How naive do you gotta be to think that 7 billion people will all agree towards one idea(that mj is the GOAT). Of course there will always be detractors
When I watched MJ with the Wizards, what stood out to me was just how high his basketball IQ was. His athleticism was always highlighted but he was schooling players nearly half his age because he was thinking 2 steps ahead of them. And he still had that competitive fire going too. That play where he pinned Ron Mercer's shot to the glass is one of my favorites.
@@SparkthatOldEl That is so cool. When I lived in Philly, I had tickets to see MJ's Wiz play the Miami Heat (I think) in Baltimore. I couldn't go because of a family emergency. He dropped 37 that night.
Ron Thompson I had a friend that knew Chris Whitney and got us good tickets cuz we was from Chicago. At halftime he knew where we could walk to greet the players when they came out. I met a few of the players but when Jordan came out everyone rushed over to us and put their hands out. I did too and Jordan gave us all the 👊🏾. I touched his fist and said I never will wash my hands again. I forgot my vow when I used the bathroom after the game🤷🏽♂️He was the only player that buttoned his warmup all the way from bottom to the top. 6’6 is taller in person then Jordan looked on court.
Yes sir if it wasn't for mj hitting knees with his teammate,the wizards would have made the playoff that year,they were the 4th seed in the east b4 he got hurt,and mj in the playoff would have been interesting.
That’s a shame my dude that you didn’t get to see him in his prime but at least you got to watch him play live! One of the few benefits we old fogeys got 😂
Israel Rosario Jr. obviously but that’s not the same! Being in that era and seeing how much the game as a whole changed because of him is totally different. Like saying in 20 years you can watch a lebron game and fully understand what he meant to this generation from it
@@ToxicBottledOstrichNostrils but that's not what he said. Did he mean that? I don't know. Point is that it's the best time right now to see all of the greats play because of TH-cam. That wasn't possible even a decade ago.
So well said. There is a guy, I think Jonny Arnett, who put together a video on Jordan while on Wizards and just how great he played. I would recommend watching that video so well done and you appreciate just how great he was there. The defence which was 29th the year before, only notable addition Jordan, the team defence was 6th before his knee injury!! Amazing
People don't remember that Jordan was getting better and better as that first wizard year was going along. Had the wizards at 26-21 and 3rd in the East while leading the mvp conversation. Last 10 games before the meniscus injury he was avg 30 5 and 5.
@@dariopedro8961 Yea there's another one besides jonny Arnett just can't remember the name that's very good too. Its sad that people don't know about how good Jordan was at 38-40 years old as a wizard. Even worse that people think he was trash then. I remember the media and magazines and sports analyst trying to tell everyone to watch those wizards years because it was just that much out of the ordinary for an old sg to be doing those things. Amazing
@@maljones1398 changing all the rules in basketball doesn’t make Lebron even good. The game is soft now. Lebron wouldn’t even be good if the rules weren’t written to benefit a player on the offense. These rules are a joke. Look at the scores. The NBA is a joke. What’s Lebron’s FT stats? Oh..., yeah...not great. And that’s without anyone guarding him. How many finals has he been to? How many has he won?
That knee injury derailed his journey to elite level which he arguably already reached right before the injury: In his last 18 games up to the injury he averaged 28.8 - 6.5 - 5.6 - 1.3 - 0.6 on 44% In his last 10 games up to the injury he averaged 29.7 - 6.6 - 6.1 - 1.2 - 0.3 on 47%
In Kobe Bryant’s last 18 games up to the Achilles injury he averaged 27.4 - 5.9 - 7.4 - 1.4 - 0.5 on 43% last 10 games up to the injury he averaged 29.9 - 6.4 - 7.2 - 1.6 - 0.8 on 43%
I´m not tired to say that Wizards Jordan was so beautiful to watch, because of his extraordinary intelligence and creativity to predict plays at offense and defense. He was old, far away from his prime but for real, I prefer to see his highlights with the Wizards, than with the Bulls
Digital Revolutionary LOL yeah, to say you would rather watch his highlights with the Wizards over the Bulls is the most ludicrous thing we’ve heard someone say lol. I mean I get what he’s saying, but dude c’mon... lol. That’s what you call trying to be hipster & trying too hard to not follow the popular ‘trend’ / popular opinion lol
Finally! Thank you for enlightening us and showing new generations how really incredible Michael Jordan was with the Wizards in his last years of playing. Outstanding!
Well, MJ did create the Wizards roster before him... Not taking anything away from his basketball skills as a player, he is the GOAT obviously but you can also blame him for having the Wizards roster as it is when he arrived... He created that roster when he was with Wizards front office
@@alexiscando5709 well he is apparently horrible at scouting caus that team was straight garbage. I wish he had gone to at least a decent team that had a chance.
Honestly, his Wizards days sums up how awful he is in the front office duties... Yes, he is still phenomenal on basketball court when playing at old age but the roster around him during that time is AWFUL... He is the one who created that roster in Washington, the one who picked the biggest bust of the century Kwame Brown... So yeah, GOAT player but AWFUL front office skills
Before he got injured, Jordan kept on improving and improving and also the team was improving and the Wizards were winning games and one of the hottest teams for a stretch before the allstar break. If Jordan didnt get hurt, the Wizards were on pace to earn a playoff spot. What if MJ wouldnt of gotten injured. Or go back further, what if Ron Artest didnt break his ribs in the summer before his comeback. Just imagine how much success MJ would of had. Never the less, I often wonder how MJ would of done on a contender in his comeback. Could of gotten a ring at 40.
