
Just here to say ; Yes, they are.
Carry on.
it's amazing 33 of the top 50 players of all time are from Jordan's era but it's so called said he didnt play any competition
Great point. Very good point.
Sherman Taylor they actually made the list during that time..... that was easy right
@@mr3000sr what u think if they made that list how it changes significantly....you add a few drop a few but the stars of the 80 and 90s is why u love basketball today....slot of people are stat geeks very few actually know the game
Excellent point!
Today if they did a top 50 of all time list 15-20 players wouldn’t be on the list
Rodman went partying all night through the finals and didn't had enough sleep or no sleep at all but still grabbed a ton of rebounds. Rodman guarded all the big best players, Shaq, Alonzo, D Robinson, Malone, Motumbo, etc. That Chicago Bulls team had the holy trinity. They could be any team at any time at any era.
Those Bulls-Knicks games were really something to watch back in the day! Can’t wait to watch this series!
Bulls are hands down the best team EVER. No debate. The fact alone they were they had a spectacular season but then choked in the finals (even worse because they let a team come from behind). MJ would have NEVER let that happen.
tCruzin4Lyfe lets not forget 72-10
They were done 3-1 to OKC as well.
Stern helped Jordan out. Same with silver helping Lebron by calling phantom fouls on curry and suspending green. That was a bogus series very much like Sacramento and LAL series.
Hands down? No they aren’t.
you must have never seen 80s Lakers
Gotta love Sam Smith, a certified Jordan hater who made his name by writing an anti-Jordan book before being blackmailed by Jordan, pretending not to know that the Bulls beat Magic and Worthy, Isiah and bad boys dead smack in their primes as 27 and 29 year olds, Barkley at his best, Drexler at his best, Shaq and Penny, Payton and Kemp, and the Malone and stockton Jazz who dismantled and decimated the 4 all star 98 Lakers of Shaq, Van Exel, Jones, and Kobe.
Exactly!
@ Desconocido D,
Isaiah Magic and Worthy were NOT in their primes when the Bulls beat them. They were burnt out and over the hill. You don’t measure an Znba players age by calendar years. A players mileage or the number of games they’ve played determines wether or not they are in their prime. In the 80’s while Jordan was sent home in the first round getting rest the Pistons Lakers and Celtics made deep playoff runs every season which burned out their star players. Bird Magic and Isiah all got injured during their last playoff runs which proves they were burnt out. If you don’t believe look to the Warriors as an example of mileage burning players out while they’re still young in calendar years. Jordan couldn’t win a chip until the Lakers Celtics and Pistons aged out cannot be regarded as the best team ever. I’ll give the Bulls credit they did beat Barkley, Malone, Stockton, and Ewing in their prime. But those players were not as good as Isaiah Magic and Bird.
@@attainingknowledgeoftruth8348 Seems like you need to go attain more knowledge. Bird is a full 6 years older than Jordan and was in the league a full 4 years before Michael got drafted. Magic, Isiah and Bird were contemporaries. They were each others' competitive set. Jordan, Hakeem, Barkley, were contemporaries. They were each others competitive set. Out of all those players i mentioned, jordan is the only one who built a dynasty from scratch. All the others had HOF caliber players already on their roster when they got drafted. Isiah couldn't beat Bird until Bird and Mchale got injured. Isiah didn't beat Magic until Magic got injured. But Magic benefited from Isiah getting injured in the 88 Finals as well. Lebron didnt get past the Celtics until they got old. Warriors didnt get past the Spurs until the Spurs got old. Dirk didnt get past the lakers until they got old. Jordan didn't beat the pistons and celtics when they were in their primes. Just like the pistons and the celtics didnt beat jordan when Jordan was in his prime. That's because the Bulls and those teams were not in their primes at the same time! They belonged to different generations. A generation in basketball time is 4-5years difference!
@ cyber6sapien,
NBA players enter into their prime at 25 years old. Jordan was 28 when he finally won a chip. Which means he got eliminated in 3 years of his prime. Point is Isaiah Worthy Magic and Bird were NOT in they’re prime when the Bulls beat them.
@mike dollars ,
Yes the Spurs were aged in years and beat Lebron but the difference is they didnt make deep playoff runs for 4 years in a row. But Lebron and the Heat were coming off 4 straight deep playoff runs and were very much burnt out. Jordan was able to win way past 29 for 3 reasons. 1.) He didnt face any super teams after Pistons, Celtics, Lakers aged out. 2.) Jordan took a break after his 3rd playoff run. 3.) Jordan is a physical freak of nature.
He didn't win in 80s because he didn't have a good team and u were allowed to play extremely physical that said individually he destroyed everybody.
Facts, He Didn't Have Another All Star Beside Him Until Pippen Hit His Prime.
Thought he was God tho ?!?!
@ black panther,
GTFOH. Jordan didn’t win in the 80’s because of Isaiah Magic and Bird. It’s that simple.
