@@ronbonora7872 ... And is 2-6 in the finals. It is not just about the regular season. There is a playoffs where your performance should increase and your play should elevate your team. Wilt's didn't do that often.
wow. not only did Coach Knight say 'no'... he said, 'no, no... no, no.' FACTS. The notion of Lebron being anywhere near MJ is just laughable. I mean it. Really amusing.
@@PRHILL9696 longevity gets noticed. Same reason some pick Kareem over Russell and Wilt. Point totals. Agree with you. Just making a point that too many see totals.
Coach Knight told his friend Stu Inman, the General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers to draft Jordan over Sam Bowie in 1984. Inman told Knight .. 'But, I need a Center'. Knight's response .. 'Well, play Jordan at Center'. Jordan fell to number 3, and the Chicago Bulls picked him up. Rest is history!
😂😂 I REMEMBER that and Knight was dead as serious. He said he was the best basketball player he ever seen and didn't a game in the NBA yet. Stu Inman was listening but didn't hear em 🤦🤦🤦
@@steveholmes5438 No, you never get another great 2 guard when you just drafted one. Gotta build a team. And after the Bulls took Mike, they drafted some great forwards to help him out, not another great off guard.
Bobby Knight coached MJ while he destroyed a nba all star team several games in a roll. Coach Knight was the first person to say MJ was the GOAT. I don’t know why people don’t know that since it’s probably the greatest accomplishment of all time.
Frostshokula Might be a little rough, but no, James is not as good as Jordan. Not as good as Chamberlain. In my opinion, not as good as Tim Duncan. Not as good as Dr J. We could go on, but the point is made, I think. None of this is intended to insult James, he is an excellent basketball player, but not GOAT. Not, in my opinion, in the top five, and I would have to spend some extra time, but maybe, not top ten.
corbin mcnabb I put Larry Bird ahead of Lebron. Also not intended to insult Lebron. I feel like when I hear ppl get offended when I say that, it feels like they are disrespecting Larry Legend.
Frostshokula Bird was a better shooter and better rebounder, so I think you may be right on that. Haven't done a detailed look, to be honest. Barkley, in an interview with Patrick said his top five were Jordan, Robertson, Chamberlain, Russell, and Jabbar, in some order. Not a bad list. In either case, I think we are agreed that Lebron is not GOAT. Not all that close. Good, to be sure, but no.
The way coach Knight just states the obvious..."because he was just better". No need for some bombastic explanation, no need to reel off Jordans credentials. He was just better! Everybody who knows basketball, knows Jordan is the GOAT...
I agree with this and I think it also applies with quarterbacks here lately in this world where they can now chase rings, statpad, etc. Some quarterbacks are just better than Brady because they’re just better.
@@PRHILL9696Wilt: "MJ just remember when you played they changed all the rules to make it easier for you to dominate... When I played they changed all the rules to make them harder for me..." MJ: (No Comment)
Knight's experience with Jordan on the Olympic team was what I suspect he expected before hand after having seen him perform on the college stage and in fact defeating him in '84 in the NCAA tournament on his way to his third NCAA title. He was somewhat close to Dean Smith in the coaching fraternity always expressing great respect for Smith, so knowing what a meticulous teacher of basketball Smith was Knight had to know Jordan would be well prepared for international competition. Jordan himself has credited Smith's coaching as the catalyst to making him the great player he became. Smith by the way beat the legendary Adolf Rupp like a drum in head to head games eventually surpassing Rupp's 876 wins ending with 879. Smith was a liberal icon in this very conservative southern state. But you can be damn sure that Dean Smith was a god down here and always will be. In my part of the state we're all Tar Heels. Its near Wilmington where MJ is from.
I was born in 80 and grew up watching MJ. The UA-cam channel Joseph Vincent just released a 2hr long video spanning Jordans career. I figured I'd give it a watch to refresh my memory on how good Jordan was or if it was just nostalgia being a kid/teenager making him larger than life. The astounding thing after watching it was that he was actually better than I could remember. It's as if God molded the perfect basketball player. Not only was his physical gifts a cut above everyone else, insane 40+ vertical, hands larger than most 7 footers where he could snatch the ball out of thin air with one hand, break ankles by just palming the ball around faking people out. Running a 4.3 40 in college. All those physical gifts combined with a mental drive to win like no other. Absolute clutch shooter. A picture perfect midrange jumper. His other worldly hype was completely justified. Anyone trying to compare guys like Lebron to MJ are insane. Jordan was poetry in motion that could slice and dice his way to the rim like an agile cat. It's the media manufacturing another basketball savior to generate revenue who try to put guys like Lebron in the same echelon as Michael Jordan. There is only one MJ. There will never be another like him.
