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ProfessorGAC

(69,898 posts)
39. I Love Curry, But He's Nuts
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:50 PM
Jan 2022

The 73 win team didn't even win a championship, though Curry was playing on a bad knee in the finals.
They added Durant the next year, but to make room they got rid of size & girth in the frontcourt. Rodman would get 20 rebounds a game, even with Green out there. Durant, for his height is not a great rebounder because he plays the perimeter on both sides of the ball. So, he's seldom in a place to box out & get position. Could he be a rebounder if his game was played nearer to the basket? I'm sure he could. He's super skilled & athletic. But, it's not his game.
The Bulls were a GREAT transition team. The Warriors were not great at transition defense.
And, if any team ever could guard 3 line to 3 line, it was a team with Jordan, Pippen, & Harper.
Also, the Bulls had the most accurate 3 point shooter in NBA history coming off the bench. If they played a 3 point focused game, who on that Warriors bench would run the whole court trying to stop Kerr & Armstrong from hitting open 3s? The Bulls bench was far better defensively than the Warriors guys. And, they had a 7 footer pulling big man out because of his reliable 18 foot shooting.
Last, what set of rules? Jordan, during that period shot 50% and scored 32 a game when hand checking, forearm contact, & bumping of the ball handler was allowed. Why would anybody think Jordan wouldn't score 45-50 a game under the more stringent defensive rules?
Go to the rules of the 90s, and I think the shooting efficiency of the Warriors suffers.
I'm not suggesting a Bulls sweep, but the Warriors would not win more games than they lost

I think Curry right WA-03 Democrat Jan 2022 #1
Jordan is slightly better than Jordan Casady1 Jan 2022 #2
I agree. we can do it Jan 2022 #21
86 Celtics.... bahboo Jan 2022 #3
valid argument Casady1 Jan 2022 #7
My choice as well. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #9
Worthy contenders. I should've asked also if they... brush Jan 2022 #12
Greatest front court of all time Casady1 Jan 2022 #16
and he came off the bench... bahboo Jan 2022 #31
Because his ankles Casady1 Jan 2022 #32
Do they allow hand checking and holding off the ball? JT45242 Jan 2022 #4
Who covers Jordan? Casady1 Jan 2022 #6
Draymond or iggy JT45242 Jan 2022 #37
So Were Dumars & Payton ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #38
No way Casady1 Jan 2022 #5
You're forgetting Thompson is not just a great shooter... brush Jan 2022 #10
Durant is not 6'11 Casady1 Jan 2022 #14
If heights are exaggerated, that would include the Bulls' height too, right? brush Jan 2022 #20
That is a more recent phenomona. Walton Casady1 Jan 2022 #23
So you're saying the heights of the Bulls players were not... brush Jan 2022 #24
Jordan is 6'6 Casady1 Jan 2022 #26
The Bulls have Casady1 Jan 2022 #8
True, but the Warriors had 3 of the greatest 3-point shooters ever. brush Jan 2022 #11
They could not stop Jordan Casady1 Jan 2022 #15
Maybe. But the Bulls could not stop all of their 3-point shooters. brush Jan 2022 #17
I disagree Casady1 Jan 2022 #19
As much as I love Curry as a shooter Casady1 Jan 2022 #18
But we're talking about those two particular teams and how they match up. brush Jan 2022 #22
I have been watching since 1965 Casady1 Jan 2022 #25
It wasn't me who said Curry is better than Jordan. brush Jan 2022 #27
you are right Casady1 Jan 2022 #28
From one basketball OG to another: Your question is a toughie. I'd have to go with one of the... brush Jan 2022 #29
It is the Knicks Casady1 Jan 2022 #30
Wow. I'm surprised you agree about the Knicks, a great shooting team. And Earl "the Pearl" even... brush Jan 2022 #33
Hve you ever read Casady1 Jan 2022 #34
I forgot about Elway. He got drafted by the Yankees, right? I didn't know about Ainge playing ball.. brush Jan 2022 #35
ainge Casady1 Jan 2022 #36
Jordan would beat them if his supporting cast were teenagers. Cartoonist Jan 2022 #13
I Love Curry, But He's Nuts ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #39
Modern basketball is a totally different game Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #40
You didn't mention Durant making 3s too. brush Feb 2022 #41
Durant is as unstoppable as MJ on offfense Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #42
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