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Originally Posted by jruck37
I dsagree that the Bulls couldn't survive without MJ when he retired the 1st time. Of course, there was a drop-off- they lost the best player in the game. However, they were still winning 50+ games and getting to the 2nd round of the playoffs. To me, that's a huge credit to the underrated quality of the talent in Chicago not named Michael Jordan.
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yes, they were winning games. But, they had no leader. Pippen led them, but when it came time to the playoffs, he choked. He was a selfish player, and wanted the ball, and when he didn't get it, he refused to play the final seconds of a playoff game. I think the other season, he just choked b/c of migraines of some BS.
Jordan was the leader of the team, and somehow, he got Pippen and Rodman to play with him, two players who were notoriously bad at playing with other people.
I have no doubt in my mind having seen both Kobe and MJ play that MJ is and always will be superior to Kobe.