1993 Suns with MVP Charles Barkley: how good....

[sportjames23]

They allowed their opponents to score a lot of points for a team that made it to the Finals

Exactly. Throughout their history, the Suns have NEVER been a great defensive team. At their best, the Suns have always been able to score a lot of points, but they've never been able to stop other well run offenses. Add to it a team that could play defense as well as offense, and that spelled trouble for them (see Chicago and Houston).

[sportjames23]

Amy reports/articles on what he was injured with during the finals? Because I never heard that before. They don't even mention it during any of the broadcasts, and usually they would if a player was playing below their standards due to injury.

Thank you. Now all of a sudden, this is a thing. I knew KJ missed games during that season, but he didn't miss any during the playoffs that year. And by playoff time, ALL teams have nagging injuries to key players to deal with.

Naw, this is just another attempt by OP to discredit MJ. This the same dude that said Lebron is GOAT.

[Stringer Bell]

Don't know exactly how injured KJ was and how much it affected his game. KJ was fairly injury prone. Too bad, since he was fun to watch. Quick and explosive.

Phoenix really blew it at the end of game 6. With about 45 seconds left, they had a 4-point lead AND the ball. Frank Johnson misses an open 17 footer, Jordan then takes it full court, untouched for a lay-up.

Phoenix is still up 2 and can make it a 2 possession game. Dan Majerle gets a decent look at a 15 footer. Air-ball.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Had Barkley Not Gotten Hurt in Game 2 (after going for his own offensive rebound put back he landed on his elbow) They Probably Would Have Gone To 7 Games.

KJ was a Great Slasher and Scoring PG but He Was a "1st Drive, Then Pass or Create PG" Like that of Rose or Westbrook. He Did Not Peform Well In The 1993 NBA Finals and The Suns Actually Had a Higher Winning% Without Him

Here is the NBA Finals Stats

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...93_finals.html

Jordan: 41 PPG on 50.8% FG, 8.5 RPG, 6.3 APG, 1.7 SPG and 0.7 BPG
Pippen: 21.2 PPG on 43.9% FG, 9.2 RPG, 7.7 APG, 2.0 SPG and 1.0 BPG

Barkley: 27.3 PPG on 47.6% FG, 13.0 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.2 SPG and 0.5 BPG
KJ: 17.2 PPG on 42.1% FG, 3.0 RPG, 6.5 APG, 1.3 SPG and 0.3 BPG

I always enjoy your posts

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Double post

[JohnnySic]

The Suns were missing a key piece in Cedric Ceballos.

[Artillery]

would they have been with a healthy, all-star caliber version of kevin johnson? everyone who watched the suns in the regular season knew they were the favorites out west, but would they have been favorites to WIN IT ALL with kevin johnson at his true form?

he was practically non existent in the finals (injuries).. you got to wonder how devastating he and charles would've been on p&r and, when healthy, exploiting defenses with his drive and kick outs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dB_xKFIJgg
underrated, great player

'93 Suns are one of the more overrated teams of the past. Struggled against a crappy 39 win Laker team in the first round and were down 2-0 to them at one point. They should have lost that series actually. Game 5 came down to a questionable non-call where Barkley committed offensive interference with a Dan Majerle 3-pointer. Horrible officiating.

Then they needed an NBA record 64 FTs to beat the Sonics in game 7 of the Conference Finals. Not surprised the Bulls smacked them around in the Finals. They weren't that great.

[Round Mound]

'93 Suns are one of the more overrated teams of the past. Struggled against a crappy 39 win Laker team in the first round and were down 2-0 to them at one point. They should have lost that series actually. Game 5 came down to a questionable non-call where Barkley committed offensive interference with a Dan Majerle 3-pointer. Horrible officiating.

Then they needed an NBA record 64 FTs to beat the Sonics in game 7 of the Conference Finals. Not surprised the Bulls smacked them around in the Finals. They weren't that great.

They Are The Only Team That Beat The 90s PRIME MJ-Pippen-Grant & Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls At Chicago Twice. Thats Pretty Impressive If You Ask Me.