RE: re-Gaston is right (fwd)

[Manchul.Park@oit.gatech.edu (ManChul Park)]

> Did you actually see the Pacers/bulls series? The bulls were essentially
> given free rein, Pippen was allowed to mug Mark Jackson at every
> opportuinity, but if anyone so much as breathed on Jordan it was a foul. How
> about Ron Harper on Reggie Miller? Someone, I think it was Doug Collins of
> all people, saw Harper grab Miller(for the umptienth time) and he said
> essentially(I don't remember his exact statement) "how can the refs allow
> Harper to defend Miller like that? You can't let any player guard an
> established scoring star like that. the Pacer's can't win like that".

Please!  Pacers had plenty of chances to win and they didn't.  Please
don't tell me that Pacers didn't get away with a foul either.  I don't
like the Bulls either, but I give where credit is due.  If you don't 
like the Bulls, just say so.

> I would go so far as to say Jordan is merely a media creation. 

:)  What CAN I say that.

> Even statistically Larry Bird beat Jordan out(and Larry had just as many
> clutch
> plays). Larry may not have as many titles but, to beat the dead horse, how
> many times did Jordan beat the 80's celtics or lakers? And does anyone
> really think today's,or even a few years ago's, bulls could beat either
> team?

On the mailing list... Probably no one. (including myself)  Yet, I'm sure
many people out there will disagree with you here.  Also, how could you
compare the Bulls teams of the 80's with Bulls of the 90's?  Two different
teams.

I really don't think that you can compare the teams of different eras and 
it is pointless to do so.

ManChul Park