#1 all time in blocks for a guard, #2 all time in steals, #3 all time in rebounds for a guard. DPOY aand Scoring champ in the same year. Greatest of All Time.
The only player in NBA history to accumulate 200+ steals w/ 100+ blocks in a season twice, and in a row! The year after that, he also came the closest to Oscar Robertson's legendary triple-double w/ 30+ ppg season average.
Beth Loggins Unseen, unheard of. Never will be seen again. Especially now how weak and commercial the nba has become, and what it consists of...Love your comment...
@@abraxasvoice440 Big-time Lebron fan here, and I agree with what you said. 6 rings are very impressive (could've gone for 8 if he didn't retire and play baseball), but the consistent elite defense alongside his exemplary offense is what makes him both the greatest two-way player and the greatest player of all-time in my humble opinion (his elite passing shouldn't be overlooked).
@@indio4-215 for me, what separates.MJ from the rest was the fact that he had the ENERGY to play both ends of the court on the highest level on a regular basis throughout his entire career. Isiah Thomas once said that it's kinda unfair because it's like MJ had an extra that nobody had and when he switch on that gear, everyone else is left in the dust. It was true but what made MJ so great is that he aso also had the extra FUEL along with the GEAR.
It will never be this cinematic again. The free throw line dunks. The MVPs. The DPOYs. The Scoring Titles. The arial acrobatics. The game winners. Sixty-three on the Celtics. The Shot against the Cavaliers. Switching hands in mid-air against the Lakers. The Shrug against the Trail Blazers. The Dream Team. Leaving the game having proved you're the best player in its history. Then coming back and proving it all over again. Fifty-five on the Knicks. The best regular season record in the history of the game. Seventy-two wins and ten losses. Winning a championship to top it off. The Flu Game against the Jazz. The Final Shot against the Jazz. Six championships. Two three-peats. Never lost in the Finals. Never even went to a Game Seven. The greatest scorer in the history of the game. The greatest perimeter defender to ever play. The archetype of what a true competitor is. An unrelenting will to win that will never be matched. The GOAT.
@@YungPhilosopher wilt was 7 feet tall an was the best in the most trash era of basketball from there was probably 15 guys through the fifties up until kareem that was even good an thats what made them the greatest of their time
This genuinely has to be the best summary of MJ's basketball performance. Minus the years with Wizards but, luckily, someone already mentioned them. :)
This is how good Michael Jordan is. If he is not the greatest scorer in the NBA, which he is, he will still be remembered as one of the best defenders to ever played. Then again, he did average 30.1 a game.
I love this moment at the very beginning when Mike gets the steal and everybody in the arena get on their feet and cheering while he's rushing to make a dunk. Brilliant!!
Yea it’s crazy he lighting quick like a cat but his moves even at speed are so fluid and graceful but then he jumps in the air and hovers towards the basket almost in slow motion or like he’s flying
Jordan was a great defender but keeping it real a great defender now is much better than a defender back in the day, most of the shit them old school peeps did would be a foul now lol
Fahiem Ahmadi no buddy that's Hakeem Olajuwon! Best defender in history, only center in the top 10 for steals, #1 all time blocks leader, the only player to record two quadruple doubles, closest player to ever record a quintuple double, only player to lead his team in all stat categories for 9 seasons, and the only ever MVP, Finals, MVP, and DPOY in the same season! That's the heart of a champion!
Armando De Los Santos olajuwon is great but.. I'd still want MJ on my team before him. 10 scoring titles, defensive player of the year, 5 time league MVP, 6 time NBA champion, 6 time finals MVP, two Olympic gold medals, just to name a few... On top of that, a WELL DESERVED reputation as the clutchest player ever. Jordan wins over Hakeem the dream.
MJ was the first out of only three players (and the only guard) to ever record 200+ steals with 100+ blocks in a season, and the only one to do so twice (in a row for good measure), earning him the DPOY. He reached the 200 mark for steals six times in his career. His peak was 259 steals plus 131 blocks in the same season.
jp3813 I’ve done this before also but think of it this way, MJ played all 82 games that year. 259+131=?? 390. Steals and blocks per game that’s almost 5. For a whole season a shooting guard was basically going at 5 steals and blocks per game. What the fuck! That is fucking unreal
The greatest 2 way player in the game. 10X scoring champion. Enough said. His videos/highlights will never get old. He is a legend of legends. The greatest player ever. I don't think I will ever see another player better than MJ
Jordan's ability to anticipate plays as they were happening, and his athleticism that allowed him to make the plays, was absolutely incredible. He's one of the small handful of defensive players who looked impressive playing defense, and the advanced metrics actually backed up as making an impact on defense.
+mrmacross "and the advanced metrics actually backed up as making an impact on defense." No, John Stockton and Jason Kidd both have better career defensive rating than Jordan, as did teammates Pippen, Rodman, and Grant. Jordan is actually the 138th rated defensive player in NBA history. Look it up on basketball-reference.
Defensive rating has some major limitations, and you shouldn't use it as a be-all, end-all stat to judge a player's defensive ability. I mean, if you're a perimeter player and you play on a terrible defensive team, you're automatically going to have an awful defensive rating. In 1985, Jordan had a pedestrian 107 D-rating. But guess what? The Bulls as a team were 110 defensive rating, so you could argue that the Bulls were already 3 points/100 possessions better with Jordan on the floor than without. Anyway, I never said Jordan's the best defender, and if you have to point out guys like Pippen and Rodman to put down Jordan's defense, that means you have to point out the very best defenders to find someone who compares favorably to Jordan.
This is becoming pointless to discuss if you can't acknowledge that DRTG isn't a perfect stat. It's even more pointless when you bring up Stockton and his career 103.92 DRTG, which is worse than Jordan's. A player can affect his DRTG, but it's also a function of the team. In rare cases, like Dwight Howard, one player can anchor a bad defense to be a good one, but for perimeter players in particular, playing with bad defenders on a bad scheme is going to inflate your defensive rating. No one stat fully embodies a player's overall impact. And if you really love B-R's stats, why not use defensive win shares?
@@michaelborchardt1527 No. I NEVER said it was. I was RESPONDING to the guy who said"advance metrics" back Jordan by pointing out the reverse is true. That advanced metrics actually show Jordan was actually a MEDIOCRE defender. Go look at his DPOY year. Hakeem Olajuwon DESTROYED him by every measure of defensive impact except media popularity--higher defensive rating, higher defensive win shares, higher defensive box plus minus. The ONLY thing Jordan had was higher steals. Because DPOY is a media given award, I tend to look at actual statistics.
