Michael Jordan has no case to be the number 1 NBA player of all time. Lots of players are better than him. When he was in the NBA he was never the number 1 NBA player when he was in the NBA. And he's the most overrated sports star in the history of mankind. Also, Michael Jordan fans have lots of takes where they are wrong, or where they make things up, or where they contradict themselves, or where they move the goal post, or where they don't do enough research, or where they cherry pick things, or where they are not consistent, or where they react in a negative way if someone has a take that they think is taking away from Michael Jordan. Also, Michael Jordan fans are the worst sports fans of all time, and they are the flat Earthers of the NBA world then.....................Now if you disagree, you can go on my program and show me why you are right. If you want to go on email TheTelephoneUniverse@Gmail.Com...........And now watch how most Michael Jordan fans will just ignore the fact that they can go on my program and try to prove me wrong. And they will just type something negative online then.
Jordan violated the rules all the time, traveling, carrying the ball, palming! Go to any video of magic or bird & you won't see them doing any of that!
@@jingqi9106 all fax. One of many Proofs that the league is not getting tougher for legends like west to dominate if they was in they prime just because the pace gets slower and FG attempts decrease while percentage rises
You are incorrect. NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE - HAS EVER SAID i AM WRONG ABOUT THIS: CENTER WILT, FORWARD JABAR, FORWARD RUSSELL, GUARD Jordan Gaurd Durant - no one beats that team - no even one game and no one said I was wrong
I agree Bird is the Greatest Of All Time. But knowing West's hatred of the Celtics, he would never label Bird or maybe even Russell as the greatest. Legend has it that he would never go to the Boston Garden after his playing days were done. He despised the Celtics.
In my opinion the best 5 with the right chemistry would be Magic Johnson and Michael Jordon at the guards. Larry Bird and Dave Debusschere at the forwards, and Bill Russell at center.
Jerry West is just being modest. the athletes are better trained with better equipment etc but the quality of today's game is not better than the past era
Can’t believe that Jerry forgot to include Brian Scalabrine on his list., lol. So difficult for a man so humble and such a great talent himself to pick a team. An old school team of Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Bob Pettit would be really tough in any NBA era.
@@mja91352Wilt almost always outplayed Russell. The Celtics were a better team than Wilt’s teams most of the time and Russell was a better team player but Wilt was by far the better individual player. Who do you think Wilt got 55 rebounds in one game against? It was Russell. For some reason people forget that basketball is a team sport and the best team usually wins over an individual player no matter how great that player is.
In a world without reality, my starting five would be Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bird, Magic, Elgin Baylor.... Not one of them at their peak....all on their rookie year.... Wilt Chamberlain's rookie is the best in nba history for scoring and defensive prowess.... Bill Russell rookie year was outstanding.... Bird made such a great rookie year. He walked into the Celtics as a rookie but played like a seasoned champion.... Magic was great in his rookie year and a stand-out performance.... Elgin was a genius on the basketball court. All modern basketball originates from elgin.... This team would be a potential threat in any era and with a good manager would dominate.... Everyone of them with the potential to play in multiple positions and with the two best defenders in nba history and Elgin only a step behind Wilt & Bill.... Then Bird, Magic, and Elgin are trying to outshine each other in passing and scoring with Bill Russell leading and Wilt just being Wilt....thats a rookie team that i would have been proud to say, "l watched!"
@@Grandpa_Moseslikely Baylor given Baylor plays a lot similar to magic brining the ball up n just as lethal with spins and half spin dribbles insane passing far greater scoring and more lethal back to basket
Wow. I didn't expect Jerry to pick LeBron, Kobe, and Michael right off the bat. I can't argue with his reasoning there though, even though I wouldn't have those guys in my own starting 5.
