Actually there are two. They are tied for me. The other one is basketball time machine and if you don't know that channel but love this one, you HAVE to check it out too. Trust me on that.
@@ezraprzytyk Oh I know all about Sean David, that man does good work. I still do genuinely think Johnny puts out slightly better content than Basketball Time Machine. But you’re right, I think BTM really is the king of old school NBA content ✊
@@pzooka good response I agree this channel puts more effort into original content with research and all where as BTM is more of a time capsule of amazing moments in the nba put together well with great editing
Dennis Rodman is honestly still underrated. The fact that he defended prime Shaq is insane. He had 7 inches and over 100 pounds on him. That's a significant physical advantage that would crush the opposing defender in the post every single time. Unless the defender's name is the Worm! His greatness and tenacity in rebounding, defense and hustle put him at top 6 PF all time for me.
Dennis is great but top 6 PF of all time? Not even remotely close lmfao Duncan KG Dirk Malone Barkley Giannis AD McHale and more are easily better players
@@cade9173 Add in Worthy and Baylor. Not to disrespect Rodman but he was only able to be Rodman on teams that didn't need him to pass and score. Imagine what Duncan would do if he was told to just rebound and defend.
Maybe top 10 PF, hard to put someone that high with barely any offense. Rodman could be the best role player of time, meaning that no other player who had a role and played it at its most elite form ever.
That’s true in terms of raw talent but the problem is that where the warriors excel offensively is where the bulls are at there best defensively. That being the perimeter, while it would go either way it wouldn’t be a blowout like most people think.
Oh man, another indepth video for your GOTA T3AM series. Man the best thing you said about greatness was this @ 8:10 you said, " Would Jordan even let it get to a 7th game?" Best. Quote of 2020.
This team was primed for the modern NBA. It wasn't centered around a big. Their best players could switch between all 5 positions(MJ 1-3, SP 1-3, RH 1-3, DR 3-5) and were incredibly athletic and disciplined. They were unbeatable. #GOAT
@@khatimahmad6208 A younger Rodman in Detroit could guard 1-3. He was more of a perimeter defender. But Bulls Rodamn was more focused on being a rim protector. That's my observation at least.
The way this team moved the ball and played defense was something to behold. It's crazy to think that they had a bunch of guys in their 30s (their top 4 starters) and were so good on defense. These guys were all at the age where their egos had diminished somewhat but they weren't yet old enough to have declined tremendously. It was a perfect storm. Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman with the towering Longley inside, then sharpshooters Kerr and Kukoc coming off the bench. All these guys bought into what Phil Jackson was trying to do on the court and it was beautiful.
95-96 was my senior year of high school and living in Detroit I got a lot of Bulls games because we could get Chicago's WGN channel, which played one or two Bulls games a week. Plus TBS, TNT and NBC games, so I saw many, many of the 96 Bulls games and 100% of their playoff games. IMO the 96 Bulls are the greatest defensive team I've ever seen. Better than the 85 Bears, 00 Ravens, or Bad Boy Pistons (sacrilege, being from Detroit). They dominated like no other. A game would go like this. At the end of the 1st quarter the Bulls would be up say 4. Halftime up 6-8 points. End of the 3rd up 18-25. And win by 10-15 points. What happened? The Bulls would come out after halftime and play the greatest defensive you've ever seen. Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman would fly around getting steals, forcing turnovers, blocked shots and even Harper got in on it. They were suffocating. And Longley was a big that could protect the rim. The Bulls starters would barely play in the 4th quarter. The other team would only score 8 to12 points in the 3rd quarter and the game would be over.
Rodman was past his prime in Chicago. Look at his career achievements. He made only one all defensive team in Chicago. No all star or all NBA picks in Chicago. It's like saying the 04 Lakers are the best since they had 4 HOF in the starting lineup
May not have gone 73-9, but 72-10 with a championship to tout is as close to perfection as anyone will get. This assortment of defenders, play makers, scorers, rebounders, three-point shooters, specialists and role players will never be replicated.
They are definitely my Goat team but those 86 Celtics and those 87 Lakers would be a problem for them. Another great job my brother. I only wish these videos were much longer.
Sounds like you were watching the NBA back then, it's crazy how good that Celtics team was when they were so white lol, I've heard they were the greatest passing team ever
@@clydetheglidetop5sgtop10du7 I was watching those games. I'm 52. Yes they were a great passing team. The Spurs in the 2000's were a all time great passing team as well. I love that brand of basketball
Man I was there I remember that I've even recently watched the 95 and six season those guys were so good nobody passes like them anymore I mean you got to scream defense defense all day long with those 96 Bulls but the way they passed and played offense and just kept moving nobody stood around and watched there are always players cutting across using the lanes I just never see it anymore and it was so exciting constant movement great video man keep it up
Two of those losses they were robbed. One a ref called a foul n Jordan with 0.5 seconds on the clock and it wasn’t a shooting foul just after the 5 th foul
Imo the bulls had the best run in the league’s history, but I think the best team ever is the 67-15 warriors from 2017. It might be recency bias, but that team got so incredibly lucky with the salary cap and Curry’s contract that I don’t think it can ever be repeated.
@@cgs20 the 96 Bulls woidl beat the 2017 warriors 5-2 that Warriors bench is thin and there is no better perimeter defense the league has ever seen since the Bulls. You have 3 of the best defensive players of all time and Harper probably was the 3rd best defensive PG by position that year behind Payton and Stockton. Harper would shutdown Curry by denying him the ball. Guard can easily shutdown Klay and Pip would use his length against KD. Rodman disrupts Greens play making. Offensively, GSW has no one who can guard Jordan, Klay isn't athletic enough, maybe Iggy but can't see him doing it the whole game and he isn't strong enough. Kerr as a coach would know the triangle but there's just no one stopping Jordan and most likely would majority of GSW in foul trouble. Green is maybe strong enough but too slow for Jordan, same as KD if theh want to add length but that leaves Pip havign a mismatch.
