[Geechee843]

Originally Posted by YUNG MISERY

Have every body lost they mind. I mean... a lot of these teams were before my time , but I didn't see anything about kobe and shaq's lakers. (REMEMBER THE 99-02 LAKERS) 3 PEAT. Only team that compare is the 96 bulls. But they still cant hang , because kobe was..... and still is , just as good as jordan was , if not better. Oh!! Did I mention Shaq was unstoppable at the time? Ok you can argue the 96 bulls , cause I love MJ too. But nobody else. Please!!!!!!!

the bulls had 2 3 peats. those lakers had one where shaq was teh star, not kobe.

the celtics and lakers of the 80's would dominate today's lakers. and the celtics of the 60's that have 11 rings - i repeat 11 rings. that means bill russell has more rings than fingers. and lets not forget the physicality of the 80's-early 90's pistons.

today's lakers would stand no chance against the dynasties of a decade (and beyond) ago. lets not forget how sissified teh game has become today.

The Bulls were OVERRATED!!! Out of all the teams they played none and I mean none are hall of fame teams.

They won six championships in 8 years

91' Lakers - Over the hill at this point but still came of the west - either the west was that weak or the Lakers were at one time that good.

92' Portland - Joke team, talented but zero leadership skills, never heard of them again after this

93' Phoenix - Never heard of them again

96' Seattle- Never heard of them again

97' Utah - 2 man pick and roll team who could have beat the bull if Malone hit some big free throws

98' Lost in 6 see above

What teams did the bulls face in the East that were any good?? The Knicks - ha the no offense, no talent knicks were a joke, that was all grind and pat riley

The Magic? A bit too young and penny hardaway was good but no D

The Heat??? C'mon, i mean when they win 60+ games something is wrong with the league!!!!!!!!

The 90's were an era when $$$$$$$$$$$ was the most important

I tell you Kobe owned pippen in 99', made him look foolish and imagine if the league had more competitors like kobe back then.

How many wins did the bulls get from expansion, nope CHICAGO IS OVERRATED. Any number of teams would shut him down from the past

[GoRoushGo]

Originally Posted by YUNG MISERY

Have every body lost they mind. I mean... a lot of these teams were before my time , but I didn't see anything about kobe and shaq's lakers. (REMEMBER THE 99-02 LAKERS) 3 PEAT. Only team that compare is the 96 bulls. But they still cant hang , because kobe was..... and still is , just as good as jordan was , if not better. Oh!! Did I mention Shaq was unstoppable at the time? Ok you can argue the 96 bulls , cause I love MJ too. But nobody else. Please!!!!!!!

As good as Jordan if not better....lol sounds like you never saw Jordan play otherwise you couldn't possibly reach that conclusion.

[GoRoushGo]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The Bulls were OVERRATED!!! Out of all the teams they played none and I mean none are hall of fame teams.

They won six championships in 8 years

How can a team that won 6 titles in 8 years be overated?

91' Lakers - Over the hill at this point but still came of the west - either the west was that weak or the Lakers were at one time that good.

Cant have been that over the hill they won 63 games and had the best record in the NBA for that season

92' Portland - Joke team, talented but zero leadership skills, never heard of them again after this

Agree Portland were nothing special but Drexlar is a HOF player and one of the NBA's top 50 players of all time so lets not completely right them off. You can only beat the team you play so to say it weakens the BUlls acheivement because they only beat portland is untrue and dim inshes the acheivement. Winning a title against anyone is a massive acheivement.

93' Phoenix - Never heard of them again

In 93 Phoenix had a great team Barkley(HOF) KJ, Majerle, Chambers, Ainge, Dumas, they won 62 games and beat a pretty decent Sonics team in the WCF

96' Seattle- Never heard of them again

Seattle also had a great team in 96 it is regarded as the best team Seattle ever had, Kemp at his prime, Payton, Schrempf, Hawkins, Perkins. Seattle won 64 games in 96 a tally normally good enough for the best record in the NBA but not in 96

97' Utah - 2 man pick and roll team who could have beat the bull if Malone hit some big free throws

Malone is the 2nd leading scorer of all time and 6th in rebounds, Stockten is the all time assist and steal leader so you might be underrating the quality of Utah's team at the time

98' Lost in 6 see above

So Utah make back to back NBA finals series and they are no good?

What teams did the bulls face in the East that were any good?? The Knicks - ha the no offense, no talent knicks were a joke, that was all grind and pat riley

The Magic? A bit too young and penny hardaway was good but no D

The Heat??? C'mon, i mean when they win 60+ games something is wrong with the league!!!!!!!!

