Atleast this Young Buck is doing the homework ... Now you see why us old farts laugh at this new age soft ass cupcake NBA... I feel sorry for the younger generation to never see real Basketball ...MJ aka Mr G.O.A.T didnt settle for the quick 3 he took the ball to the hole and dunked on the entire team ..
@@legaciitv9629 I lived it homie its different when you watched him in real time,I've seen them all from beginning to end lebron,kobe,Mike, and no cap nobody comes close to Michael after experiencing this for the first time in real time...and I was never a bulls fan
Bro He didn't even have to shoot 3's he was so good at getting and 1's and getting to the line, that and before you knew it he had 30 or 40 points just grinding. Can you imagine the mental warfare he unleashed on his opponents could you imagine being on the other team, thinking there is nothing we can do to stop this man. You just thought whenever the game was on the line and the Bulls had another possession that MJ was gonna make sure he got it done. He knew what time it was, everyone on the court knew what time it was, and the fans all over the world knew what time it was, and no one was gonna stop it.That's a basketball God!
I'm a Knicks fan I despised MJ, and when it came game time I always had hope the knicks would finally stop him, but as the game went on I would feel the toll he was taking on my team, and in time I'd feel the toll as well, he was ripping my heart out right along with anyone who opposed him. Straight savage! After he would beat us time and time again in the playoffs, I would just find myself rooting for the man I despised just because of the greatness that I was witnessing, I had no choice but to be in awe of his ability to just take the heart out of a team and a crowd. LeBron doesn't have that ability, when the games on the line I don't feel the threat that MJ would impose, no doubt LeBron is a beast, but he doesn't put fear in my heart when he's playing my team and the ball is in his hands, because I know he's gonna usually find another player on the team, or take a difficult shot and sometimes it goes in or sometimes he walks off the court disappointed, MJ, always came out with his head high after a nba final, but MJ, it felt like it was %95 gonna be over, and like you knew what the future was gonna be, me leaving with my head hanging!
@@edwardlamica1264 absolutely but the thing he was already doing that in college as well,don't get me wrong lbj is a hell of an athlete but like you said "God" Michael is forever immortalized, on top of all of his achievements the one that sticks out the most is he was the 1st player in nba history to win mvp and defensive player of the year in the same year,no one ever did that before jordan,no one was as talented offensively and defensively all in the same athlete...(and don't sleep on kareem)
NICE one… here’s the one-up: You know why James couldn’t wear that number in Miami? It’s because Miami RETIRED that number in honor of a player regarded as the greatest NBA player EVER, and he never even PLAYED for Miami. Guess who the player is…
Growing up in Chicago in the 90s, I had the fortune of seeing Jordan play live in person three times, along with watching nearly every game of the rest of his career live on local tv. He genuinely had no hole in his game. Top scorer, top defender, incredible handles, fantastic passer (on the few occasions when he bothered to give the ball to anyone else) and a refuse to lose mentality. He was revered and feared by the entire league. Nobody has come close to that since, which really sucks because, man, it was a sight to see. He was the biggest celebrity on the planet. It was truly unreal.
Jordan is the only player I've ever seen that had no weakness. He avg 5 assists and 6 rebounds for his career. That's incredible for a shooting guard. And on a season by season, especially the first half of his career. Those numbers were crazy. One year he avg 8 rebounds and 8 assists. While putting up over 30ppg. He also avg 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks in a season before. Insane!
Fun Fact: after the Bulls lost their first 3 games of the 90-91 season, Michael Jordan would never lose 3 consecutive games again for the remainder of his career in Chicago. That's a streak of over 600 games, regular and postseason, without a 3-game losing streak.
Probably also speaks about the competition. In those days I do believe four expansion teams were added. The Bulls made the playoffs with 39 wins one year
He was like this night in and night out his entire career. He was the definition of extra. You knew you were watching the greatest to ever do it while he was doing it. It was something special.
if i remember right he gave an interview and they asked him about it and his response was some thing like "some one in the stands or on tv might be seeing me for the first time and we wanted to put on a show"
yeah i think thats the major difference between him and some other greats. MJ was very consistent, every game had dozens of highlight reels. Dont get me wrong LeBron is good and can do some nice stuff, but he aint doing that all game long every game like MJ was doing. MJ was also playing every single games at 110%, never lagging behind or watching players run away with him chilling in the back like LeBron does all the time
"Imagine watching this in real time!" We did! That's why we know he's hands down the GOAT. Literally Imagine how bone chilling it was to see these highlights..... EVERY MF GAME. Let that sink in. From game 1, till the last game, he was balls to the wall & better than everyone while doing it.
Yup was a 10 year old kid when I watched his first game because when my uncles at my house, they watch it. That was way back in 1993, my best single year in my childhood years. I was a high school kid I regularly watched playoff and championship games that Jordan was playing. I even skipped one day in school juat to watch one game of 1998 Finals in my country.
Young man , this was MJ on the regular … he was a COMPLETE player . There was nothing this man couldn’t do !!! I’m a die hard Knick fan and watched this man torch us on the regular ! Besides everything he did on the offensive side of the ball , his defense was stellar!!! Look at his moves in the early 90s! Dude was ahead of his time . PS , it was said he ran a 4.3 in the 40 yard dash …
Remember that episode of Seinfeld that revolves around Jerry and George taking someone's limo and thinking they're going to a Knicks-Bulls game? They weren't freaking out about seeing Patrick Ewing play. If you don't know it, I'm pretty sure it's just called "the limo" great episode.
I'm a lifelong Bulls fan and watched all of those battles against the Knicks...out of all of our opponents I always felt the worst for Patrick Ewing after it was all said and done...he's one of the greatest centers of all time offensively and defensively...he deserved a ring!... but yeah Mike was just too much.
Damn. I bet it hurts to be a Knicks fan nowadays. You probly miss the days of Starks, Houston, Ewing and those guys shit I know I do anyway at least yall still got a team over here in Seattle we dont even have a NBA team anymore
Plus he won all star MVP and beat Wilkens in the greatest dunk contest ever. There's 85 to 90 MJ then 91 to 93 Mike then 96 to 98 Jordan then everyone else.
@@blackphillip564 Knock it off bruh, eveyone knows the only reason MJ won is bc he did the free throw leap to honor DR. JAY who was seated courtside, DOMINIQUE WILKINS bussed MJ's ass in that slamdunk contest with that windmill dunk
Most amazing thing about Jordan- In any game he ever played, you could just watch for 2 minutes, and realize he was THAT dude, and he could be 0 for 4 from the floor in those 2 minutes. His presence was as special as he could play.
First of all, i am from germany, so i could never watch the bulls play live at the court. But me and my brother stayed up at night to watch the bulls play on tv. I still watch some NBA games so i think i can compare back in the days to now. Its worth watching interviews of Michael himself and interviews of other players talking about Michael. It says it all if other players where that terrified of him not to piss him of to make sure he doesnt go nuclear. His games were always good, he went on the floor to give the fans the best possible experience every game. Didnt matter if he was hurt or anything. He went on the floor and the fans knew there is a party coming. Another good video of him is his Hall of Fame speech. What really makes him special was his mindset, determination and competitive nature. You could see that in every game and in the way he evolved from the beginning of his career to the end of his career. He came into the NBA as ok shooter midrange shooter, good defender but first of all finisher at the rim. His drive to the rim made him realize he needed to work on his body because he got beat up really good and he wasnt build right for that kind of punishment. So he trained and changed that. Some people said his midrange shooting wasnt good enough so he worked on that. Everytime he got challenged in a way he changed his gameplay, trained to get better and better. He always evolved, made sure to prove anybody wrong. You never knew from season to season what he added to his gameplay. He could read the games on court and act on that. He was the kind of guy that won games on his own if he got the feeling his team isnt up for a win. It was always a pleasure watch him play, see him getting better and better. Its a fact that Michael Jordan made the NBA world famous. Kobe had the same mindset like Michael. I will never ever say LeBron isnt a great player but compared to Michael its just another level. Some guys called him black jesus or god, think of that. If an enemy player has that kind of power over you to admit or call him stuff like that. Michael was the player you could put anywhere on court and he would be a massive problem for the opposit team. His influence on the NBA was huge. Thinking of him playing in the NBA now would be insane. Way less physical so he would have so much more space to play his game. In the NBA now i like watching Steph Curry, seeing him evolve is huge fun. His ability to shoot from anywhere he wants is mindblowing, his handles are getting better and better. The big downside to Steph is his defense i think. I dont hate on any body playing in the NBA, but Michael is and always will be a special player
If it was a massacre in Jordan-in-his-prime's day, the NBA would have to quit today*, if Jordan-in-his-prime played today. * (quit. cease to exist. not exist anymore. Etc.)
