1996 Bulls vs 2017 Warriors
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That's a hard one predict because it's such contrasting styles. The inside game of Parrish/McHale/Walton vs the perimeter shooting of GS. Neither team is even close to having the right defense to defend the other.
I think the better matchup against GS for that decade would be one of the great Lakers teams as they were a bit more athletic and wouldn't be in as much of a disadvantage when GS was on offense.
The Warriors were #11 on the list of most turnovers per possession last year...
That is not terrible but getting borderline sloppy against a very good defensive team. The Spurs lacking Kawhi Leonard no longer counts after he went down.
The '96 Bulls were not quite Gary Payton when it came to picking people's pockets, but they were not far behind at being #3 in the league for forcing turnovers...
Jordan and Pippen streaking to the basket in transition is terrifying in any era. A '96 Bulls team adapted to the modern game, with Kerr and Kukoc heading for the corners for a kick and an open three in the transition game, even more so than they actually were.
Yeah they weren't very athletic but they were pretty good defensively. Offensively they would create their own mismatch problems. I think offensively that game would be so fun to watch. The passing of both teams is phenomenal.
He wouldn't have entire playoff and finals series where his averages and shooting percentages are far below his regular season averages like Curry has.
Since you're so big on stats you should know his playoff and finals averages are by far the best in NBA history.
Anybody playing today including Curry, Durant and LeBron have very little chance of touching his career averages in the Finals or the Playoffs. You won't like what facts and statistics show there.
Durant is the one guy I could see getting close to Jordan's finals scoring average bc he is the best scorer since Jordan. I think he is a little over 30 points per game right now in 7 games which isn't a very big sample size.
I'm probably going full era-biased and it would be entertaining, but IIRC mid-90's Rodman would chew Draymond up on the psychological level. Draymond feels like an outlier in today's NBA but not so sure about 80's/Bad Boys era, and Rodman was far beyond even what those teams were.
Rodman was incredible defender outside of his antics. Very underrated athleticism.
Yep, all of these active players would need to AVERAGE somewhere around 42ppg the rest of their career to touch Jordan.
It's not just a bunch of people waxing nostalgic, MJ was just that good in the playoffs and Finals. It's the reason the best Bulls teams are in every argument, they had the only slump proof player I've ever seen play basketball. The one asterisk would be the shortened mid season comeback season, other than that the guy was the most reliable playoff athlete I've ever seen and nobody is close.
He has a mathematically possible but unlikely shot at Finals average. Nobody playing right now has a shot at career playoff average. Most players like Kobe, LeBron, Curry and Durant reached a stage quite early or mid career where they need to start being a 40-50 point average in the middle and second half of their career to catch MJ.
This article mentioned that they are assuming current rules, and if the game was being played with 90's rules the oddsmakers would take the Bulls most likely.
What would LeBron average if he got to play against the sonics and the jazz and a couple other washed up teams lesbian honest. Besides LeBron just took the scoring playoff Mark from Jordanso I can cherry pick stats too but I have nothing to do with whether the Warriors would beat the bulls
What if I'm being straight honest? Does that change anything?
This isnt an argument about Michael Jordan stats and if Michael Jordan's good at basketball this is an argument stating the Warriors would beat the bulls and do so easily. Reciting Jordan's playoff scoring averages don't do a lot to convince me otherwise
Who is playoff Mark? And who is Jordanso?
What would Lebron average against a washed up Mavericks lesbian team?
Obvi the Lakers have the best teams of all time? Kobe Shaq lesbian Magic! Am I right?
