Jordan is considered the GOAT because he was simultaneously, and for about a 10-12 year stretch, the most feared scorer in the NBA and debatably the best defender in the NBA at the same time... He could score more and more efficiently than anyone in the game the get back on defense and lock down your teams best player. Best of all, he got even better in the playoffs, and time after time would seal the deal on any close game with game-winning shots. There's a reason he won 6 rings in less than a decade.
Oh, I agree. Jordon did for basketball as Tiger Woods did for golf. Attendance were sell outs game after game, year after year. So many great players game their play after Jordan or tried to. NBA coaches remarked “Jordan was the best athlete they ever seen”.
Im 46 and watched this dude in his prime.. i still get chills watching him. His game was absolutely beautiful to watch. Kobe is the closest to MJ iv seen. He could really play, god rest his soul. Jordan is in his own category though. Cool reaction man. Never forget....this is the best player ever. GOAT
That man played 11 full seasons with the Bulls in which he raked up 6 rings, 6 finals MVPs, 5 season MVPs (should have at least 7 but he got robbed), he got 10 scoring titles which is a record while also making the NBA's first-defensive team 9 times which is also tied for the record, he got 1 Defensive player of the year award, he led the league in steals 3 times and he led the Bulls to a stretch of 632 freaking games without losing 3 games in a row between 91' and 98'. That is absolutely crazy. Nobody has dominated the league like MJ did, ever, and anyone who wants to argue that Michael Jordan is not the greatest basketball player ever is either clueless, which is fine, or stupid...
LeBron is the Goat because he made the nba finals 8 straight years and 10 in total Michael Jordan could never do that also LeBron James had Carlos Boozer old fat Shaq Mo Williams and other as teammates and his team dominated in the nba and he became a household name. There’s a reason they made a space jam 2 it’s because LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan and old dinosaurs like you can’t accept the fact that LeBron James not only is the greatest player in the history of the game but he’s a better actor and movie star than Michael Jordan and when he owns his team in Las Vegas he will be a better owner and gm than Jordan ever was and it’s a face and you can eat grass and fart.
@@israymervalentin-arias6313 Which would you rather have: (Make it to the Super Bowl4 consecutive times, losing all 4, or winning it "once"?.....MOST people woud opt for "WINNING" once over (runner-up) 4 times! lol...As a wise man once said: ("You play to WIN the game...hello, you play to WIN the game!). lol
@@clutch236 ur acting like LeBron went 0-10 nice try but it’s not the same and you have to admit LeBron James is the goat and also he’s a better actor because space jam 2 is goat over space jam just like LBJ is goat over mj
@@israymervalentin-arias6313 MJ in the playoffs played agaisnt 270 players outscored 269 ONLY TERRY CUMMINGS SCORED 1 ...UNO. ..ONE POINT MORE THAN MJ. ....AN AVERAGE OF ZERO.2 PERCENT . TERRY CUMMINGS HAD A TEAMMATE WHO WAS A 2TIMES DPOY GUARDING A ROOKIE MJ. MJ AVERAGED 29.3 PPG IN THE SERIES. PLEASE NOTE ISIAH THOMAS AND LBJ DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS IN THEIR 1ST 2 YRS IN THE NBA. MJ PLAYED 13 SEASONS WITH THE BULLS. HE MADE THE PLAYOFFS EVERY SEASON. HE AVERAGED OVER 30 PPG IN 12 SEASONS. ONLY HIS ROOKIE SEASON HE AVERAGED 29.3. MJ IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN NBA FINALS HISTORY TO NEVER SCORE LESS THAN 20 POINTS IN A NBA FINALS GAME. . IN 35 FINALS GAMES. MJ AVERAGED 11.4 APG IN THE FINALS SERIES AGAINST MAGIC AND THE SHOWTIME LAKERS IN THE 91 FINALS. MJ HOLDS THE FINALS RECORD FOR MOST POINTS IN A HALF. 35 POINTS IN GAME1 OF THE92 FINALSAGAINSTTHEBLAZERS. . 41 PPG IN A NBA FINALS SERIES IS A NBA FINALS RECORD. MJ OWNS IT. IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS ONLY 9 TIMES A PLAYER AVERAGED OR 40 OR MORE POINTS IN A PLAYOFF SERIES. MJ DID IT 5 TIMES. 5 TIMES OUT OF 9 TIMES IT WAS DONE. MJ HAS THE RECORD FOR MOST PLAYOFF POINTS IN A YR. 759 POINTS. MJ HAS THE MOST POINTS IN A 3 GAME PLAYOFF SERIES. 131 POINTS. MJ HAS THE MOST 40 PLUS POINTS IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY. 38. MOST 50 PLUS POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME 8. ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE BACK TO BACK CONSECUTIVE 50 PLUS POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME. MJ HOLDS THE NBA FINALS SERIES RECORD FOR MOST STEALS 14 STEALS IN 5 GAMES AGAINST MAGIC AND THE SHOWTIME LAKERS IN 91. MJ SCORED MORE POINTS THAN EVERY PLAYER IN THE 6 FINALS HE PLAYED AGAINST. MJ PLAYED 179 PLAYOFF GAMES. ONLY 6 TIMES HE SCORED LESS THAN 20 POINTS. HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO NEVER SCORE LESS THAN 15 POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME. U WANT MORE STATS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. LOL MJ AND THE BULLS ARE THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST TEAM TO WIN NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS. MJ SCORED 45 POINTS IN THE CLOSE OUT GAME (6) IN THE 98 NBA FINALS AGAINST THE JAZZ MORE THAN HALF THE TEAM SCORED 86 POINTS. MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. MEEE AAAA.choke on that BRONVESTITE Reply
As someone who lives in Chicago and watched all 82 games every season, beginning with his rookie year, I can tell you that MJ's highlight reel is endless. TH-camrs have done a good job digging up old footage. However, there are still more highlights they haven't found. Even this video is only a fraction of his best plays. Unfortunately, not every game was VCR'd in the mid 1980s.
It’s not that they haven’t found them MJ has a video vault and it’s under lock and key…his wizards doc is in the works but when his personal video comes out it will throw everyone into awe with his training
Apparently about 60% of his footage is lost. I personally would think MJ or the NBA would be trying to buy anyone's old game recordings to try and recoup some of the lost video... cuz damn, wouldn't we all love to see that! I hope its true that Mike has some of it in his attic or whatever!
I've heard that too...but I don't recall if it was from a reliable source... So its nice to hear it from you too! That makes me feel better. Cuz it would be so incredibly amazing to see tons of MJ that we've never seen! Can't even imagine what spectacular stuff could be on that video. Hopefully he doesn't wait too long to share! Thanks for making me more optimistic about the "lost" footage!