The scary thing about Jordan is his game became unpredictable. He didn't just have a bunch of programmed moves - a lot of what he did came almost from instinct.
Priceless bro. I grew up in Chicago watching every Bulls game and seeing highlights of Mike still makes me shake my head to this day. Unfortunately this generation has been lied to by the media to push a narrative but all it takes is a simple eye test. Every generation wants to claim that they witnessed the greatest but having lived thru the late 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s there’s no denying who the real GOAT is.
Sometimes it is hard if you see the light and discover the truth! Love this reaction! We all know who would win a 1 vs 1 vs. LeBron any given Day! The GOAT!
@@EbizzerHH would be a pretty good game Imo. MJ would most likely wi n. MJ was quicker and could not stop is fade away jump shot. LeBron would abuse him down low, but that's it.
Watching most of those games live, it was such a joy watching those games. He was special, his play was intoxicating, you realized you were seeing greatness. When he retired in 93, it was a sad sad day for a lot of people
His defense is all world and the best ever at his position. He was most of the offense but guys like pippen, Harper, kukoc, grant were very solid scorers as well. His 3 point shooting is vastly overlooked as well. There is ZERO holes in his game.
23:40 is my favorite Jordan moment. He feels the double coming from John Starks the key, and knows Oakley thinks the baseline is too thin to dribble across, but Jordan tiptoes the line anyway then dunks in Patrick Ewing's face. And he does it so quickly. Amazing basketball IQ, perfect pivot fundamentals, incredible athleticism, a showy dunk, and it involved 3 of the top basketball players of all time getting schooled by the GOAT.
Bro it's hilarious watching you come to the truth. I'm proud of you for at least looking into what we know about Mike. I'm a 90's kid from Michigan. I was the biggest Bull fan in Michigan during the bad boy era. I remember being in tears watching how they did my boy, fouling and cheating to win. Family laughing at me. In this season you just watched it all turned around! When he finally got past the Pistons. House full of family looking stupid while I'm the only one going BERSERK watching him flip that reverse layup over Bill Laimbeesh! Not long after that my pops came to the light himself😂😂 He had to acknowledge the truth he was seeing! Micheal Jorleone' was the Godfather of basketball!
I appreciate the fact that this young fella is going in with an open mind trying to educate/inform himself with these videos. It’s a lot of fun to watch MJ’s highlights through the eyes of someone who has never seen him or grown up with him like I did! Although I appreciate Lebron’s immense talent, I don’t think you can put him in the same camp as MJ. Keep ‘em coming - you’ve got a new fan/sub!
Another thing about MJ is he had such a solid base of fundamentals that he learned in his time in college playing for Dean Smith at UNC. He had almost perfect fundamentals.
Bro glad to see a lebron fan actually doing their homework. Anyone who grew up watching highlights from ALL eras isn’t surprised by these videos. Real students of the game know Michael is the goat. It’s not even close.
You literally commented to indirectly let us know you were a REAL JORDAN fan. We know he's the goat.. congrats on seeing everything in real time. You gonna tell that story to your grand-kids? You sound like a Lil kid looking for attention. "I know the most, I saw it LIVEEE" LMAO
These kind of highlight packages are perfect to show the true greatness of MJ. One problem is when ESPN talks about Jordan, they usually just show the same 5 or 6 highlights over and over. They don't show the hundreds or thousands of other great plays he made.
Jordan had a 48 inch vert. Highest ever. His mid range was gold. He could dunk from anywhere. He would lock you down, block you, and run you down. He would hit the threes when he needed them. Steals, assists, dunks, threes, blocks. And unlimited scoring. All offense. All defense. MVP. Defensive player of the year. 6 time finals mvp.
FACTS, IT IS ALL A LIE. And what youngn dont know that he was the best defensive player too. He got Mvp, defensive player of the year and finals mvp. WHO DOES THAT???
Jordan took a while to get warmed up sometimes. He'd start off bad a lot like 2 for 12 or something. But then he'd just go on these crazy streaks playing perfect and end with 45. Every game he was fun to watch. Plus he was almost as good on defense. It was crazy. He played just as hard on both sides the ball which you don't see anymore. Plus he made sooo many clutch plays it's insane. Those are what you remember the most.
"Okay, so Michael Jordan is a cheat code?" Yes, as a matter of fact, he was a cheat code. It was like watching a superhero play basketball. I hate that you missed it.
and you know what's better? we had to grab the newspaper or watch the news when the bulls were going to play because internet and social media didn't exist, I watched all 6 rings on live TV like a man soap opera, something that will never repeat itself in nba history.
What the hell is a cheat code? not that I really care? Cause it sounds desperate to me desperate to dethrone the real king not the fake so-called king!
@@richardtrevino5516 lol ... cheat code is an expression used in video games when a character uses codes that give him "super powers". It's not a demerit, it's a compliment to someone who seems so superior to everyone else.
This video absolutely did not due Jordan's defense justice. Jordan was 100% effort every minute he was in the court, regardless of he had the ball or not
Someone def needs to do a defensive-highlight video…majority of people that didn’t get to see MJ play don’t realize he’s one of the best defenders in NBA history…his defense is underrated solely based off his own offensive prowess.
Did watch this real time. EVERY game was an event. Regular season, playoffs, championship, didn't matter. You tuned in because you were likely to see something you'd never seen before. His intros at the Stadium still give me goosebumps. Check out the standing O he got at the end of his career. Like 12 minutes. Unreal.
🤣just discovered your page earlier of you peeping Magic at work. Your reactions are real priceless! Young bruh, I saw MJ in action back at UNC, when he hit the game winner as a freshman in the championship game vs Georgetown. I'm from Chicago so, other than the year he broke his foot as well as the years he did baseball I saw a good amount of his games played and he's the LEGIT BEST! He rarely missed any games due to injury or rest. And to think, this was only one year of his illustrious career 😳. And yes, he had the WHOLE PACKAGE, even passing the ball. Bron and Kobe got ample talent, but MJ was SUPREME! Kareem was kinda unstoppable too, especially with that sky hook with his height. For MJ also, he knew how to FINISH you when the games counted i.e. in the pinnacle series, the NBA Finals. Never played a finals series past 6 games🤔. And to think, him and the BullS kept several superstars chasing rings😉
"ok, so his midrange was solid" .........Jordan had arguable the GOAT midrange game. Good stuff doing your homework. Remember what Kobe said, "What you get from me is from HIM"
I always say this when Kobe is getting compared to MJ, Kobe is MJ lite. He has almost everything but he didn't have the same strength and the big hand as MJ. Seriously someone should do all the MJ faking his competition with single handed fake pass/shoot and other things he could do by just palming the ball.
When Jordan wasn’t hitting his shots he would penetrate and dish or draw the foul. He would work his way into the game and the intensity would build throughout the game. The force of nature that he was on both sides of the ball was devastating and even when the Bulls were bad his first years he was the reason you watched. It was truly priceless to watch this guy play.
Being able to catch up on these old highlights is a blessing. Not having experienced the magnitude of MJs career in real time as it played out was truly unbelievable. Nothing even come close, and it's hard to truly have a fair assessment of you hadn't. I still enjoyed the reaction.
Bro mad respect to you for being a true basketball head and doing your homework. I grew up in the 90s and watching MJ win all his titles, he is the goat. I have Bron second and I got the biggest respect for how great Bron is but even he is not quite on MJ's level. You had all these reactions to just one of MJ's seasons... imagine all the other seasons and all the other MJ plays, he just was so spectacular it's hard to believe. Even at 35 he was doing things no other player had ever done, the man was just different. Love the videos homie.
MJ was just so much better than even the next best players at this point it really wasn’t fair lol Skill wise and ultimately mentally..he refused to lose.
Now you know the feeling of everyone that wasn't a Bulls fan, watching him do this to your team on a nightly basis. Your reactions and disbielf is what they all did while he played. Me being a Bulls fan loved every minute of it. LOL
38 years old Jordan, after 2 years break, scores 24 of Wizard's 26 points in the first half against Charlotte. He ends with 51. In the next game against New Jersey scores 46. Unfortunately, for the most part, for the first year and in the second year with the Wizards, he has had successive knee injuries. In the injury-free period he had similar stats per minute as Kobe.
And when he was "off", which for Jordan only meant his shot(s) weren't falling like he'd like, he was still gonna attack the rim, to get to the free throw line and get your bigs or his defender in foul trouble and he was still gonna be a monster on defense. No mercy from him...
Hec at 40 or 41 he played all 82 games with scrubs all while giving his pay to the 9/11 relief fund effort. Goat, no he’s the gewb!.. cheesy but true, greatest ever will be... coming from a laker fan myself. I live roun Charlotte so I gotta show them sum 2nd fav luv to....
