Former Rocket Vernon Maxwell Wanted Finals' Matchup With Jordan

[Brozay]

95 rockets would've washed the 95 bulls, especially with drexler there.

i would say sweep, but out of respect, I'll give them 1 game.

lol @ the thought of the bulls winning 8 in a row. if they win in 94 or 95, there's no titles in 96-98.

we don't know what the '95 Bulls look like if MJ never retires

 

[NYC Rebel]

Who was gonna stop prime MJ & prime Scottie tho? I'll take arguably the greatest duo in NBA history over Hakeem's dominance (which seems to be the only thing you're basing your support of HOU on)

They were not going to kill the Rockets in the paint with Hakeem in the middle. We saw MJ struggle shooting with GP taking away MJs paint dominance in the finals. Hakeem presence does the same

 

[Tha_Mac]

that doesn't really discredit the fact that the Bulls won 4 titles beating teams that bounced the Rockets from the playoffs

I think both points can stand alone

Rockets swept the Magic in 95 who bounced the Bulls with Jordan. And I don't recall the Bulls sweeping anybody in those 6 Finals appearances.

 

[Brozay]

Rockets swept the Magic in 95 who bounced the Bulls with Jordan. And I don't recall the Bulls sweeping anybody in those 6 Finals appearances.

'95 Bulls are not a reflection of the championship Bulls

 

[Jplaya2023]

Rockets swept the Magic in 95 who bounced the Bulls with Jordan. And I don't recall the Bulls sweeping anybody in those 6 Finals appearances.

Bulls would've swept seattle who won 64 games but MJ gambled on games 4 and 5 and the bulls lost.

 

[Tha_Mac]

'95 Bulls are not a reflection of the championship Bulls

You think. And if you going that route those 4 teams that bounced the Rockets and got beat by the Bulls in the Finals didn't face the Rocket teams that were a reflection of their championship teams either.

 

[Brozay]

MJ is the GOAT scorer, please stop acting like it would have suddenly been different against the Rockets

 

[AVXL]

They were not going to kill the Rockets in the paint with Hakeem in the middle. We saw MJ struggle shooting with GP taking away MJs paint dominance in the finals. Hakeem presence does the same

MJ took home another championship and Finals MVP against that same GP. Again, MJ & Scottie dominating on the perimeter > Hakeem in the paint. Who did HOU have to guard either MJ or Scottie? You're basing your prediction off of one player, but Hakeem for as great as he was, wasn't better than MJ or going to overcome playing 2 of the greatest perimeter players of his generation. Bulls would've won both matchups

 

[Tha_Mac]

MJ took home another championship and Finals MVP against that same GP. Again, MJ & Scottie dominating on the perimeter > Hakeem in the paint. Who did HOU have to guard either MJ or Scottie? You're basing your prediction off of one player, but Hakeem for as great as he was, wasn't better than MJ or going to overcome playing 2 of the greatest perimeter players of his generation. Bulls would've won both matchups

Horry and Maxwell/Elie could match up with Pippen and Jordan in 94 and 95 Horry/Elie vs Pippen and Clyde vs MJ

 

[Brozay]

You think. And if you going that route those 4 teams that bounced the Rockets and got beat by the Bulls in the Finals didn't face the Rocket teams that were a reflection of their championship teams either.

no, that's not true at all. Houston was very consistent in the 90s, they just kept getting bounced in the playoffs

the 95 Bulls would have lost in the 1st round if MJ didn't come back, they weren't even a .500 team before he returned in March

 

[Brozay]

Horry and Maxwell/Elie could match up with Pippen and Jordan in 94 and 95 Horry/Elie vs Pippen and Clyde vs MJ

 

[AVXL]

Horry and Maxwell/Elie could match up with Pippen and Jordan in 94 and 95 Horry/Elie vs Pippen and Clyde vs MJ

aiight breh. The same Maxwell that MJ averaged at least 31 against for his career? And MJ has already bodied Clyde in 92, you think Clyde would've had an answer for him in HOU?

Truth is, Hakeem would've put up numbers, but he wasn't going to beat a MJ/Pippen led team at the height of their careers.

 

[NYC Rebel]

MJ took home another championship and Finals MVP against that same GP. Again, MJ & Scottie dominating on the perimeter > Hakeem in the paint. Who did HOU have to guard either MJ or Scottie? You're basing your prediction off of one player, but Hakeem for as great as he was, wasn't better than MJ or going to overcome playing 2 of the greatest perimeter players of his generation. Bulls would've won both matchups

Yet he still shot poorly when a great defender was on him. Hakeem had more defense presence on the court than GP. And lets not overrate Pippen offensively. Much of his offense came from spot up shooting and transition, not creating his own shot.

 

[mvp_status]

no...you simply lacked texture in your point initially bringing up KJ killing the rockets in the paint, which wasn't true. Then you bring up perimeter shooters in a in the paint discussin to now saying how KJ killed a team minis speaking on the type of offense they ran which I'm the only one doing. What am I saying wrong here?

Do you believe KJ in Westphal's system was more dangerous from the foul-line in than Jordan in that same time period?

The bolded is where I don't see you.

 

[Tha_Mac]

aiight breh. The same Maxwell that MJ averaged at least 31 against for his career? And MJ has already bodied Clyde in 92, you think Clyde would've had an answer for him in HOU?

Truth is, Hakeem would've put up numbers, but he wasn't going to beat a MJ/Pippen led team at the height of their careers.

You laugh all you want but in hindsight we got our rings bro. You're word is not bon in this case as much as you want it to be. Yea Jordan/Pippen did they thang but the Rockets got it in and we decimated the team that took out your 95 Bulls. Bulls did not decimate any team that ko'd the Rockets.