The '90s Knicks should have won a title. Michael Jordan had other ideas | Bulldozed
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- On this episode of Bulldozed, Bomani Jones explores the ‘90s Chicago Bulls’ dominance over the New York Knicks, which included 50-point games from Michael Jordan and four playoff series losses.
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Ewing is so underrated, the dude had a season where he averaged 28 and 10 with 4 blocks a game, and he even averaged 20ppg for 12 straight years
He was never underrated .. he was huge and so were his shoes.
@@TheAnonapersons well..he got his fame allright..being on the receiving end of 2 all time great poster dunks lol!!
He was great but not very clutch.. And he was badly outplayed by Hakeem in the 94 finals.. This video blames the Bulls for Ewing not getting a ring. No he had 2 years with Jordan not a factor.. Didn't get it done..
@@dbreiden83080 True. Ewing is certainly a Top 20 player though, imo. It's just Hakeem is simply a Top 10 player. People always blame Michael Jordan for not getting rings. Hakeem was that good. I'm of the notion that Hakeem was Jordan in a Centers body in terms of skill. Hakeem was supposed to get one & someone else was supposed to get one, to solidify their legacy. Specifically, between Patrick Ewing & Charles Barkley. Robinson, Payton, Malone still got a ring, whether cheap or not. I never saw Reggie Miller winning simply because he lacked the Physical frame to exude overt dominance like the Centers or Big men. Still great player though. The East was Stacked in the 90's
@@dbreiden83080 Hakeem was better, but no one denies that. It still goes to show just how good that Knicks team was because they took the Rockets to 7 games.
I was Bulls fan and I loved this rivalry, probably the best I have seen in the NBA. I hated this Knicks team. But now everytime I reminisce the old days of Bulls vs Knicks, I have nothing but respect to those players. The Knicks put up a great fight against one the greatest team of all time..
As a Knicks fan, I say the exact same thing about The Pacers . Other than The Bulls, Indy was the mega-rival , and I HATED Reggie Miller , but really grew to respect him . He was Steph before Steph .
Y'all say that MJ didn't have competition in the finals...well you should've seen the competition in the Eastern Conference. It was stacked
Yes it was. And he had great competition in the finals. In the 91 finals, the Lakers were the favorites,. The Suns had the best record in the league in 93 and would have won if Jordan didn't ball out in the finals. Portland, Seattle and Utah were great teams that could also have won. And lets not forget Jordan's first three-peat was with only one other Allstar. And Jordan was the only allstar on the Bulls for the first championship.
Stacked with who? Just a bunch of 1 star teams
Only these millennial trash idiots that listen to bronsexuals like Shannon Sharpe and Nick Wrong all day say that.
LOL are you kidding? you called that stacked? stop being blinded by the term "legends". Watch the games, skill levels, offense and defense, athleticism is nothing compared to today's NBA. actually watch the full games and not just highlights.
@@bolder2009 I highly doubt the Lakers were the favorites in 91. The Bulls had homecourt and the Lakers upset the Blazers in the Western Conference Finals.
Oh Patrick Ewing n the Knicks were real gun slingers , real warriors , the epitome of toughness . They went down swinging , those guys emptied their clips . It was kill or b killed .We love u 👦 guys
It's basketball, not some hood shootout in Chicago.
Exactly bro. If they can wear the name of the city they gotta repersent what that name means. I wish they were like that now
Born in Chicago, i hated the Knicks but respected them. I rooted for them when MJ gave others a chance by retiring
@@yashbhattacharya3243 T00 True, Thee NBA right now has basketball that is being played just like An Old Azz Gentrified Pewee League.
... Charles Smith still trying to make that lay-up today. 😂🤣
LOLOL!!!!
God if they won that game who knows
Nick Anderson is still trying to shoot those free throws lol
😄 🛑 Stop it❗
You wrong for that one man.
*This was well done. Salute to Bomani Jones! Heartbreaking, but great watch*
I remember the good old days of the 90s Knicks. They're a great core group that were close to getting the chip but didn't get it because of Jordan and the Bulls...
Oh, the pain the PAIN...!!!!🏀🏀🏀🏀
@Mpls 612 *Lebron James in the East has never defeated a team as strong as the 1992/1993 Knicks*
1992/1993 Knicks:
Patrick Ewing HoF,
Anthony Mason - 1x All-star, 1x All-Defensive Team, 1x Nba Sixth Man.
