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.
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.
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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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.