@@attainingknowledgeoftruth8348 who was on Jordan's team when he played them u gtfoh he was killing erebody from day one he had a bunch og bustas till pip came and took him s gew years 2 develop and that's just one player erbody else was avg so u gtfoh
@Mike Lmaoo they played waaay better defense and less fouls were called equals harder 2 score
And people forget that Michael Jordan before he won the championships, in 1987/88 scored 35 PPG, 6 APG and 5 RPG, had shot 54% from the field and this was without 3s, and then on the defensive side he had 200 steals and 100 blocks which he did multiple times but then in defensive win shares he was 3rd among the highest defensive win shares. Normally big men dominate stats like defensive win shares but Jordan was not only a lockdown defender 1 on 1, he was also a great help defender as well.
Jordan had a teams that went 67-15, 69-13, 72-10, and win championships. I would say that would equate to the best team ever.
Yesir great great point
Lakers teams of the 80s beats bulls of the 90s! They played against weak comp
@steven you shoul be drug tested
@@dariusewing6962 weak comp??? What nba did u watch? Mj playd against more hofers n the playoffs than any of ur favorite playrs
@steven the team tht lost 2 the maverics with only dirk on it🤔😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
95 to 98 bulls had 3 of the best defenders in the history of NBA Rodman pippen n Jordan plus Harper..All were very athletic..All 6'6 to 6'8 215 to 225 lbs..Can play in any era..Best team ever is the 95-96 bulls.
Lol defense is great and all but you gotta be able to put the ball in the basket at the end of the day. And outside of MJ nobody was a great scorer on the Bulls.
Not only were the Warriors a great defensive team but they were arguably the best offensive team of all time!
It's really not close. At the end of the day KD can match MJs Scoring output, but nobody on the Bulls can match Curry's or Klays output. And Draymond gives you a premium offensively over Rodman as well.
Not to mention for the first time ever 35 year old Jordan would be seeing 6'6 iggy and 6'7 Klay instead of 6'4 GP and 6'3 Starks and 6'4 Danny Ainge and so on.
Yomali Martinez Pippen averaged 20 ppg. Rodman would destroy green defensively and offensively on the glass. Who’s guarding Jordan? Jordan, Pippen, and Harper could guard Steph and Klay. Kukoc was sixth man of the year and could get you 15-18 a game. Kerr is one of the greatest 3 point shooters of all time. Longley and Wennington were average but HUGE. Not saying warriors wouldn’t give them a hard time, but I got the bulls in 6 games. Defensively too strong and big. Jordan and company never lost in the finals. Wouldn’t bet against that team.
Nah, they get ranned by showtime lakers, 80s 76ers, 80s celtics, 18 warriors, 13 or 14 spurs, 11 mavs, 01 lakers, 19 Raptors
Yes the Bulls are the greatest team in NBA history.
The Bulls Last Dance 1997-98 was so fascinating because it has a happy ending to a sad news. Pippen was not around for almost the first half of the season and he had back spasm in game 6 finals. Jordan was just amazing and so special. The Last shot! You can never write that ending up in Hollywood. What a finished for the last dance. Everyone expect Jordan to deliver and he did with passion. GOAT MJ
I'm 38 born in 82' pre-millenial I remember watching the bulls from 90'-98' (my youth) me,my father,and grandfather smh good times.......
smh? why?
82 here too man. nothing like bulls on nba on nbc.
@@jamaali2358 are you confused as to what I said? I mean it's self explanatory
@@outdooraddictionwv5299 I know man I miss those days
@@anthonyarmstrong1423 why are you shaking your head if it was good times
I started falling in love with basketball in the mid 90s and basically watched every bulls playoff game during those runs. What a wonderful time to watch basketball. MJ is the greatest player ever, and that bulls team is the best ever, no doubt!
Nah, they get ranned by showtime lakers, 80s 76ers, 80s celtics, 18 warriors, 13 or 14 spurs, 11 mavs, 01 lakers, 19 Raptors
90's is the decade when we discovered internet and the greatest show on earth was global, best team of the 90s are the bulls.
I think the greatness of Jordan and his ruthless leadership commanded everyone else to rise to the occasion like no other team.
Great point by Rob. Nick Wright wants to be able to tell everyone when he's old that LeBron was Jesus
Nick Wright don't know anything about MJ...wikipedia is his best friend.....He was born the same year MJ was drafted...He never saw Prime Jordan...probably saw a little bit of the 2nd 3 peat...and saw all the wizard games.....Like Rob said young writers need to watch that documentary
Exactly, its like the younger generation who did not get to see Jordan at a old enough maturity age to brag, and be behind him unlike now. It does not take much to notice just by the way he plays, and Lebron who the superior player is. The way Jordan played it was just noticeable, the swagger, the specialness he brought onto the court.
Nick wright is a clown
@@MrCHITOWN247 Just because he was born the same year Mj was drafted doesn't mean he didn't watch the game s. If anything he should be more Pro Jordan because it come from his childhood. Jordan was my favorite player until Rose and Lebron (rose is my favorite all time player). The 1996 bulls is probably my favorite team ever who wins the championship. But i'm not blinded know to that if you Put MJ on todays team Bulls wouldn't even made into the playoffs.