I never ever want to bash someone who has the courage to post a public opinion ESPECIALLY an opinion against the grain. But, with all due respect the deep historians and analytical thinkers of the game is what got my attention during his Wizard years. The true basketball intellects were constantly begging the public to please try to watch as many Wizard games as possible. Because what he was doing at that age was literally mind boggling. I admit I wasn't a Jordan fan. I was always a Magic guy. But, I lived in DC during those years and I couldn't believe my eyes. It would have been remarkable if at any age a player could take three years off and come back and dominate. Because MJ was dominant. He was the CLEAR and I mean CLEAR front runner for the MVP after the first 50 games of the season. A 19 win team Wizards were a LOCK to make the playoffs and they were gonna get a top seed! And they became a phenomenal defensive team. And then MJ gets hurt for the remainder of the season and the Wiz go from a 3 seed to literally out of the playoffs as they couldn't buy a win without MJ. And then you mean to tell me the following year he's gonna come back from knee surgery and average 22 pts a game at 40 yrs old? What's even more impressive as you say he shot 45% from the field.......that is INCREDIBLE because anyone who watched Wizard games knew that literally EVERY bucket MJ made as a Wizard were buckets that were high degree of difficulty. At that age he rarely got easy points via driving for layups. Nope. As a Wizard he was forced to take only outside shots and many times contested shots. If anything shooting 45 percent KNOWING every single shot was from far from the basket and contested; if anything this proves how great of a shooter he was!!! That was way more impressive than a player shooting 50% from the field and later to find out that the majority of that players shots came from 5 feet and in. Jordan shot 45% after a 3 yr layoff with majority of his shots contested and high degree of difficulty. Even the great Kobe Bryant had said no doubt MJ was still top 5 players in the world. That is insane. To put it in perspective. We all know MJ averaged over 30 a game for his career and an amazing 50% shooter. But, keep in mind MJ early in his career was getting easy buckets at the rim which where high percentage shots. So of course he would have a higher percentage when he could drive. But to still have a high percentage when he couldnt drive was mind blowing. And to tie the knot and put it in perspective: LeBron has mad respect because he is a phenomenal career percentage shooter at 50%. But- but this is where it falls apart for LeBron. And why you have to look deeper into numbers. What does every basketball player work on from the minute they play basketball? Shooting!!! Kids don't get obsessed with dribbling like shooting. And obviously MJ is arguably the greatest mid range shooter of all time as his field percentage STILL remained around 50% as he no longer could drive. Think about this with LeBron. He is a PHENOMENAL field percentage shooter at 50%. Let's look deeper into the numbers. Outside of 3 feet. I repeat outside of 3 feet- the great LeBron James is a 19% shooter!!! That is below average for a high school player. This clearly shows James has been the beneficiary of winning the genetic lottery where he is bigger and faster than everyone and simply runs like a freight chain bullying his way into lay ups and dunks. And the evidence shows when he cannot get free easy baskets; he simply fails 81 percent of the time shooting outside of 3 feet!!! Outside of 3 feet folks! That has to put a ding on him. It clearly shows he is one of the worst scorers of all time outside the rim area. Whereas MJ was a rim player when he was young. And all the haters would say "wait till MJ gets older and cant drive to the hoop anymore. How will he score cause he can't shoot?" And early in his career MJ wasnt a good shooter so the haters had a strong point. But- when the time came where MJ was forced to play outside of 3 feet: not only did he become the greatest mid range shooter but developed the second greatest shot in NBA history after Kareems sky hook. And that was MJs fade away turn around. Do people realize how difficult of a shot that is? And yet he made it into the second most automatic shot we witnessed since Kareems sky hook. Guys it's about appreciating genius. Or you can even say like Mozart; a revelation. It's literally when you see it, your eyes tell you ok this is different. There is something more at work here whatever it is. My eyes told me noway will we ever see another MJ. Just like we havent seen another Ali. Or in tennis a player like Roger Federer. Even if you dont agree he's the best; your eyes tell you he is far superior talented to his peers. Or a Mario Lemieux in hockey. How did a 6'5 two hundred forty pound hockey player look as smooth as Gretzky. And that's how I came to appreciate MJ. I realized this is just different. It not just looks different. It feels different. He told his teammates that he will never face a Game 7 in a Finals. And if he does, he will win it and leave them for being in that position. The risky position of a Game 7. Hence in 6 Finals he never faced an elimination game. Not one time! And yes teammates......many didn't like playing with him because it was so high stress. .......but, as Larry Bird said- "if you wanna have fun, you play with LeBron. If you wanna win, I'm playing with Kobe." Point is- to be a goat your end game is always winning. And if you lose, you find a way to win. You don't join forces. And I leave you with that: Jordan needed Pippen? Jordan won his first ring with only one All Star on the roster: Michael Jordan. LeBron James had never won a ring without having at least TWO hall of Famers on his team! Meaning everytime he won a ring, at least 60 percent of the starters were Hall of Famers. And with Miami there were FOUR hall of famers and they didnt break .500!!!! They went 2-2 in the finals with the Heat. That was supposed to be the greatest team ever assembled and at minimum to win 5 championships. Any historian would tell you that Heat team. That run was an epic fail. Epic fail. Jordan goes 6-0 and that Heat team with 3 of the Olympic starters go 2-2?
Sultan Zikria Amen, I would really want to say all of this to shannon sharpe and nick wright, I still don’t understand this debate, there never was any debate to start with, the gap between MJ and Lebron is so big.
Sultan Sadly, your dissertation is 50 to 100 lines more than most GenZ'ers attention span can endure....but well said. Maybe some Millennials will get through it though. French Swiftie I think Shannon knows better, he's just 'playin the game' of debate television that's so prevalent today. Nick Wrong is just a geek who's never been one of the better players on the court and has no conception of what should be expected of the BEST player on the court. It's like listening to Trump give medical advice.
@@sensiblyhonest695 agreed. lol the front running supporters for lebron being goat are weirdos like nick wright, jay williams, kendrick perkins. theres a reason why most former/current players of the modern era and most analysts pick mj without hesitation
Mike was killing them with that turn around jumper and the mid range jumper and displaying excellent foot work and fundamentals. I loved watching the wizard JORDAN. FACTS
I was telling the same thing to my friend the other day, MJ with the wizards was schooling NBA players at 40 years old, I even watched a game alive where the other team put all players they could to try to stop MJ and they couldn't. He toyed with every defender they threw at him . Unbelievable
I remember thinking I dont care if he sucks when he comes back I just wanna see him play! When he came back everybody was amazed and confused to find out he was going to the Wizards but still nobody cared caus at least he was playing. Then to see him play at an elite level still was pretty mind blowing!
Thanks bro. For shedding light on this topic because. For 10 years Ive been telling these young. Labron. Lovers. That. MJ. WAS. STILL A. ALL-STAR. AT THAT AGE AND FOR ANYBODY WHO SAYS JORDAN WAS TRASH WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE WIZARDS. ARE SHOWING THEIR IGNORANCE. BOUT THE GAME OF BASKETBALL. HE. IS. THE. GOAT. YOU. HEAR THAT. L B J. 6 -0. In the FINALS. For the bulls and ALL-STAR. For the wizards. GREATEST. Player EVER
Lebron wasn't mentioned at all in this video ... So why are you bringing him up??? MJ was the greatest basketball player of his era... The game has evolved ... The goat debate is based on romanticism and opinion not science or physics or logic ... Lebron is the greatest basketball of this era ... And there's nothing wrong with that unless you're one of those weirdos who hates Lebron James for no good reason at all ...
@@fearlesskingdom4051 "The goat debate is based on romanticism and opinion not science or physics or logic" That statement is so not true. That's exactly what people use when they make these claims for the GOAT. Romanticism plays a very small part because nostalgia. But when you objectively look at what these players have done and try to tier them off there is data to back up a "GOAT" type of player. Until someone does or exceeds what MJ has done in modern basketball he will be considered the greatest of all time for the foreseeable future. Jordan was the greatest of his era and all eras. He did all of this in a league that didn't cater to his style of play.