Alpha Omega Personally yes, Id say he’s more “complete”. He’s better at rebounding and passing. He’s better at shooting the three. Hes not as good a scorer or defender as MJ, but he was still great in both those aspects. Again, I know MJ is a better player and the GOAT, but you can definitely argue that Bird is the more well rounded player. Also Bird is not some laughing stock.. before MJ came around he was in GOAT discussions. And Bird held his own against MJ, has plenty highlights scoring on Bulls and eliminating them in playoffs. MJ didn’t have half the team that Bird had back then but still, if you hold MJ in such high regard, show respect for the guy who was beating him and his team.
ScopeWorth Bird doesnt belong in the same universe from an athletic perspective .. transition play, speed, strength, driving, attacking the basket, above the rim play, chasedown blocks, defense in general - the eye test! .. for me it’s lebron but u can argue for MJ easily aswell
Anyone that doesn't think MJ is the greatest of all-time, doesn't know basketball. Defense 9.5 Offense 10 Ball Handling 9 Basket ball IQ 10 Clutch, Pressure situation 11! He would have won 8 in a row if he didn't try to play baseball.
His defense was better than his offense in my opinion. Also he has the best hands. Doesn't need to shake off defenders when he can do anything he wants.
1988 Defensive Player of the year 10x All-Defense selections (1st all defense 9x; 2nd team all defense in 1985) Number two all time in NBA’s history in career steals
Jordan in his prime is a vastly superior defender to anyone in todays game. MJ shut down Isiah Thomas to under 10 pts for three games in one 1989 series. Isiah the next year would averaged 28 on 54% in the finals. So it clearly wasn't just the hand checking rules that made MJ a great defender. Then in 92 he shut down clyde drexler to 40% shooting. Lebron has never guarded a top 5 all time PG the way MJ did to Isiah, he played two quarters of defense on Derrick Rose. Nor has he shut down a top 5 all time player at his position like Jordan on Drexler. Instead, Lebron let Durant drop 32 a game on 54% shooting against him
And to add to that, he guarded Rose like the last four possessions... Rose could have easily taken him to the hole and as great a chase down artist LeBron is, it wasn't guaranteed he'd get to Rose ball to block it cause we all know how deadly Rose was back then... Instead he just chose to take jump shots so yea, I can't really credit LeBron as saying he shut him down but I get your point tho lol.
@Nox Hear ya go...read sometimes...Pippen actually allowed his man to score on him, regularly. Guys like Nique, Bird and Jamal Mashburn would light Scottie up. In fact, every single all-star during Pippen's career scored more on Pippen than they did the rest of the league. Look it up. Pippen was a great, great team defender, but he is vastly overrated as a man-to-man defender. In contrast Jordan has the biggest deficit of any player in NBA history: MJ scored 30.1 points, while his counterpart score only 14.6. I often thought that MJ played with more energy on the defensive end of the floor.
Anyone notice how many of MJ's steals resulted in him dunking the ball on the other end of the floor? Not to mention him being the one to convert the steal directly into points? Incredible!
Michael Jordan plays the passing lanes so well. He intercepts the pass to start the fastbreak and often ends the fastbreak with a dunk. His teammate Scottie Pippen does it as well. Allen Iverson and Latrell Sprewell were known to cut off passing lanes as they copied Jordan's defensive style as well
This is why they won 6 championships they got the 2 best defender in the history of NBA Jordan and Pippen and in the season 96-98 they acquired Rodman 3 best defender in their designated position in the same team now that's scary...
No Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are not the best defenders. What about Bill Russel, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutumbo, Gary Payton are all better defensively then them
RyZe Beastii he's right. Bandwagon would be you. And comparing the defensive utility of a center to a perimeter player is in itself flawed. But MJ was clearly a better defender than GP as good as the glove was. If you didn't watch MJ especially in his first 9 years, you won't know that. But like GP, MJ won DPOY and was bigger.
The greatest ball thief ever. In ONLY 12 seasons with the bulls, MJ was already 2nd all time in steals! John Stockton is first, but he played for 20 YEARS! Just like Kareem's all time record, Kareem played for 20 YEARS! If MJ did that he would have like 45,000 points! Wake up folks! Forget the media and hype, MJ IS the most creative, most driven, had amazing fundamentals, super high BB I.Q, and was a great leader and clutch master. In the playoffs, his records are off the charts! He changed BB forever and took it international. MJ was schooling the best in the league EVEN BEFORE he was in the league and at 40 years old, was still holding his own against the BEST players in the league. NO ONE HAS EVER DONE THAT BEFORE! Not Kareem, Not Wilt, Not Oscar, etc, etc, etc, I could go on and on, but you get my point.
Not to toot my own horn but Chris Broussard said it once or twice and I’ve said it always, MJ dominated when it was a big mans game, there’s been a tonne of shooting guards and small forwards who could put it in the hole but couldn’t dominate the game and win. MJ as Chris said defied conventional wisdom. It was a big mans game but a shooting guard dominated.
This is why I'll always consider Jordan the greatest that ever lived. Guys like Kobe and Lebron are incredibly exceptional athletes. No doubt about it. But they're always compared to Jordan from an offensive perspective, never a defensive one. Anyone defended by Jordan ran a substantial risk of having the ball swatted away, stolen, or intercepted. Hell he even swatted away one of Shaq's shots. It's why Jordan won Defensive Player of the Year in 88 and why the Bulls won their 6th championship when Jordan stole the ball from Karl Malone in the last minute of game 6. Even if someone manages to be [almost] as big of an offensive threat, it was Jordan's defensive skills and court awareness that elevates him far above all the rest.
elbryan9 Lebron can't be compared with mj in defense because mj don't have the size to outposition people like david robinson or karl Malone or guard a kevin Durant head to head. Mj was king at off ball defense not great at on ball defense. Lebron is the biggest A hole in off ball defense history hence to his ridiculous speed and prediction on intercepting passes or chasedown blocks.
shamier smith I agree that mj was better at off ball defense than on ball defense (one need only look at all his interceptions and blocked shots to see that), but to say that he wasn't great at on ball defense... I don't know about that. lol And yeah, his stature really wasn't conducive to guys like David Robinson and such, though he still did an admiral job (see what I did there :D ) - he swatted guys like Shaq after all, but he did a pretty remarkable job at shutting down smaller, much more squirrelly guys who are harder to defend against. And lets not forget, _nobody_, in the league wanted Jordan defending them, on ball or off...