@@stever1791 yeah I remember those years after Russell left.. the Celtics were on tv alot and havlicek ripped the league apart for several years while he was in his thirties... Great player
Depends on the type of scheme and team im running... Personalities and gameplay style of each individual player matters. Alex hannum, Phil Jackson or red aurbech would be my top three choices for coach. J. Kidd Jordan LeBron Kg Wilt Magic West Baylor Pettit Russell
I agree with Dr. J: Wilt, Kareem, Bill Russell, Oscar, & Elgin Baylor. Julius made these selections when he was a youngster and isn’t changing it now. If you must add 6 more then include MJ, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Akeem, & Duncan. Dr. J & Jerry West are so modest and always exclude d themselves
My starting 5 John Stockton at point guard, Jerry West at shooting guard, Larry Bird at small forward, Kevin McKale at power forward, and Bill walton at Center. Coming off the bench, Mark Price at the 1, Luka Doncic at the 2, Pistol Pete at the 3, Billy Cunningham at the 4 and the Joker at the 5. The most fundamental sound team in history!
An all time team deserves an all time balanced game. With today’s great shooters you’d have to have hand checking and no moving or grabbing screens from bigs. And no flopping on post lane defenders so bigs can operate around the basket. You bring that balance back to the game and todays three point shooters while still impactful would not be have the impact they do today. Magic, MJ, Larry, Kareem, and LeBron works for me.
Jerry named his top 3. Lebron. Kobe and JORDAN. Obviously Kareem, Russell and Wilt need to be in the top 6 (or top 3). I'm a huge Bird and Magic fan. After those 8, we can add Shaq, and at # 10 Curry or Duncan. 12-15 Olajuwon, West, Durant, Dr. J. 16-20 Baylor, M. Malone, Dirk, K. Malone, O. Robertson. 21-25 D. Wade I. Thomas, Garnett, D. Robinson, E. Hayes,
I'm going to change my screen name to Bird Ballwasher. That should satisfy all the Kobe lovers I'm about to piss off who think the Chuck Artist should be included on ANY all-time team, to wit: Career Stats Kobe FG% 3P% FT% RB AST BLK STL TO PTS 44.7 32.9 83.7 5.2 4.7 .5 1.4 3.0 25.0 Bird 49.6 37.6 88.6 10.0 6.3 .8 1.7 3.1 24.3 Numbers don't lie.
Those are the top 3 NIKE "brands". They ALL have two teams. Their NIKE team and their personal team. The difference in Barkley's is ridiculous. They put out these nice looking "ads" with players names on them, endorsing them. But it's just that. An ad disguised as a list. Here, Jerry's just sticking to the agenda, even though you can't really go wrong with these three players.
@@EternalJuggernaut_TheFinalBoss I've seen GOAT lists with Barkley's name on them, but his top 3 are Jordan, Wilt and Oscar. He changes, but Wilt and Oscar are in his top 5 easily. Can't mention Oscar because he was most responsible for the free agency rule in the NBA. And Wilt because he dared take money from the ABA. Also, writing a book called, "Who's Running the Asylum" probably didn't help. I know you know this, just as history lesson for the young uns out there.
@@EternalJuggernaut_TheFinalBoss I did a statistical analysis of the last 6 series Wilt played against the Celtics. I've been seeing the old Bill shut down Wilt 8 out of 8 series for years now. They use his season ppg against him. Anyway, I'll just paraphrase what I found. Wilt averaged 34.5 ppg from 1960 to 1969 but only 29.9 ppg against the Celtics. So he's already 4.5 ppg down to begin with. In the 1964 Finals, Wilt averaged 29.2 ppg and 28 rpg. He averaged the same exact amount in the RS. Like 29/28 in a finals is bad. lol From 1964 til 1969, he did the same or better in every series except 1969. Even though he scored 11.7, he effectively averaged 12.6 ppg if you remove one 35 point game that was probably just to show he could still do it. 11/12/35/10/14. So, that's what he was doing all season in 1969 and as usual just doing what the coaches asked of him. I have it all listed, just waiting for the next fool to bring this up.