Bobby knows great basketball players.... Look what he did at Tx Tech... He completely turned them around.... His last year at Indiana he built a team that beat 1 of the best Duke teams ever and went to the National Championship.
So just to get this straight from Bob Knight himself Michael Jordan - Best Player Bill Russell - Most Valuable Player Red Auerbach - Best Basketball Mind
Interesting, I would think one could talk a lot about the distinction between the best and most valuable. Yeah, I think I know what he meant, just saying people could have quite a talk about the ways--that each is better than the other.
@@paulsilas9070 yeah Kareem set records that will never be broken in the NBA, but so did Michael Jordan. No player will ever win 10 scoring titles in todays NBA like MJ did. MJ also has the highest player efficiency rating in NBA history. Highest ppg average of 30.12ppg in NBA history. MJ has 6 finals MVPS. MJ is the only player in NBA history to average over 100 blocks and over 200 steals two seasons. Scottie Pippen & Hakeem are the only other 2 players to do this 1 time. Jordan is the only player in NBA history to retire in his prime go play baseball and return 1 year and 6 months later to 3 peat. MJ being 6-0 in the finals with his accomplisments puts him for me at #1. Kareen to me is #2. Russell #3 and then the rest.
@Dywane Carter hate to burst your bubble there kiddo but Lebron James has only 3 championships and Lebron has never won defensive player of the year, never!
I'm pretty sure if you asked any well known coach anywhere in the world they'll tell you MJ is the best basketball player in history. Same with pretty much anybody who has ever played in the NBA. They all know the truth.
The majority of the former players and current players agree on Jordan's being the goat. The media feels necassary to favor Lebron over Jordan for rating reasons and keep the Basketball vibe going for Marketing reasons. For Lebron, people think twice on the question "In whose hands would you want your basketball for the game winning shot?" They would say MJ.
Somebody ought to send this video to Nick Wright. He's a sports commentator who appears on TV everyday saying that Lebron is the GOAT. He's very annoying when it comes to this subject. Coach Knight would quickly put Nick Wright in his place. As coach Knight said, it's not even close.
Being an Indiana boy (born there) I would have to agree with the General on his assessment. Jordan is the best to have played the game; so many abilities and drive, lifted his team. Russell is the most valuable; he won more titles and was a force in the league for a long time, and he tamed Wilt Chamberlin. And Red Auerbach was a wizard as a coach and GM; built some of the best teams ever. Good to see Bobby Knight in a calm and sane moment, he does know his stuff.
Don't know too many of that kind of stature will call it different. The greats just know. This comparison is a waste of time. Coach Knight talks: MJ, Bill Russell, Red. True words.
I agree it isn't even close between MJ and LeBron. Jordan better on offense & defense, better ball handler, better in clutch, better analytical stats, better personal awards, and better team achievements. For NCAA Finals, Olympics & NBA Finals, MJ is 9-0 while LeBron is 5-7. In what world is 5-7 better than 9-0???
Superfacts, bro... You also bring up a great point referencing Lebron's first Olympic experience in 2004--- a loss to Greece in the semifinals... A loss that earned him the nickname "lebronze"...
Imagine throughout the season and especially the playoffs just continuously giving Lebron James the ball with whenever the shot clock was down to 4 seconds or less and telling him to make something happen. That was just a day in the office for MJ.
@@paulsilas9070 I'll try and make this as painless as possible--- The championships have absolutely nothing to do with Mike's GOAT status... Mike is the GOAT simply by how he, with all his immense physical talents, genius level IQ, unmatched skillsets and unconquerable competitive spirit, approached and played the game... An approach that was like no other before, during and since... All The long awaited, and slowly developing team achievement stuff is just gravy to round out the portfolio... I mean, One "chip" is more than enough to solidify his position as the GOAT; the fact he won six comprising 2 separate threepeats and never seeing a game 7 is preposterous... ...and overkill In fact, Losing to Isiah Thomas's pistons three yrs in a row, or Larry bird's celtics in his rookie and second yr in no way diminishes the fact that that even back then as a youngin, with Larry, magic and Isaiah all in their primes, he was, skill for skill, still the best player in the league...
@@paulsilas9070 how long you've been doing something is no guarantee of acumen or expertise... Having said that--- I seriously doubt you've been watching BEFORE I was born..Lol! If so, then you witnessed the celtics win their eighth championship--- cause I was born later that year...