I remember going to the Bulls games, arriving to the arena early. I'm watching the seats full up in the arena many times in Los Angeles. Waiting for the greatest show on earth to start. Those were the good old days. I have a b-ball from the HOF it's safe on the den shelf, and I have a leather ball nearby that never bounced once I'm too old to play now, bad bilateral knees. Sometimes I dream I can play, I shoot with either hand. I'm so happy we have Victor Wembay playing he has awaken an old lover of the game. To answer your question, it's been twenty-seven since this team played. We almost talk about the Bulls as if they were still playing yesterday. We remember Boston, los Angeles, and many other teams, but those Bulls were the best team I've seen in the last sixty years. All I can say thanks for the reminders. How thankful we are for videos they keep b-ball alive. Nice job!!!
Having 3 of the best defenders in history on the same team is mental, 96 Bulls vs KD Warriors is a really tough one especially since they match up so well.
still taking the bulls...kd steph and klay are all great on offense but curry is a liability of defense..96 bulls has no weakness...jonny even forgot to pooint out in his summary that they have that years 6th man of the yr
I feel that a hypothetical matchup would come down to defense, and let's be real...we know how it would turn out. Bulls' 1-4 are really good to great on defense VS Curry, Klay and KD on offense. Not to mention the versatility of Harper, Jordan, Pippen and Rodman being able to switch on defense. Bulls in 6, although I'm a little biased since I'm a bulls fan. Although this is the year before I started watching basketball (hearing my dad praise the "winningest team ever" got me interested and I never looked back).
Wow, what a video. Wish it would be longer, but he said everything that needed to be said, but still... Wish it was longer, cause that's how much I enjoyed it.
One thing you failed to mention is that not only it was Jordan's revenge season, it was also the season when Pippen got matured due to his leadership role 2 years prior. Also, it was Rodman's revenge season for the reason that the media were saying that after his Spurs stint, he was done. So it was Rodman's opportunity to prove them wrong. And that he did.
This team hands down is the greatest in NBA history. They could compete with any team in any era. That is, if they were allowed to play their style of defense. Nowadays, touch a player like LeBron's aura as he drives to the hoop and it's a foul.
Actually that would give Pippen and Jordan a HUGE advantage. NOT being able to hand check or rough up Pippen or Jordan - or even KuKoc? Man the Bulls would COOK the best team in the league right now.
@@Hahaa99 Yeah, I don’t think the Bulls could have beaten that Celtics team. Bird routinely torched Pippen and Rodman and nobody on the Bulls could stop McHale or DJ. Then there was the Chief. Those Bulls teams never had an effective center. That’s one of the reasons that MJ feared Olajuwon. He knew that they couldn’t stop him. While he was never as good as Olajuwon, Parrish would have dominated any of the Bulls centers.
@@MS-ns2pj I love DJ but I don’t think he could’ve stopped Jordan at both ends of the coutt. Bird would maybe do well against Pippen but keep in mind this was a Pippens greatest season as a defender and he nearly won the DPOY in 1996 and was a much mature player than he was in the 80s. Either way this match up is the Best offensive SF vs the Best defensive SF. Mchale with his freakish arms would score well against Rodmann but I m unsure since Rodman frustrated Shaq in the playoffs. Parish would easily destroy Longley. and the Bull’s had a way better bench offensively than the Celtics. I don’t think there is a definite winner in this one but imagine this Celtic team with Len Bias in the lineup 😯
Rodman's offensive rebounding was vital for the Bulls in the 96 Finals. Countless second chance opportunities. MJ shot only 41.5% from the field in the 96 Finals.
@@markomilivojevic4810 Bulls would lock them down really well. Scottie could do a better job locking up KD than anyone in this era (he would still score but not as much). Jordan could keep Curry on lock. Ron Harper (who just so happened to be an excellent perimeter defender) would do a pretty good job on Klay. Rodman would bully the hell out of Draymond on defense. Zaza would have the easiest time scoring out of everyone on the Warriors
@@markomilivojevic4810 the bulls would’ve won under 90s rules in today’s rules the warriors have the advantage cause u really can’t play defense in this era today
@@Ali-on8dc rules wouldn’t change it I’m talking about style and spacing warriors win pretty easily because they shoot threes and have incredible spacing meanwhile the 90’s was more paint clogging
Not to mention Pippen miss 35 games because of a back injury. Jordan at 35 was the only one to play all 105 games playoffs included and still won league MVP, All Star MVP, Finals MVP and his 6 title while being all NBA first team and had Chicago as #1 seed in the east with a 62-20 record. He basically carry the Bulls in that season for their 6th title. Factor in if Pippen and Rodman didn't miss any specific playing time. the 98 Bulls possibly finish with 69 to 70 wins.
@@supratrd900 Exactly that team would've played on as good of a level as the 96 Bulls if everyone had been healthy and they were still excellent regardless. Definition of greatness for sure.
@@lukakaps9548 In 96 they were all healthy so naturally, they had a better record, so if that's what you mean by greater then sure, I agree. But if they had been healthy in 98 they would have had a similar if not identical record. Talent wise they were the same, and they were basically unstoppable because it was the most veteran Bulls team of the entire dynasty.
@@II55555 not as the bulls. Dennis Rodman can easily lock down Draymond or Scottie Locking down Klay or KD. Curry ain’t doing shit to Jordan other then taking long 3s It’s not even close Bulls in 5
Been waiting on this one for sure!! I got it right too Johnny...I figured you thought those Bulls were the greatest ever haha. Oh yeah...you nailed it too. One of the best vids so far brother. Congrats!!
@Mou khles. Warriors would lose in 6. Two of those Bulls wins wouldn't even be close. I'll give the Splash Bros two games on sheer talent and having a Hot Night. Two games of the Bulls defense just squeaking out a 5 pt or less win. Then one games they just blow GS state out. And one game where Jordan just goes "it's time for another Gatorade promo" like he has every NBA finals.
One amazing thing I hadn't thought of before - They had the best offense in the league, with three starters who were really just there for defensive purposes. Harper, Rodman, and Longley were barely offensive threats (Harper was in his younger days, but not with the Bulls). That leaves Jordan and Pippen, and Pippen was never a dominant scorer. They did have Kukoc and Kert off the bench, but Kukoc was the only one who could even come close to creating his own offense. Kerr was just a great spot-up shooter. That's pretty incredible.
