Listen, the fact that this man did this in one season tells you what you need to know: 1988 Season: -Scoring Title -DPOY -NBA MVP -NBA All-Star MVP -Slam Dunk Champ -Steals Leader -200 Steals/131 Blocks (Did it back to back years) (Only player to ever do it) -4 50 point games -18 40 point games -Averaged 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1.6 blocks -Played all 82 games!
2 3peats 6-0 finals - never a game 7 6x finals mvp 5x mvp 10 scoring titles 9 all defense 1st team 1988 dpoy (mvp and scoring title as well) 3x steal leader 14x all star 10x all nba 1st team 3x nba all star mvp 2x dunk champion ncaa title rookie of year 2x olympic + 2 other gold medals 2x 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season (first to do it, only player to do it twice)
Don’t forget the winning the scoring title, DPOTY, steals leader, dunk contest, and league MVP all in one season. He also had the greatest statistical 82 game season in history with 35 ppg, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
Really he should've had at least 9 mvps. He was 1st team all defensive 9 straight years and each time, he was the scoring champ. Also, each one of those years he led his team to ECF or better. So I don't know how someone else could've won mvp during those years
I’ve watched a few of these reaction videos and everyone says, “how are these guys just falling?” If you watched MJ play you would know how quick and fluid his moves were. He would often come at defenders later in the game, slightly modifying a move he used earlier. If you didn’t get it just right in a fraction of a second, he was already gone and mid dunk. Just about everyone in the league was scared of MJ.
The 80s game was far less perfected planned plays and far more psychological battles based on skill and headgames, so every time he'd hit you with a variation of the move as the battle developed over the course of a game. Larry was making dudes fall left and right despite his lack of athleticism because he was a master of using people's weight and inertia/momentum against them - wait until you made a tiny weight shift and then go the opposite way, and they made such an art of it that you weren't even aware of your own shift in direction, and so when you attempt to defend you are confused to find your body not complying for some reason. Look at the faces of those guys on the ground - they look like they have idea why their bodies just betrayed them - these days the subtlety is gone thanks to AI making carries and travels part of the game that is no longer policed - why bother with learning such subtlety when you can just hold the ball until the defender is all and truly committed to a direction before "continuing" you dribble (I.e. double dribbling) and going the other way. I remember Kobe wrong-footed a dude right off the damn court using that, still cool, but give me back 80s rules anyway.
His big hands, his footwork, his first step, and of course the hang time set him apart from the rest...and that's purely on a physical level. Combine that with an insane competitive spirit, and you have Michael Jordan
MJ would do everything u saw in that video to everyone in the current league...including LJ...and send them back to the bench in tears...he regularly scored on 7ft bigs while taking elbows, shoulders, rib shots, and full on tackles...he still scored...didnt flop, didnt complain, didnt take plays/games off.. he got up and WON...played 80-82 games his entire career
@@kylecampisi6376 and could you imagine how much more athletic MJ would be with 40 years of medical and exercise advancements? The training, equipment, supplements, nutrition, knowledge, technology has all changed so much.
He's simply the greatest player I've ever seen. One stat that I think goes unnoticed is that he's the only player to have over 100 blocks and 100 steals in a season. Not only did he do it once, he did it twice.
@@DesroQc You're 100% correct and I've also been quoting the stat wrong. It's over 100 blocks and 200 steals in a season and yes, Pip got there once. I appreciate the correction.
He jumps like if he were jumping from a trampoline seriously for those of us that saw and witness his greatness he also has the highest vertical in nba history til this day
As Jordan said, He wore 45 because his father wasn’t there to watch him play anymore as he was murdered in 1993. So when he returned to basketball, it was a new beginning, 45 was also his first high school number. Jordan was not trash during the 25 or so games he wore 45. He just needed a few games to get back into basketball shape. He scored 55 in his return to MSG. In the 1995 semifinals against Orlando, Jordan turned the ball over late and in the post game, Nick Anderson of the Magic commented “45 isn’t 23” so Jordan wore 23 in the following game and shot for almost 40. However he was fined about $20k per game or total, I’m not sure for wearing 23. When he came back and told the league he wanted to wear 45, the league gave him the number and made thousands of 45 jerseys for fans. When he brought 23 back w/o permission and during the current season, it basically made the 45 jerseys in stores unsellable. I have the 45 jersey still with the tags. Jordan was the VP of the Wizards then played for them 2001-2003. He owns or partially owns the Hornets.
preach to em, they get that gap year 2wisted, jordan was getting back into it he needed time but even during that time he was still better than many of the top players during that period
@@seanknight7135 yeah he gets crapped on for not leading the Bulls passed a young Orlando in '95 but neglect that he only played in I think 17 games before the playoffs and his body was still mostly conditioned for baseball. The Bulls also had a few decent/solid post players but nowhere what could contain Horace Grant (left the Bulls) and Shaq.
Actually with the fine, Jordan was wearing his iconic 11’s for the first time and the league didn’t approve of them (the same happen with his 1’s) to wear for the game. So each time he wore them, they fined him $10k. The next year he was able to wear them without getting fined because the league cleared it.
He was recorded with a 48" vert. Mid range GOD. He could shoot 3s but wasn't his choice since wasnt a shot league used much. Had league playoff 3pt record for Portland series. He ran like a 4.4 sec 40 yd dash. 2- 3 peats. Best offensive & defensive player. 🐐 all day.
This is the complete bs stuff that tarnishes his legacy. If a 6'6 man had a 48/50inch vert the his chest would be rim level with touching the top if the backboard. Pls stop it.
@@yung2o365 you cant do math it seems... 12 inches = 1 foot. 48 inches = 4 feet, meaning that a 6'6 man will only have his head 6 inches above the rim...Not HIS CHEST (even with a 50 inch vertical...his chin will be below or at the rim). He would need a 55 inch vertical for the chest to be at the rim..
Jordan still has the highest vertical on record amongst NBA players. His first step was very quick. He also has abnormally large hands, which let him do one handed ball fakes. His fundamentals and footwork were incredible. As he got older and slowed down, his fade away and mid range game were incredible. For reference, during his championship years, he shoot 50% from mid range. For comparison, LeBron for his career in the midrange is 35%. Imagine if Jordan could play with the no contact rules of today, use a gather step, carry the ball like players can today and defenders had to worry about 3 seconds. He wouldn’t need a 3pt shoot because his fg% would be over 60%.
Facts . I also feel the whole 3 point thing to be silly . As if an intense competitor like Jordan wouldn’t practice like crazy to improve that part of his game ( that wasn’t that bad to begin with ) if he felt it to be necessary 🤷🏼♂️ ?
Watching Jordan play was a thing of beauty. In high school the only reason anybody in my school went to the library was to get the latest issue of sports illustrated and tear off the page of Jordan posterizing other players and taping it to their folders. It’s a shame bro you didn’t get to watch greatness in action. It was a thing to behold
@@leonel8831 I was lucky enough to see him about 20 times over the years...I was lucky to see him against Boston in the Playoff game where he went off..absolute Master
I was living in Chicago during his career there. Trust men I tell you he had highlight plays just about every game he played. He also played virtually every game (no load management). He understood that whether it was a home or a road game, games sold out because of HIM and he felt it was his responsibility to play. He rarely disappointed
I grew up in Texas. Thank God for WGN. I got to watch most of the Bulls' games. The ones I missed, I made sure to watch highlights for on ESPN because I knew there would be something amazing from MJ on there.
Lebron James… 2004 - Missed Playoffs 2005 - Missed Playoffs 2006 - Destroyed In 2nd Round 2007 - Destroyed In Finals 2008 - Destroyed In 2nd Round 2009 - Destroyed By Dwight Howard 2010 - Choked In 2nd Round 2011 - Choked In Finals 2012 - Saved By Strike Season 2013 - Saved By Ray Allen 2014 - Destroyed In Finals 2015 - Destroyed In Finals 2016 - Saved By Adam Silver 2017 - Destroyed In Finals 2018 - Destroyed In Finals 2019 - Missed Playoffs 2020 - Bubble Chumps 2021 - Destroyed In 1st Round 2022 - Missed Playoffs (As The Favorite Western Conference Team To Make Finals) Cavs vs Celtics Game 3 (2017 Playoffs) Lebron scored a total of 11 points… Cavs vs Pistons Game 1 (2007 Playoffs) Lebron scored a total of 10 points… Lakers vs Blazers Game 2 (2020) Playoffs) Lebron scored a total of 10 points… Heat vs Mavs Game 4 (2011 Playoffs) Lebron scored a total of 8 points… Heat vs Pacers (2014 Playoffs) Lebron scored a total of 7 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists… MJ played 4 seasons/284 fewer games than Lebron. Also MJ… - 2 More rings - 2 More finals MVPs - 1 More MVP - 1 More DPOY - 9 More scoring titles - 3 More steals titles - 3 More all-defensive teams Special Note: Returning Lebron’s fanbase logic to them, AD joined a 37 win Lakers who didn’t even make the playoffs and turned them into champions… Top 75 teammates: Lebron-5 / MJ-2 Seasons with 2 qualifying all-star teammates: Lebron-5 / MJ-0 Top 5 draft pick teammates: Lebron-21 / MJ-1 Missed Playoffs: Lebron-4 / MJ-0 Total rings: Lebron-4 / MJ-6 Finals losses: Lebron-6 / MJ-0 If you want rings, look at Bill Russell If you want records, look at Wilt If you want mentality, look at Kobe If you want dominance, look at Shaq If you want accolades, look at Kareem If you want stats, look at Lebron If you want all of the above, look at MJ 117 NBA players from Lebron’s era voted who they believe is the greatest NBA player of all-time. This is the results… 1. Michael Jordan (73%) 2. Lebron James (11.9%) Other (15.1%) MJ’s era, along with modern NBA coaches voted MJ as the greatest of all-time at a higher percentage. And fan voting has placed MJ as the greatest of all-time at just above 75% of the votes… Not only does MJ have beat Lebron in more prime for prime comparisons, but so does 6 other all-time greats, including Larry Bird. Below is Birds prime stats on the left and Lebron’s on the right… Bird/Lebron PPG - 27.3/26.6 - Bird AST - 6.8/6.9 - Lebron REB - 9.8/7.3 - Bird STL - 1.8/1.6 - Bird BLK - 0.9/0.7 - Bird TOV - 3.1/3.5 - Bird FG% - 51.2/53.2 - Lebron 3P% - 40.0/36.5 - Bird FT% - 89.9/74.9 - Bird Larry Bird beats Lebron 7-2 when comparing their stats from 5 years of their primes. Lebron’s longevity achievements, not prime abilities, has gotten him placed so high on the all-time greats, whereas many other greats are lower on the all-time greats for the same reasons. So only by recency bias and media narratives, Lebron has gotten more credit by far than any other greats but not well deserved… Most PPG by a defensive player of the year… MJ - 35.0 (87-88) Giannis - 29.5 Olajuwon - 27.3 Robinson - 23.2 Dwight - 22.9 Kawhi - 21.2 During Lebron’s best 3 scoring seasons he had his worst defensive seasons. He also came in dead last in the entire league in time spent getting past the half court line back on the defensive end of the floor in all 3 seasons…
MJ won 3 championships, 3 scoring titles, 2 season MVPs, 3 finals MVPs, 3 all-defensive 1st teams, and missed 0 games in just a span of 32 months. And this is only a small fraction of why he had the best prime of all-time… There have only been 4 finals matchups in NBA history where both teams had 60+ wins. MJ won 3 of them in a row… Lebron’s early dominance in the weakest conference in NBA history when adding up win totals for the top 8 seeds has been a major factor of his fanbase logic of why he should be so high on the all-time greats. But here’s Luka’s dominance compared to Lebron in a mostly tougher conference… Luka/Lebron Wins - 134/126 Points - 26.1/26.5 Rebounds - 8.5/6.6 Assists - 7.9/6.6 DBL-DBLS - 121/61 If Pippen was the reason why MJ won, why couldn’t he win with Hakeem and Barkley as his teammates? Here’s a flip coin to Lebron’s fanbase logic behind their longevity argument. Lebron James all-time playoff/finals ranks Finals losses - 1st Missed shots - 1st Missed three’s - 1st Turnovers - 1st Swept in finals - 1st Missed free throws - 1st Most finals series lost - 3rd Worst +\- finals - 6th No this isn’t another top 75 list. It’s Lebron’s teammates through the years… Dwyane Wade (13x all-star) Kyrie Irving (7x all-star) Anthony Davis (8x all-star) Chris Bosh (11x all-star) Russell Westbrook (9x all-star) Kevin Love (5x all-star) Ray Allen (10x all-star) Shaquille O’Neal (15x all-star) Carmelo Anthony (10x all-star) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2x all-star) Dwight Howard (8x all-star) Ben Wallace (4x all-star) Rajon Rondo (4x all-star) Marc Gasol (3x all-star) Andre Drummond (2x all-star) Rashard Lewis (2x all-star) Antawn Jamison (2x all-star) Derrick Rose (3x all-star) Brandon Ingram ( 1x all-star) Carlos Boozer (2x all-star) Mo Williams (1x all-star) Tyson Chandler (1x all-star) Shawn Marion (4x all-star) Deron Williams (3x all-star) Jerry Stackhouse (2x all-star) Isaiah Thomas (2x all-star) Wally Sczerbiak (1x all-star) Juwan Howard (1x all-star) Kyle Korver (1x all-star) The 2017 Warriors and Cavs were more evenly matched in the finals than Lebron’s protective media likes to tell his easily deceived fanbase. But you can’t blame them. They had to manufacture a fake goat to raise the NBA ratings, in return raising their own ratings after the departure of MJ. It really came down to Lebron and KD as to which team ultimately won, but of course they couldn’t tell the fan’s that KD just beat Lebron. Here’s how evenly matched their help was… Warriors vs Cavs 2017 Finals Stats Curry PPG-26.8/FG%-44.0/3P%-38.8/FT%-89.7 Irving PPG-29.4/FG%-47.2/3P%-41.9/FT%-90.0 Klay PPG-16.4/FG%-42.9/3P%-42.5/STL-0.4 Smith PPG-11.8/FG%-54.1/3P%-58.1/STL-0.6 Green PPG-11.0/REB-10.2/AST-4.8/3P%-28.0 Love PPG-16.0/REB-11.2/AST-1.0/3P%-38.7 Warriors Bench PPG-22 Cavs Bench PPG-22 Nobody, not even Lebron’s naive fanbase will argue that the Rockets with a duo of Harden, CP3 and company were better than the trio of Lebron, Irving, Love and the rest of Lebron’s handpicked company. But the Rockets took those Warriors with KD to 7 games and would have won if CP3 hadn’t suffered an injury, causing him to miss game 7. The Cavs lost in 5 games to that same Warriors team in the finals. Lebron doesn’t have the winning mentality that some may think…