Can you imagine being Bob Knight and losing out on Larry Bird? Bird was actually enrolled at ISU when Knight was coach there. Bird decided to leave and never came back. Knight must regret not paying paying closer attention to the needs of Bird. If he had he might have won a couple national titles. Wow!
“Smarter, tougher, and won more.” Jordan not only had the physical ability, his work ethic was second to none. Combine that with a pathological desire to win, and you have the best. Mind you, I think the greatest athlete to play the game was Wilt Chamberlain.
Dywane Carter only 3x champ. No DPOY. Come on, do your research. Now MJ 6x champ, 14x all star, 5x MVP, 6x Finals MVP, 10x Scoring champ, 3x steals champ, 1xDPOY 9xAll-Defensive team 1 and only xG.O.A.T.
I think Jordan had the edge defensively, he had the edge in the clutch when the game is on the line and he had the edge when it comes to gracefulness. LeBron overpowers opponents. Michael could do that but he also was graceful. He turned the game into an art form. He could float through the air with such amazing control. I miss watching him play. He is the reason I fell in love with basketball.
You can see what's happening now that LeBron has lost some of his physicality an cannot get to the rim as frequently as before. Bron never really improved his perimeter game. And that is coming back to bite him in the butt now against younger teams, in an NBA that prioritizes perimeter shooting.
The guy said Last Dance was the most viewed original content on ESPN since 2004. My question is what show got more views than this? Whatever it is I need to watch it!
Also sometimes I share this, the Bible says that GOD loves us so much that he sent his son JESUS CHRIST to this earth and HE lived a perfect sinless life.And JESUS went to a cross and gave HIS life for us.And rose again in 3 days and who ever will receive JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND ASK HIM TO COME INTO THEIR HEART AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS,HE WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN.
@@bennyce5430 ... Gambling is a weakness only if you abuse it to the detriment of your family and well-being. Many people drink but you don't hear no one calling it a weakness unless you abuse it.
The Trailblazers GM in 1983 asked Knight who he thought the Trailblazers should draft... Knight told him Jordan.... The GM told Knight they already had Drexler and needed a center.... Knight said "play him at center" Knight knew. Imagine if Portland had drafted Jordan and traded Drexler for something really good.......
I appreciate that you have a recorded interview with a legend, Bob Knight. I only saw this portion of the interview but I really hope you spent some time asking some deeper questions than "lebron or mj?". That it just so low effort and a complete waste of an opportunity that won't happen again.
There, it is a legend a student of the game considered one of the best coaches in college, probably the best. I agree with what he said, Mike Jordan. When a person of his total understanding of the game and won at the highest level and the way he answered that question with no doubt, I don't need anyone telling me why it's a toss up or LeBron or some areas no there is no comparison listen to what this man says .Greatness at his coaching level can see the greatest at a players level his perception outweighs anyone.
If ever I had my doubts about Bob Knight knowing basketball and life this interview put those thoughts to rest. Bill Russell is the man. And he would'be been the man in today's game. Somehow he would've kept winning.
Pretty cool to hear an old-school coach who's all about the fundamentals and playing the game right say that high-flying Michael Jordan is the greatest ever.......Jordan transcends the spectrum of opinion.
Prepare for LIFE through the Education of Basketball..Prepare to be your best is the education I got from Coach. Just ask Micheal..Be like Mike..I LOVE you both...Prepare yourself to achieve your best at anything...Be like "KNIGHT"!!!
Back in 1984, Coach Knight phoned his friend at the Portland Trailblazers front office. He was adamant that the Blazers needed to draft Jordan at #1 after coaching Jordan in the Olympics. His friend at the Blazers response was, "...but Coach, we need a center." In perfect Coach Knight fashion, his response was, "God damn it, then play Jordan at center!!"
Russell proved that no one is unbeatable. Otherwise, he doesnt get dethroned twice, including once in the Finals. Jordan *disproved* that and it stayed that way til he left in '03. *Then Kobe/Lebron proved we're human after all*
It's not a conversation. Jordan was by far the best player ever. And if you have to give the most simple reason as to why it's because he had no weaknesses. People seem to forget how fundamentally sound Jordan was led by the tutelage of Dean Smith. He was also ridiculously efficient. Now some say he wasn't a great 3pt shooter but that's because he could dominate without taking threes. The other thing is when Jordan had off shooting nights he would casually have 17 rebounds or do other things to help his team win. He was as good a clutch player as we 've ever seen and defensively could guard 4 positions well. He was also smarter and a better competitor than LeBron.
Bobby Knight has a eye for talent... hell he said in 83 or 84 that MJ was the best player he ever seen..needless to say..that statement aged well.
