If Jordan didn't have Pippen and played with a group of teammates who only hit 30% and never scored in the series 10 (Jordan's early career was normal), of course he wouldn't win the championship.
However, if Jordan joins forces with Dream, Malone, Buckley, Admiral, Ewing and even the glider, he will definitely win the championship. How much is the question, there will be more opportunities (it will be too late for the generals to join the alliance). Pippen is a better natural player than these people, but not a better player (even when he left Jordan).
Let me start with a tidbit. You know, before the 1984 draft, the Trailblazers once proposed to the Rockets a plan of "Glider+No.2 Show" for sampson, which almost came true. In other words, the glider+the rocket of the No.1 pick may have a combination of Big Dream+Glider+Jordan. How many years do you think it will take this team to win the championship? Sampson led the team to the finals in the second and third years of Big Dream.
I don't need to go into details about Pippen's advantages, such as selfless team player, the best second-in-command, the best perimeter defense, excellent fast break, breakthrough, no player, rebounder, passer and so on, but they are not as perfect as people think.
Pippen is a late bloomer, and he is not the vigorous type of Jabbar Malone, because his injuries are younger than Jordan's, but he ages quickly. 1987, he was still a rookie. When he entered the league, his skills were still rough and his strength was not enough. He didn't make his mark until 90 years ago, so he was very late in that generation of superstars. At that time, Pippen's attack was very unstable and his scoring ability was limited. It was very easy to perform diving in high-level confrontation. Pippen scored 10.0 and 13. 1 in the playoffs of 1988 and 1989, respectively, far from reaching the level of the so-called two masters and giants, while the superstars in the same period basically grew into league monsters. Although Pippen was always the top defensive end during the Bull Dynasty, the offensive end was not stable. 1998, Pippen didn't play much in the whole playoffs because of injury and aging. To tell the truth, he is not a giant.
Even in the playoffs of 1990, Pippen was still immature. He played 42 minutes in the tie-break with the pistons, and 10 only got 2 points. It's no exaggeration to say it's a sinkhole ...
In addition, 1990, Jordan made 27 shots in the last game, 3 1 minute, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and shot 48%. The team scored 74 points 15 assists, while others made 64 shots 15, with a shooting percentage of 23%.
Among them, 3 in Grant 17 got 10, 2 in hodges 12 got 8, 3 in Cartwright 9 got 6, 2 in Pippen 10 got 6, 2 in Neri 3 got 6, 5 in Jin 2 got 1 0 and 65438 in Armstrong 8.
It is said that Jordan has ten holes in one god, and it is not an exaggeration to play nine on the court. This is the normal state before Jordan won the championship. 1988, Jordan eliminated the Cavaliers with 45.2 points, 56% shooting percentage, back-to-back 50+ and lore. The shooting percentage of the rest of the team is generally around 40%, and the blue-collar oakley, who scored second, got 10.8. So don't say that Jordan didn't trust his teammates to play alone in the early days. Jordan is a high school student in dean smith. He was a good teammate in North Carolina and the 84 Olympic Games. If we catch up with the internet age, what will Jordan's early bull teammates be scolded by netizens now? I can't imagine how many superstars can wait patiently for the growth of these teammates year after year. After one year, the vast majority will definitely ask for a deal.
Then 9 1 opened three consecutive championships without any reinforcement, so don't think how strong the first three consecutive championships are.
What about other superstars besides Pippen?
You know, Jordan and the four centers are very precocious technically. Jordan scored 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.4 steals and 52% shooting percentage just after entering the league. Per capita income ranks second in the league. In fact, at that time, he had the strength of top3 (there are birds and demons), because of his qualifications and team record, he lost to the assassin in the second array. In the second year of the playoffs, facing the 86-year-old Qingkai, one of the strongest teams in history, scored 43.7 points. 1987 Jordan's personal ability league was the first. In fact, 87 ~ 93 is the peak of Jordan's personal ability. The last three champions are a bit like Kobe Bryant in 2009, 10. His technique is perfect, but his physical fitness has declined. When he played the Heat and the Supersonic, he was not as free as he thought in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He didn't reach the summit so late, not so much because he was not as good as Magic Bird in strength, personality and leadership, but because he was not born in such a rich family as Lakers and Green Kay.
The first season of the four centers is basically the strength of the league top 10, and their careers are very long. In the first year of big dream, 2 1.2 points, 13 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, starting the all-star. Juventus scored 20+9+2 in the first season, and the general scored 24.3 points 13 rebounds and 3.9 blocks in the first season. O 'Neill stopped talking because it was too late. Others, such as Malone's 2 1+ 10 in the second quarter and 28+12 in the third quarter; Buckley 20+ 13 in the second quarter and 23+15 in the third quarter; The glider in the' 83 draft was an all-star in' 86. With them, they are likely to win the championship earlier than Pippen.