Most superstars are lucky to have 1 all-star teammate, 3-4 good role players and some bums to fill out the rest of the roster for up to 7 years of their career, kind of like MJ. Lebron's had 2 all-star teammates, shooter's and vetran minimum notables taking less money to completely fill out rosters from top to bottom for 12 years of his career. After he decided to 1up the rest of the league to be a heavy favorite for years to come with two different teams, Heat and Cavs, KD decided to return the favor to him and 1up Lebron by joining GSW. People just want to see a competitive league instead of naively getting excited over Lebron making so many finals when he's always been heavily favored to except once. I definitely don't hate Lebron but much of his fanbase is embarrassing to be associated with. And I'm more disappointed that we'll never really know just how great Lebron really is. I mean just imagine if he joined 1 all-star and recruited 3-4 good role players along with some bums for just 7 years of his career in the tougher conference, kind of like MJ. How many finals appearances and rings would he have then? Maybe 2-3 finals appearances max? Maybe 1-2 titles max? He might be considered a top 20 great all-time at best. But he's played in the weaker conference with 2 all-stars, shooter's and vetran minimum notables taking less money to stack teams from top to bottom for 12 years of his career. Almost all of Lebron’s accomplishments are due to all the help he’s had and longevity. Even Karl Malone had longevity stats over MJ but he still couldn’t get past him. That’s like giving Shaq 100 free throw opportunities to MJ’s 10 and suddenly saying Shaq is the better free throw shooter. That’s Lebron’s fanbase logic. But guess what? Even with Lebron playing many more seasons than MJ, he’s still not as accomplished in the NBA. So with the many more opportunities Lebron has had to surpass MJ in overall accomplishments, he’s still not done it. And Lebron can’t turn back the clock to be better prime for prime than MJ or several other all-time greats for that matter… Lebron fan’s give him full credit for his 4 titles and no blame for the 6 losses. If Ray Allen didn’t hit that shot, Bron is 3-7 right now. If Kyrie didn’t hit a vital clutch 3 in game 7 against GSW, Bron would probably be 2-8 right now. If the low seeded Miami with Butler as the best player, and an injured Dragic as the 2nd best player (Taking Lakers to 6 games lol), didn’t steal the blue print to beat the Bucks, Bron is probably 1-9. If Lebron didn’t play next to the 3rd best shooting guard of all-time, a top 5 power forward at the time, shooter’s and vetran minimum notables taking less money to stack the roster from top to bottom, Lebron would probably be 0-10 in the finals. Nah, actually he would’ve only made 3 finals appearances max if he wasn’t favored to every year but once. And he wouldn’t have made that one he wasn’t favored to if he wasn’t playing in the weakest eastern conference of all-time when adding up the win totals for the top 8 seeds. Lebron bandwagon fan’s are the the most easily deceived. MJ is the goat by a long shot… MJ had to overcome diversity to win his first championship. The Pistons and Lakers were both favored to meet in the finals when MJ beat both out for his first ring. MJ never lost as a favorite in a single series, including the finals. Lebron has lost a few series’s as the favorite, including his ridiculous meltdown against the Mavericks. MJ lost to a dynasty in the Celtics when he had no help, but he still put up 63 points trying to will his team through them. Lebron lost in the first round with AD playing in 4 of those games along with an entire handpicked roster against the Suns with an old CP3 and Booker… MJ had the lowest surrounding scoring cast of teammates among all superstars throughout NBA history to go on and win a title. He holds this feat 5 out of the top 10 spots, including the top 3. He went 6-0 in the finals carrying the heaviest offensive load of all-time and 11-0 in all championship opportunities. Despite Lebron having the most help all-time, he’s 4-6 in the finals and 6-6 in all championship opportunities. If this was boxing, Lebron would be considered a journeyman. Nobody would argue that MJ had a teammate better than Pippen or Rodman. But did you know both of them completely fell off their games once the playoffs began, forcing MJ to carry a much heavier load to win. Rodman wasn’t only the worst offensive player in the NBA, but he wasn’t the elite rebounder in the playoffs that he was in the regular season, making him more of a liability on the floor… Dennis Rodman (1998 Playoffs) PPG FG% 3P% FT% 4.9 37.1 25.0 60.5 REB BLK STL ASST 11.8 0.6 0.7 2.0 Dennis Rodman (1997 Playoffs) PPG FG% 3P% FT% 4.2 37.0 25.0 57.7 REB BLK STL ASST 8.4 0.2 0.5 1.4 Scottie Pippen (1998 Playoffs) PPG FG% 3P% FT% 16.8 41.5 22.8 67.9 REB BLK STL ASST 7.1 1.0 2.1 5.2 The closest stats to Pippen that a player has had in the playoffs/finals, was this year and his name is Andrew Wiggins… Andrew Wiggins (2022 Finals) PPG FG% 3P% FT% 18.3 44.6 29.7 69.2 REB BLK STL ASST 8.8 1.5 1.5 2.2 Not only was Wiggins slightly better than Pippen in stats but he also held his defensive assignment (Tatum) to a lower PER than Pippen held his, just so you can get a little more context of how heavy the load was that MJ carried. No other superstar carried his best 2 teammates to a championship while they played this horribly. MJ carried them to multiple championships… There isn’t a criteria given by a reliable source yet that has Lebron higher than 4th greatest of all-time no matter how they’ve attempted to score it. One source admittedly scored finals losses much higher than wins in an attempt to see how high they could get Lebron, and that’s the only reason he got 4th. He’s closer to 7th on the all-time greats, trying to solidify a 4th spot at best. Longevity stats are scored the lowest for good reason. I mean Karl Malone has longevity over MJ but couldn’t beat him. Stockton wins in about every category but nobody would argue that he’s better than Magic. Lebron will be somewhere between 4th and 7th all-time once solid criteria of scoring is released as a method for placement, so marinate on that for a while. Not only that, but just as Bill Russell’s career is downplayed to this day because of all the help he had to succeed, Lebron will go down with the most tainted legacy of all-time, regardless of where he’s put on the all-time greats list…
I acknowledge that Lebron is a freak athlete with durability and longevity on his side. With his size and athletic abilities, he’s able to chase any stat he wants regardless if it’s the best decision at the time or not. I’ve watched him play and upon learning that he chases stats, I can’t unsee it anymore. Lebron has let guys blow past him, giving them a higher percentage of layups, all in the name of attempting to get a block added to his stat sheet. I’ve seen him push his best rebounding teammates to run the floor, so he can sit back to chase a rebound himself for his stat sheet. I’ve heard it from the horses mouth (Lebron’s), telling his teammates to shoot the ball, contested or not, when he passes to them, or pass it back, just so he can rack up his stats. I’ve seen Lebron come in dead last in the entire league for getting back on defense in 2 different seasons, years ago when he was a much more capable defender, which is a real stat tracked by the NBA btw. I’ve seen Lebron lacking 1 assist to get a triple double, passing up easy shots to chase that triple double, doing this in regular season games along with playoff games. Lebron’s stat chasing mentality over winning is very evident and videos don’t lie. Pat Riley asked Lebron to play a style like Magic, Wade like Kobe, and Bosh like Garnett when Riley pitched his recruitment to Lebron. Bosh was projected to have his highest rebounding season with the Heat, but Lebron pushed him to run the floor, so Lebron himself could sit back chasing rebounds, causing Bosh to have a season low in rebounds, although previous years prove he was the best rebounder on the floor. Lebron competed with Wade for stats more than opposing teams. After a year of Lebron refusing to play his role, in the name of stats, Riley asked Wade to step back for the betterment of the team, in which Wade obliged, so Lebron could grow instead of having another finals meltdown. Don’t act like you haven’t noticed the rift between Lakers management and Lebron. They wouldn’t even trade at the deadline, but rather put it on Lebron to make it work or continue chasing Kareem stat records. Lebron forced Russ to play off the ball, knowing Russ couldn’t excel that way. Russ went from several triple double seasons to not being able to catch rhythm as Lebron’s teammate. Lebron absolutely refused to play a lick of defense this year, not setting the tone for the team, all to get his stats, causing the finals favorite team in the west to not even make the playoffs. Almost all of Lebron’s teammates have their worst career stats next to him. All of Lebron’s teams have losing records when he’s on the bench because they’re so dependent on his stat racking style, despite him have the most help all-time to succeed. The media has hyped him since before he made it into the NBA, so not many can acknowledge these failures for the sake of their own ratings. Teams management knows they can’t acknowledge either because of the effect it could have on their teams future, because of the media. But they still often make it plain and anyone paying attention notices these rifts between Lebron and his teams management. Lebron’s never been coachable, although he’s had a carbon copy of Riley in Spo. Of course with all the public perception due to media deception, other players aren’t going to go against the crowd but will rather acknowledge Lebron in a more positive way. Lebron’s not a horrible player but he definitely has his major flaws. He would’ve been a top 20 no matter what but he’s chosen to taint his legacy forever, in the name of reaching a higher spot in the all-time greats. But no matter where he’s listed, he’ll still go down with the most tainted legacy of all-time because of his horrible choices… Kawhi has the closest shooting chart and defensive mindset of anyone playing today, to MJ. Lebron has a losing record in the regular season and postseason against Kawhi teams. Lebron also has his worst stats and efficiency when only counting minutes guarded by Kawhi compared to being guarded by anyone else in the league. Just imagine if Kawhi was far more athletic, with much better unguardable signature moves, hustled like Westbrook, had a mentality like Kobe, durability of Lebron, trash talking head games of Bird, much more efficient, a better leader, a better finisher, better at getting steals, better at blocks, a much better passer, quicker, stronger, higher basketball IQ etc etc etc… Then Kawhi would be a little more like MJ. So if Kawhi poses such problems for Lebron, imagine what MJ would do to him… There was less emphasis put on 3’s in MJ’s era so he practiced and shot less but worked at everything important in that era. MJ also shot above the average 3 point percentage in his era. Lebron shoot’s below the average 3 point percentage in this era, so MJ would have no issue with that in today’s game. The only 3 seasons that MJ attempted over three 3 point attempts, this was his average… 89-90 - 37.6% 96-97 - 37.4% 95-96 - 42.7% (Higher than Lebron has ever shot for a season, although he practices it more) So MJ proved he could do anything he worked at very well. If he’d practiced shooting 3’s as much as players do in this era, he would have no issues shooting over that 42.7% from beyond the arc that he averaged in the 95-96 season… Over his entire basketball career, Michael Jordan played for 11 championships. He never lost: NCAA Championship: 1-0 Olympic Gold Medals: 2-0 FIBA Gold Medals: 2-0 NBA Championships: 6-0 Moreover, Jordan remains the only player in NBA history to win: MVP, FMVP, DPOY, and ROTY. MJ’s also 24-0 in playoff series where he has home court advantage… Congrats to LeBron for surpassing MJ on the All-time Scoring List. It only took him… -150 more games -4,942 more minutes -868 more free throws -3,202 more 3-pointers
I was a Lakers fan in the 80's, 90's and early part of 2000's. MJ made everybody around the world be witness to the shock and awe performances. 48 vert He didn't quit basketball to play baseball. His father was gunned down while he slept at a rest stop. The murderers stole his car with Jordan Sr still in the car and was dumped later. They didn't find Jordan Sr until a week and a half later. Identification took another 10 days due to the body being in extreme decomposition. Michael was very close to his father. Not only did he lose his father he lost his desire to play basketball at a high level. Playing minor league baseball was a type of therapy. After a year and a half Jordan returned halfway through 95'. The #45 came off and #23 was back. Michael completed championship runs 96' 97' 98' His second 3 peat. He also was finals mvp for all 6 nba championships.
If you’re like me, watching the Jordan era of the NBA was a treat. Especially considering the rules back then. It took a lot to get a flagrant foul called on you. Jordan spent years getting beat up by the Pistons. He eventually got passed them and the rest was history. He will always be the greatest to me. I miss the old days.
The era when it was hard to get a flagrant wasn't really the Jordan era. It was the Bird/Magic era with Jordan coming up behind them doing some spectacular shit - the flagrant wasn't even a thing then but his team wasn't that good. In the 90's flagrants came into being because of the Pistons beating up on MJ. It wasn't that hard to get one, it was just harder than the prissy flagrants given today.
Do people forget Jordan is the whole reason for "superstar" calls? After he broke through and became the face of the NBA, you weren't allowed to touch him it felt like. I remember hating this as a teen lol
He killed people every time he played. Certified Perfection in the Finals. The sport of Basketball would not be what it is today if it weren’t for this man.
To answer some of your questions, he won a three-peat (91,92,93) retired to try baseball cause his dad always wanted him to play baseball. When his dad was murdered, he left the NBA to try baseball for his dad. The Bulls retired his #23. When MLB went on strike 2 years later, he came back to the NBA. He wore #45, cause #23 was retired, and #45 was the number he wore playing baseball, both as an adult and as a youngster. After a few games, he decided to go back to #23, but had to pay a fine every game for wearing a retired jersey number until the next season when they officially unretired #23. And upon his return, won another three-peat (96,97,98). His verticle is 50 inches. He did play for the Wizards at age 40. Only because he bought the team, and attendance was horrible, so he suited up to sell tickets and help develop his young players. I've been around to watch Bird, Magic, Jordan, Carter, Kobe and Lebron. Hands down, MJ is the GOAT. Complete player. If he didn't retire for 2 years, the Bulls would have went 8 or even 9 straight titles. This mixtape, was honestly the type of stuff he did every night.
When I was a teen, the conversation in the school often was about " did you see that", "what a game the Bulls had yesterday" . Detail i was born and raised in a country considered the very best of football for decades. Still MJ, the dream team and the 80, 90's NBA were often in our radar. It was a bless to have witnessed such era. MJ was perfection, no bitching about refs, no load bs management, no shortcuts, no me general manager. He only knew one mode, kill mode. He was the ultimate terminator, shark smelling blood on the water type, after he retired the league was never the same!!
People were falling back then? That was the Black Jesus affect. MJ mastered the game of spacing and getting defenders off balance. He had such fast twitching muscles which granted him freakish athleticism, insane quickness and explosiveness. Defenders were shook guessing his next move or counter move and that's why you see so many of them get dropped quick as prime Tyson opponents. You even saw the greatest perimeter defender (Rodman) get dropped. MJ had such tremendous balance. He loved to attack rim with a hard right drive but could stop on a dime, and that's why you see so many players biting on hard drive and then you see them disappear from picture. I was fortunate to have seen him play in person a few times and it's like nothing I had seen before or after him. And I hated him since I've bled purple & gold since Magic's rookie season. It wouldn't be fair if he played in today's soft as Vagisil ointment NBA. #GOAT
@@deanchamblin2160 He’s currently the greatest , but Morant is catching up to him quickly and before you know it Ja will be the GOAT of the league and MJ will finally bow down to the master. Ja plays exactly like Jordan almost an exact replica. Difference is JA can jump Higher and is shorter which is a rare sight to see. I’m certain Jordan is jealous and it’s only a matter of time before Morant three peats and eventually passes MJ in rings.
@@BobbyP5985 catching up? Lol. MJ average 37ppg in his 3rd season while Ja average 27ppg only, plus Ja only had an vertical of 42 inches while MJ is 48 inches probably the highest vertical leap in NBA history. Catching up? He's not catching up, Ja can't even guard Jordan Poole when Poole turns to God mode. Lol
Jordan's vertical was 46.5 inches at North Carolina. But his NBA measurement actually is 48 inches, as it was measured in his professional Olympic debut 1984.
Dean Smith and team recorded Michael Jordan at a 4.3 forty and a 48 inch vertical, that explains why he seems to hang in the air so long. With those x large gloves of hands he was a freak of an athlete.
Jordan was a rhythm 3-point shooter. For much of his career he only averaged < 1 3PA per game, most of which were late clock bailouts. But in the full seasons and postseasons where he took a good volume of 3-pointers, he shot it well. Basically, the times where he actually incorporated it into his game he shot it well. Check the numbers: 1990 - 37.6% on 3.0 attempts/gm 1993 - 35.2% on 2.9 attempts/gm 1996 - 43% on 3.2 attempts/gm (* shorter line; however I read an analysis of his games that year which suggested that his percentage from beyond the normal line would have been around 36-38%). 1997 - 37.4% on 3.6 attempts/gm (* shorter line) Postseasons: 1991 - 38.5% 3FG 1992 - 38.6% 3FG 1993 - 39.6% 3FG (on 4 attempts per game, mind you). To say he was a poor 3-point shooter is simply inaccurate.
