DavidStern wrote:Wade also played in 4 games in 2007 but that doesn't mean he was healthy. And 1991 Pistons were almost as much "defending champions" as 2007 Heat.
Anyway, the points are:
- 1994 Hakeem dominated on BOTH ends of the floor they way Jordan 1991 didn't. And MVP+DPOTY+FINALS MVP is one of the evidence
- 1994 Rockets faced tougher competition in the playoffs than 1991 Bulls
- 1994 Hakeem had less support than 1991 MJ
- 1994 Hakeem dominated one of the best centers of all time in H2H matchup; 1991 MJ didn't do so to someone similar at his position.
- overall competition in the paint was tougher then than on the perimeter, so Hakeem's productions is more impressive
Pistons made the Conference Finals and upset the #2 seed in the process. Miami lost in round 1 in 2007 by a sweep against a team that had no allstar. Wade got outplayed by Luol Deng in round 1 vs the Bulls which is why the Heat lost.
1. Check (I can agree)
2. Disagree (Bulls beat the 2x defending champions and also the Lakers facing the 2nd best player in the league in Magic Johnson the guy who won 2 MVP's in a row prior to 1991)
3. About the same, both players were the only allstars on there team.
4. MJ went against Magic. Hakeem went against Ewing.
5. Hakeem was 2nd in PER in the playoffs, was 5th in WS/PER 48 minutes, was 1st in win shares. Hakeem was 3rd in Win Shares in the regular season, wasn't even top 5 in WS/PER 48 minutes, and was 3rd in PER (5 points behind Robinson).
MJ was #1 in each of PER , WS and WS/PER minutes 48 minutes in the season and playoffs by a significant margin and literally just like Hakeem was the only allstar on his team that season.