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Since End Of Jordan Era NBA Isn't Worth Watching

Godfrey Logan Written by Godfrey Logan, Friday June 12 2009
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It's impossible to count on both hands or feet how many Hall of Famers are in the HOF or will be from the so called "Jordan Era."

 

The Bulls began their great dynasty by defeating the best team in basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers, which had Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabar and James Worthy in 1991.

 

In subsequent years every team the Bulls faced in the NBA  Finals had one or more future Hall of Famers on the team. Clyde Drexler of the Blazers. Gary Payton of the Seattle Supersonics. Charles Barkley and "Thunder" Dan Majerle of the Phoenix Suns. Karl Malone and John Stockton of the Utah Jazz. 

 

I cannot forget the stars they faced along the way to get to the FInals. Reggie Miller of the Pacers. Alonzo Mourning of the Charlotte Hornets and Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks. Not to mention how many of those players never won championships because of the Jordan led Bulls. 

 

Those were days when if your team had been eliminated you would still watch the rest of the playoffs. The level of excitement never waned. Now when the Bulls are eliminated once again early in the playoffs I stop watching.

 

That's when baseball season begins for me. I could care less that the Kobe Bryant is on the verge of winning a championship for the first time without Shaq something. Neither Michael Jordan nor Scottie Pippen could do without one another.

 

How many players from this current era will become Hall of Famers? In an era when there are singular dominant players on teams while the teams in Jordans era had multiple stars on their teams.  An era which produced the best team in NBA history.

 

This era will be remembered more for selfish players than for who were the champions. Phil Jackson will be remembered as possibly the best coach in NBA history but more coaches will be remembered for being fired because the management took the side of their overpaid players.

 

 

 


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mygamefaceonmygamefaceon, over 2 years ago said:

Although I think Kobe Bryant is as good as Jordan, tfismu, has a great argument and knows exactly what he is talking about, backed up by great points brought to light, probably the type of info people never took into consideration. Keep up the great comments and articles!

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tfismutfismu, over 2 years ago said:

MC Homero, you commenting on the rationality of anything is like a chimpanzee fucking an elephant: it makes absolutely no sense. From what I can see, your intelligence is equal to, or lesser than, the third dump my dog took yesterday. Oh, wait a second, I get it. You see your name on the right side of the website everyday and now you think everyone wants your opinion. You must feel as though you've climbed halfway up Mt. Everest? How ignorant. Got some news for you: Bamababe's name is there too. You do the math. 2 + 2 = you 2 are morons. Stick with your shtick, big guy. You know, the "Grumpy, sarcastic, I hate sports so much I love them, I love sports so much because I never played them, I've been a fan my whole life, sitting on the sidelines, never get in the game, soccer sucks, perspective"..As far as the '04 Lakers, there was no reason for them to lose that series. Mailman and sundays? What? What exactly were you trying to say? No one said he had to carry the team, just be a third option. That's a nice third option, as the Mailman could come back next year and be a serviceablge big man off the bench for any team. GP, did you not see him two years later in '06 help the Heat win a title? He was perfect for the Lakers at that time. He wasn't there to play lockdown D, he was there to play like a veteran PG, control the game when necesssary. That leaves two more stars. Shaq was starting to show signs of his decline, yet he was still putting up big numbers against Big Ben. Two years later he was effective enough to help D-Wade win what easily could have been a Heat repeat ('05 Heat beat by Det in 7 gms, Wade hurt game 6). Last star on that '04 team? Kobe. Kobe so wanted to be the star, MVP, of that Finals he tried to win it single-handedly. It goes to Kobe's "slouchness", the fact that he can tear a team apart during the most important time of the year because of his selfishness. That summer Kobe ran Shaq out of town, happy with his 'own' team, and the Lakers dismantled...Kobe is an above-average player. After Fisher saved the team last night, it looks as though Kobe can enter that elite club of Finals MVPs, and now we can ask the more realistic question? Is cobi as good as Dwyane Wade? You know my answer....By the way, Jordan won by himself, that's why he's Jordan. No two-headed monster necessary....(drops the mic)

