Absolutely, we were 6-2 vs the bulls during their first 3peat. V-max played Jordan tough, plus you had Dream back there in case he got past Maxwell. Conversely the Bull's had no answer for the Dream.
yes..they absolutely could...no guarantees...but if the question is COULD they have beaten the Bulls...the only logical answer is yes.
I don't know .... A "could" question does give rockets a chance... but Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc..... I really think it would be a tough call. Dream would have lit up, drexler would be just about even with pipp. The question is do we have an answer for guys like kukoc and the other players. Unless we had another player that could light up and donate another 20 some points with dream and drex it would be a very very hard match up.
the 96 bulls? nah. they're the best team ever. 72-10 is ridiculous. when you consider 3 of those losses were to the pathetic nuggets/raptors/grizzlies and 2 more were to poor teams, they essentially didn't lose to good teams. absolutely dominating. having dream playing like he did could have made it interesting (dominant big men can overcome talent differentials), but that would have been just too much to overcome. 97 bulls? i still say no. 69 wins (especially considering they finished 1-3 to miss winning 70 again) is still amazing. virtually the same as 96 bulls. 98 bulls? yes we could have and i would probably give us the edge. they only won 62 games, were getting older and weren't near as invincible as the other two. might of lost to the jazz if the refs weren't riding jordan's jock so hard (or could make correct shotclock violation calls in game 6). the way we were playing by the time we reached the finals in 95, we had a very good chance of winning.
I believe so take a look at who they beat in their 2nd 3peat. Sonics- in 6 games Jazz-6 games Jazz-6 games None of those teams had a player playing the way Dream did in 95 and they still forced the bulls to 6 games every time(somebody correct me wrong if im wrong about the 6 game series). The Rockets defintely had a chance, theres no way of telling who would win. Its Jordan Vs Dream and the great role players from both teams.It would probaly have been the best series that Ive ever seen. But you will never ever convince a non-houston fan that they would have even a prayer vs the bulls.
94 rockets may have had a chance, but c'mon man, the bulls were unbeatable. I'm sorry, hands down, Chicago, put some sense and take out the bias in your head.
We always had a guy that could give Jordan fits, but they never had a guy who could come close to stopping Olajuwon. No way the Bulls touch us in 94 or 95.
IS THIS A SERIOUS POST...???? Come on now... BULLS in 5 games (7game series) I can't believe this is a thread... and if you say we were 6-2 during the season vs. the bulls...REGULAR season don't count... MJ is the BEST EVER.... P.S. - READ the last line Drexlerfan22....
First of all, the 96 to 98 Bulls core group were together for three years. Cohesiveness! And guess, what? They won in the regular season consistently, and in the playoffs, consistently. They dominated in the regular season, because they were good, they knew it, everyone knew it, and the opponents still lost!!!! They dominated in the playoffs over the whole span, everyone knew it, and opponents had to play a perfect game in order to beat them. You had to bring your A game. 72, 69, 62 in three years. The Rockets? 47 wins in 95. I'd give the ROX 60 wins at BEST, if Drexler was with the team at the start of the season. The 98 Bulls were the "weakest" in which the 95 Rox could have had a chance. But, other than that. No way for the other years.
I'm sorry to say, but the Bulls would've smoked the Rockets.No question. To get a truly honest opinion though, maybe this question shouldn't be asked on a ROCKETS forum?
IMHO, unbiased opinion The 96-98 Bulls would win. Here's several reasons: 1. Leadership: Bulls has slight edge over Rockets. MJ has single handedly will his team to win many times. 2. Teamwork: Bulls has the edge. They're one of the teams that truely work as one unit. Everybody knows their roles. I saw the bulls play the Rockets in 96, (with Barkley, Dream,etc), the Rockets are pretty predictable, either throw the ball inside to Barkley or Dream, the guards stand outside waiting for a kick out). 3. Refereeing: Bulls has the edge. We all know MJ's going to get all the favorable calls, although Olajuwan has great respect from referee, he's not getting as many calls. Besides, there's no one as good and complete a player as MJ on the 95 Rockets.
I admire Olajuwon a lot. However, IMHO, he's simply not as good as Jordan. The Dream is a complete player no doubt about that, I don't know why I have the feeling that the Dream does not have as tight a rein with the Rox. (leadership) In the few games I saw Rox & Bulls play, Bulls just look like a better team with Jordan instill a kind of confidence in his teammates, I just don't feel the same way about Dream getting his teammates to work.
"Complete," in terms of the "history of sports." At least the last 100 years. It goes like this... Babe Ruth (known as "The Babe/Sultan of Swat//The Great Bambino") Muhammad Ali (known as "The Greatest") Michael Jordan (known as "Air Jordan" or "MJ") Next on the list? Tiger Woods. They were champions, they dominated their sport for extended periods of time, they were famous the world over, and even non-sports fans knew their name.
Muhammad Ali wasn't even the greatest boxer. And there are people outside of US sports who dominated more than Babe Ruth. Regular season doesn't count, yet every is quoting 72-10? Basketball is about matchups, and the Bulls don't match up that well against the Rockets. Certainly the 94-95 Rockets could have beaten the first threepeat Bulls. The second threepeat lot? Not so easy (Rodman defends better than Grant), but still an interesting final series.
The 97 and 98 Bulls struggled with an older Jazz. The 94 Rockets kicked that same Jazz team's ass, when younger, and the 95 one beat them too, though they hadn't hit the form they hit in the finals and took 5 games. However, during those years, the Rockets established themselves as clearly superior to Utah. The Bulls? they nearly let an older Karla and Flopton steal a title. Not the best comparison, but I was always pissed when the Bulls would make an aging, inferior Jazz team look good.