Xavier McDaniel - 1x All-star.
Mark Jackson - 1x All-star, 1x Assists Leader.
John Starks - 1x All-star, 1x All-Defensive Team, 1x Nba Sixth Man.
Charles Olakley - 1x All-star, 2x All-Defensive Team.
Doc Rivers - 1x All-star.
Charles Smith.
*The 1992/1993 Knicks had 7 guys who were All-stars at one point or another in that roster*
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Mo salutes to Bomani Jones. I saw a video he made about the 90s Knicks in which he said that their threat to the Bulls ended after 93. That 95 Knicks team was right there and their 97 squad was arguably their best overall team. If it wasn't for David ******* Stern, the Knicks' 97 squad would have played the Bulls in the ECF that season. I would have taken my chances with that squad against them. They had a strong chance against them.
03:21 That Ewing's camera punch with that background music is so thug life.
MJ stopped a lot of HOFers from getting a ring. Wish we seen Hakeem Drexler vs Mj Pippen in a finals
We The North lebron gave dirk barea and terry a ring😂 imagine he did score 8 pts during finals.
1997 Rockets & Bulls too
Hakeem, Drexler & Barkley
VS
Jordan, Pippen & Rodman
Zenon Pyro It could’ve happened but the Rockets forgot John Stockton was wide open at the end of game 6.
Bull's in 6, screw Choke City aka H-town
@@Mysterioatokatokat He rent free in your head because nobody was even talking about Lebron
I'd love to see one of these about the late 80s/early 90s Cavs teams with Price, Daugherty and Nance. They were another championship-caliber Eastern team that repeatedly had their hearts ripped out by Jordan.
This might come as a surprise to some people, but yes, there were haters of MJ back in the day. It wasn't as big as for Kobe or LeBron, but there were haters. And plenty of naysayers before MJ finally won it all in 1991.
IKR. I keep saying that. People forget the hate jordan got from players and the media. Just imagine if he got the hype lebron got.
People hated jordan and the bulls WAAAY more than people hated on lebron, kobe, warriors. The bulls were the most despised team. It's just that social media wasn't around then to record people bash them on forums or on facebook every gae night.
Alan d I remember everyone respecting MJ after he retired in 99 tho. But they was still trashing the team because of how bad they were doing.
Jordan was hated for a different reason than Lebron. Jordan found a way to beat you every single time. You hated his guts but you knew he was the best. For Lebron...well it's completely different.
The hate on MJ was because he was thrashing other teams but the hate on Lebron? It's entirely different. 🤷♂️
Man, Patrick Ewing was so great. Just couldn't get past MJ
They also lost against the rockets and Spurs in the finals.
Or Hakeem Olajuwon
The Knicks fault. They should have brought in a proper shooting guard. Wasted Ewing's prime years. The man needed another star. Jordan was the best but he still didn't win until Pipen came.
This isn't a one on one game. Ewing was great but not his team. The Knicks were still losers even when they didn't face the Bulls.
@@drestathagangsta8880 Or Tim Duncan
Patrick Ewing was actually one of my early favorites for the simple fact we share the first name. Bought his Starting Lineup toy when he's posed doing a hook shot...
Jordan stopped Karl Malone, John Stockton, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Gary Payton, Charles Barkley, and even more from getting a ring. He was unstoppable.
All hall of fame players and perennial all stars!
forgot magic johnson
None of them top 10 players of all time lol most not even top 20. MJ’s comp was trash and he had Pippen a top 5 player name me another team in nba with 2 top 5 players? get real MJ is a goat but dudes team were stacked along with inferior competition
Ryan Nurmi Dude some of those guys are even part of the dream team. What and who taught you basketball?🤔
Didn't stop Bird and Isaiah 🤷🏾♂️
Being a Knicks fan it’s just heartbreaking I witnessed the fiasco that took place in the 90’s!
Therman Carter I feel your pain me too
Yes it was like a rollercoaster ride. Aside from the losses, it was special to watch the intensity they brought. We need that back!
Had they just given Ewing a second scoring option, they might have won At least one.
