Because uhhh if you actually watched back then, you’d know that’s a false narrative.
Jordan got to the Semis in ‘88 and Conference Finals in ‘89 with Scottie being nothing special or significant as a rook and sophomore. In fact at very best was an average player.
In those seasons, and 89 specifically (in the IV) Mike gave the Bad Boy Pistons their ONLY two losses of the post season. Something Magic and the Showtime Lakers couldn’t even do.
MJ’s 89 playoff averages: 34.8 ppg, 7.6 apg, 7.0 rpg, 2.5 spg
Pip’s 89 playoff averages: 13.1 ppg, 3.9apg, 7.6 rpg, 1.4 spg
Now, go on son and tell me while clinging to this idiotic or down right false narrative perpetuated by LeBron Stans or late Millenials / Generation Zers ... that Scottie was the reason Jordan advanced in the playoffs, as if he was instantly an all star caliber player off the rip.
Pip wasn’t an all star caliber player until his third season, and that really was with Jordan’s massive influence. And even then if Scottie wasn’t so mentally fragile with his game 7 no show meltdown due to a pressure spotlight migraine ... Bulls would’ve been in the Finals as early as 1990 if Scottie just produces up to normal par.
This isn’t a LeBron situation where MJ played with two perennial all star caliber players nearly every season in a talent depleted conference yet still comes up short when it matters most, and his loser fan base rolls out a red carpet of excuse making.