elbryan9 He wasn't great on on ball defense because nobody can name a all time great player he garuded consistently. Pippen was the one who was holding down malone garuded magic 90 feet in the playoffs and every other star in that era not jordan. Jordan tried stepping to iverson and got crossed. Mj is not that great when it comes to great players. He also swats behind the back of many players bigger than him. If you can find me a block of mj that resembles lebron swatting tiago splitters dunk face to face at the rim in mid air? I can give mj the nod buuuut no. Lebron swatted tyson chandler and spillter face to face mj never even swatted wilkins face to face let alone a malone, ewing, robinson or shaq. He did a great job of defending players that weren't the stars of the team.
shamier smith you bring up pippen guarding magic 90 feet. Although it is true, you have to remember that Jordan was older and was out of basketball for 2 years without playing so he tired faster. Before that Jordan almost always guarded the best offensive threat head to head game in and game out. You must have missed Jordan in his prime. How many DPOY does lebron have ???
whiteboiie15 Bulls played magic in the finals in 1991. How was mj older? Next, mj left the league after the 93 title against the suns and didn't play in 94. You just got caught brotha. Next mj never gaurded bird, isaih, wilkins,stockton, gary payton, or any of the great big men of that era game in and game out. Next, Mj got award because of his steals leading the league. Defensive rating mj was lower than hakeem and in defensive win shares. Defensive box plus or minus, mj wasn't in the top ten either. Through advanced metrics, many other defensive players were better and consistent on defense than mj. Mj just had the juice with all the scoring so he had that spolight hakeem was averaging two blocks and two steals and was top 5 in defensive win shares and box plus minus and defensive rating. Mj just had high average steals but not that high in blocks yet, hakeem had a even number of blocks and steals but mj got it. Eh it's an eh
He’d actually be ass in a help defense league where stars get doubled and the open man is the hardest man to find on the court he’d be trash and he’s overrated he couldn’t guard Allen iversons simple crossover today the handles are way better
8:44 is pure art. dude stands up to contact, knocking the ball loose, takes off running, reaches back to catch a pass, outruns two on the dribble, deeks, then goes behind the back to change direction, hesitates, crosses BACK over, beats his man, dives into paint between two trees, hangs in the air like a circus act until his shot is there, then decides to dunk bc, ya know... still above the rim, no biggie
I remember watching damn near every game MJ played and was in awe then, but damn looking back now, we truly witnessed greatness on the court. Most complete player my eyes have seen.
This is what separates MJ from Bron, Bird, and Magic. None of those can even jokingly say he was THE best offensive and defensive player in the league.
@@Zero-wy2gx I can respect this choice. I think Jordan is better but Larry was a serious problem. My favourite story about Larry is him telling a player to go call his mommy LMFAO!!!
@@DTB1995 he's not a big man but he can guard some big men. Why didn't Jordan eat Magic Johnson's soul in the 1991 finals? Game 1 the Lakers beat the bulls. Jordan guarded magic and magic had a triple double. Lebron is stronger faster and more athletic than magic. I agree Jordan is the better defender, but saying he would "lock down" lebron is just silly. Pippen would have a better chance.
i agree w/ mr. logo jerry west. his defensive contributions are way more impressive than his offensive ones. i think it's one of the things that seals the deal for the goat.
Having watched Jordan and Pippen's entire careers together, I would definitely rate Mike slightly above Pip, but they're both the best defenders at their positions of all time, so that speaks for itself. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
He's truly the greatest.. there will never be another player who can retire after winning the season and finals mvp award.. 😂 he got bored of winning every year..
Could you imagine trying to prepare to play against the Bulls during this era? When they retired, both Jordan and Pippen were top 5 career steals guys. They were the two best that I've seen at just coming out of nowhere and going the other way with it. And their team defense got even better when Rodman showed up. Just a scary lineup.
A lot of Jordan's break-away dunks come of HIS defense! This video is case in point why Harden, Melo and many others are NOT in Jordan's air. He is truly rare air.
Even when Jordan was older and lost his athletic ability he never took a play off. In the 4th quarter it was lock down! It's not fair to compare anyone to him and say they were better.
Everyone was paying attention, including myself, mesmerized by his offensive prowness that I forgot he was just as damn good on the defensive end. If he said he was going to stop you, you didn't have a prayer. The GOAT! #23
great video. thanks for this. it shows how great he was defensively. people concentrate on his offensive side of floor but he was just as deadly on defense..
I'm so glad I got to watch him, even though I was just a kid. I feel sorry for those younger fans today that have and will never have the pleasure of watching a full length live broadcast Jordan era Bulls game on WGN, TNT etc....
That leaning dunk by Michael Jordan in slow motion at the end of this video is a just marvelous thing to watch. He cuts off the passing lanes and intercepts the ball to start the fastbreak for an open court dunk. He sneaks from behind on the opponent and knocks the ball away. He often comes from the blind side and blocks the shot. He swats the ball from behind out of the opponent's hands as they get positioned into the post. He prys the ball away as the opponent comes down with the rebound. His offensive game is similar to a killer shark, but his defensive playing style is sneaky as a sly fox, but very effective
We all have had at least "one" of these plays in our lifetimes. I know I have and I look back on it and savor it. Can you imagine doing things like this over and over in a single game? G O A T .
Great video. Being a Knicks fan growing up, I always hated Jordan because of what he would do to my team. But now I can appreciate and willingly admit, he's the best player I have ever watched play basketball. Both ends of the court.
Great offence is a great defence and great defence is a great offence. That’s why I loved the 90’s basketball, nearly ever major All-Star were great offensive and defensive players. It was really entertaining.
RunDa Mic if you watched basketball, you would know that LeBron plays absolutely no defense. In his prime he could probably defend 1-4, but any good 5 would eat him alive. LeBron has never been one of the top defenders in the nba, but he used to be a good defender. Now...I can’t stand watching him on defense.