You're right with the stats. Also 3 pointer werent has big as there are now. Most player back then didnt rely on the 3 has they do nowadays. Jordan was can hit 3's it just wasnt his game plan. There were players back then that were considered 3 pt specialist whose job were to get open and shoot 3's if needed, something like what Klay does for GS. With that being said, i think Jordan held a Finals record for having made 6 threes in a half just b/c someone said something about his shooting. Guy was a savage lol
@@savagewheaties35 I think Bron was timed at a 4.4 early on in his career, he claimed he timed a 4.6 during his Miami days. Jordan's 4.38 was timed in college. So at their fastest they were around the same speed if you're talking about moderate distance. But Jordan definitely had a quickness, acceleration, and start/stop ability that was slightly superior to Bron because MJ's body wasn't quite as bulky and he had more body control.
@@whenisdinner2137 I mean he was definitely more efficient after he put on some pounds but he still averaged 28-7-7 in his first 7 years with Cleveland before really bulking up in Miami. Jordan couldn't get past the Pistons until he put on some weight and added more strength to his game. This helped him in the post in the late 90s too when he was definitely much more built than in his first 3-peat.
Michael said that his brother Larry, who was a better player than him, likes the number 45. Michael said he is half of that, so he is 23. He wore 45 at the time to honor his brother when his 23 was not available at the time.
There was MJ and there was everybody else. MJ had his own level. He's the GOAT for good reasons. I laugh when people (mostly your age) say Lebron is better than MJ. He reportedly had a 48" vertical, tied as the highest in NBA history with, who else, Wilt Chamberlain. When MJ played, the guy most people refer to as an elite jumper was Dominique Wilkins. After he won three championships, he retired, sat out for 18 months and returned. After winning another three championship, he retired again and bought part if the Washington Wizards franchise. After three years and 9/11, he decided to return to the Wizards for two years and sold his shares of the Wizards. He took $1 million per year salary and donated it all to the families of the victims of 9/11. After two years, he finally retired for good and eventually bought into the Charlotte franchise. He now owns most of the Hornets (89.5%).
@@JohnnyRodgers3 Wilt is a joke! 7'1, 275lbs, had the physical advantage over everybody, yet his PPG dropped in the playoffs every year, he choked away games on the FT line and he was getting swept by 38 win teams in the first round lol
MJ: vertical is 48". 4.3 in the 40 yard dash. With hand-checking. 30 points regular season and 33 in playoffs. Great foot work. Technically sound. Two way player offense and defense. One year his 3 point percentage was 43 percent another season it was 37.5 percent. He would average 40 points in todays game.
Michael Jordan was way ahead of his time, I mean all them players didn't even know what to do with him or how to guard him. They was like where did this dude come from, like what planet is he from. 🔥. His Aireness for ever the G.O.A.T.
And he did this every night.. As a kid I watched WGN for this man and he was brilliant every time I watched him. He is the definition of what you want in a superstar. He never lost in the finals.. he was the best defensive player and nobody outworked or wanted it more. Oh also back then they pretty much allowed the other team to punch you when you played. Its hard to describe just how much presence he had on a game and you could feel it through the tv. And people were falling down because he was that good.. he was controlling them with how he played. Also gotta love young kids who only think 3 pointers mean anything. He was 6 for 6 in finals.. he shot the 3 fine it just was not the focus of any team back then. If MJ played today Curry would be stomped on.. he would have no idea what hit him.
Youngsters coming up are witnessing the greatness of Jordan and looking at his highlights in amazement!! I was around to watch Jordan in his prime years and he was a must see everytime he played!! A lot more than Lebron, that's for sure. Anytime Jordan played, you was glued to your television to see what he was gonna do next. As great as Kobe was, even he wasn't dunking on as many people as Jordan was in the late 80s early 90s. People talk about Ja Morant now, man please...Ja Morant wasn't dunking on as many people as Jordan. If you was under the rim in his way when attacked the rim, you was getting dunked on!! LOL Jordan was a damn monster back than, Something out of this world, like a video game!!
He played for the Wizards and bro, he was NEVER TRASH!! He was a beast when he was playing on one leg with the Wizards. He was also beating Hornet players at practice playing one on one when he was 51!!!
Heard a lot youngster said "why are they jumping". But as a defender, should always try their best to stop the MJ attack. Not to said "just let it be, i dont want to look dumb". Appreciate the defender hard work.
Right, what a stupid thing to think. I mean it's one thing for a fan to say it but when players actually don't jump because they don't want to look silly on TV how seriously can you really take them?
The thing with MJ is he wasn't just offense, he also did defense like one of the best in the league. He could shoot, he could dunk, he could pass, steal, block, rebound and ontop of all of that he was inhumanly athletic. The fact he was good on both ends of the court is why he is the goat.
The most points Michael Jordan scored in one game is 69 on March 28th 1990, against the Cavaliers. Their will never be a NBA player as good or better than Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan's the G.O.A.T and always will.
MJ was honestly one of the most proficient "lights out" midrange shooters of all time. The three wasn't something that was practiced because it wasn't a big part of the game. He practiced and was good at what the strategy of that era was. Three point shooting doesn't matter when it comes to how good MJ was.
Michael Jordan - 48 Inches If at all there was a player who could justify or even top the moniker 'His Airness', it is Michael Jordan. Jordan tops our list of players with the highest vertical leap of 48 inches. This to go along with a hangtime of 0.92 seconds.
Keep it 100 now. You didn't post what the rest of the article that you got that from said. It goes on to say that his official vertical in the NBA is unknown and not recorded. In college at the University of North Carolina, his vertical was recorded at 42 inches, but they calculated from watching NBA games that his vertical was closer to 48 inches but again, that is not official.
MJ is the Goat mate … his vertical Registered at 48 but some have even said they seen him do 50 Ps. 3 peated twice, 6-0 in NBA finals, 9 time all defense, 1 time defensive player player of the year, scoring titles, highest PER rating in history .. and the list of accolades continues
When you can palm the ball like Michael and his understanding of spacing.. as well as really good jukes and fakes.. people fall.. not to mention, his quick first jab step.. if you dont treat his fakes seriously, he's gone
All true, but they were also terrified ... They go for his jukes all the time, and they wouldn't with anyone else. You've heard countless legends (Nash, Shaq, Kidd, etc) talk about how they were terrified playing him!
@@topspot4834 I mean if you're so dominant and score 35+ppg and make everyone look like a fool.. of course you would be scared and fall for jukes. Basketball is not just skills.. it's a mental game as well
He wasn’t trash when he played for the Wizards, he was 40-45 years old. But he still averaged 30-37 points, playing against younger guys. He wasn’t a bad three point shooter, he was just average, a long with the rest. But if he worked on it, just like the rest of his game, it would be top tier like the rest of him game.
MJ was never trash. He retired for 3 seasons, came back with the Wizards at 38 or 39 and averaged 23/6/5 with 1.4 steals and .4 blocks. At 38 after being out of the league for 3 years straight. His next and final season he played all 82 games and had 20/6/4 with 1.5 steals and .5 blocks shooting 45% from the field. At 39 or 40 years old. His "trash" years were better than most people's prime years.
and that first season Ron Artest broke 3 of MJ's ribs and he had bum knees. Before he tore his meniscus, they were the 5 seed and had the #1 defense. If he had another Dawg on that team...
MJ broke a backboard in 1985 react to that hes the lightest Player to ever do it, And yes he ran a 4:30 forty and a 48 inch vertical And is probably the Twitchest athlete We will ever see And also one of the biggest hands you'll ever see to Palm the ball with ease
The thing that alot of the younger generation doesn't seem to realize, is that this was MJ every 👏 single 👏 night 👏. No plays off. No load management. No resting on defense. No backing down. He WAS thee Apex predator of the league! Players feared him. He had unrivaled determination & killer instinct. Motivated to play every game. Ten scoring titles (NBA record) in an era where physicality was at its highest, 6 Championships, 5 MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, a Defensive Player of the Year award which was usually given to the big men of that time and countless other benchmark stats that have yet to be broken. A NCAA National Championship and two Olympic Gold Medals. Still the only player in NBA history to win the scoring title, MVP, a Championship, Finals MVP and be named to the All-Defensive 1st team in the same season. He did that 4 times! Nearly every obscure stat has Jordan's name in it. And all of this was done in the Golden Era in effectively 14 seasons. Twelve seasons if we only look at his Bulls years. Eleven if we take out the majority of his second season that he lost due to a foot injury, which was the season he came back at the end and dropped 63pts in the Boston Garden in the Playoffs. That is an insane accumulation of accomplishments and stats in such a relatively average length career. Just imagine the accomplishments and stats he could have accumulated had he played 17, 18, 19 or 20 seasons. Just imagine where he would be sitting on the "all-time" lists. How many more titles and points he would have amassed. Imagine if he doesn't retire for two years in his prime or Jerry Krause/Reinsdorf don't kick Phil to the curb, making MJ's decision to retire again that much easier. That Bulls team had the ability to win 8 chips straight, maybe more. Just imagine how much higher the benchmarks would have been pushed. It's insane to think about. He could have have played 18-20 seasons if the path stayed linear on his career. Also, take this into consideration. LeBron has passed Kareem in scoring in season 20. Great accomplishment by any standard of greatness. But that is a longevity stat. You know this, we know this. Kobe, Karl, LeBron and Kareem all sit above Jordan on that scoring list and they all played ruffly 20 seasons or more. All great accomplishments. Now think of this, at 14 seasons respectively, Jordan was way ahead of all 4 of them in points. Jordan was nearly 5000 points ahead of LeBron at that point in their careers - not to mention he was ahead of LeBron in every statistical category other than assists at that point as well. So if you do the math while keeping things in perspective with common sense sprinkled in, Jordan potentially surpasses Kareem in his 17th season given the averages. Years ahead of LeBron. I mean, simply give Jordan back his second season due to injury and the two seasons he retired in his prime, right there is nearly Kareem passing territory. He also most likely catches and surpasses Stockton for steals leader as well. So when you look at it that way, it becomes quite clear that Jordan's career and potential was on a whole other level. Not knocking LeBron or anyone else. Greats are great, no matter the way we look at it. But one guy simply towered over the rest. Perspective tells us that. Luckily I got to see his career unfold. It was a remarkable time to watch basketball. And that isn't just nostalgia talking either. It is just the way it was. Game in and game out. "You are simply the standard by which basketball excellence is measured." - David Stern Great reaction though! Good to see the younger generation appreciating this man and respecting the heights he took this game to. *Quick side note: He returned with number 45 because before his Father passed, he talked about playing baseball, thus his retirement. That number was the number he played baseball in as a kid. He didn't want to use 23 after coming out of retirement because that was the last number his Father saw him play in. But that changed when Nick Anderson of the Magic said "45 is not 23" after the Magic took games 1 & 2 of their playoff series. Just for context, 23 was back and the next season they went 72-10 with the Championship. Jordan was MVP averaging 30ppg and didn't skip a beat.
Just answering some of your questions in the video - 48 inch vertical ties for 1st in the HISTORY of the NBA - AVERAGE 3-Point shooter ( VERY, VERY, VERY FEW players shot 3's back then. Concentration on that started about 10 years ago though the volume per team increased. The TEAMS of the 80's and 90's averaged about 9 3-pointers per game whereas today the average is about 22. It was an "Inside-Out" game where they would focus more on the big men whereas today, it is more guard play. - It wasn't that people were just falling "back then," he would make just as many people fall today and if you pay attention to all the people that fell in this video with the exception of one (because his teammate made him trip over himself on the game winner) they are NOT sliding their feet because he switched directions to fast to where they didn't open up their stance and hips to turn and your feet are too close together to move. - It is HIGHLY overstated how the athlete of the 80's and today have changed! Nutrition has helped (they make more money to focus on things as such), technology has helped (better training facilities which helps with recovery time which is why they should stop comparing the athlete of today because CLEARLY the very same logic they use could show that they are weaker today for not playing more minutes and games in MY opinion), and another HUGE advantage of today is travel (Now teams have Private Jets, whereas in the 80's and some parts of the 90's, teams had to fly commercial which is less rest in between cities and they STILL played back to backs as well.) - There we're plenty of "athletes" in the league at that time, but when it came to MJ's jumping ability, he could hang in the air longer than most and would do the SAME thing today! (Don't let a few people fool you into believing that all or even most can jump with or like this man. Just as Lebron is, MJ too, was a freak of nature with his physical abilities which was another advantage. This is FACT, not an opinion.) If so many people can jump with him today or have his leaping ability, I'll wait... for their vertical to display 48 or higher. There are a few guys in the league that is or were pretty damn athletic now, like there were then. Ain't shit changed. - There are VERY FEW players that can even hang with him with his arial creativity, like a Kyrie as one example, but for the most part, most players don't have this in their arsenal and the jumping ability that keeps them in the air a little longer. It would be nice to add Bron, but that was never apart of his game. Bron's jumping ability and sheer size would just move your ass out the way. - Retired in 93' the first time with an almost 2 year lay off to play baseball. Left the second time in January of 99 and came back in October of 01' with wizards. - 3-Peated TWICE - 45 was his high school number - Pippen did indeed SHARE assignments with MJ depending on the size of the player on the other team. Like in 91' he tries to guard Magic who is 6'9 and Pippen is 6'8 and longer than MJ. Magic was giving MJ problems, but keep it a stack...MJ WAS ALWAYS a problem on the other end. - You caught the Wizards/ Hornets question - And that last shot my friend...that shit WON the championship in Game 6 in his final game with the Bulls. - Last point I'd make, He was LITERALLY your blue and true ALL AROUND basketball player. They keep saying Lebron, but the last time I checked...all around means you're GREAT on both ends of the floor and Jordan was usually the best Offensive player on the court and arguably the best Defensive player on the court. What you see in these highlights were a TASTE of what he did LITERALLY...EVERY DAMN NIGHT! Opposing players did not want to end up on a poster or embarrassed in front of their family. He was heartless...and fearless. I'm 42, and I played this game beyond college and have played around the world and even with quite a few NBA players of my age and trust me when I say, Lebron is special...Kobe was special, but Mike was something different bruh. You like who you like, you want to mimic your game after who you like and that's all cool, but when it comes to THIS GAME, to have ALL of the skills, athleticism, intangibles, and straight fucking will...I personally have yet to see any ONE player have all of those things like he did. PERIOD. Yes Kobe played like him, but lacked MJ's physical gifts meaning he wasn't as athletic. Bron, to ME has lacked SOME of the skills and definitely the will at times. When I say skills, I mean BASIC fundamentals. Most moves you saw were the result of MJ's footwork and basic fundamentals. He had handles, but NOT like Iverson or Kyrie per se. That wasn't his game. He did the least amount of movements to create space whether that was on the ground or in the air to get the shot off. He was the Total Package and that has nothing to do with an era. My era would be Kobe, Duncan, Dirk, T- Mac, Vince's to name a few. It's in the middle. So I have seen all 3 and this is just what I saw and just my opinion. Good video youngsta...last thing...that FIRST reaction you had in the opening dunk...that face ...that's what EVERYONE usually expresses bruh! Don't let anyone fool you! They know what it is! Poetry In Motion...
He three peeted Retired to play baseball for two years Came back and three peeted again He wasn’t a bad three point shooter he was just an avg three point shooter And like you said they weren’t firing up threes like they are today He also was all team first defense 9 years A great defensive player
Its quite funny that some guys want him to shoot 3's, But you guys didnt know for him to score effortless with 2's than setting 3's its Basketball IQ because he play the game he wants to be played not to follow the fab, look at steph he shoot alot of 3's but he avg like 25 ppg only
@@darrenanthony8473 Watered down? You idiot. Today is watered down. Pussy ass rules. Soft ass, sensitive, traveling, carrying, 3 step back shooting ass jokers.