Jordan is the most creative offensive player of all time. Every shot is a work of art and it's impossible to guard him because he has hundreds of different moves in his arsenal.
You are a LeBron fan and that is great. I was a Shawn Kemp fan when he was with Seattle but I always knew MJ was special, the best player anybody had seen. I watched and enjoyed all MJ's games, even when Chicago beat Seattle. I knew I was watching history in the making with MJ.
@@augustgreig9420 he was also shooting 54% from the field in that season and with the current rules of not being able to hand check or touch the shooter in any way and even having to clear out his landing space , that 54% would be more like 64% from the field and the 31 points you could easily round up to 40 on just that alone without the 3 ball
MJ has the athleticism, artistry, creativity, suave, and leadership rolled into one. He has the ability to score at will. He just go straight no matter how many people guarding him. So fearless . The trademark of a G.O.A.T.
I'm glad I'm just old enough to have watched him play as a kid. Hands down one of my favorite athletes of all time in any sport. My childhood sports heros included Randy Moss on the Vikings one handed snagging over a CB and Jordan in the videos you just watched. When I explain MJ playing its hard to explain to someone that hasnt watched him actually play that a whole game was a highlight reel. Its easy to think "oh these are edited to make him look good" nah fam, whole game domination doing his thing.
love his unique talent to break 3 or 4 men under the basket defenses, everyone on him, yet he finds a way. It's crazy how quick talented he was, half man half jaguar, and a first quick step that places him above anyone else
and shooting .515 fg% with all the fade aways and crazy shots he took and all the mid range shots he took to average that is just insane like it's really unbelievable.
MJ- All about net 🔥🔥🔥 Jordan was a great shooter from everywhere. He didn't shoot too much 3's because in that era, team used to have 3 point roles. Not like now, everyone shoots 3's.
Those sequences that you mention typically happened when his team was down in the 4th quarter. He stepped up when they needed him instead of fading away like some other players. There is a reason why so many consider him the goat and feel insulted when others claim different
I am honestly just happy you're watching these and being honest. MJ has been and always will be my GOAT and I am glad he is leaving you as speechless as he has left pretty much every one who has ever watched him.
It was a show every game. You sat down and expected him to entertain you and he always did. You knew something amazing would happen in that game you were watching and he never let you down.
With Jordan you have to realize that there is no area, no aspect of the game that he did not perfection. Total perfection right down to the most minute details night after night. Another thing people fail to mention about Jordan, perhaps it's just so obvious is why, but he was the quickest player ever, especially on the baseline. I mean blink your eyes and he's by you and dunking the ball. Was just so great getting to watch his entire career.
Watching MJ play was like an event in my house, like getting ready to watch a good movie and you only get up between quarters. At 17:32 MJ goes against 7'1" David Robinson, a good shot blocker. On the highlight that starts at 23:39, he dunks on 7'0" Ewing and this highlight made it into so many NBA commercials (those with the opera music, old guys know what I'm talking about) I'm glad you're diving deep into the old NBA, checkout the 90's Bulls, one of the best teams ever. 24:12 was not Dominique Wilkins but Gerald Wilkins.
King legacy, you said at 24:11 the "he is giving Dominique Wilkens hell!! You're right, he was, but it was Dominique's younger brother Gerald who called himself the Jordan stopper. What do you think? Did he live up to the self professed title? That was a rhetorical question, because not only I, but everyone watching got the answer firsthand,... NO!!!!😎
... and his points didn't come almost entirely from 3 point range like this stuff today, AND he got his when the floor wasn't spread far enough to park cars between each position. It was "show me the blood" when each foul back then... like it's meant to be. Alas, basketball the great is dead now forever, and the new cats don't even know it... ala the reactions.
54% in the hand checking era, you could touch and invade the landing space of a shooter and its a no call as long as you dont touch the shooting hand except on the follow through , you could still get away with touching the elbow of the shooting arm in motion though and still the man shot 54%, it would be more like 64% in this shooter friendly era
@@KrazieSevin ... and we won't even begin to discuss all the floppage... whole compilations, of someone who wants to be named in the goat conversation, flopping on the ground like a fish out of water to get a call from a brush/fouls that NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.
Crazy how LBJ is a 30% shooter and he's supposed to be the GOAT??? That's why he NEVER wants the last shot...and hes an even worse free throw shooter especially in the clutch....19 for 94 with the game on the line....FOMFWTBS MJ🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
@@TheSet6145 LeBron-James is lucky Jordan (Jordan-in-his-prime, especially) doesn't-play anymore. Jordan would take that "I am the G.O.A.T."-comment by LeBron-James as a challenge and take James to school. He would MASSACRE him O_O (like he massacred the newbie Chicago-Bulls player who said he could take-on Jordan any time any where). Edit / Add-on to my previous comment: You don't trash-talk Jordan. Even Hall-of-Famers that played with Jordan or against Jordan in opposing teams would say "are you *CRAZY* O_O ?!" when you trash-talked Jordan. Jordan was such a effing challenging player that when you trash-talked ANY kind of trash to him, he beat you so damn hard you would come crying to Mommy and say "I never wanna play Basketball anymore 😢". That's how-challenging he was.
"Even if I am getting fouled, looking that way, shooting from the parking lot backwards, it's going in" There is a reason McDonalds chose to have Jordan and Bird specifically for the "Nothing but Net" HORSE commercial! It wasn't just because they were the most popular players of the time either lol. They literally did that during the games.
Young Fella I had to sub to the channel, you're definitely one of the rarest reactors that really give a fair judgment with these vids, I salute you for that. I tell people all the time, us "old heads" not clowning Bron, we just watched Jordan play, every face you've made, every reaction, mood, etc... is EXACTLY how we felt every time dude played
The only person who can be mentioned in the same breath as Jordan is Larry Bird. Everyone else is competing for 3rd place. Here is what makes them the greatest. Played 100% effort every game. Played hurt and sick. Could do things nobody else could do. Never complained, never quit, they were fierce competitors. Both legendary trash talkers who could back it up. Both were incredible defenders. Both could hit any shot anywhere. Both played in the hardest era and against multiple defenders. Both were humble about their greatness. Both were clutch there was never a moment too big.
What you have to realize watching MJ highlights, a lot of times these crazy shots are in those “we need a bucket” moment. Not necessarily end of games or anything but in those lulls where we need a point to get back going.
Jordan had absolutely everything, but his biggest asset was his competitive edge & will to win. Coupled with his natural talent he was unstoppable, im glad i got witnesses him in his prime, and in my opinion he is the greatest sports competitor of all time of all sports. He had everything
Yes, that Lakers game in the Finals he had 13 straight made field goals, capped off by that switch-hands layup. It's one of the most perfect games ever played. 33 pts/7 reb/13 ast on 15-18 FG. That entire Finals series is, imo, the best Finals anyone has ever had - series averages of 32/7 reb/11+ ast/3 stl/1.5 blk/56% FG along with an incredible amount of deflections and disruption that didn't show up in the stat sheet.
What a reaction, really appreciate having an open mind and also appreciate taking my comment to heart about playing good D as part of being an "all-around player". 👍💪 Funny to see how you go from "Jordan had a pretty good midrange" to "Is everything I know a lie bro?" to telling your LeBron poster "do that" haha. And big ups for your honesty that you've never seen anybody else do some of his moves - and keep in mind that they've had 30 yrs to learn since this season, and 40 yrs since he started college.
Michael pun lebron would be just be another player in the 80's and 90's,they would have beat him up,plus he would have been going against the Jordans,pippens, and the great defensive teams off that area,he's fortunate to playing in today's game.
@@stargellwilliams1311 I disagree although he wouldn't have been better than Jordan in my opinion LeBron is the type of talent that if he had to play in those standards then he would get used to it I still don't think it be anywhere near Jordan but I don't think he would just be a scrub at all
Watch actual games and you'll see why no one is/was ever like him. He was so great because he wasn't afraid to fail. He lost before he won back-to-back dunk titles, lost the 3 point competition even though he was confident in his shooting. I believe that if he was still playing he would have entered the skills challenge just to challenge himself(he was the top scorer and assist leader for shooting guards in the 91 finals so he could do whatever was needed to win) I would have liked to see LeBron enter at least one dunk contest especially after he threw his name in during one all-star weekend before eventually changing his mind to protect his brand I guess.
seriously this, im 24 so i was never able to see him play so i was subjected to watching just highlights. but during lockdown i watched full games from 90-93 and my god, the way he could just take over games offensively and defensively is mind blowing. and he did it within the system not just playing iso ball jacking shots up.