He said it in 84, when he was coaching Team U.S.A.
MrCHITOWN247 facts
@Dywane Carter Consensus says --- Nope. Also, Jordan is just far more talented. A 6'7" 215lb James would never be in the conversation.
@@jamesallen5591 facts
@Dywane Carter And?
Even before MJ got into the NBA this man said that he was the best player he's ever seen
He didn't even mention Lebron once...not even once. Jordan GOAT.
When the dust settles, MJ's legend will still be there and will continue to grow. Ask Kobe, RIP.
Bro Bob Knight shut that down quick. He knows who the real GOAT is. RESPECT 🙏
exactly.. all this millennial push push push for anything in their generation and the arguments they make are mute.
@@redtesta tell em
KOBE THE GOAT
@@arthuratlas231 sounds like a kiddie. where are the stats to back it vs jordan? Lololol never..
Jordan n Kobe r the GOAT
He has said that decades before (MJ was not even playin in the NBA yet) and He will say it again! MJ is The GOAT!
Billy goat
Facts and more facts......
He said it without any doubt that MJ is the best he ever saw and bobby knight is old enough to have seen the greats before MJ and obviously after
Don't even think about anybody else
@Dywane Carter 😂😂😂😂
@Dywane Carter Thomas who?
@Dywane Carter maybe if he was 6 inches taller
@Dywane Carter I asked you first.
Garrett Phifer kobes better
thank you coach for mentioning bill russell and red.
Jordan often give props to Bill Russell as well.
Allen Reynolds Fuck off if you don't want to respect the past greats. Without Russell today's black players would not be able to play.
Brian G I agree but Larry Bird was no slouch either
@@adamsamuel8593 on an individual stats basis Wilt Chamberlain is better than both Russell and Jordan! Wilt only holds 72 NBA records! LOL
@@ronbonora7872 ... And is 2-6 in the finals. It is not just about the regular season. There is a playoffs where your performance should increase and your play should elevate your team. Wilt's didn't do that often.
It’s not even a debate! Jordan is the best basketball player ever born!
Roger Martin
I agree 100% my brother
There has never been any doubt that MJ is the GOAT and there never will be
PRHILL9696
100% Truth
Why do you gotta start a debate about it?
I love listening to Bobby Knight talk basketball. Legend.
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@@YungREDA lol how is it cap? You must be a kid. Bobby is a basketball legend. Go play your Fortnite
He is absolutely correct in his NBA rankings. Mike, Bill and Red!
wow. not only did Coach Knight say 'no'... he said, 'no, no... no, no.' FACTS. The notion of Lebron being anywhere near MJ is just laughable. I mean it. Really amusing.
@Bonnie Clyde But who can fake a charge better...
I feel how serious you are on this. I mean it. You're spot on.
Lebron should never ever be mentioned with MJ. Its a silly debate and always was. MJ is by far the GOAT
@@PRHILL9696 longevity gets noticed. Same reason some pick Kareem over Russell and Wilt. Point totals.
Agree with you. Just making a point that too many see totals.
im from indonesia...when MJ play in the 90s everyone love this game....when MJ retired no one watching this game....lebon who?
Coach Knight told his friend Stu Inman, the General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers to draft Jordan over Sam Bowie in 1984. Inman told Knight .. 'But, I need a Center'. Knight's response .. 'Well, play Jordan at Center'. Jordan fell to number 3, and the Chicago Bulls picked him up. Rest is history!
😂😂 I REMEMBER that and Knight was dead as serious. He said he was the best basketball player he ever seen and didn't a game in the NBA yet. Stu Inman was listening but didn't hear em 🤦🤦🤦
Nobody would ever draft Jordan when they had just drafted Clyde Drexler the year before......but they definitely should have taken Charles Barkley.
@@JK-br1mu That is why you always take the best available. Instead of trying to cookie cut positons
@@steveholmes5438 No, you never get another great 2 guard when you just drafted one.
Gotta build a team. And after the Bulls took Mike, they drafted some great forwards to help him out, not another great off guard.
@@JK-br1muhad the blazers drafted Jordan and had Clyde who da hell know how many titles they won
Bobby Knight coached MJ while he destroyed a nba all star team several games in a roll. Coach Knight was the first person to say MJ was the GOAT. I don’t know why people don’t know that since it’s probably the greatest accomplishment of all time.
Current and former players & coaches - MJ
A bunch of ppl who never had anything to do with high level basketball - Lebron
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Frostshokula Might be a little rough, but no, James is not as good as Jordan. Not as good as Chamberlain. In my opinion, not as good as Tim Duncan. Not as good as Dr J. We could go on, but the point is made, I think.