I just wanted to add. For everyone who never had the opportunity to watch him play like myself and millions of others due to age . No worries it's nobody's fault. Nobody to blame. Just move past it. However you will have to watch the actual video multiple times to grasp what you just watched or watch with your favorite reaction TH-camr I don't care. Just make sure they covered the whole or as much as possible of the video. Because you can't take it all in just watching once or even twice and I was a teenager growing up in that time he was in his prime. Which was incredible. Whoever made the original video it is almost a master piece. The first half music is great 2nd half could be better but that's not important. But if you could understand the back story of all that. It's extremely incredible. I've watched at least 50 times including reaction videos and I'm still enjoying it because I remember the time period and what was going on in his professional career and public life. He used to fill up lockerooms with reporters. He did things I've still haven't people do to this day. And during that time it was like you had one super star on each team. They had good players around them for sure. But mj was on another level all by himself. He could not go anywhere without a massive amount of people trying to get his autograph. Kids chasing after him. It was insane. He was a rock star in and off the court. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. But you need to watch this multiple times to really grasp what you just watched
Same here, I watched as many games as possible, and every game was a highlight reel. Watching the "Last Dance" is the only way to understand how driven he was and how much he pushed his team to be great.
I'm 63 and lived in Chicago. To say he was electrifying was an understatement! And here's the difference between LeBron's highlights tape and Michael's was Michael played with that intensity EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, whereas those are some of LeBron's best.
So glad you watched this! Believe it or not, there's another even better. Would love to see you react to Michael Jordan Best Rare Footage by Voyager (part 1...part 2 is good also but really part 1 is the thing). It shows more of his defense plus there's a whole segment showing some of the hard fouls Jordan had to play through. His ability to score through contact is unmatched...and will never be matched because of the changes in the game that make it so much easier to score. Plus, the Voyager video is not made by the NBA and so you can see for yourself its not professional editing making Jordan look good. If anything, the Voyager rare footage video is even more mesmerizing... even more mind blowing. Thank you for your wonderful reaction! All the best to you and yours.
He was unpredictable, which made him unguardable, unstoppable, the reason he excelled the game to new heights, hence 30 yrs+ n counting he's the G O A T
11:58 I'd be sitting on the couch with my dad and we'd be shaking our heads in disbelief. Nothing like MJ had ever been seen. Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly said that Jordan is so good he's embarrassing the league. The only player remotely comparable on offense was Dr. J (Julius Erving). He'd make three brilliant plays a month. Jordan would make three brilliant plays by halftime.
As a Julius Erving fan & the that fact that MJ emulated what the Doc did & took it to another level saying the Dr. made 3 spectacular plays a month is really disrespectful. On the contrary he made a spectacular play at least once a game especially in the ABA.
@@russelturner5771 Ohhh, I most certainly agree 100% with that healthy correction!.....maybe @saltymonkey8874 wasn't aware to what extent Doc was a dominant force! (and like a Super Hero to kids like me at the time!), I think he'll humbly accept the correction, if not...............lol
He came in electric n super unmatched athleticism but also his fundamentals n iq were still incredible. Also the fact that he never gave up n helped make his young teammates become great like him n they dominated like no other. Two three peats while every one is coming for u is crazy. Also he took the league globally and his respect for the game always been top tier.
Here's why Michael Jordan is the GOAT: In the entire history of the NBA, there have only been four occurrences where a single player has finished the season as: 1) Regular Season MVP 2) Scoring Champion 3) Defensive Player of the Year 4) Post Season MVP 5) Won a Championship that year. The four players to do it are all named Michael Jordan.
Best Athlete King of the midrange Arguably best defender Best scoring average in History, regular season & playoffs Undefeated in the finals Most scoring titles 2x college player of the year Best on the eye 👁️ test & to say all these things, while still realizing you left so much out is incredible! Someone said “He is Thanos with all the Infinity Stones “ could not be more right… Or simply: 🐐23 #jordan 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆+🥇🥇
Would highly recommend the last dance on entertainment alone. Learning about the sport/people is just an added bonus, but it’s good even for a non-basketball fan.
It's hard to tell, even for guys that played, but Jordan is quicker than any human being that size has a right to be. He was so sudden, he was by you before you could react. It's not just straight ahead speed, which he had as well, it is how quick he can accelerate and change direction. Nevermind he has a 48" (121 cm) vertical leap and can wait for everyone else to fall back down. There is helpless feeling when your opponent is still up and you're falling back down. You can't block him when he's double clutching because you jump for the first movement, then he pulls it back down and waits in air for you to fall back down Earth. He was ridiculous.
Jordan is the mammoth in all North American Sports. Ruth, Ali, Jordan, Gretsky. There is truly no one like MJ though - maniacal competitor, the stats, the skills, the global impact, the championships - he's 1 and then everyone is fighting for second lol
Honestly i find so much enjoyment out if these reaction videos. I love to see the young ppl and ppl that never watched him play. Then decide who is your goat. If ppl say "Lebron is goat" i wont argue with them. But Mike is my goat. All the kids wanted to fly like Mike.
I always refer people to this Historic Mixtape when they ask me why I consider Jordan the GOAT. It is 16 minutes of resume that drives the point home with force. But the thing is, alot of the generations after Jordan's years simply don't realize that this was MJ every 👏 single 👏 night 👏. No plays off. No rest management. No resting on defense. No backing down. He WAS thee Apex predator of the league! Unrivaled in determination & killer instinct. Skilled in everyway. Motivated to play every game at a level others just couldn't reach. Ten scoring titles (NBA record) in an era where physicality was at its highest, 6 Championships (no losses), 5 MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, a Defensive Player of the Year award which was usually given to the big men of that time and countless other benchmark stats that have yet to be broken. Still the only player in NBA history to win the scoring title, MVP, a Championship, Finals MVP and be named to the All-Defensive 1st team in the same season. He also did it 4 times. Nearly every obscure stat has Jordan's name on top of it or in it. And all of this was done in the Golden Era of the league, in effectively 14 seasons. Twelve seasons if we only look at his Bulls years. Nearly eleven Bulls years if we take out the majority of his second season that he lost due to a foot injury. That is an insane accumulation of accomplishments and stats in such a relatively average length career. Just imagine the accomplishments and stats he could have accumulated had he played 17, 18, 19 or 20 seasons. Just imagine where he would be sitting on the "all-time" lists. How many more titles and points he would have amassed. Imagine if he doesn't retire for two years in his PRIME or Jerry Krause/Reinsdorf don't kick Phil to the curb at the end of The Last Dance in '98 making MJ's decision to retire again that much easier. That Bulls team had the ability to win 8 straight, maybe more. Just imagine how much higher the benchmarks would have been pushed. It's insane to think about. Also, take this into consideration. LeBron passed Kareem in scoring. We know this. Great accomplishment. But that is a longevity stat. Kobe, Karl, LeBron and Kareem all sit above Jordan on the scoring list and they all played 20 seasons or more. All with similar scoring totals (obviously). Now think of this, at 14 seasons, respectively, Jordan was ahead of all 4 of them in points. Jordan was nearly 5000 points ahead of LeBron at that point - not to mention he was ahead of LeBron in every statistical category other than assists at that point as well. But if you do the math, Jordan surpasses Kareem in potentially his 17th season given the averages. Years ahead of LeBron. I mean, simply give Jordan back his second season due to injury and the two seasons he retired in his prime, right there is Kareem passing territory. He also most likely catches and surpasses Stockton for steals leader as well. So when you look at it that way, it becomes quite clear that Jordan's career and potential was on a whole other level. Not knocking LeBron or anyone else. Greats are great, no matter the way we look at it. But one guy simply towered over the rest. Perspective tells us that. Luckily I got to see his career unfold. It was a remarkable time to watch basketball. And that isn't just nostalgia talking either. It is just the way it was. Game in and game out. Jordan simply put, is the GOAT. "You are simply the standard by which basketball excellence is measured." - David Stern
I love how you actually became speechless towards the end! You clearly get it, sir!!! :) The debate isn’t whether he is the best to ever touch a basketball. It’s whether he is the best athlete to play a team sport!
