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then Byron Russell, Hornacek, Adam Keefe, Ostertag & Harold Eisley.
Sorry my dude, that ain't some big scary team to contend with.
They did nothing collectively that makes me respect them more than even last year's Thunder let alone the '07 Spurs.
>>they were not that good. > >yeah..they were very good. > > >> >>None of those second three-peat finals teams were that good, >>that's the reason the Pacers were the only team that gave >them >>a battle. >> >>They were up 3-0 on those Sonics, then started filming >>public-service commercials pleading for the fans not to riot >>after they win & took their eye off the ball while out in >>Seattle basically ditching Game 5 to win at home. >> >>The Sonics had lost first-round the year before to the Eddie >>Jones Lakers. > >again.... that Sonic team had a great coach...2 outstanding >players in their primes.. > a great coach who never wins shit but stays getting fellated in the media & a power-forward who made a punchline of himself with a PG who never won til he was done.
>the Lakers upset them...but that Laker team had guys who made >all star teams...Eddie..Nick Van...Ced Ceballos.... > > so? > > >> >>Those Jazz teams got there by *hanging around*. They weren't >>really any better than the Jazz teams getting carried in the >>first or second round the entire ten years before except >that >>there wasn't anybody left to play them out West. >> >>Suns/Blazers were done, Rockets were old, Sonics were >choking >>& couldn't beat the Rockets, the Dell Harris Kazaam Lakers >>weren't ready yet. >> >>Please. >> >>I don't hold any of those teams in high regard, Jazz >included >>& the only reason anyone would is to pump up MJ's legacy. >> >>That mid-to-late-90s era was probably the weakest >competition >>era team-wise of my lifetime outside Chicago. >> > >they weren't garbage teams....not the level of teams the >Lakers beat during show time..... but those it was still a >fairly challenging road for those Bulls teams.
We're talking about whether they were better than the 07 Spurs, the '10 Mavs or the '11 Thunder.