It’s looking more and more likely that the Golden State Warriors repeat as champions this season. They’re on pace to match or eclipse the 1996 Chicago Bulls 72 win record, and if they do that, plenty of people will be clamoring to call this Warriors squad the greatest team of all time.
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker thinks that talk of this Warriors team being better than Jordan’s bulls is a tad premature. From Jeff McDonald of My San Antonio:
“I’ll say they’ve been having an unbelievable season,” Parker said. “Being in the league for 15 years, it’s tough to try to get 70 wins, with all the back to backs and all the great teams you have in the league. So it’s pretty impressive.”
But?
“Compare them to the Bulls,” Parker continued. “They won six (titles) in eight years. So you have to give a little bit of time to that (Warriors) team to see how well they’re going to do over 10 years, the longevity. Like us, the Spurs, we won five titles since ’99. That’s how you judge teams.”
Parker is right; longevity is a huge part of greatness. This Warriors team is talented enough — and more importantly, young enough — to win enough to be considered a dynasty like Jordan’s Bulls were. I agree with Parker, though. While they have the potential to be a team as great as Jordan’s Bulls, they aren’t yet.