Before the 1992 Finals against Portland, Jordan was asked to compare his game with that of Clyde Drexler. He said something like, “I am a better defender than he is. He is a better 3 point shooter than I choose to be.” Jordan then hit about 8 3 pointers in the first game of the series.
“I would never have called him the greatest player I’d ever seen if I didn’t mean it,” Bird told The Boston Globe. “It’s just God disguised as Michael Jordan.”
45 Jordan still the greatest player in history, just rusty af being away from the game for 1.5 years and training his body to play baseball every day, it really affected his game. He would miss a few shots that he was renown to making, and it was the first time we saw him 'lose a step' due to playing baseball + aging finally kicking in. He created all new strategies and footwork and evolved his game to a higher level to counter the aging. He was like 36 in his final year and still ate everyone ALIVE! Due to all the insane hard work and media circus draining him mentally & emotionally, he burnt out. Along with the GM thinking he was more important than the team, created so much drama that the team dismantled and he officially retired from the Bulls forever. He only returned to the NBA with the Wizards as a Owner to teach a lazy un-motivated, leaderless team how to win. But at this time Jordan was like 39 years old, and you could really see a heaviness in his footwork & jumping weighing him down. He had no support, no side-kick players like Pippen/Rodman, no brilliant coaches like Tex and Phil Jackson. So the Wizards attempt was an utter failure. It humbled everyone that greatness is made by a supportive cast, and that father time is undefeated when it comes to old age. Jordan was not the generation's greatest player, he was an anomaly - a once in a lifetime genius, like Mozart. We may never see another in a perfect alignment of factors allowing another human to surpass him, and if there is another great, it might not be for 200+ years. Lebron can't hold a candle to Jordan for various reasons.
Facts.. and let’s also State that him playing for the Wizards, was part of the terms of him getting ownership and then they reneged on it. People forget that part.
i grew up watching him. it's merched that every game he did amazing things that were worthy of highlight reels. his mid range jump shot was a highlight in itself. nobody was close to blocking his shots or making him miss with pressure. it's easy for ppl to take for granted that level of athleticism and genius until its gone. nobody seriously thinks MJ isn't the goat.
Mike didn't want to "settle" for 3s, as he felt it tempered his aggression. He was otherwise putting pressure on the defense; getting downhill, getting to the line, putting defenders in foul trouble, and opening up the game for finishers and sharpshooters. His was the plate everyone ate off of. You could either get a 50 piece and be all over the news (CNN would pick up nasty NBA highlights, not just ESPN), or you could send help and let his whole team eat and all be civilized gentlemen. He would shoot outside to keep them from packing the paint, Giannis style.
in addition to all of the individual statistics and team accomplishment jordan had a 48 inch vertical, ran a legitimate 4.4 in the 40, could bench press 300 pounds in his prime, and had some of the biggest hands ever for an nba player, as well as being 6"6. find me a player in any sport with that total package of physical attributes.
This 💯. He was 38-39 years old and was averaging 23/5/5 on two bad knees, one of which needed drained every few months. He was the front runner for league MVP, and after he got injured right after the all star break, they only won like 8 more games without him the rest of the year.
Adding MJ they doubled their win total from the previous year...Then after his injury they lost 7 outta the last 10 games and missed the playoffs by one game.
MJ is simply the greatest...10 time scoring champion, defensive player of the year, 9 time 1st team all defense, 6 finals MVP awards, 2 three peats, 5 time league MVP and was as clutch as you can get. Anybody that says he couldn't shoot 3's doesn't know what they're talking about. He could shoot them but the 3 point shot just wasn't as much a part of the game as it is now. He did it all with one team and didn't go out trying to create super teams in order to win. Instead of joining other top stars on a team, he took pleasure in keeping them from getting rings. As cool as these highlights are, it's nothing like watching him play live.
I respect everyone’s opinion about their goat, I am lucky started watching basketball in 1991. Watching Jordan’s Bulls games was different than any other games (today or 90s), there are so many highlights in just one game. The movements from Jordan just arts and beauty, I wasn’t even care about the stats or championship.
He set the record for most 3s in a half of an NBA finals in 92...since been beaten I'm sure but it was different game back then. Was much more physical, with handchecking, getting space to shoot was a lot more difficult
he hit 55 points against the knicks in #45 on his first return to NY. his playing was still amazing but not consistent but during the off season he got back into basketball shape and ran another 3 peat after that. i think on the season he won his 5th ring they went 70-12 that year. Truly amazing to watch.
The reason he wore 45 was because when he returned, he didnt want to wear the last number his father saw him in before he was murdered. The reason he chose 45 was becuse that was his number in jv in high school. When he got to varsity, his older brother was already wearing 45, so he cut the number in half and rounded up to 23.
I honestly believe that if Michael Jordan played today he would honest-to-god average 35-5-7 And the reason I say that is because he would still figure out a way to get to the hoop even though people are allowed to zone now. But because he would be forced to work on his 3-pointer and knowing he's the person that created Kobe's Mamba mentality he would definitely be knocking them down. Even back then he was averaging what 33% from the 3 point during a time where the average 3-point percentage was 34%? So it's not like he's trash at 3 but as you've seen he didn't need to shoot the three because he could at will just dunk on every single player in the NBA or acrobat lay up on all of them.
Easy. He had no limitations athletically so he woulda adapted to the style, which 100% caters to offense now. He adapted his game a few times in his career, and he woulda done it today. He’s still be the best athlete on the court, with massive hands (underrated advantage) and the desire to kill you. LBJ is bigger but he’s not faster, he doesn’t jump higher, and he doesn’t have the same agility the way Mike can twist/change directions airborne. Dude was a unicorn.
MJ wasn’t even a bad 3pt shooter, he was just average. Having your only “weakness” be being only an average 3 shooter is damn great. For his career, MJ only averaged 1 three per game, so being on par for league average shooting THAT little amount of 3s was great.
Shot under 30% 9 of 15 yrs and 3 years the line was moved up. If Westbrook is "Westbrick" for atleast 30% from 3, htf is that average?? Lol...he was a terrible 3pt shooter. And don't use that Portland game because after that first game he finished the series 6-24 from 3.
In his prime he was hitting a 4.3 in the forty, 48" vertical. He 3-peated, retired for couple years and played baseball after his Dad was murdered, came back and 3 peated with the Bulls again. MJ would average around 45pts a game today with the spread out defenses and no hand checking, etc.... He was just cat quick and amazing to see his speed in person. I'm no Bulls fan then or today but you admired his game no matter, he was incredible. There's a long but worth the watch video here on the Tube called "Air Jordan" that runs down his entire career from college forward. You see many highlights you don't even see here.
Another thing about MJ that gets overlooked is he is the greatest 1 foot and 2-foot leaper ever! Most athletes are only effective at one or the other. You can actually give MJ a 3rd category his freakish 2-foot sideways leaping ability which enabled him to do so much damage in the paint. There's never been anything like MJ He's in a category all by himself
I don’t think many younger people today understand that Jordan was must watch TV. He brought it every night on offense and defense. Every game was a show!
Nobody can watch Jordan HIGHLIGHTS with out stopping pausing rewinding and a moment of silence. MJ bodied the league. That's why he's the GOAT never lost in the finals and could have easily gotten 4more 🏆🏆🏆🏆 rings
Here we go again with a youngin looking at a video and all of a sudden is an expert on defensive play of the era. You are just seeing clips. No everyone did not just fall back then. The clips you see were picked BECAUSE he made that person fall with the fake. It was not typical. So weird how they don't understand that....especially being use to an era where nobody actually plays defense. 😅
Jordan could shoot 3’s but never needed it for his game in the 80’s and 90’s. I want to say in his 1996 season Jordan shot 42% from deep. Jordan had seasons averaging less than 1 3ball per game so his percentages got to be looked into with context
@@garyblubaugh2517 can't shoot from past 15ft, had his PPG drop in the playoffs every year, and in all his 7 scoring titles(Jordan has 10) he had a miserable playoff series
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 still you are wrong. 50ppg for a season to start with. He stopped trying to be leading scorer after his first seven seasons. As that was all everyone talked about. In his era he was looked down on for that, as well as not wanting to be viewed as Goliath or a bully. 40pt+ 1 Wilt 271 2 MJ 173 3 Kobe 122 50pt+ 1 Wilt 113 2 MJ 31 3 Kobe 25 60+ 1 Wilt 32 2 Kobe 6 3 MJ 4 Harden 4 Even though he couldn't shoot FT, nor have the use of a 3 pt line he has the most games of scoring high amounts by far over everyone which he predominantly did in his first 7 years and is only.01 behind MJ playing 3 years on 1 leg after a bad knee injury in 69 I believe is the right year he got an ACL tear. Which ended their careers typically in that time. You go believe your not fully informed opinion.
MJ was 28 years old when he won his first NBA Championship in 1991. That was in his 7th year in the league. Won two more in a row at age 29 and 30 in 1992 and 1993. Won 3 more in a row in 1996 , 1997 , and 1998 at age 33 , 34 , and 35. 😉
The Day Michael Jordan would play, that day the while world would stop just to watch him play. I mean the Man was known all around the world. I mean I don't think it will ever be done again. This kind of athletes only come around every 100 years or so.
Whenever MJ and the bulls were on tv, it was a must-see.. There's not a player today that takes over games like MJ used to do, and the thing that separates MJ from the players today is that the NBA back in the 80s and 90s was a totally different league, the NBA today is soft compare to back then, to get a flagrant foul called on you back then you needed to be bleeding unlike today if you just touch him in the head they tossing you out the game, watching MJ play was a one in a life time opportunity, the man was incredible..
If I could have any players abilities style athleticism in history it’s Jordan. No true weakness. 3’s? I’d rather dunk on your head, slice n dice with that layup package or kill you softly with the middie or the unstoppable fadeaway…..then give you the shrug. Then when I feel like I can dominate on the defensive. Id be the most clutch of the clutch. The GOAT.
You say no one was jumping with him (They were) BUT what you don't get in high light films is his actual explosiveness. MJ was so quick he could stop on a dime and change directions and offenders didn't have time to react before he was gone. THAT coupled with NO ONE wanted to be in that news clip for their kids, families & friends to see on national television for the next month/yrs to come. He was FEARED by all and NEVER cowered from ANYBODY. He played injured, sick, tired it didn't matter. Teams who never really filled a stadium would have standing room only when the Bulls and Mike came to town. He elevated the actual game of basketball everywhere.
You left out that Jordan ran a 4.3 and had a measured vertical of 48”. He was REALLY fast and of course could jump & out hang time everyone. He was just that much better than everyone else, including the multiple HOFers and top 50 players he played against. The fact that you’re stupid enough to say that MJ was “trash”, let’s everyone know that you’re too casual to even call casual.
Do you know how many people I’ve watched react to this?!? Lol. Of them all, only one other noticed the play at around 13:50. Where he missed the block with one hand but gets the block with his other hand he’s in the air so long. It’s one of my favorite plays but no one ever noticed it!! Good on you bro. That’s one if his best, imo ☺️
When Jordan entered the NBA his vertical was 48", and it increased to 50" after his rookie year. His vertical was the highest of all time in the NBA draft, and may still stand as such.
You asked why people kept falling. Michael played mind games with people and had them shook on the court. He had them believing he was a God and unstoppable. They got nervous playing against Mike because he was in their head
If Michael Jordan was playing in the NBA today he'd probably average only 24 or 25 points per game, and that's only cause he's 59 years old.
🤭😹😹😹😹😹 facts
Lies
Kobe crushed MJ
@@yourmommahouse OK 22 or 23 ppg
You smokin🤣
Michael was never trash. He was the greatest of all time. Completely unstoppable.
People say Lebron is a once in a lifetime player. Well Mike is a once in forever player.
Listen, the fact that this man did this in one season tells you what you need to know:
1988 Season:
-Scoring Title
-DPOY
-NBA MVP
-NBA All-Star MVP
-Slam Dunk Champ
-Steals Leader
-200 Steals/131 Blocks (Did it back to back years) (Only player to ever do it)
-4 50 point games
-18 40 point games
-Averaged 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1.6 blocks
-Played all 82 games!
He had 18 40-point games in ONE season?!? 😳😳😳
@@tysonbasye5171 YES!! Look it up.🤣🤣
Man you hit the nail in the coffin ⚰️ nice why to bring facts 👍
Holy crap!
I got tired reading all that. Imagine actually playing all of it.
It’s nice for the younger generation to truly appreciate how dominant and athletic MJ was 💯
2 3peats
6-0 finals - never a game 7
6x finals mvp
5x mvp
10 scoring titles
9 all defense 1st team
1988 dpoy (mvp and scoring title as well)
3x steal leader
14x all star
10x all nba 1st team
3x nba all star mvp
2x dunk champion
ncaa title
rookie of year
2x olympic + 2 other gold medals
2x 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season (first to do it, only player to do it twice)
Don’t forget the winning the scoring title, DPOTY, steals leader, dunk contest, and league MVP all in one season.
He also had the greatest statistical 82 game season in history with 35 ppg, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
Really he should've had at least 9 mvps. He was 1st team all defensive 9 straight years and each time, he was the scoring champ. Also, each one of those years he led his team to ECF or better. So I don't know how someone else could've won mvp during those years
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one last thing:
the only player to win MVP, title, FMVP, scoring title, & all-NBA 1st team defense in the same season. and he did it four times.
*AND YOU FORGOT THE SHOES*
You had to be around at his peak to understand just how much this man dominated a team sport. We will never see anything like this again.
Facts! I don't care who you compare him with today, MJ is the GOAT of basketball!
@@knightu1642 dude how can MJ be the GOAT??? Statistically no!!! Get off his nutz
Kobe was a carbon copy. Jimmy Butler has a very similar game as well
@@youretoonosey6334 Jimmy is not in the same category as MJ and Kobe lol
They won't understand unless they saw it in real life....
I’ve watched a few of these reaction videos and everyone says, “how are these guys just falling?”
If you watched MJ play you would know how quick and fluid his moves were. He would often come at defenders later in the game, slightly modifying a move he used earlier. If you didn’t get it just right in a fraction of a second, he was already gone and mid dunk. Just about everyone in the league was scared of MJ.
The 80s game was far less perfected planned plays and far more psychological battles based on skill and headgames, so every time he'd hit you with a variation of the move as the battle developed over the course of a game.
Larry was making dudes fall left and right despite his lack of athleticism because he was a master of using people's weight and inertia/momentum against them - wait until you made a tiny weight shift and then go the opposite way, and they made such an art of it that you weren't even aware of your own shift in direction, and so when you attempt to defend you are confused to find your body not complying for some reason.
Look at the faces of those guys on the ground - they look like they have idea why their bodies just betrayed them - these days the subtlety is gone thanks to AI making carries and travels part of the game that is no longer policed - why bother with learning such subtlety when you can just hold the ball until the defender is all and truly committed to a direction before "continuing" you dribble (I.e. double dribbling) and going the other way. I remember Kobe wrong-footed a dude right off the damn court using that, still cool, but give me back 80s rules anyway.
We as fans knew why they were falling 😅😅😅
His big hands, his footwork, his first step, and of course the hang time set him apart from the rest...and that's purely on a physical level. Combine that with an insane competitive spirit, and you have Michael Jordan
And don’t forget he was a class act not like the thugs playing these days.
