Replace MJ on the '96 Bulls with '06 Kobe

[sportjames23]

Do the Bulls still win 70+ games? Can Kobe keep Rodman in check? Do they make it to the Finals and win it all?

[SilkkTheShocker]

Not only do they win it but they actually beat Orlando the season before.

[VIntageNOvel]

Do the Bulls still win 70+ games? Can Kobe keep Rodman in check? Do they make it to the Finals and win it all?

their regular season record maybe worse,
but they would still win it all

[I<3NBA]

what makes you think MJ kept Rodman in check? PJax kept everyone in check. you think Kobe kept Artest in check in LA?

and no. Bulls won't get past ECF. Pippen would actually make Kobe his bitch.

[Kblaze8855]

Possibly. I'll say 3 in 10 chance.

Nobody kept Rodman in check. They only cared that he play well during games. Which he would do no matter who he played with.

Probably.

The Bulls were better than they needed to be to win. The drop from Jordan to Kobe wouldnt be enough to keep them from greatness.

[SilkkTheShocker]

No, but seriously the Bulls wouldn't win the title. Payton would have shut his ass down even worse than he did Jordan. Plus there is always the chance Kobe quits like he did in the 06 playoffs

[sportjames23]

what makes you think MJ kept Rodman in check? PJax kept everyone in check. you think Kobe kept Artest in check in LA?

and no. Bulls won't get past ECF. Pippen would actually make Kobe his bitch.

Was Phil on the court? So, no, he didn't keep Rodman in check.

Dennis respected MJ, whereas he didn't respect David Robinson when he was on the Spurs. And I didn't say anything about Kobe keeping Artest in check.

[sportjames23]

No, but seriously the Bulls wouldn't win the title. Payton would have shut his ass down even worse than he did Jordan. Plus there is always the chance Kobe quits like he did in the 06 playoffs

You just beggin for Lebron to be brought into this, ain't you?

[longtime lurker]

They miss the playoffs. Stupid thread is stupid.

[Doranku]

'06 Kobe was better than '96 Jordan at both ends of the floor, so yes to 70+ wins and a title.

[riseagainst]

You just beggin for Lebron to be brought into this, ain't you?

[Young X]

'96 Jordan is better than any version of Kobe at almost every facet of the game, better statistically, more efficient, more consistent and he's less ball dominant than Kobe. There's no way they win 72 games with Kobe, I'd say they win 67 games and lose in the finals.

[rhythmic]

Possibly. I'll say 3 in 10 chance.

Nobody kept Rodman in check. They only cared that he play well during games. Which he would do no matter who he played with.

Probably.

The Bulls were better than they needed to be to win. The drop from Jordan to Kobe wouldnt be enough to keep them from greatness.

So you're saying 96' Jordan was better then 06' Kobe?
If Kobe had 96' Rodman & Pippen; I don't even want to imagine how much shit Kobe would catch from posters on this forum. I mean they make a huge deal about Gasol (who was 0-12 in the playoffs) prior to joining Kobe, and was looked at as just "another" star player.

In fact before Gasol joined Kobe, most people would have picked Chris Bosh over Pau Gasol in 2007. It really is sad how disrepected the guy is.

06' Kobe almost upset a heavily favored Suns squad with Odom + absolute trash on the roster. Jordan was getting swept in his more productive years with teammates better then Kobe's.

Yet somehow 96' Jordan would do better then 06' Kobe with the Bulls, riiiight.

[OldSchoolBBall]

They win 60-65 games instead of 72. They probabloy lose to Orlando or Seattle. People don't realize that Kobe's style of play, especially in '06, isn't as conducive to team basketball as Jordan's is, thus the offense wouldn't run as smoothly. It's not about numbers, it's about style of play. Jordan was playing a championship brand of ball while Kobe was not.

And yes, '96 Jordan was better than '06 Kobe. Better numbers, better defensively, and did so within a team context on a championship level team.

[DuMa]

they dont win the championship. thats all you should know and care about