@@madlabsinfirmary1904 That's not scientifically sound ... The players of today's game are much more advanced than the players from the 80's and 90's ... MJ's not winning a ring in this era with 80s-90s style of play unless the NBA and it's athletes haven't advanced and/or evolved and that's just not scientifically sound ...
@@ericjordan6059 Near 7 footers like KD and Joker being sharp shooters from 3 ... Jordan never dealt with that ... And a much more technical league ... You can't play football on a basketball court in today's game ... That makes a huge difference... Let's not forget the 3 ball which was not a factor in Jordan's day but is major part of Basketball culture today ... That's not the end of it either...
Lets not forget Mj was also coming off a almost 3 year retirement was overweight probably due to Drinking & Smoking Cigars for all those years he wasn't playing & was also battling injuries like Bruised Ribs & Tendinitis in his Knees & shooting rist.
@E BO Making excuses? How bout putting everything into context. Theres no need for excuses Mjs run with the Wizards was a Buisness move not a Basketball move. He could have easily said ima come back and play with Shaq & Kobe and win more rings instead of a rebuilding Wizards team at the age of 40 Thats what Mj haters dont understand theres no need to make Excuses with Mj on the Wizards. His his legacy was already set after his last ring in 1998.
@E BO if Mj said ima make another come back and i want to play for your team what team would have said no ? Its Documented Mj played for the Wizards to bring butts to seats he was part Owner/ GM & Player . Mj wasn't going to the Wizards to win a Ring he went there to bring awareness and toughen up the young players on the team. ( His Team )
@E BO well obviously u never said those things but i figured i would let u know since u cared so much to come at me & commit about me putting somthing into Context about something that had nothing to do with u. But Your Welcome take your Negativity & move on.
0:22 You can see his messed up finger. That and the injury he got which ended the season for him, MJ was ballin and was leading the team into the playoffs
Jordan was putting up allstar numbers like the younger guys! Before his injuries, in his last 10games , he averaged 30 -6-6-2. He led them to 6th best defense in the east and won the fourth seed
Vince is one my all time favs especially as a Raps fan watching him live in early 2000s, he was super talented and athletic offensively perhaps one of the most talented ever, but he could never be compared to MJ, he just never had that mentality, not even close
MJ had broken his ribs before his his first year with the wizards. Also, 4 months into the season he had a knee clash with one of his teammates during a game which took whatever was left in his knees. Prior to that he was actually improving and started to average 26/27 points and rising as Chris showed in January. I would've loved to see MJ actually healthy at 40. He would've done even better than just being an all star.
100% Spot on this is one of my fav Jordan Wiz videos. I've always said this too. He was still one of the best in the league. Mamas cookin to the analysts that spoke down about MJs play there. Those kids dont know lol
Mj had an awesome stretch at Washington before he blew out his knee - Look it up - the 20 games leading to his injury Mj was 29/6.5/5 @ 45% and the 10 games before he was 30/7/6 @48%. Before his injury he was ranked 3rd in MVP predictions. And he lifted that team from the 2nd worst to the BEST defensive ranking in the NBA (all before that injury)... how's that for a 'what if?'
Although it would have only been LeBron rookie season I always wish Jordan would have stay around for another season or two to play against James wade Melo
I know it would’ve been kinda unfair in terms of athleticism but I really wanted to see a Lebron vs Jordan game. Two of my favourite players of all time and the GOATS.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy I dont see lebron being the goat near jordan I grew up watching him and kobe and I still say Duncan kobe and shaq are better players. Lebron James is probably one of the best facilitators but I think hes a dime of a dozen to today's league in kobe and shaqs era it would probably be different
The biggest thing no one mentions is that early 00's was a defensive driven league just check out 2001-2003 League Average 95ppg and now 2019- 2022 League Average 111ppg that's a big difference.
Wizards was actually on pace for a playoff spot if Jordan didnt get injured..38-39 year old MJ with old knees literally almost dragged a lottery team to the postseason
As a huge fan of MJ I was really glad he came back because I got to watch MJ twice when the Wizards played against the Suns. In 2002, we witnessed the last game winner of his career when he hit a game winner from the right of the court over Shawn Marion!! That was unreal!!
Jordan was starting to get his rhythm back in the middle of his 1st season as a wizard and the team had actually started winning until he torn his meniscus which totally slowed him down.
Born and raised in DC. Even tho it was old Mike we were so happy to see him play, fun times in the city . He was our best player at the age of 39 and 40. Had a chance to see him both years. Had he not got hurt his first year, he would’ve lead the Wizards in the playoffs.
I’m glad somebody is finally saying this. He was still good with the wizards and without that knee injury they would’ve at least been 5th seed in the playoffs and would’ve been dangerous. They had a rocky start but when they picked up steam it was over with for teams
Lies ... According to the 👉facts👈Lebron took more and made more clutch shots than a prime Michael Jordan ... If you're going to hate Lebron for no reason at least stick to the facts ...
@@fearlesskingdom4051 You're an idiot, your listening to the media. They only bringing up the playoffs game winner stats. They don't show you all the clutch shots throughout out their career. Jordan has hit over 30 game winners in his career and Bron has just hit over 15. Stop, do your own research and don't listen to a media that is clear pushing a Bron as the GOAT agenda.
I too never went to a Jordan game when he was on the Bulls. But, I was at one of the ones where he got over 40pts in Washington. It was surreal seeing him in a Wizard's uniform. It's something Ill never forget.
THANK YOU for letting these youngsters know CB! My son & my nephews are trolls & is quick to throw the Wizards years to try to defame MJ smh & PLEASE do a segment about Tim Duncan
Even though Mj played 2 seasons for the Washington Wizards he wasn't as athletic but he still scored pretty good for his age and most Basketball fans was just happy too see Jordan still play plus some young players got a chance too cook him on the court 😄.
This is revisionist history. What really happened with Wizards MJ was that he’d score 28 one night but 15 the following night. He was capable of turning back the clock but it was very inconsistent.
No he’s bringing light to the positive things since people love to highlight only the negative things which is what he hints to in the beginning of the video 🤦🏾♂️
A 39 year old Jordan had a team that previously won 19 games on pace to win 42 games. That's incredible. They were in the playoff hunt before he tore his meniscus. MJ was such a warrior that he played an additional i believe 12 games with the injury. His numbers plummeted in those games, but he tried to tough it out. He was averaging 25ppg 5rebs and 5ast before he got injured.
My favorite MJ game as a Wizard wasn't even a regular season game....it was a preseason game against the Nets where he goes off for 41 pts as he gets on fire to bring his team back after being down a lot.
