Guano wrote:Capn'O wrote:Guano, were you a Sonics fan before that happened? I won't judge. Always liked the PNW teams. Still do.
I was kinda split i loved gp and kemp and rooted for em. But I didnt have cable growing up. Ended up watching the knicks more on NBC on Sundays and that's how I ended up being a fan. Loved the way they played and what the team embodied. Instantly became a fan. Still fcked with the sonics. Was gutted when they lost to the bulls. George Karl should have had gp checking mj earlier in that series. He blew it.
George Karl didn’t wanna put Gary on him cause he was injured.. I’d imagine if Gary was healthy we might’ve saw a different finals altogether
After scoring 36 in Game 3, MJ was held down to 23 points on 6-19 shooting in Game 4 with the Sonics winning the contest 107-86. Then in Game 5, Jordan scored 26 on 11-22 shooting, but the Bulls shot just 29-77 as a team and lost again, 89-78.
"I wish I could have played [Michael] in the first three games, but I had torn a muscle in my calf and George had told me that he didn’t want to wear me out. I was telling George, 'Please just let me play against him.' First game, he killed us. George didn’t really want me to do that. He said, 'Well, we’ve got a long series, let’s just wait.'” Payton said.
Jordan on the other end will never admit Payton gave him problems
Are you sure that Payton was the cause of my frustration?" MJ told SLAM Magazine. "I had good shots. I don't think Gary's defense on me dictated the way I played or the frustrations that I had. I just missed some easy shots. I'll tell Gary, 'Bring it on again.' I Invite anybody to guard me. But as far as him stopping me, I can only stop myself."

















