He would be a top 5 player all time, but I feel like the 3 point revolution and the guards role of shooting 3s would GRADUALLY effect his accolades since he was not a good 3 point shooter
@@shaveyourbeardlmaolmao he literally went through highschool and college without the three pointer, Steve Kerr who was considered a three point specialist averaged only 2.2 attempts, it just was emphasized back then like it is now, context is everything my friend
Right? He couldn't stand to lose. He would get offended, and then go psycho on his opponents. I don't think he was so much a great competitor. As I think he was more of a petty spoiled sport.
@@officespace7777 is it really 'petty' or 'spoiled' to KNOW (not think ... know) "I Am The Greatest, Can't Nobody Defeat Me" ... ... when the competition proves night after night that they should have "Stayed in the Locker Room ... because that L is coming either way." #MichaelJordan23 was a #HumanHighlightReel!!
I’m 51, and wasn’t a Bulls fan. MJ was someone you Loved to Hate and I still can’t believe some of the things I’ve seen MJ do on the court. MJ didn’t 🤬around He embarrassed everyone when he stepped on the court. He’s the GOAT in my opinion.
The only people who think lebum is the goat are these fans of today's soft league. Zero shot lebum would average 19 against those players of the 80's and 90's
@@joshawablackburn7241 Are you kidding me? An in his prime LeBron would average around 50 points a game in the 80's and probably around 40 points a game in the 90's. LeBron is a point guard that is the size of Karl Malone. Magic Johnson is considered one of the greatest players ever because he was such a great ballhandler and distributor, but had the size of a power forward. LeBron has almost 40 pounds on Magic and is significantly more athletic.
He absolutely is the GOAT. But that title is based on how much better he was compared to his generation. If he was in today's game it would be completely different.
Jordan is the only player who, NEVER disappointed his fans. Who else can say this, nobody. Everyone else had bad seasons, bad games, etc. Being a fan of Jordan was like knowing Batman, personally.
Had Jordan not retired after his initial threepeat that Bulls team could have won 8 in a row and had he also not retired after his second they could have won 10. It is still almost incomprehensible that he retired in his prime and lost 1.5 years of what would have obviously been huge stats plus probably a couple of championships. I don't know of any pro athlete who has ever done that and then come back and played. The dude was so damn good he got bored!!
That's actually false. The Bulls were obviously a championship team during the first 3-peat , but they weren't unbeatable. The Knicks and Pacers both gave them good series. If Jordan doesn't retire, then most likely the Bulls resign Horace Grant in 1994. With him under contract, the Bulls don't get Rodman in 96. The Bulls also don't sign Ron Harper in 94 as Jordan would still be on the team. Do the Bulls beat the Rockets in 94 and 95? The best thing for the Bulls was Jordan retiring, as it let them reset. Lose some of the older guys and bring in some new talent.
Big MJ FAN HERE MAKE THAT BULLS FAN don't know if they could beat the rocket that year olajuwon was a beast btw my father is a rocket fan so my greatest big fan is olajuwon so I'm kinda bias I think is 1-1
He was best in best times of basketball game. There were still full contact rules etc. Not BS we have today. This man is a freaking living legend and GOAT.
Yeah tell that to someone who tried telling me that the NBA is more physical now that Jordan only led the league in scoring TEN times because it was one on one back then and that Michael couldn't make it in today's game! What completely foolish comments! Michael is greater in every way than LeBron, who is the most overrated champion in history!
Just to summarize how good MJ was at 40 years old with bad knee and other problems he was not only keeping up with 20 year old professional players he was still dropping 50 points and that was after not playing for 3 years
@@ya_got_cooked similar to Kobe before the shoulder injury he was the leasing scorer in the league in his return, then he got the shoulder injury after he could of probably improved after 1 season but he just retired
And that’s why to this day, Michael’s drive and work ethic is the measurements stick for greatness at anything…. We all strive to be the MJ of our industry or even a skill set or discipline. I use MJ all the time as a example on the type of work ethics you need to achieve great results at being an engineer, at project management, at whatever it is you set out to do; if you want to reach greatness at it, you need to work as hard at it as MJ did at his craft.
@@carlobiendeluna8362 Ya true, anyone that wasn’t willing to fight an angry Mike Tyson in his prime with a couple of drinks in him out the streets must be a coward.
i know most of the stories but what hit me is the 1st part..jordan would sweet talk a ref during warm up wtf but he's michael jordan the black jesus so whrn he talk to you and said good thing abt your son its unimaginable..mj smartness is to next next next level..you can say he's all about winning.
And theres 1000s more stories just like this. His Airness was Unbelievable and I'm honored to watch all of his greatness real time. People can choose their personal goats. But the fact is. There is only one Goat and it's not even close. MJ is the best I've ever seen play. And if didnt play the way he did. All out every night. He might have been in his peak alot longer. And imagine his numbers. Even in just 13 seasons. He did what no one else could.
@@Chris-mo9gt absolutely.... think about it he walked on late in life and actually did ok for a non baseball player... imagine if his only focus was baseball from the beginning... all the greats have a different mindset and that’s what separates them from the rest....
MJ knew that jumping right to a Major League team could very easily end the story before it began. You can go thru the initial struggles at Double A, not at the major league level, where the struggles were far greater. Everyone has even mentioned how much better he was by August than in April. Going immediately to Oakland would have been a disaster and MJ isn't stupid
As a coach, I always told my captain, get the name of the ref before the game. Every game. As the coach, I wrote the names down and made sure I remembered the next time we had the same ref. Nobody else was to talk to the ref except the caption and me. Basic, basic stuff to slightly improve ref relations.
@@campion04that's all? Obviously that "strategy" doesn't go very far. Gundy made a similar comment regarding MJ and his opponents, and it backfired. My point is that "the basic stuff to slightly improve ref relations"/ being chummy with referees (just before the game starts) and being friendly with the opponents ( players) is not a substitute for skill. I believe that Gundy referred to MJ in that regard as a scammer. Gundy would have probably referred to slightly improving ref relations as a scam.