As a DMV native, Jordan playing for the Wizards is STILL the biggest thing that's happened to the franchise since the (was it 1977?) Wes Unseld lead championship. That Jordan Bullets throwback jersey is legendary.
even still, after the ‘95 season Mike made the decision that what he needed to win was more muscle in a time where athleticism didn’t necessarily win big time games, so he had in mind that posting was all he would need to score a needed bucket and that decision after the ‘95 season, when he still could move with more quickness and jump fairly well at 32, that he needed bulk and his footwork could take care of the rest. What a lot of people don’t talk about is that Mike’s greatness was knowing who he played against and how he would dribble with exact precision and body up and shoot when he knew he had them. This was a new version of his greatness. His Wizard years at 40 he had shot knees that needed more and more tending. Still, Washington lacked the talent to support a still efficient MJ and I can bet his PER would still be like in his mid 30s if he had an athletic wing like with Pip (Stack and Rip were ok but they didn’t have Pip’s impact) to carry the defensive load who could let him concentrate on getting buckets. I do believe a reunion with Pip in his last prime year would have gotten that Wizard team surprisingly far.
If mj didn't get hurt the wizards would have been the number 1 seed in the east and likey gone to the finals. They were extremely good before he went down and Jordan himself was getting better every game.
I started to actually watch and understand MJ skill 96-97 season so I literally just missed the true golden years so as a middle aged teen when MJ came back I was overly excited and watching him in his twilight years was special. If you watched he was still incredibly difficult to guard, makes you wonder could he have won 2 more chips idk. Honestly MJ return made me question the league actual talent at the time
This is Chris Broussard’s perfect role telling us confirmable facts from the past loudly. Once he starts talking about the future or present it gets a little rough, but hey not everybody can be a good journalist.
They should have had Chris do this as segments on FTF like every Thursday. So like a throwback Thursday type thing for the show. Would be fun to watch I think
Thank you for making this video because i remember the day i heard he was coming back and followed his wizards career and i remember mike BALLIN but all i hear is how bad he was in Washington. Mike was 40 and was out for what 2 or 3 years before the come back and he still was one of the best in the league. Imagine if he had more help in Washington imagine if he never retired from the Bulls and they kept the majority of the Team together... Jordan would definitely have a couple more championships
One more thing... Partly Jordans decision to come back in Washington had to do with business. He wanted to fill the seats because he had financial interest in the Team at the time and he knew he had enough left in the tank that he wouldn't embarrass his self. And he was right. He made the all star team playing for Washington
What was your favorite memory of Michael Jordan?
When he was talking trash to A.I., he thought A.I. was just another young 👀 👀
the shot
from the wiz years, the game winners over shawn marion. from the chi years, def the last shot in utah
@@CjBlk funny how that turned out, MJ loves AI. he apparently watched AI's documentary 3 times and cried
Todd Mayo Jr. soft defense cuz he was old? 2 things: 1) can you back that up with a reference of some kind and 2) that is on the defender isn’t it?
When people bash you for not averaging 30 ppg at age 40, you know you the GOAT.
How naive do you gotta be to think that 7 billion people will all agree towards one idea(that mj is the GOAT). Of course there will always be detractors
Lmao! That's like a reverse positive statement. Keyword "not averaging" but then we are talking about 30 points. Lol! Love it.
In a harder scoring era too
So yall bash lbj as well so ig he is the goat too lol
@@jamanwashington902 what's lbj got to do with this? Is he 40 yet?
When I watched MJ with the Wizards, what stood out to me was just how high his basketball IQ was. His athleticism was always highlighted but he was schooling players nearly half his age because he was thinking 2 steps ahead of them. And he still had that competitive fire going too. That play where he pinned Ron Mercer's shot to the glass is one of my favorites.
I was at that game n DC
@@SparkthatOldEl That is so cool. When I lived in Philly, I had tickets to see MJ's Wiz play the Miami Heat (I think) in Baltimore. I couldn't go because of a family emergency. He dropped 37 that night.
ALL-TIME FAVORITE. And dont forget before doing that he paused to complain to the ref about getting fouled than ran to go block his shot
Ron Thompson I had a friend that knew Chris Whitney and got us good tickets cuz we was from Chicago. At halftime he knew where we could walk to greet the players when they came out. I met a few of the players but when Jordan came out everyone rushed over to us and put their hands out. I did too and Jordan gave us all the 👊🏾. I touched his fist and said I never will wash my hands again. I forgot my vow when I used the bathroom after the game🤷🏽♂️He was the only player that buttoned his warmup all the way from bottom to the top. 6’6 is taller in person then Jordan looked on court.
@@SD_simma Yep, I remember that. He was HOT about getting fouled and Ron Mercer paid the price. Ha!
Before Jordan hurt his knee in Washington he was putting up the same numbers as kobe and tracy McGrady
Yes sir if it wasn't for mj hitting knees with his teammate,the wizards would have made the playoff that year,they were the 4th seed in the east b4 he got hurt,and mj in the playoff would have been interesting.
facts, dude was averaging 25, 5, 5 before the injuries. i think there were only a couple other players in that category that season
no he wasnt jason lee. stop it, thats not factual.
kevin leavy yes he was and was improving as the season went on and was on pace to beat them
Facts!
Never saw him play with the bulls so watching him play with the wizards was a like a dream come true....And that 03 all star shot was epic!
That’s a shame my dude that you didn’t get to see him in his prime but at least you got to watch him play live! One of the few benefits we old fogeys got 😂
Dude, there are literally dozens of games of MJ in his prime on TH-cam. You didn't have to see it when it happened to enjoy his greatness.
Israel Rosario Jr. obviously but that’s not the same! Being in that era and seeing how much the game as a whole changed because of him is totally different. Like saying in 20 years you can watch a lebron game and fully understand what he meant to this generation from it
@@ToxicBottledOstrichNostrils but that's not what he said. Did he mean that? I don't know. Point is that it's the best time right now to see all of the greats play because of TH-cam. That wasn't possible even a decade ago.
Israel Rosario Jr. you are correct sir
MJ was, is, and will always be the 🐐!!!!
FINALLY someone puts an end to this nonsense about his Wizards years
I actually more interested in MJ with wizards than the Bulls. He was still great and fun to watch. I remember that 2003 All Star game. Amazing.
Same here.
MJ still Showed he was that Dude! Would've been MVP in 03 All Star Game if KG didnt take over the last OT
Still cant forgive Jermaine Oniel
So well said. There is a guy, I think Jonny Arnett, who put together a video on Jordan while on Wizards and just how great he played. I would recommend watching that video so well done and you appreciate just how great he was there. The defence which was 29th the year before, only notable addition Jordan, the team defence was 6th before his knee injury!! Amazing
thank you, I'll check it out.
Man, that channel is so underrated, he puts so much effort in those videos and the MJ on the wizards is not the exemption
People don't remember that Jordan was getting better and better as that first wizard year was going along. Had the wizards at 26-21 and 3rd in the East while leading the mvp conversation. Last 10 games before the meniscus injury he was avg 30 5 and 5.
I was about post that. Arnett's video is actually way better than this one.
