1996 Bulls vs 2017 Warriors
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I always pick the '80s Lakers and Celtics teams over the '90s Bulls teams. So, in that vein, I pick the '96 Bulls over the 2017 Warriors! Da Bulls! 
**** that.I always pick the '80s Lakers and Celtics teams over the '90s Bulls teams. So, in that vein, I pick the '96 Bulls over the 2017 Warriors! Da Bulls!
The 1995 Warriors. They had Victor Alexander.
1996 Orlando Magic was my favorite of NBA team of all time. Man this sucked.......
This is such a stupid argument, and I fall into it every time.
Do you really think they would run the same lineups and strategy they did in ‘96 if they played in the current era?
Just for reference, they were 20th (out of 29) in pace in the NBA in 95-96 and but still lead the league in PPG.
Today's teams and players would get physically brutalized and traumatized playing against the top teams from the 90s.
The best team in NBA history was the 99-2000 Lakers. There is no team in history that could match up with them including any of the Bulls dynasty teams. They were way better than any team from the West Chicago faced during their run including the 95 Sonics. You couldn't guard them
I think people forget Rodman was a post defender. Im not 100% sure he could guard guys 25ft. from the basket. Was Will Perdue or Bill Weenington going to guard the 5s out there either?
Nah. 95-96 Bulls.
G - R. Harper
G - M. Jordan
F - S. Pippen
F - D. Rodman
C - L. Longley
T. Kukoc coming off the bench.
Nobody matches up with that assemblage of the best offensive AND defensive talent in a starting 5.
I don't see how any team from the 80s or 90s beats a modern team with todays rules. 4 and 5's that handle the ball and shoot like guards and an expanded 3 point line that spaces the floor and makes it almost impossible to play help defense. I get nostalgia from your childhood but come on. The 4 and 5 from that era were almost exclusively post players.
I disagree. The Sonics would have taken that game to 7 if they wouldn't have waited until game 4 to put Payton on Jordan. Jordan only averaged 22ppg when the switch was made. Jordan went from 30 ppg down to 22. The series was over when Karl made the adjustment. The only reason I think the Lakers from that year were the best is because Shaq was the most dominant player in the history of the NBA for about 4-5 years in there. Not the best in terms of skill but the absolute most dominant player I've ever seen.
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That's the X factor. If games are called like they are today where you can't breathe on a guy without getting a foul called, I don't know who from back then could win. If the games are called like they were back then when you could literally mug a guy without getting called, there's no way today's teams/players could compete. They'd be walking around in a daze.
Well that's how teams now are built. Keep in mind one of the reasons for the rule changes is cause we were getting our asses kicked in international play. Jordan is the best ever but my God the skill level of the NBA now positions 1-5 is astronomically better than 20-30 years ago. Players now are bigger, stronger, faster, better shooters, better ball handlers, passes, etc... I really don't get the argument. And contrary to popular belief they can defend. It just impossible to defend with the rules of today. It impossible to defend guys that skilled, especially without help. The spacing makes it impossible to help. And the idea that today's game isn't physical is a myth too. Take the ball to the basket and you're gonna get body checked. By guys bigger than they ever have been too.
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But what if you flipped the script and had to play according to 80's and 90's rules?
I still think the Bulls would have a hard time guarding the Warriors. JFC you gonna have Bill Wennington 30ft from the basket guarding someone? And it's not like you can play off of any of them. 4-5 shooting like they can now would create space no matter what the rules were. Yeah I think the Warriors would win. While Jordan and Pippin would have adjusted fine the rest of their line up would have been abused.
Harper 6'6
Jordan 6'6
Pippen 6'8
Rodman 6'7
Longley 7'2
Explain to me how today's Warriors are "bigger, stronger" than that.
@bobjameshere please type your response below the person you're quoting.
What is Luc Longley going to do? Sit in the paint and let the Warriors bigs drain 3s on him. He's big. He's not athletic, skilled, quick, or anything like that. Have you ever seen Rodman defend the perimeter? I never did and I watched him play even in Detroit. It's a lazy argument to just say because he was a great post defender he can check a guy 30 ft from the basket who can put the ball on the floor.