Right these idiots watch highlights n think that will help them measure how good someone really was it the moments in the game that u have to watch. The adversity players overcome during a game. The adjustments great players make during a game because of the way they bn played the first half. These youtubers are idiots to be frank
I really enjoy watching your videos, you take the time to look at the facts beforehand and you keep a open mind,keep up with the great content! I recommended this channel to other old timers
His midrange was automatic because in high school and college 3 pointers weren’t in the game yet. The three point line wasn’t added to college ball until 1986 after he was drafted. He didn’t need to develop a 3 point shot until he made it to the league.
The league didn't adopt the 3-pointer until 1979--Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rookie season. While certain college basketball conferences experimented with it in the early '80s, the NCAA didn't universally implement a 3-point line until 1986, with high school basketball following suit a year later.
How quickly we forget how good he and many others were. I'm 36 lol same age as lebron and we all idolized jordan as kids and so did everyone. Dude was just that good. Amazing athlete
These highlights are a fraction of his skills. And career highlights If you have the courage to watch more tape the eyes don’t lie my guy. MJ was different. Lebron is great but he ain’t in the same league as MJ
Beware!!!!!! The fans on either side who say it isnt close for one or the other mj or lebron or that one isnt in the same league as the other, dont know basketball and are delusional fanatics. Lebron and MJ are 1 and 2 and both can be debated, it is close wether or not u have mj or bron, dudes that say one isnt in the same league are casuals who are telling on themselves.
@@edwardocariter99 when discussing GOAT. You dont choke on finals thats the difference. Game 6 heat vs dallas lebron scored merely 8pts in 4th qtr, jason terry even had a better stats. In 6 finals appearance jordan never choke and shows up when game is on the line, the killer instinct is there up to last seconds of the game.
@@edwardocariter99 It's not even close. Bronnie is flopomatic, softy, that CAN ONLY play help defense. Wait he has run down and blocked like 7 fast break layups. He really needs to be fined a game check every time he shows up with the number 23 on is jersey. Truthfully a better comparison would be Pipen. Pipen was an all around SF. Problem is Pipen had WAY better defense and handles.... and killer mind set... and it didn't take him 15 years to develop 3 point range.... and Pipen has 6 rangs.
@@edwardocariter99 They are in the same league fine, but MJ is still better. The debate for Lebron as no. 1 doesn't look that good though, we should be arguing Lebron/Wilt/Kareem/Hakeem/Magic for no. 2 that's the real debate whose the 2nd best player of all time?
What makes MJ the best is his ability to adjust and beat you. He figured everyone out. He would’ve ended up making LeBron look stupid. His vertical. His horizontal. His huge hands. But nothing beats his basketball brain.
As others have pointed out, his midrange game was unmatched. He probably had the best midrange game in the history of the league. He could take guys off the dribble, he could set and shoot jump shots, he could post up and nail fade away jumpers like it was nothing, he could pass out of double and triple teams.... All of that along with the fact he was the best finisher in the league = impossible to guard. MJ literally made a career of making every defender in the league, including hall of famers like Rodman, look bad on defense. There is a reason for the whole "you can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him" saying... And then, if that's not enough, he was one of the best defensive players in the game (and one of the best defensive shooting guards in league history) and he ALWAYS played hard on both ends of the court. GOAT.
Bro, I watched MJ live in the 90s and he did this every single game. I can’t even describe the level of entertainment and awe. Watching the Bulls was an addition for everyone I knew lol. It’s difficult for young guys to comprehend this level of playing and artistry, but I’m telling you it was real and the highlight videos don’t even do him justice to be honest.
When the CAVS picked up Wilkens to be "THE JORDAN'S STOPPER", I was already LMAO because I thought, "Excuse me, didn't U see what MJ did to him when he played for the KNICKS?" Every time LegaciiTV says no one could guard MICHAEL JORDAN ... I hear Spike Lee saying "Yep, NOOO BODY..." 😄😆😂🤣 🏀🥇🏆🐐 😎👍
as a lebron fan myself it took me a bit to realize just how good & impactful mj was. he really does have every package lol. statistics wise as well. bron is our generations goat but overall mj is dominant. if we were to crossover generations who knows, the game is completely different now. but im convinced mj wasnt even real with the shit he did lmao.
Atleast this Young Buck is doing the homework ... Now you see why us old farts laugh at this new age soft ass cupcake NBA... I feel sorry for the younger generation to never see real Basketball ...MJ aka Mr G.O.A.T didnt settle for the quick 3 he took the ball to the hole and dunked on the entire team ..
LITERALLY DUNKED ON THE ENTIRE TEAM !! Just Reacted To His Highest Scoring Game. 69 Points 18 Rebounds 7 Assist…..Just Wow
@@legaciitv9629 I lived it homie its different when you watched him in real time,I've seen them all from beginning to end lebron,kobe,Mike, and no cap nobody comes close to Michael after experiencing this for the first time in real time...and I was never a bulls fan
Bro He didn't even have to shoot 3's he was so good at getting and 1's and getting to the line, that and before you knew it he had 30 or 40 points just grinding. Can you imagine the mental warfare he unleashed on his opponents could you imagine being on the other team, thinking there is nothing we can do to stop this man. You just thought whenever the game was on the line and the Bulls had another possession that MJ was gonna make sure he got it done. He knew what time it was, everyone on the court knew what time it was, and the fans all over the world knew what time it was, and no one was gonna stop it.That's a basketball God!
I'm a Knicks fan I despised MJ, and when it came game time I always had hope the knicks would finally stop him, but as the game went on I would feel the toll he was taking on my team, and in time I'd feel the toll as well, he was ripping my heart out right along with anyone who opposed him. Straight savage! After he would beat us time and time again in the playoffs, I would just find myself rooting for the man I despised just because of the greatness that I was witnessing, I had no choice but to be in awe of his ability to just take the heart out of a team and a crowd. LeBron doesn't have that ability, when the games on the line I don't feel the threat that MJ would impose, no doubt LeBron is a beast, but he doesn't put fear in my heart when he's playing my team and the ball is in his hands, because I know he's gonna usually find another player on the team, or take a difficult shot and sometimes it goes in or sometimes he walks off the court disappointed, MJ, always came out with his head high after a nba final, but MJ, it felt like it was %95 gonna be over, and like you knew what the future was gonna be, me leaving with my head hanging!
@@edwardlamica1264 absolutely but the thing he was already doing that in college as well,don't get me wrong lbj is a hell of an athlete but like you said "God" Michael is forever immortalized, on top of all of his achievements the one that sticks out the most is he was the 1st player in nba history to win mvp and defensive player of the year in the same year,no one ever did that before jordan,no one was as talented offensively and defensively all in the same athlete...(and don't sleep on kareem)
His midrange game wasn't just solid bruh... It was the greatest midrange game ever.. 😂😂
Facts
Facts!!! He would post you the hell up!!!!
Big facts
FLAWLESS.
I hope y’all see where every body’s moves come from
I'll make it easy for you. Look over your shoulder at the poster behind you and ask yourself, "Why does Bron wear 23?" 😂
LOL! Yup.
NICE one… here’s the one-up:
You know why James couldn’t wear that number in Miami? It’s because Miami RETIRED that number in honor of a player regarded as the greatest NBA player EVER, and he never even PLAYED for Miami. Guess who the player is…
FACTS!
Yeah that s true
@@scripturestalkdj1525 yup Pat Riley retired that number in honor of Michael Jordan.
Growing up in Chicago in the 90s, I had the fortune of seeing Jordan play live in person three times, along with watching nearly every game of the rest of his career live on local tv. He genuinely had no hole in his game. Top scorer, top defender, incredible handles, fantastic passer (on the few occasions when he bothered to give the ball to anyone else) and a refuse to lose mentality. He was revered and feared by the entire league. Nobody has come close to that since, which really sucks because, man, it was a sight to see. He was the biggest celebrity on the planet. It was truly unreal.
Not a lie in that statement and every time you turned the game on he was playing no days off
Jordan is the only player I've ever seen that had no weakness. He avg 5 assists and 6 rebounds for his career. That's incredible for a shooting guard. And on a season by season, especially the first half of his career. Those numbers were crazy. One year he avg 8 rebounds and 8 assists. While putting up over 30ppg. He also avg 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks in a season before. Insane!
Fun Fact: after the Bulls lost their first 3 games of the 90-91 season, Michael Jordan would never lose 3 consecutive games again for the remainder of his career in Chicago. That's a streak of over 600 games, regular and postseason, without a 3-game losing streak.
☝ this.
What a fact that most people don't know about that is just another great reason of why he is and always will be "THE GOAT"
Probably also speaks about the competition. In those days I do believe four expansion teams were added. The Bulls made the playoffs with 39 wins one year
In '86 they won 30 games and made the playoffs...
