Did Jordan ever face a team in the Finals as good as the '06-07 Spurs?

[ConanRulesNBC]

This Spurs team wouldn't stand a chance against any of the Bulls championship teams. It would be a sweep.

Bruce Bowen guarding Michael Jordan? Jordan would score about 30+ PPG. Who would be able to defend Scottie Pippen? I'm not saying that Tim Duncan wouldn't have some good games but Rodman would do a great job defending him.

If you put this Spurs team back in the '90s against some of the western conference teams like the Rockets with Hakeem, Jazz with Stockton & Malone, Sonics with Payton & Kemp this Spurs team wouldn't even make it to the NBA finals.

[Fatal9]

When did the 2007 Spurs become so overrated?

I asked the exact same question earlier...no responses from any Spur fans so far. They have proven absolutely nothing so far except that they can beat non-contending/inexperienced teams. As for the Suns, the Spurs needed suspensions to win a pivotal game 5 against them (took away homecourt and made the Suns face elimination), imo Suns had the advantage in the series before the suspensions occurred (2-2, and 2 of last 3 games are at home). Like you mentioned, they didn't even have that great a record in the regular season, only third best in the league.

[DCL]

the spurs beat a mediocre denver team, an undermanned phoenix team disrupted by almighty stern, and a jazz team that wasn't even in the playoffs last year! their road to the finals wasn't exactly historic. i'm with loki. when did the spurs become so overrated, as if they were one of the greatest teams ever? some of you don't obviously don't have much basketball history in your minds if you're so easily wowed or shaking your heads in total disbelief at the spurs like they're one of the most unbeatable teams of all time.

[ConanRulesNBC]

The Spurs are a very good team but they just wouldn't stand a chance against the top teams of the '80s and '90s.

[Dizzle-2k7]

the spurs are the only reasons the lakers dont have 5 consecutive championships.

bulls sweep the spurs? puhlease.

whos gonna stop tony parker?

of course jordan would get his, but whos to say bowen and the spurs INCREDIBLE help defense dont contain him? did the bulls ever face a team with a defending big as great as duncan? heck no. and with rodmans offensive skills, duncan would be roaming like crazy to help defend jordan.

if you think the bulls would win in a 7 game series, so be it. but to say its a sweep is just dumb.

[Noob Saibot]

Michael Jordan's Bulls could handle Tim Duncan's Spurs (unless w/ David Robinson) no problem.

might be a sweep (unless you add David Robinson).

[Loki]

the spurs beat a mediocre denver team, an undermanned phoenix team disrupted by almighty stern, and a jazz team that wasn't even in the playoffs last year! their road to the finals wasn't exactly historic. i'm with loki. when did the spurs become so overrated, as if they were one of the greatest teams ever? some of you don't obviously don't have much basketball history in your minds if you're so easily wowed or shaking your heads in total disbelief at the spurs like they're one of the most unbeatable teams of all time.

To be clear, I'm speaking of this specific iteration of the Spurs, not any of their other teams over the last 7-8 seasons.

[ConanRulesNBC]

the spurs are the only reasons the lakers dont have 5 consecutive championships.

bulls sweep the spurs? puhlease.

whos gonna stop tony parker?

of course jordan would get his, but whos to say bowen and the spurs INCREDIBLE help defense dont contain him? did the bulls ever face a team with a defending big as great as duncan? heck no. and with rodmans offensive skills, duncan would be roaming like crazy to help defend jordan.

if you think the bulls would win in a 7 game series, so be it. but to say its a sweep is just dumb.

Jordan could stop Tony Parker. This Spurs defense would contain Jordan? LMAO!! Jordan would score 30+ PPG easily against this Spurs team. Pippen wuld add another 20-30 PPG. And like I said Duncan would have some good games but Rodman was a terrific defender who was used to going up against big guys and even used to guard Shaq. Duncan wouldn't be going off and scoring 30-40 PPG against Dennis Rodman.

Bulls would sweep the Spurs. It wouldn't even be a fair matchup. Also, don't forget that the Bulls have Ron Harper in their starting lineup and they have Toni Kukoc and Steve Kerr coming off the bench.

And the Bulls went through many teams with hall of fame big men. They defeated teams like the Knicks with Ewing, Magic with Shaq, Jazz with Karl Malone, etc.

[Noob Saibot]

whos gonna stop tony parker?

Scottie Pippen buddy.

[Dizzle-2k7]

i couldve sworn jordan only averaged 24-25 ppg against the sonics great defensive efforts..

and guess what? this current spurs squad is better then the sonics. so how can you assume jordan averages 30+ ppg?

jordan or pippen guarding tony parker? not happening, buddy. not if the bulls are serious about winning in 7.

[Loki]

i couldve sworn jordan only averaged 24-25 ppg against the sonics great defensive efforts..

and guess what? this current spurs squad is better then the sonics. so how can you assume jordan averages 30+ ppg?

jordan or pippen guarding tony parker? not happening, buddy. not if the bulls are serious about winning in 7.

Those Sonics had Gary Payton, who was a better defender than Bruce Bowen by a good margin; They had fantastic rotations on the perimeter; they played an aggressive trapping style to get the ball out of Jordan's hands and swarm him all over the floor (that's not SA's style); and they played physical ball that is not allowed to be played today (due to handchecking/contact rules) against him.

And Jordan averaged 27.3 ppg, but it was on poor (for him) shooting. Some of that was the defense being played, but a lot of it wasn't, but that's a topic for another thread.

[beau_boy04]

For those trying to compare the 07 Spurs to the 96 Bulls please forget about it. There's 2 words - Dennis Rodman. You take out Tim Duncan and the Spurts are in trouble. In addition to that you have MJ and Pip attacking the wing and disrupting the lanes. Bulls in 5 or 6 games.

Book it.

[Noob Saibot]

jordan or pippen guarding tony parker? not happening, buddy. not if the bulls are serious about winning in 7.

Tony Parker ain't no Gary Payton or John Stockton. nothing to be concerned about if i was Michael or Scottie.

Duncan is the Spurs totem pole, but the Bulls got 7'2" Luc Longley and "The rebound King" Dennis Rodman will steal all the rebounds away from the Spurs.

If Ginobili doesn't play well. The Spurs without Robinson have no shot of beating the Bulls in 7.

[ConanRulesNBC]

I just can't believe people really think the Spurs would win even one game against the Bulls.

[Y2Gezee]

Im sure the Spurs would "stand a chance" vs the best of the 90's, but I'd take pretty much every team the Bulls ever faced in the finals. Except maybe the Blazers and Lakers. Lakers due mainly due to the injuries to Worthy.

99 Spurs I think would be a better test due to them having Duncan and Robinson producing at a allstar level.