Yes, they won 72 games, but they did it in what was arguably the weakest era's ever, the watered-down 1990's.
Would they have come close to 70+ wins in the 1980's? How would they have fared against the great Celtic dynasty of the 60's?
Keep in mind, there were 6 more teams in 1996 than there was in 1986. That's another 72 players that otherwise wouldn't have even made it to the NBA.
They did have probably the two best players in the league at the time, plus one of the greatest rebounding forwards ever. But beyond that, who did they have?
How would the 96 Bulls do against teams like:
86 Celtics ( Bird, McHale, Parish, DJ, Walton)
87 Lakers ( Kareem, Magic, Worthy)
83 76ers ( Dr. J, Moses, Cheeks, Toney)
72 Lakers ( who won 69 games)
71 Bucks (Kareem and Oscar)
67 76ers ( Wilt, Cunningham, Greer)
60's Celtics ( Russell, the Jones, Havlicek, numerous HOFers)
What do you guys think?
2007-12-11
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