I forgot they had Ron Harper. I'm sure fans today don't remember him much, but he was a really good player. Solid offense and excellent defense; he was a mid level star with the Clippers, on the general level of, say, Gordon Hayward or Brandon Ingram today (very different style, just that sort of fame and success).
I have been wanting to say this on a public forum about this team for a long time. I don't get why this team isn't talked about in the "small ball" discussion. Technically this team is a small ball team. Their best players or best starting 5 are all 6'6 - 6'10 They are all basically position-less and they can all shoot, minus Rodman. This team is literally playing small ball with their starting line up. They have two very decent bigs with Luke Longly and Bill Winnington, and smaller players like Kerr and Randy Brown (Ron if you are a NBA Storyteller fan); so they can play a traditional position style game if necessary but their best line up is position-less and is technically "small ball"
I know what you mean. I usually go through my subscriptions, open in new tab, maybe I'll get to them all. Not this time. Forget the other videos, I'm watching this nowwww.
I really think the '96 Bulls are the greatest team of all time. Sure the Warriors broke that win record by one but in the end they did not win the championship like the Bulls did. I really think the '96 Bulls would beat any team if the games were played with the rules of 95-96 season. Meaning tougher defense would be allowed. MJ, Pippen and Rodman would be able to stop and outrebound anyone. MJ would score his 35 and Pippen his 20 with relative ease. Then add 15 from Kukoc, 8-9 from Longley, 7 from Harper and another 7-8 from Kerr.
How good was chauncey billups, chris bosh, elvin hayes, wes unsled, bill Walton, mark Eaton, mitch Richmond, paul pierce, ben wallace, tony parker, bob mcadoo
Although Mr. Arnett already made a video on this, the '83 76ers is a top 5 team of all time. I wanna see the warriors try and take on that team. Show-time and early 2000s lakers also make top 5 for me as well.
@@munoken They beat the 17 Cavs in 5 which were literally a deeper version of the defending champs, that team is much better than any team the Bulls ever beat. Better offense>better defense, and they were still elite defensively with DPOY Draymond, KD, Klay &Iggy.
I'm just glad Wilt Chamberlain didn't live long enough to hear Dennis Rodman called the greatest rebounder of all time. Russ is probably pissed though.
I prefaced it with the word “possibly”. I also would go with Wilt, but Rodman certainly has an argument. I’ve talked about this in previous videos, but Rebounds as a whole were crazy inflated in the 60s and 70s. There were more possessions, faster pace of play, and worse field goal percentages league wide, getting as low as 40% league average. When Rodman was putting up his amazing rebounding numbers, the average was slightly above 80 rebounds a game. When Wilt was doing his thing, there was between 130 to 145 Rebounds A GAME. That’s an insane advantage, and it’s why plenty of guys were averaging over 15 Rebounds a game a season in the 60s, while Rodman was basically the only guy exceeding that number in the 90s. Point is that if Rodman played in the 60s, there’s a good chance he’s rivaling Wilt Chamberlain rebounding numbers. At the VERY LEAST, Rodman has an argument.
@@jonnyarnett I’d say the fact that the only person anyone can bring up as possibly being a better rebounder than Rodman is wilt is a pretty good indication of how dominant he was
In my opinion this is the best team of all time only because when you say that is the very first team to come to mind. 2013 Heat, 2017 Warriors, 1983 Sixers and 2001 Lakers also can go to the conversation
Yes by a long shot. Even if opponents had more skilled or better players overall. You still need mental strength, determination, focus, will to win and team chemistry. This the Bulls had it in abundance. Plus let’s not forget their good defence, offence and were unselfish (Jordan knew when to pass to others to win the game.) it’s crazy to see 3 teammates in the same first all defensive team.
Phil sat back and mike was like i got this phil, when they say mike didn't play anyone, they were the ones, had they beat that bulls team, yea you good, but no one did.
Want your mind blown some more? Of the 10 losses, only 2 occurred with a full starting roster: 1 w/o Harper, 3 w/o Rodman, 3 w/o Longley, and 1 w/o Longley AND Rodman. THREE of these short-handed losses occurred by ONE point. ONE. To the Pacers, Raptors, and Hornets. 75-7 was extremely possible, and it could have been higher. One of the loses in the finals was a game where Harper played 1min. The other Sonics win, that The Glove takes credit for, saw Scottie shoot 20 times and make 5. Their one playoff loss prior to that, to the Knicks, featured Scottie and Harper shooting 37 combined shots and making 11. If you gave them wins in place of the one point losses, one more out of the remaining 8 factoring rest, and a healthy Harper in that finals game that they lost by a small margin, and you’re looking at a record of 92-8 by the time they hoist the trophy. It’s just a hypothetical. But I think it’s an idea that’s fun to play with.
I think the 82-83 76ers could've given them a series. They had 4 All Stars that season. MVP, Coach of the year and Defensive Player of the year. They went 12-1 in the playoffs and swept Magic's Lakers in the Finals.
Watching these 3 suffocate opponents on defense and then start a fast break most of the time was so much fun!!! That triangle offense let’s the 🏀 ball find the open shooter #defensewinschampionships
Well for sure I am saving this video. Love this team now the greatest team for me is a yes but we need to look at Boston and LA with Magic and Bird let's compare which is better 😉
The best version of 80s SIxers Lakers Celtics all have a good chance beating them in a 7game series..those teams were also stacked big time with many superstars and compnents able to beat anyone..
This is the greatest team in NBA history. It's not only the fact that this team has the greatest player and coach of all-time, they were also the mentally toughest teams of all-time. Michael, Pippen, and Rodman would psychologically destroy their opponents which Phil Jackson would be outcoaching the opposing team's coach.
I hate when people call this team a superteam. They aren't a superteam, they're the defintion of TEAM. They had their leader in MJ, #2 in Scottie, and a good collection of role players who played their role perfectly.