@@Spidervenom23 Bruh i can't take your comment seriously..not even a little bit 🤣
Rob 🗣"you're disqualified Richard for false information "
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Eugene Garrison mad funny lmaooo
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1986 CELTICS CHAMPIONS , 1980 - 85 LAKERS , CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SOME OF THOSE YEARS WITH KAREEM , WORTHY, MAGIC , SCOTT, RAMBIS, COOPER,WILKS, BOB MCADOO WOW 8 LAKERS PLAYED TOGETHER AT ONE TIME
DAM!!! THIS LAKER 8 IN 1985 TEAM WOULD BEAT GOLDEN STATE WITH DURANT IN THE BEST OF 7 , THIS TEAM WOULD GO 7 WITH BOTH BULLS 3 PEAT TEAMS ,
What people don't remember was the 72-10 1995-96 Bulls team started that years playoffs 14-1 so at one point they were 86-11 before they gave Seattle a little false hope by dropping a couple.
That’s when the league had a real star and 5 positions on the court
They didn't, wing positions was weak, guard position was okay. Power forwards was average alsom
Millennial here. This idea that none of us know MJ and just don’t know... foh man he’s been God since I was 7 and is still discussed on any NBA show every week. I’ve watched days of MJ games! Folly just to write off another opinion assuming TH-cam doesn’t exist
I'm not a millennial. I'm borderline Gen X. That being said, they really need to change that name or meaning becsuse it's wrong that the 90-96 kids are getting lumped in with 82-89 kids. 82-89 witnessed just about as much as anybody 80-77, give or take, especially anything 90's related.
The word millennial is getting a bad wrap cuz of the younger generation getting lumped together.
@@mazengwe28 I think that's right for NBA viewers because careers in the league are short, 8 years is a long time there
@@mazengwe28 a generational gap problem
@@superlex611 Yup
@@mazengwe28 and it will never blow over
Short answer , Yes! Long answer, Yeeeess!
If it's not the MJ Bulls as the greatest team, IMO it's either the Larry Bird Celtics or the Magic and Kareem Lakers. But one of those three, with me personally saying it would be the MJ Bulls.
You are tripping. It is the KD Warrior's Hands down no question! They destroyed everybody. And unlike the 96 bulls they actually had to face another top 10 player of all time. The Bulls comp was weak.
The Warrior's would have swept all those teams.
@@yogimartinez3039 lol idiot kid
60s celtics was the answer
Remember this is the era where the big man stayed in the lane no defensive 3 second call
That era had illegal defense which allowed iso players to have an advantage, unlike today a defense can load up on one guy
@@edisjd But with all of the spacing, it doesn't matter because everybody is either shooting 3's or dunking. I have never seen so many open layups in my life. It's tough to watch a game in this era. Also, they got rid of hand checking for the 2003-2004 to help perimeter players more too.
That’s not true. 3 in the key was called. Zone defense was illegal. Illegal defense was called often in the ‘90s.
@Notoriouskage1804 That speaks to the skill level of today's players. A lot of the players in the 90s couldn't make the league today. Especially the Bigs. Now You got guys like the Greak Freak and Anthony Davis who can do everything and can cover the court in the blink of an eye. We have never seen athletic Bigs like today. Shoot you got Embid and KAT shooting step backs and handling the Ball. Then stepping out to guard the three point line and recovering to block shots at the Rim. It's ridiculous!
@@yogimartinez3039 Especially Bigs (Centers & Power Fowards)?? So bottomline, the skill level of players like Robinson, Ewing, Olajuwon, Mutombo, Mourning, Shaq, Garnett, Duncan, Webber, Kemp, Malone, Barkley, Grant, Coleman..Bigs in the 90's, most of them couldn't make today's NBA?? Not one of them possess any of the skill set that Giannis, A.D., Embid, and K.A.T. can do? You've never seen anything like it?..there's nothing that 90's Bigs have done like these 4 names? Not a single player I mentioned, they don't have the abilities to cover the court in a blink of an eye, shoot step backs, handle the ball, step out to guard the 3pt line, and recover to block shots at the rim. Not one of those guys can do any of those 5 skills, as you mentioned, and the 4 names you said only have them?? Don't say "today's can do all of those skills better or greater" because you didn't say that and that wasn't the point. You said guys like Giannis & A.D. can do everything and cover the court in a blink of an eye..then claimed "we've (meaning you because you don't speak for everyone) never seen athletic Bigs like today." And finally saying Embid & K.A.T. shooting step backs and handling the ball along with stepping out to guard the 3pt line and recovering to block shots at the rim. 90's Bigs didn't possess any of those skill sets?? I'm just asking to make sure I read your comment right.
Without a doubt if Jordan don't retire they get 8-9 rings..
Krypt fuk nah yu tripping
Idk they woulda had to play Houston twice and I believe they woulda lost at least 1 series if not both
Darius Ewing that’s Big Cap bruh
@@Loyalty850 naww you tripping
Josh Meza nah Jordan wasn’t dat clutch
Their defense was ridiculous they had Jordan Pippen Harper on the 1-3 To the new generation that’s like having lebron or kawhi on the 1-3. There offense was amazing as well averaging over a 100 in the 90s when defense was a premium and they played all 82 games if they could
Lebron ain't great on defense but Kawhi and george yeah
@God #1 Lebron #2 you need to see a psychiatrist
GSW + Durant was great! Best offensive team ever.