MJ would do everything u saw in that video to everyone in the current league...including LJ...and send them back to the bench in tears...he regularly scored on 7ft bigs while taking elbows, shoulders, rib shots, and full on tackles...he still scored...didnt flop, didnt complain, didnt take plays/games off.. he got up and WON...played 80-82 games his entire career
" played 80-82 games his entire career". Each season he did.
.......the thing that isn't mentioned was MJ was doing this every game, this was normal not the unexpected.
FACTS!!!
He would do it way harder on everyone since it’s so less physical now
@@kylecampisi6376 and could you imagine how much more athletic MJ would be with 40 years of medical and exercise advancements? The training, equipment, supplements, nutrition, knowledge, technology has all changed so much.
He's simply the greatest player I've ever seen. One stat that I think goes unnoticed is that he's the only player to have over 100 blocks and 100 steals in a season. Not only did he do it once, he did it twice.
200 steals to be exact
Olajuwon 282 blocks and 213 steals in 88-89.
@@marcverdon4774 good catch, I missed that. Hakeem got a lot of steals for a Center and Jordan a lot of blocks for a guard.
Pippen did it once too in 89-90 I think.
@@DesroQc You're 100% correct and I've also been quoting the stat wrong. It's over 100 blocks and 200 steals in a season and yes, Pip got there once.
I appreciate the correction.
He jumps like if he were jumping from a trampoline seriously for those of us that saw and witness his greatness he also has the highest vertical in nba history til this day
As Jordan said, He wore 45 because his father wasn’t there to watch him play anymore as he was murdered in 1993. So when he returned to basketball, it was a new beginning, 45 was also his first high school number. Jordan was not trash during the 25 or so games he wore 45. He just needed a few games to get back into basketball shape. He scored 55 in his return to MSG. In the 1995 semifinals against Orlando, Jordan turned the ball over late and in the post game, Nick Anderson of the Magic commented “45 isn’t 23” so Jordan wore 23 in the following game and shot for almost 40. However he was fined about $20k per game or total, I’m not sure for wearing 23. When he came back and told the league he wanted to wear 45, the league gave him the number and made thousands of 45 jerseys for fans. When he brought 23 back w/o permission and during the current season, it basically made the 45 jerseys in stores unsellable. I have the 45 jersey still with the tags. Jordan was the VP of the Wizards then played for them 2001-2003. He owns or partially owns the Hornets.
preach to em, they get that gap year 2wisted, jordan was getting back into it he needed time but even during that time he was still better than many of the top players during that period
@@seanknight7135 yeah he gets crapped on for not leading the Bulls passed a young Orlando in '95 but neglect that he only played in I think 17 games before the playoffs and his body was still mostly conditioned for baseball. The Bulls also had a few decent/solid post players but nowhere what could contain Horace Grant (left the Bulls) and Shaq.
Actually with the fine, Jordan was wearing his iconic 11’s for the first time and the league didn’t approve of them (the same happen with his 1’s) to wear for the game. So each time he wore them, they fined him $10k. The next year he was able to wear them without getting fined because the league cleared it.
He was recorded with a 48" vert. Mid range GOD. He could shoot 3s but wasn't his choice since wasnt a shot league used much. Had league playoff 3pt record for Portland series. He ran like a 4.4 sec 40 yd dash. 2- 3 peats. Best offensive & defensive player. 🐐 all day.
Why shoot 3s when you can drive to the hole, dunk on your opponent’s team, get the “and 1” and cut out their heart and soul in the process?
No Dean smith and several others people recorded him at 4.3
His vertical was 48 after his Olympic debut.. It was probably around 50 when pre-game.
Hand size of a 7footer.
Back in those days we were taught to pass up 3's for higher percentage shots
Vertical was registered at 48”.
Jordan was a MONSTER 👿!
I say an interview from Coach Roy said he managed a 50" jump.
@@vicalsi1568 its possible, there were dunks even before the NBA his crotch was clearing a 7 footer!
@@vicalsi1568 50".....Jason Caffey told me he's ten times faster then what you see on TV
This is the complete bs stuff that tarnishes his legacy. If a 6'6 man had a 48/50inch vert the his chest would be rim level with touching the top if the backboard. Pls stop it.
@@yung2o365 you cant do math it seems... 12 inches = 1 foot. 48 inches = 4 feet, meaning that a 6'6 man will only have his head 6 inches above the rim...Not HIS CHEST (even with a 50 inch vertical...his chin will be below or at the rim). He would need a 55 inch vertical for the chest to be at the rim..
Jordan still has the highest vertical on record amongst NBA players. His first step was very quick. He also has abnormally large hands, which let him do one handed ball fakes. His fundamentals and footwork were incredible. As he got older and slowed down, his fade away and mid range game were incredible. For reference, during his championship years, he shoot 50% from mid range. For comparison, LeBron for his career in the midrange is 35%.
Imagine if Jordan could play with the no contact rules of today, use a gather step, carry the ball like players can today and defenders had to worry about 3 seconds. He wouldn’t need a 3pt shoot because his fg% would be over 60%.
Facts . I also feel the whole 3 point thing to be silly . As if an intense competitor like Jordan wouldn’t practice like crazy to improve that part of his game ( that wasn’t that bad to begin with ) if he felt it to be necessary 🤷🏼♂️ ?
Watching Jordan play was a thing of beauty. In high school the only reason anybody in my school went to the library was to get the latest issue of sports illustrated and tear off the page of Jordan posterizing other players and taping it to their folders. It’s a shame bro you didn’t get to watch greatness in action. It was a thing to behold
I'm honestly blessed to have watched him play. Throughout his career.
same
Saw him at the Key Arena against the Supersonics. Watching him live as a kid is something I'll never forget!
@@leonel8831 I was lucky enough to see him about 20 times over the years...I was lucky to see him against Boston in the Playoff game where he went off..absolute Master
I was at the garden with Michael drop 55 on the New York Knicks it was a thing of beauty pure poetry in motion
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I was living in Chicago during his career there. Trust men I tell you he had highlight plays just about every game he played. He also played virtually every game (no load management). He understood that whether it was a home or a road game, games sold out because of HIM and he felt it was his responsibility to play. He rarely disappointed
I grew up in Texas. Thank God for WGN. I got to watch most of the Bulls' games. The ones I missed, I made sure to watch highlights for on ESPN because I knew there would be something amazing from MJ on there.
Lebron James…
2004 - Missed Playoffs
2005 - Missed Playoffs
2006 - Destroyed In 2nd Round
2007 - Destroyed In Finals
2008 - Destroyed In 2nd Round
2009 - Destroyed By Dwight Howard
2010 - Choked In 2nd Round
2011 - Choked In Finals
2012 - Saved By Strike Season
2013 - Saved By Ray Allen
2014 - Destroyed In Finals
2015 - Destroyed In Finals
2016 - Saved By Adam Silver
2017 - Destroyed In Finals
2018 - Destroyed In Finals
2019 - Missed Playoffs
2020 - Bubble Chumps
2021 - Destroyed In 1st Round
2022 - Missed Playoffs (As The Favorite Western Conference Team To Make Finals)
Cavs vs Celtics Game 3 (2017 Playoffs)
Lebron scored a total of 11 points…
Cavs vs Pistons Game 1 (2007 Playoffs)
Lebron scored a total of 10 points…
Lakers vs Blazers Game 2 (2020) Playoffs)
Lebron scored a total of 10 points…
Heat vs Mavs Game 4 (2011 Playoffs)
Lebron scored a total of 8 points…
Heat vs Pacers (2014 Playoffs)
Lebron scored a total of 7 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists…
MJ played 4 seasons/284 fewer games than Lebron. Also MJ…
- 2 More rings
- 2 More finals MVPs
- 1 More MVP
- 1 More DPOY
- 9 More scoring titles
- 3 More steals titles
- 3 More all-defensive teams
Special Note: Returning Lebron’s fanbase logic to them, AD joined a 37 win Lakers who didn’t even make the playoffs and turned them into champions…
Top 75 teammates: Lebron-5 / MJ-2
Seasons with 2 qualifying all-star teammates: Lebron-5 / MJ-0
Top 5 draft pick teammates: Lebron-21 / MJ-1
Missed Playoffs: Lebron-4 / MJ-0
Total rings: Lebron-4 / MJ-6
Finals losses: Lebron-6 / MJ-0
If you want rings, look at Bill Russell
If you want records, look at Wilt
If you want mentality, look at Kobe
If you want dominance, look at Shaq
If you want accolades, look at Kareem
If you want stats, look at Lebron
If you want all of the above, look at MJ
117 NBA players from Lebron’s era voted who they believe is the greatest NBA player of all-time. This is the results…
1. Michael Jordan (73%)
2. Lebron James (11.9%)
Other (15.1%)
MJ’s era, along with modern NBA coaches voted MJ as the greatest of all-time at a higher percentage. And fan voting has placed MJ as the greatest of all-time at just above 75% of the votes…
Not only does MJ have beat Lebron in more prime for prime comparisons, but so does 6 other all-time greats, including Larry Bird. Below is Birds prime stats on the left and Lebron’s on the right…
Bird/Lebron
PPG - 27.3/26.6 - Bird
AST - 6.8/6.9 - Lebron
REB - 9.8/7.3 - Bird
STL - 1.8/1.6 - Bird
BLK - 0.9/0.7 - Bird
TOV - 3.1/3.5 - Bird
FG% - 51.2/53.2 - Lebron
3P% - 40.0/36.5 - Bird
FT% - 89.9/74.9 - Bird
Larry Bird beats Lebron 7-2 when comparing their stats from 5 years of their primes. Lebron’s longevity achievements, not prime abilities, has gotten him placed so high on the all-time greats, whereas many other greats are lower on the all-time greats for the same reasons. So only by recency bias and media narratives, Lebron has gotten more credit by far than any other greats but not well deserved…
Most PPG by a defensive player of the year…
MJ - 35.0 (87-88)
Giannis - 29.5
Olajuwon - 27.3
Robinson - 23.2
Dwight - 22.9
Kawhi - 21.2
During Lebron’s best 3 scoring seasons he had his worst defensive seasons. He also came in dead last in the entire league in time spent getting past the half court line back on the defensive end of the floor in all 3 seasons…
MJ won 3 championships, 3 scoring titles, 2 season MVPs, 3 finals MVPs, 3 all-defensive 1st teams, and missed 0 games in just a span of 32 months. And this is only a small fraction of why he had the best prime of all-time…
There have only been 4 finals matchups in NBA history where both teams had 60+ wins. MJ won 3 of them in a row…
Lebron’s early dominance in the weakest conference in NBA history when adding up win totals for the top 8 seeds has been a major factor of his fanbase logic of why he should be so high on the all-time greats. But here’s Luka’s dominance compared to Lebron in a mostly tougher conference…
Luka/Lebron
Wins - 134/126
Points - 26.1/26.5
Rebounds - 8.5/6.6
Assists - 7.9/6.6
DBL-DBLS - 121/61
If Pippen was the reason why MJ won, why couldn’t he win with Hakeem and Barkley as his teammates?
Here’s a flip coin to Lebron’s fanbase logic behind their longevity argument.
