For people that keep saying the Rockets only won because Jordan retired…

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Hakeem went 6-1 vs the Bulls from 1989 until Jordan’s first retirement.





And Jordan literally said they were lucky the Rockets never make it out of the west…. Because they literally had nobody who could guard he’ll them.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Regular season isn't the playoffs.

 

[In The Zone '98]

93-94, yes

94-95, MJ did play and got bounced early

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Would've been a GOAT-level finals had MJ not retired, but MJ would've done Clyde dirty in the 95 finals. Worse than in 92

But Dream would've ate vs that Bulls frontcourt. They would've REALLY needed Rodman from the 2nd 3 peat

 

[VegetasHairline]

This bozo is in other threads crying about the state of this site and makes yet another terrible thread.

 

[Harry B]

If they didn’t get Rodman it might’ve been very interesting.

But adding Jordan AND Rodman to a team that’s already 67%-57% wins and the clutchest of the clutchest

 

[qashif]

even hypotheticals establishing free real estate for MJ haters

 

[who_better_than_me]

The rockets would’ve beatened the bulls in any finals matchup. The won multiple times versus those 70 win bulls team

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

They matched up really well against the Bulls. I think a Finals between them would have been and maybe the most competitive Finals the Bulls were in

If you want to discredit the Rockets runs in 94 and 95, the fact that they didn’t have to play the Sonics is a better argument than Jordan being retired. That was an awful matchup for Houston and they never really had an answer for them

 

[god shamgod]

The bulls went 3-0 vs the heatles and lost in 5 in the ecf

Nobody gives af about no regular season nothing

 

[god shamgod]

The rockets would’ve beatened the bulls in any finals matchup. The won multiple times versus those 70 win bulls team

they went 0-2 vs the 72 win bulls and lost both games by double digits


Went 1-1 vs the 69 win bulls

All the rockets regular season wins vs the bulls came from 91-93

the rockets couldn’t beat the teams that the bulls won championships vs

Sonics,lakers,jazz(2x) 4 of the teams that eliminated the rockets the bulls beat for the championship foh with this hypothetical nonsense

 

[K-Apps]

It’s silly take or narrative to believe Bills would’ve gone back to the Finals 94 or 95 had Jordan never retired. It would have very difficult to get back a 4th year in a row. I think they still lose in 95 to the Magic considering the loss of Horace Grant.

 

[bigde09]

Another awful thread from this fakkit

 

[fifth column]

MJ leaving 94, 95 isn’t the real story, the real story is where were the Rockets in 96, 97, 98. Dream and MJ were both drafted in 84.

Rockets got in where they fit in that’s all

 

[Joe Sixpack]

People actually think if MJ didn't retire he would've won 8 titles in a row

The Rockets would've interrupted the dynasty that is just sports

No modern professional sports team will ever win 8 titles in a row

The funny shyt is people actually believe it