People don't realize how athletic Jordan and Pippen were. They both didn't have to rely on fancy dribbling broke people down. They both had a quick first step. Plus they used their athleticism combined with their ball handling to catch people off balance. So who is going to guard them from scoring. Plus, in the 90s when they played, they really didn't hand check. They quick enough to stay front of their opponents. Both their numbers would up across the board, but they were also more then likely be on different teams.
Close contest between this bulls team and 16-17 Warriors.. I am a big fan of Warriors but bulls would likely come out on top thanks to their suffercating defence
Charles Barkley once said: "In 96, Michael Jordan was the greatest player in the NBA. In 93, Michael Jordan was the greatest who ever played." I always preferred the original 3-peat Bulls to the second 3-peat team.
The 1986 Celtics would win Celtics had 5 HOF's and 7 players that made the All Star Team at least once. Bird is the best passing forward, Walton is the best passing Center and DJ is an HOF PG and is the 3rd best passer on the team. Greatest passing Team Ever. Greatest Frontline Bird Parish Mchale were all in their Prime and Walton was immense off the bench. All top 50 players. 40-1 at home.
The one thing that makes them vulnerable is that Jordan was not at his peak for the second threepeat. He was still the best player on Earth, but he wasn't as efficient, quick, or explosive as he was during the first threepeat.
If there’s one team who could beat these Bulls in a 7 game series, who would it be?
The 71 bucks
The 86-87 Lakers
16-17 Warriors
Probably the 2000-01 lakers and the 2017 warriors
That’s kinda like asking how long it would take for someone to walk from New York to California lol.
"Would Jordan even let it go 7 games"
Jordan: And I took that personally.
lol
LMAO
@Alexander Melnikov people to make it try not to be personal: Jordan in 1
MJ: i was going to make my opponent rage quit so I took it personal
Jordan stans love that narrative that he would just not let series go to game 7. Because they only count 6 of his 15 seasons lol.
@@ImAviex he still the the goat bro nobody better
One things for sure, we know who the GOAT of old school NBA RUclips is. Much love and respect to Johnny Arnett
FACTS. this man does his homework and knows what hes talking about
Agreed absolute legend
Actually there are two. They are tied for me. The other one is basketball time machine and if you don't know that channel but love this one, you HAVE to check it out too. Trust me on that.
@@ezraprzytyk Oh I know all about Sean David, that man does good work. I still do genuinely think Johnny puts out slightly better content than Basketball Time Machine. But you’re right, I think BTM really is the king of old school NBA content ✊
@@pzooka good response I agree this channel puts more effort into original content with research and all where as BTM is more of a time capsule of amazing moments in the nba put together well with great editing
Dennis Rodman is honestly still underrated. The fact that he defended prime Shaq is insane. He had 7 inches and over 100 pounds on him. That's a significant physical advantage that would crush the opposing defender in the post every single time. Unless the defender's name is the Worm! His greatness and tenacity in rebounding, defense and hustle put him at top 6 PF all time for me.
Rodman was super dirty and Shaq was impossible to officiate. Recipe for disaster for Shaq
Dennis is great but top 6 PF of all time? Not even remotely close lmfao Duncan KG Dirk Malone Barkley Giannis AD McHale and more are easily better players
@@cade9173 Add in Worthy and Baylor. Not to disrespect Rodman but he was only able to be Rodman on teams that didn't need him to pass and score. Imagine what Duncan would do if he was told to just rebound and defend.
The Worm had a super strong base that prevented Shaq from backing him down. Add that to his pure grit.
Maybe top 10 PF, hard to put someone that high with barely any offense. Rodman could be the best role player of time, meaning that no other player who had a role and played it at its most elite form ever.
The greatest player + One of the greatest No.2s + The greatest coach + a bunch of solid players = Definitely one of the Greatest teams
Let's not forget the all time leader in 3 point percentage.
@bojo perez the greatest*
@@user57614 nah u still have bill russel and wilt who averaged more
And yet Lebron is still not considered the greatest as he’s done almost all that Jordan has without all these assets, weird
@@turnergrumbo6830 Dwade, Bosh, Allen, Kyrie, Love, AD, etc. aren't assets? Weird.
Short answer: yes
Long answer: yes they are
No they are not, the '17 warriors exist- they are better at every position except for shooting gaurd, and the bench is better
That’s true in terms of raw talent but the problem is that where the warriors excel offensively is where the bulls are at there best defensively. That being the perimeter, while it would go either way it wouldn’t be a blowout like most people think.
@@II55555 no you are wrong, sit your ass down.
@@II55555 96 bulls have the best perimeter d all time
@@loganmurphy2916 We all know offense is more important than defense
Dude I saw the notification for this as soon as I got back home with my burrito, let's go!
Watching Scottie play defense us like studying art
Seriously. Seriously Bro. He is the GOAT wing defender, in my opinion
Oh man, another indepth video for your GOTA T3AM series. Man the best thing you said about greatness was this @ 8:10 you said, " Would Jordan even let it get to a 7th game?" Best. Quote of 2020.
Good grief..long live Jordan and Bulls 96 team
This team was primed for the modern NBA. It wasn't centered around a big. Their best players could switch between all 5 positions(MJ 1-3, SP 1-3, RH 1-3, DR 3-5) and were incredibly athletic and disciplined. They were unbeatable. #GOAT
Facts
I would say Rodman could guard 1 through 5
@@khatimahmad6208 Rodman did guard Magic Jordan Bird Malone and Shaq
@@khatimahmad6208 A younger Rodman in Detroit could guard 1-3. He was more of a perimeter defender. But Bulls Rodamn was more focused on being a rim protector. That's my observation at least.
I feel like scottie was more of a 2-4 or 1-4, with his athleticism and size, he could definitely run some power forward if they needed him too
Man there is no RUclipsr like you Jonny such an inspiration... I think this is the greatest team in NBA history!