Check out the last 3 minutes of game 6 vs the Jazz for his last ring?? Will Give you more good insight on Why he’s the Goat, + see a bit of him in action during a championship game. Great reaction!
There were a lot of people doing that, just not as well, and many of the guys he's dunking on are 7-foot-tall superstars!! Shaq said Jordan was the only player he feared!!
Michael Jordan is the best basketball player that ever laced up a pair of gym shoes without a doubt this man has no flaws in his game offense defense steals you name it rebounds he does it there is zero flaws in his game and he's a Natural Born Killer with that clutch Gene
Jordan has the highest vertical leap to this day.. so to answer your question.. if jordan was playing in the league today and had the soft rules they have he'd average 40 in his prime shape.. that man used to get fouled horrendously just to try to stop him and they still couldn't
I grew up watching MJ and there are two things that stick out for me. 1. Jordan only really had 1 weakness over his career which was the 3 point shot. But his weakness there was that he was average, and about equal with the NBA average of his time. By comparison when looking at other players they can be as good as him at certain parts of the game but not across so much of the game and they always have more significant weaknesses. 2. I’ve never seen anyone have such a tireless work ethic and effort across both offensive and defensive sides of the ball across a full 82 game season year after year. Best scorer and arguably best or at least top 3 defensive player most years of his career.
Till this day no player could duplicate what Jordan was doing. He did this against alot of the hall of fame top 75 players and super team of his Era. He was the top super player that cancel all of there championship dreams. Only 1 player has come close and is the only play that can be compared. (Kobe Bryant) that's as close as one can get to be compared
Other dunkers from 70-90: Julius Erving (Dr. J), Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter, Shaquille O'Neal, Clyde Drexler, David Thompson, Darryl Dawkins, Spud Webb, Larry Nance, Shawn Kemp, Derrick Coleman, Scottie Pippen, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill. Vince Carter is the all-time best slam dunk specialist. However, Wizard MJ was able to guard him very effectively.
One thing that really needs to be noted is that Michael jordan is the only player who did highlights like this every game he played where he wasn't injured...
Jordan is the goat in my opinion. He played in a different era where it was a little tougher. They didn't call fouls as much and let them play a little more. Honestly all in his prime I don't know if anybody could of beat him.
From that same uploader, go check out his magic Johnson mixtape and his Larry bird mixtape! They came before Mike an were some cold, COLD brothers on the basketball court too, man.
By the way, in that "Danger Productions" (Best G.O.A.T. Comparison video), it's stated that MJ shoots the SAME in the clutch that he does throughout the rest of the game (appx. 50%), whereas Lebron in the clutch shoots a mere (20%). What a glaring difference! lol
I had WGN Chicago station on cable and I was lucky enough to see every game. Every single game he did something where you said "he's not human". NBA was much more physical in the 80s and 90s. The rules have changed, they don't call traveling or carries. NBA today is unwatchable if you saw it when Jordan played. Completely different game.
Good reaction...and yes, Michal Jordan is the undisputed GOAT. Also, just to answer a question you asked around the 12:16 minute mark, the answer is 'No'...not every player today plays like Michael Jordan (diving on the floor etc). You have to understand that what made Michael Jordan great, was not just the fact that he led the league in scoring averages each season. No...what made him great is that he not only led the league. in scoring averages, but he also was one of the leaders in the entire league on DEFENSE and Steals as well. You see, in basketball, even today, it's either a player is mostly purely offense but cannot play defense, or the player is a defensive guy, but cannot score. MJ was a scorer AND a defender. Put into context, Lebron James is piss poor defender. Yes, Lebron plays defense at times, but mostly he sleeps on defense. Michael Jordan is still the only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring average (most PPG), Steals, league MVP, AND Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) all in the same season. That is insane. Also, one of the main differences between people who call Michael Jordan the GOAT vs those who call Lebron the GOAT, is that the people who call Lebron the GOAT are typically die-hard Lebron fans. These are serious Lebron fan-boys who have an emotional stake in making the silly claim that Lebron is the GOAT. However, the people (actually MOST people) who consider Michael Jordan the GOAT, were never fans of him when he played. Bro,as a New Yorker I am a die-hard New York Knicks fan, so it was natural for me to DESPISE Michael Jordan as a teen in the 1990s...LMAO. (And my favorite player of all time was Allen Iverson who played for the 76ers...lol). But even I, who DESPISED MJ, consider him the GOAT. That's the difference between the few people who call Lebron the GOAT, vs the masses who correctly consider MJ the GOAT. The masses who consider MJ the GOAT, hated his guts when he played against their home team....lmao
Bro I hated Jordan growing up but that man had to win no matter what that's why he's the goat best scorer best defensive player best clutch player and never played a game 7 in the finals cause they won in 6,,,, 6-0 in finals Lebron is 4-6 and Jordan had 2 3 peats and would have won 2 or more if he hadn't left to play Baseball
legendary coach Bob Knight said this about Jordan after he coached him in the '84 Olympics (before MJ's rookie season in the NBA): “The kid is just an absolutely great kid. If I were going to pick the 3 or 4 best athletes I’ve ever seen play basketball, he’d be one of them. I think he’s the best athlete I’ve ever seen play basketball. If I were gonna pick 3-4 with the best ability I’d ever seen play the game, he’d be one of them. If I’m gonna pick the best competitor that I’ve ever seen play, he’d be one of them. So, in the categories of competitiveness, ability, skill and then athletic ability, he’s the best athlete, he’s one of the best competitors, he’s one of the most skilled players. And that to me makes him the best basketball player that I’ve ever seen play”
My guy its a movie called Come fly with me on the vcr all his highlights from 86 to 93think i might be wrong,but i remember watching this . I probably was 11 or 12 . my dad was watching it
If you want to understand why MJ was so good its not because of the era he played in because in the 90s they could play much stronger defense because of the rules. Mj was just faster stronger and smarter then everyone else. He also is 6-0 in the finals.
