And the dynasty continues...four titles in eight years!
I don't see anyone comparing Curry to Jordan, though. It wouldn't surprise me one bit, since Steve Kerr played with one and coached the other, and I'd love to hear his thoughts on it. Not to mention that #30 is finally the series MVP.
Curry and Jordan are two very different players. Comparison is pretty useless due to the difference in position and style.
It also goes back to what I had posted earlier: Curry's Warriors have the advantage of the current style of basketball with less emphasis on defense, less physical game, plus the benefit of the latest and greatest sports medicine and therapy. Players in the 1990s didn't have today's technology of sports science, played in a more physical game, and defense was paramount in winning a championship back then. As far as which era had tougher competition, it's very much debatable, but my opinion is that Jordan faced tougher obstacles than Curry did. Therein lies my point: While this year's Warriors I believe might have had a chance to make the playoffs in the 1990's, I just not convinced they would have been a championship contender in that era with their "live-by-the-three" game plan; I don't think it would have worked in that era, and if you were old enough to remember the 1990s then you would more likely agree with me. These young fans born in this century would not know what the game was like back then.
This year's Warriors would destroy those Bulls. The level of athleticism nowadays is markedly different than it was 20-30 years ago. The skill set too. That said, those Bulls are still the "best team ever" to me.
That’s the thing I think tends to get undervalued over time, the progression in athletic conditioning. I’m also of the opinion that the Bulls dynasty was the greatest in NBA history. All the same athletes are way better conditioned today then they were two decades ago and the gap only gets more vast the further back in time you go.
