96 Bulls vs 16 Warriors? Pippen: If the rules of the 1990s were followed, Curry would not be like this now

Recently, NBA legend Pippen was interviewed by Marca.

Q: "Is the Bulls, which had 72-10 losses in 1996 the best team in history?"

Pippen: "In theory, yes. The achievements we achieved that season put us among the greatest teams in history."

Q: "Let's start a debate: If the Bulls in 1996 were against the Warriors in 16 years (73-9), who would win?"

Pippen: "It depends on the rules. If we play according to today's rules, the situation would be the same. But if we follow the rules of the 1990s, Curry would not be like this now. If we were playing in his time, it would feel like playing in the ‘free arena’: no one would pull you, no one would stop you. I don’t know who would win. Our teams at that time were not built to shoot 25 to 50 three-pointers. From this perspective, they might win because they had two top scorers like Curry and Klay Thompson. But our game style at that time focused more on physical confrontation and more fierce defense. We could suppress opponents’ scores between 75 and 80 points. And in today’s league, this is almost impossible to do.”