Michael Jordan has no case to be the number 1 NBA player of all time. Lots of players are better than him. When he was in the NBA he was never the number 1 NBA player when he was in the NBA. And he's the most overrated sports star in the history of mankind. Also, Michael Jordan fans have lots of takes where they are wrong, or where they make things up, or where they contradict themselves, or where they move the goal post, or where they don't do enough research, or where they cherry pick things, or where they are not consistent, or where they react in a negative way if someone has a take that they think is taking away from Michael Jordan. Also, Michael Jordan fans are the worst sports fans of all time, and they are the flat Earthers of the NBA world then.....................Now if you disagree, you can go on my program and show me why you are right. If you want to go on email TheTelephoneUniverse@Gmail.Com...........And now watch how most Michael Jordan fans will just ignore the fact that they can go on my program and try to prove me wrong. And they will just type something negative online then.
Jordan violated the rules all the time, traveling, carrying the ball, palming!
Go to any video of magic or bird & you won't see them doing any of that!
you are one interesting chico
@@spanzotab Gracious homes
@@DanHudson-k4s I'm 74 amd consider Wilt the best.
Nothing personal, but you are a basketball idiot!
Jerry West is the most humble basketball great ever.
and LeBron is the complete opposite.
And then there's LeCringe James.
The goat SG
@@beenizz5102 Mr Clutch also led the NBA in assists as the Lakers point guard in '72 and averaged 26 a game.
@@jingqi9106 all fax. One of many Proofs that the league is not getting tougher for legends like west to dominate if they was in they prime just because the pace gets slower and FG attempts decrease while percentage rises
Magic, Michael, Larry, Duncan and Wilt. nobody is beating this team.
What about Kareem in the middle, Olajuwon
at the 4 spot, Kevin Durant at small forward,
& Steph Curry, Kobe in the backcourt?
I might switch Wilt for Russel. But… yep….
You are incorrect. NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE - HAS EVER SAID i AM WRONG ABOUT THIS: CENTER WILT, FORWARD JABAR,
FORWARD RUSSELL, GUARD Jordan Gaurd Durant - no one beats that team - no even one game and no one said I was wrong
I do not think Michael can play with another dominating player
@@HoosierRooster Sure he can. he would get more assists and rebounds on top of things. he was on dream team
Jerry looks good . He must be a hundred yrs old by now . God bless him
Not 100, dead now, God failed in the blessing department to continue his 100% failure rate.
One name, the best everytime Nba Larry Bird. 🔥❤️
I agree Bird is the Greatest Of All Time. But knowing West's hatred of the Celtics, he would never label Bird or maybe even Russell as the greatest. Legend has it that he would never go to the Boston Garden after his playing days were done. He despised the Celtics.
He played with Wilt and has praised him to high heaven in the past. But I doubt he wouldn't give all-time Celtics credit now
The big 33
My 5.
Magic-MJ-Kobe-Bird-Wilt. 6th man West.
No Kobe he was a ball Hog they would kick him off the team because they would lose because of Kobe missing shots.
@@DonniePate-d7p He really had no conscience, did he?
It wouldn't be just the best 5 players, it would have to be the best 5 that had the right chemistry between them.
chemistry is one of the main reasons Magic Johnson is my all time favorite: he makes the game fun for everybody, and keeps his teammates happy.
In my opinion the best 5 with the right chemistry would be Magic Johnson and Michael Jordon at the guards. Larry Bird and Dave Debusschere at the forwards, and Bill Russell at center.
When Jerry West speaks, I listen. Did you hear that jj?
Jerry West is just being modest. the athletes are better trained with better equipment etc but the quality of today's game is not better than the past era
Amen to that.
Larry Legend is the 🐐. No doubt about it.
You had to go and say it, because it’s true. 🎉
Hell yes
Jerry West should be the first to know that Kareem, Magic, Bird, and Jordan are in that top 5.
Can’t believe that Jerry forgot to include Brian Scalabrine on his list., lol. So difficult for a man so humble and such a great talent himself to pick a team. An old school team of Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Bob Pettit would be really tough in any NBA era.
