This is what I don't like about comparing teams, it's the information that gets skewed over time, especially between multiple generations. Again, you're allowed to believe whatever you want to believe, but that doesn't change anything.
I strongly believe Rodman is superior to Grant, offensively and defensively. The older Rodman was more athletic than Grant in his prime, but while Rodman played, he wasn't fully healthy in 98, so it doesn't matter. BJ Armstrong in 93 was superior to every guard in 98 not named Jordan in nearly every aspect. He was nulled by KJ considerably, but I don't think Harper would do the same thing, especially when Harper was a few steps slower in 98. In 93 Jordan was a better defender than in 98. He was more aggressive and still had the same footwork. I believe Jordan was more competitive in 93, even to this date, I get mad that he is only remembered for 1 flu game, but the 97 flu game was NOT his first time going off with the flu. In the 93 playoffs he dropped 55 in game 4 sick, but somehow that was ignored because he didn't have 2 moments hugging Pippen that ultimately sold the 97 game into infamy. Cartwright, as much as I don't care for him, was still superior to every center the 98 team produced. I would take Burger King over Longley in 93(apparently, so did Minnesota). Harper was significantly slower and Randy Brown was a joke in 98, Kerr did his thing, but I like BJ in 93 for pure 3pt shooting over Kerr in 98. I would take Paxson over Harper, Brown and Kerr for overall game. Kukoc was a stud, Pippen was a stud, and healthy... they were not. Jordan was given so many gifts from the refs in 98, and as a Bulls fans, I hate admitting to it, but he was giftwrapped extra whistles. An occurrence that did not happen anywhere near as much in 93, because Jordan did not retire, and he did not put the world of basketball into the shock of losing it's ultimate figurehead.