Hey hey buddy y’all forgetting about the elite defender 2x DPOY 2 years in a row high means he was working his ass off. And I’m talking about Mr Rodman aka The Worm
Chicago Bulls is The Greatest Team Of All Time! Hands Down 👐
Would u think differently if tha warriors won in 2016???
@@mylestonah_kruezeeznk8214 That would be a tough one. You have a Great point. The Warriors would've been in the conversation.
@@SocialTherapyMag right. Cuz everybody always bring up 95-96 bulls 72-10 record n title.. ppl thought that would neva b broken..
Yea but if you look at talent you gotta give it to the Warrior's when KD showed up. There has never been a collection of talent like that. Closest thing is the showtime Lakers.
Nah, they get ranned by showtime lakers, 80s 76ers, 80s celtics, 18 warriors, 13 or 14 spurs, 11 mavs, 01 lakers, 19 Raptors
Imagine MJ jumping from team to team every few years to play with other stars, and still having a losing record in the finals.
the way I look at it is how many great players has lebron let get a championship. Look at all the greats Jordan denied a chip.
@Kenneth Erickson that's because he knew he was only a piece or 2 away from getting past them. he was straight cooking team defense. no answer for him
Rico Wright There was Stockton and Malone...part of the original Dream Team. There was also Shaq and Penny. Magic and Worthy. There was also Drexler, Barkley and Olajuwon who were around the same age as Jordan, Pippen and Rodman with Rodman being the oldest of the 6.
Rico Wright Olajuwon and Barkley were the same age as Jordan and like I said, Rodman was the oldest of them all. Pippen had no breaks for like 10 straight years and played 97 playoffs with a bad back that required surgery.
Rico Wright Funny, people say the same thing about Malone-he wouldn’t have been as good without Stockton. Stockton should have been on the Dream Team over Pippen as Pip hadn’t put enough time in yet. To be honest, I would have chosen ‘Nique over Pippen but he was hurt. Laettner was only on there bc of his college career...nothing more.
The 90s - 00s those 20 yrs was the best era of basketball in terms of style of play
Trey Bens Agree 100% ... I stopped watching at full speed around 2003. Right after Scottie, Reggie Miller, Payton, Malone, were on their way out. The nba seemed a bit cheap, even with a Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, Iverson, etc Something died for me in Chicago after MJ left.
Younger “Writers”? Are they hinting at Nick Wright?
Gilbert Ramirez I guess having a losing record in the Finals and achieving less while playing more passes for GOAT nowadays.
@Gilbert Ramirez please. I am in my early 30s and I'm not in diapers when I'm watching Jordan doing his first 3-peat. Dont exaggerate. I'm not defending Nick Wright, I know hes obviously a lebron nuthugger, but the fact you said hes in diapers is laughable. Hes at least 5 to 10 years older than me.
Nick Wrong is an idiot
Jack Liu Nick “Wrong”’ said he didn’t start watching the NBA until 1994 so he missed MJ at the height of his game. He started watching while MJ was retired.
Nick Wright has no idea what hes talking about. He cherry picks and uses false information
The stuff they said about the young writers today is so true ...
MJ The GOAT
the way the 16' Warriors use to blow guys out......Bulls were doing that to everyone in 97/98. they use to go up by 20 in the first quarter and you could tell the other team knew it was over, i would turn the tv off lol.
Had GSW won that ring and a few more with Curry as MVP, we could be looking at curry now as the greatest PG to ever play. Unfortunately that never happened then durant happened.
That is why Jordan is the goat because it did happened.
That 73-9 2015-2016 team is arguably better all around than the 16-17 Durant team. Our bench was magnificent. You had Unanimous Steph, DPOY Draymond. 3rd team All NBA Klay Thompson. Iguodala still had a lot in the tank. Bogut is better than Zaza Pachulia. We had Festus Ezili & Speights, Barbosa, Livingston, still quick and Midrange was on Point. We were #1 in Offense and Defense.The competition was better because of that Spurs team and the Thunder. Lost only two home games. Had 2 head coaches. Started 24-0 and did I not say Steph was Unanimous MVP. Scoring leader, 50-40-90 Club, lead the league in steals. 400 3's in a single season. His season was unprecedented. Warriors were smashing all kinds of records that year.
@@mazengwe28 2016 Warriors were on another level in the regular season because of the depth and their synergy.
Come playoff time though, the 2017 Warriors are better because you can have your best players have massive 40mpg throughout the run. Unlike in the regular season where depth matters more because you cant have guys on 40+ mpg for 82 games. The firepower of that team was insane.
Both historically great teams but I would prefer the guaranteed ring in 2017 Warriors.
@@simple45679 Durant's defense is really what made the 17' Warriors shine. 16' Warriors lacked that paint presence, which is why Kyrie and Lebron just attacked attacked attacked the basket to come back from 3-1. when KD came, sometimes he would play the 4 for them and i remember a few times, he had about 4 blocks in the paint and 10+ rebounds, it was a scary thing to witness overall......but the Rhythm and Flow of the 16' Warriors offense was another level completely. i think the Bulls would have a harder time with that team. 17' Warriors lost alot of that juice and the Bulls would lock literally every one of them down individually, it wouldnt even be worth watching LOL 97' Bulls were just waaaaaayyyyyy too tough and did everything right when they turned it on. one slip and you're down by 15 just like that.