You left off Bill Russell, who ate Chamberlain's lunch
@@mja91352Wilt almost always outplayed Russell. The Celtics were a better team than Wilt’s teams most of the time and Russell was a better team player but Wilt was by far the better individual player. Who do you think Wilt got 55 rebounds in one game against? It was Russell. For some reason people forget that basketball is a team sport and the best team usually wins over an individual player no matter how great that player is.
My top 5: Bird, Jordan, Magic, Olajuwon, Tim Duncan.
Jordan, Magic, Bird, Duncan, Chamberlain. 6th man Kobe.
Dude knows basketball that’s my 6 exactly.
Jordan, Magic, and Bird for me. Then Jabbar, since unlike Wilt he could make free throws. And Moses Malone.
In a world without reality, my starting five would be Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bird, Magic, Elgin Baylor....
Not one of them at their peak....all on their rookie year....
Wilt Chamberlain's rookie is the best in nba history for scoring and defensive prowess....
Bill Russell rookie year was outstanding....
Bird made such a great rookie year. He walked into the Celtics as a rookie but played like a seasoned champion....
Magic was great in his rookie year and a stand-out
performance....
Elgin was a genius on the basketball court. All modern basketball originates from elgin....
This team would be a potential threat in any era and with a good manager would dominate....
Everyone of them with the potential to play in multiple positions and with the two best defenders in nba history and Elgin only a step behind Wilt & Bill....
Then Bird, Magic, and Elgin are trying to outshine each other in passing and scoring with Bill Russell leading and Wilt just being Wilt....thats a rookie team that i would have been proud to say, "l watched!"
This is a killer team!
Who's in the back court with Magic? Baylor or Bird? Not discounting your choices but you're overload up front lol
@@Grandpa_Moseslikely Baylor given Baylor plays a lot similar to magic brining the ball up n just as lethal with spins and half spin dribbles insane passing far greater scoring and more lethal back to basket
@@beenizz5102 I was being facetious but would have to agree. Bird was a far better rebounder
@@Grandpa_Moses than magic?
I knew the first thing Mr West would say is that he wouldn't include himself.
All-time starting 5: Wilt, Duncan, Connie Hawkins, Big O and Mr Clutch!..
Wow. I didn't expect Jerry to pick LeBron, Kobe, and Michael right off the bat. I can't argue with his reasoning there though, even though I wouldn't have those guys in my own starting 5.
Kareem c, Duncan pf, Bird, sf, Jordan sg, Robertson pg
Wilt, Bird, Russell , West , and Oscar Robertson. If Jerry doesn't want to be included - Then John Havlicek ( Hond)
Yes John havlicek was really great . Alot of people forget about him.
@@manny4552 they do forget - his greatest years were between Bird and Russell - But Hondo was a Winner and could really play and was Clutch 2
@@stever1791 yeah I remember those years after Russell left.. the Celtics were on tv alot and havlicek ripped the league apart for several years while he was in his thirties... Great player
@@stever1791Best moving without the ball as well.
@@robertroth319 He ran all game - always found a way to get open with all his movement
The Logo!!!
Depends on the type of scheme and team im running... Personalities and gameplay style of each individual player matters.
Alex hannum, Phil Jackson or red aurbech would be my top three choices for coach.
J. Kidd
Jordan
LeBron
Kg
Wilt
Magic
West
Baylor
Pettit
Russell
I agree with Dr. J: Wilt, Kareem, Bill Russell, Oscar, & Elgin Baylor. Julius made these selections when he was a youngster and isn’t changing it now. If you must add 6 more then include MJ, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Akeem, & Duncan. Dr. J & Jerry West are so modest and always exclude d themselves
Jordan, Curry, Shaq, Bryant, Bird
My starting 5
John Stockton at point guard, Jerry West at shooting guard, Larry Bird at small forward, Kevin McKale at power forward, and Bill walton at Center.
Coming off the bench, Mark Price at the 1, Luka Doncic at the 2, Pistol Pete at the 3, Billy Cunningham at the 4 and the Joker at the 5.
The most fundamental sound team in history!
