Are the 95-96 Bulls the GREATEST Team Ever? (GOAT Team Series #8) 

If there’s one team who could beat these Bulls in a 7 game series, who would it be?

"Would Jordan even let it go 7 games" Jordan: And I took that personally.

One things for sure, we know who the GOAT of old school NBA RU-vid is. Much love and respect to Johnny Arnett

Short answer: yes Long answer: yes they are

Dennis Rodman is honestly still underrated. The fact that he defended prime Shaq is insane. He had 7 inches and over 100 pounds on him. That's a significant physical advantage that would crush the opposing defender in the post every single time. Unless the defender's name is the Worm! His greatness and tenacity in rebounding, defense and hustle put him at top 6 PF all time for me.

Dude I saw the notification for this as soon as I got back home with my burrito, let's go!

The greatest player + One of the greatest No.2s + The greatest coach + a bunch of solid players = Definitely one of the Greatest teams

Jonny Arnette, basketball time machine and jxmyhighroller are the top 3 basketball channels online (no order). Change my mind.

Watching Scottie play defense us like studying art

Kukoc would be an all star starter in this era he has the modern game with elite size

Oh man, another indepth video for your GOTA T3AM series. Man the best thing you said about greatness was this @ 8:10 you said, " Would Jordan even let it get to a 7th game?" Best. Quote of 2020.

This team was primed for the modern NBA. It wasn't centered around a big. Their best players could switch between all 5 positions(MJ 1-3, SP 1-3, RH 1-3, DR 3-5) and were incredibly athletic and disciplined. They were unbeatable. #GOAT

Man there is no RU-vidr like you Jonny such an inspiration... I think this is the greatest team in NBA history!

The fact that the trio make the first all defensive team, is amazing

They are definitely my Goat team but those 86 Celtics and those 87 Lakers would be a problem for them. Another great job my brother. I only wish these videos were much longer.

Dennis rodman is the one of the best role player of all time

Best team ever. I did see them lose at MSG by like 30 though. They only lost 10 games and a few of those games were 2 points or less.

This team hands down is the greatest in NBA history. They could compete with any team in any era. That is, if they were allowed to play their style of defense. Nowadays, touch a player like LeBron's aura as he drives to the hoop and it's a foul.

95-96 was my senior year of high school and living in Detroit I got a lot of Bulls games because we could get Chicago's WGN channel, which played one or two Bulls games a week. Plus TBS, TNT and NBC games, so I saw many, many of the 96 Bulls games and 100% of their playoff games. IMO the 96 Bulls are the greatest defensive team I've ever seen. Better than the 85 Bears, 00 Ravens, or Bad Boy Pistons (sacrilege, being from Detroit). They dominated like no other. A game would go like this. At the end of the 1st quarter the Bulls would be up say 4. Halftime up 6-8 points. End of the 3rd up 18-25. And win by 10-15 points. What happened? The Bulls would come out after halftime and play the greatest defensive you've ever seen. Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman would fly around getting steals, forcing turnovers, blocked shots and even Harper got in on it. They were suffocating. And Longley was a big that could protect the rim. The Bulls starters would barely play in the 4th quarter. The other team would only score 8 to12 points in the 3rd quarter and the game would be over.

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Having 3 of the best defenders in history on the same team is mental, 96 Bulls vs KD Warriors is a really tough one especially since they match up so well.

Wow, what a video. Wish it would be longer, but he said everything that needed to be said, but still... Wish it was longer, cause that's how much I enjoyed it.

Goat team 100%, watched a lot of full games on youtube and on nba tv and they were great.

Cant wait for the showtime lakers

May not have gone 73-9, but 72-10 with a championship to tout is as close to perfection as anyone will get. This assortment of defenders, play makers, scorers, rebounders, three-point shooters, specialists and role players will never be replicated.

The way this team moved the ball and played defense was something to behold. It's crazy to think that they had a bunch of guys in their 30s (their top 4 starters) and were so good on defense. These guys were all at the age where their egos had diminished somewhat but they weren't yet old enough to have declined tremendously. It was a perfect storm. Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman with the towering Longley inside, then sharpshooters Kerr and Kukoc coming off the bench. All these guys bought into what Phil Jackson was trying to do on the court and it was beautiful.

Greatest player EVER on The Greatest Team EVER!

You deserve way more subs my man your vids are so good and are very professional looking

Been waiting for this vid!!!

Absolutely YES. NO TEAM IN THE NBA TODAY CAN COMPETE WITH THOSE BULLS.

If a hall of famer like Dennis Rodman is your third best player, I'd have to say this is the greatest team of all-time without a doubt!

Rodman's offensive rebounding was vital for the Bulls in the 96 Finals. Countless second chance opportunities. MJ shot only 41.5% from the field in the 96 Finals.

