TheLand13 wrote:I don't want to hear anyone ever complaining about LeBron stans ever again. The fact that this poll is even close is sad, and some of the arguments here for why the Bulls would be able to beat the Warriors are just coma inducing due to laughter. I mean, look at this post.Larry_Russell wrote:Some of the things I have seen posted was
1) Bulls wouoldnt play in this era because they didnt shoot the three and wasnt good at it.
Kerr 51% on 3 attempts
Buchler 45% on 1.,5 per
Jordan 42% on 3.5
Kukoc 40% on 3
Scottie 37.5 on 5.5
Yeah, and you know why? Because the three point line was shortened that season. There's a reason they didn't come close to matching those same kind of percentages the following season.
Unless you were able to match the Warriors in terms of offense (and that simply is not going to happen with a team that thrives on three point shooting and pace), you weren't going to beat them, period. The only time we saw a team come close to beating them was when Houston was able to almost replicate it with their style of play and unique personal that was a problem for Golden State to deal with. It's very hard to do and not every team can do it.Larry_Russell wrote:2) The Defense of the Warriors that year was 18th in the league @107.6. Not great. Bulls was number 1 @101.8
Bulls had 3 of the greatest defenders of all time.
Buddy, the Warriors in 2017 were an excellent defensive team. Their opponents PPG was that high due to the pace they played, not because of they weren't great at that end. In terms of actual defensive rating (funny that you conveniently left that out), they were 2nd in the league. They were absolutely loaded in that regard, and would definitely give the Bulls some problems at that end. They were stock piled with multiple lengthy and versatile defensive players who were elite in that regard. They were a nightmare to score on.Larry_Russell wrote:Curry would not be shooting over mike
Have you ever watched a single Stephen Curry game in your life?
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EDIT: ^ It's another brilliant crossover, you get the point.
Michael Jordan is one of the greatest one on one defenders of all time, but expecting him to be able to keep Curry in check is laughable. Curry would have some trouble, but the thing is, if you put Jordan on Curry, then that opens up Klay to just pick apart Harper. The only one who can realistically stay attached to Klay is Jordan. So Phil would most likely just have the players guard their respective positions and leave it at that.
Larry_Russell wrote:Klay with Scottie and Rodman would be all over Durant. Durant would not be able to deal with the physicality that Rodman would have brought.
Lmao.
First off, Dennis Rodman would not be guarding Kevin Durant. Durant's far too tall and lengthy of a player for Rodman to have any realistic impact on in terms of his shooting ability. And even if he did, that would mean that Rodman is being kept away from the paint, thus giving the Warriors potential rebounds that he would normally feast on. This would put the Bulls at a severe disadvantage, as their elite rebounding was one of the main keys to their success. If you put Rodman on Durant, a 4-0 sweep for the Warriors doesn't just become a possibility, but it becomes the most likely outcome.
Second, I thought where you were going with this was that Harper would be the one guarding Klay, not Pippen. Pippen would have a lot of trouble following Thompson around the floor. I'm not denying Pippen's excellent defense, but you can't expect him to cover that much ground. This is Klay Thompson we are talking about here. The guy is a genius off the ball. You will want someone who has the athleticism and defensive IQ that can keep up with him as he looks for his spots. That player is Jordan, not Pippen. Pippen was much better suited in a help defense role. To guard Thompson requires you to be glued to him constantly.
Odds are, in this scenario, Ron Harper would be tasked with guarding Curry, while Jordan would be tasked with Klay and Pippen would be the one guarding Durant. Pippen is the only one who has the size and length to make Durant work harder for his shots. And even then, Durant is still going to get his points. Rodman would be guarding Draymond, and while you might think that's a waste of Rodman as a defender, it's actually the best spot to put him at. Rodman was excellent at getting in opponents heads, and out of all the people on the Warriors, Draymond is the easiest to piss off. That's the one legitimate matchup advantage the Bulls would have in this series.
Otherwise though, this is not looking good at all for the Bulls.
Larry_Russell wrote:3) Offense
GSW had the number 3 ranked offense @ 113.6
Bulls #1 @115.2. Bulls had the better, more efficient offense. GSW played with a higher pace, that was it. But when teams score, your pace goes down because the team that scores has a chance to set up the defense.,
I can't. I just can't with arguments like this. You are now trying to compare ranked offenses that are almost 20 years apart to determine which one is better offensively. I guess by that logic, the 2009 Cavaliers were a better defensive team than any of the first three peat Bulls.
Larry_Russell wrote:And a team like the bulls scored on more possessions than the Warriors, meaning that some of the greatest defenders of all time had a chance to get set before Curry/Klay/Durant could get running.
I honestly don't know why I'm bothering at this point. Do you really think this is how basketball works? That it's just something as simple as "the Bulls scored on more possessions in a different era, so in this particular matchup it would play out the same way"?[/quote]
Thats alot of typing and not a sensible thought in any of it.
Rodman guarded 1-5
Scottie guarded 1-5
Jordan would gladly take the challenge of curry and curry would not get anything going.
You act like jordan couldnt defend or that curry is the greatest offensive player if all time.
Just nonsense.
Bulls win in 5.
The Rockets literally took that same team to game 7, and cp3 was out for game 6 and 7
I don't care what positions he's guarded. Kevin Durant is a 7 foot 3 point shooting forward. Rodman never deals with those kinds of players and there's a reason for that. He prefers to stay down in the paint where he can help on the boards and guard the paint. I'm getting the feeling you've never watched Rodman ever play a game in your life. 