@@naturalblockade3412 the irony of a person with no accolades criticizing a man with little accolades for commenting on a another with slightly more accolades. I stopped reading. Thanks for shopping.
@@campion04 U-tube is a public forum and when you show up to pat yourself on the back unnecessarily, you should expect that your post will be analyzed and critiqued. Not just by people who have accolades - small or huge. My point is that being "chummy" with the referees is not a pathway to winning. And you have not disputed that. On the other hand, millions of sports FANS criticize specific plays/games/athletes.
Michael Jordan is Michael Jordan, the Super Human who has ever played the game of basketball, in his prime he can demolish everyone even in today's era because he is simply the GOAT
Jordan turned down that baseball contract because it was all about the journey for him, rather than most others where its all about the destination. You can't really blame most players for that because the destination is where the recognition and the money is. Jordan needed neither of those because he already had both.
Michael Jordan had at least one gear more than any other player, and he was so cerebral in how he played the game, you could never out-think him, you couldn't beat him physically, and tactically, he was going to take you APART if he so much as considered doing so. Take a good look, LeBron James, at the legend you will NEVER come close to equaling, let alone surpass!
Everyone knows MJ will dominate more in this game, but nobody talks about how much would conquer if he was playing in Wilt's era. He'll be averaging a measly 75ppg for sure.
Possably, but he still would've run up against the Secretary of Defense, one Bill Russell, who had the physical talent to overcome the biggest force in the NBA, i.e., Chamberlain, and the mental acuity to actually be the Celtic's player/head coach during two of those seasons. Russell would've figured out a way to at least somewhat contain His Airness, or at least make sure he got no help from anyone else. There are several good reasons Russell won 11 championships in 13 years.
@@chhansen9813 tf are you talking about. I grew up an mj fan watching since he was a rookie. And the dude didn't have to be touched to get a foul call. Your initial statement is too far up jordans vzz. Makes me believe you were too young to watch the game
Jordan was beating those young cats when he was 40-50 because Jordan was fundamentally perfect. Athleticism doesn't matter much when one guy just knows how to play the game so much better. Jordan was killing NBA superstars in his prime because he was not only the best athlete but had the best fundamentals. He might have lost some athleticism but his fundamentals stayed intact.
I agree. Other players may come close to matching his athleticism but none have come remotely close to his fundamentals or his mental abilities for the game.
Let me "Testify" as a die-hard Knicks fan in the 90's, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was a player I love to hate with a passion. But my Christmas afternoons would never be the same without him cause that televised game was all I wanted for Christmas. #JordanRulez #JordanEffect #G.O.A.T
I remember that LaBradford Smith story. I didn't get 2 c tha game in Chicago but that next nite, ooh wee. MJ came out hitting his first 8 field goals, including that alley-oop n that perfect no-rim top of tha key three pointer. I remember feeling vindicated like he gave me a hell of a b-day gift with that game in DC, thou my day was tha nite b4 on 3/19.
I've followed basketball enough throughout my 48 years to know, the Jordan is the GOAT of basketball. Sorry not sorry if that offends anyone, but there is nobody that has ever made the impact on that sport like Michael Jordan.
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Jordan is looked at like a hero for playing mind games. Dudes try it today and the sane guys who support Jordan call today’s athletes whiners. Gotta love how everything follows this pattern.
I view the baseball story differently. I think that Mr Jordan didn't want to take the spot because he knew the baseball thing was going to be short lived. I believe the rumor that the 2 years of his "retirement" were actually a suspension for gambling. There was no way the NBA was going to publicly announce the 🐐 was suspended for gambling, so they went along with the retirement story.
Crazy part though. He was not that bad at Baseball. For someone who is a basketball player, he was pretty alright in Baseball, but a heck of a lot better than majority people who played baseball their entire lives.
MJ the goat Grudges motivated him and he would prove he is the Goat as no one could stop him. He trained harder than most ppl of his era and that’s what a lot of the great sportsman do who reach the top of their game. His rings prove he is the greatest of all time
@@marksy0873 Bill Russell had 11 rings but he also only played vs 7 other teams and also had four other Hall of famers playing with him. However MJ went 6 for 6 in the finals, out of 12 seasons with the bulls. That's 100% in the finals, and a 50% championship ratio. While only playing with one All Star throughout his entire career. Let's compare the apparent #2 GOAT LeBron James who has played with 20 plus all stars including scoring Champs, League MVPs, finals MVPs, multi time Defensive Players of the Year, all NBA and Def players, multi-time rebounding leaders, all time triple double leader, all time 3pt leader, etc etc. Bounced around the league, using his influence, status and checkbook to create situations that would stack the deck in his favor toward winning a championship. And after leaving Cleveland to create his super team which should have been an easy championship.... he had what's officially known as "the worst collapse by a franchise player in NBA finals history" vs the inferior Mavs in 2011. Averaging 16 PPG over the the 6 game series which is bout half of what he averaged throughout the regular season, and an almost impossible 8pts in that pivotal gm4. He has the most finals losses in NBA history, and the third most Finals series losses with 6. In 2013 finals vs the Spurs in a game 6 where they were facing elimination, in the final minute LeBron took the ball out every time. He had back-to-back turnovers followed by an airball 3-pointer. And then in his 4th and last chance bringing the ball up Court, he bricked the final shot, but we know that Ray Allen ended up with the rebound in his hands and saved LeBron.. That is also considered the worst final minute performance in a win or go home finals game. A turnover, followed by another turnover, followed by an air ball 3pt, followed by missing the final shot to tie the game and send it into overtime. So yes that is the worst final 60 seconds I've ever seen by one player in the postseason. MJ has also had bad games, but NEVER a bad series. For example, In the 89 ECSF vs the Knicks he had his worst shooting game ever with 15 PTs in gm3, yet he ended up with 36ppg/9.5 RPG/8.3 APG with 2.5 SPG and 1.3 BPG over those 6 games. Putting up over 40 in 3 of those games. So yeah even MJ had bad games, rarely but yeah he had them. But he never collapsed throughout the entire series. He never averaged less than 27.4 PPG in a series, Where as with MJ, all of his 6 championships never even went to a game 7. And even tho he didn't make it to the finals in his first 6 seasons, From his rookie season 1984-85 until 89-90 (those first 6 seasons where he did not make the finals) MJ played in 11 playoff series (51 total playoff games) and in those 51 playoff games, he avgd 37.1 PPG, 7 RPG, 7 AST, 2.3 Steals and 1.3 Blks. No one has ever averaged those numbers in even one playoff series, yet those were Mike's numbers that he averaged over 11 straight playoff series. When he played the Celtics for the first time in the 85-86 first round of the playoffs, he put up 55 in game 1 and 63 in game 2, and they still lost 3-0. So it didn't matter what Jordan did. Didn't matter if he scored 100 points because there were 4 other guys on the floor who stunk. As soon as Pippin and Grant were drafted in '88, and he finally had a number 2, it only took a couple more seasons to grow together and win the next 6 of 8, becoming arguably the greatest team in basketball history. -Michael Jordan is proven to be the greatest scorer of all time, -greatest defensive guard of all time. -Top 3 greatest perimeter defender of all time. -Greatest playoffs/finals performer of all time. -Greatest pickpocket of all time. -Greatest blocking guard of all time with 893 -Greatest clutch player of all time. -Fiercest competitor of all time GOAT
Michael Jordan was to the NBA what Caitlin Clark is becoming to the WNBA. They both made people who weren't ever basketball fans into fanatics. Bringing new love to the game.