@@yasser4973 yes lebron was one of the top defenders in the league in his prime. He arguably got robbed of DPOY in 2012. He's a lazy defender nowadays, but if you watched the laker games he gives some effort on D. He doesn't completely disappear on D
Came here today because people are arguing over who will win a one on one mj or harden I think harden would get so fucked up so bad you can actually play defense in this era without a whistle being blown everytime
Jordan’s the best SG in the history of the NBA the best defensive SG to ever play the game (9 All Defense selections & 1988 Defensive Player of the year) he was a winner and a legend 6x Champion 6x Finals MVP (all-time Record) 5x League MVP 10x scoring leader When it comes to winning, Jordan’s under the same breath as a Magic Johnson a Larry Bird a Bill Russell a Julius Erving a Tim Duncan & a Wilt Chamberlain (oh & also Kareem) I don’t believe in who’s the greatest of all time, they were all great in their own way and had succeeded in the NBA which not too many have
#1 all time in blocks for a guard, #2 all time in steals, #3 all time in rebounds for a guard. DPOY aand Scoring champ in the same year. Greatest of All Time.
The only player in NBA history to accumulate 200+ steals w/ 100+ blocks in a season twice, and in a row! The year after that, he also came the closest to Oscar Robertson's legendary triple-double w/ 30+ ppg season average.
jp3813 Olajuwon became the only player to ever record 200 blocks and 200 steals in the same season and once lead the league in blocks and rebounds!!
Armando De Los Santos He's not a guard.
87/88 he won both DPOY and MVP as well as all-star MVP and like you mentioned the scoring tile avg over 30Pts per game
Beth Loggins Unseen, unheard of. Never will be seen again. Especially now how weak and commercial the nba has become, and what it consists of...Love your comment...
Averaged 35 points per game and won DPOY and MVP in same year. G.O.A.T.
Jordan’s offense was the greatest..but combined with his defense is what separates him from EVERYBODY & makes him the 🐐
EXACTLY
Ever heard of the offensive juggernaut named Wilt Chamberlain
FOR THAT ERA YES.
koolbreez9865 wilt was better at offence and defence. This man once blocked 26 shots in a single game
@Nicholas Pagano my niggah😎👌
Greatest two way player in history. It's not even close. 10 scoring titles, 9 defensive first teams & DPOY. Nuff said!
Wilt and Bird are right there.
@@Icyhotboo Nope.
@Alpha Omega novice
Wilt Chamberlain is the best two way player ever
@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 Nope. Joke league don't count.
FORGET ABOUT THE 6 RINGS....THIS IS WHERE YOU COMPLETELY BEAT THE ARGUMENT.....HIS DEFENSE!!!!😃
Absolutely amazing
coming from a Lebron fan
Best defender at the SG position and top 5 all-time in defense
Nobody was like Mike
@@larrydalobster3548 . Indeed man. And Im a Laker!!!
@@abraxasvoice440 Big-time Lebron fan here, and I agree with what you said. 6 rings are very impressive (could've gone for 8 if he didn't retire and play baseball), but the consistent elite defense alongside his exemplary offense is what makes him both the greatest two-way player and the greatest player of all-time in my humble opinion (his elite passing shouldn't be overlooked).
@@indio4-215 for me, what separates.MJ from the rest was the fact that he had the ENERGY to play both ends of the court on the highest level on a regular basis throughout his entire career.
Isiah Thomas once said that it's kinda unfair because it's like MJ had an extra that nobody had and when he switch on that gear, everyone else is left in the dust.
It was true but what made MJ so great is that he aso also had the extra FUEL along with the GEAR.
Thank you MJ for the great years of basketball you gave us.I will never forget those moments,those championships,the celebrations just amazing.
Amen!
It will never be this cinematic again. The free throw line dunks. The MVPs. The DPOYs. The Scoring Titles. The arial acrobatics. The game winners. Sixty-three on the Celtics. The Shot against the Cavaliers. Switching hands in mid-air against the Lakers. The Shrug against the Trail Blazers. The Dream Team. Leaving the game having proved you're the best player in its history. Then coming back and proving it all over again. Fifty-five on the Knicks. The best regular season record in the history of the game. Seventy-two wins and ten losses. Winning a championship to top it off. The Flu Game against the Jazz. The Final Shot against the Jazz. Six championships. Two three-peats. Never lost in the Finals. Never even went to a Game Seven. The greatest scorer in the history of the game. The greatest perimeter defender to ever play. The archetype of what a true competitor is. An unrelenting will to win that will never be matched. The GOAT.
I’d like to add him retiring for the second time for almost 3 years, coming back and still averaging 20+ and being an all-star at age 39.
Well said sir
@@YungPhilosopher wilt was 7 feet tall an was the best in the most trash era of basketball from there was probably 15 guys through the fifties up until kareem that was even good an thats what made them the greatest of their time
Definitely not using this era for reference 😆
This genuinely has to be the best summary of MJ's basketball performance. Minus the years with Wizards but, luckily, someone already mentioned them. :)
Jordan seemed to have unlimited energy and drive.
eric maurer he truly loved the game
This is how good Michael Jordan is. If he is not the greatest scorer in the NBA, which he is, he will still be remembered as one of the best defenders to ever played. Then again, he did average 30.1 a game.
Fron stats alone wilt is the best, but mj is the most skilled scorer
I love this moment at the very beginning when Mike gets the steal and everybody in the arena get on their feet and cheering while he's rushing to make a dunk. Brilliant!!
He literally just comes out of nowhere. Very competitive.
When he was in the house it was the Terror😳😳Dome.
yeahhh .. he uses portal... stealing blocking. no one can do that.. my goodness the unicorn of 5he bsketball..
One cannot overestimate just how good Jordan was.
Watching him play is like poetry in motion
Giovanni Giaco true fam beautiful...
Yea it’s crazy he lighting quick like a cat but his moves even at speed are so fluid and graceful but then he jumps in the air and hovers towards the basket almost in slow motion or like he’s flying
osirishill23 yea they call him the black cat for reason
Or like 'liquid sunshine'
After watching Cavs get swept I had to come back and watch the GOAT
Strong defence leads to great offence
- Michael Jordan
Lebron not manning up to the opposing team best player KD lol
Jordan was a great defender but keeping it real a great defender now is much better than a defender back in the day, most of the shit them old school peeps did would be a foul now lol
@@bigrudowsky That's because NBA has become pussified league.
@@bigrudowsky u know Jordan played in 01 and and a copper years with the wizard and score 40+ games a couple times evening scoring 50 in his 40s.
Nobody can guard a 7 footer popping threes in ypur face or Curry shooting from damn near back court.
MJ defines what it means to have The Heart of a Champion.
yes sir
Laker Nation thank you. It's so good to hear a Kobe Bryant fan paying homage to the greatest.
