One thing I have noticed from watching the NBA for so many years is it's a game of matchups (as obvious as that sounds). There could be a contender out there that is excellent against 27 or 28 other teams, but there might be a pesky 1 or 2 teams that seem to always have their number, not because they have more talent than the contender, but because they just have more favorable matchups.
But, lucky for the contender, that contender may never have to play those pesky teams in the playoffs.
In the 2011 season, Miami was picked by most to win it all. During the Big 3's first year together, they won a huge stretch of games, I think from December to January. But the games they lost right before that streak, and to end that streak, we against the Dallas Mavericks. However you think it may have looked on paper, Miami just didn't have an easy time against that season's Mavs lineup. And, sure enough, despite the many people thinking the #2 seed Lakers would be making their 4th straight Finals appearance in 2011, it's was the Dallas Mavericks waiting for the Heat in the Finals. Miami was obviously close to going up 2-0, and then 3-0 in that series, and probably still should have won, but the Mavs were easily Miami's most pesky opponent that season.
What I'm saying is, if the Lakers or Thunder knocked the Mavs out that year in an earlier round, and then likely lost to the Heat, then we might be hearing Jason Terry telling an interviewer "Google it. LeBron's Heat couldn't beat us [the Mavs]."
All I'm saying, it's completely possible there was a team (or teams) in the western conference during each Bulls run that was like that. But the Bulls never faced them in the playoffs. As dominant as those Bulls teams were (and no hypothetical can take their wins away from them), they still were pushed to 6 game series in 5 of their 6 Finals appearances. They had a few memorable 6 and 7 game series in the rounds leading up to their various Finals. Not to mention, the Bulls and Jordan were eliminated in 1995, but that year is kind of forgiven by many because Jordan joined the team late in the season. Again, this doesn't take anything away from the Bulls and Jordan's legendary status. My only point is, I can see where Maxwell's thoughts are coming from and it might be fun to think about. Not to mention, the Bulls won in 91, 92, 93. The Rockets in 94, 95. The Bulls in 96, 97, 98. It's amazing they never got to play each other in the Finals despite dominating an entire decade together.