He should have said 25 years since "Conference title", confusing
Still loved this knicks teams led by Patrick. Man the nba sucks these days
Knicks suck son
Regular season NBA today is unwatchable.
@@DeepfriedBaby Playoffs aren't any better. It's just a boring 3 point competition for 48 minutes.
thats what I was thinking. It is SO less exciting nowadays. Eventhough everybody knew MJ was probably going to beat everybody, people still wanted to see the games and there was a lot of excitement about regular season. Not so anymore; a lot of drama in regular season and the games are not that exciting. This shooters league sucks imo
Patric Ewing n those rabid pitbulls sold out garden every night . Those NY Knicks were must c tv n could beat any team playing 2 day . Thank u Patrick Ewing n the 90ties Knicks we r still proud of u guys . Nuff Love !!
Oral Griffiths no, that team, which the video points out, played physical defense and was mediocre offensively. No way the league lets the knicks continually mug players. Given the game today their roster would have to be drastically different. They couldn’t win then and wouldn’t win now.
Amen brother 👍🏼.. driving inside against the Knicks at one point was considered suicide 😂..
noxnyc23 facts that’s why I don’t get why people said he had no comp but he was just better and he eliminated the most 60 win teams
💯
"Did Dis Dude Jus Did Dis?"
"Kinda like the Pistons if the Pistons didn't care about scoring" LOL!
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Reggie Miller, Barkley,Malone, Stockton, Shaq, GP, Kemp, Mourning, etc. Didn't get a ring on Jordan watch. It wasn't just the Knicks.
@Angel Garcia just like stars finally got rings when Jordan retired, Olajuwon, Duncan, Robinson, Shaq, GP, Mourning, and not sure if to count Drexler since he got his when Jordan came back late in 95 season.
now everyone has a ring lebron, curry, leonard, durant, etc. Kawhi is the only player I'd take instead of one you mention.
@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. Jordan retired because he was mentally weak! people lose parents all the time! Hakeem got two rings Jordan only retired for one season. So we making excuses for Jordan! devoid of the truth. Drexler got a ring also...oh wait Jordan played 15 years only has 6 rings Robinson got a ring while jordan was still playing...Morning got a ring while jordan was still playing you people are NUTS!
@@el-skelator-gore4643 Mourning got a ring in 2006 way after Jordan retired
and clyde drexler
You can make a whole series out of 90s Knicks/Bulls.
Yep. Call it how Jordan and Pippen beat on Patrick Ewing and a bunch of paint cans, squeegees and a nail file. John Starks?? 😂😂😂😂 Mason and Oakley? Perennial All NBA players right?
@@rgood1204 fax Ewing would have owned the 90s if he had anything close to Pippen
Not really Bulls embarrassed them most of the time
I've always dreamt of Ewing playing with Bernard King. What could've been!!!
@@rishighanta5618 -. If Hakeem had Pippen, it would have been over. Ewing was never better than Olajuwon. He averaged more points, rebounds, blocks, assists and steals than Ewing. Other than that Ewing led in finals losses to Olajuwon.
Their best chance was in 94, and they blew that against the “Double Clutch” Rockets. No matter what, the Knicks lose, even at their best they still manage to lose. Lol, it’s like they’re cursed or something.
I'm still hurting my 90's Knicks to the point that I never watched an NBA game again. Is the NBA still around? Forget it; I don't care.
I've heard of Knicks fans who stopped watching after Ewing. My condolences.
@@NameCallingIsWeak - Yes, I'm one of them. But, to be fair, I got sick and tired of how the refs decide 90% of NBA games. I haven't watched a game in over 20 years.
@@EfrainRiveraJunior "sick and tired of how the refs decide 90% of NBA games" Yeah, Jordan got a lot of calls, and the 2002 Lakers got a lot of help, and a lot of other times. It sucks.
@@NameCallingIsWeak - I also got sick of the starts getting it their way.
But, as much as I hate the Bulls, Jordan _is_ the GOAT.
This is a great way of saying JORDAN IS THE ALL TIME G.O.A.T.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Oakley snacked Pippen wow
He wasn't Pip yet, he was a rookie😂
If Oakley Tried To Smack Jordan LOL Jordan Would Somehow Take It Personal lmao
"The most 1993 shirt of all time".
does bo realize riley actually has 9 rings not 8...4 in la as a head coach 3 with miami 1 as a player with la..he was a assistant on the 1980 lakers so he wasn't the head coach but he won a ring so thats 9...