The way this team moved the ball and played defense was something to behold. It's crazy to think that they had a bunch of guys in their 30s (their top 4 starters) and were so good on defense. These guys were all at the age where their egos had diminished somewhat but they weren't yet old enough to have declined tremendously. It was a perfect storm. Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman with the towering Longley inside, then sharpshooters Kerr and Kukoc coming off the bench. All these guys bought into what Phil Jackson was trying to do on the court and it was beautiful.
Jonny Arnette, basketball time machine and jxmyhighroller are the top 3 basketball channels online (no order).
Change my mind.
Bsolz deserves to be in that discussion
Bsolz
how about dom
@@kizvy not in these channels level
@@aliakcayli1996 smoove?
Kukoc would be an all star starter in this era he has the modern game with elite size
yep...a decade and a half ahead of his time
He is essentially modern day Durant
@@GaussGoddenLOOOOL wait what
The fact that the trio make the first all defensive team, is amazing
95-96 was my senior year of high school and living in Detroit I got a lot of Bulls games because we could get Chicago's WGN channel, which played one or two Bulls games a week. Plus TBS, TNT and NBC games, so I saw many, many of the 96 Bulls games and 100% of their playoff games. IMO the 96 Bulls are the greatest defensive team I've ever seen. Better than the 85 Bears, 00 Ravens, or Bad Boy Pistons (sacrilege, being from Detroit). They dominated like no other. A game would go like this. At the end of the 1st quarter the Bulls would be up say 4. Halftime up 6-8 points. End of the 3rd up 18-25. And win by 10-15 points. What happened? The Bulls would come out after halftime and play the greatest defensive you've ever seen. Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman would fly around getting steals, forcing turnovers, blocked shots and even Harper got in on it. They were suffocating. And Longley was a big that could protect the rim. The Bulls starters would barely play in the 4th quarter. The other team would only score 8 to12 points in the 3rd quarter and the game would be over.
Dennis rodman is the one of the best role player of all time
He’s a perfect piece for teams that already have great offensive players such as bulls and pistons.
Probably the best, cause he knew his role and he just did it, sometimes more, but never less.
he was a star
I still can believe he used to just look at other players shoot in the layup line I’ve never heard of any other players doing that
Rodman was past his prime in Chicago. Look at his career achievements. He made only one all defensive team in Chicago. No all star or all NBA picks in Chicago. It's like saying the 04 Lakers are the best since they had 4 HOF in the starting lineup
May not have gone 73-9, but 72-10 with a championship to tout is as close to perfection as anyone will get. This assortment of defenders, play makers, scorers, rebounders, three-point shooters, specialists and role players will never be replicated.
Daily dose of basketball knowledge. Thanks, Jonny.
They are definitely my Goat team but those 86 Celtics and those 87 Lakers would be a problem for them. Another great job my brother. I only wish these videos were much longer.
Sounds like you were watching the NBA back then, it's crazy how good that Celtics team was when they were so white lol, I've heard they were the greatest passing team ever
@@clydetheglidetop5sgtop10du7 I was watching those games. I'm 52. Yes they were a great passing team. The Spurs in the 2000's were a all time great passing team as well. I love that brand of basketball
@@vernonleewarren280 💯
I said the exact same thing...👌🏻
Man I was there I remember that I've even recently watched the 95 and six season those guys were so good nobody passes like them anymore I mean you got to scream defense defense all day long with those 96 Bulls but the way they passed and played offense and just kept moving nobody stood around and watched there are always players cutting across using the lanes I just never see it anymore and it was so exciting constant movement great video man keep it up
Best team ever. I did see them lose at MSG by like 30 though.
They only lost 10 games and a few of those games were 2 points or less.
I remember that game, Derek Harper was on fire for the knicks that night.
It was those damn black pinstripe jerseys. Whenever they wore those, I swear they were due for a loss.
Two of those losses they were robbed. One a ref called a foul n Jordan with 0.5 seconds on the clock and it wasn’t a shooting foul just after the 5 th foul
Goat team 100%, watched a lot of full games on youtube and on nba tv and they were great.
Imo the bulls had the best run in the league’s history, but I think the best team ever is the 67-15 warriors from 2017. It might be recency bias, but that team got so incredibly lucky with the salary cap and Curry’s contract that I don’t think it can ever be repeated.
Those bulls years were boring because they were expected to win every single game and when they did nobody was surprised
@@SiamHomeSource no they werent... like the 98 bulls
86 Celtics and 88 Lakers were much fun to watch
@@cgs20 the 96 Bulls woidl beat the 2017 warriors 5-2 that Warriors bench is thin and there is no better perimeter defense the league has ever seen since the Bulls. You have 3 of the best defensive players of all time and Harper probably was the 3rd best defensive PG by position that year behind Payton and Stockton. Harper would shutdown Curry by denying him the ball. Guard can easily shutdown Klay and Pip would use his length against KD. Rodman disrupts Greens play making.
Offensively, GSW has no one who can guard Jordan, Klay isn't athletic enough, maybe Iggy but can't see him doing it the whole game and he isn't strong enough. Kerr as a coach would know the triangle but there's just no one stopping Jordan and most likely would majority of GSW in foul trouble. Green is maybe strong enough but too slow for Jordan, same as KD if theh want to add length but that leaves Pip havign a mismatch.
Been waiting for this vid!!!
thanks for the heart bro, if you noticed, I comment early on each vid!
I've noticed! I seriously appreciate it :)
@@jonnyarnett You're Welcome, there are only a few people left on yt, who want to upload quality content, you are one of them!
I remember going to the Bulls games, arriving to the arena early. I'm watching the seats full up in the arena many times in Los Angeles. Waiting for the greatest show on earth to start. Those were the good old days. I have a b-ball from the HOF it's safe on the den shelf, and I have a leather ball nearby that never bounced once I'm too old to play now, bad bilateral knees.
Sometimes I dream I can play, I shoot with either hand. I'm so happy we have Victor Wembay playing he has awaken an old lover of the game. To answer your question, it's been twenty-seven since this team played. We almost talk about the Bulls as if they were still playing yesterday. We remember Boston, los Angeles, and many other teams, but those Bulls were the best team I've seen in the last sixty years. All I
can say thanks for the reminders. How thankful we are for videos they keep b-ball alive. Nice job!!!