Jordan 1984 rookie year nba all star sweep performance in his first professional appearance proves who is best ever. Still till this day no one has ever seen anyone dominate the way he dominated against ALL the professional All-Stars in the league. The elevation of his game is an elevation in a physical presence looking down on the NBA from in the air no one will ever have his view from that place ever.
MKG never heard "Old Age and Treachery will always beat youth and exuberance...but, Old Age, Treachery, and being the best that has ever done it, will beat them all."
I dont think the whole ref manipulation this has any basis in fact. Michael Jordan was raised with christian values and is genuinely a good guy to everyone (thats why hes so popular). So he probably did know the refs by name and had a genuine chat with them just because hes nice, he has nothing to prove to them, has a good life. It would be hard to argue that deep down inside MJ felt that small to be nice to a ref just to win a game. Its easier than u think to be nice to people.
I still wish when he dunked the ball from the free throw line in that dunk contest as I was watching it live, I just wish his foot was actually behind the line.
Anyone ever seen the episode of 3rd rock from the sun with Dennis Rodman? Rodman was an alien and when he was asked about players, he would say if they were aliens. Asked about Jordan he said...."robot". Only episode of that show I ever really watched lol
That's not mind bending, it's called having good people skills. Successful people read Dale Carnegie's Books. You are not getting anywhere on the court (or in life) being a complainer. I believe in the South it is said "You can get more bees from honey than vinegar."
Everyone TRIES to debate who the GOAT is but at the same time everyone has to compare to/out do Jordan. There is no debate. Anyone standing out in the league nowadays are really just following a blueprint laid out by MJ.
I love Jordan. I remember the tar heels beating Patrick Ewing and the Hoyas on Jordan's game winning shot. For a national championship. Played his whole career in Chicago with an average supporting cast. I think he won 6 championships. Malone and Stockton would have easily won a championship in any other era but Mike and the Bulls were unbeatable.
I can appreciate his supernatural skill on the court, but I was NOT a Jordan fan. Anybody remember the playoffs in '93 when the press said he was in Atlantic City til at least 2:30am? He made the statement that he left the casino at 11pm, was in his hotel room by 1am, and anyone who said differently was lying, and he would sue them. Problem is, I worked graveyard shift security at Bally's Grand Casino that night. I watched my squad supervisor, who was assigned as his personal escort for the night, walk out the door with Jordan some time after 3am. Bally's Grand told all of their employees that we would be fired if we spoke to the press about this incident, and no other casino would ever hire us. The fact that he used his name and power to silence the press, and protect his image, made me lose all respect for him! If he said "Hey, I made a mistake. I shouldn't have stayed out so late, and I'm sorry." I would have accepted that. It made me sick to hear little kids saying "If Mike says he wasn't there, I believe him, because Jordan doesn't lie!"
Casinos always offer privacy and special treatment to high rollers. The Casino told y’all to not snitch or else not Jordan. Because they want his money. So he didn’t want to admit to being out late gambling before a big game. What a villain!! Silence the press.. the people have a right to know the truth!! Jordan was up past his bedtime!! Lol He’s poisoned sanctity of little kids. This is disgusting..
Why is basketball the only sport where fans consistently say that players from 30-40 years ago are better than today. I mean when was the last time you heard about how much better Wayne Gretzky is than today's players. Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player ever. But that title is based on how much better he was than his generation. If he was in today's game it would be completely different. The same with Jordan.
Anyone else grateful for that Chicago channel that broadcasted nationally. I was in Virginia Beach for years and wash dc after that for years in military. Thanks wgn it was I believe. Awesome. That was basketball too not the shit they have today
You gotta earn it....when my ex-girlfriend would ask me where I'm going at 4:00 am..."I simply said work out"!!!!! And I did that through my whole career!!!!! Finally ii said to her ....how do think I get these cars and trucks??? I practice my Craft!!!!
This goes with a lot of things. I was working up my cousin's pizza shop and he kept calling everyone by name and he would say the same thing. All haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been and then they tell them their story and be like? Oh yeah I remember you saying you're going to do that. How was it.... Meanwhile he has no clue. He's just pitching in the dark for conversation so the people feel like they know him so they stay loyal to the pizza shop cuz they feel like their buddies with the owner
I would think of these things. I just can’t jump or shoot or run fast for 48 straight minutes. I feel so lucky to have grown up as a kid in Chicago during MJ’s prime.
So he had two threepeats, more than 2 league MVPs, at least 5 final MVPs and other accolades because he was nice to the officials at the beginning of the game? I can't remember the name of the coach who made a similar statement and it backfired.