@@razkable, what 3 with Miami?
@@brendagray4958 06 12 13
@@yourhomie7568, you're right i forgot he won one with dwade before LeBron came
You know we were all thinking it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This video breaks my heart but this proves why Michael Jordan is the greatest to ever do it.
As a Knicksfan, this stings. They should've kept McDaniels and Starks should've been benched asap during that Game 7.
Jordan made his agent (David Falk) make sure that X-Man got steered away from the Knicks. He would've made the shot that Charles Smith didn't in 93 if he was still with the Knicks instead of signing with the Celtics.
Larry Gonzalez yeah it hurts so bad watching this
Larry Gonzalez the knicks were close in 1994 than 99
Facts! Should a went with Rolando Blackman!!!
As much as I hated Knicks that i was a bulls fan, I really felt bad for Patrick. I think he was better than Hakeem in early 90s. If John Starks made at least 3 more shots, they would've won game 7. It just ppl don't talk about him no more that he has no championship ring.
MJ really stopped all these HOFs from getting any kind of Title or MVP award 😂
@Mpls 612 dude he means those 90s bulls opponents not only Knicks player's
Mpls 612
I said ALL these HOFs.... meaning he LEAD his Bulls against HOFs....
Could've sworn Dream beat them in the Finals tho
@@jaamal6369 dream only won his rings after mike retired
Solid Swanson remember how when Oakley was on Chicago he was lumped in with the whole Jordan didn’t have a team but now he’s part of the 90s Knicks every time we talk about Ewing’s team
More 90's Knicks please!
The Knicks should have kept mark Jackson and Xavier McDaniel.
Mark Jackson was underrated fo sho
Yes but you forgot Rod Strickland, he was a very very good player...they should have kept him too.
i like those guys also but the knicks lost in rounds 1 2 2 1 and 2 from 1988-1992
the knicks went to rounds 3 and 4 in 1993 and 1994
and gerald wilkins ..doc rivers ronaldo blackmon kiki and like one other scrub they got were way worse
The Knicks had their chance in 94 when Michael was playing baseball
Michael B even in 95
Only to get overshadowed by OJ Simpson several games into the 94 Finals......
Even 1999, but I know Ewing did hurt his knee really bad.
Dont forget 1999
Blame Starks goin 2-18 0-11 from three
a detailed recap of my suffering as a Knicks fan. thank you ESPN.
Jordan ruined Ewing’s legacy and is one of his close friends 😂
Three of his best friends: Ewing, Oakley, and Chuck! Hahaha!
Jordan also got the lead and helped North Carolina beat Ewing's Georgetown team.
How when Patrick Ewing's teams and Barkley's teams could never beat anybody when it mattered
Jordan??? Not 6-20 in a close out game in the finals? How about going 7-17 in the following game?
Brian Bianco exactly 😀
That 1992 team was the best Knicks squad we had in the 90's. Trading away Mark Jackson and letting Xavier McDaniels sign elsewhere were horrible mistakes that we never recovered from.
I agree. Mark Jackson was better than John Starks. Mcdaniels was a great defender and aggressive bulldog player that helped the team a lot. Even the 1997 Knicks was really good too and they didn't win at all. 1992, 1993-1994-1995 and 1997-1999 Knicks were the best teams we had. Especially 1993. I really feel that 93 team was better than 94.
Best way to do it! Fight in front of David Stern 05:36 . 90’s NBA for you. God I miss this era when nobody cries about being foul hard.
I Think The Reason Why David Stern Didn't Suspend Jordan Is Because Jordan Was His Cash Cow
Starks drove me crazy as a fan....All you had to do was see his first two shots to know how the game would be for him...If he hit nothing but net??? LITERALLY UNSTOPPABLE!! I dont care who you were...He was going to score on you....If he bricked the first two???
THEN THE ENTIRE GAME HE COULDNT MAKE A LAYUP...ALONE. LOLZ 🤨
STARKS WAS THE EPITOME OF "HOT "N" COLD.
John Starks Game 7 1994 NBA Finals. 0-11 from the 3 point line. CHOKE.
