'96-'97 Jazz 15th best team ever - fivethirtyeight

[Gameface]

Based on this, the '97 and '98 Jazz were better than every NBA champion to come after them except the 2009 Lakers, 2013 Heat, and 2014 Spurs. What horrible timing.

I thoroughly disagree. It was the best timing in the Universe. The Jazz had the most amazing opportunity to beat "the greatest player ever" in the championships. The Jazz had the most golden opportunity in NBA history, especially in '98. We could have given MJ his only finals defeat. To me, the opportunity for ultimate greatness is greater then the opportunity for mediocre greatness.

 

[Gameface]

I thoroughly disagree. It was the best timing in the Universe. The Jazz had the most amazing opportunity to beat "the greatest player ever" in the championships. The Jazz had the most golden opportunity in NBA history, especially in '98. We could have given MJ his only finals defeat. To me, the opportunity for ultimate greatness is greater then the opportunity for mediocre greatness.

Oh yeah, and congratulations to Houston for winning a few little chips while MJ took a vacation. The Jazz took a shot at the Big Chips once He came back.

 

[silesian]

I'm more impressed (or saddened) that someone took the time to rate 1485 teams.

They wrote an algorithm and hit "run"

Data mining.

Please don't be sad.

 

[Crawlnstall]

Also looks like the 97 Jazz are the second best team to never win it all besides the 2009 cavs?