Yes, that was the best squad ever. They had the perfect cast of people that all played their position perfectly.
The only problem is that we give Jordan so much credit like he had a team full of scrubs, when he had a phenomenal team. He was the best player on an amazing team.
They had finess and toughness and played in an era where you had to actually fight to get layups and rebounds.
Could have won in ‘99 too if they had stayed together. Easily.
Could have won 90-99 if he didnt retire also
@@JJ-rb3ss You do know the Pistons beat the bulls in 90 right lol
And 2000 too
@@JJ-rb3ss
1990 Pistons beat them
1995 Orlando beat them
@@sc-sportscompilations5753 true about 90. But if MJ started the season in 95 he would have beat them. He came back in march and out of shape
Michael Jordan's legacy as the goat is cemented by the fact that his top playoff moments all came with a series victory
The bulls was the greatest team with the greatest player ...i was not a bulls fan i was a knicks so i lived thru the nightmare which is micheal jordan lol..... another thing no one talks about is that era every superstar was a great 2-way player while this lebron era is all scoring and paper defense
What's tha LeBron era?? cuz he came in 03 .. the NBA was way different then tho
@@mylestonah_kruezeeznk8214 ????
@@MR-qz4ny jus askin if u would've still thought that if tha warriors won tha title in 2016.. cuz I think tha warriors would've been considered tha greatest team. broke the record n won a title
@@mylestonah_kruezeeznk8214 don't get me wrong i like the warriors but they would have scored alot but would have gave up alot....the bulls with these relaxed rules would have been a nightmare for the warriors...just look at kwahi leonard when he plays the warriors and the compare his style similar to MJ who is 1,000% better than kawhi
@@MR-qz4ny I feel ya on that but u gotta look at it too different rules so that bulls team would fouled out all games lol jk jk.. but I respect ya opinion .. I jus wanted to ask
1992 ECFS GAME 5 probably the best, most physical game ever played. Bulls vs Knicks!
Stop lumping the millennials into the same boat as generation z.
Ahhh Nick Wright is destroying that argument 🤦🏽♂️.
You know what all the Bulls bigs would have done to that small Golden State lineup smdh
Who cares about the bigs. The backcourt was Jordan and Harper with Pippen also defending the perimeter. If Delavedova gave Curry fits and Kyrie of all people neutralized him, what do you think Jordan and Pippen and Harper would have done?
@@desconocidod3119 lol, forget about those 3, buechler, randy brown and ateve kerr were more pesky defenders than dellavedova lol.
Those 96 bulls have killer perimeter defense that is perfect for todays NBA.
Rodman, pippen and jordan probably the top defenders in their respective positions in the entire NBA history.
In a 7 game series, the only team that can ever match those bulls in terms of controling the pace of the game is the 2004 pistons. Those teams fully utilizes the fatigue factor. Their full court constant hounding will tire you out.
Imagine Golden State with Durant against Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, and Kukoc with their small line up. Bulls would have picked up full court and disrupted their entire offensive rhythm.
Curry would be the issue, Guy moves non stop and has a wicked handle, It would be hard on Michael and Harper. Pippen would absolutely lock up KD tho. Draymond would also get owned by Dennis. I like Pops strategy vs GS, let Curry get his but don't allow, Klay or Draymond to feed off Curry's gravity by overcommitting. Curry will hit some, and miss some, but if those other guys are held in check you win.
It's interesting that everytime I sim these teams in 2K the wars always win lol but it's just a game lol
The 73-9 Warriors are overrated even after not winning it all,they still overrated.Durant made that team great and even then they needed the CP3 and Kawhi injury to win it
We dont believe you, you need more people
Hater talk at its finest.
That 73-9 2015-2016 team is arguably better all around than the 16-17 Durant team. Our bench was magnificent. You had Unanimous Steph, DPOY Draymond. 3rd team All NBA Klay Thompson. Iguodala still had a lot in the tank. Bogut is better than Zaza Pachulia. We had Festus Ezili & Speights, Barbosa, Livingston, still quick and Midrange was on Point. We were #1 in Offense and Defense.The competition was better because of that Spurs team and the Thunder. Lost only two home games. Had 2 head coaches. Started 24-0 and did I not say Steph was Unanimous MVP. Scoring leader, 50-40-90 Club, lead the league in steals. 400 3's in a single season. His season was unprecedented. Warriors were smashing all kinds of records that year.
@@mazengwe28 see warren i agree with you but you have to factor what NBA rules are we using when it comes to playing this game between these two great teams.☺
@@lynchone117 I never said anything about the Warriors vs The Bulls. I was comparing the Warriors from '16 to the Warriors from' 17, just like people are debating which 3 peat is superior between both of the Bulls 3-peats.
It was because of MJ, Pip and the bulls team the NBA became known globally. I always scheduled my VCR to record their season games, watched most of the playoff games live. Bulls on TNT and NBC was the show. My teacher saved the sports section of the newspaper for me to read it during lunch. Many kids wore MJs Jersey and we imitated his moves during our games. I definitely miss watching the bulls, I converted most of my VHS recording to DVDs years ago. Miss the great times...looking forward to ESPN's documentary.
