gpm1976
Well-Known Member
All three of Jordan's opponents during the 2nd 3-peat won 60+ regular season games. Phoenix was a 60+ win team. So, four of the six teams MJ faced were 60+ regular season win teams. Not exactly garbage competition.
If you want to talk about garbage competition, look no further than what the Spurs faced. The Knicks were an 8th seed. The Nets won 49 games. Detroit won 54 games. Cleveland won 50 games. Miami won 54 games. The Spurs titles are vastly overrated right?
A championship is still not easy to come by, but your point is very valid. What really gets me is the people who claim that either of these teams(miami or SA) would easily beat any one of those Jordan/Bulls champ. teams... and their reasoning: The Bulls continued to win every year, so therefore the competition back then must not have been any good.