None of this is intended to insult James, he is an excellent basketball player, but not GOAT. Not, in my opinion, in the top five, and I would have to spend some extra time, but maybe, not top ten.
corbin mcnabb
I put Larry Bird ahead of Lebron. Also not intended to insult Lebron.
I feel like when I hear ppl get offended when I say that, it feels like they are disrespecting Larry Legend.
Frostshokula Bird was a better shooter and better rebounder, so I think you may be right on that. Haven't done a detailed look, to be honest.
Barkley, in an interview with Patrick said his top five were Jordan, Robertson, Chamberlain, Russell, and Jabbar, in some order. Not a bad list.
In either case, I think we are agreed that Lebron is not GOAT. Not all that close. Good, to be sure, but no.
You nailed it!
Finally Finally Finally someone gives Bill Russell the respect he earned.
The way coach Knight just states the obvious..."because he was just better". No need for some bombastic explanation, no need to reel off Jordans credentials. He was just better! Everybody who knows basketball, knows Jordan is the GOAT...
I agree with this and I think it also applies with quarterbacks here lately in this world where they can now chase rings, statpad, etc. Some quarterbacks are just better than Brady because they’re just better.
He was the finest confluence of athleticism, skill and competitiveness that the game has ever seen.
JORDAN IS THE GOAT 🐐HANDS DOWN NOT EVEN CLOSE.🤷♂️
@MrTruboy if chips is the key marker then Bill Russell is the GOAT - only won 11 chips in 13 years and 8 rings in a row!
There has never been any doubt that MJ is the GOAT and there never will be
@@PRHILL9696Wilt: "MJ just remember when you played they changed all the rules to make it easier for you to dominate... When I played they changed all the rules to make them harder for me..."
MJ: (No Comment)
Truth! You know Mr. Knight don't lie.
Bobby Knight is many things, a lair is not among them, nice call Keng Vang.
Imagine going to practice with Jordan as your teammate and Knight as your coach? Lol. You'd need years of therapy.
You'd either need therapy or be way better than you ever thought you could be. Probably both lol
Knight's experience with Jordan on the Olympic team was what I suspect he expected before hand after having seen him perform on the college stage and in fact defeating him in '84 in the NCAA tournament on his way to his third NCAA title. He was somewhat close to Dean Smith in the coaching fraternity always expressing great respect for Smith, so knowing what a meticulous teacher of basketball Smith was Knight had to know Jordan would be well prepared for international competition. Jordan himself has credited Smith's coaching as the catalyst to making him the great player he became. Smith by the way beat the legendary Adolf Rupp like a drum in head to head games eventually surpassing Rupp's 876 wins ending with 879. Smith was a liberal icon in this very conservative southern state. But you can be damn sure that Dean Smith was a god down here and always will be. In my part of the state we're all Tar Heels. Its near Wilmington where MJ is from.
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Jordan would NEVER have played for Knight! He would have been gone day one! There’s NO way MJ would have put up with his mouth & BS for one second!!!
@@roymerritt6992 Go Pack!
Bob knight telling it how it is and a brilliant basketball mind as well.
Right on the GOAT Michael Jordan 🏀😀
@Dywane Carter - LBJ was never DPOY and he only has *3* Championships.
There has never been any doubt that MJ is the GOAT and there never will be
PRHILL9696 Wilton Norman Chamherlain is 🐐 Bill Russell second and Michael Jeffrie Jordan third
@Marie Madison I'll take Bobby Knight opinion over yours
I was born in 80 and grew up watching MJ. The UA-cam channel Joseph Vincent just released a 2hr long video spanning Jordans career. I figured I'd give it a watch to refresh my memory on how good Jordan was or if it was just nostalgia being a kid/teenager making him larger than life. The astounding thing after watching it was that he was actually better than I could remember. It's as if God molded the perfect basketball player. Not only was his physical gifts a cut above everyone else, insane 40+ vertical, hands larger than most 7 footers where he could snatch the ball out of thin air with one hand, break ankles by just palming the ball around faking people out. Running a 4.3 40 in college. All those physical gifts combined with a mental drive to win like no other. Absolute clutch shooter. A picture perfect midrange jumper. His other worldly hype was completely justified.
Anyone trying to compare guys like Lebron to MJ are insane. Jordan was poetry in motion that could slice and dice his way to the rim like an agile cat. It's the media manufacturing another basketball savior to generate revenue who try to put guys like Lebron in the same echelon as Michael Jordan. There is only one MJ. There will never be another like him.