The only hole I can think of was when he leftAnd the bulls almost bathed into the championship if it wasn't for a missed call. That is truly something that a lot of Jordan fans never bring up. Can somebody explain how that fits in to the goat argument? Not that he's not the goat but if that happened to LeBron skip will never live it down
How is losing in the second round almost a championship.
The team in 94 had the most depth of any of the of the Bulls teams as they had their championship core minus Jordan and added key addition players. In 95 the team struggled until Jordan came back.
@@iamEricHall True! If Jordan had never retired, that 94 Bulls team would have been better than the 96 or 92 teams. They had both pair of centers from both 3peats (Cartwright/Perdue & Longley/Wennington) and that's a lot of big bodies to throw at other centers. Then they added Kukoc and Kerr and they still had Pip, Grant, Armstrong and Paxson from the 1st 3peat.
That's how they were able to win 55 games to prove that they could still play well without MJ but 95 didn't pan out because guys started leaving and retiring and the motivation wasn't as strong as before.
96-98 Bulls are definitely the best team ever imo. And one thing everyone forgets when talking about them; They won 72 in 96 despite Rodman missing 18 games, Longley playing only about 60, and Pippen playing the entire second half of the season injured. 69 in 97 despite Rodman, Kukoc, and Longley all playing under 60. Then 62 in 98 despite Kerr and Pippen missing 70 games combined, and Jordan played most of the year with torn ligaments in his right thumb.
I don't see teams coming up with rules to stop LeBron from scoring. That alone tells me he'll never be the goat. I won't even get into his lack of mental toughness and passive aggressiveness.
Ya that is why Wilt is the goat.
Major Marketing Wilt has many scoring records in regular season but doesn’t have the most in the postseason where it really counts. That’s like Peyton Manning...great reg season player but not so much come playoff time.
@@jtremaine23 So then Bill Russell is the GOAT??
Yomali Martinez I didn’t mention anything about rings. But to answer your question, no, Russell is not the best. He has the most rings but he was not a great offensive player and horrible at FTs like Wilt and Shaq. As a center in that era, he shot 44% from the floor for his career. That’s pretty bad. He was a great winner, defender and rebounder though but he needed some great offensive teammates to pick up the slack on that end.
If we’re honest with ourselves, if Russell had never won that many rings, his name wouldn’t be mentioned much at all (like if he had won 5 or 6) but a player like MJ would still be talked about bc of his skill set on both ends of the floor even if he didn’t win as much as he did in the end. Of course, he wouldn’t necessarily be number 1 but you get the picture.
Wilt was not just a scorer...
The 2000-01 Lakers are right there
if lebron won 9-0 in the finals... DAMN! no arguement lebron will be the goat but..... 3-6 in the finals DAMN! dont ever.. EVER!! compare to jordan.....
Yea bron still a better player. Rings don't help that unless we consider horry and sam jones better then jordan.
At the end of the day it just came down to the fact that Jordan wasn't going to lose in the finals. You could put any team in history up against those Bulls teams and down the stretch Jordan was an assassin and would just figure out what to do to win. He's the most competitive athlete in history. Never even played in a game 7. When the pressure was the greatest he elevated his game the highest. People that didn't watch him play just don't really understand.
Agreed
they were the best team ever, agreed
What people forget when Bulls won the last Championship many stars already been pushing middle 30's and still dominated younger players.
They did'nt forget they thought They past their prime
Why does everyone always forget about bulls vs pacers game 7 1998 bulls were down almost 15
That Pacers Team would be KD Warriors. Warriors never beat a healthy contender.
By 1998 they were running on fumes lol. They were old and were going for their 3rd straight championship. That was also the year jordan had to carry the bulls because pippen missed most of the season due to back injury. And the pacers did the right strategy, be extremely physical and utilize the fatigue factor. Pippen was playing with a bad back the entire 1998 playoffs.
Those bulls have a pretty big chance to win in 1999 coz of the lockout.
@@gregorywright7650 lol hell no
westcoasthype619 and.. your point is?!
They were talking about championships
It's gotta be. Who else can compete?
People forget the 97 bulls won 69 games
jessie urena
69 despite Rodman and Kukoc missing 55 games combined
I didn't was an still am a Bulls fan
MJ🐐
My question is could they have beaten the real showtime Lakers or Birds Celtics in their prime cause both Magic and Larry were old and finished when Jordan's Bulls started winning.
Damion Allen yes
Yes! Yes! The question is could Lakers or Celtics beat the Bad Boys.?
I'm a millennial at 33 and I seen Michael Jordan play from 96-98.
With that said, I didn't get to see the G.O.A.T. play because that was MAGIC. Game 6 of the 1980 finals. 20yrs old.
Started watching Showtime Lakers as a youth but MJ and them Bulls just caught my attention and I was in high school at that time, saw Magic, Bird, Kareem, Zeke, Big Pat, The Dream, Clyde the Glide, The Mound Round of Reabond......but them Bulls were the best!
Great one guys, them bulls were really something special
For a big part of MJs career he was the best player on the floor on offense and defense.
@Rico Wright nah, Jordan was always a better defender than Pippen although he was great too.
90s was the best era .
