Would The Rockets Have Won Championships with Jordan Playing?

[Charles]

Would the Rockets have won those two championships if Jordan would have played?

[KillZone]

Would the Rockets have won those two championships if Jordan would have played?

With the lineup they had and only adding Jordan? No.

Pippen—2nd and sometimes 1st team all-defensive player, averaged 16 points per game.

Jordan—Ditto Pippen on defense, average 30, “Clutch” was his middle name, “I Want The Last Shot” was his first name.

Rodman—grossly, grossly underrated; averaged over 10-boards per game, and more importantly, when they played one of Shaq’s team, he neutralized Shaq by keep the big man from the spot of the floor he wanted. A nut? Sure. But recall he won a title with the Pistons, too. That was not a fluke.

Cartwright—not an all-pro, but a consistent center that at least showed up every night, even if not spectacular.

Paxson proved to be a valuable 3-point marksman and clutch shooter in the Bulls' first three championships. Leaving him uncovered was idiotic.

That Bulls team was one of the top-10 teams ever.

The Celtics with KC, Cousy, John Havlicek (when they could and did use him as a sixth-man, it told a lot about their talent-level_, and the incomparable William Felton "Bill" Russell (one of my all-time favorites and winner of 11; as in "eleven") championship rings. [Russell was also bar-none the best analyst that I've ever heard cover an NBA game. He actually told us dolts what was going on, not acting like a rabid Marv Albert and biting people. I sorely miss his announcing.]

How many does Jordan have? Not 11.

[Charles]

With the lineup they had and only adding Jordan? No.

Pippen—2nd and sometimes 1st team all-defensive player, averaged 16 points per game.

Jordan—Ditto Pippen on defense, average 30, “Clutch” was his middle name, “I Want The Last Shot” was his first name.

Rodman—grossly, grossly underrated; averaged over 10-boards per game, and more importantly, when they played one of Shaq’s team, he neutralized Shaq by keep the big man from the spot of the floor he wanted. A nut? Sure. But recall he won a title with the Pistons, too. That was not a fluke.

Cartwright—not an all-pro, but a consistent center that at least showed up every night, even if not spectacular.

Paxson proved to be a valuable 3-point marksman and clutch shooter in the Bulls' first three championships. Leaving him uncovered was idiotic.

That Bulls team was one of the top-10 teams ever.

The Celtics with KC, Cousy, John Havlicek (when they could and did use him as a sixth-man, it told a lot about their talent-level_, and the incomparable William Felton "Bill" Russell (one of my all-time favorites and winner of 11; as in "eleven") championship rings. [Russell was also bar-none the best analyst that I've ever heard cover an NBA game. He actually told us dolts what was going on, not acting like a rabid Marv Albert and biting people. I sorely miss his announcing.]

How many does Jordan have? Not 11.

I hope everyone understood I meant if Jordan played on the Bulls.