@@dariopedro8961 Yea there's another one besides jonny Arnett just can't remember the name that's very good too. Its sad that people don't know about how good Jordan was at 38-40 years old as a wizard. Even worse that people think he was trash then. I remember the media and magazines and sports analyst trying to tell everyone to watch those wizards years because it was just that much out of the ordinary for an old sg to be doing those things. Amazing
This shouldn't be a topic for discussion..... A 🐐 is a 🐐 forever...🤔
Was gonna hit the like button...but then saw you had 23 likes 😁
I didn't know most of that...
...and I thought I knew Jordan's career!
Good job, yall
Anthony Thomas still waiting...oh, and GOAT means Greatest of All Time. Not greatest in recent memory.
@@petergriffin2513 and time continues
@@maljones1398 changing all the rules in basketball doesn’t make Lebron even good. The game is soft now. Lebron wouldn’t even be good if the rules weren’t written to benefit a player on the offense. These rules are a joke. Look at the scores. The NBA is a joke. What’s Lebron’s FT stats? Oh..., yeah...not great. And that’s without anyone guarding him. How many finals has he been to? How many has he won?
That knee injury derailed his journey to elite level which he arguably already reached right before the injury:
In his last 18 games up to the injury he averaged 28.8 - 6.5 - 5.6 - 1.3 - 0.6 on 44%
In his last 10 games up to the injury he averaged 29.7 - 6.6 - 6.1 - 1.2 - 0.3 on 47%
In Kobe Bryant’s last 18 games up to the Achilles injury he averaged
27.4 - 5.9 - 7.4 - 1.4 - 0.5 on 43%
last 10 games up to the injury he averaged
29.9 - 6.4 - 7.2 - 1.6 - 0.8 on 43%
Jordan was on his way to averaging thirty points a game had he not got injured.
That block/rebound off the backboard was freaking awesome.
Love the reaction from the bench all those young guys losing their minds watching MJ still do MJ things
I remember seeing that live. I was a kid but my dad lost his mind
BATS*^% INSANE
I´m not tired to say that Wizards Jordan was so beautiful to watch, because of his extraordinary intelligence and creativity to predict plays at offense and defense. He was old, far away from his prime but for real, I prefer to see his highlights with the Wizards, than with the Bulls
Idk about all that but yeah he was dope.
Digital Revolutionary LOL yeah, to say you would rather watch his highlights with the Wizards over the Bulls is the most ludicrous thing we’ve heard someone say lol. I mean I get what he’s saying, but dude c’mon... lol. That’s what you call trying to be hipster & trying too hard to not follow the popular ‘trend’ / popular opinion lol
@@BlakeAlexander12 or thats just his true opinion lol yall act like the people you mock so much
Me = "40 year old MJ had more hops than James Harden and Steph Curry"
Broussard = "In their careers!!!"
Hahhahah. 4 real
Thank u Cris
Hahahaaa
Jamal Crawford will try to score score 40 points at 40 years old.
I'm not talking about a season I'm talking about a CAREER.
Before he got hurt he was averaging 25 5 & 5 that year, the only other player doing it that year:
Prime Kobe Bryant
Let that sink in.
Unbelievable
I believe that's incorrect. IIRC, the only other player doing it was T-Mac, while Kobe was at 24,5,5
By the time Jordan got injured only he and Kobe averaged 25 5 5. When the season ended, it was T-Mac who finished with 25 5 5
So, to sum things up. Jordan was playing at the level of Prime Kobe and T-Mac.
Finally! Thank you for enlightening us and showing new generations how really incredible Michael Jordan was with the Wizards in his last years of playing. Outstanding!
Broussard facts = ☑️ verified
thanks a lot Broussard
He had that wizards team believing in themselves, they were absolute trash before then.
Well, MJ did create the Wizards roster before him... Not taking anything away from his basketball skills as a player, he is the GOAT obviously but you can also blame him for having the Wizards roster as it is when he arrived... He created that roster when he was with Wizards front office
Dats a paddlin lol so what are we talking about? He ain’t win a ring with the Wizards
@@alexiscando5709 well he is apparently horrible at scouting caus that team was straight garbage. I wish he had gone to at least a decent team that had a chance.
Alexis Cando lmao you literally commented this same thing like 3x lol are you a Klutch sports bot? 😂
Had he not gotten hurt his first year with the Wizards, they would’ve made the playoffs
Dont forget he had them in top 3 in the east his last year then he got hurt..
Honestly, his Wizards days sums up how awful he is in the front office duties... Yes, he is still phenomenal on basketball court when playing at old age but the roster around him during that time is AWFUL... He is the one who created that roster in Washington, the one who picked the biggest bust of the century Kwame Brown... So yeah, GOAT player but AWFUL front office skills
*then*
The weak east
Yes he is a horrible front office person
Jones same east lebron played his entire career
IMO the best play of his Wizards career was the Ron Mercer Block!! I'll NEVER forget that moment!
It's one of my favorite plays in his career...
Amen bruh
Segments like these are much more refreshing than simple opinions back and forth every morning
I remember as kid watching Jordan in the wizards days questioning how he still do the things he does at his age. Truly remarkable!
Before he got injured, Jordan kept on improving and improving and also the team was improving and the Wizards were winning games and one of the hottest teams for a stretch before the allstar break. If Jordan didnt get hurt, the Wizards were on pace to earn a playoff spot.
What if MJ wouldnt of gotten injured.
Or go back further, what if Ron Artest didnt break his ribs in the summer before his comeback. Just imagine how much success MJ would of had.
Never the less, I often wonder how MJ would of done on a contender in his comeback. Could of gotten a ring at 40.