I'd like to see lebron knock down 10 bud lights and 36 holes of golf and immediately go drop 53 for the win in an NBA game. all because some guy at the golf course talked a little trash. the fact that he knew he had a game that night and drank 10 beers inside of a golf match says a lot about the man's conviction and confidence.
I guarantee you if Michael Jordan never went to MLB, he'd probably have 10 championship trophies 🏆. Michael Jordan is and always will be the G.O.A.T. Those who believe that Michael Jordan's not a human, somethings wrong with you.
Everyone saying lebron james is better than jordan . Nah. No nba player to this day will ever ever leave a legacy like jordan. I remember when i was a kid in grade3 or 4 which was about 1992/1993. Jordan was at his peak. He was releasing the jordan 5s 6s 7s at the time. His shoes was the shoes to buy at the time, not the reebok pumps, not the flights, but the jordans. Also people forget this, back then jordan clothing or merchandise was hard to get. I think it was due to the fact jordan couldnt use his name/brand to other clothing makers. So the jordan clothing was so limited and sold out so quick. Unlike 2020 or 2022 jordan brand became like a nike brand. They make clothing for anything using the jordan logo Back then it was unique, authentic, original to get a jordan clothing. It was that hard to get that when you get a jordan clothing people stare at it.
Michael Jordan was physically abused by teams of his era but still played, whether sick with the "flu", playing through injury, having to play 82 games a year plus play-offs, etc.. LaBron's tendency to flop and constant whining would look even more, coming from a man who considers "himself" the g.o.a.t., pathetic back in the era when playing defense meant mauling the shooter. Bill Laimbeer and the Pistons team, as well as most of the teams back then, played a rugged defense akin to football. LaBron's stats make him a candidate for the top five all-time greats but consideration should be given to the way current NBA officiating gives more of an advantage to scorers. Against today's lack of team defense and strict overcalling of touch fouls MJ, in his prime, would undeniably be the G.O.A.T...
How great would Michael Jordan be in today's NBA?
He would be the G.O.A.T
G.O.A.Ted
He would be a top 5 player all time, but I feel like the 3 point revolution and the guards role of shooting 3s would GRADUALLY effect his accolades since he was not a good 3 point shooter
He'd avg 45-50 points a game. He did this during hand checking. Imagine not being able to touch him... He'd be completely dominant
@@shaveyourbeardlmaolmao he literally went through highschool and college without the three pointer, Steve Kerr who was considered a three point specialist averaged only 2.2 attempts, it just was emphasized back then like it is now, context is everything my friend
That's why MJ was so dangerous. He was not only physically gifted and skilled, he was also extremely smart.
You mean psychotic
And worked harder than anyone
Hard work and intelligence is a deadly combo that most people do not combine.
@@jahimuddin2306 let alone with an EXTREMELY competitive nature that most people cannot even fathom.
And an alien
To sum up MJ's life:
"And I took that personally."
Right?
He couldn't stand to lose.
He would get offended, and then go psycho on his opponents.
I don't think he was so much a great competitor. As I think he was more of a petty spoiled sport.
@@officespace7777 is it really 'petty' or 'spoiled' to KNOW (not think ... know) "I Am The Greatest, Can't Nobody Defeat Me" ... ... when the competition proves night after night that they should have "Stayed in the Locker Room ... because that L is coming either way."
#MichaelJordan23 was a #HumanHighlightReel!!
😂
I’m 51, and wasn’t a Bulls fan. MJ was someone you Loved to Hate and I still can’t believe some of the things I’ve seen MJ do on the court. MJ didn’t 🤬around
He embarrassed everyone when he stepped on the court. He’s the GOAT in my opinion.
Hands down
The only people who think lebum is the goat are these fans of today's soft league. Zero shot lebum would average 19 against those players of the 80's and 90's
@@joshawablackburn7241 Are you kidding me? An in his prime LeBron would average around 50 points a game in the 80's and probably around 40 points a game in the 90's. LeBron is a point guard that is the size of Karl Malone. Magic Johnson is considered one of the greatest players ever because he was such a great ballhandler and distributor, but had the size of a power forward. LeBron has almost 40 pounds on Magic and is significantly more athletic.
He absolutely is the GOAT. But that title is based on how much better he was compared to his generation. If he was in today's game it would be completely different.
@@alexh8613 Jordan is by far better than anyone who plays today. Jordan is the goat.
Jordan is the only player who, NEVER disappointed his fans. Who else can say this, nobody. Everyone else had bad seasons, bad games, etc.
Being a fan of Jordan was like knowing Batman, personally.
Never thought of Batman and Jordan together but that worked lol
Yea well he's #2 now fam
Yea Wilt is still number 1
@@WeighcistTV You guys are trying too hard, fam.
More like Superman without Cryptonite 😂
Had Jordan not retired after his initial threepeat that Bulls team could have won 8 in a row and had he also not retired after his second they could have won 10. It is still almost incomprehensible that he retired in his prime and lost 1.5 years of what would have obviously been huge stats plus probably a couple of championships. I don't know of any pro athlete who has ever done that and then come back and played. The dude was so damn good he got bored!!
@@CrisCraig Remember Jordan was 6 for 6 in the finals and never even played in a game 7. He wouldn't let them lose.
@@joeldriver3971 He let them lose all those times to the Pistons and Celtics
That's actually false. The Bulls were obviously a championship team during the first 3-peat , but they weren't unbeatable. The Knicks and Pacers both gave them good series. If Jordan doesn't retire, then most likely the Bulls resign Horace Grant in 1994. With him under contract, the Bulls don't get Rodman in 96. The Bulls also don't sign Ron Harper in 94 as Jordan would still be on the team. Do the Bulls beat the Rockets in 94 and 95? The best thing for the Bulls was Jordan retiring, as it let them reset. Lose some of the older guys and bring in some new talent.
Big MJ FAN HERE MAKE THAT BULLS FAN don't know if they could beat the rocket that year olajuwon was a beast btw my father is a rocket fan so my greatest big fan is olajuwon so I'm kinda bias I think is 1-1
Jordan is a gambler. Odds were not in his favor. So he left the game to avoid losing
He was best in best times of basketball game. There were still full contact rules etc. Not BS we have today.