Bobby knows great basketball players.... Look what he did at Tx Tech... He completely turned them around.... His last year at Indiana he built a team that beat 1 of the best Duke teams ever and went to the National Championship.
So just to get this straight from Bob Knight himself
Michael Jordan - Best Player
Bill Russell - Most Valuable Player
Red Auerbach - Best Basketball Mind
Interesting, I would think one could talk a lot about the distinction between the best and most valuable. Yeah, I think I know what he meant, just saying people could have quite a talk about the ways--that each is better than the other.
He probably meant that Michael was individually the best player while Bill Russell was the best team player
@@andisar98 That's how I took it
He said it before he even played a NBA game! He knew smart coach!
Bob Knight nailing another gem for sports talk!!!!!..And spittin truth!!!
Great definition of Being The Best Player and MVP
this should end all discussions but unfortunately, it won't.
PS: Larry Bird is my 2nd GOAT
2nd goat could be any number of players,Kareem,magic,Russell,LeBron etc.But if your honest in your eye test, Michael was a notch above the rest.
@@paulsilas9070 yeah Kareem set records that will never be broken in the NBA, but so did Michael Jordan. No player will ever win 10 scoring titles in todays NBA like MJ did. MJ also has the highest player efficiency rating in NBA history. Highest ppg average of 30.12ppg in NBA history. MJ has 6 finals MVPS. MJ is the only player in NBA history to average over 100 blocks and over 200 steals two seasons. Scottie Pippen & Hakeem are the only other 2 players to do this 1 time. Jordan is the only player in NBA history to retire in his prime go play baseball and return 1 year and 6 months later to 3 peat. MJ being 6-0 in the finals with his accomplisments puts him for me at #1. Kareen to me is #2. Russell #3 and then the rest.
@Dywane Carter hate to burst your bubble there kiddo but Lebron James has only 3 championships and Lebron has never won defensive player of the year, never!
@Dywane Carter Thank you for correcting yourself, carry on!
MJ is the GOAT but the next would be Bird I agree
I'm pretty sure if you asked any well known coach anywhere in the world they'll tell you MJ is the best basketball player in history. Same with pretty much anybody who has ever played in the NBA. They all know the truth.
But not all of them will tell the truth for various reasons.
Majority of the former players say Micheal Jordan... Media says Lebron James.
The majority of the former players and current players agree on Jordan's being the goat. The media feels necassary to favor Lebron over Jordan for rating reasons and keep the Basketball vibe going for Marketing reasons. For Lebron, people think twice on the question "In whose hands would you want your basketball for the game winning shot?"
They would say MJ.
that's what pat riley said. but he also said that if his life were on the line he would want larry bird to take the shot.
Somebody ought to send this video to Nick Wright. He's a sports commentator who appears on TV everyday saying that Lebron is the GOAT. He's very annoying when it comes to this subject.
Coach Knight would quickly put Nick Wright in his place. As coach Knight said, it's not even close.
Man I'd love to see that!
Being an Indiana boy (born there) I would have to agree with the General on his assessment. Jordan is the best to have played the game; so many abilities and drive, lifted his team. Russell is the most valuable; he won more titles and was a force in the league for a long time, and he tamed Wilt Chamberlin. And Red Auerbach was a wizard as a coach and GM; built some of the best teams ever. Good to see Bobby Knight in a calm and sane moment, he does know his stuff.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that mj is d greatest basketballer everrrrrrrrrrrr
One word ....RESPECT , coach is the coolest , throwing chairs and all 🇺🇸⚓️
Don't know too many of that kind of stature will call it different. The greats just know. This comparison is a waste of time. Coach Knight talks: MJ, Bill Russell, Red. True words.
Spot on Coach! Words of wisdom!
Not even close.....
I agree it isn't even close between MJ and LeBron. Jordan better on offense & defense, better ball handler, better in clutch, better analytical stats, better personal awards, and better team achievements. For NCAA Finals, Olympics & NBA Finals, MJ is 9-0 while LeBron is 5-7. In what world is 5-7 better than 9-0???
Superfacts, bro...
You also bring up a great point referencing Lebron's first Olympic experience in 2004--- a loss to Greece in the semifinals...
A loss that earned him the nickname "lebronze"...
Imagine throughout the season and especially the playoffs just continuously giving Lebron James the ball with whenever the shot clock was down to 4 seconds or less and telling him to make something happen. That was just a day in the office for MJ.
@@paulsilas9070 I'll try and make this as painless as possible--- The championships have absolutely nothing to do with Mike's GOAT status...
Mike is the GOAT simply by how he, with all his immense physical talents, genius level IQ, unmatched skillsets and unconquerable competitive spirit, approached and played the game...