1995-96 Bulls are the goat team with the goat player

Love love love this series. Please do the 2013 Heat next 🙏🏿 Edit: they've already been done lol

results doesn't lie - 72-10 & a ring...

One thing you failed to mention is that not only it was Jordan's revenge season, it was also the season when Pippen got matured due to his leadership role 2 years prior. Also, it was Rodman's revenge season for the reason that the media were saying that after his Spurs stint, he was done. So it was Rodman's opportunity to prove them wrong. And that he did.

2014 spurs good enough to be a goat team?

You should do a video about the 1966-67 76ers!

Man I was there I remember that I've even recently watched the 95 and six season those guys were so good nobody passes like them anymore I mean you got to scream defense defense all day long with those 96 Bulls but the way they passed and played offense and just kept moving nobody stood around and watched there are always players cutting across using the lanes I just never see it anymore and it was so exciting constant movement great video man keep it up

Been waiting on this one for sure!! I got it right too Johnny...I figured you thought those Bulls were the greatest ever haha. Oh yeah...you nailed it too. One of the best vids so far brother. Congrats!!

This is the greatest team of all time. A great combination of offense and defense.

Let’s get this man to 100k subs!

I personally prefer the 98 Bulls because of how gritty they were and how that season was the perfect storybook ending for that dynasty.

Want your mind blown some more? Of the 10 losses, only 2 occurred with a full starting roster: 1 w/o Harper, 3 w/o Rodman, 3 w/o Longley, and 1 w/o Longley AND Rodman. THREE of these short-handed losses occurred by ONE point. ONE. To the Pacers, Raptors, and Hornets. 75-7 was extremely possible, and it could have been higher. One of the loses in the finals was a game where Harper played 1min. The other Sonics win, that The Glove takes credit for, saw Scottie shoot 20 times and make 5. Their one playoff loss prior to that, to the Knicks, featured Scottie and Harper shooting 37 combined shots and making 11. If you gave them wins in place of the one point losses, one more out of the remaining 8 factoring rest, and a healthy Harper in that finals game that they lost by a small margin, and you’re looking at a record of 92-8 by the time they hoist the trophy. It’s just a hypothetical. But I think it’s an idea that’s fun to play with.

Finaly I've been waiting for this

I forgot they had Ron Harper. I'm sure fans today don't remember him much, but he was a really good player. Solid offense and excellent defense; he was a mid level star with the Clippers, on the general level of, say, Gordon Hayward or Brandon Ingram today (very different style, just that sort of fame and success).

Been waiting for this one Jonny, keep up the great work

I’ve been waiting for this one

Now arnett this da video i was waiting for 🍣🥛

1996 Bulls team will sweep 2020 Lakers team.

Amazing team for sure yeet

I really think you should've emphasized in the summary that they have that year's 6MOY and they had 2 former DPOY

Never clicked so fast in my life...

"Would Jordan even let it go 7 games?" Even the most objective of analysts wouldn't be able to resist a wry comment like that one^

I really think the '96 Bulls are the greatest team of all time. Sure the Warriors broke that win record by one but in the end they did not win the championship like the Bulls did. I really think the '96 Bulls would beat any team if the games were played with the rules of 95-96 season. Meaning tougher defense would be allowed. MJ, Pippen and Rodman would be able to stop and outrebound anyone. MJ would score his 35 and Pippen his 20 with relative ease. Then add 15 from Kukoc, 8-9 from Longley, 7 from Harper and another 7-8 from Kerr.

8:00 Lets have a 1minute silence for that guy 🤣🤣🤣

The '96 Bulls are easily my pick for G.O.A.T. team.

Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman 3 Future Hall Of Famers Ron Harper Luc Longley Jordan, Pippen and Rodman were 3 of the 5 first team all defensive members. Ridiculous Oh yeah also had Phil Jackson and Tex Winter Toni Kukoc Steve Kerr Jedd Buechler Bill Wennington Randy Brown Best Offense and Best Defense Aniliated teams and put fear in them especially Michael Jordan , Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Ron Harper. Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc and Rodman . That would destroy a lot of teams together

This was the greatest team ever assembled. They had absolutely no weaknesses. And I'm a Detroit Pistons fan saying this.

How good was chauncey billups, chris bosh, elvin hayes, wes unsled, bill Walton, mark Eaton, mitch Richmond, paul pierce, ben wallace, tony parker, bob mcadoo

Here is an idea for a video Kobe vs Kevin Durant

I'm just glad Wilt Chamberlain didn't live long enough to hear Dennis Rodman called the greatest rebounder of all time. Russ is probably pissed though.

The GOAT team, and it’s not even close.