@@stephenandrews8806 that’s the year Jordan broke his foot and missed 64 games. There were less teams back then, but 16 still made the playoffs
When you said “is everything I know a lie bro” the commentator said “yes” 😂.
11:20 you’re welcome 😁
He was like this night in and night out his entire career. He was the definition of extra. You knew you were watching the greatest to ever do it while he was doing it. It was something special.
if i remember right he gave an interview and they asked him about it and his response was some thing like "some one in the stands or on tv might be seeing me for the first time and we wanted to put on a show"
Yes sir! No disappointment at all
yeah i think thats the major difference between him and some other greats. MJ was very consistent, every game had dozens of highlight reels. Dont get me wrong LeBron is good and can do some nice stuff, but he aint doing that all game long every game like MJ was doing. MJ was also playing every single games at 110%, never lagging behind or watching players run away with him chilling in the back like LeBron does all the time
"Imagine watching this in real time!" We did! That's why we know he's hands down the GOAT. Literally Imagine how bone chilling it was to see these highlights..... EVERY MF GAME. Let that sink in. From game 1, till the last game, he was balls to the wall & better than everyone while doing it.
Yup was a 10 year old kid when I watched his first game because when my uncles at my house, they watch it. That was way back in 1993, my best single year in my childhood years. I was a high school kid I regularly watched playoff and championship games that Jordan was playing. I even skipped one day in school juat to watch one game of 1998 Finals in my country.
Exactly, that’s why I don’t even argue…hell, Kobe is better than Lebron to me because he was the closest thing we got to MJ.
Young man , this was MJ on the regular … he was a COMPLETE player . There was nothing this man couldn’t do !!! I’m a die hard Knick fan and watched this man torch us on the regular ! Besides everything he did on the offensive side of the ball , his defense was stellar!!! Look at his moves in the early 90s! Dude was ahead of his time . PS , it was said he ran a 4.3 in the 40 yard dash …
Remember that episode of Seinfeld that revolves around Jerry and George taking someone's limo and thinking they're going to a Knicks-Bulls game? They weren't freaking out about seeing Patrick Ewing play. If you don't know it, I'm pretty sure it's just called "the limo" great episode.
I'm a lifelong Bulls fan and watched all of those battles against the Knicks...out of all of our opponents I always felt the worst for Patrick Ewing after it was all said and done...he's one of the greatest centers of all time offensively and defensively...he deserved a ring!... but yeah Mike was just too much.
Remember when they finally got the X Man...Xavier McDaniel who was supposed to "lock" MJ up??😂🤣😂🤣
Damn. I bet it hurts to be a Knicks fan nowadays. You probly miss the days of Starks, Houston, Ewing and those guys shit I know I do anyway at least yall still got a team over here in Seattle we dont even have a NBA team anymore
@Quinton Lee I don’t doubt a 4.3 40, question is where did they clock him at 4.3, a game, practice, I’d like to know because that’s pretty cool.
Lead the league in scoring and was defensive player of the year in the same year nuff said. 🐐 🐐 🐐
Bingo
Plus he won all star MVP and beat Wilkens in the greatest dunk contest ever. There's 85 to 90 MJ then 91 to 93 Mike then 96 to 98 Jordan then everyone else.
@@blackphillip564 Knock it off bruh, eveyone knows the only reason MJ won is bc he did the free throw leap to honor DR. JAY who was seated courtside, DOMINIQUE WILKINS bussed MJ's ass in that slamdunk contest with that windmill dunk
@Bill Lewis with the refs and David Stern in his pocket..
Yeah. That's why Hakeem is the best
Most amazing thing about Jordan- In any game he ever played, you could just watch for 2 minutes, and realize he was THAT dude, and he could be 0 for 4 from the floor in those 2 minutes.
His presence was as special as he could play.
First of all, i am from germany, so i could never watch the bulls play live at the court. But me and my brother stayed up at night to watch the bulls play on tv. I still watch some NBA games so i think i can compare back in the days to now. Its worth watching interviews of Michael himself and interviews of other players talking about Michael. It says it all if other players where that terrified of him not to piss him of to make sure he doesnt go nuclear. His games were always good, he went on the floor to give the fans the best possible experience every game. Didnt matter if he was hurt or anything. He went on the floor and the fans knew there is a party coming. Another good video of him is his Hall of Fame speech.
What really makes him special was his mindset, determination and competitive nature. You could see that in every game and in the way he evolved from the beginning of his career to the end of his career. He came into the NBA as ok shooter midrange shooter, good defender but first of all finisher at the rim. His drive to the rim made him realize he needed to work on his body because he got beat up really good and he wasnt build right for that kind of punishment. So he trained and changed that. Some people said his midrange shooting wasnt good enough so he worked on that. Everytime he got challenged in a way he changed his gameplay, trained to get better and better. He always evolved, made sure to prove anybody wrong. You never knew from season to season what he added to his gameplay. He could read the games on court and act on that. He was the kind of guy that won games on his own if he got the feeling his team isnt up for a win. It was always a pleasure watch him play, see him getting better and better. Its a fact that Michael Jordan made the NBA world famous. Kobe had the same mindset like Michael. I will never ever say LeBron isnt a great player but compared to Michael its just another level. Some guys called him black jesus or god, think of that. If an enemy player has that kind of power over you to admit or call him stuff like that. Michael was the player you could put anywhere on court and he would be a massive problem for the opposit team. His influence on the NBA was huge. Thinking of him playing in the NBA now would be insane. Way less physical so he would have so much more space to play his game.
In the NBA now i like watching Steph Curry, seeing him evolve is huge fun. His ability to shoot from anywhere he wants is mindblowing, his handles are getting better and better. The big downside to Steph is his defense i think.
I dont hate on any body playing in the NBA, but Michael is and always will be a special player
Literally laughed out loud at "Okay, so Jordan had a pretty good midrange."
Pretty good as in best ever lol
Yeah UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY
He made tha mid-range n elbow formidable n the triangle. Then he added a fadeaway to em, equals, unbeat a BULL! #23liveson
Me too.. cause of all the reactions. Obviously this staged.. he a Jordan fan lol
@@christianfisher4599 Try to put together a Lebron highlight reel that looks better than this one.
13 consecutive buckets, IN THE FINALS no less...
His fadeaway, especially his later years, was such a thing of beauty. He was a damn artist.
Great Comment, that's exactly what he was, an artist. And the NBA hardwood was his canvas. A lot more often than not, he produced a thing of beauty.
we all can agree that modern basketball is open, no more lane clogging. Imagine what damage he would do with today's rules that favor offense
Exactly
If it was a massacre in Jordan-in-his-prime's day, the NBA would have to quit today*, if Jordan-in-his-prime played today.
* (quit. cease to exist. not exist anymore. Etc.)
The scary thing about Jordan is his game became unpredictable. He didn't just have a bunch of programmed moves - a lot of what he did came almost from instinct.
Unpredictable...One player said you never knew what he was going to do so you had to defend every move and hope it wasn't a fake.
Goat stuff
That why he scared of rodman 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣because mj may unpredictable, but, rodman just crazy
You are so correct.
@@tyvellkelly9388 Talk that shit!
"Is everything I ever believed a LIE?????" This guy's reactions are PRICELESS.
Priceless bro.
I grew up in Chicago watching every Bulls game and seeing highlights of Mike still makes me shake my head to this day.
Unfortunately this generation has been lied to by the media to push a narrative but all it takes is a simple eye test. Every generation wants to claim that they witnessed the greatest but having lived thru the late 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s there’s no denying who the real GOAT is.
Sometimes it is hard if you see the light and discover the truth! Love this reaction! We all know who would win a 1 vs 1 vs. LeBron any given Day! The GOAT!
im not buying the reaction..
Bruuuuh 🤣
@@EbizzerHH would be a pretty good game Imo. MJ would most likely wi n. MJ was quicker and could not stop is fade away jump shot. LeBron would abuse him down low, but that's it.
Watching most of those games live, it was such a joy watching those games. He was special, his play was intoxicating, you realized you were seeing greatness. When he retired in 93, it was a sad sad day for a lot of people
His defense is all world and the best ever at his position. He was most of the offense but guys like pippen, Harper, kukoc, grant were very solid scorers as well. His 3 point shooting is vastly overlooked as well. There is ZERO holes in his game.
ZERO
Zero holes bc DAVID STERN and the refs made it easy for MJ
@@bklyngoonnewyork9620 getting drunk early on a Friday huh? Lightweight!
@@kbwerks6592 😂😂😂😂😂😂
"Okay so Jordan had a pretty good midrange"
Dude he was only BY FAR the best midrange shooter ever.