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MC HomerMC Homer, over 2 years ago said:

I realize there are people out there who dislike Kobe Bryant, for a variety of reasons. Heck, even the mention of his name on this site seems to incite anger and hatred. Holding him to the same standard as Jordan is ridiculous, but just because he isn't "the greatest ever" like MJ, doesn't mean he is a slouch. You guys make him sound like a glorified 6th man. I guess ignorance really is bliss. Couldn't do it without Fisher, haha, you guys crack me up. I guess the Lakers wouldn't even be in the Finals without good ol' Adam Morrison too, right? As for Payton and Malone... Neither of them should have even been in the NBA when they went to the Lakers. All they wanted was to get a ring, the sleazy way. At that point in their careers, they were too old and slow to be considered a threat. Payton couldn't play D, which is all he was ever good for and everyone knows the old addage about the Mailman and Sundays. No team has ever won the NBA Championship without at least a two-headed monster. Your irrationality scares me, I'm out before you guys rub off on me...

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tfismutfismu, over 2 years ago said:

Jordan never won without Phil Jackson? What about 1994, the year after Jordan retired? What did Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, and Co. do that year? In professional sports, no coach/manager has less of an impact on his teams' success than an NBA coach. Babysit, call timeouts, and keep Mike happy were Phil's Three commandments while coaching the Bulls. Phil was an assistant coach to Doug Collins while Jordan was beginning to show us his flashes of his brilliance to come. Do not be confused Bama, and I understand how difficult that may be for you, Jordan was the LEADER of that team at all times. Luckily for Phil, Jordan liked him. And if P.J. is such a great coach, how could he lose the '04 Finals with Shaq, Karl Malone, Gary Payton, and cobi? I'll tell you again: In the NBA, the players rule. ....Weaker competition? The '97 and '98 Utah Jazz would wipe the floor with these '09 Lakers. Stockton, Hornacek, and Malone would have Kobe yelling at all his players (Sorry, not even St. Phil would be able to stop him from ripping his teammates), Pau would be peeing in his trunks while the Mailman shreds him apart like a bowling ball through bowling pins, and Byron Russell would have kb on lockdown. The '96 Sonics would just put a sleeping bag on kb and suffocate the other Lakers, although that would be closer series..... get ready for next friday's headlines-'Kobe Falters as Magic Complete Historic Comeback!'

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Daniel DoyleDaniel Doyle, over 2 years ago said:

Nice idea for an article. The NBA certainly isnt as entertaining without Jordan. I remember watching every regular season game I could when he played. Now only the postseason interests me. Sometimes only the Finals. And I'll second everything that tfismu said.

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Bamababe2k9Bamababe2k9, over 2 years ago said:

Tfismu stop hating and give the man his props. If you want to be truthful about Jordan never and I'll say it again NEVER won before Phil Jackson and didn't win after he was gone. He is not Christ nor does he walk on water. And anyone can argue that he won his last few championships against a weaker league and wouldnt be that easier for him to do that today.

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tfismutfismu, over 2 years ago said:

Good points overall; however, two problems here: 1) Please don't ever imply that Jordan could not win a title without Pippen. Jordan won his titles DESPITE Pippen being the 2nd best player on the Bulls. Jordan didn't have an All-Star calibur PG controlling the floor or a dominant big man to ease the scoring load. Pippen was a "Jordanaire", the best ever in that role, no more...2) Please don't ever imply that Kobe's next championship is somehow more impressive than any of Jordan's titles. It looks as though Kobe will receive his 1st ring this year, congrats, pull my finger, good for you. This does not change the fact that Kobe has more help on this team than Jordan ever had. While Kobe will undoubtedly win Finals MVP, Kobe still can't win a 'Ship without Derek Fischer.