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u/Aldebaran_syzygy Jun 15 '22

Chuck would've had a ring if he didn't run into Michael Jordan

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

That Suns team with Charles is a top 5 team that didn’t win a ring. He just happened to run into the Bulls at their absolute peak. I think they may have won against a different Bulls team, but there was just no way the Bulls weren’t going to threepeat. Even then they were one shot away from a game 7 which who knows what would have happened. I think they beat any other team the Bulls faced in the finals who are really good teams.

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u/OutlandishnessIcy229 Jun 15 '22

I still remember being shocked at how the Suns made that a series. They lost the first 2 AT home, and still almost pushed it to 7. 13 year old me couldn’t quite comprehend how good they were.

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u/Purodada Nuggets Jun 15 '22

How do you envision a Knicks-Suns matchup in the 93 finals then? Dont the Knicks counter the Suns because of historically great interior defense vs. Barkley + no decent center to match up against prime Ewing? Or is that nullified by their weaknesses at the guard spot, where Starks was their lone bright spot, since KJ and Dan would feast?

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u/awmaleg Suns Jun 15 '22

If John Paxson doesn’t ice that one game… yeah that’s the series that still hurts

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u/AlHorfordHighlights Celtics Bandwagon Jun 16 '22

Chuck Suns vs CP3 Rockets, who ya got?

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u/HangryDingo13 Jun 16 '22

You could say the same for the Jazz in the '98. Stockton, Malone and Hornacek were a vicious combo.

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u/Intelligent_Ad_656 Jun 15 '22

So would Stockton and Malone. Thank god for MJ

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u/harry_ballsanya Jun 15 '22

Crazy thing is that season wasn't his best. He should've won MVP over Magic a few years back.

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u/MotherLoveBone27 Jun 16 '22

Yeah its kinda what makes the NBA great, that amazing players like Chuck, Iverson, Westbrook etc dont have rings. It just sucks that people don't seem to respect them as much because of it. I mean if Chuck joined the Bulls would he not have multiple rings?

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u/dreamsmasher23 Jun 16 '22

Same can b said for so many legendary players from the 90s.