Jordans Bulls vs Lebron's Heat

i don't think pippen can stop lebron. if lebron can shoot over the 7.0 wingspan durant then certainly he can shoot over pippen. jordan would be busy with wade.

Pippen was a far superior defender than Durant. And it's not about stopping Lebron, it's about playing good enough defense than you don't need to double or help. Because then Lebron kills you. He gets 28 against Pippen and has to work to do it, so be it.

giving way too much credit on rodman. yes he can rebound, but i dont recall him blocking shots.

Blocking shots is hardly the be all and end all of defense. Rodman was known as an outstanding defender, but he mostly guarded power forwards and centers. He was very strong and wouldn't get backed down. Now I do recall that Kemp in the finals was quick and athletic enough to go by Rodman, so there is that. As for Bosch's shot taking away rebounds, Rodman guarded Malone who also had a good shot and he still rebounded as usual. There is nobody in the modern era who had a better sense of timing or quickness on the boards than Rodman. Nobody.