Man i was i Knicks fan back in the 90s, good times
Hey bomani, thanks for this series of history lessons. The nineties were my teen years, you covered all my heroes and taught me a thing or two. I really never saw the cavs as a contender. But I really liked the Jazz, because Stock was so cool and tough without any physical talent and the Pacers, because of my countryman Rik Smits, who was the best paid Dutch athlete for years in those days. Really nice stuff to watch
MJ Stopped a lot of these Hall of Famers from winning Rings. Jordan Rule the 90's. No ifs or buts about it
ands
@@SeanDiego what do you mean cuz
@@officialmotomotogaming6510 ifs, ands or buts
Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Chris Webber,
Clen Rice, Tim Hardaway, Reggie Miller, Brad Daugherty, Steve Smith,
Shawn Kemp, John Stockton, Penny Hardaway, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing,
Terry Porter, Rod Strickland, Detlef Schrempf, Alvin Robertson, Sam Cassell,
Mark Price, Chris Mullin, Kevin Johnson, Jamaal Mashburn. Dan Majerle.
*All of these players failed to win the title in the 90s. The main reason for this is Michael Jordan*
When Jordan retired I just new the Knicks were going to win a title. But Olajuwon and John Starks had other plans.
As a Knicks fans I had a name for my pain and it was always Michael Jordan...so much joy, angst, elation and tears that team gave me
I will always love them and I am resigned never in my lifetime to see them win
Vayan con Dios
The Charles Smith play was everything. I was going NUTS!! 90s were a great time to grow up in the Chi.
who else can’t wait a second more for sunday??⬇️⬇️🏆🏆
Michael Jordan was to good lol
Insane. Those games, the physicality, the competitiveness.
That imitation "Started From The Bottom" beat that dropped right when he said started from the bottom...beautiful
they lost to Houston was up 3 games to 2 and did not get it done end of story
like the 80's rockets 2000's nets 90's blazers the knicks made 2 finals in a short span and lost both of them and got to a game 7 unlike the rest of them...they blew it
@@razkable Losing a game 7 on the road is NOT blowing it.
@@dirklerxstpratt2112 they were up 3-2 .. they lost 2 close out games
Because they was trash
@@wilcunningham5787 the rocket and the Knicks were like mirror images of each other that's why every game is closed but game 7 and the Knicks actually could have won game 6 n starks was on fire that game but the dream blocked his 3 point attemt at the last secondand they blew game 3 so in all reality they should have won the series but they didn't
The 90s Knicks couldn't beat any of the teams the Bulls beat in the finals
Buli Chew they only appear twice in the 90s
Yes they could have, anybody but the Bulls
The Knicks offense was a joke Ewing and whoever else showed up
92 they wouldve smoked the Blazers, 93 could've beat the Suns, 97 could've beat Utah
@@bretmaverick9434 blazers the only one i could agree with u on. Suns were to explosive
Excellent stuff. Am I just old or were the 90s and the first Dream Team era the best time to watch Ball?
I'm loving this Bulldozed series. PLease don't stop!
I remember that game 7 against Houston , John starks was building a brick house .. 😂 and we haven't recovered ever since ..
1999 was sweet...till it ended
Throw back MJ always nice now😂😂😂
MORE, more!!! I want to see more of this "Bulldozed" . bring it in!!
The most 90s shirt part killed me. Good job bro!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Not the Knicks. Patrick Ewing deserved a ring.
I've mentioned this multiple times before, but I wasn't always a Michael Jordan fan. Being a contrarian that I am (Clippers over Lakers, hello?), I HATED MJ for a time. So I'm fully aware being on the other side of the argument.
Now that hes gone we all love him
1994 was supposed to be the year we should’ve have won A 3th Championship, only needed one more Win and we couldn’t finish the series off in game 6 or 7 at Houston, such a shame
As a Knicks (and Orlando Magic) fan in the pre-Jurrasic era of the NBA (Raptors were born in 95), I really appreciated this clip. Well done.
Just to be like 10 days in advance, Kobe was only better in "skills" in a few areas than MJ. Perhaps only one area. Range. MJ's handles are underrated. Didn't turn it over a lot. MJ beats Kobe in skills in like EVERYTHING ELSE.
