Support your answer...
2006-09-01 12:10:53 · 7 answers · asked by Tom 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I don't know if they would have won 6, but they might have won 1 or two. One thing is for sure, Detroit would still be looking for their first championship. And the Lakers wouldn't have had their back to back rings.
It really boils down to how long would Bird have lasted. With a healthy Bird & McHale (he played the '87 playoffs on a broken foot which hastened his retirement in '93), a reliable Parish, an up and coming superstar Reggie Lewis, and Bias, I don't see how the Bulls would have competed against this team in '91-'93.
The Bulls probably would have won in '96-'98, mainly because the league expanded to 29 teams, thereby diluting the talent pool. There just wasn't enough talent on one team to compete with Jordan/Pippen/Rodman at that time. They almost lost to the Coach Larry Bird led Pacers though.
2006-09-01 13:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by Hoopfan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably not. Remember that Jordan's Bulls took on all comers and defeated them. Whether it was Hakeem, Dominique, Barkley, Malone, Ewing,Johnson - the list goes on and on. All of his peers called Jordan the person that had the most desire to win of anyone they ever met. Remember also that Jordan wasnt just a dominant offensive threat (including the greatest clutch shooter of all time - ask Cleveland and Utah) - but he became a tremendous defender as well (look at all of his NBA Defensive awards) - and he continued to get better including his teammates (Scotty Pippin is a great player, but who knows if he would have become one of the NBA's 50 greatest without Jordan).
Len Bias, I grant you, was a heck of a prospect - but we have to remember - a prospect. He never played a single minute of NBA ball. Yes he would have kept the Celtics going, but I still think Detroit would have found the way to win (their defense was unmatched).
One other thing - Len Bias died of a cocaine overdose - even if he hadn't died that night, its pretty naive to think that he never would have done cocaine again - and if you believe that the chances of winning six championships are a sure thing with a coke addict - you must be a true Celtic fan.
2006-09-01 19:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by James R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As much as I am a die hard Celtic fan, the Bulls had a great team. I loved Larry, Kevin and the Chief. They always gave me a good feeling, even if they lost the game. They put on a show. None of them could put on a show like Micheal Jordan. He knew his team mates, as to what they could, or could not do and went from there. I am getting tired of the Celtics powers to be, sending player I like and think help the team, some place else.
2006-09-01 22:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. I wont go so far as to say that they wouldn't have won one, Mike was gone for a year and a half, but adding one all-star to their "90's" line-up wouldn't have stopped Mike, Scottie and company. They were way to dominant. Think about it. Celtic weren't even close once the big three left. We would still have six rings.
2006-09-01 19:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sean J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not 6.
2006-09-01 19:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
False, the Celtic team and roster didn't have a lot of good players.
Bias would have been a good player on an average team.
2006-09-01 20:46:27 · answer #6 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. He could've flopped. It happens to the best college players turning pro.
2006-09-01 19:28:51 · answer #7 · answered by scorpion187us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