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AirBonner
06-20-2016, 05:53 AM
I don't remember his teams ever being inferior.
LeBird
06-20-2016, 05:55 AM
The one time they were kind of evenly matched was the Lakers and injuries took care of them.

Whenever Jordan had the kind of team Lebron had in the beginning with Cleveland he could barely improve them.

Imagine Lebron on those 90s Bulls...I don't think they lose in any year. He'd have a Russell-like Dynasty.
Dray n Klay
06-20-2016, 05:56 AM
No, but he did go 1-9 with a similar team as LeBron's
sportjames23
06-20-2016, 06:01 AM
I don't remember his teams ever being inferior.

Phoenix in 1993 and Utah in 1998 had home court advantage on the Bulls in the Finals were and favored to win.

We all know what happened then.

Hell, the Knicks had home court on them in the 1993 EFC and jumped to a 2-0 lead on Chicago.

Again, we all know what happened then.
sportjames23
06-20-2016, 06:02 AM
No, but he did go 1-9 with a similar team as LeBron's


He didn't miss the playoffs his first two seasons like Lebron.
Dray n Klay
06-20-2016, 06:05 AM
Phoenix in 1993 and Utah in 1998 had home court advantage on the Bulls in the Finals were and favored to win.

We all know what happened then.

Hell, the Knicks had home court on them in the 1993 EFC and jumped to a 2-0 lead on Chicago.

Again, we all know what happened then.

Did they win 73 games?


:yaohappy: :hammertime:
fourkicks44
06-20-2016, 06:08 AM
No, but he did go 1-9 with a similar team as LeBron's

:roll:

The one time in your life you could go out and find some drunk, dirty ass, middle aged ho with a Lebron jersey on and you are on here posting this shit.

This is the only chance you will EVER have in your life to get pus$y. GTFO already
sportjames23
06-20-2016, 06:09 AM
Did they win 73 games?


:yaohappy: :hammertime:

Oh, now you gonna hype a team that was on the ropes 3-1 in the WCF, then went on to blow a 3-1 lead in the Finals?
Bankaii
06-20-2016, 06:10 AM
He didn't miss the playoffs his first two seasons like Lebron.
Jordan's 2nd year: 30-52 - makes playoffs
Lebron's 2nd year: 42-40 - misses playoffs

Shut yo dumb ass up. Weak ass era:roll:
NLZ
06-20-2016, 06:13 AM
I don't remember his teams ever being inferior.

Why would he be? He wouldn't even let his team get to a Game 7. Too dominant.
LeBird
06-20-2016, 06:19 AM
Why would he be? He wouldn't even let his team get to a Game 7. Too dominant.

Should have spent the first half of his career winning more then.
SexSymbol
06-20-2016, 06:20 AM
Should have spent the first half of his career winning more then.
Right on, man, I'm gonna tell MJ that, he probably didn't know this.
You
are
retarded
NLZ
06-20-2016, 06:25 AM
Should have spent the first half of his career winning more then.
? lol
KingPush
06-20-2016, 07:11 AM
Did Jordan ever beat a 73 win team before?
Bawkish
06-20-2016, 07:26 AM
Did Jordan ever beat a 73 win team before?

Did Floyd Mayweather beat GGG before?
sportjames23
06-20-2016, 07:38 AM
Should have spent the first half of his career winning more then.


Or Bron shouldn't have spent more than half of his time in the Finals losing. Dude's still below .500 in the Finals.
Dray n Klay
06-20-2016, 07:40 AM
Or Jordan shouldn't have spent more than half of his time in the 1st round losing. Dude's still below .200 in the 1st round.


agreed
Bawkish
06-20-2016, 07:42 AM
MJ didn't get outplayed by Jason Terry in the finals, that's for sure
sportjames23
06-20-2016, 07:46 AM
MJ didn't get outplayed by Jason Terry in the finals, that's for sure


Got 'em!
deja vu
06-20-2016, 07:47 AM
No, but he did go 1-9 with a similar team as LeBron's
I know this is a troll post but when he went 1-9 he had nobody as good as Irving or Love.
Stringer Bell
06-20-2016, 02:12 PM
1998 was very close with oddsmakers. Some of the Bulls, like Jordan, said "yeah we're the underdogs, but we are the champions too".

From what I could find, the Bulls were still the slight betting favorite.

http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/04/sports/sp-56502


OK, now you're underdogs.

Those aging monarchs, the Chicago Bulls, who have taken to wondering if anyone loves them, if the world is out to get them, if the press is trying to rush them off the stage, whatever, announced upon arrival they were not only underdogs but had already been, as resident loose cannon Scottie Pippen put it, "written off."

In real life, the Bulls had been installed as 6-5 favorites, but that was before the NBA finals started Wednesday night and the Jazz eked out an 88-85 victory in overtime, meaning it had survived its 10-day layoff, despite an unaccustomed delay in its postal service.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/633671/Neither-Bulls-nor-Jazz-care-to-be-favored.html?pg=all


To hear the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls talk, both of their teams are expected to lose the NBA Finals.

"I consider us the underdogs," said Michael Jordan.The Bulls underdogs? He's kidding, right? After winning five titles in seven years - every year since 1990 that Jordan didn't fool around with baseball - how can Chicago really feel it's not a favorite to win it all again?

But there they were on Tuesday, sandbagging like crazy. Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley and Dennis Rodman all called themselves underdogs - without even cracking smiles.

Karl Malone doesn't believe it, though.

"I heard some interview with (Bulls reserve) Jud Buechler where he said that they were the underdog," said Malone. "Yeah, right. I don't buy any of that."

The reality is that both Jordan and Malone are right. Las Vegas oddsmakers have the Bulls the favorites to win the series, but the Jazz slight favorites to win in tonight's Game 1 at the Delta Center.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-06-04/sports/9806040418_1_karl-malone-utah-dennis-rodman


Jordan was great. As Will Smith would say, Jordan was gettin' jiggy with it. He was feeling pretty good about himself and his team's chances because he was heading into enemy territory as the favored underdog.

As Jordan said before Wednesday night's Game 1 of the NBA Finals, "Yeah, I consider us the underdog--but we're still the champs."

What a perfect spot for Jordan: A majority of the national media was picking Utah, yet Jordan obviously figured the psychological edge still belonged to his team. Jordan was fueling himself with the "underdog's" lack of respect while sending Karl Malone and the Jazz a message: June still belongs to us.
Roundball_Rock
06-20-2016, 06:26 PM
It is true the 98' Bulls and Jazz both won 62 games but the former was the better team. Pippen missed half the season. When he came back the Bulls were on a 67 win pace (up from 56 wins). The Jazz were favored but largely because they demolished the Lakers in a sweep in the WCF while the Bulls narrowly escaped the ECF against the Pacers in 7 games. The Lakers in 91' were favored on reputation.

Let's be real: in retrospect name one series Chicago won during the MJ years where the Bulls were legitimate underdogs...