Could Jordan have carried the Rockets past the Mavs?

Whatcha talkin 'bout Reggie??

 

Amen. There were no Wilt Rules or Oscar Rules or Russell Rules. They dominated on their ability and that is the only point I am making. Magic/Bird/Jordan were marketed to promote a dying league. They were the first to receive preferential treatment to enhance their greatness. Others have followed and the league has grown in popularity. I know I am in the minority of this opinion but I would have loved to have known what these guys would have done in their careers without the help of the commish.

I've posted enough to figure out where I went to school. I obviously did not rate this type of treatment as a player but that doesn't make me bitter. It does however make me jaded when it comes to slapping best ever tags on people who received help from outside sources to acheive any part of their greatness. I will have the same jaded opinion about Bonds when he passes Henry Aaron because he had to have help to do it. I will now gracefully bow out with my minority opinion.

 

I think I'd rather have had Jordan pitch than Dan Micili.

 

i dont think he could have with the supporting cast. Tmac did awesome. everyone else BLEW.

 

He would have had to score 80 to make up for what the rest of the team didn't do

 

TMAC comparable to MJ can only "happen" in this board.

TMAC did everything he can in MAV series, it was YAO didn't stepup in 3&4 th games. also means we need both of them to carry the team, neither of them can do alone

 

The Mavericks aren't exactly the '86 Celtics. Also, Jordan didn't exactly have a Yao Ming to play with.

 

WTF???

 

Uh, TMac wasn't the problem. He had a helluva series. Trading him out for even the legend of Michael Jordan wouldn'tve made a difference. Now if you give us Horace Grant or Dennis Rodman or Bill Paxton or BJ Armstrong, that's a different story.

 

Bill Paxton? Who is that, some politician or something?

 

Uh, Jordan didn't always play with those guys. We aren't talking about championships, we're talking about beating the Mavs in the first round.

 

as long as Michael had Pippen with him...they would have swept Dallas. and this is nothing against TMac or the Rockets, but i think people on here severly underestimate Michael's greatness.

 

Which Michael jordan are we talking about, the one who could drop 63 or the one who could drop 58 points on anyone.

 

Really?

I'm talking about how upgrading the PF slot (with someone like Horace Grant or Dennis Rodman) would have helped us in the playoffs vs. the Mavs. I'm talking about gaining some athleticism and floor vision with an upgrade at the PG spot (like a BJ Armstrong) and how that would have helped us in the playoffs vs. the Mavs. I'm talking about how spreading the offense with a real 3 point threat like Paxton would have helped us in the playoffs vs. the Mavs. I'm talking about how supplanting MJ in place of TMac would have NOT helped us in win that playoff series. What were you talking about again?

 

i think either version (63 or 58) would have done fine....

 

TMac could score 50+ on anyone too if he tried to score every time he had the ball. But would we win? Especially against the zone? And would the Bulls win if they asked Jordan to score 60 a game?

 

jordan scored 63...and lost.

 

yeah, but he sure put up 35, 6, & 6 pretty much every night and won 6 championships.

 

What a horrible thread, what if we got The '92 Dream Team, with that we can beat Dallas easily!

 

But you named the Bulls' championship team. That's what YOU WROTE. Last time I checked, Rodman didn't play with Jordan when he was 24/25. Last time I checked, he never played with a center as good as Yao Ming. What were you talking about again. Real three point threat. Last time I checked, Paxon isn't any better than Barry. So I wouldn't hinge my argument on that future HOFer.