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Bulls no doubt about it
Who takes this series? Am I crazy to believe that Lebron and his Cavaliers would beat Jordan's Bulls?
Bulls no doubt about it
I'd go with Lebron's 09-10 Cavs for some reason...
Will it be 91 officiating or 09-10 "Put Lebron at the line every time he travels in the lane" refs?
son VERY GOOD question
You know, that's a great point. It depends which kind of defense will be allowed, if MJ, Pip and Co are allowed to guard Lebron then they will win the series. But if Lebron shoots FT's every time he's touched then the Cavs will win.
how can u compare this when we haven't see the Cavs in the playoffs yet. If they win the le then you can go compare them. Until then...
exactly. the Cavs have never won anything and don't even deserve to be compared to a championship team.
Might as well start a thread about the 01 Lakers vs the 2034 San Diego cats.
Bulls, definitely...
Durant's 09-10 Zombies no doubt.
Ummm...is this really a serious question? Bulls would wipe the floor with Cleveland. Bulls sweep.
Cleveland needs to prove they can beat Orlando and LA in 7 game series before this question has any concept in reality, at all.
lol. Cavs haven't even won a ing championship. Unless they win a ring, they'll be nothing more than the Mavs-East
Is this a joke? The Bulls were 6 time champs and the Cavs have never won anything.
Dude, it doesn't ing matter. You know why? Because this is a hypothetical question. Even if the Cavs win a championship it wouldn't matter because we will never know how they would do against the 91 Bulls. Simple as that, idk why all of y'all are getting butthurt over this . One can only guess what the result would be.
Considering what happened in the Washington series, Lebron would be crying by the end of the first half Game 1 due to tough D. And if it was played in today's game, he'd just crab dribble his way to a series win.
I understand it's a hypothetical and the Cavs are playing really well ...but seriously? doesnt matter what rules are allowed ...the Bulls can throw 2 elite level (Pippen was one of the best perimeter defenders ...ever and MJ can be when he wanted to ...but usually was carrying the offense) defenders at Lebron ...the Cavs best defender is Delonte freaking west ....
Bulls have the best player, the 3rd best player (Pippen) and Horace Grant, neutralizes Verejao ...and they throw their 2 headed center at Shaq and Z ...and a MUCH better head coach. that team had great shooters as well.
Even though Pip wasnt great yet ...Bulls would DESTROY the cavs even if the Cavs win the le ...
the NBA now is on an upswing but the 91 Bulls weregood before the NBa sucked in the mid 90's ....
I doubt MJ would lose to Lebron, last years Lakers or the Celts heat or Spurs of recent years.
Only team with a shot vs THOSE bulls (in recent years) would of been 3 peat Lakers squad ... because of Shaq inside Kobe outside great role players ...
good point never thought of it like that before
The 09-10 Cavs would beat the 90-91 Cavs, but it would be a pretty even series if they were to play the 91-92 Cavs. Larry Nance, with his strength and quickness, could give Lebron fits. Brad Daugherty would absolutely kill Shaq on offense with his effective high post game, and Price would just destroy Mo Williams. Then of course, Hot Rod Williams, Terrell Brandon, Steve Kerr and Bobby Phills is head and shoulders above the 09-10 Cavs bench.
Delonte West is not the Cavs' best defender, not even their best perimeter defender. LeBron is the Cavs best defender. And while Delonte West is a pretty good defender, it's well do ented that he'll struggle against bigger, more physical guards. The Cavs have two other guys that may or may not be better overall defenders but match-up better against bigger guards in Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon. Additionally, they have been playing Jawad Williams at the 2-guard some as well and he's tall and long for a guard with good mobility.
The Cavs actually have a lot of defensive options to throw at Jordan and Pippen. The Cavs also have Shaq when healthy, albeit older and nowhere near as dominant as he used to be. He can still be a mismatch and a problem, and sometimes games can be decided by one or two possessions. I think healthy, Shaq would be a guy that would help these Cavs against those Bulls.
On paper, there's actually something to the comparison. But you could do the same with the Lakers against those Bulls. On paper, it looks like a fairly even match-up. But as cliche as it is, the games aren't played on paper. There was something about those Jordan Bulls teams that went beyond talent. There were arguably more talented teams they faced (although I do argue that Jordan's compe ion wasn't all that great during his run, especially compared to the 80s championship compe ion of the Lakers, Celtics, Sixers, Rockets) at least when it came down to depth and balance of talent. After Jordan and Pippen, the talent level dropped significantly. But those role players on those Bulls teams knew their role and limitations almost perfectly and rarely if ever went beyond them. You look at coaching and those Bulls teams were stronger, more efficient, and executed better at both ends of the floor. And the ultimate trump card of Jordan's will to win. It trumps anything that can be put on paper. As talented as LeBron is, and you could argue he's bigger, stronger, faster than Jordan, there's only little evidence that shows LeBron can will his team to a championship. His game 5 in the 2007 ECF against the Pistons 25 straight point barrage is an example of him willing his team to win. But can he do it consistently and enough times and against the best teams in the league for his team to win a championship? It's an intangible that can't be quantified or qualified and for the purposes of this comparison with the 91 Bulls is probably the distinction that until proven will give the edge to the 91 Bulls.
Bulls without a doubt, especially if they're playing with 90s handchecking rules. The Bulls actually have someone who could (somewhat) guard LeBron in Pippen, but no one on the Cavs is stopping a prime Jordan, no one.
Chicago in 5.
Prime Jordan > Prime LeBron
Prime Pippen >> Rest of Cavs team
Having a prime Horace Grant is just icing on the cake for Chicago.
Bulls, no ing question
Ok, MJ had no Shaq, but Pippen and Grant >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Lebrons
And KFC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Mike Brown
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