Lebron James all-time playoff/finals ranks
Finals losses - 1st
Missed shots - 1st
Missed three’s - 1st
Turnovers - 1st
Swept in finals - 1st
Missed free throws - 1st
Most finals series lost - 3rd
Worst +\- finals - 6th
No this isn’t another top 75 list. It’s Lebron’s teammates through the years…
Dwyane Wade (13x all-star)
Kyrie Irving (7x all-star)
Anthony Davis (8x all-star)
Chris Bosh (11x all-star)
Russell Westbrook (9x all-star)
Kevin Love (5x all-star)
Ray Allen (10x all-star)
Shaquille O’Neal (15x all-star)
Carmelo Anthony (10x all-star)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2x all-star)
Dwight Howard (8x all-star)
Ben Wallace (4x all-star)
Rajon Rondo (4x all-star)
Marc Gasol (3x all-star)
Andre Drummond (2x all-star)
Rashard Lewis (2x all-star)
Antawn Jamison (2x all-star)
Derrick Rose (3x all-star)
Brandon Ingram ( 1x all-star)
Carlos Boozer (2x all-star)
Mo Williams (1x all-star)
Tyson Chandler (1x all-star)
Shawn Marion (4x all-star)
Deron Williams (3x all-star)
Jerry Stackhouse (2x all-star)
Isaiah Thomas (2x all-star)
Wally Sczerbiak (1x all-star)
Juwan Howard (1x all-star)
Kyle Korver (1x all-star)
The 2017 Warriors and Cavs were more evenly matched in the finals than Lebron’s protective media likes to tell his easily deceived fanbase. But you can’t blame them. They had to manufacture a fake goat to raise the NBA ratings, in return raising their own ratings after the departure of MJ. It really came down to Lebron and KD as to which team ultimately won, but of course they couldn’t tell the fan’s that KD just beat Lebron. Here’s how evenly matched their help was…
Warriors vs Cavs 2017 Finals Stats
Curry PPG-26.8/FG%-44.0/3P%-38.8/FT%-89.7
Irving PPG-29.4/FG%-47.2/3P%-41.9/FT%-90.0
Klay PPG-16.4/FG%-42.9/3P%-42.5/STL-0.4
Smith PPG-11.8/FG%-54.1/3P%-58.1/STL-0.6
Green PPG-11.0/REB-10.2/AST-4.8/3P%-28.0
Love PPG-16.0/REB-11.2/AST-1.0/3P%-38.7
Warriors Bench PPG-22
Cavs Bench PPG-22
Nobody, not even Lebron’s naive fanbase will argue that the Rockets with a duo of Harden, CP3 and company were better than the trio of Lebron, Irving, Love and the rest of Lebron’s handpicked company. But the Rockets took those Warriors with KD to 7 games and would have won if CP3 hadn’t suffered an injury, causing him to miss game 7. The Cavs lost in 5 games to that same Warriors team in the finals. Lebron doesn’t have the winning mentality that some may think…
Most superstars are lucky to have 1 all-star teammate, 3-4 good role players and some bums to fill out the rest of the roster for up to 7 years of their career, kind of like MJ. Lebron's had 2 all-star teammates, shooter's and vetran minimum notables taking less money to completely fill out rosters from top to bottom for 12 years of his career. After he decided to 1up the rest of the league to be a heavy favorite for years to come with two different teams, Heat and Cavs, KD decided to return the favor to him and 1up Lebron by joining GSW. People just want to see a competitive league instead of naively getting excited over Lebron making so many finals when he's always been heavily favored to except once. I definitely don't hate Lebron but much of his fanbase is embarrassing to be associated with. And I'm more disappointed that we'll never really know just how great Lebron really is. I mean just imagine if he joined 1 all-star and recruited 3-4 good role players along with some bums for just 7 years of his career in the tougher conference, kind of like MJ. How many finals appearances and rings would he have then? Maybe 2-3 finals appearances max? Maybe 1-2 titles max? He might be considered a top 20 great all-time at best. But he's played in the weaker conference with 2 all-stars, shooter's and vetran minimum notables taking less money to stack teams from top to bottom for 12 years of his career. Almost all of Lebron’s accomplishments are due to all the help he’s had and longevity. Even Karl Malone had longevity stats over MJ but he still couldn’t get past him. That’s like giving Shaq 100 free throw opportunities to MJ’s 10 and suddenly saying Shaq is the better free throw shooter. That’s Lebron’s fanbase logic. But guess what? Even with Lebron playing many more seasons than MJ, he’s still not as accomplished in the NBA. So with the many more opportunities Lebron has had to surpass MJ in overall accomplishments, he’s still not done it. And Lebron can’t turn back the clock to be better prime for prime than MJ or several other all-time greats for that matter…
Lebron fan’s give him full credit for his 4 titles and no blame for the 6 losses. If Ray Allen didn’t hit that shot, Bron is 3-7 right now. If Kyrie didn’t hit a vital clutch 3 in game 7 against GSW, Bron would probably be 2-8 right now. If the low seeded Miami with Butler as the best player, and an injured Dragic as the 2nd best player (Taking Lakers to 6 games lol), didn’t steal the blue print to beat the Bucks, Bron is probably 1-9. If Lebron didn’t play next to the 3rd best shooting guard of all-time, a top 5 power forward at the time, shooter’s and vetran minimum notables taking less money to stack the roster from top to bottom, Lebron would probably be 0-10 in the finals. Nah, actually he would’ve only made 3 finals appearances max if he wasn’t favored to every year but once. And he wouldn’t have made that one he wasn’t favored to if he wasn’t playing in the weakest eastern conference of all-time when adding up the win totals for the top 8 seeds. Lebron bandwagon fan’s are the the most easily deceived. MJ is the goat by a long shot…
MJ had to overcome diversity to win his first championship. The Pistons and Lakers were both favored to meet in the finals when MJ beat both out for his first ring. MJ never lost as a favorite in a single series, including the finals. Lebron has lost a few series’s as the favorite, including his ridiculous meltdown against the Mavericks. MJ lost to a dynasty in the Celtics when he had no help, but he still put up 63 points trying to will his team through them. Lebron lost in the first round with AD playing in 4 of those games along with an entire handpicked roster against the Suns with an old CP3 and Booker…
MJ had the lowest surrounding scoring cast of teammates among all superstars throughout NBA history to go on and win a title. He holds this feat 5 out of the top 10 spots, including the top 3. He went 6-0 in the finals carrying the heaviest offensive load of all-time and 11-0 in all championship opportunities. Despite Lebron having the most help all-time, he’s 4-6 in the finals and 6-6 in all championship opportunities. If this was boxing, Lebron would be considered a journeyman. Nobody would argue that MJ had a teammate better than Pippen or Rodman. But did you know both of them completely fell off their games once the playoffs began, forcing MJ to carry a much heavier load to win. Rodman wasn’t only the worst offensive player in the NBA, but he wasn’t the elite rebounder in the playoffs that he was in the regular season, making him more of a liability on the floor…
Dennis Rodman (1998 Playoffs)
PPG FG% 3P% FT%
4.9 37.1 25.0 60.5
REB BLK STL ASST
11.8 0.6 0.7 2.0
Dennis Rodman (1997 Playoffs)
PPG FG% 3P% FT%
4.2 37.0 25.0 57.7
REB BLK STL ASST
8.4 0.2 0.5 1.4
Scottie Pippen (1998 Playoffs)
PPG FG% 3P% FT%
16.8 41.5 22.8 67.9
REB BLK STL ASST
7.1 1.0 2.1 5.2
The closest stats to Pippen that a player has had in the playoffs/finals, was this year and his name is Andrew Wiggins…
Andrew Wiggins (2022 Finals)
PPG FG% 3P% FT%
18.3 44.6 29.7 69.2
REB BLK STL ASST
8.8 1.5 1.5 2.2
Not only was Wiggins slightly better than Pippen in stats but he also held his defensive assignment (Tatum) to a lower PER than Pippen held his, just so you can get a little more context of how heavy the load was that MJ carried. No other superstar carried his best 2 teammates to a championship while they played this horribly. MJ carried them to multiple championships…
There isn’t a criteria given by a reliable source yet that has Lebron higher than 4th greatest of all-time no matter how they’ve attempted to score it. One source admittedly scored finals losses much higher than wins in an attempt to see how high they could get Lebron, and that’s the only reason he got 4th. He’s closer to 7th on the all-time greats, trying to solidify a 4th spot at best. Longevity stats are scored the lowest for good reason. I mean Karl Malone has longevity over MJ but couldn’t beat him. Stockton wins in about every category but nobody would argue that he’s better than Magic. Lebron will be somewhere between 4th and 7th all-time once solid criteria of scoring is released as a method for placement, so marinate on that for a while. Not only that, but just as Bill Russell’s career is downplayed to this day because of all the help he had to succeed, Lebron will go down with the most tainted legacy of all-time, regardless of where he’s put on the all-time greats list…
I acknowledge that Lebron is a freak athlete with durability and longevity on his side. With his size and athletic abilities, he’s able to chase any stat he wants regardless if it’s the best decision at the time or not. I’ve watched him play and upon learning that he chases stats, I can’t unsee it anymore. Lebron has let guys blow past him, giving them a higher percentage of layups, all in the name of attempting to get a block added to his stat sheet. I’ve seen him push his best rebounding teammates to run the floor, so he can sit back to chase a rebound himself for his stat sheet. I’ve heard it from the horses mouth (Lebron’s), telling his teammates to shoot the ball, contested or not, when he passes to them, or pass it back, just so he can rack up his stats. I’ve seen Lebron come in dead last in the entire league for getting back on defense in 2 different seasons, years ago when he was a much more capable defender, which is a real stat tracked by the NBA btw. I’ve seen Lebron lacking 1 assist to get a triple double, passing up easy shots to chase that triple double, doing this in regular season games along with playoff games. Lebron’s stat chasing mentality over winning is very evident and videos don’t lie. Pat Riley asked Lebron to play a style like Magic, Wade like Kobe, and Bosh like Garnett when Riley pitched his recruitment to Lebron. Bosh was projected to have his highest rebounding season with the Heat, but Lebron pushed him to run the floor, so Lebron himself could sit back chasing rebounds, causing Bosh to have a season low in rebounds, although previous years prove he was the best rebounder on the floor. Lebron competed with Wade for stats more than opposing teams. After a year of Lebron refusing to play his role, in the name of stats, Riley asked Wade to step back for the betterment of the team, in which Wade obliged, so Lebron could grow instead of having another finals meltdown. Don’t act like you haven’t noticed the rift between Lakers management and Lebron. They wouldn’t even trade at the deadline, but rather put it on Lebron to make it work or continue chasing Kareem stat records. Lebron forced Russ to play off the ball, knowing Russ couldn’t excel that way. Russ went from several triple double seasons to not being able to catch rhythm as Lebron’s teammate. Lebron absolutely refused to play a lick of defense this year, not setting the tone for the team, all to get his stats, causing the finals favorite team in the west to not even make the playoffs. Almost all of Lebron’s teammates have their worst career stats next to him. All of Lebron’s teams have losing records when he’s on the bench because they’re so dependent on his stat racking style, despite him have the most help all-time to succeed. The media has hyped him since before he made it into the NBA, so not many can acknowledge these failures for the sake of their own ratings. Teams management knows they can’t acknowledge either because of the effect it could have on their teams future, because of the media. But they still often make it plain and anyone paying attention notices these rifts between Lebron and his teams management. Lebron’s never been coachable, although he’s had a carbon copy of Riley in Spo. Of course with all the public perception due to media deception, other players aren’t going to go against the crowd but will rather acknowledge Lebron in a more positive way. Lebron’s not a horrible player but he definitely has his major flaws. He would’ve been a top 20 no matter what but he’s chosen to taint his legacy forever, in the name of reaching a higher spot in the all-time greats. But no matter where he’s listed, he’ll still go down with the most tainted legacy of all-time because of his horrible choices…
Kawhi has the closest shooting chart and defensive mindset of anyone playing today, to MJ. Lebron has a losing record in the regular season and postseason against Kawhi teams. Lebron also has his worst stats and efficiency when only counting minutes guarded by Kawhi compared to being guarded by anyone else in the league. Just imagine if Kawhi was far more athletic, with much better unguardable signature moves, hustled like Westbrook, had a mentality like Kobe, durability of Lebron, trash talking head games of Bird, much more efficient, a better leader, a better finisher, better at getting steals, better at blocks, a much better passer, quicker, stronger, higher basketball IQ etc etc etc… Then Kawhi would be a little more like MJ. So if Kawhi poses such problems for Lebron, imagine what MJ would do to him…
There was less emphasis put on 3’s in MJ’s era so he practiced and shot less but worked at everything important in that era. MJ also shot above the average 3 point percentage in his era. Lebron shoot’s below the average 3 point percentage in this era, so MJ would have no issue with that in today’s game. The only 3 seasons that MJ attempted over three 3 point attempts, this was his average…
89-90 - 37.6%
96-97 - 37.4%
95-96 - 42.7% (Higher than Lebron has ever shot for a season, although he practices it more)
So MJ proved he could do anything he worked at very well. If he’d practiced shooting 3’s as much as players do in this era, he would have no issues shooting over that 42.7% from beyond the arc that he averaged in the 95-96 season…
Over his entire basketball career, Michael Jordan played for 11 championships. He never lost:
NCAA Championship: 1-0
Olympic Gold Medals: 2-0
FIBA Gold Medals: 2-0
NBA Championships: 6-0
Moreover, Jordan remains the only player in NBA history to win: MVP, FMVP, DPOY, and ROTY. MJ’s also 24-0 in playoff series where he has home court advantage…
Congrats to LeBron for surpassing MJ on the All-time Scoring List. It only took him…
-150 more games
-4,942 more minutes
-868 more free throws
-3,202 more 3-pointers
That "shrug game" happened because people kept saying he couldn't shoot threes, so he hit 6 that night
I was a Lakers fan in the 80's, 90's and early part of 2000's.
MJ made everybody around the world be witness to the shock and awe performances.
48 vert
He didn't quit basketball to play baseball. His father was gunned down while he slept at a rest stop. The murderers stole his car with Jordan Sr still in the car and was dumped later. They didn't find Jordan Sr until a week and a half later. Identification took another 10 days due to the body being in extreme decomposition. Michael was very close to his father. Not only did he lose his father he lost his desire to play basketball at a high level. Playing minor league baseball was a type of therapy. After a year and a half Jordan returned halfway through 95'.
The #45 came off and #23 was back. Michael completed championship runs 96' 97' 98'
His second 3 peat. He also was finals mvp for all 6 nba championships.
If you’re like me, watching the Jordan era of the NBA was a treat. Especially considering the rules back then. It took a lot to get a flagrant foul called on you. Jordan spent years getting beat up by the Pistons. He eventually got passed them and the rest was history. He will always be the greatest to me. I miss the old days.
The era when it was hard to get a flagrant wasn't really the Jordan era. It was the Bird/Magic era with Jordan coming up behind them doing some spectacular shit - the flagrant wasn't even a thing then but his team wasn't that good. In the 90's flagrants came into being because of the Pistons beating up on MJ. It wasn't that hard to get one, it was just harder than the prissy flagrants given today.
Do people forget Jordan is the whole reason for "superstar" calls? After he broke through and became the face of the NBA, you weren't allowed to touch him it felt like. I remember hating this as a teen lol
@@isaiahscaggs haha like magic said on the photo shoot of the dream team, "you cant get close to jordan, its a foul" lmao
@@faisalsyed1170 man facts though lol
He killed people every time he played. Certified Perfection in the Finals. The sport of Basketball would not be what it is today if it weren’t for this man.
THATS A FACT
To answer some of your questions, he won a three-peat (91,92,93) retired to try baseball cause his dad always wanted him to play baseball. When his dad was murdered, he left the NBA to try baseball for his dad. The Bulls retired his #23. When MLB went on strike 2 years later, he came back to the NBA. He wore #45, cause #23 was retired, and #45 was the number he wore playing baseball, both as an adult and as a youngster. After a few games, he decided to go back to #23, but had to pay a fine every game for wearing a retired jersey number until the next season when they officially unretired #23. And upon his return, won another three-peat (96,97,98).
His verticle is 50 inches.
He did play for the Wizards at age 40. Only because he bought the team, and attendance was horrible, so he suited up to sell tickets and help develop his young players. I've been around to watch Bird, Magic, Jordan, Carter, Kobe and Lebron. Hands down, MJ is the GOAT. Complete player. If he didn't retire for 2 years, the Bulls would have went 8 or even 9 straight titles. This mixtape, was honestly the type of stuff he did every night.
MJ had a 49 inch vertical. NBA record for a rookie. Dude was on an another level 😂😂😂
When I was a teen, the conversation in the school often was about " did you see that", "what a game the Bulls had yesterday" . Detail i was born and raised in a country considered the very best of football for decades. Still MJ, the dream team and the 80, 90's NBA were often in our radar. It was a bless to have witnessed such era. MJ was perfection, no bitching about refs, no load bs management, no shortcuts, no me general manager. He only knew one mode, kill mode. He was the ultimate terminator, shark smelling blood on the water type, after he retired the league was never the same!!
People were falling back then? That was the Black Jesus affect. MJ mastered the game of spacing and getting defenders off balance. He had such fast twitching muscles which granted him freakish athleticism, insane quickness and explosiveness. Defenders were shook guessing his next move or counter move and that's why you see so many of them get dropped quick as prime Tyson opponents. You even saw the greatest perimeter defender (Rodman) get dropped. MJ had such tremendous balance. He loved to attack rim with a hard right drive but could stop on a dime, and that's why you see so many players biting on hard drive and then you see them disappear from picture.
I was fortunate to have seen him play in person a few times and it's like nothing I had seen before or after him. And I hated him since I've bled purple & gold since Magic's rookie season. It wouldn't be fair if he played in today's soft as Vagisil ointment NBA. #GOAT
FACTS! Dude is the greatest ever and also was a top defender!
@@deanchamblin2160 He’s currently the greatest , but Morant is catching up to him quickly and before you know it Ja will be the GOAT of the league and MJ will finally bow down to the master. Ja plays exactly like Jordan almost an exact replica. Difference is JA can jump
Higher and is shorter which is a rare sight to see. I’m certain Jordan is jealous and it’s only a matter of time before Morant three peats and eventually passes MJ in rings.
This is all historically accurate. Should be chiseled into stone.
@@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III Are you referring to my comment?
@@BobbyP5985 catching up? Lol. MJ average 37ppg in his 3rd season while Ja average 27ppg only, plus Ja only had an vertical of 42 inches while MJ is 48 inches probably the highest vertical leap in NBA history. Catching up? He's not catching up, Ja can't even guard Jordan Poole when Poole turns to God mode. Lol
Jordan's vertical was 46.5 inches at North Carolina. But his NBA measurement actually is 48 inches, as it was measured in his professional Olympic debut 1984.
Dean Smith and team recorded Michael Jordan at a 4.3 forty and a 48 inch vertical, that explains why he seems to hang in the air so long. With those x large gloves of hands he was a freak of an athlete.
Jordan was a rhythm 3-point shooter. For much of his career he only averaged < 1 3PA per game, most of which were late clock bailouts. But in the full seasons and postseasons where he took a good volume of 3-pointers, he shot it well. Basically, the times where he actually incorporated it into his game he shot it well. Check the numbers:
1990 - 37.6% on 3.0 attempts/gm
1993 - 35.2% on 2.9 attempts/gm
1996 - 43% on 3.2 attempts/gm (* shorter line; however I read an analysis of his games that year which suggested that his percentage from beyond the normal line would have been around 36-38%).
1997 - 37.4% on 3.6 attempts/gm (* shorter line)
Postseasons:
1991 - 38.5% 3FG
1992 - 38.6% 3FG
1993 - 39.6% 3FG (on 4 attempts per game, mind you).
To say he was a poor 3-point shooter is simply inaccurate.
