Though I am sure that Michael Jordan and his 1995-96 Bulls teammates were real worried going into the season, it already appears that their record is safe yet again. The two teams that many were trying to force into the role, the Lakers and Celtics, have both showed us they are more than human lately.
Let us take a look at the Lakers first, which have already done several things that the Bulls did not that year.
- So far the Lakers have lost three games, and the '96 B
ulls did not lose their third until December 26. - They have lost all three games by more than a double-digit margin, '96 Bulls had only two of their 10 losses by 10 or more points.
- Lakers have lost their last two games, the only losing streak the '96 Bulls team had was a two game losing streak. Once.
- Lakers have lost two games at home, again something the '96 Bulls took the entire season to achieve.
I could get into the Celtics and the Cavs and their own deficiencies in terms of matching or bettering that year by the Bulls, but at this point I think you understand that two teams with three losses already, both also with two of those losses at home already which are strong points for those teams, are already going up against the idea of reaching that plateau.
So to the Rasheed Wallaces, Scottie Pippens, and anyone else that thinks these teams are hunting down the '96 Bulls, respect that team, and Jordan, and lay off until one of these teams actually makes a serious run a couple of months in. The only reason these teams are getting this hype is because of the star power, because as good as the Mavs were in 2006-07 they were not getting this much attention, later in the year no less. They won 14 in a row with seven losses, and then nine in a row after getting loss number eight. No Lebron or Kobe meant no hype for that team though.
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