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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 3556820, member: 833"] Look at the teams Jordan was playing against. There were a lot of superstars during that era, surrounded by mediocre talent. You want to complain about Jordan's supporting cast, it won 55 games the season after he first retired, and was a Scottie Pippin temper tantrum from going to the conference finals. That was a good team, and Kukoc does not get nearly enough credit. The Bulls' second run had Ron Harper, a really good player who would be the star for most teams, coming off the bench. Look what Expansion did to the NBA during the 90's. Look at Olajuwon's Rockets. Who was the second best player on that team? Otis Thorpe? Ewing's best teammate was probably Anthony Mason, and those Knicks teams had no bench. Reggie Miller's teams had a solid starting lineup, but no bench. It took a lot of the secondary starters and dept, and sent it to Miami, Charlotte, Orlando, Minnesota, Vancouver and Toronto. The NBA grew by 17% in two years in the late 80's, but the talent pool didn't grow by 17%. That is one starter a team, gone. Think about what the Knicks would be like if Ewing had a decent backcourt, or Olajuwon had a second scorer to play with. What if the Utah Jazz had a second defensive stopper at the wing, or the Blazers had a center that could defend? Put Shaq or Alonzo on any of about 8 teams in the NBA in the 90's, and that team is better than the Bulls. The Bulls were able to hold their team together, and add to it with players like Kukoc, Rodman and Harper, while other teams were just thin [/QUOTE]

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