A Q: HaKeem and Rox could still win if Jordan did not quit in 1994?

Here is the excuse that Bulls fans use against our brilliant record against the Bulls: everything changes in the post season. It's one of those that is just tough to agrgue against. Not because it has any merit, but because its a comeback that is totally subjective that causes an arguement to last forever.

 

Both the 94 and 95 teams were special because of the chemistry that we enjoyed. I think the 95 team was better simply because we had the one two punch, however the 94 team had more weapons in maxwell and thorpe. I think both teams would have beat chicago, because our perimeter D could slow down jordan and pippen, but their inside D could not slow down the Dream.

 

The Bulls beat the Suns and Barkley, the Magic and Shaq, the Knicks and Ewing, the Jazz and Malone. People here really like to overstate how much Chi struggled against teams with big men.

 

None of those teams had the Dream though...

 

Even if Maxwell picks a fight with Jordan, Jordan knock the **** out of Maxwell, and because his super star treatment, only maxwell is going to get thrown out. Jordan stays on the court and we lost Maxwell's offense.

 

Be realistic...

Bulls in 6...

Hakeem gets 40 plus points a game...

But GOD is too powerful...

 

Maxwell would have held his cool. And would have dropped 35 footers like it was hot.

Vernon Maxwell was the greatest non-Muslim Rocket to have ever lived. He's a hero , humanitarian, and gentlemen to the ladies.

Houston's Best!

 

You gotta ask non Rockets fans this if you want an honest answer. But we'll never know for sure. All we have is facts. The facts say:

1. The Rockets didn't win til Jordan left
2. The Rockets stopped winning when Jordan came back

In other words: Bulls win.

 

Jordan was back #55. He lost to Orlando.

 

Well I was looking at full seasons. Jordan came back in March to a whole new team that had already adjusted to playing without him, so they had to adjust some. His first FULL season back they went ape on the NBA and won 72. UNSTOPPABLE.

 

This proves nothing...they also happened to pick up Dennis Rodman that year, who turned out to be the perfect complement to Jordan and Pippin. And in the 93-94 and 94-95 seasons, they didn't even have Horace Grant.

It's quite possible that Jordan would have run out of gas at some point anyways....

 

Da Bulls.

Woulda given them a hell of a battle though.

 

Throw in all the stats in the world, it doesn't really matter. The Rockets of 94, 95 team found a way to deal with all kinds of adversity. That team ALWAYS found a way to win. That team would have still won it all. They probably could have put an all-star on the floor, the Rockets still would have won .

 

BTW, welcome aboard!!!

 

The NBA is about matchups.
Maxwell guarded M.J. better than anyone else.
Dream and O.T. would have controlled the inside at both ends.

 

Well we can throw out all the "probably's" and "would have's" that we want, but the point is:

Bulls: 6 rings
Rockets: 2 rings

 

Since when did Vernon Maxwell become the greatest defensive player of all time???

It goes down to Hakeem Vs. Jordan

IMO...

notice...IMO

Jordan wins...

 

http://www.shrpsports.com/nba/result.htm

1984-85 season: Tue Dec 18 1984 at Chi Houston 104, Chicago 96

1984-85 season: Tue Mar 19 1985 at Hou Houston 106, Chicago 100

1985-86 season: Sat Dec 7 1985 at Hou Houston 116, Chicago 104

1985-86 season: Sat Feb 1 1986 at Chi Chicago 132, Houston 122

1986-87 season: Thu Jan 15 1987 at Chi Houston 107, Chicago 96

1986-87 season: Mon Mar 16 1987 at Hou Houston 97, Chicago 96

1987-88 season: Sat Nov 28 1987 at Hou Chicago 98, Houston 86

1987-88 season: Sat Dec 12 1987 at Chi Chicago 112, Houston 103

1988-89 season: Fri Feb 3 1989 at Hou Houston 105, Chicago 98

1988-89 season: Fri Feb 24 1989 at Chi Chicago 106, Houston 97

1989-90 season: Thu Feb 1 1990 at Hou Houston 139, Chicago 112

1989-90 season: Mon Feb 19 1990 at Chi Chicago 107, Houston 102

1990-91 season: Thu Jan 3 1991 at Hou Houston 114, Chicago 92

1990-91 season: Mon Mar 25 1991 at Chi Houston 100, Chicago 90

1991-92 season: Sat Jan 25 1992 at Chi Chicago 114, Houston 100

1991-92 season: Thu Jan 30 1992 at Hou Houston 105, Chicago 102

1992-93 season: Fri Dec 11 1992 at Chi Houston 110, Chicago 96

1992-93 season: Thu Jan 28 1993 at Hou Houston 94, Chicago 83

1993-94 season: Tue Nov 23 1993 at Hou Houston 100, Chicago 93

1993-94 season: Sat Jan 15 1994 at Chi Chicago 82, Houston 76

1994-95 season: Thu Nov 17 1994 at Hou Houston 106, Chicago 83

1994-95 season: Sun Jan 22 1995 at Chi Chicago 100, Houston 81

1995-96 season: Wed Jan 3 1996 at Chi Chicago 100, Houston 86

1995-96 season: Tue Jan 30 1996 at Hou Chicago 98, Houston 87

1996-97 season: Sat Jan 11 1997 at Chi Chicago 110, Houston 86

1996-97 season: Sun Jan 19 1997 at Hou Houston 102, Chicago 86

1997-98 season: Sun Jan 18 1998 at Chi Chicago 106, Houston 100

1997-98 season: Sun Apr 5 1998 at Hou Chicago 109, Houston 94

 

This is a dumb argument because they never faced each other in the Finals.

This is what if "Andre the Giant" fought the "The Big Show"