Lol boy called them tryna talk about 73 warriors w/ Durant
Got to love when kids who never watched a specific team embarrass themselves tha way by getting basic facts wrong
@Kenneth Erickson yeah, that team was dismantled for KD.
The Bulls had 3 of the best defenders EVER and arguably the best teammate in Rodman ever. He did whatever it takes to WIN. Best rebounder, best wing defender and best scorer ever. Its kinda ridiculous
Why am I just finding out thru this thumbnail that each player on the team gets a trophy?
they dont. that was their 5th chip and they have trophies from those 5 years
Outdoor Addiction Wv oh lmao makes sense thanks bruh
I live in Las Vegas during those years and I was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base. I would place bets on the Bulls during that year to cover. The opposing teams were almost always given about 18 to 20 points oh, and it still didn't matter. I rarely lost taking the Bulls to cover. Do you realize how hard it is to beat NBA teams by 15 to 20 points a night every night!
The only ones who are debating are the talking heads of sports media. On the internet the debate was settled in 18 when LeBron and the Cavs lost against GSW if you think Im wrong check out "Charles Barkley, "I will slap anyone comparing LeBron to Micheal as GOAT"
Everyone has access to the footage of the players past and they are recognizing what greatness is from Chamberlain and Russel to Kobe so these so-called analysts are the only ones talking about who's the GOAT.
Facts
To me the Warriors of 16-18 would be a great match up for the 1987 Lakers and the 1986 Celtics
Poor Lebron he will never have a documentary like this smh. That must really bruise he megalomaniac ego.
And jj barea
Michael T the Dallas Mavericks the most underrated playoff team of all time they swept Kobe and the lakers
They also have Kerr and Lungley
Bulls would dominate even more in today's game. Why?? it is tremendously easier to score now. Back in Jordan's era they had UFC defense compared to today's weak sissy defense.
okay but a lot of what the Bulls got away with in 1996 would not fly today. The Bulls would send a lot of people to the line. I think with today's Rules the Warriors with KD would beat the Bulls. But 90s Rules the Bulls would smack the Warriors.
@Brian G Not saying they played dirty, Im just saying contact almost always results in a foul nowadays. 80% of the time it's a blocking or shooting foul. Im more critiquing the lack of physicality nowadays, not that the Bulls were dirty.
Theyd face more zones and illegal defenses now. Jordan and Pippen would not be able to handcheck, so their defense would take somewhat of a hit.
So underrated defensively
*Y'all say 'Millennials' about 100 times. I take offence to that. Millennials are born as early as 1984. We were the 90's kids/teens, so we damn well know how great Jordan was. The kids born after 1999 are GENERATION Z, and we hate them too! Learn the difference!*
@Gilbert Ramirez I was legit 10 years old when space Jam came out and saw it in the theaters. Dozens of kids wore Bulls clothing to school and Jordans throughout all of the 90's, dont tell me i dont know Jordan like these post-90's born kids.
Millennials were born from 1981-1996 which means that the MAJORITY of our generation has indeed witnessed MJ the GOAT.
Yes. The second three-peat team was immaculate: Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc... the goat, a top 10 all-timer, and two other near prime Hall of famers. And Harper was pretty good too, lol
They’d be even better today cause they’d drop Longley and put Kukoc as a small ball 5
Wait who is top 10 all time outside of mj. And who the hall of famers.
But I’d disagree in today’s game GSW would win in the 90s the bulls would
An asterisk needs to be next to the warriors. They wouldn't of won 65 if there was still handchecking. Js.
John g. Handchexking is so overrated y’all swear it can hold good scorers
@@lakernation26 It would destroy James harden and many more
GTFOH. The Bulls have an asterisk then cuz there was no zones or illegal defense.
octoman 7 11 No it wouldn’t. Not the superstars and stars.
jmaal2345 But zone defense is not the better defense.
This team defined a generation of children that are now adults.
Losing Horace hurt Orlando
The bulls lost Horace the year before
@@tommyisrael6038 the year Orlando beat them they had him the year Orlando lost to the bulls Horace got hurt in game 1 he was avg 17 and 12
@@anteongoestill8068 I know when Chicago lost to Orlando, they were missing Horace, when they beat them Horace got hurt in Game 1
@LycanVonWolf so Jordan came back he avg 29 had a few 50 point games had a round or 2 to get ready actually avg more that year than he did the year they beat Orlando
@@tommyisrael6038 yea and Horace was avg 17 and 12 threw the playoffs it would have been a better series if he don't get hurt because rodman dominated that series
The major difference in athleticism is the fact that today´s game is played in space. It's a whole lot easier to jump and run in space then it is when you´ve always got somebody pushing and grabbing you.
The warriors couldn’t even beat the Shaq-Kobe lakers.
hahahaha you are joking right? Lakers had no where near the perimeter defence to beat the KD Warriors. '02 Lakers couldn't even beat the kings w/o the Refs. put Iggy on Kobe and get Shaq in foul trouble. I hate the Warriors, but with KD only the '96 Bulls could beat them.
Timo Cruz nah homeboy. Fisher, fox can match their 3 pointers. Kobe’s mamba mentality would be activated to the maximum effect. No one on that team can guard Shaq. Phil Jackson taught Kerr the triangle and knows how to break that. It would be a tough series but Lakers would prevail.