I have been wanting to say this on a public forum about this team for a long time. I don't get why this team isn't talked about in the "small ball" discussion. Technically this team is a small ball team. Their best players or best starting 5 are all 6'6 - 6'10 They are all basically position-less and they can all shoot, minus Rodman. This team is literally playing small ball with their starting line up. They have two very decent bigs with Luke Longly and Bill Winnington, and smaller players like Kerr and Randy Brown (Ron if you are a NBA Storyteller fan); so they can play a traditional position style game if necessary but their best line up is position-less and is technically "small ball"

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The one thing that makes them vulnerable is that Jordan was not at his peak for the second threepeat. He was still the best player on Earth, but he wasn't as efficient, quick, or explosive as he was during the first threepeat.

Either 90s Bulls or 80s Celtics that would be amazing

The 17 Warriors would sweep them.

Don’t know about this one, 16-17 warriors might have something to say about that and I’m not even a fan of them 🤷‍♂️

Definitely my pick for GOAT team. 87-13? Come on! That's ridiculous.

Charles Barkley once said: "In 96, Michael Jordan was the greatest player in the NBA. In 93, Michael Jordan was the greatest who ever played." I always preferred the original 3-peat Bulls to the second 3-peat team.

Even shorter answer NO......the Showtime Lakers were man for man except for Jordan the Bulls were shit by comparison to Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Scott, Green

For real. This team was better than The dreamteam...

Close contest between this bulls team and 16-17 Warriors.. I am a big fan of Warriors but bulls would likely come out on top thanks to their suffercating defence

The 1986 Celtics would win Celtics had 5 HOF's and 7 players that made the All Star Team at least once. Bird is the best passing forward, Walton is the best passing Center and DJ is an HOF PG and is the 3rd best passer on the team. Greatest passing Team Ever. Greatest Frontline Bird Parish Mchale were all in their Prime and Walton was immense off the bench. All top 50 players. 40-1 at home.

Don't know if they are undisputably the greatest, but they were the best I have ever seen.

The mixtape by NBA is EPIC!

Chicago Bulls 🏀👍👍👏👏👍👏👏👏👏👏🏀🏀🏀

Not Shaq and Kobe Lakers, Not LeBron's team, No the 80s Lakers, not Golden State, not Spurs NO 96 Bulls GREATEST of All TIME

Well for sure I am saving this video. Love this team now the greatest team for me is a yes but we need to look at Boston and LA with Magic and Bird let's compare which is better 😉

do a showtime lakers era with magic, idont know what year tho

The team was incredible but it's Jordan who makes it unbeatable by a huge margin. If you put him in a seven game series he's the MVP without question. Never failed to show up in any of his six finals appearances. The bigger the challenge, the more Jordan you got. So I doubt any team in history would beat them. Even if you swapped out Jordan for Barkley, Kemp, Malone etc I'd still have Jordan's team favorites for all those championships he won. He just brought that other level intensity to the playoffs that made all his teammates raise their game.

Yes by a long shot. Even if opponents had more skilled or better players overall. You still need mental strength, determination, focus, will to win and team chemistry. This the Bulls had it in abundance. Plus let’s not forget their good defence, offence and were unselfish (Jordan knew when to pass to others to win the game.) it’s crazy to see 3 teammates in the same first all defensive team.

In my opinion this is the best team of all time only because when you say that is the very first team to come to mind. 2013 Heat, 2017 Warriors, 1983 Sixers and 2001 Lakers also can go to the conversation

Another great video🎉. On point.

Finally...🤣 I love it

I would love to see this particular configuration of Bulls face the 1985/86 Celtics in a best of 7 game series

Can you make one about the 2007-2008 Celtics?

Forgotten legend.. connie hawkins

Imagine the 1st team all defense being three guys from the same team. You're not scoring on them.

7:49 stick this in ur mind lebron kids

this is what i`m talking about the power trio.

Three 1st team all defense from the Bulls, that’s some serious defense.

Are you gonna do the showtime Lakers next

01 lakers vs 87 Lakers would be dope.

2017 Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant could beat this 1996 Chicago Bulls Team

Phil sat back and mike was like i got this phil, when they say mike didn't play anyone, they were the ones, had they beat that bulls team, yea you good, but no one did.

One amazing thing I hadn't thought of before - They had the best offense in the league, with three starters who were really just there for defensive purposes. Harper, Rodman, and Longley were barely offensive threats (Harper was in his younger days, but not with the Bulls). That leaves Jordan and Pippen, and Pippen was never a dominant scorer. They did have Kukoc and Kert off the bench, but Kukoc was the only one who could even come close to creating his own offense. Kerr was just a great spot-up shooter. That's pretty incredible.

The 96 Bulls accomplished a stunning feat in 1 season: No1 Scoring MJ No 1 Rebounding Rodman 1st Team All Defense Jordan, Pippen & Rodman Coach of the Year Phil Jackson Sixth Man of the Year Toni Kukoc 72-10 2nd best (by the Meltdown GSW Season 73-9) NBA CHAMPIONSHIP ALL IN 1 season

Idk how anyone could think less of this version of the bulls! Even tho GS won 73, they lost to an inferior team but even if they won they still dont top this!