This man is a freaking living legend and GOAT.
Yeah tell that to someone who tried telling me that the NBA is more physical now that Jordan only led the league in scoring
TEN times because it was one on one back then and that Michael couldn't make it in today's game! What completely foolish comments! Michael is greater in every way than LeBron, who is the most overrated champion in history!
him sending the kids home empty handed is hilarious 🤣
He took it personally
No he gave them the shoes
😂 Jordan wing for that I'm weak!!!
I would do the same 😂
Just to summarize how good MJ was at 40 years old with bad knee and other problems he was not only keeping up with 20 year old professional players he was still dropping 50 points and that was after not playing for 3 years
Something that kobe and labron can't do 😂
Shhhhhhhh, don’t tell everybody.
@@gokublack3107 Kobe dropped 61 when he was like 38
@@brudderstyles3479 jordan drop 50 at 39-40 average 20ppg at the season the injury just ended his career.
@@ya_got_cooked similar to Kobe before the shoulder injury he was the leasing scorer in the league in his return, then he got the shoulder injury after he could of probably improved after 1 season but he just retired
And that’s why to this day, Michael’s drive and work ethic is the measurements stick for greatness at anything…. We all strive to be the MJ of our industry or even a skill set or discipline. I use MJ all the time as a example on the type of work ethics you need to achieve great results at being an engineer, at project management, at whatever it is you set out to do; if you want to reach greatness at it, you need to work as hard at it as MJ did at his craft.
Yes well put. It’s the number one thing missing from almost all players these days.
"He was God disguised as Michael Jordan".
- Larry Bird.
Larry doesnt get the respect he deserves from the media. Just ask his opponents
@@chucknorris277 Agreed
Jordan NEVER beat Bird in a series. Never. Goat my ass !
@T C you are butt hurt
Damn....don't take it that far.😂😂
being friends with the referee is better than learning how to flop
I loved mike but i must admit that he was the beneficiary of ghost fouls. Was invented bc of him
Lol. The dude was a savage and is the goat. He literally was always playing people.
Leflop currently hosts floppin lessons two days a month in leflop Falls
Flopping is pathetic, I can't believe coaches teach it these days. It should be a technical foul and also a fine.
Leflop should learn to code.
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Knowing that mj was still whooping ppl at 50 is such a trip. The fact he calls him by airness is comedy 😂MJ is the goat.
Always the goat.in this life or the next Michael is a gift from God
How about 1988 incident with mike tyson ?
@@carlobiendeluna8362 Ya true, anyone that wasn’t willing to fight an angry Mike Tyson in his prime with a couple of drinks in him out the streets must be a coward.
@@carlobiendeluna8362 what about it?
@@lamefart MJ was scared to fight mike tyson but most people would be scared
MJ drank 10 beers then a couple of hours later dropped 52 points against the Cavaliers, that is insane.
I think showing genuine care for the people working the games is genuine Mike. I didn’t think so until I saw last dance, but I do now.
i know most of the stories but what hit me is the 1st part..jordan would sweet talk a ref during warm up wtf but he's michael jordan the black jesus so whrn he talk to you and said good thing abt your son its unimaginable..mj smartness is to next next next level..you can say he's all about winning.
And theres 1000s more stories just like this. His Airness was Unbelievable and I'm honored to watch all of his greatness real time. People can choose their personal goats. But the fact is. There is only one Goat and it's not even close. MJ is the best I've ever seen play. And if didnt play the way he did. All out every night. He might have been in his peak alot longer. And imagine his numbers. Even in just 13 seasons. He did what no one else could.
I think his mentality separated him from the rest.... he probably would have been successful at just about any career path he chose
PREACH
💯 and when he refused contract because he wanted to earn his place in the 25 man team says it all..
MJ the GOAT
Even Baseball?
@@Chris-mo9gt absolutely.... think about it he walked on late in life and actually did ok for a non baseball player... imagine if his only focus was baseball from the beginning... all the greats have a different mindset and that’s what separates them from the rest....
@@Chris-mo9gt probably yeah
CP3:
“Hey kids, if MJ misses 1 of 3 FT’s then you all get free Jordan’s…let’s go!!!!
Kids: YAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!
MJ: Fuck them kids (swish, swish, swish)
MJ knew that jumping right to a Major League team could very easily end the story before it began. You can go thru the initial struggles at Double A, not at the major league level, where the struggles were far greater. Everyone has even mentioned how much better he was by August than in April. Going immediately to Oakland would have been a disaster and MJ isn't stupid
As a coach, I always told my captain, get the name of the ref before the game. Every game. As the coach, I wrote the names down and made sure I remembered the next time we had the same ref. Nobody else was to talk to the ref except the caption and me. Basic, basic stuff to slightly improve ref relations.
And your team won a national championship?
@@naturalblockade3412 none. How many have you won?
I’ve logged a city championship and 2 total finals appearances. How many for you?
@@campion04that's all? Obviously that "strategy" doesn't go very far. Gundy made a similar comment regarding MJ and his opponents, and it backfired. My point is that "the basic stuff to slightly improve ref relations"/ being chummy with referees (just before the game starts) and being friendly with the opponents ( players) is not a substitute for skill. I believe that Gundy referred to MJ in that regard as a scammer. Gundy would have probably referred to slightly improving ref relations as a scam.
@@naturalblockade3412 the irony of a person with no accolades criticizing a man with little accolades for commenting on a another with slightly more accolades. I stopped reading. Thanks for shopping.
@@campion04 U-tube is a public forum and when you show up to pat yourself on the back unnecessarily, you should expect that your post will be analyzed and critiqued. Not just by people who have accolades - small or huge. My point is that being "chummy" with the referees is not a pathway to winning. And you have not disputed that. On the other hand, millions of sports FANS criticize specific plays/games/athletes.
*"GG."*
MJ: "And I took that personally."
