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Originally Posted by Rainmaker
Did the Bulls ever lose to a team in the playoffs that had less talent than them? The East was really good back in the day.
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First up on the Pacers series, we just obviously see it differently. Pippen had a huge impact there, esp. on defense. Jordan should get credit for the way he played of course, but it is what it is; he had a lot of help as is always the case when two high-quality teams are involved. If you look at LeBron's noteworthy similar series(against the Pistons, losing effort against Howard's Magic, etc.) I don't think you see a much different picture.
As to the question, it's really one that is subjective and you can argue these things either way. As a Bad Boy Pistons fan, I literally don't know anybody who thought we had more talent than Jordan's Bulls when we were beating them in '88, '89, and '90. I think the Bulls were also more talented than Orlando in '95 as would be demonstrated the next season, but I think it's reasonable to give Michael a pass on that based on it being his comeback year. Bottom line is I think these kinds of things can be debated back and forth with no real resolution.