I never ever want to bash someone who has the courage to post a public opinion ESPECIALLY an opinion against the grain. But, with all due respect the deep historians and analytical thinkers of the game is what got my attention during his Wizard years. The true basketball intellects were constantly begging the public to please try to watch as many Wizard games as possible. Because what he was doing at that age was literally mind boggling. I admit I wasn't a Jordan fan. I was always a Magic guy. But, I lived in DC during those years and I couldn't believe my eyes. It would have been remarkable if at any age a player could take three years off and come back and dominate. Because MJ was dominant. He was the CLEAR and I mean CLEAR front runner for the MVP after the first 50 games of the season. A 19 win team Wizards were a LOCK to make the playoffs and they were gonna get a top seed! And they became a phenomenal defensive team. And then MJ gets hurt for the remainder of the season and the Wiz go from a 3 seed to literally out of the playoffs as they couldn't buy a win without MJ. And then you mean to tell me the following year he's gonna come back from knee surgery and average 22 pts a game at 40 yrs old? What's even more impressive as you say he shot 45% from the field.......that is INCREDIBLE because anyone who watched Wizard games knew that literally EVERY bucket MJ made as a Wizard were buckets that were high degree of difficulty. At that age he rarely got easy points via driving for layups. Nope. As a Wizard he was forced to take only outside shots and many times contested shots. If anything shooting 45 percent KNOWING every single shot was from far from the basket and contested; if anything this proves how great of a shooter he was!!! That was way more impressive than a player shooting 50% from the field and later to find out that the majority of that players shots came from 5 feet and in. Jordan shot 45% after a 3 yr layoff with majority of his shots contested and high degree of difficulty. Even the great Kobe Bryant had said no doubt MJ was still top 5 players in the world. That is insane. To put it in perspective. We all know MJ averaged over 30 a game for his career and an amazing 50% shooter. But, keep in mind MJ early in his career was getting easy buckets at the rim which where high percentage shots. So of course he would have a higher percentage when he could drive. But to still have a high percentage when he couldnt drive was mind blowing. And to tie the knot and put it in perspective: LeBron has mad respect because he is a phenomenal career percentage shooter at 50%. But- but this is where it falls apart for LeBron. And why you have to look deeper into numbers. What does every basketball player work on from the minute they play basketball? Shooting!!! Kids don't get obsessed with dribbling like shooting. And obviously MJ is arguably the greatest mid range shooter of all time as his field percentage STILL remained around 50% as he no longer could drive. Think about this with LeBron. He is a PHENOMENAL field percentage shooter at 50%. Let's look deeper into the numbers. Outside of 3 feet. I repeat outside of 3 feet- the great LeBron James is a 19% shooter!!! That is below average for a high school player. This clearly shows James has been the beneficiary of winning the genetic lottery where he is bigger and faster than everyone and simply runs like a freight chain bullying his way into lay ups and dunks. And the evidence shows when he cannot get free easy baskets; he simply fails 81 percent of the time shooting outside of 3 feet!!! Outside of 3 feet folks! That has to put a ding on him. It clearly shows he is one of the worst scorers of all time outside the rim area. Whereas MJ was a rim player when he was young. And all the haters would say "wait till MJ gets older and cant drive to the hoop anymore. How will he score cause he can't shoot?" And early in his career MJ wasnt a good shooter so the haters had a strong point. But- when the time came where MJ was forced to play outside of 3 feet: not only did he become the greatest mid range shooter but developed the second greatest shot in NBA history after Kareems sky hook. And that was MJs fade away turn around. Do people realize how difficult of a shot that is? And yet he made it into the second most automatic shot we witnessed since Kareems sky hook.
Guys it's about appreciating genius. Or you can even say like Mozart; a revelation. It's literally when you see it, your eyes tell you ok this is different. There is something more at work here whatever it is. My eyes told me noway will we ever see another MJ. Just like we havent seen another Ali. Or in tennis a player like Roger Federer. Even if you dont agree he's the best; your eyes tell you he is far superior talented to his peers. Or a Mario Lemieux in hockey. How did a 6'5 two hundred forty pound hockey player look as smooth as Gretzky. And that's how I came to appreciate MJ. I realized this is just different. It not just looks different. It feels different. He told his teammates that he will never face a Game 7 in a Finals. And if he does, he will win it and leave them for being in that position. The risky position of a Game 7. Hence in 6 Finals he never faced an elimination game. Not one time!
And yes teammates......many didn't like playing with him because it was so high stress. .......but, as Larry Bird said- "if you wanna have fun, you play with LeBron. If you wanna win, I'm playing with Kobe." Point is- to be a goat your end game is always winning. And if you lose, you find a way to win. You don't join forces. And I leave you with that: Jordan needed Pippen? Jordan won his first ring with only one All Star on the roster: Michael Jordan. LeBron James had never won a ring without having at least TWO hall of Famers on his team! Meaning everytime he won a ring, at least 60 percent of the starters were Hall of Famers. And with Miami there were FOUR hall of famers and they didnt break .500!!!! They went 2-2 in the finals with the Heat. That was supposed to be the greatest team ever assembled and at minimum to win 5 championships. Any historian would tell you that Heat team. That run was an epic fail. Epic fail. Jordan goes 6-0 and that Heat team with 3 of the Olympic starters go 2-2?
Sultan Zikria Amen, I would really want to say all of this to shannon sharpe and nick wright, I still don’t understand this debate, there never was any debate to start with, the gap between MJ and Lebron is so big.
Sultan Sadly, your dissertation is 50 to 100 lines more than most GenZ'ers attention span can endure....but well said. Maybe some Millennials will get through it though.
French Swiftie I think Shannon knows better, he's just 'playin the game' of debate television that's so prevalent today. Nick Wrong is just a geek who's never been one of the better players on the court and has no conception of what should be expected of the BEST player on the court. It's like listening to Trump give medical advice.
@@sensiblyhonest695 agreed. lol the front running supporters for lebron being goat are weirdos like nick wright, jay williams, kendrick perkins. theres a reason why most former/current players of the modern era and most analysts pick mj without hesitation
Not saying you’re wrong, but I’d like to know the source of the 19% thing.
@@adgee5401 do your research and see for yourself.
Mike was killing them with that turn around jumper and the mid range jumper and displaying excellent foot work and fundamentals. I loved watching the wizard JORDAN. FACTS
I was telling the same thing to my friend the other day, MJ with the wizards was schooling NBA players at 40 years old, I even watched a game alive where the other team put all players they could to try to stop MJ and they couldn't. He toyed with every defender they threw at him . Unbelievable
Micheal Jordan will forever be the GOAT 💯
I’ve been saying this for years. Thanks MJ for giving us a little more. Also all of his games were sold out
I remember thinking I dont care if he sucks when he comes back I just wanna see him play! When he came back everybody was amazed and confused to find out he was going to the Wizards but still nobody cared caus at least he was playing. Then to see him play at an elite level still was pretty mind blowing!
Thanks bro. For shedding light on this topic because. For 10 years Ive been telling these young. Labron. Lovers. That. MJ. WAS. STILL A. ALL-STAR. AT THAT AGE AND FOR ANYBODY WHO SAYS JORDAN WAS TRASH WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE WIZARDS. ARE SHOWING THEIR IGNORANCE. BOUT THE GAME OF BASKETBALL. HE. IS. THE. GOAT. YOU. HEAR THAT. L B J. 6 -0. In the FINALS. For the bulls and ALL-STAR. For the wizards. GREATEST. Player EVER
Lebron wasn't mentioned at all in this video ... So why are you bringing him up??? MJ was the greatest basketball player of his era... The game has evolved ... The goat debate is based on romanticism and opinion not science or physics or logic ... Lebron is the greatest basketball of this era ... And there's nothing wrong with that unless you're one of those weirdos who hates Lebron James for no good reason at all ...
@@fearlesskingdom4051 "The goat debate is based on romanticism and opinion not science or physics or logic"
That statement is so not true. That's exactly what people use when they make these claims for the GOAT. Romanticism plays a very small part because nostalgia. But when you objectively look at what these players have done and try to tier them off there is data to back up a "GOAT" type of player. Until someone does or exceeds what MJ has done in modern basketball he will be considered the greatest of all time for the foreseeable future. Jordan was the greatest of his era and all eras. He did all of this in a league that didn't cater to his style of play.
