depends on which Bulls Team. 1st 3 championships, their role players weren't that good. Armstrong, Grant, Cartwright.. average role players, with Grant being their best one outside Scottie 2nd 3 championships, they had Rodman, Kukoc, Kerr, We all know Rodman doesn't score, but he's one of the best rebounders ever. Kukoc could score and pass very well, Kerr is a better shooter than Armstrong Robert Horry is the best role player in the history of the nba. we all know that. he does more than just hit game winning shots, he makes key rebounds, steals, and plays good defense on key players like Malone, Duncan, Rasheed, etc
If aliens came to Earth and needed help to win a basketball game against another planet, you know they would pick Robert Horry. That's why SpaceJam was so fake.
I have no problem with him scoring less IF the other players score more... I have only expectations for Artest, Yao and T-Mac offensively during the playoffs with maybe Scola. After that I will take what I can get. Other players have to make the shots set up by T-Mac's passes. They also need to go to the cup, period. I don't blame anyone other than them for not moving. I hope the coaches make the right decisions when it counts as well. Thanks for the thread.
Very nice post, countering the T-Mac bashers with solid statistics. No doubt, he's great when he plays, and he's terrific in the playoffs. The problem is the "when he plays" part. I've just lost confidence in his ability to stay healthy.
That's the point, but one may think it's the source of 0 first round pass, while the other like you may concentrate on personal stat.
GREAT THREAD!!! if not for giving t-mac some deserved respect, then to pointing out how certain people on the bbs sit back and bash every thread they see just for the sake of it.
The Bulls were never a two man show. During the Bulls first three championships all five starters were regularly in double digit scoring. Both Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright have been all star players. John Paxon was clutch on that team. In the Bulls next 3 championships it was a 3 man monster. Rodman, Pippen and Jordan were un questioinably the best three defenders at there position. Rodman is still the best ever power forward defender and rebounder. Steve Kerr was just as clutch as John Paxon was during the first three championhips. No comparison. Bulls had a much better suporting cast than the lakers had. Shaq and Kobe = about 70% of Lakers offens Jordan and Pippen = about 50% of Bulls offense