Also physically he was unusually gifted for ANY era...with his 48 inch vertical and those INCREDIBLE hands. Nobody has hands like Jordan. He was truly a freak of nature.
no there were others he was just better at it the first was probably dr j but in his time you can check out barkley, drexler, and wilkins just name a few plus there were more dominant defensive big men in his time then today and it was much more physical most me included believe he would be more dominant today then he was then
12:03 no, even if you dropped Jordan in today's game, he'd still look like this in comparison to the competition. I'm a huge Steph Curry fan, and while his shooting is unparalleled, his game has been largely caught up to by the league in terms of stretching the floor and the way the game is played, but MJ is an Alien, just an impossible person.
I still don't get it, how can anyone believe the person who is No.1 in NBA history in flopping the ball (L. James), is even in the conversation of being the GOAT. Also, when you listen to players of that era, there was a real fear playing against him. That's not the same way for Lebron, he is respected, but no one pees his pants before the game having to face him.
What some people would who has never seen him play would not understand is that there was a kind of aura about and a godlike mode about this man and was not just basketball
Can you imagine MJ guarding Steph Curry? Hand checking the crap outta him and directing him where he wants him to go? Could Steph still shoot as well as he does with a taller, faster, more athletic, MJ ready to swat away EVERY three pointer attempt from him? It’s a moot question, I know.
Watch Magic Johnson & Larry Bird's Mixtapes!! The rivalry between Magic Johnson (Lakers) and Larry Bird (the Celtics) is LEGENDARY!! Those 2 players controlled the NBA for the entire decade of the 1980s. Michael Jordan and the Bulls controlled for the NBA for the 1990s.
MJ was SO good, he is not just the Goat of Basket Ball, but is in the conversation for greatest sportsman of all time. I'm not saying he is the greatest, but he is in the conversation, that is how phenomenal he was
Context is everything. If you aren't really knowledgeable about the sport you really can't fully appreciate what you're watching to know that this wasn't exactly the norm for anyone in any era.
Before he ever played a game in the NBA his Olympus of college coach (I’m not sure which.. a guy called Bobby Knight anyway) said that MJ is amongst the top most skilled players he’s ever seen, amongst the top most athletic players he’s ever seen, top most competitor players, and maybe one more. So combined that makes him the best basketball player he’s ever seen. Before he ever played one professional game.
no watch shawn kemp, charles barkely, dom wilkins, spud webb, clyde drexler, karl malone, kobe, worthy, tmac, carter, mason....ect....the idea no one was athletic back then is insane some of the highest verticles comes from this era....late 80s to early 2000s the game caused people to hit the gym more and work out because the centers where bigger and stronger and it was more half court sets and contact was more aloud so in order to be effective at the rim you had to take contact and you have to be able to jump...players today are more build for running since nba is now been taken over with euro ball and lost the need for half court and plays and now is run and gun hardly any contact
Great reactions and responses, he was a beast , i maybe old…er but I’m so glad i watched him live. Kobe came close skill wise , sorry Lebron wasn’t even close. We that saw MJ cannot understand why Lebron is even in the conversation to be the goat. MJ , Kobe make him look stupid and they were loyal to one team. (Wizards was more business decision that didn’t pan out for him).
No one else was doing it at that time because no one else could do it. And no one else could do it in today's game either if he played in today's game he would average 50 or 60 points a game
It's not so much the dunks & fancy moves that make Michael Jordan the G.O.A.T. (and those things are certainly there for the world to witness), but it's moreso his entire game (offense & defense) in CONTEXT as so many of the commenters are laying out beautifully! MJ technically played 15 years, but actually appx. 13 due to injury and retirement, which make all of his accomplishments astronomical! "Some" (without naming names) have played much longer than MJ but "STILL" cannot match his accomplishments! How is THAT for "Dominance & Greatness!"....Good reaction!
During the Jordan era that was the style of play as far as the physicality and post up work is concerned but what separated Jordan from everyone else and why he was so dominant was because he was unstoppable and his desire to win was miles and miles higher than anyone else!! His work ethic was unmatched, he played defense just as hard if not harder than he played offense and he made playing basketball sexy (in the sense of his style of layups and dunk's were concerned) and finally he showed that you didn't have to be 7 feet tall to be successful at a championship level from the post and mid-range if you're willing to put the work in!!! That's what makes Jordan so special and his style of play was entertaining as hell to watch!! I'm 46 yrs old and when the Bulls were on TV in the 80's and 90's Jordan made them must see TV and it didn't matter who your favorite team was!!!
😊bro this is everyday MJ! I can't explain it.. I was born in 1980.. I witnessed him do this night in and night out... look at his video on records that will never be broken 💔.. he's doing things that still aren't being done, and somethings that were once in a lifetime.. trust me.. you can't get it all in just 1 video.. I have a 50+ video of over an hour or 2 on some..
Bulls down by 6 and 50 secs remaining. MJ got up, spoke to his team and you just assumed the bulls would win. And the opposing team couldn't stop the bulls,mj willed his teams to win and nobody was surprised.
I am from the UK I was born in the early 80's , NBA was not shown in the 80's in the UK, but when MJ started dominating NBA Channel 4 got the rights to show NBA games and highlights. So I watched from about 92/93 onwards and MJ was incredible. People who say Le Bron is the goat now? Its like saying Luka Modric or Samuel Etoo are the Goat, I mean they are great players, truly great players, but its jut no comparison to the likes of Maradona, Messi, R9, Ronaldinho, its actually bordering on comical. It also says to me that they have not either 1) seen MJ play or 2) seen this mixtape, because after either of those, its undeniable. Respect to you, I knew you would , I was betting on how long it would take, I guessed 5 mins, but it took you 2mins, hahaha nice work
Everyone is dunking now days because the changes to the rules have opened up driving lanes. Back when Mj played, the big men could sit in the paint and wait for him. Now days they can stay in the paint for up to 3 seconds and then have to clear out. Also the game was more physical back then
In any poll (of fans, media or players) roughly 65-70% have Jordan as the GOAT. Lebron gets around 20-25% The rest say either Kobe, Wilt or Bill Russell.
@12:00 To answer your question, other player did big dunks leaping over people. HOWEVER, he was the most consistent and spectacular at it by WIDE MARGIN. He was so amazing at it that after he retired no one in the league could reproduce what he was doing. It got so bad the NBA CHANGED THE RULES to allow more space in the paint (near basket area) so lesser players could come close to making similar highlight plays.
min 9:23. " is that i player that i should be looking at ? " ( Yes you should, he is Magic Jhonson, the best pointguard ever, and one of the most enjoyable to watch players )
He is the greatest from what we saw, and continues to be elevated by the stories of what went on behind the scenes. Watch the videos for the times Jordan sought revenge, or trash talk. Realize the amount of physical aggressiveness he played through, and zero flopping. And the only team to have IMAX footage of their games.