Larry Bird and Pistol Pete Maravich has to be on any all time starting lineup 👍👍
Big O,Wilt,Bird,Russell,MJ or Connie Hawkins
I can't see leaving the greatest of all time, Wilt Chamberlain
. Most of his records still stand after 50 years since he retired
"The only statistic that counts is the final score." Red Auerbach
@@BrianMolstad his records still stand after all the final scores
My team would be:
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird
Lebron James
Jordan ,Magic, Byrd , Oscar , Russell
Lots of players better - ua-cam.com/video/69uCGS-U_9w/v-deo.html
I'd start with Bird and Magic, and as for the rest it doesn't matter. Pick whomever you want.
Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Michael Jordan, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West.
My 5 is Russell, Chamberlin, Oscar, Clyde & Kevin McHale. 6th man John Havlichek & Connie Hawkins.
You're an old man. When did you stop watching?
Kevin McHale getting his dues, nice!
Clyde my favorite Knick ever.
McHale, that's interesting.
@@x00p3 dude was unstoppable in the low post
Magic would be my cornerstone then MJ
Back before MJ , it was a Big Man game . They dominated in the playoffs . Small man was always box out .
Muggsy Bouges PG, Calvin Murphy SG, Rik Smits PF, Manute Bol C, Ralph Sampson SF, just kidding…Wilt, Duncan, Bird,Jordan,Magic
Lots of players better - ua-cam.com/video/69uCGS-U_9w/v-deo.html
Wilt, Duncan, Bird, Magic and Jordan
An all time team deserves an all time balanced game. With today’s great shooters you’d have to have hand checking and no moving or grabbing screens from bigs. And no flopping on post lane defenders so bigs can operate around the basket. You bring that balance back to the game and todays three point shooters while still impactful would not be have the impact they do today. Magic, MJ, Larry, Kareem, and LeBron works for me.
All time team? Magic, Jordan, Bird, Duncan, Kareem. Good luck against that team. Highest IQ team and all winners
@@joecap2919 I don't know, i think that West, Baylor, Earvin, Russell and Chamberlain could take them.
Magic, Jordan, Byrd, Kareem, Russell….2nd five - Koby, Lebron, Oscar, Doc, Shaq
Lots of players better - ua-cam.com/video/69uCGS-U_9w/v-deo.html
2nd five, Kareem, LeBron, Kobe, Duncan West
Larry Bird
Magic, Jordan, Bird, Duncan, Wilt. Dr.J sixth man
Wilt, Russell and any 3 players.
Bob Cousy, Magic, MJ, Julius and Duncan
Lebron,kobe,havilchek,shaq and kevin mchale
MY top 5 starting 5 are Russell, bird, Irving, Jordan and lebron
Shaq, Lebron, MJ, Kobe and Steph
So would you like to go on my progarm and explain why Michael Jordan should be in the top five then?
🐐 Michael 🐐 Jordan 🐐
Wrong
@@ron3281 ....what?
@@billybuttram2458 Well, at least you backed up what you said.... LUL
@@scottb3034 since you are so smart genius tell me the reasons Michael Jordan is the goat if you are dumb enough to believe it
His answer is probably Russell, LeBron, Kobe, Jordan and himself
That's a winning team....
The NFL has the same problem with re-cycling head coaches ...
Jordan, Magic, Bird, Wilt & Rodman
Lots of players better - ua-cam.com/video/69uCGS-U_9w/v-deo.html
Oh my gosh I forgot Wilt!
Jerry named his top 3. Lebron. Kobe and JORDAN. Obviously Kareem, Russell and Wilt need to be in the top 6 (or top 3). I'm a huge Bird and Magic fan. After those 8, we can add Shaq, and at # 10 Curry or Duncan. 12-15 Olajuwon, West, Durant, Dr. J. 16-20 Baylor, M. Malone, Dirk, K. Malone, O. Robertson. 21-25 D. Wade I. Thomas, Garnett, D. Robinson, E. Hayes,
Hard to leave west Stockton Russell off the team
If you're going to include Mr Clutch, then the other four would have to be Lebron, Larry, Wilt, and Magic.