Fahiem Ahmadi no buddy that's Hakeem Olajuwon! Best defender in history, only center in the top 10 for steals, #1 all time blocks leader, the only player to record two quadruple doubles, closest player to ever record a quintuple double, only player to lead his team in all stat categories for 9 seasons, and the only ever MVP, Finals, MVP, and DPOY in the same season! That's the heart of a champion!
Armando De Los Santos olajuwon is great but.. I'd still want MJ on my team before him. 10 scoring titles, defensive player of the year, 5 time league MVP, 6 time NBA champion, 6 time finals MVP, two Olympic gold medals, just to name a few... On top of that, a WELL DESERVED reputation as the clutchest player ever. Jordan wins over Hakeem the dream.
Uhm...yeah
MJ was the first out of only three players (and the only guard) to ever record 200+ steals with 100+ blocks in a season, and the only one to do so twice (in a row for good measure), earning him the DPOY. He reached the 200 mark for steals six times in his career. His peak was 259 steals plus 131 blocks in the same season.
jp3813 I’ve done this before also but think of it this way, MJ played all 82 games that year. 259+131=?? 390. Steals and blocks per game that’s almost 5. For a whole season a shooting guard was basically going at 5 steals and blocks per game. What the fuck! That is fucking unreal
For comparison Wade’s best year was 3.5 steals and blocks a game and Kobe was 3 and Lebron’s is 2.8
That's amazing! I love MJ and even I didn't know that. Man I miss the 🐐!!!
Jericho Black 3:37 look at that shit you just don’t see harassment like that anymore
@@fatboy5926 yeah..,only in the golden era..
Damn he stripped Edwards so clean at 3:57 I didn't even see it until he was running up the court.
Michael played with such vengeance.
You had something that belonged to him and he wanted it back.
He was The Man.
Jordan was the total package. GOAT.
Jordan the best period..
End of conversation
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5/14/2020 8:30pm E.S.T. ...Still No Haters On This Thread.😂👌
@@edski8536 💪💪💪
Wilt, Chamberlain...
Smarter+ Faster+ Stronger + resilient + bigger + Charismatic = Jordan
LOL, that moment when you're enjoying a cool Jordan vid and then Seal starts singing for no reason.
😂😂
Seal is cool though and most importantly real
I loved it. Deadly combination
It is perfect. Because watching MJ play was like a kiss from a rose.
lmfao
whenever i watch him..i got goosebumps..he's not human
The greatest 2 way player in the game. 10X scoring champion. Enough said. His videos/highlights will never get old. He is a legend of legends. The greatest player ever. I don't think I will ever see another player better than MJ
At 5:12 that MJ block on Ewing!😳 bruh! If that ain't the best block I've ever seen then it don't exist! The Mother F*cking GOAT!
Sweeeet!💪💪💪
Ewing wasn't even gonna be able to dunk it
Jordan's ability to anticipate plays as they were happening, and his athleticism that allowed him to make the plays, was absolutely incredible. He's one of the small handful of defensive players who looked impressive playing defense, and the advanced metrics actually backed up as making an impact on defense.
+mrmacross "and the advanced metrics actually backed up as making an impact on defense."
No, John Stockton and Jason Kidd both have better career defensive rating than Jordan, as did teammates Pippen, Rodman, and Grant. Jordan is actually the 138th rated defensive player in NBA history. Look it up on basketball-reference.
Defensive rating has some major limitations, and you shouldn't use it as a be-all, end-all stat to judge a player's defensive ability. I mean, if you're a perimeter player and you play on a terrible defensive team, you're automatically going to have an awful defensive rating. In 1985, Jordan had a pedestrian 107 D-rating. But guess what? The Bulls as a team were 110 defensive rating, so you could argue that the Bulls were already 3 points/100 possessions better with Jordan on the floor than without.
Anyway, I never said Jordan's the best defender, and if you have to point out guys like Pippen and Rodman to put down Jordan's defense, that means you have to point out the very best defenders to find someone who compares favorably to Jordan.
Uh, John Stockton had a MUCH higher career defensive rating. So did Jason Kidd.
This is becoming pointless to discuss if you can't acknowledge that DRTG isn't a perfect stat. It's even more pointless when you bring up Stockton and his career 103.92 DRTG, which is worse than Jordan's.
A player can affect his DRTG, but it's also a function of the team. In rare cases, like Dwight Howard, one player can anchor a bad defense to be a good one, but for perimeter players in particular, playing with bad defenders on a bad scheme is going to inflate your defensive rating.
No one stat fully embodies a player's overall impact. And if you really love B-R's stats, why not use defensive win shares?
@@michaelborchardt1527 No. I NEVER said it was. I was RESPONDING to the guy who said"advance metrics" back Jordan by pointing out the reverse is true. That advanced metrics actually show Jordan was actually a MEDIOCRE defender. Go look at his DPOY year. Hakeem Olajuwon DESTROYED him by every measure of defensive impact except media popularity--higher defensive rating, higher defensive win shares, higher defensive box plus minus. The ONLY thing Jordan had was higher steals. Because DPOY is a media given award, I tend to look at actual statistics.
the most complete player ever to play the sport.
Yes facts
No, that’s Larry Bird. MJ is the best but not the most complete.
Alpha Omega Personally yes, Id say he’s more “complete”. He’s better at rebounding and passing. He’s better at shooting the three. Hes not as good a scorer or defender as MJ, but he was still great in both those aspects.
Again, I know MJ is a better player and the GOAT, but you can definitely argue that Bird is the more well rounded player.
Also Bird is not some laughing stock.. before MJ came around he was in GOAT discussions. And Bird held his own against MJ, has plenty highlights scoring on Bulls and eliminating them in playoffs. MJ didn’t have half the team that Bird had back then but still, if you hold MJ in such high regard, show respect for the guy who was beating him and his team.
Wilt...
ScopeWorth Bird doesnt belong in the same universe from an athletic perspective .. transition play, speed, strength, driving, attacking the basket, above the rim play, chasedown blocks, defense in general - the eye test! .. for me it’s lebron but u can argue for MJ easily aswell
Anyone that doesn't think MJ is the greatest of all-time, doesn't know basketball.
Defense 9.5
Offense 10
Ball Handling 9
Basket ball IQ 10
Clutch, Pressure situation 11!
He would have won 8 in a row if he didn't try to play baseball.
I agree, not to many people know what the game truly consists of.
Super Dynamite
I might not agree with ball handling.
Mike didn't need it to shake his defenders, so we never know if he was good at it or not.
