Fun Hypothetical Question: Rockets vs. Bulls in '94 and '95 Finals

I would put both on the line but just to be on the safe side I would only put one of them. Just the thought of this intrigues me because it would be like muhammad ali V george forman.

 

I say put both on the line.

Maybe we lose one, maybe both - but for the chance to be the Unbeatable Bulls and be the only team in history to have knocked them off - that's too much to pass up.

We always have to live with people dogging us for saying - yeah but Jordan was out those two years.

How awesome would it be to have been the only team to knock them out. Jordan once said he wished he had a chance to play against the Rockets in the finals - that was the team he wanted to play. Wow, it woud have been special.

Man, do I hate Utah.

 

I'd put both up. The Rockets usually beat the Bulls back then, and they would have beaten the Bulls if they had made it to the Finals.

Also, everyone always forgets that Michael was around in '95. He might not have played a full season and might not also have been in the best of shape, but it's MJ in the playoffs. He never stops trying. Yet, the Magic beat them, and the Rockets beat the Magic.

 

IMO, This was my dream finals matchup. The man who made me a basketball fan against my hometown team. Too bad it never happend. And I know that the Rockets had the Bulls number in the regular season, but "Playoffs" Jordan is a totally different person. To sum it up, I wouldn't put my money on either team because any one of them can win it all. I just don't see Jordan losing a Finals match up.

You never know. If MJ never retired, The Bulls might have took our titles, or atleast give our toughest challenge in seven games.

 

I know this isn’t an option, but I’d like to see the Bulls put their ‘93 title on the line against the Rockets.

If you remember, that was the year when there was a “questionable incident” in the last regular season game against the Spurs that cost the Rockets the home court advantage against Seattle in the 2nd round in which the home team won every game.

We swept that the Bulls in the regular season that year and split with the Phoenix Suns (although two of those losses came early when the team was still adjusting to Rudyball).

 

Where is the no one cares its in the past option. Teams that live in the past are currently sucking or will suck in the near future.

 

You had to remind me! I was only 10 and at Auchan watching the game while my parents were shopping. I hate David Robinson!!

 

not sure about that man.michael is a different beast in the playoff .not in best of shape makes a big difference believe me.those turnovers that he made,those easy baskets that he missed are only because he was out of shape.without a doubt houston deserves both titles but i wish they would have played the bulls in the finals against the greatest basketball player that have ever play the game.olajuwon was top 2 center along with shaq but man jordan is something else everyone have to admit it .

 

In the famous words of Daffy Duck!!!



Mine!! Mine!!! All Mine!!!

 

I have always felt that the 95 Rockets could have beaten Jordan and the Bulls if he had not retired in the first place.

 

Dream was the same way. Look it up: Dream's numbers went up significantly in the playoffs.

The Bulls lack of a 4 hurt them every bit as much as MJ retiring: 91-93 they had Ho Grant. 96-99 they had Rodman. Both perfect role-players for those teams. Grant was on a mission in 1995 for Orlando. He had a ton to proove against the Bulls for trading him.

I pick the Rockets both years, and in '93 and '97, too. F*cking Sonics and Jazz....

 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/3221857.html
"There should be no doubt or label of fluke on our championships," said Hakeem Olajuwon. "As for Michael Jordan, a lot of people don't know and never looked up our matchups with Chicago during that time. If you check the records, you'll see that we beat them on a consistent basis when Michael was playing and winning his first three championships.

"(Vernon) Maxwell guarded Michael and gave him problems. In '95, we would have had Mario Elie on him. They didn't have anyone who could contain me. Chicago was never a problem for us. We always looked forward to playing them. A lot of people don't realize that."

The Rockets, in fact, had a 5-1 record vs. Jordan and the Bulls from 1991 through 1993, the span of Chicago's first "three-peat."

 

If I remember correctly, all of of his playoff numbers except for one from that year were up or on par with his numbers from the second three-peat. The one stat that was way off was turnovers.

 

I think so too - but no one other then a Rockets fan would agree. I think we could have taken them in '95, maybe not '94, but definitely '95. that team was one of the greatest teams ever - we were suppose to lose every series, and yet won them all.

Rockets fans, this is our pain, that we have to hear others think we're crazy and will always say we got lucky.

 

We so would have rolled the mighty, mighty Bulls. MJ was scared of Hakeem blocking his stuff.

 

Dude you gotta put both on the line, if you lose one whats to stop people from saying youd lose both. Or am I misunderstanding the question

 

i agree, but if kenny or was it maxwell could have hit that 3 in the corner with 30 seconds to go, rox would have been right there.

i would put both up. everytime rox played the bulls it was always great. really a shame jordan had to retire.