Pat4Clippers no he doesn’t. Kobe was a better ball handler. Better shooter, better passer (most underrated part of his game) better footwork. MJ was more athletic and had a higher vertical.
@@prevyhiphop hahaha! When was Kobe the better ball handler? You mean more "fancy". Kobe even said that, MJ doesn't need multiple dribbles to lose an opponent, he can do it right off the bat without even dribbling. Kobe said MJ made it look too easy, no wasted movements, surgical and precise in MJ's approach of the game. Better passer? Please...🤦♂️ 7 straight triple doubles when he played point. If you go for stats then you can check out their assists and assists/turnover..
Range, that's the most underrated part of MJ's game but whenever he needed to shoot 3s, he's good at it the more he does it. As a great shooter himself, Ray Allen also said that. MJ had better shooting percentage in 3pt in his Bulls tenure than Kobe in the regular season. They're shooting the same percentage in the playoffs.
Kobe was the poor man's MJ, so they say.
@@prevyhiphop Better shooter........ Jordan avg 50.5% as a Bull for his career Kobe is 45%. Jordan had about 5 or 6 season shooting over 52%......Kobe never had one season over 48%. Jordan was a better shooter because he could shed defenders better than Kobe and therefore TAKE BETTER SHOTS.
Michael Jordan is so much better than LeBron it’s laughable
Are you new to basketball? Everybody has known that MJ is better for years.
lmao no he isnt ... he averages like 3 more points on 4 more shots per game and lebron beats him literally in every other statistical category and before u say defense jordan could handcheck aka play lazy defense
@@danielkosmala6306
Lebron would be 1-8 without Kyrie and Ray Allens shots and Draymond getting suspended.
Imagine that. 1-8. He wouldn't even be considered top 10 with a finals record of 1-8.
So why didn't Mike win without Phil or Pippen? Why in 15yrs MJ only been to the finals 6x? Mike is great but Lebron is better. I saw MJ play as well as Kobe and Bron. Bron is the better player. Bulls without Mike, went to the Eastern Conf finals and lost in game 7. Pippen was runner up for MVP that year. Lebron leaves a team, they are now the worst team in the league. Big difference.
Daniel Kosmala
Daniel Kosmala
Lmao Lebron shoots more 3-pt more attempts than MJ ever did.
MJ played less than 1k games. Compared to LeBron. He literally had more Points, Rebounds, Steals, and Blocks.
EVEN NOW. Lebron still trailing MJ in Steals and Defensive Reb. LeBron has played 1.3k games and barely has more Blocks and Points than MJ.
Also, every season, LeBron gets 60-65% of his points within 3ft of the rim. Lmao, MJ was like 40-45%.
Also remember, rules literally in favor of Offense. So blowing by in the paint is way easier since the moment you get touched its a “Foul”.
Also, MJ career average in 5 MAJOR Stats are higher on Points, Steals, and Blocks. LeBron barely beats MJ in RPG (which is laughable since MJ is a SG lol)
ASSISTS is where LeBron is better. Yet, MJ played dozens of games as a PG and averaged better than LeBron.
Some of the best rivalries in NBA history
MJ vs Kobe = close in skills but MJ is still better in like 95% other categories. MJ was definitely way more athletic and way more accomplished individually. Way better stats too.
Thats like the only time the Knicks were relavent
The Knicks are so irrelevant that ESPN and other major sports pundits continue to run articles and segments about them day after day....🤦🏽♂️
Hopefully this will be a series and we will see cases for all the other great teams on the 90s.
Bomani Jones, I've only seen him sporadically on Around the Horn. Didn't how cool this dude is. After watching this video, I'm now a Bomani Jones fan.
2011 Miami Heat should have won a title. LeChoke had other ideas.
Dallas swept the 2 time defending champion Lakers with Phil Jackson not some nobody Spoelstra. Oh I guess Mamba choked too. Swept!!! Dallas won 57 games, Miami 58, Spurs 60 or 61, Bulls 60 plus.
@@rgood1204 8 points LMAO
@@MrGenexxx - tragic Johnson with Pat Riley and cornbread Maxwell won finals MVP over bird. One bad game and only took 11 shots. He didn't get beat by the Milwaukee bucks 3 games to 1. All those 1st rounds losses. 😂😂😂 Milwaukee Bucks!!!!
