Idle thought becomes reality

[otismalibu]

Re: Idle thought becomes reality

The point was, 6 championships for the Bulls in the 1990s with no dominant center and several rather pedestrian ones.

I understand, but when you're not playing any dominant centers for the title, why exactly would it be such a huge burden not having any yourself?

Clearly, during this time, a team could get to the Finals w/o a dominant big man.

Now if the Sixers with Dawkins, beat the Lakers with Kareem, then I'd say that might be worth a mention. But they didn't

[legaleagle92481]

Re: Idle thought becomes reality

I cringe to see Pau listed here. He gets so much help from Bynum and Odom. Do you remember him in the 07-08 Finals versus the Celtics? Bynum didn't play...and Pau simply got owned a lot of the time. Kobe has talent around him, but I just don't see another superstar. It's surreal to see Pau listed in the same sentence with Wilt, Kareem, and Shaq, three of the best 5s in NBA history.

I know Gasol was a total streach he is still better offensively than any big man Jordan ever had though.

[legaleagle92481]

Re: Idle thought becomes reality

I understand, but when you're not playing any dominant centers for the title, why exactly would it be such a huge burden not having any yourself?

Clearly, during this time, a team could get to the Finals w/o a dominant big man.

Now if the Sixers with Dawkins, beat the Lakers with Kareem, then I'd say that might be worth a mention. But they didn't

The Sixers had Moses Malone who in his prime won three MVPS and many rebounding titles and he not DR. J was Finals MVP. The Jazz had Karl Malone and the Bulls faced them 2x in the finals and the Sonics had Kemp before he became a blimp and neither of those guys was a slouch in the paint although they were power forwards they were both gifted post players.

[otismalibu]

Re: Idle thought becomes reality

The Jazz had Karl Malone and the Bulls faced them 2x in the finals and the Sonics had Kemp before he became a blimp and neither of those guys was a slouch in the paint although they were power forwards they were both gifted post players.

Ok, so now we're shifting from the "Jordan played w/o a quality pivot" to the "Jordan beat teams with good players on the roster". Gotcha. The point that was raised was that MJ's teams didn't have great centers. True. But it also needs to be noted, neither did his Finals foes.

No one is debating whether MJ was great. He was amazing and amazing for a long time. One of the greatest to ever play.

Would have been fun to see the Bulls play Dream & the Rockets in the Finals...both in their prime. Not to be.