To start really understanding his greatness you have to watch this mixtape and watch videos about his stats to get a good feel. Then you watch the Last Dance and videos like JxmmyHighroller's Who Is The Goat vid. Thats how i understood why hes considered the goat and why thatll still take a while to completely change. At least thats what i did
It's a matter of desire and passion and not ever wanting to lose that's why when you ask the question why he was different simple he worked harder then anyone!!
Jordan was on a class by himself. Kobe was the closet and that's why he's called Jordan 2.0. Players like these are generational. You will not find anyone playing the in the NBA right now that can compare to Jordan.
Jordan 2.0?😂 That implies that Kobe was an upgrade or improvement. Kobe was a poor man's Michael Jordan. MJ is Coca Cola Classic while Kobe was a generic or store brand cola. Kobe wanted so badly to be like Mike that he patterned his entire game after MJ. He even copied his mannerisms and speech patterns which was pretty creepy and unhealthily obsessive.
@@tonyt888 You make a good point. However, that also implies that Kobe and MJ's game were equal or close to equal if Kobe was "the next version." With all that being said I respect where you're coming from.
Guy talking about passing the torch was Magic Johnson, possibly the greatest point guard to ever play, and very much the model after which Lebron plays, like Kobe did w/MJ. He was able to do all this b/c he worked insanely hard at every flaw in his game that people said he would struggle with. Coming into the NBA the question was if he could have a mid range jumper to go along w/getting to the rim. He became one of the greatest mid range jump shooters. They questioned his ability to defend, he became one of the greatest defenders. They said he wasn't a good enough 3pt shooter and said another SG was as good as him, so he set an NBA record for NBA 3 pt shots made in a 1/2 and game in the finals. Athletically freakish, he could have been an olympic long jumper or NFL WR/CB, he had God given athletic ability. If you do a google search for NBA hand size, you'll see 6'6" MJ w/7ft centers, his hands were abnormally large for his size so he did things that no other guard could do. But he wasn't ahead of his time, guys like Dr. J were doing things like he did before him. It was just a lot harder back then b/c there were legit 7ft shot blockers defending the rim and the NBA hadn't changed the rules to make the 3 sec violation for defense yet; everyone does it now b/c it's far easier to get to the rim then in the 80's and 90's. It's why 7ft C's are basically out of the NBA now. He just was so insanely competitive that he would take criticism of his game personally and he worked to remove the issue. He made himself through sheer determination and work ethic into the best and most complete player, add in his natural athletic ability and he did things constantly that others could only do occasionally.
I think what this video shows you is this was him, night in and night out. Every time he put on a show. Because the editing is swapping between games showing him do the same moves to all these different players. There are some big highlight times sure, but the consistency of this was insane. The weird thing is the fact that the 6'6" guard was dunking better than and dunking on people 7'2" is part of what made it insane in addition, everyone knew he was coming, but despite that and despite them playing in an era where people could be MORE physical than now they still couldn't stop him. Everyone does this now because they made the rules on fouls harsher because he used to do this and get HIT and that was just a regular foul, there was no flagrant foul like now.
If you have ever played basketball, none of this is easy. I play, but you run into players who are even better. I can’t imagine facing an NBA player. You need to react Derrick Rose! You’ll be like wtf as well bro
In today's era, traveling and other play mistakes are allowed much more often, so the "incredible skills" of some of today's players are highly questionable. The rules have also been changed to favor the offensive and make the game more marketable, but now it is much easier to score and gather good statistics. With similar rules, you would not have an MJ-LeBron debate, but rather a Larry Bird-LeBron debate.
Jordan is considered the GOAT because he was simultaneously, and for about a 10-12 year stretch, the most feared scorer in the NBA and debatably the best defender in the NBA at the same time... He could score more and more efficiently than anyone in the game the get back on defense and lock down your teams best player. Best of all, he got even better in the playoffs, and time after time would seal the deal on any close game with game-winning shots. There's a reason he won 6 rings in less than a decade.
AMEN!
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Couldn't have said it better.!!!!!!!!
6 straight personally…
when playing a full season 91-98.
This plus two threepeats where it's hard enough getting 2 rings in a row he got 3 in a row two separate times.
Grew up with Magic, Bird, then Jordan...and ive never seen anyone go all out on both ends to the level MJ did since...goat and its not even close 🐐
I concur. It's never been close!
Oh, I agree. Jordon did for basketball as Tiger Woods did for golf. Attendance were sell outs game after game, year after year. So many great players game their play after Jordan or tried to. NBA coaches remarked “Jordan was the best athlete they ever seen”.
Im 46 and watched this dude in his prime.. i still get chills watching him. His game was absolutely beautiful to watch. Kobe is the closest to MJ iv seen. He could really play, god rest his soul. Jordan is in his own category though. Cool reaction man. Never forget....this is the best player ever. GOAT
That man played 11 full seasons with the Bulls in which he raked up 6 rings, 6 finals MVPs, 5 season MVPs (should have at least 7 but he got robbed), he got 10 scoring titles which is a record while also making the NBA's first-defensive team 9 times which is also tied for the record, he got 1 Defensive player of the year award, he led the league in steals 3 times and he led the Bulls to a stretch of 632 freaking games without losing 3 games in a row between 91' and 98'. That is absolutely crazy. Nobody has dominated the league like MJ did, ever, and anyone who wants to argue that Michael Jordan is not the greatest basketball player ever is either clueless, which is fine, or stupid...
Preach!
LeBron is the Goat because he made the nba finals 8 straight years and 10 in total Michael Jordan could never do that also LeBron James had Carlos Boozer old fat Shaq Mo Williams and other as teammates and his team dominated in the nba and he became a household name. There’s a reason they made a space jam 2 it’s because LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan and old dinosaurs like you can’t accept the fact that LeBron James not only is the greatest player in the history of the game but he’s a better actor and movie star than Michael Jordan and when he owns his team in Las Vegas he will be a better owner and gm than Jordan ever was and it’s a face and you can eat grass and fart.
@@israymervalentin-arias6313 Which would you rather have: (Make it to the Super Bowl4 consecutive times, losing all 4, or winning it "once"?.....MOST people woud opt for "WINNING" once over (runner-up) 4 times! lol...As a wise man once said: ("You play to WIN the game...hello, you play to WIN the game!). lol
@@clutch236 ur acting like LeBron went 0-10 nice try but it’s not the same and you have to admit LeBron James is the goat and also he’s a better actor because space jam 2 is goat over space jam just like LBJ is goat over mj
@@israymervalentin-arias6313 MJ in the playoffs played agaisnt 270 players outscored 269
ONLY TERRY CUMMINGS SCORED 1 ...UNO. ..ONE POINT MORE THAN MJ. ....AN AVERAGE OF ZERO.2 PERCENT .
TERRY CUMMINGS HAD A TEAMMATE WHO WAS A 2TIMES DPOY GUARDING A ROOKIE MJ. MJ AVERAGED 29.3 PPG IN THE SERIES.
PLEASE NOTE ISIAH THOMAS AND LBJ DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS IN THEIR 1ST 2 YRS IN THE NBA.