@@maxplank1632 Nobody can guard KD. Iggy and Livingston's length would eat up those Lakers reserves. Klay is way better than any 3rd best player the Lakers have. This is a no brainer the 2017 Warriors would beat the 2001 Lakers. Easily. 6 games.
Lisa Rose nah homie. Lakers had enough bench players to help out to win this series. Don’t forget about Robert horry and the rest.
Amedeo Avogadro you need help 😂😂😂
Older millennials like me, I'm 34, watched Jordan. 93 is the first NBA season I remember clearly. Jordan's the best.
Agree with almost everything but no superstar calls for Michael...c’mon now
LordBranniganThe He definitely got calls.
jmaal2345 Every star player has gotten calls...Harden gets more calls than anyone I’ve ever seen.
72 Lakers , Showtime lakers , Bird’s Celtics and MJ’s Bulls
If Jordan didn't retire he would have won 8 championship instead of the 6 him and Scottie Pippen 👍🏾😷
Bro that retirement was the best thing to happen to Jordan. It allowed his body to heal and replenished the mental fatigue.
It is just as likely that Jordan may have never won 6 if he had stayed. The man retired 3 times for Gods sake.
@@yogimartinez3039 you have a good point 👍🏾
More than Mike being the GOAT, that Bulls team was a defensive guillotine that would choke the hell out of you. You have 3 of the greatest wing defenders in history plus a point guard the size of a small forward. How many times have you seen teams commit TOs before even crossing the halfcourt. I would put this team in front of any t0eam in history.
The NBA today it's a league with no fundamental in the game. That's why Michael it's the best in a era with fundamental he dominated
It's not even a question that the 90's Bulls are the greatest team(s) ever. It's proven by one fact: from 1991-1998, during each of their 6 championship years, they never lost more than 2 games in a row. That includes regular season, playoffs, and finals. That is pure, sustained greatness.
You ever notice how all the players/coaches/tv analysis who crossed over with MJ, Kobe, & Bron almost all say hands down MJ was the best. And kobe was #2. Only young people who never played think bron is the best.
It is interesting because if you factor in how different / ahead of the competition they were, you'd have to go with Bill Russell's Celtics. It was due to free agency not existing, etc, but they were still far ahead of contemporaries. Of course in shear ability, it would be hard to argue against the Bulls.
Would have been funny if Jordan went to Portland or Houston or the Utah Jazz. Team hopping like Lebron.
@Nice2787 umm... the Heat had injuries in the season before (they were a 4th seed in the reg. season), they were beaten by the Celtics, AND they added Chris Bosh before LeBron. Idk why people think that Heat team was "a first round exit" as if they would've been trash without LeBron.
@Nice2787 son, tell me what would happen if jordan and barkley, joined hakeem in 1990 lol. Both hakeem and barkley werent having playoff success and jordan was getting trashed by the pistons lol. What you think would happen? Jordan, barkley and hakeem belong to the same draft like wade, bosh and lebron lol
@Nice2787 by you logic then Kawhi and Paul George going to the Clippers is insignificant because the Clippers were not title contenders the year before.
When Jordan left the Bulls in 94, the championship core was still intact and they added Kukoc, Kerr and other. When Lebron left teams other core players and or coaches left or were injured and did not play. What happened to the Bulls in 99 is comparable.
@Nice2787 Clippers had two players and Miami had 3.
Wade and Bosh were injured the year Lebron left and missed significant games. 99 bulls played lock out shortened season.
YES! During that season 95-96 when Rodman was suspended, on March 24 Bulls lost to Toronto 108-109 and if Dennis would have been there, they would have easily have control of that game and win it.
Imagine if Rodman could give you 15ppg on at least 45%FG%. They would have won 70gms every year.
Rodman was on the bench he was old on the bulls
This is NOT ABOUT MJ BEING THE GOAT. This is about are the Bulls teams he were on the greatest of all time. A team can have the greatest player but that doesn't necessarily mean the team itself was the greatest.
Were all 6 Bull teams Great Yes!!! Greatest of all time? HELL NO
A strong argument can be made for the 3 teams that had Rodman. Pippen was a beast, MJ was a basketball God, and Rodman impacted the entire game by rebounding and defending the oppossing teams best players and big men. They Bulls were a TRIO DURING THOSE YEARS, not a Duo.
The first 3 Championship Teams had a respectable role players but that 2nd 3peat Team was truly elite.
That first 3peat Team, I could see Golden State Crushing Them, Prime San Antonio, the 83 Philidelohia Warriors, Bill Russell's Celtics, and Prime Showtime Lakers either beating them or giving them a run.
Finally I think the Warriors with KD, Clay, Draymond, Iggy, and Steph would be too much for them. Even the 2nd 3peat Team would fall to them.
People kiss Jordan's ass so much that they never ever consider other Eras or teams. To not mention the Russell Era Celtics, GSW, 83 Warriors (Fo, Fo, Fo!), Showtime Lakers (Prime Big Game James, Prime Magic, Kareem, Cooper and Scott), is idiotic. NO TEAM CAN DEFINITELY BE CALLED THE BEST. It's not possible. All of them can be beaten depending on who they were matched up against.