You're right with the stats. Also 3 pointer werent has big as there are now. Most player back then didnt rely on the 3 has they do nowadays. Jordan was can hit 3's it just wasnt his game plan. There were players back then that were considered 3 pt specialist whose job were to get open and shoot 3's if needed, something like what Klay does for GS. With that being said, i think Jordan held a Finals record for having made 6 threes in a half just b/c someone said something about his shooting. Guy was a savage lol
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MJ ran a 4.3 so imagine this dude who can run past you & then just take off from beyond the dotted line that's why these dudes are falling
how fast is lebron,? his time
@@ricardolozano5356 a 4.6
@@savagewheaties35 I think Bron was timed at a 4.4 early on in his career, he claimed he timed a 4.6 during his Miami days. Jordan's 4.38 was timed in college. So at their fastest they were around the same speed if you're talking about moderate distance. But Jordan definitely had a quickness, acceleration, and start/stop ability that was slightly superior to Bron because MJ's body wasn't quite as bulky and he had more body control.
@@BT405 the difference is that LeBron had to put on weight to play to his potential in Jordan really didn't
@@whenisdinner2137 I mean he was definitely more efficient after he put on some pounds but he still averaged 28-7-7 in his first 7 years with Cleveland before really bulking up in Miami. Jordan couldn't get past the Pistons until he put on some weight and added more strength to his game. This helped him in the post in the late 90s too when he was definitely much more built than in his first 3-peat.
Nobody was that confident to hold the ball with the game on the line with seconds knowing he was going to close it out! Who I'm waiting?
He retired because he had to mourn for his dad who was murdered🙏🏾
And his dad played baseball with him as a child…and I believe he missed his dad,
THATS A FACT
Michael said that his brother Larry, who was a better player than him, likes the number 45. Michael said he is half of that, so he is 23. He wore 45 at the time to honor his brother when his 23 was not available at the time.
There was MJ and there was everybody else. MJ had his own level. He's the GOAT for good reasons. I laugh when people (mostly your age) say Lebron is better than MJ. He reportedly had a 48" vertical, tied as the highest in NBA history with, who else, Wilt Chamberlain. When MJ played, the guy most people refer to as an elite jumper was Dominique Wilkins. After he won three championships, he retired, sat out for 18 months and returned. After winning another three championship, he retired again and bought part if the Washington Wizards franchise. After three years and 9/11, he decided to return to the Wizards for two years and sold his shares of the Wizards. He took $1 million per year salary and donated it all to the families of the victims of 9/11. After two years, he finally retired for good and eventually bought into the Charlotte franchise. He now owns most of the Hornets (89.5%).
Wilt is better
Yeah Jordan was unbelievable.... But I owned him on the regular
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 wilt is better, Kareem is better, bill is arguably better
@@JohnnyRodgers3 Wilt is a joke! 7'1, 275lbs, had the physical advantage over everybody, yet his PPG dropped in the playoffs every year, he choked away games on the FT line and he was getting swept by 38 win teams in the first round lol
@@JohnnyRodgers3 gonna make a video today about Wilt being super overrated
MJ: vertical is 48". 4.3 in the 40 yard dash. With hand-checking. 30 points regular season and 33 in playoffs. Great foot work. Technically sound. Two way player offense and defense. One year his 3 point percentage was 43 percent another season it was 37.5 percent. He would average 40 points in todays game.
When people said Drexler was a better 3 point shooter, MJ had the shrug game where he set an NBA record for 3points made in a half time
Michael Jordan was way ahead of his time, I mean all them players didn't even know what to do with him or how to guard him. They was like where did this dude come from, like what planet is he from. 🔥. His Aireness for ever the G.O.A.T.
And he did this every night.. As a kid I watched WGN for this man and he was brilliant every time I watched him. He is the definition of what you want in a superstar. He never lost in the finals.. he was the best defensive player and nobody outworked or wanted it more. Oh also back then they pretty much allowed the other team to punch you when you played. Its hard to describe just how much presence he had on a game and you could feel it through the tv. And people were falling down because he was that good.. he was controlling them with how he played. Also gotta love young kids who only think 3 pointers mean anything. He was 6 for 6 in finals.. he shot the 3 fine it just was not the focus of any team back then. If MJ played today Curry would be stomped on.. he would have no idea what hit him.
Youngsters coming up are witnessing the greatness of Jordan and looking at his highlights in amazement!! I was around to watch Jordan in his prime years and he was a must see everytime he played!! A lot more than Lebron, that's for sure. Anytime Jordan played, you was glued to your television to see what he was gonna do next. As great as Kobe was, even he wasn't dunking on as many people as Jordan was in the late 80s early 90s. People talk about Ja Morant now, man please...Ja Morant wasn't dunking on as many people as Jordan. If you was under the rim in his way when attacked the rim, you was getting dunked on!! LOL Jordan was a damn monster back than, Something out of this world, like a video game!!
He played for the Wizards and bro, he was NEVER TRASH!! He was a beast when he was playing on one leg with the Wizards. He was also beating Hornet players at practice playing one on one when he was 51!!!
Heard a lot youngster said "why are they jumping". But as a defender, should always try their best to stop the MJ attack. Not to said "just let it be, i dont want to look dumb".
Appreciate the defender hard work.
These kids got no idea about D these days 🤦🏾♂️
Right, what a stupid thing to think. I mean it's one thing for a fan to say it but when players actually don't jump because they don't want to look silly on TV how seriously can you really take them?
The thing with MJ is he wasn't just offense, he also did defense like one of the best in the league. He could shoot, he could dunk, he could pass, steal, block, rebound and ontop of all of that he was inhumanly athletic. The fact he was good on both ends of the court is why he is the goat.
The most points Michael Jordan scored in one game is 69 on March 28th 1990, against the Cavaliers. Their will never be a NBA player as good or better than Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan's the G.O.A.T and always will.
MJ was honestly one of the most proficient "lights out" midrange shooters of all time. The three wasn't something that was practiced because it wasn't a big part of the game. He practiced and was good at what the strategy of that era was. Three point shooting doesn't matter when it comes to how good MJ was.
Michael Jordan - 48 Inches
If at all there was a player who could justify or even top the moniker 'His Airness', it is Michael Jordan. Jordan tops our list of players with the highest vertical leap of 48 inches. This to go along with a hangtime of 0.92 seconds.
Keep it 100 now. You didn't post what the rest of the article that you got that from said. It goes on to say that his official vertical in the NBA is unknown and not recorded. In college at the University of North Carolina, his vertical was recorded at 42 inches, but they calculated from watching NBA games that his vertical was closer to 48 inches but again, that is not official.
MJ is the Goat mate … his vertical Registered at 48 but some have even said they seen him do 50
Ps. 3 peated twice, 6-0 in NBA finals, 9 time all defense, 1 time defensive player player of the year, scoring titles, highest PER rating in history .. and the list of accolades continues
Michael Jordan vertical Jump was 48” !! That’s crazy!
GOAT. Imagine him playing today with no hand check and everything is a flagarant
When you can palm the ball like Michael and his understanding of spacing.. as well as really good jukes and fakes.. people fall.. not to mention, his quick first jab step.. if you dont treat his fakes seriously, he's gone
All true, but they were also terrified ... They go for his jukes all the time, and they wouldn't with anyone else. You've heard countless legends (Nash, Shaq, Kidd, etc) talk about how they were terrified playing him!
@@topspot4834 I mean if you're so dominant and score 35+ppg and make everyone look like a fool.. of course you would be scared and fall for jukes. Basketball is not just skills.. it's a mental game as well
Every game Michael Jordan played was a highlight reel in itself!
They asked in the beginning "can you fly? He said, yeah , for a little while"
He wasn’t trash when he played for the Wizards, he was 40-45 years old. But he still averaged 30-37 points, playing against younger guys. He wasn’t a bad three point shooter, he was just average, a long with the rest. But if he worked on it, just like the rest of his game, it would be top tier like the rest of him game.
MJ was never trash. He retired for 3 seasons, came back with the Wizards at 38 or 39 and averaged 23/6/5 with 1.4 steals and .4 blocks. At 38 after being out of the league for 3 years straight. His next and final season he played all 82 games and had 20/6/4 with 1.5 steals and .5 blocks shooting 45% from the field. At 39 or 40 years old. His "trash" years were better than most people's prime years.
and that first season Ron Artest broke 3 of MJ's ribs and he had bum knees. Before he tore his meniscus, they were the 5 seed and had the #1 defense. If he had another Dawg on that team...
@@smootht4578 Came back for 2 seasons with Wizards. Not 1. Know your facts...
@@smootht4578And he came back to the Wizards after retiring for 3 seasons, like I said. Know your facts...
@@smootht4578 Sure... Yea. I would go away too if I were you. At least you acknowledge, in your own way, that you know I am right. Nice try.
MJ broke a backboard in 1985 react to that hes the lightest Player to ever do it, And yes he ran a 4:30 forty and a 48 inch vertical And is probably the Twitchest athlete We will ever see And also one of the biggest hands you'll ever see to Palm the ball with ease
He did not run 4.3 smh
Yes he did
The thing that alot of the younger generation doesn't seem to realize, is that this was MJ every 👏 single 👏 night 👏. No plays off. No load management. No resting on defense. No backing down. He WAS thee Apex predator of the league! Players feared him. He had unrivaled determination & killer instinct. Motivated to play every game. Ten scoring titles (NBA record) in an era where physicality was at its highest, 6 Championships, 5 MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, a Defensive Player of the Year award which was usually given to the big men of that time and countless other benchmark stats that have yet to be broken. A NCAA National Championship and two Olympic Gold Medals. Still the only player in NBA history to win the scoring title, MVP, a Championship, Finals MVP and be named to the All-Defensive 1st team in the same season. He did that 4 times! Nearly every obscure stat has Jordan's name in it. And all of this was done in the Golden Era in effectively 14 seasons. Twelve seasons if we only look at his Bulls years. Eleven if we take out the majority of his second season that he lost due to a foot injury, which was the season he came back at the end and dropped 63pts in the Boston Garden in the Playoffs. That is an insane accumulation of accomplishments and stats in such a relatively average length career. Just imagine the accomplishments and stats he could have accumulated had he played 17, 18, 19 or 20 seasons. Just imagine where he would be sitting on the "all-time" lists. How many more titles and points he would have amassed. Imagine if he doesn't retire for two years in his prime or Jerry Krause/Reinsdorf don't kick Phil to the curb, making MJ's decision to retire again that much easier. That Bulls team had the ability to win 8 chips straight, maybe more. Just imagine how much higher the benchmarks would have been pushed. It's insane to think about. He could have have played 18-20 seasons if the path stayed linear on his career. Also, take this into consideration. LeBron has passed Kareem in scoring in season 20. Great accomplishment by any standard of greatness. But that is a longevity stat. You know this, we know this. Kobe, Karl, LeBron and Kareem all sit above Jordan on that scoring list and they all played ruffly 20 seasons or more. All great accomplishments. Now think of this, at 14 seasons respectively, Jordan was way ahead of all 4 of them in points. Jordan was nearly 5000 points ahead of LeBron at that point in their careers - not to mention he was ahead of LeBron in every statistical category other than assists at that point as well. So if you do the math while keeping things in perspective with common sense sprinkled in, Jordan potentially surpasses Kareem in his 17th season given the averages. Years ahead of LeBron. I mean, simply give Jordan back his second season due to injury and the two seasons he retired in his prime, right there is nearly Kareem passing territory. He also most likely catches and surpasses Stockton for steals leader as well. So when you look at it that way, it becomes quite clear that Jordan's career and potential was on a whole other level. Not knocking LeBron or anyone else. Greats are great, no matter the way we look at it. But one guy simply towered over the rest. Perspective tells us that. Luckily I got to see his career unfold. It was a remarkable time to watch basketball. And that isn't just nostalgia talking either. It is just the way it was. Game in and game out.
"You are simply the standard by which basketball excellence is measured." - David Stern
Great reaction though! Good to see the younger generation appreciating this man and respecting the heights he took this game to.
*Quick side note: He returned with number 45 because before his Father passed, he talked about playing baseball, thus his retirement. That number was the number he played baseball in as a kid. He didn't want to use 23 after coming out of retirement because that was the last number his Father saw him play in. But that changed when Nick Anderson of the Magic said "45 is not 23" after the Magic took games 1 & 2 of their playoff series. Just for context, 23 was back and the next season they went 72-10 with the Championship. Jordan was MVP averaging 30ppg and didn't skip a beat.
MJ had a 48" vertical. That's means he could get his head six inches above the rim. GOAT
Just answering some of your questions in the video
- 48 inch vertical ties for 1st in the HISTORY of the NBA
- AVERAGE 3-Point shooter ( VERY, VERY, VERY FEW players shot 3's back then. Concentration on that started about 10 years ago though the volume per team increased. The TEAMS of the 80's and 90's averaged about 9 3-pointers per game whereas today the average is about 22. It was an "Inside-Out" game where they would focus more on the big men whereas today, it is more guard play.
- It wasn't that people were just falling "back then," he would make just as many people fall today and if you pay attention to all the people that fell in this video with the exception of one (because his teammate made him trip over himself on the game winner) they are NOT sliding their feet because he switched directions to fast to where they didn't open up their stance and hips to turn and your feet are too close together to move.
- It is HIGHLY overstated how the athlete of the 80's and today have changed! Nutrition has helped (they make more money to focus on things as such), technology has helped (better training facilities which helps with recovery time which is why they should stop comparing the athlete of today because CLEARLY the very same logic they use could show that they are weaker today for not playing more minutes and games in MY opinion), and another HUGE advantage of today is travel (Now teams have Private Jets, whereas in the 80's and some parts of the 90's, teams had to fly commercial which is less rest in between cities and they STILL played back to backs as well.)
- There we're plenty of "athletes" in the league at that time, but when it came to MJ's jumping ability, he could hang in the air longer than most and would do the SAME thing today! (Don't let a few people fool you into believing that all or even most can jump with or like this man. Just as Lebron is, MJ too, was a freak of nature with his physical abilities which was another advantage. This is FACT, not an opinion.) If so many people can jump with him today or have his leaping ability, I'll wait... for their vertical to display 48 or higher. There are a few guys in the league that is or were pretty damn athletic now, like there were then. Ain't shit changed.
- There are VERY FEW players that can even hang with him with his arial creativity, like a Kyrie as one example, but for the most part, most players don't have this in their arsenal and the jumping ability that keeps them in the air a little longer. It would be nice to add Bron, but that was never apart of his game. Bron's jumping ability and sheer size would just move your ass out the way.
- Retired in 93' the first time with an almost 2 year lay off to play baseball. Left the second time in January of 99 and came back in October of 01' with wizards.
- 3-Peated TWICE
- 45 was his high school number
- Pippen did indeed SHARE assignments with MJ depending on the size of the player on the other team. Like in 91' he tries to guard Magic who is 6'9 and Pippen is 6'8 and longer than MJ. Magic was giving MJ problems, but keep it a stack...MJ WAS ALWAYS a problem on the other end.
- You caught the Wizards/ Hornets question
- And that last shot my friend...that shit WON the championship in Game 6 in his final game with the Bulls.
- Last point I'd make, He was LITERALLY your blue and true ALL AROUND basketball player. They keep saying Lebron, but the last time I checked...all around means you're GREAT on both ends of the floor and Jordan was usually the best Offensive player on the court and arguably the best Defensive player on the court. What you see in these highlights were a TASTE of what he did LITERALLY...EVERY DAMN NIGHT! Opposing players did not want to end up on a poster or embarrassed in front of their family.
He was heartless...and fearless. I'm 42, and I played this game beyond college and have played around the world and even with quite a few NBA players of my age and trust me when I say, Lebron is special...Kobe was special, but Mike was something different bruh.
You like who you like, you want to mimic your game after who you like and that's all cool, but when it comes to THIS GAME, to have ALL of the skills, athleticism, intangibles, and straight fucking will...I personally have yet to see any ONE player have all of those things like he did. PERIOD.