MJ PLAYED 13 SEASONS WITH THE BULLS. HE MADE THE PLAYOFFS EVERY SEASON.
HE AVERAGED OVER 30 PPG IN 12 SEASONS.
ONLY HIS ROOKIE SEASON HE AVERAGED 29.3.
MJ IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN NBA FINALS HISTORY TO NEVER SCORE LESS THAN 20 POINTS IN A NBA FINALS GAME. . IN 35 FINALS GAMES.
MJ AVERAGED 11.4 APG IN THE FINALS SERIES AGAINST MAGIC AND THE SHOWTIME LAKERS IN THE 91 FINALS.
MJ HOLDS THE FINALS RECORD FOR MOST POINTS IN A HALF. 35 POINTS IN GAME1 OF THE92 FINALSAGAINSTTHEBLAZERS. .
41 PPG IN A NBA FINALS SERIES IS A NBA FINALS RECORD. MJ OWNS IT.
IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS ONLY 9 TIMES A PLAYER AVERAGED OR 40 OR MORE POINTS IN A PLAYOFF SERIES.
MJ DID IT 5 TIMES. 5 TIMES OUT OF 9 TIMES IT WAS DONE.
MJ HAS THE RECORD FOR MOST PLAYOFF POINTS IN A YR. 759 POINTS.
MJ HAS THE MOST POINTS IN A 3 GAME PLAYOFF SERIES. 131 POINTS.
MJ HAS THE MOST 40 PLUS POINTS IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY. 38.
MOST 50 PLUS POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME 8.
ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE BACK TO BACK CONSECUTIVE 50 PLUS POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME.
MJ HOLDS THE NBA FINALS SERIES RECORD FOR MOST STEALS 14 STEALS IN 5 GAMES AGAINST MAGIC AND THE SHOWTIME LAKERS IN 91.
MJ SCORED MORE POINTS THAN EVERY PLAYER IN THE 6 FINALS HE PLAYED AGAINST.
MJ PLAYED 179 PLAYOFF GAMES. ONLY 6 TIMES HE SCORED LESS THAN 20 POINTS.
HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO NEVER SCORE LESS THAN 15 POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME.
U WANT MORE STATS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. LOL
MJ AND THE BULLS ARE THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST TEAM TO WIN NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MJ SCORED 45 POINTS IN THE CLOSE OUT GAME (6) IN THE 98 NBA FINALS AGAINST THE JAZZ MORE THAN HALF THE TEAM SCORED 86 POINTS.
MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. MEEE AAAA.choke on that BRONVESTITE
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As someone who lives in Chicago and watched all 82 games every season, beginning with his rookie year, I can tell you that MJ's highlight reel is endless. TH-camrs have done a good job digging up old footage. However, there are still more highlights they haven't found. Even this video is only a fraction of his best plays. Unfortunately, not every game was VCR'd in the mid 1980s.
It’s not that they haven’t found them MJ has a video vault and it’s under lock and key…his wizards doc is in the works but when his personal video comes out it will throw everyone into awe with his training
Apparently about 60% of his footage is lost. I personally would think MJ or the NBA would be trying to buy anyone's old game recordings to try and recoup some of the lost video... cuz damn, wouldn't we all love to see that! I hope its true that Mike has some of it in his attic or whatever!
@@--ArcAngel-- MJ has that video in his possession ✌🏽
I've heard that too...but I don't recall if it was from a reliable source... So its nice to hear it from you too! That makes me feel better. Cuz it would be so incredibly amazing to see tons of MJ that we've never seen! Can't even imagine what spectacular stuff could be on that video. Hopefully he doesn't wait too long to share! Thanks for making me more optimistic about the "lost" footage!
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I just wanted to add. For everyone who never had the opportunity to watch him play like myself and millions of others due to age . No worries it's nobody's fault. Nobody to blame. Just move past it. However you will have to watch the actual video multiple times to grasp what you just watched or watch with your favorite reaction TH-camr I don't care. Just make sure they covered the whole or as much as possible of the video. Because you can't take it all in just watching once or even twice and I was a teenager growing up in that time he was in his prime. Which was incredible. Whoever made the original video it is almost a master piece. The first half music is great 2nd half could be better but that's not important. But if you could understand the back story of all that. It's extremely incredible. I've watched at least 50 times including reaction videos and I'm still enjoying it because I remember the time period and what was going on in his professional career and public life. He used to fill up lockerooms with reporters. He did things I've still haven't people do to this day. And during that time it was like you had one super star on each team. They had good players around them for sure. But mj was on another level all by himself. He could not go anywhere without a massive amount of people trying to get his autograph. Kids chasing after him. It was insane. He was a rock star in and off the court. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. But you need to watch this multiple times to really grasp what you just watched
Your lucky enough to watch them live for Sure you're amaze of what MJ do in the court for sure.
Same here, I watched as many games as possible, and every game was a highlight reel. Watching the "Last Dance" is the only way to understand how driven he was and how much he pushed his team to be great.
I'm 63 and lived in Chicago. To say he was electrifying was an understatement! And here's the difference between LeBron's highlights tape and Michael's was Michael played with that intensity EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, whereas those are some of LeBron's best.
So glad you watched this! Believe it or not, there's another even better. Would love to see you react to Michael Jordan Best Rare Footage by Voyager (part 1...part 2 is good also but really part 1 is the thing). It shows more of his defense plus there's a whole segment showing some of the hard fouls Jordan had to play through. His ability to score through contact is unmatched...and will never be matched because of the changes in the game that make it so much easier to score. Plus, the Voyager video is not made by the NBA and so you can see for yourself its not professional editing making Jordan look good. If anything, the Voyager rare footage video is even more mesmerizing... even more mind blowing. Thank you for your wonderful reaction! All the best to you and yours.
Yeah Voyager is really good too
Jordan is the 🐐 and it’s not even close
He was unpredictable, which made him unguardable, unstoppable, the reason he excelled the game to new heights, hence 30 yrs+ n counting he's the G O A T
We knew we were witnessing greatness. Didn’t know how great. Such a pleasure to watch him growing up.
11:58 I'd be sitting on the couch with my dad and we'd be shaking our heads in disbelief. Nothing like MJ had ever been seen. Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly said that Jordan is so good he's embarrassing the league. The only player remotely comparable on offense was Dr. J (Julius Erving). He'd make three brilliant plays a month. Jordan would make three brilliant plays by halftime.
You're a great man for mentioning "Dr. J"... Jordan & myself greatly appreciates it! 🏀😷
@clutch236 Dr. J Inspired Jordan's game that alone deserves mentioning. I say thank you, Dr.J!
@@saltymonkey8874 Ditto!
As a Julius Erving fan & the that fact that MJ emulated what the Doc did & took it to another level saying the Dr. made 3 spectacular plays a month is really disrespectful. On the contrary he made a spectacular play at least once a game especially in the ABA.