Facts 💯... I was like really? 😆
He did not even need 3s to drop 40pts on the opposite team's heads.
23:40 is my favorite Jordan moment. He feels the double coming from John Starks the key, and knows Oakley thinks the baseline is too thin to dribble across, but Jordan tiptoes the line anyway then dunks in Patrick Ewing's face. And he does it so quickly.
Amazing basketball IQ, perfect pivot fundamentals, incredible athleticism, a showy dunk, and it involved 3 of the top basketball players of all time getting schooled by the GOAT.
Bro it's hilarious watching you come to the truth. I'm proud of you for at least looking into what we know about Mike. I'm a 90's kid from Michigan. I was the biggest Bull fan in Michigan during the bad boy era. I remember being in tears watching how they did my boy, fouling and cheating to win. Family laughing at me. In this season you just watched it all turned around! When he finally got past the Pistons. House full of family looking stupid while I'm the only one going BERSERK watching him flip that reverse layup over Bill Laimbeesh! Not long after that my pops came to the light himself😂😂 He had to acknowledge the truth he was seeing! Micheal Jorleone' was the Godfather of basketball!
I appreciate when he says "Is everything I know a lie?" Me: Yes
Not just basketball, in life... we've been fed lies since pre-school..it's called programming
@@geovela9475 No doubt
Thank you bro! Awesome comment
Exactly but we got to appreciate the kid doing his homework to make a logical judgment on who the GOAT really is
2 months later I'm here agreein with you I said exactly the same thing
"13 consecutive buckets!" Don't forget. That was in the finals. Not some ol' regular season game in February.
Jordan was really like that.
Came here to say that exact same thing....IN THE FINALS.
The bigger the game the better he played
I appreciate the fact that this young fella is going in with an open mind trying to educate/inform himself with these videos. It’s a lot of fun to watch MJ’s highlights through the eyes of someone who has never seen him or grown up with him like I did! Although I appreciate Lebron’s immense talent, I don’t think you can put him in the same camp as MJ.
Keep ‘em coming - you’ve got a new fan/sub!
Another thing about MJ is he had such a solid base of fundamentals that he learned in his time in college playing for Dean Smith at UNC. He had almost perfect fundamentals.
Bro glad to see a lebron fan actually doing their homework. Anyone who grew up watching highlights from ALL eras isn’t surprised by these videos. Real students of the game know Michael is the goat. It’s not even close.
You literally commented to indirectly let us know you were a REAL JORDAN fan. We know he's the goat.. congrats on seeing everything in real time. You gonna tell that story to your grand-kids? You sound like a Lil kid looking for attention. "I know the most, I saw it LIVEEE" LMAO
@@christianfisher4599 😂 BETAAAAA
I'm a real student... and Michael isn't the GOAT. He's second, but Wilt is still the GOAT.
Lebron da goat u dope
@@danhantheman betaaaaaa
"That don't make no sense" - Everyone whoever coached against MJ.
These kind of highlight packages are perfect to show the true greatness of MJ. One problem is when ESPN talks about Jordan, they usually just show the same 5 or 6 highlights over and over. They don't show the hundreds or thousands of other great plays he made.
Jordan had a 48 inch vert. Highest ever. His mid range was gold. He could dunk from anywhere. He would lock you down, block you, and run you down. He would hit the threes when he needed them. Steals, assists, dunks, threes, blocks. And unlimited scoring. All offense. All defense. MVP. Defensive player of the year. 6 time finals mvp.
"Is everything I know a lie bro?" Lol
BIG BIG LIE!!
Yes sir it is. It's time you realized that yes, Michael Jordan will and always will be The GOAT!!!
FACTS, IT IS ALL A LIE. And what youngn dont know that he was the best defensive player too. He got Mvp, defensive player of the year and finals mvp. WHO DOES THAT???
@@tburt155 giannis
@@tburt155 😎next goat
I believe his name was Ray Allen who got to play with both and won a championship with LeBron. Even he said LeBron is no where close to mj
MJ would just take over games and the other team knew it and still couldn't stop him. An absolute BEAST!!!!
Jordan took a while to get warmed up sometimes. He'd start off bad a lot like 2 for 12 or something. But then he'd just go on these crazy streaks playing perfect and end with 45. Every game he was fun to watch. Plus he was almost as good on defense. It was crazy. He played just as hard on both sides the ball which you don't see anymore. Plus he made sooo many clutch plays it's insane. Those are what you remember the most.
"Okay, so Michael Jordan is a cheat code?"
Yes, as a matter of fact, he was a cheat code.
It was like watching a superhero play basketball. I hate that you missed it.
You had to put in the damn cheat codes just to get him in any videogame.
cheat code?? no he is 6 time champion!
and you know what's better? we had to grab the newspaper or watch the news when the bulls were going to play because internet and social media didn't exist, I watched all 6 rings on live TV like a man soap opera, something that will never repeat itself in nba history.
What the hell is a cheat code? not that I really care? Cause it sounds desperate to me desperate to dethrone the real king not the fake so-called king!
@@richardtrevino5516 lol ... cheat code is an expression used in video games when a character uses codes that give him "super powers". It's not a demerit, it's a compliment to someone who seems so superior to everyone else.
What's nuts is this doesn't even show him at the other end of the floor where he was one of the greatest ever.
This video absolutely did not due Jordan's defense justice. Jordan was 100% effort every minute he was in the court, regardless of he had the ball or not
And even a crazier thing... THIS IS JUST ONE SEASON.
Someone def needs to do a defensive-highlight video…majority of people that didn’t get to see MJ play don’t realize he’s one of the best defenders in NBA history…his defense is underrated solely based off his own offensive prowess.
Did watch this real time. EVERY game was an event. Regular season, playoffs, championship, didn't matter. You tuned in because you were likely to see something you'd never seen before. His intros at the Stadium still give me goosebumps. Check out the standing O he got at the end of his career. Like 12 minutes. Unreal.
🤣just discovered your page earlier of you peeping Magic at work. Your reactions are real priceless! Young bruh, I saw MJ in action back at UNC, when he hit the game winner as a freshman in the championship game vs Georgetown. I'm from Chicago so, other than the year he broke his foot as well as the years he did baseball I saw a good amount of his games played and he's the LEGIT BEST! He rarely missed any games due to injury or rest. And to think, this was only one year of his illustrious career 😳. And yes, he had the WHOLE PACKAGE, even passing the ball. Bron and Kobe got ample talent, but MJ was SUPREME!
Kareem was kinda unstoppable too, especially with that sky hook with his height. For MJ also, he knew how to FINISH you when the games counted i.e. in the pinnacle series, the NBA Finals. Never played a finals series past 6 games🤔. And to think, him and the BullS kept several superstars chasing rings😉
"ok, so his midrange was solid" .........Jordan had arguable the GOAT midrange game. Good stuff doing your homework. Remember what Kobe said, "What you get from me is from HIM"
I always say this when Kobe is getting compared to MJ, Kobe is MJ lite. He has almost everything but he didn't have the same strength and the big hand as MJ. Seriously someone should do all the MJ faking his competition with single handed fake pass/shoot and other things he could do by just palming the ball.
So fitting he and Kobe tied with 9 first team All defense!!?
Larry Birds midrange was the best. Jordan is tied at second with Oscar Robertson
@@leebrandt8597 no
@@dafellaz6 Yes. Larry Bird midrange: 51% Michael Jordan 49% Oscar Robertson 49% Dirk Nowitzki 47%
When Jordan wasn’t hitting his shots he would penetrate and dish or draw the foul. He would work his way into the game and the intensity would build throughout the game. The force of nature that he was on both sides of the ball was devastating and even when the Bulls were bad his first years he was the reason you watched. It was truly priceless to watch this guy play.
Being able to catch up on these old highlights is a blessing. Not having experienced the magnitude of MJs career in real time as it played out was truly unbelievable. Nothing even come close, and it's hard to truly have a fair assessment of you hadn't. I still enjoyed the reaction.
Bro mad respect to you for being a true basketball head and doing your homework. I grew up in the 90s and watching MJ win all his titles, he is the goat. I have Bron second and I got the biggest respect for how great Bron is but even he is not quite on MJ's level. You had all these reactions to just one of MJ's seasons... imagine all the other seasons and all the other MJ plays, he just was so spectacular it's hard to believe. Even at 35 he was doing things no other player had ever done, the man was just different. Love the videos homie.
MJ was just so much better than even the next best players at this point it really wasn’t fair lol Skill wise and ultimately mentally..he refused to lose.