His defense was better than his offense in my opinion. Also he has the best hands. Doesn't need to shake off defenders when he can do anything he wants.
rambosexy2009 big as Jordan’s hands was trust me he can control the ball easily as he can
I don't think his ball handling is on point, but everything else he has is sick!
Man these years of basketball are so much funner to watch then basketball nowadays
Look at MJ's eyes. He ALWAYS kept his eye on the ball and never on the players. He dont give afuck about who you are just how he could get that ball,
1:35
@@soggybiscuitz5985 Scary!!!
@@soggybiscuitz5985 man gave him a whole death stare
😂
1988 Defensive Player of the year
10x All-Defense selections
(1st all defense 9x; 2nd team all defense in 1985)
Number two all time in NBA’s history in career steals
He never made an all 2nd team defense lol
I love how spatially aware MJ is on those defensive plays. Rarely see him tap the ball out of bounds.
Jordan in his prime is a vastly superior defender to anyone in todays game. MJ shut down Isiah Thomas to under 10 pts for three games in one 1989 series. Isiah the next year would averaged 28 on 54% in the finals. So it clearly wasn't just the hand checking rules that made MJ a great defender.
Then in 92 he shut down clyde drexler to 40% shooting. Lebron has never guarded a top 5 all time PG the way MJ did to Isiah, he played two quarters of defense on Derrick Rose. Nor has he shut down a top 5 all time player at his position like Jordan on Drexler. Instead, Lebron let Durant drop 32 a game on 54% shooting against him
Johnny Johns Even with the wizards he shut down many players, just not as consistent but still GREAT..
And to add to that, he guarded Rose like the last four possessions... Rose could have easily taken him to the hole and as great a chase down artist LeBron is, it wasn't guaranteed he'd get to Rose ball to block it cause we all know how deadly Rose was back then... Instead he just chose to take jump shots so yea, I can't really credit LeBron as saying he shut him down but I get your point tho lol.
He is not vastly superior to kawhi, kawhi might even be better on ball
@Nox Lol!!!! I understand you know what "Nox" is, but stop sniffing it! LOL
@Nox Hear ya go...read sometimes...Pippen actually allowed his man to score on him, regularly. Guys like Nique, Bird and Jamal Mashburn would light Scottie up. In fact, every single all-star during Pippen's career scored more on Pippen than they did the rest of the league. Look it up. Pippen was a great, great team defender, but he is vastly overrated as a man-to-man defender. In contrast Jordan has the biggest deficit of any player in NBA history: MJ scored 30.1 points, while his counterpart score only 14.6. I often thought that MJ played with more energy on the defensive end of the floor.
3:54-3:56, are you kidding me, God!? my eyes cannot catch it.
Yup. He's a ninja or martial artist. Even the last one. It's like punch and knows he'll block and so he punch on the other side.
Ikr. Even if you play it one still shot after another you just can't see what happened. For MJ a high speed camera could not be enough.
He caught it from behind
I thought I’m the only one.. I thought I’m having issues with my eyes. 😂
3:53 one of the most impressive defensive plays I’ve ever seen
Anyone notice how many of MJ's steals resulted in him dunking the ball on the other end of the floor? Not to mention him being the one to convert the steal directly into points? Incredible!
Michael Jordan plays the passing lanes so well. He intercepts the pass to start the fastbreak and often ends the fastbreak with a dunk. His teammate Scottie Pippen does it as well. Allen Iverson and Latrell Sprewell were known to cut off passing lanes as they copied Jordan's defensive style as well
Unheard of in today’s game a steal on ball and a dunk don’t ever think I saw this man tired
@@chrisperry9338 Michael Jordan recorded 10 steals in a game once
This is why they won 6 championships they got the 2 best defender in the history of NBA Jordan and Pippen and in the season 96-98 they acquired Rodman 3 best defender in their designated position in the same team now that's scary...
and Ron Harper with a defensive coach in Phil Jackson
No Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are not the best defenders. What about Bill Russel, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutumbo, Gary Payton are all better defensively then them
+Beastii cK Bullshit. Only Hakeem was better. The rest, including, Bill Russell, were overrated defensively.
+rex waller you are hilarious. #bandwagon
RyZe Beastii he's right. Bandwagon would be you. And comparing the defensive utility of a center to a perimeter player is in itself flawed. But MJ was clearly a better defender than GP as good as the glove was. If you didn't watch MJ especially in his first 9 years, you won't know that. But like GP, MJ won DPOY and was bigger.
1:37 he wants it more than anyone
The greatest ball thief ever. In ONLY 12 seasons with the bulls, MJ was already 2nd all time in steals! John Stockton is first, but he played for 20 YEARS!
Just like Kareem's all time record, Kareem played for 20 YEARS! If MJ did that he would have like 45,000 points! Wake up folks! Forget the media and hype, MJ IS the most creative, most driven, had amazing fundamentals, super high BB I.Q, and was a great leader and clutch master. In the playoffs, his records are off the charts! He changed BB forever and took it international. MJ was schooling the best in the league EVEN BEFORE he was in the league and at 40 years old, was still holding his own against the BEST players in the league. NO ONE HAS EVER DONE THAT BEFORE! Not Kareem, Not Wilt, Not Oscar, etc, etc, etc, I could go on and on, but you get my point.
Kudos brother!!!! Couldn't have said it better myself.
3th all time Steals per Game! UNREAL
Preach
Not to toot my own horn but Chris Broussard said it once or twice and I’ve said it always, MJ dominated when it was a big mans game, there’s been a tonne of shooting guards and small forwards who could put it in the hole but couldn’t dominate the game and win. MJ as Chris said defied conventional wisdom. It was a big mans game but a shooting guard dominated.
