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The problem with the Bulls lineup is they are horribly undersized since they don't really have a center to match with Shaq and Kareem, as Rodman and Grant are both natural PFs. Then throw in the height advantage of Magic over Rose and it's a really bad matchup for the Bulls.So Shaq and Pippen are in an Instagram beef right now about who would win between an All-Time Lakers vs Bulls matchup. Shaq's proposed line-ups are:
Magic, Kobe, Baylor, Shaq and Kareem vs
Rose, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman and Horace Grant.
Thoughts?
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The problem with the Bulls lineup is they are horribly undersized since they don't really have a center to match with Shaq and Kareem, as Rodman and Grant are both natural PFs. Then throw in the height advantage of Magic over Rose and it's a really bad matchup for the Bulls.
It's extremely bad, the Bulls would have no chance. And this is the same reason why, when people assume MJ would've won 8 straight if he never retired, I scoff. There's nobody in Chicago Bulls history who could've handled Hakeem, let alone Luc Longley or somebody like that. And by far, The Dream would've been the best player MJ ever had to go up against, in terms of being still somewhat near their prime, which Magic clearly wasn't in '91. Even still, they had to put Pippen on Magic to stifle their offense, not Jordan.
No disrespect at all, but it's just foolish to me that people (mostly Skip Bayless) assume Jordan could just defeat anyone who's ever lived...seemingly just because. He wouldn't even be able to affect a game like this that much because it would be played in the paint. It would be over before it began...
Oden 2.0
You were very high on Shabazz for some reason. To me he's just another guy, nothing to be worried about losing. He's overrated because of what he did in college.
Again... Cartwright (whilst being extremely awkward looking) routinely kept Hakeem under his average and generally made things pretty difficult for him.
And during the years that he was gone the Bulls squad would have been the best supporting cast Jordan had ever had because it combined key elements from both threepeat sides.
That Lakers/Bulls side though. Bulls have no chance. Too much dominance in the paint. Only hope would be if Kobe shot them out of it and the ball got frozen out of the paint... people forget Horace Grant at the Bulls was a thinner, more athletic 4, not the bulkier 4/5 he eventually became at the Magic.
It says something when you look at that team and realize you'd have to hide Rose on Baylor because he's the least post threat...