An approach that was like no other before, during and since...
All The long awaited, and slowly developing team achievement stuff is just gravy to round out the portfolio...
I mean, One "chip" is more than enough to solidify his position as the GOAT; the fact he won six comprising 2 separate threepeats and never seeing a game 7 is preposterous...
...and overkill
In fact, Losing to Isiah Thomas's pistons three yrs in a row, or Larry bird's celtics in his rookie and second yr in no way diminishes the fact that that even back then as a youngin, with Larry, magic and Isaiah all in their primes, he was, skill for skill, still the best player in the league...
@@paulsilas9070 how long you've been doing something is no guarantee of acumen or expertise...
Having said that--- I seriously doubt you've been watching BEFORE I was born..Lol!
If so, then you witnessed the celtics win their eighth championship--- cause I was born later that year...
RIP to Coach Bobby Knight
That adds a reason why Zeke envy MJ, his Coaches more fond of MJ than him. (Chuck Daly and Bob Knight)
Can you imagine being Bob Knight and losing out on Larry Bird? Bird was actually enrolled at ISU when Knight was coach there. Bird decided to leave and never came back. Knight must regret not paying paying closer attention to the needs of Bird. If he had he might have won a couple national titles. Wow!
Great video
2:56 I had no clue that Dexter Morgan was an assistant to Bob Knight on the 1984 Olympic Team. No wonder that team was killer!
If anyone knows basketball it's Bobby Knight, and his endorsement of MJ as GOAT pretty much sums it up.
“Smarter, tougher, and won more.”
Jordan not only had the physical ability, his work ethic was second to none. Combine that with a pathological desire to win, and you have the best.
Mind you, I think the greatest athlete to play the game was Wilt Chamberlain.
Very good interview.
2:13 - the reverse angle of his famous layup looks absolutely incredible.
You hear that Lebron? Not even close 😂😂😂😂.
@Dywane Carter Definitely doesn't have a DPOY.
@Dywane Carter Got swept in the Finals. Got beat in the Finals by Dallas and Old Dirk. LBJ is not the GOAT, and isn't even Top 5.
Dywane Carter only 3x champ. No DPOY. Come on, do your research.
Now MJ 6x champ, 14x all star, 5x MVP, 6x Finals MVP, 10x Scoring champ, 3x steals champ, 1xDPOY 9xAll-Defensive team 1 and only xG.O.A.T.
@Dywane Carter THREE Championships NOT 4
@Dywane Carter - LBJ has never won DPOY!
Thank you!!!!
Bobby, West Bird and Magic say MJ is the best they ever seen play. Im not going to disagree with that
Yup.
Ainge, Kenny Smith and Barkley, too. I know, we could name so many.
I wish LeBron could have had the Chance to experience playing against Jordan in his prime. They dont even play defense now compared to then.
God Bless You Coach!
I think Jordan had the edge defensively, he had the edge in the clutch when the game is on the line and he had the edge when it comes to gracefulness. LeBron overpowers opponents. Michael could do that but he also was graceful. He turned the game into an art form. He could float through the air with such amazing control. I miss watching him play. He is the reason I fell in love with basketball.
You can see what's happening now that LeBron has lost some of his physicality an cannot get to the rim as frequently as
before. Bron never really improved his perimeter game. And that is coming back to bite him in the butt now against younger
teams, in an NBA that prioritizes perimeter shooting.
Well said! I agree completely!
are you son of jerry krause?
thank you mr. knight .. somebody with the knowledge of basketball ... not somebody sitting in front of camera making up bs .. for ratings
Yup. Exactly!
Love him or hate him. If you actually listen to him you LEARN basketball.
The guy said Last Dance was the most viewed original content on ESPN since 2004. My question is what show got more views than this? Whatever it is I need to watch it!
Also sometimes I share this, the Bible says that GOD loves us so much that he sent his son JESUS CHRIST to this earth and HE lived a perfect sinless life.And JESUS went to a cross and gave HIS life for us.And rose again in 3 days and who ever will receive JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND ASK HIM TO COME INTO THEIR HEART AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS,HE WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN.
Knight called Michael the greatest he has ever seen before Jordan played an NBA game
Michael is the only player who had no weakness.
He didn't say he was perfect. He said he had no weaknesses
@@RRW0601 🙏
so true
Gambling 😄
@@bennyce5430 ... Gambling is a weakness only if you abuse it to the detriment of your family and well-being. Many people drink but you don't hear no one calling it a weakness unless you abuse it.
Damn right! MJ is the 🐐!