@@madlabsinfirmary1904 That's not scientifically sound ... The players of today's game are much more advanced than the players from the 80's and 90's ... MJ's not winning a ring in this era with 80s-90s style of play unless the NBA and it's athletes haven't advanced and/or evolved and that's just not scientifically sound ...
@@fearlesskingdom4051 ... More advanced as in???
@@ericjordan6059 Near 7 footers like KD and Joker being sharp shooters from 3 ... Jordan never dealt with that ... And a much more technical league ... You can't play football on a basketball court in today's game ... That makes a huge difference... Let's not forget the 3 ball which was not a factor in Jordan's day but is major part of Basketball culture today ... That's not the end of it either...
“IN THEIR CAREER!”
enough said bro...
GOAT!
“IN THEIR CAREER “
Jordan in that Bullets Jersey was tough!!!
Lets not forget Mj was also coming off a almost 3 year retirement was overweight probably due to Drinking & Smoking Cigars for all those years he wasn't playing & was also battling injuries like Bruised Ribs & Tendinitis in his Knees & shooting rist.
That’s racist
Jordan was drinking tea and playing golf
@E BO Making excuses? How bout putting everything into context. Theres no need for excuses Mjs run with the Wizards was a Buisness move not a Basketball move. He could have easily said ima come back and play with Shaq & Kobe and win more rings instead of a rebuilding Wizards team at the age of 40 Thats what Mj haters dont understand theres no need to make Excuses with Mj on the Wizards. His his legacy was already set after his last ring in 1998.
@E BO if Mj said ima make another come back and i want to play for your team what team would have said no ? Its Documented Mj played for the Wizards to bring butts to seats he was part Owner/ GM & Player . Mj wasn't going to the Wizards to win a Ring he went there to bring awareness and toughen up the young players on the team.
( His Team )
@E BO well obviously u never said those things but i figured i would let u know since u cared so much to come at me & commit about me putting somthing into Context about something that had nothing to do with u. But Your Welcome take your Negativity & move on.
0:22 You can see his messed up finger. That and the injury he got which ended the season for him, MJ was ballin and was leading the team into the playoffs
Jordan was putting up allstar numbers like the younger guys!
Before his injuries, in his last 10games , he averaged 30 -6-6-2. He led them to 6th best defense in the east and won the fourth seed
Jermaine O'neil commits a silly foul. . . In his career!!
I'm from D.C. and I was so excited when I heard that MJ was coming back again to play for the the Wizards. It was a fantastic 2 years in Washington.
IN THEIR CAREERS! 😂😂
Jeff Stevens i was dyin the whole time😂😂😂😂😂
The voice
Oddly, this may be the best Jordan GOAT argument I've ever heard
About time somebody put some respect on Jordan’s tenure with the wizards
Thus is like Vince Carter scoring 25 plus right now
Sort of. Lol
Not at all, cause Vince is coming of the bench. Mj was leading that garbage team!
Vince Carter was never close to the player MJ was at similar times in their careers.
Vince? He is one of my favorite dunker that's all
Vince is one my all time favs especially as a Raps fan watching him live in early 2000s, he was super talented and athletic offensively perhaps one of the most talented ever, but he could never be compared to MJ, he just never had that mentality, not even close
Somebody needs to send this to Shannon Sharpe and Nick Wright.
Amen
Shannon sharpe: b b but Lebron would average a 30 point triple double when he’s 50.
Leshannon Sharpe and Nick Wrong my dude
@@GameChanger-xi4iy LOL yeah ok not with the chronic back problems he has.
I always enjoy these mini series on some of the OLD SCHOOL players from NBA. Someone needs to do this for ALL major SPORTS!!!!!!
MJ had broken his ribs before his his first year with the wizards. Also, 4 months into the season he had a knee clash with one of his teammates during a game which took whatever was left in his knees.
Prior to that he was actually improving and started to average 26/27 points and rising as Chris showed in January. I would've loved to see MJ actually healthy at 40. He would've done even better than just being an all star.
Before his injury he was averaging 25-6-5. Last 20 games 27-6-5. Last 10 games 30-6-6.
When you're 40 on bad knees and ppl expect you to be the best player in the NBA that's when you know you're def the 🐐
100% Spot on this is one of my fav Jordan Wiz videos. I've always said this too. He was still one of the best in the league. Mamas cookin to the analysts that spoke down about MJs play there. Those kids dont know lol
I saw the doc on Netflix Michael is a master
Mj had an awesome stretch at Washington before he blew out his knee - Look it up - the 20 games leading to his injury Mj was 29/6.5/5 @ 45% and the 10 games before he was 30/7/6 @48%. Before his injury he was ranked 3rd in MVP predictions. And he lifted that team from the 2nd worst to the BEST defensive ranking in the NBA (all before that injury)... how's that for a 'what if?'
Although it would have only been LeBron rookie season I always wish Jordan would have stay around for another season or two to play against James wade Melo
He was playing w broken ribs otherwise he would have.
I know it would’ve been kinda unfair in terms of athleticism but I really wanted to see a Lebron vs Jordan game. Two of my favourite players of all time and the GOATS.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy GOAT not goats
@@suxgaming1273 That's true, there's only one GOAT. You can't have to greatest players. Lol.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy I dont see lebron being the goat near jordan I grew up watching him and kobe and I still say Duncan kobe and shaq are better players. Lebron James is probably one of the best facilitators but I think hes a dime of a dozen to today's league in kobe and shaqs era it would probably be different
The biggest thing no one mentions is that early 00's was a defensive driven league just check out 2001-2003 League Average 95ppg and now 2019- 2022 League Average 111ppg that's a big difference.
Wizards was actually on pace for a playoff spot if Jordan didnt get injured..38-39 year old MJ with old knees literally almost dragged a lottery team to the postseason
As a huge fan of MJ I was really glad he came back because I got to watch MJ twice when the Wizards played against the Suns. In 2002, we witnessed the last game winner of his career when he hit a game winner from the right of the court over Shawn Marion!! That was unreal!!
if he didn’t get injured during his first Wizard season.....they make the players. he was putting up around 25 and 27 points routinely
Jordan was starting to get his rhythm back in the middle of his 1st season as a wizard and the team had actually started winning until he torn his meniscus which totally slowed him down.
HE WAS STILL GREAT AS A WIZARD
As a kid [you'll have to look up the year] I went to a Wizards game... MJ vs Charles Barkley on the Rockets
LOL iconic
You smashed it bro. Thank you
Big facts right here.
Great video! I also recommend Johnny Arnett's take on this.
Born and raised in DC. Even tho it was old Mike we were so happy to see him play, fun times in the city . He was our best player at the age of 39 and 40. Had a chance to see him both years. Had he not got hurt his first year, he would’ve lead the Wizards in the playoffs.
