Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Would Michael Jordan's Bulls have beaten Kenny Smith's Rockets? 🤔 #shorts #michaeljordan #jordan

27 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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In a short YouTube clip, former NBA player and commentator Kenny Smith addresses Draymond Green and argues that, despite Michael Jordan being the greatest player ever, his Chicago Bulls would not have beaten Smith's Houston Rockets in a hypothetical matchup. Smith praises Jordan’s flawless Finals record but cites two main reasons for the Bulls’ disadvantage: the team was "too little" in size and the absence of forward Horace Grant, which he claims contributed to the Bulls’ loss to Orlando. He also references the Rockets’ 6‑2 regular‑season record against the Bulls, noting that while regular‑season outcomes differ from playoff series, this history further supports his view that the Bulls would not have prevailed.

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What do you think happens if MJ does not leave those 2 years? I'm gonna say this. Michael Jordan is to me the greatest player that ever touched the basketball. And I'm actually glad that we didn't play them because I love the resume that he has that he's never lost in the Finals. Because as a fan, a basketball fan, I think that's a great resume. But they wouldn't have beat us. They would not have beaten us, Draymond Green, because of 2 things. But they would, the Bulls were too little then. People forget they had— the reason they lost to Orlando wasn't Shaq, it was Horace Grant was gone. Because in those— that first championship years when they won, I think, 3 in a row, you know, we in the East and West, you only play them twice. We went 6-2 in the regular season against them. Now it's not the playoffs, like, it's different, but that just shows that, like, of course, but like, yo, in 3 years y'all only beat them twice. So no, I don't think they would have beat us, man.