MJ is superhuman he's like superman and Thanos put together
Then why he didn't accept mike tyson's fist fight challenge
Because he didn't want his ear chewed off 😂
Lay off the drugs Carlo
Michael Jordan is Michael Jordan, the Super Human who has ever played the game of basketball, in his prime he can demolish everyone even in today's era because he is simply the GOAT
Jordan turned down that baseball contract because it was all about the journey for him, rather than most others where its all about the destination. You can't really blame most players for that because the destination is where the recognition and the money is. Jordan needed neither of those because he already had both.
That’s how I understood it too.
Michael Jordan had at least one gear more than any other player, and he was so cerebral in how he played the game, you could never out-think him, you couldn't beat him physically, and tactically, he was going to take you APART if he so much as considered doing so.
Take a good look, LeBron James, at the legend you will NEVER come close to equaling, let alone surpass!
Everyone knows MJ will dominate more in this game, but nobody talks about how much would conquer if he was playing in Wilt's era. He'll be averaging a measly 75ppg for sure.
Possably, but he still would've run up against the Secretary of Defense, one Bill Russell, who had the physical talent to overcome the biggest force in the NBA, i.e., Chamberlain, and the mental acuity to actually be the Celtic's player/head coach during two of those seasons. Russell would've figured out a way to at least somewhat contain His Airness, or at least make sure he got no help from anyone else.
There are several good reasons Russell won 11 championships in 13 years.
In all honesty, MJ got fouled every single time he touched the ball, sometimes by multiple people on the same drive!
yet he still scores.. what makes him so dangerous
The phantom foul was born bc if mj. Breath on him wrong and the refs would call a foul. Deflating
@@celharris437 Im sure your opinion is the same with every other NON-AFLETE who has absolutely no idea how to play basketball.
@@chhansen9813 tf are you talking about. I grew up an mj fan watching since he was a rookie. And the dude didn't have to be touched to get a foul call. Your initial statement is too far up jordans vzz. Makes me believe you were too young to watch the game
@@celharris437
This is the most badass NBA generation where most players are not flopping with every chance they can get.
Yep true. Kids play so different these days.
Jordan is the best to ever step on the court.
Jordan was beating those young cats when he was 40-50 because Jordan was fundamentally perfect. Athleticism doesn't matter much when one guy just knows how to play the game so much better. Jordan was killing NBA superstars in his prime because he was not only the best athlete but had the best fundamentals. He might have lost some athleticism but his fundamentals stayed intact.
I agree. Other players may come close to matching his athleticism but none have come remotely close to his fundamentals or his mental abilities for the game.
DR J COULD DUNK ALL THE WAY FROM THE FREE THROW LINE TOO. HE WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST ONE TO DO IT
Not being human is not based on the standards you’ve brought up. Not being human already applies to an enlightened being still in human form.
There's no one will sit here and say they don't want a position they would rather earn except a goat He's going to show you that he the goat
Smart of you to display Steph Curry asking if these Jordan statements were all true to get ppl to click into this video. Smart indeed!
MJ watched how Larry Bird torched everyone including MJ. These two guys were the best ever
MJ told Russell that he was called the human highlight reel; not because Russell had a bunch, but because he was in so many of MJ's.
Lol, that's wicked!
@@ChrisJohnson-yw2ky At that point, it's on sight.
Let me "Testify" as a die-hard Knicks fan in the 90's, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was a player I love to hate with a passion. But my Christmas afternoons would never be the same without him cause that televised game was all I wanted for Christmas.
#JordanRulez
#JordanEffect
#G.O.A.T
I grew up watching MJ. There will never be another Air Jordan! The man was mythological in basketball tense.
He will the best forever 🐐
I remember that LaBradford Smith story. I didn't get 2 c tha game in Chicago but that next nite, ooh wee. MJ came out hitting his first 8 field goals, including that alley-oop n that perfect no-rim top of tha key three pointer. I remember feeling vindicated like he gave me a hell of a b-day gift with that game in DC, thou my day was tha nite b4 on 3/19.
Jordan was just different in how he played on the court and maybe more importantly his mindset was different as we can see in this video
I've followed basketball enough throughout my 48 years to know, the Jordan is the GOAT of basketball. Sorry not sorry if that offends anyone, but there is nobody that has ever made the impact on that sport like Michael Jordan.
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36 holes of golf, ten beers, and drop 50 that night? That's on another level.
MJ elevated basketball with his God given skills.
Jordan is looked at like a hero for playing mind games. Dudes try it today and the sane guys who support Jordan call today’s athletes whiners. Gotta love how everything follows this pattern.
He has a great athleticism plus a very high basketball IQ equals The G.O.A.T!😊❤️
Classic “How to make friends and influence people” excellent book
The talent that this man has is untouchable!!!!!!!! A true legend in every way
And Kobe knew it.
Dr. J was the first person to dunk from the free throw line, at an ABA all star game.
I view the baseball story differently. I think that Mr Jordan didn't want to take the spot because he knew the baseball thing was going to be short lived. I believe the rumor that the 2 years of his "retirement" were actually a suspension for gambling. There was no way the NBA was going to publicly announce the 🐐 was suspended for gambling, so they went along with the retirement story.
Have logic his ego can't survive that
Crazy part though. He was not that bad at Baseball. For someone who is a basketball player, he was pretty alright in Baseball, but a heck of a lot better than majority people who played baseball their entire lives.
His dad was murdered and his dad loved baseball. I think he was just clearing his head.
On that time some news thought that as well. This will remind secret ultimately he still GOAT even with that.
@@troyrutland8470 could have been both
It wasn't the 76ers that told that to KOBE... It was Reggie Miller 😂🤦♂️👍
All these facts prove he was human, just an extremely competitive human who holds grudges
Does it matter how he mentally prepared himself to face a competitor? Did he go out and hurt them? No, he would just go out and drop 50 on em.
MJ the goat
Grudges motivated him and he would prove he is the Goat as no one could stop him.
He trained harder than most ppl of his era and that’s what a lot of the great sportsman do who reach the top of their game.