Magic,lebron,steph,Kareem,wilt
bench:Tim,Bill,MJ,Oscar,,Kevin durant
Magic , Kareem, Lebron, Jordan, Bird
Media influences - ua-cam.com/video/aCqWiVE2ftA/v-deo.html
I'd start with Bird.
All time Laker top 5 : Kareem, Shaq, West, Goodrich / Kobi / Magic.
Wilt
How about Dr J?
2 are in Lakers. And he supports
Pistol pete, Curry, Jokic, Bird, Jordan
I would buy season tickets to watch _this_ nutty squad! Can you even imagine?
🤩
Too many selfish players, won't work.
Obviously I misunderstood the question.
West was always a bit daft. Apparently, he can’t count. 3+1=4. With the three he picked, he would never see the ball.
Cop out…just say it Jerry.
He had to be nice and say lechoke
You Michael Jordan fans are the worst sports fans of all time.
Or Thomas Jordan Durant Bias O’neal
I'm going to change my screen name to Bird Ballwasher. That should satisfy all the Kobe lovers I'm about to piss off who think the Chuck Artist should be included on ANY all-time team, to wit:
Career Stats
Kobe FG% 3P% FT% RB AST BLK STL TO PTS
44.7 32.9 83.7 5.2 4.7 .5 1.4 3.0 25.0
Bird 49.6 37.6 88.6 10.0 6.3 .8 1.7 3.1 24.3
Numbers don't lie.
Wilt, Russell, Bird, Jordan, and to stretch the floor, not saying he is in the top players, Curry. That top 5 loses to no one.
Bird Jordan Kobe LeBron russell
Jerry's great but he's a company man till the end. Gots to sell them shoes. lol
Those are the top 3 NIKE "brands". They ALL have two teams. Their NIKE team and their personal team. The difference in Barkley's is ridiculous. They put out these nice looking "ads" with players names on them, endorsing them. But it's just that. An ad disguised as a list. Here, Jerry's just sticking to the agenda, even though you can't really go wrong with these three players.
@@EternalJuggernaut_TheFinalBoss I've seen GOAT lists with Barkley's name on them, but his top 3 are Jordan, Wilt and Oscar. He changes, but Wilt and Oscar are in his top 5 easily. Can't mention Oscar because he was most responsible for the free agency rule in the NBA. And Wilt because he dared take money from the ABA. Also, writing a book called, "Who's Running the Asylum" probably didn't help. I know you know this, just as history lesson for the young uns out there.
With that attitude, combined with your ignorance, I wonder if you have any friends. You have no idea who Jerry West is.
@@EternalJuggernaut_TheFinalBoss I did a statistical analysis of the last 6 series Wilt played against the Celtics. I've been seeing the old Bill shut down Wilt 8 out of 8 series for years now. They use his season ppg against him. Anyway, I'll just paraphrase what I found. Wilt averaged 34.5 ppg from 1960 to 1969 but only 29.9 ppg against the Celtics. So he's already 4.5 ppg down to begin with. In the 1964 Finals, Wilt averaged 29.2 ppg and 28 rpg. He averaged the same exact amount in the RS. Like 29/28 in a finals is bad. lol From 1964 til 1969, he did the same or better in every series except 1969. Even though he scored 11.7, he effectively averaged 12.6 ppg if you remove one 35 point game that was probably just to show he could still do it. 11/12/35/10/14. So, that's what he was doing all season in 1969 and as usual just doing what the coaches asked of him. I have it all listed, just waiting for the next fool to bring this up.
@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 west was 0-8 in finals TILL GOAT WILT GAVE HIM RING. EASY TO TALK NOW WHEN REAL GOAT IS NOT ALIVE.
Harden, Westbrook, Iverson, Melo, Stephen Marbury
Thomas Jordan Durant James O’neal
Kareem, Magic, Worthy, AC, B Scott
Steph Curry, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Shaq would beat that team.
Maybe. They're all great, but none in my starting five.
LeBron aint in top 10 lol
no, stop chastising your customers. Idiot move