Butmostimportantly, thetwo's progresscouldbebestsummedupbytheirappearanceinthepostseasonas a secondseed, withthemanstandingintheirwaybeingLarryBirdoftheBostonCeltics, thefirstofmanylegendsthatthey'llhavetotakedownintheirquestforbasketballgreatness.
しかし、最も重要なことは、2人の進歩が第2シードでポストシーズンに進出したことに集約される。
Thisone's obviouslythematchupweshouldbelookingoutfor, whichwoulddefinitelyliveuptothehype, asbothJordanandKobewillputupmorethan a solidfightagainstthebattle-testedCeltics, astheserieswouldquicklyhit a stalematewith a two-to-twotie, whichis a morethansolidstartconsideringthelastfewseasonsweremostlyuneventful.
Whattheteamneedsnowissomeonewithsomepassingabilitytosetthetable, andnowintheirfourthseason, theywouldgetjustthat, asScottiePippenwouldbedraftedtotheBulls, forming a youngbigthreeoutinChicago, withhisskillsetas a defenderandpasserbeingjustwhattheteamneeded.
スコッティ・ピッペンがドラフトでブルズに入団し、シカゴで若いビッグ3を形成することになったのだ。
Hebarelygets a chancetotake a shotontheteamandmightaveragemorepointselsewhere, butheisprovidingenoughpassingtohelpMJ, who's nowcompletelybald, average 30, whileKobe, stillwith a fullheadofhair, isonly a fewdecimalpointsawayfrom 31.
It's a crucialoneforsure, asthere's been a lotofhypeforthetwo, butthey'vefallenflatincomparison, tothepointwhereeveryone's startingtolookelsewhereforthenextstarthat's goingtoleave.
MJstampinghimselfontheotherend, resultinginanalldefensiveteamappearance, whichwouldbe a fantasticsignfortheduoastheywouldmakeittotheirsecondstraightfinals.
Butwhateveryoudo, don't countKobeoutjustyet, asdowntheline, he'llhave a majoropportunitytomake a comebackthatcouldseriouslychangethetideofthiscompetition.
Andwiththeirjourneyendingwith a goldmedal, it's apparentlyclearthatthetwohaveofficiallyhittheirprimes, andanyofthetwoNBAawardscouldbedeterminedby a coinflip.
Whereitwilleventuallyapplywouldbetheduo's fifthstraightfinalandsecondagainsttheUtahJazz, whichwouldeventuallyturninto a fifthstraighttitlefortheKobeandJordanduo.
Andwhenyoucombineitwithtwostealsand a blockpergame, laying a tonofminutesonthenumberoneseed, it's nosurprisethathe's tyingupJordanontheregularseasonMVP.