Re: Best of all time

["Mike Dynon" <mdynon@ix.netcom.com>]

Well stated.  You have to give Jordan (as Hubie Brown would say) "his due,"
and he has certainly carried the Bulls on his back.  How else could someone
like Scott Williams have ever gotten three rings?  However, Jordan has had
the good fortune to be alone in his era.  Russell had Wilt, Bird had Magic,
but Jordan has not had an opponent of that magnitude to be measured against.

Think about it: in the '80s, Magic's Lakers won five titles, Bird's Celtics
won three **while they were dueling each other**.  Take Magic out of that
era, and Bird might have won seven or eight times--and vice versa.  But put
the Jordan Bulls of the '90s into that era against the Boston and LA
"mega-teams," and Chicago would have been equivalent to Dr. J's Sixers--a
great team that managed to win it all just once because the competition was
too strong.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert A. Bowman <Robert.A.Bowman-1@tc.umn.edu>
To: celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Saturday, May 30, 1998 1:16 PM
Subject: Best of all time


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>As for the Bulls, I know there's a lot of Bulls haters on the list but my
>thinking on this is as follows: Jordan is indeed a once in a lifetime
player and
>if you're a BB fan there's no way you can't appreciate his skill, talent
and
>class.  The Bulls play team ball and know how to tighten down on defense.
Their
>record speaks for itself.  If the Celtics can't win it I don't really care
who
>does as long as it's not the Lakers.  The Bulls I can stomach.  And yes, it
>would be ok for Utah to win it but I really think the Bulls will pull it
out
>again.  If they do it will validate in my mind the greatness of Jordan
forever
>as he is obviously past his prime.  I hope he retires after this year
leaving
>all basketball fans with great memories of his incredible talents. The
Bulls as
>a team are in no way better than the early Celtics dynasty.
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>Just my opinions but I'm sure I'm right ;)
>Bob
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