The 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls are the greatest team of all time. There really is no question on this one. The Bulls became the first team ever to win 70 games when they went 72-10. That is 88% win percentage. This is absolutely incredible. Regular season they went 39-2 at home and only lost 4 divisional games all year. The Bulls lost 1 game over the months of December and January.
Chicago had three 1st team defensive players in Rodman, Pippen, and obviously Michael Jordan. This was the first time 3 players from the same team made a 1st team together. On top of being a 1st team defensive player Rodman led the league in rebounds. Jordan won his 8th straight scoring title further showing he was an unstoppable force.
In the playoffs the Bulls went 15-3 including two series sweeps in their quest for the title beating the Seattle Supersonics 4-2. The Bulls never lost a home game throughout the entire playoffs. Michael Jordan completed the trilogy winning Regular Season MVP, All-Star MVP, and NBA Finals MVP. Jordan averaged a remarkable 30.4 PPG in the regular season and then 30.7 PPG in the playoffs. To contradict the argument that the Bulls were all Jordan keep in mind that they had 3 different players lead the team in rebounds, points, and assists. They had great athletes, talent, and not to mention the Zen Master himself. Oh yeah...and Michael Jordan, the greatest closer of all time.
Only team better than the '96 bulls,the Boston Celtics every year.
ReplyDeleteOnly team better than the Boston Celtics every year, the New York Knicks
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