Why do I have an impression that the sentence “in their careers!!!” Is going to turn into a meme 😂😂😂😂😂
God I hope so 🤣🤣
I remember it was unbelievable that he came back! It was awesome!
I was watching that 03 all star game. To this day it's still my fav of all time
MJ's "not as good as he was" was better than the "great" of most superstars at that time.
I’m glad somebody is finally saying this. He was still good with the wizards and without that knee injury they would’ve at least been 5th seed in the playoffs and would’ve been dangerous. They had a rocky start but when they picked up steam it was over with for teams
A 40 year old Jordan was still more clutch than a prime LeBron.
Lies ... According to the 👉facts👈Lebron took more and made more clutch shots than a prime Michael Jordan ... If you're going to hate Lebron for no reason at least stick to the facts ...
@@fearlesskingdom4051 You're an idiot, your listening to the media. They only bringing up the playoffs game winner stats. They don't show you all the clutch shots throughout out their career. Jordan has hit over 30 game winners in his career and Bron has just hit over 15. Stop, do your own research and don't listen to a media that is clear pushing a Bron as the GOAT agenda.
Mektek19 u sound dumb LeBron has made more clutch shots then Jordan and doesn’t the playoffs game winner more impressive then in the regular season
People are so stuck on 2011 that they have created the idea that Lebron isn’t clutch lol. Lebron has some of the most clutch moments in NBA history.
I too never went to a Jordan game when he was on the Bulls. But, I was at one of the ones where he got over 40pts in Washington. It was surreal seeing him in a Wizard's uniform. It's something Ill never forget.
THANK YOU for letting these youngsters know CB! My son & my nephews are trolls & is quick to throw the Wizards years to try to defame MJ smh & PLEASE do a segment about Tim Duncan
Even though Mj played 2 seasons for the Washington Wizards he wasn't as athletic but he still scored pretty good for his age and most Basketball fans was just happy too see Jordan still play plus some young players got a chance too cook him on the court 😄.
This is revisionist history. What really happened with Wizards MJ was that he’d score 28 one night but 15 the following night. He was capable of turning back the clock but it was very inconsistent.
No he’s bringing light to the positive things since people love to highlight only the negative things which is what he hints to in the beginning of the video 🤦🏾♂️
Did u hear the part that he averaged 22 points as a collective for the whole season? Keep pouring salt it adds flavor.
A 39 year old Jordan had a team that previously won 19 games on pace to win 42 games. That's incredible. They were in the playoff hunt before he tore his meniscus. MJ was such a warrior that he played an additional i believe 12 games with the injury. His numbers plummeted in those games, but he tried to tough it out. He was averaging 25ppg 5rebs and 5ast before he got injured.
Yep... and IMAGINE he has access to Regenokine and stem cell therapy they have now for his knees those years.
As a kid who was born in the 90's I really watched Jordan during his wizard years and became a fan.
Wow these networks really trying to be like the TH-camrs now, that looked like BBTM
Haha 100% a TH-camr did this better 2 years ago
Oldest to Mike to score 40 and 50 at 40 points Mike the goat
Where you at Shannon Sharp
2:20 That is a crazy stat. Chris Mullin was a legit player too.
My favorite MJ game as a Wizard wasn't even a regular season game....it was a preseason game against the Nets where he goes off for 41 pts as he gets on fire to bring his team back after being down a lot.
Actually before he was injured in his first year he was back almost prime jordan averaging 30 ppg and they were making a push for the playoffs
As a DMV native, Jordan playing for the Wizards is STILL the biggest thing that's happened to the franchise since the (was it 1977?) Wes Unseld lead championship. That Jordan Bullets throwback jersey is legendary.
even still, after the ‘95 season Mike made the decision that what he needed to win was more muscle in a time where athleticism didn’t necessarily win big time games, so he had in mind that posting was all he would need to score a needed bucket and that decision after the ‘95 season, when he still could move with more quickness and jump fairly well at 32, that he needed bulk and his footwork could take care of the rest. What a lot of people don’t talk about is that Mike’s greatness was knowing who he played against and how he would dribble with exact precision and body up and shoot when he knew he had them. This was a new version of his greatness. His Wizard years at 40 he had shot knees that needed more and more tending. Still, Washington lacked the talent to support a still efficient MJ and I can bet his PER would still be like in his mid 30s if he had an athletic wing like with Pip (Stack and Rip were ok but they didn’t have Pip’s impact) to carry the defensive load who could let him concentrate on getting buckets. I do believe a reunion with Pip in his last prime year would have gotten that Wizard team surprisingly far.
Prrrreach!! C.Brousard with the Facts!! 💯👊🏼🏁🏆
If mj didn't get hurt the wizards would have been the number 1 seed in the east and likey gone to the finals. They were extremely good before he went down and Jordan himself was getting better every game.
I was at the game where he scored his lowest total in history. Still loved watching him
This info should be acknowledged by all!!
I started to actually watch and understand MJ skill 96-97 season so I literally just missed the true golden years so as a middle aged teen when MJ came back I was overly excited and watching him in his twilight years was special. If you watched he was still incredibly difficult to guard, makes you wonder could he have won 2 more chips idk. Honestly MJ return made me question the league actual talent at the time
He was a shell of himself but he was still awesome
This is Chris Broussard’s perfect role telling us confirmable facts from the past loudly. Once he starts talking about the future or present it gets a little rough, but hey not everybody can be a good journalist.
Not only the kids but even us 39 yr olds know now, wow that was an eye opener! Thanks Chris!
So many memories MJ the goat
There should be a bonus episode of The Last Dance - Final Curtain Call: The Washington Wizards Years
I think that’s coming
I actually did watch him play with the wizards... I was born in 89 so honestly I didnt really see him on the bulls, but the wizards he was fire..
I'm glad someone made a real video of MJ with the wizards
The only game I saw Jordan in person was when he was a Wizard and he did not disappoint, hitting a last second jumper to beat the Suns.
They should have had Chris do this as segments on FTF like every Thursday. So like a throwback Thursday type thing for the show. Would be fun to watch I think
Amazing video, thanks a lot. Definitely an eye opener!
Thank you for making this video because i remember the day i heard he was coming back and followed his wizards career and i remember mike BALLIN but all i hear is how bad he was in Washington. Mike was 40 and was out for what 2 or 3 years before the come back and he still was one of the best in the league. Imagine if he had more help in Washington imagine if he never retired from the Bulls and they kept the majority of the Team together... Jordan would definitely have a couple more championships
One more thing... Partly Jordans decision to come back in Washington had to do with business. He wanted to fill the seats because he had financial interest in the Team at the time and he knew he had enough left in the tank that he wouldn't embarrass his self. And he was right. He made the all star team playing for Washington
Thank you Chris Broussard! Finally a mainstream media personality sez it right
The Stat on 50% FG in over 8 games is new to me. Insane stats from the King 👑!