Having 3 of the best defenders in history on the same team is mental, 96 Bulls vs KD Warriors is a really tough one especially since they match up so well.
Would love to see Green crying in the corner "But i am the best Rebounder" while Rodman just smiles at him
still taking the bulls...kd steph and klay are all great on offense but curry is a liability of defense..96 bulls has no weakness...jonny even forgot to pooint out in his summary that they have that years 6th man of the yr
Dude it’s not tough. Bulls in 6. They would bully those string beans.
I feel that a hypothetical matchup would come down to defense, and let's be real...we know how it would turn out. Bulls' 1-4 are really good to great on defense VS Curry, Klay and KD on offense. Not to mention the versatility of Harper, Jordan, Pippen and Rodman being able to switch on defense. Bulls in 6, although I'm a little biased since I'm a bulls fan. Although this is the year before I started watching basketball (hearing my dad praise the "winningest team ever" got me interested and I never looked back).
If the Houston Rockets can take them to7 games with CP3 and Harden, I have absolutely no doubt in my mind the Bulls would beat them in 4 or 5 games.
Wow, what a video. Wish it would be longer, but he said everything that needed to be said, but still... Wish it was longer, cause that's how much I enjoyed it.
One thing you failed to mention is that not only it was Jordan's revenge season, it was also the season when Pippen got matured due to his leadership role 2 years prior. Also, it was Rodman's revenge season for the reason that the media were saying that after his Spurs stint, he was done. So it was Rodman's opportunity to prove them wrong. And that he did.
This team hands down is the greatest in NBA history. They could compete with any team in any era. That is, if they were allowed to play their style of defense. Nowadays, touch a player like LeBron's aura as he drives to the hoop and it's a foul.
Actually that would give Pippen and Jordan a HUGE advantage. NOT being able to hand check or rough up Pippen or Jordan - or even KuKoc? Man the Bulls would COOK the best team in the league right now.
The 1985-86 Celtics would have beaten the 1995-96 Bulls.
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Thats a tough match up.
Rodman Vs Mchale.
DJ Vs Michael
Pippen vs Bird
@@Hahaa99 Yeah, I don’t think the Bulls could have beaten that Celtics team. Bird routinely torched Pippen and Rodman and nobody on the Bulls could stop McHale or DJ. Then there was the Chief. Those Bulls teams never had an effective center. That’s one of the reasons that MJ feared Olajuwon. He knew that they couldn’t stop him. While he was never as good as Olajuwon, Parrish would have dominated any of the Bulls centers.
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I love DJ but I don’t think he could’ve stopped Jordan at both ends of the coutt.
Bird would maybe do well against Pippen but keep in mind this was a Pippens greatest season as a defender and he nearly won the DPOY in 1996 and was a much mature player than he was in the 80s. Either way this match up is the Best offensive SF vs the Best defensive SF.
Mchale with his freakish arms would score well against Rodmann but I m unsure since Rodman frustrated Shaq in the playoffs.
Parish would easily destroy Longley.
and the Bull’s had a way better bench offensively than the Celtics.
I don’t think there is a definite winner in this one but imagine this Celtic team with Len Bias in the lineup 😯
Rodman's offensive rebounding was vital for the Bulls in the 96 Finals. Countless second chance opportunities. MJ shot only 41.5% from the field in the 96 Finals.
Been waiting for this one Jonny, keep up the great work
Cant wait for the showtime lakers
Absolutely YES. NO TEAM IN THE NBA TODAY CAN COMPETE WITH THOSE BULLS.
You deserve way more subs my man your vids are so good and are very professional looking
Greatest player EVER on The Greatest Team EVER!
17 warriors just because of spacing in this era
@@markomilivojevic4810 get off the crack
@@markomilivojevic4810 Bulls would lock them down really well. Scottie could do a better job locking up KD than anyone in this era (he would still score but not as much). Jordan could keep Curry on lock. Ron Harper (who just so happened to be an excellent perimeter defender) would do a pretty good job on Klay. Rodman would bully the hell out of Draymond on defense. Zaza would have the easiest time scoring out of everyone on the Warriors
@@markomilivojevic4810 the bulls would’ve won under 90s rules in today’s rules the warriors have the advantage cause u really can’t play defense in this era today
@@Ali-on8dc rules wouldn’t change it I’m talking about style and spacing warriors win pretty easily because they shoot threes and have incredible spacing meanwhile the 90’s was more paint clogging
Another great video🎉. On point.
Finaly I've been waiting for this
I would love to see this particular configuration of Bulls face the 1985/86 Celtics in a best of 7 game series
I personally prefer the 98 Bulls because of how gritty they were and how that season was the perfect storybook ending for that dynasty.
Not to mention Pippen miss 35 games because of a back injury. Jordan at 35 was the only one to play all 105 games playoffs included and still won league MVP, All Star MVP, Finals MVP and his 6 title while being all NBA first team and had Chicago as #1 seed in the east with a 62-20 record. He basically carry the Bulls in that season for their 6th title. Factor in if Pippen and Rodman didn't miss any specific playing time. the 98 Bulls possibly finish with 69 to 70 wins.
@@supratrd900 Exactly that team would've played on as good of a level as the 96 Bulls if everyone had been healthy and they were still excellent regardless. Definition of greatness for sure.
Both Pippen and Rodman were starting to become washed in 98.
@@sebastianlajos866 im pretty sure saying "they would have played as good as the 96 bulls if" just means the 96 bulls were greater
@@lukakaps9548 In 96 they were all healthy so naturally, they had a better record, so if that's what you mean by greater then sure, I agree. But if they had been healthy in 98 they would have had a similar if not identical record. Talent wise they were the same, and they were basically unstoppable because it was the most veteran Bulls team of the entire dynasty.
Hard to believe this series is up to 8 videos!