The 90's were an era when $$$$$$$$$$$ was the most important

I tell you Kobe owned pippen in 99', made him look foolish and imagine if the league had more competitors like kobe back then.

How many wins did the bulls get from expansion, nope CHICAGO IS OVERRATED. Any number of teams would shut him down from the past

Say what you want about the quality of the teams in the 90's but at the end of the day you still have to win the games and you can only beat the teams that are put up infront of you to play.

Kobe owned Pippen in 99...lol Pippen was 34 years old in 99 and coming to the end of his career while Kobe was 21 years old and just reaching his peak, so prolly not the best comparison is it.

There appears to be a Kobe obsession on this forum, have a look at the 04/05 season. Shaq left LA and they they went from the NBA finals series in 03 to not making the playoffs and winning a measly 34 games. And the team that Shaq went to Miami did what...oh yeah they won the Championship.

[drfunk1986]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

I think the Pistons are the weakest team on the list ...I think the Celtics of 74 or 76 were at least better than that...With apologies to Pundit, but I would not have the Knicks as high as 3rd...Maybe one Bulls Team, but not both...the Bulls never had a dominate center...82-83 76ers?...You guys would let that team stay that high up?...I take my chances with Walton's Blazers over the 76ers...the 71 Bucks also do belong on the list...No takers on Shaq and Kobe?

oh come on, who left out the Shaq Diesel? 2000 Lakers or the 2002 Lakers? come on, Lakers pretty much swept the entire NBA Playoffs and lost 1 game in the Finals. I gotta agree with the Bulls (Look at the season records and dominance they had and they didnt even need a real center). I hate them but agree with the Celts.

[desertrat]

Not sure how none of the 3-peat Lakers of this decade didn't make this list. How many teams in NBA history have won 3 titles in a row? It's a short list, and any of those teams certainly would belong on the list.

[MattyG0327]

When you are talking the best of all-time, you have to consider transcendent abilities to be able to play in any era. Obviously the contemporary teams have the physical advantages over the older teams but the older teams had better skills, not to mention less teams meant higher star power on the bench.

What makes the 1960s Celtics so dominant was that the consistently beat mini-allstar teams in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia Warriors. Anyone of those teams could be competitive with todays team because of its relentless up and down speed. Make no mistake, they were a very fast team.

As for my youthful days, The Lakers and Celtics of the 1980s completely dominated the competition. Philly had a competitive team 1977-85 but managed just 1 title. The Lakers were built just like the 1960s Celtics. The Celtics 1986 team literally toyed with every team. My pick for greatest ever.

The Bulls of the 1990s were a great team but they played in an era where there was no team to other team to push them. The NBA is built on rivalries. MJ is the greatest ever but without a rival, it seems tainted as to how good the team really was.

This decade does not have any real dominant team (much like the 1970s). Lakers were good and I think were better than the Bulls in some ways. The Spurs play a regal game of ball. i don't know where they stand yet in the pantheon.

Time will tell!

1985-86 Celtics just did all things so effortlessly. Passing, rebounding, shooting, defense, bench. They were a 5-tool team!!

[Full Cougar]

What about the Dream and Redeem team.

[desertrat]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Nobody else? Not even the Bill Russell Celtics that won 11 titles in 13 years?
Dominance like that absolutely crushes the Shaq/Kobe "Three-Peat" any day of the week, I'm afraid.

How many teams were there during those years?

[sportsRme]

Honestly in the last decade I think the Spurs and Lakers deserve to be added to the list.

[drfunk1986]

Originally Posted by Full Cougar

What about the Dream and Redeem team.

best NBA teams. Not Olympic teams.

[pengyi]

Chicago Bulls is the best team i ever seen

[drfunk1986]

Originally Posted by pengyi

Chicago Bulls is the best team i ever seen

gotta agree. was it the 95-96' Bulls that were 72-10? bets NBA record ever.

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

I think the Pistons are the weakest team on the list ...I think the Celtics of 74 or 76 were at least better than that...With apologies to Pundit, but I would not have the Knicks as high as 3rd...Maybe one Bulls Team, but not both...the Bulls never had a dominate center...82-83 76ers?...You guys would let that team stay that high up?...I take my chances with Walton's Blazers over the 76ers...the 71 Bucks also do belong on the list...No takers on Shaq and Kobe?

Umm I thought the pistons beat the bulls in 89 and 90? Even with you know who Maybe they even showed Jorden a thing or two about winning what do you think about that!!!

[maolei97]

I am a Lakers fan.. but the 1996 Chicago Bulls team led by Michael Jordan is the Greatest team in nba history... 72-10 win loss record plus winning the championship on the same season... plus MVP award for MJ, both regular season and finals.. amazing indeed