*THE BEST EVER! MJ , BIGGEST LEGEND IN THE ISTORY OF ANY SPORTS!!! NOBODY EVER DOMINATED LIKE HE WAS! SIMPLY, PERFECT BB PLAYER!!!*
This is why I'll always consider Jordan the greatest that ever lived. Guys like Kobe and Lebron are incredibly exceptional athletes. No doubt about it. But they're always compared to Jordan from an offensive perspective, never a defensive one. Anyone defended by Jordan ran a substantial risk of having the ball swatted away, stolen, or intercepted. Hell he even swatted away one of Shaq's shots. It's why Jordan won Defensive Player of the Year in 88 and why the Bulls won their 6th championship when Jordan stole the ball from Karl Malone in the last minute of game 6. Even if someone manages to be [almost] as big of an offensive threat, it was Jordan's defensive skills and court awareness that elevates him far above all the rest.
elbryan9 Lebron can't be compared with mj in defense because mj don't have the size to outposition people like david robinson or karl Malone or guard a kevin Durant head to head. Mj was king at off ball defense not great at on ball defense. Lebron is the biggest A hole in off ball defense history hence to his ridiculous speed and prediction on intercepting passes or chasedown blocks.
shamier smith I agree that mj was better at off ball defense than on ball defense (one need only look at all his interceptions and blocked shots to see that), but to say that he wasn't great at on ball defense... I don't know about that. lol And yeah, his stature really wasn't conducive to guys like David Robinson and such, though he still did an admiral job (see what I did there :D ) - he swatted guys like Shaq after all, but he did a pretty remarkable job at shutting down smaller, much more squirrelly guys who are harder to defend against. And lets not forget, _nobody_, in the league wanted Jordan defending them, on ball or off...
elbryan9 He wasn't great on on ball defense because nobody can name a all time great player he garuded consistently. Pippen was the one who was holding down malone garuded magic 90 feet in the playoffs and every other star in that era not jordan. Jordan tried stepping to iverson and got crossed. Mj is not that great when it comes to great players. He also swats behind the back of many players bigger than him. If you can find me a block of mj that resembles lebron swatting tiago splitters dunk face to face at the rim in mid air? I can give mj the nod buuuut no. Lebron swatted tyson chandler and spillter face to face mj never even swatted wilkins face to face let alone a malone, ewing, robinson or shaq. He did a great job of defending players that weren't the stars of the team.
shamier smith you bring up pippen guarding magic 90 feet. Although it is true, you have to remember that Jordan was older and was out of basketball for 2 years without playing so he tired faster. Before that Jordan almost always guarded the best offensive threat head to head game in and game out. You must have missed Jordan in his prime. How many DPOY does lebron have ???
whiteboiie15 Bulls played magic in the finals in 1991. How was mj older? Next, mj left the league after the 93 title against the suns and didn't play in 94. You just got caught brotha.
Next mj never gaurded bird, isaih, wilkins,stockton, gary payton, or any of the great big men of that era game in and game out. Next, Mj got award because of his steals leading the league. Defensive rating mj was lower than hakeem and in defensive win shares. Defensive box plus or minus, mj wasn't in the top ten either. Through advanced metrics, many other defensive players were better and consistent on defense than mj. Mj just had the juice with all the scoring so he had that spolight hakeem was averaging two blocks and two steals and was top 5 in defensive win shares and box plus minus and defensive rating. Mj just had high average steals but not that high in blocks yet, hakeem had a even number of blocks and steals but mj got it. Eh it's an eh
Man...SO happy I had the priviledge to watch Jordan. Pure determination and killer instinct on both side of a court...
Mike would get bored,if he played today
Youre rigth hi would score 50 every game
He’d actually be ass in a help defense league where stars get doubled and the open man is the hardest man to find on the court he’d be trash and he’s overrated he couldn’t guard Allen iversons simple crossover today the handles are way better
Dominic dominic just because MJ was to damn good doesn't mean the defense wasn't great, wtf
Earvin Ealy you dumb asf lmao
Michael got bored unfortunately in 1993
Whats scary is Mike was a better defender than offensive player. Think about that as you cry yourself to sleep.
Well fuck 😂😂😂
What scares players back then is His Speed. He's called the black cat back then, He got big hands and Fast and awesome awareness.
I consider him on both end of the floor was equal in skill and dominance.
@@SabrumBaker 🤣😂
Lol ok damn
8:44 is pure art.
dude stands up to contact, knocking the ball loose, takes off running, reaches back to catch a pass, outruns two on the dribble, deeks, then goes behind the back to change direction, hesitates, crosses BACK over, beats his man, dives into paint between two trees, hangs in the air like a circus act until his shot is there, then decides to dunk bc, ya know... still above the rim, no biggie
5:45 LOOK AT THAT SPEED! Jesus Christ!
the most complete player ever, hence the g.o.a.t. and people just forgotten how great he is
I will never forget the real goat unlike clown nigga lbj
Ana conda
Lebron is the most complete player ever. Kobe is more polished than Jordan. But Jordan still GOAT.
@@geordiejones5618 --- Nigga, shut the fuck up!
@@RooseveltAliWashingtonX i literally called jordan the goat you dumb fuck
I remember watching damn near every game
MJ played and was in awe then, but damn looking back now, we truly witnessed greatness on the court. Most complete player my eyes have seen.
jordan was blessed to have such huge quick strong hands. it really took his game to another level
Great video. Jordan was a totally dominant player in all aspects of the game. Incredible and an assassin on defense.
This is what separates MJ from Bron, Bird, and Magic. None of those can even jokingly say he was THE best offensive and defensive player in the league.
Larry was a brilliant defender and offensively was all but unstoppable. It is him, Michael and Wilt for me.
@@davidwiltshire-craine9157 Larry Bird was better than MJ to me.
@@Zero-wy2gx I can respect this choice. I think Jordan is better but Larry was a serious problem. My favourite story about Larry is him telling a player to go call his mommy LMFAO!!!
@@davidwiltshire-craine9157 Lmao Larry was vicious.
What else left to say after watching the best athlete of all time ?
Ehhhh... best player of his generation for sure.
***** of all generation
shaquille james so far^
wait you mean to tell me superstars in NBA actually played defense?
You act like Giannis Davis Kawhi or George don't exist
@@jimjim3979 they are rare.
@@jimjim3979 they are not superstars,especially AD
@@lecowardjames 😂😂
@@jimjim3979 Ad is just an all stars🤫and lechoke is an unskilled loser
Seal kicks in. Everyone falls in love with Mike
michael jordan is freak by nature thats separate him from eveyone.. and thats why he is the greates player that ever played the game,...
I am glad I was alive to see Jordan, I had the NBA ticket all the championships seasons my son and I rarely missed a game
I was lucky to get to watch his entire career.
Now I understand how MJ always ended up doing a fast break and then finishing with an amazing dunk.
..and people still say lebron could take Jordan. Hahaha
MJ would have broken lebron mentally before destroying him on the court.
