20Th anniversary of the greatest of all time...

[magmo68]

95-96 Bulls
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I just wanted to beat the rest of the world to it!!!

[magmo68]

And the the greatest basketball shoes

[Angel Face]

GOAT team :applause:

[LAZERUSS]

3Ball would tell you they were MJ and a bunch of scrubs.

[magmo68]

And the year the GREATEST player ever was traded to the greatest organization ever...KOBE!...I HAD TO DO IT!

[ClipperRevival]

For those that are unaware, prior to the 1995-96 season, the best record ever for a team was 69-13 by the 1971-72 Lakers. The Bulls went 72-10 in 1995-96, beating the old record by 3 games. And in 1996-97, the Bulls went 69-13, matching the old record. So in 2 seasons, the Bulls went 139-23.

[Bless Mathews]

And the the greatest basketball shoes



No doubt.


Goat just goats on all levels.


Period.

[LAZERUSS]

For those that are unaware, prior to the 1995-96 season, the best record ever for a team was 69-13 by the 1971-72 Lakers. The Bulls went 72-10 in 1995-96, beating the old record by 3 games. And in 1996-97, the Bulls went 69-13, matching the old record. So in 2 seasons, the Bulls went 139-23.

And that old record...achieved by none other than Chamberlain...which just eclipsed the previous record, held by Wilt, of 68-13.

[ClipperRevival]

And that old record...achieved by none other than Chamberlain...which just eclipsed the previous record, held by Wilt, of 68-13.

Wilt wasn't "the man" on that team. West and Goodrich averaged 26 ppg. Wilt was more of a Bill Russell type player by then, averaging 15 ppg and 19 rpg. So let's not say Wilt did it. He was 35 by then and past his prime.

Whereas MJ was clearly "the man" in both 1996 and 1997.

[LAZERUSS]

Wilt wasn't "the man" on that team. West and Goodrich averaged 26 ppg. Wilt was more of a Bill Russell type player by then, averaging 15 ppg and 19 rpg. So let's not say Wilt did it. He was 35 by then and past his prime.

Whereas MJ was clearly "the man" in both 1996 and 1997.

Chamberlain won the FMVP that season. And he DOMINATED the Knicks in the Finals that year, while West shot .325 from the field. A 19-23-3-7 .600 Finals, which included a series clinching performance (with a fractured wrist BTW), of 24 points, on 10-14 shooting, with 29 rebounds (the entire NY team had 39), and with 8 blocked shots.

And no, not like Russell. He shot .649 from the field, in addition to leading the league in rebounding (which Russell seldom did when Chamberlain was playing.)

[ClipperRevival]

Chamberlain won the FMVP that season. And he DOMINATED the Knicks in the Finals that year, while West shot .325 from the field. A 19-23-3-7 .600 Finals, which included a series clinching performance (with a fractured wrist BTW), of 24 points, on 10-14 shooting, with 29 rebounds (the entire NY team had 39), and with 8 blocked shots.

And no, not like Russell. He shot .649 from the field, in addition to leading the league in rebounding (which Russell seldom did when Chamberlain was playing.)

I view the Lakers more as a 3 headed monster. Wilt was still great but at 35, not what he was at his peak. Not here to take anything away from him but no way was he clearly "the man" as MJ was in 1996 and 1997.

[LAZERUSS]

I view the Lakers more as a 3 headed monster. Wilt was still great but at 35, not what he was at his peak. Not here to take anything away from him but no way was he clearly "the man" as MJ was in 1996 and 1997.

I agree about the scoring part. But Chamberlain would have easily won the DPOY had the award existed (as evidenced by his First-Team All-Defense, in a league with Thurmond, Cowens, Kareem, Hayes, Lanier, and Reed.) And again, he just CRUSHED his peers on the glass, too.

BUT, even more incredible, was the fact that he anchored perhaps the greatest fast-break in NBA history (only Magic's Lakers might have compared.) The Lakers literally blew the league away that year...averaging 121 ppg, in a league that averaged 110 ppg (and the next best team was at 116 ppg.)

[Round Mound]

3Ball would tell you they were MJ and a bunch of scrubs.

:applause:

[KG215]

3Ball would tell you they were MJ and a bunch of scrubs.
:oldlol:

One over the top, annoyingly obsessed stan calling out another over the top, annoyingly obsessed stan.

I mean it's not like you haven't done the same thing hundreds of times with Wilt and his teammates.

[LAZERUSS]

:oldlol:

One over the top, annoyingly obsessed stan calling out another over the top, annoyingly obsessed stan.

I mean it's not like you haven't done the same thing hundreds of times with Wilt and his teammates.

Take a look at Wilt's rosters in his first six seasons, and how they played in the post-season, and get back to me.