Also hard to say who would have beat them, but 8 straight is just so long without any hiccups, there is a good chance that after 4 or 5 they may have just eased up one year and overlooked a tough squad somewhere.

Very likely that those last 3 would have been a totally different attitude on the team, may have seen a lot less fire when going for 8 or 9 in a row.

Also may have seen more if Jordan wanted to just keep doing something that could never be topped. I lean towards no it wouldn't have happened just by what I've come to expect in sports.