@@russelturner5771 Ohhh, I most certainly agree 100% with that healthy correction!.....maybe @saltymonkey8874 wasn't aware to what extent Doc was a dominant force! (and like a Super Hero to kids like me at the time!), I think he'll humbly accept the correction, if not...............lol
I was fortunate enough to watch him play as I was a child and into my teens. It was truly unbelievable and it won’t come around again
He came in electric n super unmatched athleticism but also his fundamentals n iq were still incredible. Also the fact that he never gave up n helped make his young teammates become great like him n they dominated like no other. Two three peats while every one is coming for u is crazy. Also he took the league globally and his respect for the game always been top tier.
Here's why Michael Jordan is the GOAT:
In the entire history of the NBA, there have only been four occurrences where a single player has finished the season as:
1) Regular Season MVP
2) Scoring Champion
3) Defensive Player of the Year
4) Post Season MVP
5) Won a Championship that year.
The four players to do it are all named Michael Jordan.
Jordan all day he's my all time favorite player
Best Athlete
King of the midrange
Arguably best defender
Best scoring average in History, regular season & playoffs
Undefeated in the finals
Most scoring titles
2x college player of the year
Best on the eye 👁️ test
& to say all these things, while still realizing you left so much out is incredible!
Someone said “He is Thanos with all the Infinity Stones “ could not be more right…
Or simply: 🐐23 #jordan 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆+🥇🥇
Yeah, that would be DANGERProductions. In his one and only video. Jordan vs Lebron, the best goat comparison. And good heavens what a video it is!
Would highly recommend the last dance on entertainment alone. Learning about the sport/people is just an added bonus, but it’s good even for a non-basketball fan.
It's hard to tell, even for guys that played, but Jordan is quicker than any human being that size has a right to be. He was so sudden, he was by you before you could react. It's not just straight ahead speed, which he had as well, it is how quick he can accelerate and change direction. Nevermind he has a 48" (121 cm) vertical leap and can wait for everyone else to fall back down. There is helpless feeling when your opponent is still up and you're falling back down. You can't block him when he's double clutching because you jump for the first movement, then he pulls it back down and waits in air for you to fall back down Earth. He was ridiculous.
Jordan is the mammoth in all North American Sports. Ruth, Ali, Jordan, Gretsky. There is truly no one like MJ though - maniacal competitor, the stats, the skills, the global impact, the championships - he's 1 and then everyone is fighting for second lol
Honestly i find so much enjoyment out if these reaction videos. I love to see the young ppl and ppl that never watched him play. Then decide who is your goat. If ppl say "Lebron is goat" i wont argue with them. But Mike is my goat. All the kids wanted to fly like Mike.
I always refer people to this Historic Mixtape when they ask me why I consider Jordan the GOAT. It is 16 minutes of resume that drives the point home with force. But the thing is, alot of the generations after Jordan's years simply don't realize that this was MJ every 👏 single 👏 night 👏. No plays off. No rest management. No resting on defense. No backing down. He WAS thee Apex predator of the league! Unrivaled in determination & killer instinct. Skilled in everyway. Motivated to play every game at a level others just couldn't reach. Ten scoring titles (NBA record) in an era where physicality was at its highest, 6 Championships (no losses), 5 MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, a Defensive Player of the Year award which was usually given to the big men of that time and countless other benchmark stats that have yet to be broken. Still the only player in NBA history to win the scoring title, MVP, a Championship, Finals MVP and be named to the All-Defensive 1st team in the same season. He also did it 4 times. Nearly every obscure stat has Jordan's name on top of it or in it. And all of this was done in the Golden Era of the league, in effectively 14 seasons. Twelve seasons if we only look at his Bulls years. Nearly eleven Bulls years if we take out the majority of his second season that he lost due to a foot injury. That is an insane accumulation of accomplishments and stats in such a relatively average length career. Just imagine the accomplishments and stats he could have accumulated had he played 17, 18, 19 or 20 seasons. Just imagine where he would be sitting on the "all-time" lists. How many more titles and points he would have amassed. Imagine if he doesn't retire for two years in his PRIME or Jerry Krause/Reinsdorf don't kick Phil to the curb at the end of The Last Dance in '98 making MJ's decision to retire again that much easier. That Bulls team had the ability to win 8 straight, maybe more. Just imagine how much higher the benchmarks would have been pushed. It's insane to think about. Also, take this into consideration. LeBron passed Kareem in scoring. We know this. Great accomplishment. But that is a longevity stat. Kobe, Karl, LeBron and Kareem all sit above Jordan on the scoring list and they all played 20 seasons or more. All with similar scoring totals (obviously). Now think of this, at 14 seasons, respectively, Jordan was ahead of all 4 of them in points. Jordan was nearly 5000 points ahead of LeBron at that point - not to mention he was ahead of LeBron in every statistical category other than assists at that point as well. But if you do the math, Jordan surpasses Kareem in potentially his 17th season given the averages. Years ahead of LeBron. I mean, simply give Jordan back his second season due to injury and the two seasons he retired in his prime, right there is Kareem passing territory. He also most likely catches and surpasses Stockton for steals leader as well. So when you look at it that way, it becomes quite clear that Jordan's career and potential was on a whole other level. Not knocking LeBron or anyone else. Greats are great, no matter the way we look at it. But one guy simply towered over the rest. Perspective tells us that. Luckily I got to see his career unfold. It was a remarkable time to watch basketball. And that isn't just nostalgia talking either. It is just the way it was. Game in and game out.
Jordan simply put, is the GOAT.
"You are simply the standard by which basketball excellence is measured." - David Stern
I love how you actually became speechless towards the end! You clearly get it, sir!!! :) The debate isn’t whether he is the best to ever touch a basketball. It’s whether he is the best athlete to play a team sport!
Check out the last 3 minutes of game 6 vs the Jazz for his last ring?? Will Give you more good insight on
Why he’s the Goat, + see a bit of him in action during a championship game.
Great reaction!
Always brings a tear to my eye to watch the unknowing attain the knowledge.
THE GOAT!!!
There were a lot of people doing that, just not as well, and many of the guys he's dunking on are 7-foot-tall superstars!! Shaq said Jordan was the only player he feared!!
U have to check out the voyager part 1 and 2. Great video. Jordan was just built different.
Michael Jordan is the best basketball player that ever laced up a pair of gym shoes without a doubt this man has no flaws in his game offense defense steals you name it rebounds he does it there is zero flaws in his game and he's a Natural Born Killer with that clutch Gene
Jordan has the highest vertical leap to this day.. so to answer your question.. if jordan was playing in the league today and had the soft rules they have he'd average 40 in his prime shape.. that man used to get fouled horrendously just to try to stop him and they still couldn't
14:26 is the most insane move I have ever seen an athlete make.
You should react to the rare voyager footage. And also, all that Jordan was doing, everyone else was also doing it, but not altogether.
Every basket in this video goes in on the beat. That’s why it’s so good.
His ability to float in the air for half a second longer while everyone else is falling down is insane.