Patrick Ewing is the Greatest center of all time !!
He is on my list
@@jay1live422 hakeem was good but overrated
@@infoguy1978 I know. Just had one of the best offensive skillsets of all time, top 10 in steals, 2-time Finals MVP, quadruple double...totally overrated.
@@nyquilnu2221 I'm a die hard NY Knicks fan, and the sports media in that city predicted in the 1994 Finals that Hakeem was going to spank Ewing. Joking aside, I revered Patrick Ewing as a competitor. He wasn't the best big man, but he was among the all-time greats. Believe it or not, Jerry West said those words about Patrick. And that guy knows talent!
That Starks dunk was cold.
Bomani Jones voice and tempo is spot on! great piece!
I'm fairly certain that Ewing has DNA from the African Neanderthal origin species.
That was a awesome video bomani 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fun video. Going to look for more of these. Bomani's got talent.
Great vid, this guy should be on ESPN more often.
June 22 1994 is still one of the worst days of my life... I'm pretty sure the only person who felt worse than me was John Starks.
"obe, Charles Smith" lol!!!
Correction. Jordan's baseline dunk on Ewing is his best dunk ever and I rank it top 3 of all time.
Greg Anthony was out there looking like ja rule😂😂😂
Charles Smith, SMDH. I remember that game like yesterday. MJ wasn't having nobody celebrate on him.
I love this team but my favorite is still houston and spreewell. that 1999 finals run was such an awesome thing to watch
That 90s Knicks team was a really good squad
I loved this mini doc!!
Thanks bomani as if quarantine wasn't depressing enough 😩😩😩
How Scottie let Oakley smack like that lmao
Bomani is the best ESPN personality and it is not even close.
Let's make a starting 5 of the players MJ stopped from winning a ring:
PG: Gary Peyton/John Stockton
SG: Reggie Miller/Clyde Drexler
SF: Dominique Wilkins/Chris Mullin
PF: Carl Malone/Charles Barkley
C: Patrick Ewing/Mutumbo
And I could add a third team to that list as well.
what an amazing analysis
bomani is a legend in the game!!!
As a Bulls fan, the Knicks were the only rival I liked. If the Bulls wasn't winning it, I wanted NY to get it
AND HERES CHARLES SMITH, I still feel like that was the play that did the knickerbockers in...
If MJ vs Kobe debate resurfaces after the Episode 5 & 6 are shown, we will also revisit the highs and also the lows of Kobe. Make no mistake about that. Like when Kobe ratted Shaq to the cops or when he quit in a Game 7 in 2006.
the BULLS WITHOUT MICHAEL JORDAN LOST 2 MORE GAMES AND ALMOST MADE THE ECF ... lmaoooooo what a great conference
That's how great Pippen actually was
Thank you
The Bulls had a great team everyone else if you look back was not that great if you're being honest
Compared to LeBron's Cavs in what 09 or 08 or 07 being the 4th seed and having a worse record than the West's 9th seed LMAO
@@swaglad9728 AGREED honestly i cant even take the mj arguments seriously because they made him into a living god while downplaying a top 2 of all time nba coach, top 50 player in pippen, best post defender/rebounder in rodman, best 6th man in kukoc, and all those great role players
The memories... Hugh Hollins saved them in game five. That was the mad late call on Horace Grant. What a crock. Pippen balled his behalf off in that series, the Tony Kukoc incident notwithstanding.
My 2nd favorite team after the Detroit Pistons. Hard nosed, never say die, true fighters. You cannot be mad when you lose to Jordan or Hakeem. They were just great.
Best time Basketball 90s for me in history NBA all player give heart for team
No wonder Ewing gets that expression when he's asked what he thinks about Mike. Lol!
3:47 "Man, look at this dude"
THANK YOU BOMANI!!! I've been trying to educate so many people online on the weakness of the Eastern conference and my argument has always been "starting in '80s, every year, there are only 1 or 2 legit contenders for the championship." And everyone tries to act like because the Celtics and Bulls won so many titles that that means the conference was good.
Hey what do you think of a conference-less league? Is it possible? Is it good?
In the 80s…the East was better than the west
That stretch between 6:02-6:16...WOW!!!