Now you know the feeling of everyone that wasn't a Bulls fan, watching him do this to your team on a nightly basis. Your reactions and disbielf is what they all did while he played. Me being a Bulls fan loved every minute of it. LOL
I'm glad you are sharing this. He is the GOAT. Don't forget he was defensive player of the year as well. You can watch his defensive highlights too.
38 years old Jordan, after 2 years break, scores 24 of Wizard's 26 points in the first half against Charlotte. He ends with 51. In the next game against New Jersey scores 46. Unfortunately, for the most part, for the first year and in the second year with the Wizards, he has had successive knee injuries. In the injury-free period he had similar stats per minute as Kobe.
It was rare that he wasn’t hitting his shots. He was a beast every game. He never took a night off.
And when he was "off", which for Jordan only meant his shot(s) weren't falling like he'd like, he was still gonna attack the rim, to get to the free throw line and get your bigs or his defender in foul trouble and he was still gonna be a monster on defense. No mercy from him...
Hec at 40 or 41 he played all 82 games with scrubs all while giving his pay to the 9/11 relief fund effort. Goat, no he’s the gewb!.. cheesy but true, greatest ever will be... coming from a laker fan myself. I live roun Charlotte so I gotta show them sum 2nd fav luv to....
He didn't even take a night off with the flu
The fact that he has a thirty minute plus highlight video for just one season is crazy
Jordan is the most creative offensive player of all time. Every shot is a work of art and it's impossible to guard him because he has hundreds of different moves in his arsenal.
You are a LeBron fan and that is great. I was a Shawn Kemp fan when he was with Seattle but I always knew MJ was special, the best player anybody had seen. I watched and enjoyed all MJ's games, even when Chicago beat Seattle. I knew I was watching history in the making with MJ.
That man averaged 31 plus just shooting 2 pointers. Just think about that....
You're forgetting the part where he did that in a league where teams were averaging 70-80 points a night, and you can see how he was carrying the
@@augustgreig9420 he was also shooting 54% from the field in that season and with the current rules of not being able to hand check or touch the shooter in any way and even having to clear out his landing space , that 54% would be more like 64% from the field and the 31 points you could easily round up to 40 on just that alone without the 3 ball
MJ has the athleticism, artistry, creativity, suave, and leadership rolled into one. He has the ability to score at will. He just go straight no matter how many people guarding him. So fearless . The trademark of a G.O.A.T.
I'm glad I'm just old enough to have watched him play as a kid. Hands down one of my favorite athletes of all time in any sport. My childhood sports heros included Randy Moss on the Vikings one handed snagging over a CB and Jordan in the videos you just watched. When I explain MJ playing its hard to explain to someone that hasnt watched him actually play that a whole game was a highlight reel. Its easy to think "oh these are edited to make him look good" nah fam, whole game domination doing his thing.
love his unique talent to break 3 or 4 men under the basket defenses, everyone on him, yet he finds a way. It's crazy how quick talented he was, half man half jaguar, and a first quick step that places him above anyone else
LMFAO!!! My dude just said "His midrange was pretty good, huh?" Lol
In the 13 seasons in the Bulls, he averaged over 31 ppg in the regular, and 35ppg in the playoffs.(!!)
All that while being a 9 TIME ALL DEFENSE TEAM.
and shooting .515 fg% with all the fade aways and crazy shots he took and all the mid range shots he took to average that is just insane like it's really unbelievable.
He only played 11 seasons with the bulls
2 of those being half a season only (injury and retirement)
I never get tired of seeing young people who never saw MJ before get their eyes opened.
MJ- All about net 🔥🔥🔥 Jordan was a great shooter from everywhere. He didn't shoot too much 3's because in that era, team used to have 3 point roles. Not like now, everyone shoots 3's.
Those sequences that you mention typically happened when his team was down in the 4th quarter. He stepped up when they needed him instead of fading away like some other players. There is a reason why so many consider him the goat and feel insulted when others claim different
I am honestly just happy you're watching these and being honest. MJ has been and always will be my GOAT and I am glad he is leaving you as speechless as he has left pretty much every one who has ever watched him.
It was a show every game. You sat down and expected him to entertain you and he always did. You knew something amazing would happen in that game you were watching and he never let you down.
With Jordan you have to realize that there is no area, no aspect of the game that he did not perfection. Total perfection right down to the most minute details night after night. Another thing people fail to mention about Jordan, perhaps it's just so obvious is why, but he was the quickest player ever, especially on the baseline. I mean blink your eyes and he's by you and dunking the ball. Was just so great getting to watch his entire career.
I love how you look back , at the poster and say, "DO THAT". LOL. Love your video man, real honest reactions. RESPECT!
Mike was playing grandmaster level chess, while everyone else was playing minesweeper lol.
Watching MJ play was like an event in my house, like getting ready to watch a good movie and you only get up between quarters. At 17:32 MJ goes against 7'1" David Robinson, a good shot blocker. On the highlight that starts at 23:39, he dunks on 7'0" Ewing and this highlight made it into so many NBA commercials (those with the opera music, old guys know what I'm talking about) I'm glad you're diving deep into the old NBA, checkout the 90's Bulls, one of the best teams ever. 24:12 was not Dominique Wilkins but Gerald Wilkins.
King legacy, you said at 24:11 the "he is giving Dominique Wilkens hell!! You're right, he was, but it was Dominique's younger brother Gerald who called himself the Jordan stopper. What do you think? Did he live up to the self professed title? That was a rhetorical question, because not only I, but everyone watching got the answer firsthand,... NO!!!!😎
“He had a pretty good mid range” lol that’s a understatement
He did miss shots. But he was a 50%+ shooter so he was deadly. In 90-91, dude shot 54% and you see the difficult level of those shots.
... and his points didn't come almost entirely from 3 point range like this stuff today, AND he got his when the floor wasn't spread far enough to park cars between each position. It was "show me the blood" when each foul back then... like it's meant to be. Alas, basketball the great is dead now forever, and the new cats don't even know it... ala the reactions.
54% in the hand checking era, you could touch and invade the landing space of a shooter and its a no call as long as you dont touch the shooting hand except on the follow through , you could still get away with touching the elbow of the shooting arm in motion though and still the man shot 54%, it would be more like 64% in this shooter friendly era
@@KrazieSevin ... and we won't even begin to discuss all the floppage... whole compilations, of someone who wants to be named in the goat conversation, flopping on the ground like a fish out of water to get a call from a brush/fouls that NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.
Crazy how LBJ is a 30% shooter and he's supposed to be the GOAT??? That's why he NEVER wants the last shot...and hes an even worse free throw shooter especially in the clutch....19 for 94 with the game on the line....FOMFWTBS MJ🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
@@TheSet6145 LeBron-James is lucky Jordan (Jordan-in-his-prime, especially) doesn't-play anymore. Jordan would take that "I am the G.O.A.T."-comment by LeBron-James as a challenge and take James to school. He would MASSACRE him O_O (like he massacred the newbie Chicago-Bulls player who said he could take-on Jordan any time any where).
Edit / Add-on to my previous comment:
You don't trash-talk Jordan.
Even Hall-of-Famers that played with Jordan or against Jordan in opposing teams would say "are you *CRAZY* O_O ?!" when you trash-talked Jordan.
Jordan was such a effing challenging player that when you trash-talked ANY kind of trash to him, he beat you so damn hard you would come crying to Mommy and say "I never wanna play Basketball anymore 😢". That's how-challenging he was.
"Even if I am getting fouled, looking that way, shooting from the parking lot backwards, it's going in"
There is a reason McDonalds chose to have Jordan and Bird specifically for the "Nothing but Net" HORSE commercial!
It wasn't just because they were the most popular players of the time either lol. They literally did that during the games.
Young Fella I had to sub to the channel, you're definitely one of the rarest reactors that really give a fair judgment with these vids, I salute you for that. I tell people all the time, us "old heads" not clowning Bron, we just watched Jordan play, every face you've made, every reaction, mood, etc... is EXACTLY how we felt every time dude played
The only person who can be mentioned in the same breath as Jordan is Larry Bird. Everyone else is competing for 3rd place.
Here is what makes them the greatest. Played 100% effort every game. Played hurt and sick. Could do things nobody else could do. Never complained, never quit, they were fierce competitors. Both legendary trash talkers who could back it up. Both were incredible defenders. Both could hit any shot anywhere. Both played in the hardest era and against multiple defenders. Both were humble about their greatness. Both were clutch there was never a moment too big.
"you watch him... And he do something... And you be like... I wish he did that again..." - HOF Karl Malone
2nd in ALL TIME SCORING Karl Malone!
Jordan never played around with the ball. All of his moves led straight to a shot.
exactly every dribble was with purpose, no clowning around and showing off his ball handling even though he could have if he wanted to
Lebron: I focus on making the right basketball play
MJ: I AM the right play...
