Could Jordan have won 6 titles without Pippen or Phil?
We all know about MJ's individual titles, and some think he is the "lord of the rings" or GOAT. ( the real "Lord of the Rings" is Bill Russell ) Thing is what rings would he have on his fingers without Pippen, OR Phil, even Scottie said that he held that team together and Jordan just lead with a Iron fist and intimidation. Some leader... Come on Jordan Jockers ... give it your best shot.
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Did Scottie Pippen ever make it out of the first round without Jordan? The answer is yes.
Did Scottie Pippen ever make it to a conference final without Jordan? The answer is "yes".
Did Jordan ever play on a winning team without Scottie Pippen? The answer is "No". Never once, in five seasons.
Did Pippen ever play on a winning team without Jordan? The answer is "Yes", several of them.
So the answer is "no", there's absolutely no way Jordan wins six rings without Scottie and without Phil.
Anyone who calls Jordan the "Lord of the Rings" knows absolutely nothing about basketball history (but that's no crime).
Jordan's not the GOAT by any measure one can name.
Did Jordan "make other players better"? No he did not. Horace Grant (who played in the NBA for 17 seasons) and BJ Armstrong (who played 11 seasons) made the all star team for the ONLY times in their careers in 1994, which happened to be the year AFTER Jordan retired. It was Scottie who made these guys better. Scottie also became just the 2nd player in NBA history to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals in 1994...all without Jordan there to "make them better", although I guess you COULD say Jordan "made them better" by deciding to retire.
Did the Bulls fall apart after Jordan retired in 1993? Not at all, they dropped from 57 wins to 55. (When the real all-time greats retired, their teams win totals would drop substantially, and would usually drop by double digits).
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no not at all, he needed those players such as paxson and steve kerr and especially scottieHow do you do vince carter's elbow dunk in NBA 2K7?
Yes he could have. He would have just picked someone else on the team to pass the ball to and feed off of. He made Pippen who he was. He could have made John Starks just as good if they played together. Jordan made Pippen, hands down. Look at what Pippen did on the Blazers, NOTHING.Do you think that PHOENIX SUNS will win the WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS in this 2007 PLAYOFFS?
Ohil he could have done it without, but Scottie was his wingman, no way w/o him, even rodman was key, remember there are 5 guys playing as a team at any given timeWho do you think will win the series? suns or spurs? warriors or jazz? etc..?
noWhat the heck is going on with the Nuggets?
probably not.its like the t-wolves or hornets. kg or chris paul can't do it all. they need more players.
I LOVED THE BULLS IN THE 90'S AND MICHAEL JORDAN HOMER,BUT, I DO NOT THINK HE WOULD HAVE WON WITHOUT THE NUCLEUS HE HAD OF JACKSON AND PIPEN. PRIME EXAMPLE SHAQ LEAVING KOBE.
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no way...basketball is teams work...do u think that every game in the playoff was won by MJ in the closing sec...i dont think so..So Kobe can't play defense huh?
granted pippen was good and so was phil jackson mj was amazing phil won with great teams and if the bulls didnt get pippen they would have gotten another player that would have been the # 2 and they would have still won all those championshipsWho's rooting for the Phx Suns tonite?
Nah, MJ couldn't won those titles without Scottie or Phil, he won those titles with the team, the Bulls those days had a great team. A band of stars with selfless role players who contributed to defend their championship.and yeah its true that Scottie held that team together and Jordan just lead with a Iron fist and intimidation, Its really true.
Still MJ is the greatest.
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1 on 5 doesn't work. Those rings belong to the team, and without any component it is likely they would not have won. Certainly without Pippen they would not have won. Jordan never won anything without Pippen despite leading the league in scoring (sound familiar?) Jordan could very well be GOAT, but Wilt was more dominant as a player during his era, look how many championships Wilt won. Bill Russel played on a stronger team, and he couldn't stop winning.Great players don't make great teams, but great players on great teams win championships.
Why do you get, relatively, so few answers to your question if this is a worldwide site?
I think he would have wona few rins without them but not all 6. What make shim great though is that you have to ask the wuestion "coul dhe do it without pipin and phil" but its n ot even worth asking if they could have won them without Jordan cause the answer N.E.V.E.R.Describe the fall of Lakers after Mitch Kupchak took over.?
Replace Phil with Riley and Jordan could.Replace Scottie with just about any SF of the era (the lone exception being Dennis Scott) and Jordan could.
Those first 3 championships were won by Bill Cartwright's defense on Patrick Ewing (if the Bulls don't get past the Knicks in each of those seasons, they don't even get to the NBA Finals, and Cartwright's primary role in Chicago was to defend Ewing), and the last 3 were won by Dennis Rodman providing rebounding, defense, and getting inside the opposition's heads.
Any chance of the trailblazers or the t wolves qualifying for the play offs next year?
Pippen is the most overrated player (untill Kobe of this year showed up). Phil cant do crap without a all-star stacked team (see Lakers). M.J. could have done just as well.unlikely but i think he can.. depends on who is with him in place of pippen.
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