Yes Kobe played like him, but lacked MJ's physical gifts meaning he wasn't as athletic. Bron, to ME has lacked SOME of the skills and definitely the will at times. When I say skills, I mean BASIC fundamentals. Most moves you saw were the result of MJ's footwork and basic fundamentals. He had handles, but NOT like Iverson or Kyrie per se. That wasn't his game. He did the least amount of movements to create space whether that was on the ground or in the air to get the shot off.
He was the Total Package and that has nothing to do with an era. My era would be Kobe, Duncan, Dirk, T- Mac, Vince's to name a few. It's in the middle. So I have seen all 3 and this is just what I saw and just my opinion.
Good video youngsta...last thing...that FIRST reaction you had in the opening dunk...that face ...that's what EVERYONE usually expresses bruh! Don't let anyone fool you! They know what it is! Poetry In Motion...
🤣🤣damn wth
Damn dude... You took that much time out of your life to type that up
He three peeted Retired to play baseball for two years Came back and three peeted again He wasn’t a bad three point shooter he was just an avg three point shooter And like you said they weren’t firing up threes like they are today He also was all team first defense 9 years A great defensive player
He actually shot above average in some seasons from the three, but let these young jokers who does ZERO research tell it
Its quite funny that some guys want him to shoot 3's, But you guys didnt know for him to score effortless with 2's than setting 3's its Basketball IQ because he play the game he wants to be played not to follow the fab, look at steph he shoot alot of 3's but he avg like 25 ppg only
I remember,watered down 90s. But yes he did it
@@darrenanthony8473 Watered down? You idiot. Today is watered down. Pussy ass rules. Soft ass, sensitive, traveling, carrying, 3 step back shooting ass jokers.
Before the 1992 Finals against Portland, Jordan was asked to compare his game with that of Clyde Drexler. He said something like, “I am a better defender than he is. He is a better 3 point shooter than I choose to be.” Jordan then hit about 8 3 pointers in the first game of the series.
“I would never have called him the greatest player I’d ever seen if I didn’t mean it,” Bird told The Boston Globe. “It’s just God disguised as Michael Jordan.”
Excellent reaction man, you rock! If u want another good MJ vid to react to check 'Michael Jordan one of the greatest defenders ever'. 👍🏼
45 Jordan still the greatest player in history, just rusty af being away from the game for 1.5 years and training his body to play baseball every day, it really affected his game. He would miss a few shots that he was renown to making, and it was the first time we saw him 'lose a step' due to playing baseball + aging finally kicking in. He created all new strategies and footwork and evolved his game to a higher level to counter the aging. He was like 36 in his final year and still ate everyone ALIVE!
Due to all the insane hard work and media circus draining him mentally & emotionally, he burnt out.
Along with the GM thinking he was more important than the team, created so much drama that the team dismantled and he officially retired from the Bulls forever.
He only returned to the NBA with the Wizards as a Owner to teach a lazy un-motivated, leaderless team how to win. But at this time Jordan was like 39 years old, and you could really see a heaviness in his footwork & jumping weighing him down. He had no support, no side-kick players like Pippen/Rodman, no brilliant coaches like Tex and Phil Jackson. So the Wizards attempt was an utter failure. It humbled everyone that greatness is made by a supportive cast, and that father time is undefeated when it comes to old age.
Jordan was not the generation's greatest player, he was an anomaly - a once in a lifetime genius, like Mozart. We may never see another in a perfect alignment of factors allowing another human to surpass him, and if there is another great, it might not be for 200+ years.
Lebron can't hold a candle to Jordan for various reasons.
Amen to that.
Facts.. and let’s also State that him playing for the Wizards, was part of the terms of him getting ownership and then they reneged on it. People forget that part.
2nd threepeat MJ - psychological peak - best player in the league
1st threepeat MJ - physical peak - BEST PLAYER EVER
Bro are u a philosopher if not u should be
Watching him live was another experience. I was lucky enough to do so. He played 100% every night on offense and defense.
Lol dude said, "he be in the air like which animation should I pick this time" "his animations is crazy". He definitely a legend at 2K 😭😭😭
It was amazing to watch MJ !! I watched him play live ,although it was on TV 📺 it was amazing.ive never seen anything like it after.
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i grew up watching him. it's merched that every game he did amazing things that were worthy of highlight reels. his mid range jump shot was a highlight in itself. nobody was close to blocking his shots or making him miss with pressure. it's easy for ppl to take for granted that level of athleticism and genius until its gone. nobody seriously thinks MJ isn't the goat.
Mike didn't want to "settle" for 3s, as he felt it tempered his aggression. He was otherwise putting pressure on the defense; getting downhill, getting to the line, putting defenders in foul trouble, and opening up the game for finishers and sharpshooters. His was the plate everyone ate off of. You could either get a 50 piece and be all over the news (CNN would pick up nasty NBA highlights, not just ESPN), or you could send help and let his whole team eat and all be civilized gentlemen. He would shoot outside to keep them from packing the paint, Giannis style.
FACTS
He has a 48 inch (4 foot) vertical!! He threepeated twice! If he hadn't retired he would've matched Russell with an 8-peat!!!
in addition to all of the individual statistics and team accomplishment jordan had a 48 inch vertical, ran a legitimate 4.4 in the 40, could bench press 300 pounds in his prime, and had some of the biggest hands ever for an nba player, as well as being 6"6.
find me a player in any sport with that total package of physical attributes.
Never played for the hornets. Wizards. And he was still great. Underrated
This 💯. He was 38-39 years old and was averaging 23/5/5 on two bad knees, one of which needed drained every few months.
He was the front runner for league MVP, and after he got injured right after the all star break, they only won like 8 more games without him the rest of the year.
Adding MJ they doubled their win total from the previous year...Then after his injury they lost 7 outta the last 10 games and missed the playoffs by one game.
Finally someone who acknowledged how fast he was jumping. That in itself was a reason he was so hard to defend
MJ is simply the greatest...10 time scoring champion, defensive player of the year, 9 time 1st team all defense, 6 finals MVP awards, 2 three peats, 5 time league MVP and was as clutch as you can get. Anybody that says he couldn't shoot 3's doesn't know what they're talking about. He could shoot them but the 3 point shot just wasn't as much a part of the game as it is now. He did it all with one team and didn't go out trying to create super teams in order to win. Instead of joining other top stars on a team, he took pleasure in keeping them from getting rings. As cool as these highlights are, it's nothing like watching him play live.
I respect everyone’s opinion about their goat, I am lucky started watching basketball in 1991. Watching Jordan’s Bulls games was different than any other games (today or 90s), there are so many highlights in just one game. The movements from Jordan just arts and beauty, I wasn’t even care about the stats or championship.
He set the record for most 3s in a half of an NBA finals in 92...since been beaten I'm sure but it was different game back then. Was much more physical, with handchecking, getting space to shoot was a lot more difficult
he hit 55 points against the knicks in #45 on his first return to NY. his playing was still amazing but not consistent but during the off season he got back into basketball shape and ran another 3 peat after that. i think on the season he won his 5th ring they went 70-12 that year. Truly amazing to watch.
69-13
You close they went 72-10
@@kingpete3160 He was talking about the 96-97 season. They lost the last game of the season to finish 69-13.
it was the year the bulls won their 4th championship when they went 72-10.
72-10* but yes
The reason he wore 45 was because when he returned, he didnt want to wear the last number his father saw him in before he was murdered. The reason he chose 45 was becuse that was his number in jv in high school. When he got to varsity, his older brother was already wearing 45, so he cut the number in half and rounded up to 23.
I honestly believe that if Michael Jordan played today he would honest-to-god average 35-5-7
And the reason I say that is because he would still figure out a way to get to the hoop even though people are allowed to zone now. But because he would be forced to work on his 3-pointer and knowing he's the person that created Kobe's Mamba mentality he would definitely be knocking them down. Even back then he was averaging what 33% from the 3 point during a time where the average 3-point percentage was 34%? So it's not like he's trash at 3 but as you've seen he didn't need to shoot the three because he could at will just dunk on every single player in the NBA or acrobat lay up on all of them.
Easy. He had no limitations athletically so he woulda adapted to the style, which 100% caters to offense now. He adapted his game a few times in his career, and he woulda done it today. He’s still be the best athlete on the court, with massive hands (underrated advantage) and the desire to kill you. LBJ is bigger but he’s not faster, he doesn’t jump higher, and he doesn’t have the same agility the way Mike can twist/change directions airborne. Dude was a unicorn.
Bro great reaction!!! Now you must do us a favor. React to the Jordan Voyager, and react to Jordan best defender. You won’t be disappointed 👌🏽
I second that comment! from the first time to the millionth time you watch these MJ videos, you'll always feel entertained and amazed!!
Yes sir
MJ wasn’t even a bad 3pt shooter, he was just average. Having your only “weakness” be being only an average 3 shooter is damn great. For his career, MJ only averaged 1 three per game, so being on par for league average shooting THAT little amount of 3s was great.
42 percent in 3 nba finals 91 92 93 at 3 pointers
Shot under 30% 9 of 15 yrs and 3 years the line was moved up. If Westbrook is "Westbrick" for atleast 30% from 3, htf is that average?? Lol...he was a terrible 3pt shooter. And don't use that Portland game because after that first game he finished the series 6-24 from 3.
@@yung2o365 No he wasn’t. He was average for the day and time.
@@JohnDoe-zr8pc huh?
He wore 45 for 18 games. When he went back to 23, he was fined
In his prime he was hitting a 4.3 in the forty, 48" vertical. He 3-peated, retired for couple years and played baseball after his Dad was murdered, came back and 3 peated with the Bulls again. MJ would average around 45pts a game today with the spread out defenses and no hand checking, etc.... He was just cat quick and amazing to see his speed in person. I'm no Bulls fan then or today but you admired his game no matter, he was incredible. There's a long but worth the watch video here on the Tube called "Air Jordan" that runs down his entire career from college forward. You see many highlights you don't even see here.
Another thing about MJ that gets overlooked is he is the greatest 1 foot and 2-foot leaper ever! Most athletes are only effective at one or the other. You can actually give MJ a 3rd category his freakish 2-foot sideways leaping ability which enabled him to do so much damage in the paint. There's never been anything like MJ He's in a category all by himself
THAT IS ONE OF GREATEST ATTRIBUTES. YOU SEE IT.
you should watch his rare voyager video. its even better.
I don’t think many younger people today understand that Jordan was must watch TV. He brought it every night on offense and defense. Every game was a show!
Nobody can watch Jordan HIGHLIGHTS with out stopping pausing rewinding and a moment of silence. MJ bodied the league. That's why he's the GOAT never lost in the finals and could have easily gotten 4more 🏆🏆🏆🏆 rings
Here we go again with a youngin looking at a video and all of a sudden is an expert on defensive play of the era.
You are just seeing clips. No everyone did not just fall back then. The clips you see were picked BECAUSE he made that person fall with the fake. It was not typical.
So weird how they don't understand that....especially being use to an era where nobody actually plays defense. 😅
Jordan could shoot 3’s but never needed it for his game in the 80’s and 90’s. I want to say in his 1996 season Jordan shot 42% from deep. Jordan had seasons averaging less than 1 3ball per game so his percentages got to be looked into with context
Any time Jordan shot 230 threes or more, he shot 38% from 3p! He did score 3,040 points one year with only 12 threes made! Greatest scorer of all time
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 come on dream you know thats Wilt
@@garyblubaugh2517 Wilt is a career loser, a complete waste of generational God given athleticism!
@@garyblubaugh2517 can't shoot from past 15ft, had his PPG drop in the playoffs every year, and in all his 7 scoring titles(Jordan has 10) he had a miserable playoff series
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 still you are wrong. 50ppg for a season to start with. He stopped trying to be leading scorer after his first seven seasons. As that was all everyone talked about. In his era he was looked down on for that, as well as not wanting to be viewed as Goliath or a bully.
40pt+
1 Wilt 271
2 MJ 173
3 Kobe 122
50pt+
1 Wilt 113
2 MJ 31
3 Kobe 25
60+
1 Wilt 32
2 Kobe 6
3 MJ 4 Harden 4
Even though he couldn't shoot FT, nor have the use of a 3 pt line he has the most games of scoring high amounts by far over everyone which he predominantly did in his first 7 years and is only.01 behind MJ playing 3 years on 1 leg after a bad knee injury in 69 I believe is the right year he got an ACL tear. Which ended their careers typically in that time.
You go believe your not fully informed opinion.
MJ was 28 years old when he won his first NBA Championship in 1991. That was in his 7th year in the league. Won two more in a row at age 29 and 30 in 1992 and 1993. Won 3 more in a row in 1996 , 1997 , and 1998 at age 33 , 34 , and 35. 😉
this video is pretty good, its nice to see about 5% of jordan's highlights in one video
The Day Michael Jordan would play, that day the while world would stop just to watch him play. I mean the Man was known all around the world. I mean I don't think it will ever be done again. This kind of athletes only come around every 100 years or so.
Whenever MJ and the bulls were on tv, it was a must-see.. There's not a player today that takes over games like MJ used to do, and the thing that separates MJ from the players today is that the NBA back in the 80s and 90s was a totally different league, the NBA today is soft compare to back then, to get a flagrant foul called on you back then you needed to be bleeding unlike today if you just touch him in the head they tossing you out the game, watching MJ play was a one in a life time opportunity, the man was incredible..
If I could have any players abilities style athleticism in history it’s Jordan. No true weakness. 3’s? I’d rather dunk on your head, slice n dice with that layup package or kill you softly with the middie or the unstoppable fadeaway…..then give you the shrug. Then when I feel like I can dominate on the defensive. Id be the most clutch of the clutch. The GOAT.
You say no one was jumping with him (They were) BUT what you don't get in high light films is his actual explosiveness. MJ was so quick he could stop on a dime and change directions and offenders didn't have time to react before he was gone. THAT coupled with NO ONE wanted to be in that news clip for their kids, families & friends to see on national television for the next month/yrs to come. He was FEARED by all and NEVER cowered from ANYBODY. He played injured, sick, tired it didn't matter. Teams who never really filled a stadium would have standing room only when the Bulls and Mike came to town. He elevated the actual game of basketball everywhere.
You left out that Jordan ran a 4.3 and had a measured vertical of 48”. He was REALLY fast and of course could jump & out hang time everyone. He was just that much better than everyone else, including the multiple HOFers and top 50 players he played against.
The fact that you’re stupid enough to say that MJ was “trash”, let’s everyone know that you’re too casual to even call casual.
He was good not only on the high jump but also on the long jump :) He did not come with a jump from near the basket, but many times from a distance.
48 inch vertical. But more importantly he didn’t need to gather himself to get over 40 inches. As Jerry west mentioned, he could get up real quick
in his prime it was said he had a 48 inch vert. he also ran a 4.3 thats why people was falling with his fakes
Do you know how many people I’ve watched react to this?!? Lol. Of them all, only one other noticed the play at around 13:50. Where he missed the block with one hand but gets the block with his other hand he’s in the air so long. It’s one of my favorite plays but no one ever noticed it!! Good on you bro. That’s one if his best, imo ☺️
One thing I know from watching MJ over the years. He had no WEAKNESS. 🐐
When Jordan entered the NBA his vertical was 48", and it increased to 50" after his rookie year. His vertical was the highest of all time in the NBA draft, and may still stand as such.
You asked why people kept falling. Michael played mind games with people and had them shook on the court. He had them believing he was a God and unstoppable. They got nervous playing against Mike because he was in their head
But he was a God, and he was unstoppable.