Now arnett this da video i was waiting for 🍣🥛
What the fuck is sushi milk
This dude deserves 1mil subscribers he has awesome on point content
1995-96 Bulls are the goat team with the goat player
The '17 Warriors are better
They had more talent by far, as well as bench
@@II55555 nah. Bulls got offense and defense
@@_1luljayyy the same as the '17 warriors lol
@@II55555 not as the bulls. Dennis Rodman can easily lock down Draymond or Scottie Locking down Klay or KD.
Curry ain’t doing shit to Jordan other then taking long 3s
It’s not even close
Bulls in 5
@@_1luljayyy that’s true
Been waiting on this one for sure!! I got it right too Johnny...I figured you thought those Bulls were the greatest ever haha.
Oh yeah...you nailed it too. One of the best vids so far brother. Congrats!!
results doesn't lie - 72-10 & a ring...
@Mou khles. Warriors would lose in 6. Two of those Bulls wins wouldn't even be close. I'll give the Splash Bros two games on sheer talent and having a Hot Night. Two games of the Bulls defense just squeaking out a 5 pt or less win. Then one games they just blow GS state out. And one game where Jordan just goes "it's time for another Gatorade promo" like he has every NBA finals.
@Mou khles. Not even Close. Bulls would win 4-1 or 4-2
Love love love this series. Please do the 2013 Heat next 🙏🏿
Edit: they've already been done lol
If a hall of famer like Dennis Rodman is your third best player, I'd have to say this is the greatest team of all-time without a doubt!
wow! i love your contents. very in dept prospective in many ways. good job sir
This is the greatest team of all time. A great combination of offense and defense.
As well as the 17 warriors
@@II55555 nah not like this.. that warriors team was great but THIS is the absolute pentacle of nba basketball
Not even Close. Bulls would win.
One amazing thing I hadn't thought of before -
They had the best offense in the league, with three starters who were really just there for defensive purposes.
Harper, Rodman, and Longley were barely offensive threats (Harper was in his younger days, but not with the Bulls).
That leaves Jordan and Pippen, and Pippen was never a dominant scorer.
They did have Kukoc and Kert off the bench, but Kukoc was the only one who could even come close to creating his own offense. Kerr was just a great spot-up shooter.
That's pretty incredible.
This was the greatest team ever assembled. They had absolutely no weaknesses. And I'm a Detroit Pistons fan saying this.
if we could put 97 bison dele on that 96 bulls team then yeah
Let’s get this man to 100k subs!
The '96 Bulls are easily my pick for G.O.A.T. team.
86 Celtics
@@korgond yeah bird's Celtics dynasty would probably beat any version of MJ's bulls team
I forgot they had Ron Harper. I'm sure fans today don't remember him much, but he was a really good player. Solid offense and excellent defense; he was a mid level star with the Clippers, on the general level of, say, Gordon Hayward or Brandon Ingram today (very different style, just that sort of fame and success).
Amazing team for sure yeet
I have been wanting to say this on a public forum about this team for a long time. I don't get why this team isn't talked about in the "small ball" discussion. Technically this team is a small ball team. Their best players or best starting 5 are all 6'6 - 6'10 They are all basically position-less and they can all shoot, minus Rodman. This team is literally playing small ball with their starting line up. They have two very decent bigs with Luke Longly and Bill Winnington, and smaller players like Kerr and Randy Brown (Ron if you are a NBA Storyteller fan); so they can play a traditional position style game if necessary but their best line up is position-less and is technically "small ball"
Thats not how that works
Never clicked so fast in my life...
I know what you mean. I usually go through my subscriptions, open in new tab, maybe I'll get to them all. Not this time. Forget the other videos, I'm watching this nowwww.
Hello Jonny. I really enjoy your videos. I was wondering if you could do a video on how good Robert Parish was.
2014 spurs good enough to be a goat team?
For real. This team was better than The dreamteam...
I really think the '96 Bulls are the greatest team of all time. Sure the Warriors broke that win record by one but in the end they did not win the championship like the Bulls did.
I really think the '96 Bulls would beat any team if the games were played with the rules of 95-96 season. Meaning tougher defense would be allowed. MJ, Pippen and Rodman would be able to stop and outrebound anyone. MJ would score his 35 and Pippen his 20 with relative ease. Then add 15 from Kukoc, 8-9 from Longley, 7 from Harper and another 7-8 from Kerr.
You should do a video about the 1966-67 76ers!
only lost 13 games.
The GOAT team, and it’s not even close.
I’ve been waiting for this one
Here is an idea for a video Kobe vs Kevin Durant
Nah. Not even a discussion
@@_1luljayyy mabye in scoreing atleast
Lethal Assassin vs crybaby
@@PhillipCummingsUSA more like Mamba vs Cupacake
@@_1luljayyy what’s your top 5 then
How good was chauncey billups, chris bosh, elvin hayes, wes unsled, bill Walton, mark Eaton, mitch Richmond, paul pierce, ben wallace, tony parker, bob mcadoo
Although Mr. Arnett already made a video on this, the '83 76ers is a top 5 team of all time. I wanna see the warriors try and take on that team. Show-time and early 2000s lakers also make top 5 for me as well.
The mixtape by NBA is EPIC!
Soooo good. One of the RUclips videos I've watched countless
The 17 Warriors would sweep them.
Get off that crack
@@munoken They beat the 17 Cavs in 5 which were literally a deeper version of the defending champs, that team is much better than any team the Bulls ever beat.
Better offense>better defense, and they were still elite defensively with DPOY Draymond, KD, Klay &Iggy.
@Darryl Davis 96 Magic were missing their 3rd option, the Cavs would blow them out. 93 Knicks>>92 Knicks, at least know the right team.
Rodman was guarding shaq. whats donkey gonna do? how is curry guarding ron or mj? dont do drugs kids
@@randyquench8731 Nobody is guarding KD.