His rings prove he is the greatest of all time
@@marksy0873 Bill Russell had 11 rings but he also only played vs 7 other teams and also had four other Hall of famers playing with him. However MJ went 6 for 6 in the finals, out of 12 seasons with the bulls. That's 100% in the finals, and a 50% championship ratio.
While only playing with one All Star throughout his entire career.
Let's compare the apparent #2 GOAT LeBron James who has played with 20 plus all stars including scoring Champs, League MVPs, finals MVPs, multi time Defensive Players of the Year, all NBA and Def players, multi-time rebounding leaders, all time triple double leader, all time 3pt leader, etc etc.
Bounced around the league, using his influence, status and checkbook to create situations that would stack the deck in his favor toward winning a championship.
And after leaving Cleveland to create his super team which should have been an easy championship.... he had what's officially known as "the worst collapse by a franchise player in NBA finals history" vs the inferior Mavs in 2011.
Averaging 16 PPG over the the 6 game series which is bout half of what he averaged throughout the regular season, and an almost impossible 8pts in that pivotal gm4.
He has the most finals losses in NBA history, and the third most Finals series losses with 6.
In 2013 finals vs the Spurs in a game 6 where they were facing elimination, in the final minute LeBron took the ball out every time. He had back-to-back turnovers followed by an airball 3-pointer. And then in his 4th and last chance bringing the ball up Court, he bricked the final shot, but we know that Ray Allen ended up with the rebound in his hands and saved LeBron..
That is also considered the worst final minute performance in a win or go home finals game. A turnover, followed by another turnover, followed by an air ball 3pt, followed by missing the final shot to tie the game and send it into overtime. So yes that is the worst final 60 seconds I've ever seen by one player in the postseason.
MJ has also had bad games, but NEVER a bad series.
For example, In the 89 ECSF vs the Knicks he had his worst shooting game ever with 15 PTs in gm3, yet he ended up with 36ppg/9.5 RPG/8.3 APG with 2.5 SPG and 1.3 BPG over those 6 games. Putting up over 40 in 3 of those games.
So yeah even MJ had bad games, rarely but yeah he had them. But he never collapsed throughout the entire series. He never averaged less than 27.4 PPG in a series,
Where as with MJ, all of his 6 championships never even went to a game 7.
And even tho he didn't make it to the finals in his first 6 seasons, From his rookie season 1984-85 until 89-90 (those first 6 seasons where he did not make the finals) MJ played in 11 playoff series (51 total playoff games) and in those 51 playoff games, he avgd 37.1 PPG, 7 RPG, 7 AST, 2.3 Steals and 1.3 Blks.
No one has ever averaged those numbers in even one playoff series, yet those were Mike's numbers that he averaged over 11 straight playoff series.
When he played the Celtics for the first time in the 85-86 first round of the playoffs, he put up 55 in game 1 and 63 in game 2, and they still lost 3-0. So it didn't matter what Jordan did. Didn't matter if he scored 100 points because there were 4 other guys on the floor who stunk.
As soon as Pippin and Grant were drafted in '88, and he finally had a number 2, it only took a couple more seasons to grow together and win the next 6 of 8, becoming arguably the greatest team in basketball history.
-Michael Jordan is proven to be the greatest scorer of all time,
-greatest defensive guard of all time.
-Top 3 greatest perimeter defender of all time. -Greatest playoffs/finals performer of all time.
-Greatest pickpocket of all time.
-Greatest blocking guard of all time with 893
-Greatest clutch player of all time.
-Fiercest competitor of all time
GOAT
Michael Jordan was to the NBA what Caitlin Clark is becoming to the WNBA. They both made people who weren't ever basketball fans into fanatics. Bringing new love to the game.
Michael Jordan " GOAT "
Jordan 1984 rookie year nba all star sweep performance in his first professional appearance proves who is best ever. Still till this day no one has ever seen anyone dominate the way he dominated against ALL the professional All-Stars in the league. The elevation of his game is an elevation in a physical presence looking down on the NBA from in the air no one will ever have his view from that place ever.
His IQ is over 9,000!! 👍👏
MKG never heard "Old Age and Treachery will always beat youth and exuberance...but, Old Age, Treachery, and being the best that has ever done it, will beat them all."
Mj the undisputed GOAT!!!
Michael Kid Gilchrist is one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met
I dont think the whole ref manipulation this has any basis in fact. Michael Jordan was raised with christian values and is genuinely a good guy to everyone (thats why hes so popular). So he probably did know the refs by name and had a genuine chat with them just because hes nice, he has nothing to prove to them, has a good life. It would be hard to argue that deep down inside MJ felt that small to be nice to a ref just to win a game. Its easier than u think to be nice to people.
He literally sold his soul and sacrificed his that he ain’t a good person neither.
@@Dd-uu4vo untrue find some evidence
@@Dd-uu4vo sold his soul wtf
MJ the GOAT 6/6
He is human. Sheesh. What do you call that type of guy MJ. The man has a lot of pride.
MJ understood the book "How to win friends and influence people."
“Good game, Mike.” And I took that personally!
MJ gave the kids at camp the shoes even tho he never missed a shot
Scoring 52 after 10 bud lights is funny
I guess Wilt must have had a case before his 100 point game.
I still wish when he dunked the ball from the free throw line in that dunk contest as I was watching it live, I just wish his foot was actually behind the line.
I'm lucky to say I witnessed 3 live Jordan games in the 90's. He was as a Ninja playing with kids,
Anyone ever seen the episode of 3rd rock from the sun with Dennis Rodman? Rodman was an alien and when he was asked about players, he would say if they were aliens. Asked about Jordan he said...."robot". Only episode of that show I ever really watched lol
That's why gamenship and sportsmanship is so important.
God created only human beings and Michael Jordan happens to be one of them.
When Jordan flew, he would soar side ways. Shit was Godly.
He’s the Michael Jordan of __________
When your name is synonymous to the highest achievements, thats when you know you’re in a league of your own.
That's not mind bending, it's called having good people skills. Successful people read Dale Carnegie's Books. You are not getting anywhere on the court (or in life) being a complainer. I believe in the South it is said "You can get more bees from honey than vinegar."
