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Originally Posted by Noah
Also lebron going through multiple teams in the east with zero hall of famers and making it to the finals to lose is not something to hang your hat on
Lebron went through pacers 0 hof, raptors 0 hof, Celtics 0 hof. Meets hall of famers on the warriors and loses
I’ll pick Jordan’s 1991 path
Jordan goes through Ewing top 50 all time, Barkley top 50 all time, isiah top 50,Rodman top 50, dumars hall of fame just to get to face magic top 50, worthy top 50.
After all that competition Jordan and his 1 hall of fame teammate got rings for the first time
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'91 was the best year you could come up with right? Not surprised, for all that MJ's legacy is romanticized, when you actually go back and look at his runs to titles there really isn't much there. I just looked them up myself and there are just some really subpar opponents in there that somehow get exempted as we bash other players "historically weak" conferences. Apparently beating Patrick Ewing every year with Scottie Pippen on your team is a major accomplishment. Love that you added Rodman on as a Top 50 guy also, most MJ fans don't for obvious reasons.
Beating the Pistons was great no doubt in '91, but beating the Knicks (1 HOF), 76ers (1 HOF) & Lakers (2 HOF - but some would argue aging and distracted). If THAT is his best competition MJ ever faced enroute to a title, I feel bad for Magic & Larry and all they had to go through to get theirs.