I really think you should've emphasized in the summary that they have that year's 6MOY and they had 2 former DPOY
That block at 2:35 was nuts
I'm just glad Wilt Chamberlain didn't live long enough to hear Dennis Rodman called the greatest rebounder of all time. Russ is probably pissed though.
when you consider their positions 4 and 5 and the era theyve played in. no doubt rodman is the best rebounder of all time
I prefaced it with the word “possibly”. I also would go with Wilt, but Rodman certainly has an argument. I’ve talked about this in previous videos, but Rebounds as a whole were crazy inflated in the 60s and 70s. There were more possessions, faster pace of play, and worse field goal percentages league wide, getting as low as 40% league average. When Rodman was putting up his amazing rebounding numbers, the average was slightly above 80 rebounds a game. When Wilt was doing his thing, there was between 130 to 145 Rebounds A GAME. That’s an insane advantage, and it’s why plenty of guys were averaging over 15 Rebounds a game a season in the 60s, while Rodman was basically the only guy exceeding that number in the 90s. Point is that if Rodman played in the 60s, there’s a good chance he’s rivaling Wilt Chamberlain rebounding numbers. At the VERY LEAST, Rodman has an argument.
@@jonnyarnett I’d say the fact that the only person anyone can bring up as possibly being a better rebounder than Rodman is wilt is a pretty good indication of how dominant he was
@@Davpo2973 I brought up Bill Russell too.
@@oconnorkevin if your only arguments of players that are better are legendary players like those 2 I’d say he was pretty good at his job
One things for sure, two things for certain. Got the realest channel here, you all ready know. Won best bball channel 4 times in a row....
In my opinion this is the best team of all time only because when you say that is the very first team to come to mind. 2013 Heat, 2017 Warriors, 1983 Sixers and 2001 Lakers also can go to the conversation
Yes by a long shot. Even if opponents had more skilled or better players overall. You still need mental strength, determination, focus, will to win and team chemistry. This the Bulls had it in abundance. Plus let’s not forget their good defence, offence and were unselfish (Jordan knew when to pass to others to win the game.) it’s crazy to see 3 teammates in the same first all defensive team.
this is what i`m talking about the power trio.
Bruh, I know that the 3 point line was temporarily closer this season, but still Kerr shooting over 50% is nutz
Phil sat back and mike was like i got this phil, when they say mike didn't play anyone, they were the ones, had they beat that bulls team, yea you good, but no one did.
Definitely my pick for GOAT team. 87-13? Come on! That's ridiculous.
91/93 was bliss, that is just boooom
Want your mind blown some more? Of the 10 losses, only 2 occurred with a full starting roster: 1 w/o Harper, 3 w/o Rodman, 3 w/o Longley, and 1 w/o Longley AND Rodman. THREE of these short-handed losses occurred by ONE point. ONE. To the Pacers, Raptors, and Hornets. 75-7 was extremely possible, and it could have been higher. One of the loses in the finals was a game where Harper played 1min. The other Sonics win, that The Glove takes credit for, saw Scottie shoot 20 times and make 5. Their one playoff loss prior to that, to the Knicks, featured Scottie and Harper shooting 37 combined shots and making 11.
If you gave them wins in place of the one point losses, one more out of the remaining 8 factoring rest, and a healthy Harper in that finals game that they lost by a small margin, and you’re looking at a record of 92-8 by the time they hoist the trophy.
It’s just a hypothetical. But I think it’s an idea that’s fun to play with.
I think the 82-83 76ers could've given them a series. They had 4 All Stars that season. MVP, Coach of the year and Defensive Player of the year. They went 12-1 in the playoffs and swept Magic's Lakers in the Finals.
Watching these 3 suffocate opponents on defense and then start a fast break most of the time was so much fun!!! That triangle offense let’s the 🏀 ball find the open shooter #defensewinschampionships
Either 90s Bulls or 80s Celtics that would be amazing
Well for sure I am saving this video. Love this team now the greatest team for me is a yes but we need to look at Boston and LA with Magic and Bird let's compare which is better 😉
Can you make one about the 2007-2008 Celtics?
The best version of 80s SIxers Lakers Celtics all have a good chance beating them in a 7game series..those teams were also stacked big time with many superstars and compnents able to beat anyone..
This is the greatest team in NBA history. It's not only the fact that this team has the greatest player and coach of all-time, they were also the mentally toughest teams of all-time. Michael, Pippen, and Rodman would psychologically destroy their opponents which Phil Jackson would be outcoaching the opposing team's coach.
Imagine the 1st team all defense being three guys from the same team. You're not scoring on them.
Unless you have Chamberlain or Jabbar, LOL!
Definitely the greatest team of all time!
I hate when people call this team a superteam. They aren't a superteam, they're the defintion of TEAM. They had their leader in MJ, #2 in Scottie, and a good collection of role players who played their role perfectly.
People don't realize how athletic Jordan and Pippen were. They both didn't have to rely on fancy dribbling broke people down. They both had a quick first step. Plus they used their athleticism combined with their ball handling to catch people off balance. So who is going to guard them from scoring. Plus, in the 90s when they played, they really didn't hand check. They quick enough to stay front of their opponents. Both their numbers would up across the board, but they were also more then likely be on different teams.
Close contest between this bulls team and 16-17 Warriors.. I am a big fan of Warriors but bulls would likely come out on top thanks to their suffercating defence
and no one in that Warriors could stop MJ
Pls continue this series 1987 Lakers and 2008 Celtics
Charles Barkley once said: "In 96, Michael Jordan was the greatest player in the NBA. In 93, Michael Jordan was the greatest who ever played."
I always preferred the original 3-peat Bulls to the second 3-peat team.
The 1986 Celtics would win Celtics had 5 HOF's and 7 players that made the All Star Team at least once. Bird is the best passing forward, Walton is the best passing Center and DJ is an HOF PG and is the 3rd best passer on the team. Greatest passing Team Ever. Greatest Frontline Bird Parish Mchale were all in their Prime and Walton was immense off the bench. All top 50 players. 40-1 at home.
'96 Bulls & '86 Celtics with the '16 Warriors would be my 15 man team. (All starting line-ups)
8:00 Lets have a 1minute silence for that guy 🤣🤣🤣
I am waiting for the bull team. Tq jonny
The one thing that makes them vulnerable is that Jordan was not at his peak for the second threepeat. He was still the best player on Earth, but he wasn't as efficient, quick, or explosive as he was during the first threepeat.