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  • HardwoodHeisman
    R*d B*ll G*v*s Y** W*ngs
    • Nov 2003
    • 2399

    #16
    Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

    IMO, Houston should send MJ23 a Thank You card every day of the week. Now I'm not takin anything away from them because you have to capitalize when an opportunity is presented, but there is no question in my mind that if Jordan hadn't retire that first time Chicago would have 8 Championships.

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    • Taur3asi3
      MVP
      • Mar 2003
      • 3727

      #17
      Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

      Hakeem and Jordan would have canceled each other out, Pippen would have the edge over Drexler but i think that Houston had better role players. Noone would have been able to stop Haekem at all
      As Shaquille O'Neal left the Suns practice court, he yelled out, "Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo!"

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      • XboxRocks1991
        MVP
        • Jun 2003
        • 1927

        #18
        Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

        Thats probably a top 5 what-if question.
        Michael Phelps for 8 gold medals in Beijing 2008
        Texas Longhorns for a National Championship

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        • Air23
          Banned
          • Feb 2003
          • 2502

          #19
          Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

          Originally posted by Taur3asi3
          Hakeem and Jordan would have canceled each other out, Pippen would have the edge over Drexler but i think that Houston had better role players. Noone would have been able to stop Haekem at all
          And MJ would have taken it to another level.

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          • Taur3asi3
            MVP
            • Mar 2003
            • 3727

            #20
            Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

            I simmed the match up on WhatIfSports.com and used the 92-93 Bulls against the 93-94 Rockets (year before Drexler) and made the bulls the home team and used the 2-3-2 format heres the results and they're very interesting

            93-94 Houston vs 92-93 Chicago
            game 1 @Chicgao
            houston 91
            chicago 102

            game 2 @Chicago
            Houston 112
            Chicago 99

            Game 3 @Houston
            Chicago 82
            Houston 84

            Game 4 @Houston
            Chicago 103
            Houston 114

            Game 5 @Houston
            Chicago 96
            Houston 99

            Houston wins 4-1


            Hakeem Olajuwon celebrates as the Houston Rockets win the NBA Championship over the Chicago Bulls 4 games to 1
            As Shaquille O'Neal left the Suns practice court, he yelled out, "Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo!"

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            • bball_1523
              MVP
              • Aug 2003
              • 5344

              #21
              Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

              You can't rely on a website to tell you how the series would be done. It's like taking a stupid personality test to get a job, they can't say who you are or how you work by a test. It's all opinion anyway, I think bulls would've done it 8 times because MJ was at his best, and he was progressively just getting better.

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              • Air23
                Banned
                • Feb 2003
                • 2502

                #22
                Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                Exactly.

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                • HardwoodHeisman
                  R*d B*ll G*v*s Y** W*ngs
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 2399

                  #23
                  Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                  LOL @ Hakeem and Jordan "cancellin'" each other out......

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                  • mvb34
                    S**c*d* P**l C*-Ch*mp**n
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 8138

                    #24
                    Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                    You funny. Well the Knicks did beat the Bulls in the playoffs in '94, but it took them 7 games to do it, with home court no less. For some reason I think a particular #23 would have made the difference in that series. In '95 they lost to Orlando in the playoffs and it took the Magic 6 to do the job. Once again Jordan would have been the difference maker in tha series.
                    Is hat purpose of having home court advantage?? Lets not forget the year before the Knicks probably win that series if ref would call one of those fouls againt Charles Smith in game five. Michael Jordan played in the series against Orlando.
                    http://www.twitch.tv/mikecharles34

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                    • Air23
                      Banned
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 2502

                      #25
                      Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                      Originally posted by mvb34
                      Is hat purpose of having home court advantage?? Lets not forget the year before the Knicks probably win that series if ref would call one of those fouls againt Charles Smith in game five. Michael Jordan played in the series against Orlando.

                      Probably? Suuuuuuuure...

                      There were no fouls on Smitty. He just got his sh*t stuffed back in his face. Three times.

                      And MJ in the '95 Orlando series wasn't 100% in basketball shape. Look at what he did to Orlando the following year.

                      Now tell me Orlando would have beaten the Bulls if MJ didn't retire the first time.

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                      • glucklich
                        Banned
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 4272

                        #26
                        Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                        Has anyone pointed out the obvious fact that Jordan retires and, voila, someone not the Bulls wins, then Jordan comes back and, voila, suddenly no one can beat the Bulls for three more years (and no, Jordan didnt have his legs yet in that partial year he played where they lost to the Magic).

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                        • HardwoodHeisman
                          R*d B*ll G*v*s Y** W*ngs
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 2399

                          #27
                          Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                          Originally posted by glucklich
                          Has anyone pointed out the obvious fact that Jordan retires and, voila, someone not the Bulls wins, then Jordan comes back and, voila, suddenly no one can beat the Bulls for three more years (and no, Jordan didnt have his legs yet in that partial year he played where they lost to the Magic).
                          Exactly. I think Jordan in that Wizards' jersey damaged the memories of some people. Jordan would've dominated Houston in every way possible.....

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                          • mvb34
                            S**c*d* P**l C*-Ch*mp**n
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 8138

                            #28
                            Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                            The Bulls would gotten killed on the boards. Rodman was the X factor in the second three peat..
                            http://www.twitch.tv/mikecharles34

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                            • driddy
                              Pro
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 989

                              #29
                              Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                              Originally posted by mvb34
                              The Bulls would gotten killed on the boards. Rodman was the X factor in the second three peat..
                              Hakeem was unguardable, and Houston's stifling defense would have ended the Bulls run, if they were able to beat the Knicks. People seem to play revisionist history with MJ as if he won every game. Phil Jackson deserves more credit for keeping a team without MJ so close to the finals.

                              Hakeem would have destroyed every big man the Bulls sent his way, and if Jordan came down to double KJ or Maxwell would have nailed the trey. Or if Rodman came down, then Big Shot Rob would have sank the dagger. Dont forget about Otis Thorpe, a true banger who fought for every inch of the paint.

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                              • charles167
                                Banned
                                • Nov 2003
                                • 890

                                #30
                                Re: Had Jordan not retired the first time do you think...

                                Originally posted by Air23
                                Hell yeah. Who was gonna stop them?
                                I tell you who....Krause and Reinsdorf...The two biggest idiots in the world. The final team wasnt ready to dismantle after Jordan came back. They felt it was time to rebuild and did not want to pay those guys.

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