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Robert Horry Believes The Chicago Bulls Wouldn’t Have Won Eight Consecutive Championships
In 1993, the Chicago Bulls’ unprecedent levels of success was halted due to Michael Jordan’s first retirement.
This decision ultimately widened the championship window for different teams in the league — including the Houston Rockets, a team that eventually took advantage and won two consecutive championships in 1994 and 1995.
Even though Jordan came back in 1995 and the Bulls lost in the Eastern Conference Semis, the general public still believes that Houston’s title-runs were only driven by Jordan’s retirement aftermath. Thus, suggesting the idea of the Bulls winning eight championships in a row, if Jordan hadn’t retired.
But seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry, who was part of the Rockets back-to-back championship teams, opposes this popular opinion. In an Instagram live session, Big Shot Rob gave an interesting take about the narrative that surrounds the Bulls and the Rockets.
“People ask, ‘Would you have won if Mike wouldn’t have left?’ I’m like, ‘We played the Bulls. We had a winning record against the Bulls.’
People forget, we had a guy named Hakeem Olajuwon. They had no answer for him. Me playing under Phil [Jackson] and understanding that Phil doesn’t like to double team… I know Dream would’ve just killed the Bulls. I think if you really sit down and ask MJ who he feared… the only guy that he really worried about was the Nigerian nightmare, Hakeem.”