Coach loved to hear himself talk. RIP, Coach...❤
Love Coach Knight
The Trailblazers GM in 1983 asked Knight who he thought the Trailblazers should draft...
Knight told him Jordan....
The GM told Knight they already had Drexler and needed a center....
Knight said "play him at center"
Knight knew. Imagine if Portland had drafted Jordan and traded Drexler for something really good.......
actually Drexler can play SF, MJ probably won 12 rings easy because portland is already a contender in 80s with better lineup
I appreciate that you have a recorded interview with a legend, Bob Knight. I only saw this portion of the interview but I really hope you spent some time asking some deeper questions than "lebron or mj?". That it just so low effort and a complete waste of an opportunity that won't happen again.
Legend Coach knows the 🐐 and he said it before 🏀🏆🥇
I fully agree with Coach....footnote: Wilt Chamberlain was incredible.
There, it is a legend a student of the game considered one of the best coaches in college, probably the best. I agree with what he said, Mike Jordan. When a person of his total understanding of the game and won at the highest level and the way he answered that question with no doubt, I don't need anyone telling me why it's a toss up or LeBron or some areas no there is no comparison listen to what this man says .Greatness at his coaching level can see the greatest at a players level his perception outweighs anyone.
Knight said it before anybody else.
Thats a great way of putting it cause bill did stuff no one else will ever do ,and micheal was well michael
💯👍
Don't ever talk about race. When you have a class act like this man talking. Honest and what I will say, this is what real men are made of.
100% spot on
MJ did it all with artistic flair. LeBron doesn't...
Lebron has flair, MJ just did it before him. Doctor J did it way before MJ though
@@yaquvyhardson3768 put down the bong and watch vids...
@@johnfroelich8554 I’ve seen plenty idiot, it’s not the 80’s anymore.
@@yaquvyhardson3768 when you're wrong, resort to name-calling. Very predictable...
@@johnfroelich8554 you mean like someone who says “put down the bong”? Very predictable
I agree with Coach Knight 100%
I agree with Bobby knight R.I.P. Coach Knight!!!!
If ever I had my doubts about Bob Knight knowing basketball and life this interview put those thoughts to rest. Bill Russell is the man. And he would'be been the man in today's game. Somehow he would've kept winning.
Bobby knows what's up
lebron has allowed every HOF a ring during his “reign” MJ DENIED HOFs rings
so lucid! for far too long i heard the name but didn’t know the man. an hour later… i like this man.
NUFF SAID. PERIOD.
If there's a person to ask who's the greatest? It would be bobby knight
Rip 🪦 the 🐐 of coaches…..
Pretty cool to hear an old-school coach who's all about the fundamentals and playing the game right say that high-flying Michael Jordan is the greatest ever.......Jordan transcends the spectrum of opinion.
Bob Knight said this Quick
Hell No it's Michael Jordan not Lebron James
Legend Bobby Knight
RIP General ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Prepare for LIFE through the Education of Basketball..Prepare to be your best is the education I got from Coach. Just ask Micheal..Be like Mike..I LOVE you both...Prepare yourself to achieve your best at anything...Be like "KNIGHT"!!!
MJ period ...
Rest in heaven coach..
What did I just hear? At 1:31 did coach Knight actually ask for MORE questions from the media?
What about Wilt & Hakeem?
Lebrun just looks clumsy when he plays..Jordan’s another universe away better than Queen James …
If you didn't live through it, you can't really understand it.
Back in 1984, Coach Knight phoned his friend at the Portland Trailblazers front office. He was adamant that the Blazers needed to draft Jordan at #1 after coaching Jordan in the Olympics. His friend at the Blazers response was, "...but Coach, we need a center." In perfect Coach Knight fashion, his response was, "God damn it, then play Jordan at center!!"
Smart man !!
Russell proved that no one is unbeatable. Otherwise, he doesnt get dethroned twice, including once in the Finals. Jordan *disproved* that and it stayed that way til he left in '03. *Then Kobe/Lebron proved we're human after all*
Did they? Or did Jordan just get old?
It's not a conversation. Jordan was by far the best player ever. And if you have to give the most simple reason as to why it's because he had no weaknesses. People seem to forget how fundamentally sound Jordan was led by the tutelage of Dean Smith. He was also ridiculously efficient. Now some say he wasn't a great 3pt shooter but that's because he could dominate without taking threes. The other thing is when Jordan had off shooting nights he would casually have 17 rebounds or do other things to help his team win. He was as good a clutch player as we 've ever seen and defensively could guard 4 positions well. He was also smarter and a better competitor than LeBron.