You know, Jordan was blocked in front of the Pistons for three years in a row, except for the fierce attack and brutal foul of the Pistons (but Jordan still maintained the performance of averaging 30 points and shooting nearly 50%). More importantly, at that time, there was no point other than Jordan, the bull, which could provide a stable enough firepower output, but anyone except Jordan could lead the team, and it was very likely that the Pistons would be overturned in advance.
Moreover, in the 1990s, the influence of the inside was far greater than that of the outside. Except Jordan, all the top players in the league are inside. After the Magic in the 89-90 season, except Jordan, all MVPs were inside players until 2000. Jordan retired midway, and the league became a stage for big dreams, Ewing, generals and sharks. For Jordan, an inside partner who can score points in the low post, protect rebounds, grab rebounds and provide excellent protection frames may not be worse than a partner with small forward Pippen. At that time, the Bulls lost to the Pistons because of the inside gap.
If we only consider strength but not personality, it is estimated that Jordan will be a champion with many big dreams. These two partners will definitely hit the championship in 1987 or 1988. Although the personality and style of the ball are not tacit, the hard power can last for one second. This is an enhanced version of the OK group. You know, OK's personality and style of play are not very tacit. The third giant is actually Fisher, but both of these strengths beat Kings, Trailblazers and Walker with a balanced lineup and even brilliant stars. And Jordan is very good at adjusting his play. Although arrogant, he is much more mature than Kobe and has become a good teammate with Rodman. The early "ball control style" of Big Dream is also related to sampson's premature abolition, long-term weakness of teammates and mediocre management. The two are not necessarily incompatible.
The general is a superstar with talent and strength and the heart of the second master. In the first few years of his career, he swept all the personal honors and data lists in the league. When the two masters are definitely above Pippen, the general is a higher level player. The reason why the big dream will blow, in addition to the gap in offensive ability, the most important thing is that you can't hold the court and can't let Rodman who looks down on him help you defend (the Spurs were actually destroyed by Rodman). The disadvantage is that it is a bit late to join the league after military service.
For Jordan of 1984, in fact, it is better to go to Blazers No.2 and Mavericks No.4 in the draft than to go to Bulls. It's good for sampson to go to the Rockets without injury, but the Rockets will definitely not choose Jordan.
1984, the owner of the bull was Ulrici, an inefficient guy who often went to the technical station to check his real-time data of each game, and was finally destroyed by drugs, just like the backbone Davis was to James. Until Pippen and Grant grew up a few years ago, there was no trustworthy teammate except oakley, who was just a blue collar.
The Trailblazers won 48 games in the season before the draft in 1984, when the glider could only play as a substitute 17 minutes and scored 7.7 points. The Blazers have Michael Thompson (his father) and wayne cooper (so it is a lie that the Blazers lack a center), Gino Patterson, Fa Trif and Calvin Nutt. Even though he missed Jordan, Buckley and stockton in 1984 and chose Bowie, a glass man who could not provide any effective fighting capacity, he still entered the finals of 1990 and 1992 under the guidance of a glider.
Gliders are actually not suitable for leading the team, but the high configuration makes him have to be the master all the time. He became an all-star player in the 85-86 season and later approached MVP. He is an all-around player, scoring, rebounding, stealing and assisting in the same position are all at the top level. He is also a selfless good teammate, but he is not a person who can lead the team in important games. He fell from the top to the all-star level prematurely, largely because the finals were ruined by Jordan and public opinion. If Jordan+Glider (2.0 1m) partnered with No.2 and No.3, what would the pioneers be like?
The Mavericks were also a strong team in the 1980s. Although just entered the league, but the lineup is good. Aguirre and blakeman formed one of the most powerful outside teams at that time, with a young and balanced lineup. Although sam perkins, with a mediocre career, was selected in 1984, he still entered the semi-finals of the Western Conference in 1986, lost to the showtime Lakers in six games, entered the Western Conference in 1988, and then lost to the Lakers in the deciding game.
If the Mavericks choose Jordan, the Mavericks will break up the combination of blakeman and aguirre and put on a high-quality insider, which will soon have the strength to hit the championship. To tell the truth, it is a championship strength to be able to play tiebreak with the Lakers at the peak.
Of course, we can assume that Jordan might not have won six championships without the key performances of Pippen, Grant, Rodman, kukoc and even Cole and paxson. This is the butterfly effect. Without Pippen, Jordan's career experience and growth trajectory will be different, and you can't control the variables at all. But it is unscientific to insist that Jordan has no good teammates in his life.
If Jordan was born today, how many championships do you think he can win if he goes to the team after his rookie contract is over?