8-10 versus 53.
Obviously, that was my entire point.
How many games have you actually watched Jordan play?
Each and everytime the Bulls won, it was squarely on MJ's shoulders, no matter if it's 7 games or 1 game.
Tell me, how good was Brady in his last SB, fumbling the ball, getting intercepted? They won because of a great defense, not Brady. And therein lies the difference. Everytime the Bulls won, Jordan was the best player on the court and by quite a margin.
91 finals, Jordan 31.2 pts/g, Pippen 20.8, Worthy 19.3, Magic 18.6, Divac 18.2
Bulls won in 5, finished +49 PF/PA, Jordan had 63 more points than Magic, point leader for the Lakers. 52 more than teamate Pippen. Jordan had 156 of the 965 points scored in the entire series. MVP was unequivocally Jordan.
92, MJ 35.8, Drexler 24.8, Pippen 20.8, Porter 16.2, Kersey 14.8
Bulls won in 6, +44 PF/PA, MJ had 64 more points than Drexler, 90 more than Pippen. 215 of 1201 pts scored in the Finals were Jordan's. Again unequivocal MVP.
93, MJ 41.0, Barkley 27.3, Pippen 21.2, Majerle 17.2, Johnson 17.2
Bulls won in 6, finished even in PF/PA. MJ had 82 more pts than Barkley, 119 more than Pippen. MJ had 246 of the total 1280 points scored, out of 23 players on both rosters. Almost 1/5 of total points. 246 of the Bulls's 640 pts, 38% of his team's total points. It is widely regarded as the single biggest Finals performance in NBA history. MVP who else?
(On a side note, I was really spoiled that year, Habs winning, Bulls & Cowboys too, all 3 teams I was following at the time, and the Spos were looking pretty good too)
96, MJ 27.3, Kemp 23.3, Payton 18.0, Schremp 16.3, Pippen 15.7
Bulls won in 6, +23 PF/PA. MJ had only 24 points more than Kemp, but 70 more than Pippen. His lowest totals of all 6 championships. Incidently, MJ rounded his defensive game that season and so did Pippen, and both we're more dominant two-way players than in the past, which came in handy as they faced their toughest opposition so far in the finals. It was also the best defensive team they had faced in the finals in four championships.
97, MJ 32.3, Malone 23.8, Pippen 20.0, Stockton 15.0, Hornacek 12.0
Won in 6, +4 PF/PA. MJ had 51 more points than Malone, 74 more than Pippen. Despite concentrating more on defense than in the days of the first threepeat, MJ distanced himself once again offensively from all other players on the court.
98, MJ 33.5, Malone 25.0, Pippen 15.7, Kukoc 15.2, Hornacek 10.7
Won in 6, +47 PF/PA. MJ had 51 more pts than Malone, 107 more than Pippen. He scored 201 of Chicago's 528 points, 38% of his team's total points, coming close to his dominance of 93.
In 6 Championships, only one player came close to reaching Jordan and it was Shawn Kemp in 96, when Jordan decided to round his game.
Out of those 6 championships, they never went to a 7th game, so whether it's a one game win like the super bowl, or a best of seven, not having to go to a 7th even once out of 6 Finals is a testament of how dominant they were, while Jordan dominated his own team by a wide margin.
Jordan was quoted (96) as saying that he wanted one more ring than Magic and stopped playing after he did. If Magic had 9 rings, MJ would've gotten 10. He literally willed his way to those championships. The fiercest competitor I've ever seen in my life, bar none. That's why it's just ridiculous to try to put another team sport athlete on the same level without the same dominance year after year. He completely dominated the competition, from one end of the court to the other.
MJ's consistency, clutchness and dominance is unmatched to this day. The most complete player of any team sport. He could do literally anything on the court. Post-up, mid-range, 3 points, assists, steals and blocks, double teamed or not.
I'm going to re-read my SI issue that touted the Browns to be the hands-down favourite to win the AFC North.
Sounds like you're short on arguments.
On the one hand you think you're making an argument comparing peers and their team championships, but oh noes, let's not do the same for those teams's most valuable players, because 1 vs 7, yet it's the same whether we're talking about the championship or the MVP.
I get it though, whatever I say won't be valid because.. lame excuses. It's almost like you're trying to cheat the play with a deflated ball.