What you have to realize watching MJ highlights, a lot of times these crazy shots are in those “we need a bucket” moment. Not necessarily end of games or anything but in those lulls where we need a point to get back going.
"who is this tall lanky dude?" That's Bol Bol's dad! Manute Bol!
Oh just one of the greatest shot blockers of all time....what was he 7ft 6....MJ made him look average lol
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Averaged and insane 5 blocks per game his rookie year. And he was a bad ass in his personal life...The man had his own military.
BEST CZcams VIDEO I'VE EVER SEEN. BRUH JORDAN WAS SO GOOD THAT I COULDN'T WATCH THE NBA ANYMORE AFTER HE STOPPED PLAYING.
Jordan had absolutely everything, but his biggest asset was his competitive edge & will to win. Coupled with his natural talent he was unstoppable, im glad i got witnesses him in his prime, and in my opinion he is the greatest sports competitor of all time of all sports. He had everything
Yes, that Lakers game in the Finals he had 13 straight made field goals, capped off by that switch-hands layup. It's one of the most perfect games ever played. 33 pts/7 reb/13 ast on 15-18 FG. That entire Finals series is, imo, the best Finals anyone has ever had - series averages of 32/7 reb/11+ ast/3 stl/1.5 blk/56% FG along with an incredible amount of deflections and disruption that didn't show up in the stat sheet.
Mike didn’t have a weakness in his game. True goat. But it doesn’t take away from how great Lebron is but Mike was in a different level
*"Jordan had a pretty good mid range game"* 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
"Oh, so his midrange was solid..." Lmfao!
I'm glad u came around on Mike being the goat .I saw him play in person like 8 times and man o man it was special.....
Every single night he played you saw something unbelievable. EVERY SINGLE GAME.
What a reaction, really appreciate having an open mind and also appreciate taking my comment to heart about playing good D as part of being an "all-around player". 👍💪 Funny to see how you go from "Jordan had a pretty good midrange" to "Is everything I know a lie bro?" to telling your LeBron poster "do that" haha.
And big ups for your honesty that you've never seen anybody else do some of his moves - and keep in mind that they've had 30 yrs to learn since this season, and 40 yrs since he started college.
Michael pun lebron would be just be another player in the 80's and 90's,they would have beat him up,plus he would have been going against the Jordans,pippens, and the great defensive teams off that area,he's fortunate to playing in today's game.
@@stargellwilliams1311 I disagree although he wouldn't have been better than Jordan in my opinion LeBron is the type of talent that if he had to play in those standards then he would get used to it I still don't think it be anywhere near Jordan but I don't think he would just be a scrub at all
Watch actual games and you'll see why no one is/was ever like him. He was so great because he wasn't afraid to fail. He lost before he won back-to-back dunk titles, lost the 3 point competition even though he was confident in his shooting. I believe that if he was still playing he would have entered the skills challenge just to challenge himself(he was the top scorer and assist leader for shooting guards in the 91 finals so he could do whatever was needed to win) I would have liked to see LeBron enter at least one dunk contest especially after he threw his name in during one all-star weekend before eventually changing his mind to protect his brand I guess.
seriously this, im 24 so i was never able to see him play so i was subjected to watching just highlights. but during lockdown i watched full games from 90-93 and my god, the way he could just take over games offensively and defensively is mind blowing. and he did it within the system not just playing iso ball jacking shots up.
Right these idiots watch highlights n think that will help them measure how good someone really was it the moments in the game that u have to watch. The adversity players overcome during a game. The adjustments great players make during a game because of the way they bn played the first half. These youtubers are idiots to be frank
I really enjoy watching your videos, you take the time to look at the facts beforehand and you keep a open mind,keep up with the great content! I recommended this channel to other old timers
I love it when young people see Jordan’s highlights and are left speechless !!! Air Jordan will do that to you !!! No one else even comes close !!!
Being able to see Mike play in person was the best
His midrange was automatic because in high school and college 3 pointers weren’t in the game yet. The three point line wasn’t added to college ball until 1986 after he was drafted. He didn’t need to develop a 3 point shot until he made it to the league.
^^^EXACTLY!
The 3 point line was in colledge before the NBA
The league didn't adopt the 3-pointer until 1979--Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rookie season. While certain college basketball conferences experimented with it in the early '80s, the NCAA didn't universally implement a 3-point line until 1986, with high school basketball following suit a year later.
How quickly we forget how good he and many others were. I'm 36 lol same age as lebron and we all idolized jordan as kids and so did everyone. Dude was just that good. Amazing athlete
Bruh I luh watchin u react to Jordan cuz it’s brings me back to how I would react watchin the game, like no shot he just did that😮
These highlights are a fraction of his skills. And career highlights If you have the courage to watch more tape the eyes don’t lie my guy. MJ was different. Lebron is great but he ain’t in the same league as MJ
Beware!!!!!! The fans on either side who say it isnt close for one or the other mj or lebron or that one isnt in the same league as the other, dont know basketball and are delusional fanatics. Lebron and MJ are 1 and 2 and both can be debated, it is close wether or not u have mj or bron, dudes that say one isnt in the same league are casuals who are telling on themselves.
Can’t be number 2 when the game is on the line and your shooting 50% from the free throw line
@@edwardocariter99 when discussing GOAT. You dont choke on finals thats the difference. Game 6 heat vs dallas lebron scored merely 8pts in 4th qtr, jason terry even had a better stats. In 6 finals appearance jordan never choke and shows up when game is on the line, the killer instinct is there up to last seconds of the game.
@@edwardocariter99 It's not even close. Bronnie is flopomatic, softy, that CAN ONLY play help defense. Wait he has run down and blocked like 7 fast break layups. He really needs to be fined a game check every time he shows up with the number 23 on is jersey. Truthfully a better comparison would be Pipen. Pipen was an all around SF. Problem is Pipen had WAY better defense and handles.... and killer mind set... and it didn't take him 15 years to develop 3 point range.... and Pipen has 6 rangs.
@@edwardocariter99 They are in the same league fine, but MJ is still better. The debate for Lebron as no. 1 doesn't look that good though, we should be arguing Lebron/Wilt/Kareem/Hakeem/Magic for no. 2 that's the real debate whose the 2nd best player of all time?
What makes MJ the best is his ability to adjust and beat you. He figured everyone out. He would’ve ended up making LeBron look stupid. His vertical. His horizontal. His huge hands. But nothing beats his basketball brain.
Hello..... He won make lebron look stupid OK?... He definitely make lebron crying 😂😂😂😂😂and curry with keep shooting 3 point if he wan to🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lamalah8499 speak english
@@jmuneybeatz5721 OK.... English..... So, what next?
He will collect LBJ shadow and add him to his trophy case.
@@embroiderystitch2374 😆
As others have pointed out, his midrange game was unmatched. He probably had the best midrange game in the history of the league. He could take guys off the dribble, he could set and shoot jump shots, he could post up and nail fade away jumpers like it was nothing, he could pass out of double and triple teams.... All of that along with the fact he was the best finisher in the league = impossible to guard. MJ literally made a career of making every defender in the league, including hall of famers like Rodman, look bad on defense. There is a reason for the whole "you can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him" saying... And then, if that's not enough, he was one of the best defensive players in the game (and one of the best defensive shooting guards in league history) and he ALWAYS played hard on both ends of the court. GOAT.
Bro, I watched MJ live in the 90s and he did this every single game. I can’t even describe the level of entertainment and awe. Watching the Bulls was an addition for everyone I knew lol. It’s difficult for young guys to comprehend this level of playing and artistry, but I’m telling you it was real and the highlight videos don’t even do him justice to be honest.
Actually, it's not Domonique Wilkins playing for the Knicks, it's his brother, a defensive stopper, Gerald Wilkins
Yup i remember when the cavs picked him up to be the jordan stopper and then mj torched him the whole playoff series
When the CAVS picked up Wilkens to be "THE JORDAN'S STOPPER", I was already LMAO because I thought, "Excuse me, didn't U see what MJ did to him when he played for the KNICKS?" Every time LegaciiTV says no one could guard MICHAEL JORDAN ... I hear Spike Lee saying "Yep, NOOO BODY..." 😄😆😂🤣
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as a lebron fan myself it took me a bit to realize just how good & impactful mj was. he really does have every package lol. statistics wise as well. bron is our generations goat but overall mj is dominant. if we were to crossover generations who knows, the game is completely different now. but im convinced mj wasnt even real with the shit he did lmao.
MJ 真的是最精采的 像詩一樣 優雅而美麗的快動作 無人能有 GOAT
20:00 - Best layup I've ever seen.