Jordan missed the vast majority of the 86' season, so his 4th healthy season was 89'.
89' Jordan carried a low seed over the #1 SRS team by averaging 40/6/8 and hitting "the shot"..
Then he upset the Knicks' in the 2nd Round and took the dynasty Pistons to 6 games in the ECF.
So Luka hasn't matched this run because he only has 1 upset...
Its pretty much the same because they gain some defense and lose some playmaking. Which is what happens with the 2001 Lakers too in reverse.
MVP Rose is criminally underrated.
What it comes down to is you don't get points for team hopping. Butler stuck it out on shitty talented bulls teams and then eventually transitioned to a lotto heat team. (at the time) And he had to battle title favorite super Heat and Cavs teams.
And then when it finally looked like wed have a somewhat decent matchup, Bam and Dragic, the Heats...
Kobe was a legit all-NBA defender in 2001, and legitimately so, not those 'reputation' all-defensive teams he got in the mid 2000s. That Spurs series where Shaq had to deal with Duncan and Robinson, Kobe was 33/7/7 51%, with 45 and 10 in game 1. Rose isn't duplicating that kind of effort.
But weren't you quite having a meltdown yourself when the only precious stimmy funded tv lighting and heating up inside your box was smashed by shooting stones coming from the bullies from outside or downstairs? Good thing you puffed so you could move on and escape from reality. :(
Pre injury Rose was a pretty good defender. Even with all the offensive responsibilities he was still a plus on defense because of his quickness and athleticism. If he doesn't have to carry that much of a load on offense because he has Shaq, he would be even better on defense.
Let's put it this way, if Harden was more physical, less foul-baity, better mid-range game, better post-game, he's be Luka. The similarities in their games drift once you get past how they dribble out at the 3point line setting up their stepback.
No bruh, you're too invested in Rose. 2001 Kobe was a better player than 2011 Rose on both ends of the court, and easily so. So you're taking Kobe as a better defensive player, inserting him on a team that was built on defense so they'd be even better in that regard, while also having access to his wider scoring skillset. There's no way the 2011...