Anyone who thinks the goat came after Mike, wasn't around when mike was...
Everyone TRIES to debate who the GOAT is but at the same time everyone has to compare to/out do Jordan. There is no debate. Anyone standing out in the league nowadays are really just following a blueprint laid out by MJ.
Great video
videos lately are great BUT what's going on with the mic ?
A true competitor.Will beat you in any way possible.Greatest ever.
I love Jordan. I remember the tar heels beating Patrick Ewing and the Hoyas on Jordan's game winning shot. For a national championship. Played his whole career in Chicago with an average supporting cast. I think he won 6 championships. Malone and Stockton would have easily won a championship in any other era but Mike and the Bulls were unbeatable.
Please stop saying “sheesh guys” 😂😂
I can appreciate his supernatural skill on the court, but I was NOT a Jordan fan. Anybody remember the playoffs in '93 when the press said he was in Atlantic City til at least 2:30am? He made the statement that he left the casino at 11pm, was in his hotel room by 1am, and anyone who said differently was lying, and he would sue them. Problem is, I worked graveyard shift security at Bally's Grand Casino that night. I watched my squad supervisor, who was assigned as his personal escort for the night, walk out the door with Jordan some time after 3am. Bally's Grand told all of their employees that we would be fired if we spoke to the press about this incident, and no other casino would ever hire us. The fact that he used his name and power to silence the press, and protect his image, made me lose all respect for him! If he said "Hey, I made a mistake. I shouldn't have stayed out so late, and I'm sorry." I would have accepted that. It made me sick to hear little kids saying "If Mike says he wasn't there, I believe him, because Jordan doesn't lie!"
Casinos always offer privacy and special treatment to high rollers. The Casino told y’all to not snitch or else not Jordan. Because they want his money.
So he didn’t want to admit to being out late gambling before a big game. What a villain!!
Silence the press.. the people have a right to know the truth!!
Jordan was up past his bedtime!! Lol
He’s poisoned sanctity of little kids. This is disgusting..
Jordan was human. He had flaws just like anyone else. You making too much out of a human situation.
MJ at 40 still a threat...he even beat and shut down Paul peris....and let alone beat vince carter...
Why is basketball the only sport where fans consistently say that players from 30-40 years ago are better than today. I mean when was the last time you heard about how much better Wayne Gretzky is than today's players. Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player ever. But that title is based on how much better he was than his generation. If he was in today's game it would be completely different. The same with Jordan.
Anyone else grateful for that Chicago channel that broadcasted nationally. I was in Virginia Beach for years and wash dc after that for years in military. Thanks wgn it was I believe. Awesome. That was basketball too not the shit they have today
You gotta earn it....when my ex-girlfriend would ask me where I'm going at 4:00 am..."I simply said work out"!!!!! And I did that through my whole career!!!!! Finally ii said to her ....how do think I get these cars and trucks??? I practice my Craft!!!!
That first one with the officials is pretty awesome and smart
Minutes per ratio score ,20 points under 2 minutes ,consistent 100 percent shooting some games, miss the young Jerry Baldovi
This goes with a lot of things. I was working up my cousin's pizza shop and he kept calling everyone by name and he would say the same thing. All haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been and then they tell them their story and be like? Oh yeah I remember you saying you're going to do that. How was it.... Meanwhile he has no clue. He's just pitching in the dark for conversation so the people feel like they know him so they stay loyal to the pizza shop cuz they feel like their buddies with the owner
1:33 laughing about seeing the Jordan effect it’s like catching traffickers before it was possible
I would think of these things. I just can’t jump or shoot or run fast for 48 straight minutes. I feel so lucky to have grown up as a kid in Chicago during MJ’s prime.
So he had two threepeats, more than 2 league MVPs, at least 5 final MVPs and other accolades because he was nice to the officials at the beginning of the game? I can't remember the name of the coach who made a similar statement and it backfired.
I'd like to see lebron knock down 10 bud lights and 36 holes of golf and immediately go drop 53 for the win in an NBA game. all because some guy at the golf course talked a little trash. the fact that he knew he had a game that night and drank 10 beers inside of a golf match says a lot about the man's conviction and confidence.
It's worth mentioning that he ended up bringing Byron Russell onto the Wizards
I didnt know that. That's interesting to know, thanks for the fun fact Greg.
Le Bradford Smith may not have said anything to Jordan, but he probably thought about it! 😂😂😂
I guarantee you if Michael Jordan never went to MLB, he'd probably have 10 championship trophies 🏆. Michael Jordan is and always will be the G.O.A.T. Those who believe that Michael Jordan's not a human, somethings wrong with you.
Everyone saying lebron james is better than jordan . Nah.
No nba player to this day will ever ever leave a legacy like jordan.
I remember when i was a kid in grade3 or 4 which was about 1992/1993.
Jordan was at his peak.
He was releasing the jordan 5s 6s 7s at the time.
His shoes was the shoes to buy at the time, not the reebok pumps, not the flights, but the jordans.
Also people forget this, back then jordan clothing or merchandise was hard to get.
I think it was due to the fact jordan couldnt use his name/brand to other clothing makers.
So the jordan clothing was so limited and sold out so quick.
Unlike 2020 or 2022 jordan brand became like a nike brand. They make clothing for anything using the jordan logo
Back then it was unique, authentic, original to get a jordan clothing. It was that hard to get that when you get a jordan clothing people stare at it.
Michael Jordan was physically abused by teams of his era but still played, whether sick with the "flu", playing through injury, having to play 82 games a year plus play-offs, etc.. LaBron's tendency to flop and constant whining would look even more, coming from a man who considers "himself" the g.o.a.t., pathetic back in the era when playing defense meant mauling the shooter. Bill Laimbeer and the Pistons team, as well as most of the teams back then, played a rugged defense akin to football. LaBron's stats make him a candidate for the top five all-time greats but consideration should be given to the way current NBA officiating gives more of an advantage to scorers. Against today's lack of team defense and strict overcalling of touch fouls MJ, in his prime, would undeniably be the G.O.A.T...