@KingOne and mj is not your typical defender
@J Jonah troll who doesn't know anything. LeBron one of the greatest but not close to airness
lol lebron will commit 8 turn overs every game against jordan
Jordan was a great defender. But prime lebron can guard 1 through 4. Jordan couldn't guard big men. Jordan would not lock down lebron
@@DTB1995 he's not a big man but he can guard some big men. Why didn't Jordan eat Magic Johnson's soul in the 1991 finals? Game 1 the Lakers beat the bulls. Jordan guarded magic and magic had a triple double. Lebron is stronger faster and more athletic than magic. I agree Jordan is the better defender, but saying he would "lock down" lebron is just silly. Pippen would have a better chance.
i agree w/ mr. logo jerry west. his defensive contributions are way more impressive than his offensive ones. i think it's one of the things that seals the deal for the goat.
MJ be in the air before they even let go of the ball Jeez
And this is how he played every night.
all heart
Best defender at the guard position. Simply because of his endurance to do so well on both ends of th court.
Gary Payton is a better defender. Jordan is the best defensive shooting guard
but Payton is the best defensive guard
Jordan in 1996 was 33 years old dude.
This video should close the case of why he's the best that ever played. Period.
Nope.
@@grosskopf2779 yup
Although i dont agree with a highlight video closing a debate.. This video comes close in changing my mind because those plays are crazy
Having watched Jordan and Pippen's entire careers together, I would definitely rate Mike slightly above Pip, but they're both the best defenders at their positions of all time, so that speaks for itself. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
He's truly the greatest.. there will never be another player who can retire after winning the season and finals mvp award.. 😂 he got bored of winning every year..
The Real NBA King
This reminded me how quick MJ was. Relatively how D Rose made other looked like they moved as slow mo.
177 people were blocked by MJ
Could you imagine trying to prepare to play against the Bulls during this era? When they retired, both Jordan and Pippen were top 5 career steals guys. They were the two best that I've seen at just coming out of nowhere and going the other way with it. And their team defense got even better when Rodman showed up. Just a scary lineup.
A lot of Jordan's break-away dunks come of HIS defense! This video is case in point why Harden, Melo and many others are NOT in Jordan's air. He is truly rare air.
Even when Jordan was older and lost his athletic ability he never took a play off. In the 4th quarter it was lock down! It's not fair to compare anyone to him and say they were better.
Everyone was paying attention, including myself, mesmerized by his offensive prowness that I forgot he was just as damn good on the defensive end. If he said he was going to stop you, you didn't have a prayer. The GOAT! #23
Best player bar none!
great video. thanks for this. it shows how great he was defensively. people concentrate on his offensive side of floor but he was just as deadly on defense..
I'm so glad I got to watch him, even though I was just a kid. I feel sorry for those younger fans today that have and will never have the pleasure of watching a full length live broadcast Jordan era Bulls game on WGN, TNT etc....
That Last Dunk though!!! GOAT
That leaning dunk by Michael Jordan in slow motion at the end of this video is a just marvelous thing to watch. He cuts off the passing lanes and intercepts the ball to start the fastbreak for an open court dunk. He sneaks from behind on the opponent and knocks the ball away. He often comes from the blind side and blocks the shot. He swats the ball from behind out of the opponent's hands as they get positioned into the post. He prys the ball away as the opponent comes down with the rebound. His offensive game is similar to a killer shark, but his defensive playing style is sneaky as a sly fox, but very effective
MJ was so unique and beautiful to watch that comparing him to anybody is just misunderstanding.
We all have had at least "one" of these plays in our lifetimes. I know I have and I look back on it and savor it. Can you imagine doing things like this over and over in a single game? G O A T .
Great video. Being a Knicks fan growing up, I always hated Jordan because of what he would do to my team. But now I can appreciate and willingly admit, he's the best player I have ever watched play basketball. Both ends of the court.
best defender and best scorer in the same body...
GOAT!!!
the angles where jordan is when he swipes the ball is ridiculos
Jordan would fuck up LeBron more than kahwi did
the 132 dislikes are his victims
i love defense jordan kobe and avery Bradley inspired me i just love it when players gets pissed and scolded by their coaches 😂
Great offence is a great defence and great defence is a great offence. That’s why I loved the 90’s basketball, nearly ever major All-Star were great offensive and defensive players. It was really entertaining.
there is no way lebron can play defence like MJ....why do ppl keep comparing them....smh....he's not even close to Jordan's lvl on offence
come on, Lebron will never come close to Jordan in offence since Jordan had the killer mid-range ability
Lebron can guard 1 through 5 and has the greatest block in NBA history
RunDa Mic if you watched basketball, you would know that LeBron plays absolutely no defense. In his prime he could probably defend 1-4, but any good 5 would eat him alive. LeBron has never been one of the top defenders in the nba, but he used to be a good defender. Now...I can’t stand watching him on defense.
@@yasser4973 yes lebron was one of the top defenders in the league in his prime. He arguably got robbed of DPOY in 2012. He's a lazy defender nowadays, but if you watched the laker games he gives some effort on D. He doesn't completely disappear on D
@@rundamic3373 You obviously dont watch NBA. Lebron does not guard centers and pg. He gets roasted.
Time to bring this back to the top with all the nonsense being put out in these modern talk shows and podcasts.
This is better than any dunk highlight reel out there.
Lol. That 4:57 is funny. Mj creeping in and the guy thought he lost mj.
Came here today because people are arguing over who will win a one on one mj or harden I think harden would get so fucked up so bad you can actually play defense in this era without a whistle being blown everytime
If jordan guarded lebron i think lebron would cry
Jordan was possessed on Offense and defense 🐐 🐐 🐐
That Seal was a perfect fit for this video. Highly aesthetic!
THE GOAT,THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!
anticipate the offense and the players move, crowd his space, move your feet,watch his waist, keep your hands wide,force him to the weaker hand.
His blocks are as breathtaking as his dunks. The compleat superstar.
Back when superstars took pride of playing defense and some consider it as an art
No flopping bullshit just grown man basketball
Michael Jordan was just so complete a basketball player he made an massive impact in both ends of the court
Jordan’s the best SG in the history of the NBA
the best defensive SG to ever play the game
(9 All Defense selections & 1988 Defensive Player of the year)
he was a winner and a legend
6x Champion
6x Finals MVP (all-time Record)
5x League MVP
10x scoring leader
When it comes to winning, Jordan’s under the same breath as a Magic Johnson a Larry Bird a Bill Russell a Julius Erving a Tim Duncan & a Wilt Chamberlain (oh & also Kareem)
I don’t believe in who’s the greatest of all time, they were all great in their own way and had succeeded in the NBA which not too many have
MJ also led the NBA in steals three times