After hearing this debate over and over I had to take my thoughts and put them into Blog form. This debate will never end, which is understandable, how could it? You have two great teams who played in total different era’s in the game of basketball. You could debate all day without ever having any actual results. I will give you my take on who would win this series, and why.
I have a few reasons on why I think the 95-96 Chicago Bulls would beat the 15-16 Golden State Warriors in a best of seven NBA series. The one factor that a lot of people have failed to mention is the physical nature of the NBA back in those days, and before. The Golden State Warriors are not soft in my opinion, just a little too unseasoned for the old school NBA. The Chicago Bulls were as battle tested as you could get playing the likes of teams such as the Detroit Pistons, or as they were once known, the “Bad Boys”. Keep in mind the whole NBA was physical. The New York Knicks, Boston Celtics had players that would take your lunch money and laugh at you. That was the NBA. Today’s NBA is too soft with touch fouls, Flagrant one’s, etc. It’s getting to the point to where it’s not a contact sport anymore. If you are driving the lane and you look at the opponent, it could result in a situation where you are getting freebies at the line. Michael Jordan would put anyone from the Golden State Warriors on skates. Draymond Green would have the best chance at defending him, but I believe Jordan would dominate him. Dennis Rodman would abuse Speights and Bogut underneath the basket. If all of this didn’t work they could just kick it out to Kerr or Kukoc. The talent level that the Bulls were playing against was so above today’s NBA. Yes, we have names like LeBron, Kobe, Curry, Anthony. But, are these comparable to names such as Jordan, Malone, Robinson, Bird, Wilkins, Thomas, Dumars, Stockton?
These debates are overshadowing what Steve Kerr has been able to do in this sport. Anyway you look at it, Steve Kerr has had a hand in two of the greatest and most winning single season franchises of all time. Let this debate go. Yes, it’s good for a morning water cooler conversation, but is anyone gonna win this argument? Like, ever? No, absolutely not. For the reason I mentioned earlier I would take the Bulls in six games; Too battle tested, too physical, to deep. Also having the greatest player ever to play the game doesn’t hurt either. You might also say “what if they played the game in today’s NBA?” Same result, different day. Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Kerr would not be beat by any of today’s teams in the NBA. The NBA “hay-day” is long gone! This was my rant, I hope you enjoy it. Have your opinion, express it, appreciate the greatness, then go on about your day.
Written By: Joshua Petry
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