I grew up watching MJ and there are two things that stick out for me. 1. Jordan only really had 1 weakness over his career which was the 3 point shot. But his weakness there was that he was average, and about equal with the NBA average of his time. By comparison when looking at other players they can be as good as him at certain parts of the game but not across so much of the game and they always have more significant weaknesses. 2. I’ve never seen anyone have such a tireless work ethic and effort across both offensive and defensive sides of the ball across a full 82 game season year after year. Best scorer and arguably best or at least top 3 defensive player most years of his career.
Till this day no player could duplicate what Jordan was doing. He did this against alot of the hall of fame top 75 players and super team of his Era. He was the top super player that cancel all of there championship dreams. Only 1 player has come close and is the only play that can be compared. (Kobe Bryant) that's as close as one can get to be compared
Other dunkers from 70-90: Julius Erving (Dr. J), Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter, Shaquille O'Neal, Clyde Drexler, David Thompson, Darryl Dawkins, Spud Webb, Larry Nance, Shawn Kemp, Derrick Coleman, Scottie Pippen, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill. Vince Carter is the all-time best slam dunk specialist. However, Wizard MJ was able to guard him very effectively.
One thing that really needs to be noted is that Michael jordan is the only player who did highlights like this every game he played where he wasn't injured...
Jordan is the goat in my opinion. He played in a different era where it was a little tougher. They didn't call fouls as much and let them play a little more. Honestly all in his prime I don't know if anybody could of beat him.
From that same uploader, go check out his magic Johnson mixtape and his Larry bird mixtape! They came before Mike an were some cold, COLD brothers on the basketball court too, man.
By the way, in that "Danger Productions" (Best G.O.A.T. Comparison video), it's stated that MJ shoots the SAME in the clutch that he does throughout the rest of the game (appx. 50%), whereas Lebron in the clutch shoots a mere (20%). What a glaring difference! lol
I had WGN Chicago station on cable and I was lucky enough to see every game. Every single game he did something where you said "he's not human". NBA was much more physical in the 80s and 90s. The rules have changed, they don't call traveling or carries. NBA today is unwatchable if you saw it when Jordan played. Completely different game.
Good reaction...and yes, Michal Jordan is the undisputed GOAT. Also, just to answer a question you asked around the 12:16 minute mark, the answer is 'No'...not every player today plays like Michael Jordan (diving on the floor etc). You have to understand that what made Michael Jordan great, was not just the fact that he led the league in scoring averages each season. No...what made him great is that he not only led the league. in scoring averages, but he also was one of the leaders in the entire league on DEFENSE and Steals as well. You see, in basketball, even today, it's either a player is mostly purely offense but cannot play defense, or the player is a defensive guy, but cannot score. MJ was a scorer AND a defender. Put into context, Lebron James is piss poor defender. Yes, Lebron plays defense at times, but mostly he sleeps on defense. Michael Jordan is still the only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring average (most PPG), Steals, league MVP, AND Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) all in the same season. That is insane.
Also, one of the main differences between people who call Michael Jordan the GOAT vs those who call Lebron the GOAT, is that the people who call Lebron the GOAT are typically die-hard Lebron fans. These are serious Lebron fan-boys who have an emotional stake in making the silly claim that Lebron is the GOAT. However, the people (actually MOST people) who consider Michael Jordan the GOAT, were never fans of him when he played. Bro,as a New Yorker I am a die-hard New York Knicks fan, so it was natural for me to DESPISE Michael Jordan as a teen in the 1990s...LMAO. (And my favorite player of all time was Allen Iverson who played for the 76ers...lol). But even I, who DESPISED MJ, consider him the GOAT. That's the difference between the few people who call Lebron the GOAT, vs the masses who correctly consider MJ the GOAT. The masses who consider MJ the GOAT, hated his guts when he played against their home team....lmao
Bro I hated Jordan growing up but that man had to win no matter what that's why he's the goat best scorer best defensive player best clutch player and never played a game 7 in the finals cause they won in 6,,,, 6-0 in finals Lebron is 4-6 and Jordan had 2 3 peats and would have won 2 or more if he hadn't left to play Baseball
And he didn't do all these moves on bums
He did all these moves on there best player's time after time
legendary coach Bob Knight said this about Jordan after he coached him in the '84 Olympics (before MJ's rookie season in the NBA):
“The kid is just an absolutely great kid. If I were going to pick the 3 or 4 best athletes I’ve ever seen play basketball, he’d be one of them. I think he’s the best athlete I’ve ever seen play basketball. If I were gonna pick 3-4 with the best ability I’d ever seen play the game, he’d be one of them. If I’m gonna pick the best competitor that I’ve ever seen play, he’d be one of them.
So, in the categories of competitiveness, ability, skill and then athletic ability, he’s the best athlete, he’s one of the best competitors, he’s one of the most skilled players. And that to me makes him the best basketball player that I’ve ever seen play”
Yea you'll need to watch the last dance
MJ is pure monster
Yes jordan changed the game ..he didn't have to shoot 3s he just goes to the basket
My guy its a movie called Come fly with me on the vcr all his highlights from 86 to 93think i might be wrong,but i remember watching this . I probably was 11 or 12 . my dad was watching it
If you want to understand why MJ was so good its not because of the era he played in because in the 90s they could play much stronger defense because of the rules. Mj was just faster stronger and smarter then everyone else. He also is 6-0 in the finals.
With 6 finals MVP’s! And he never had a prominent big man his entire career!..Unheard of in NBA History!
Also physically he was unusually gifted for ANY era...with his 48 inch vertical and those INCREDIBLE hands. Nobody has hands like Jordan. He was truly a freak of nature.
@@--ArcAngel-- Agreed! The one thing that people most fail to see in MJ’s game, is that he was the smartest player to ever play the game!
no there were others he was just better at it the first was probably dr j but in his time you can check out barkley, drexler, and wilkins just name a few plus there were more dominant defensive big men in his time then today and it was much more physical most me included believe he would be more dominant today then he was then
This is why Jordan the best because center are soft now center back in those days where scary
12:03 no, even if you dropped Jordan in today's game, he'd still look like this in comparison to the competition. I'm a huge Steph Curry fan, and while his shooting is unparalleled, his game has been largely caught up to by the league in terms of stretching the floor and the way the game is played, but MJ is an Alien, just an impossible person.
I really miss him i mean watching him play i was in the womb when he won his first ring
I still don't get it, how can anyone believe the person who is No.1 in NBA history in flopping the ball (L. James), is even in the conversation of being the GOAT. Also, when you listen to players of that era, there was a real fear playing against him. That's not the same way for Lebron, he is respected, but no one pees his pants before the game having to face him.
he is way more than that .
the greatest athlete of alltime
All the official mixtape NBA videos are extremely well edited.
Definitely watch the last dance dude,will just confirm your comment that he’s the goat! Brill reaction and fair play for admitting you were wrong 😂
What some people would who has never seen him play would not understand is that there was a kind of aura about and a godlike mode about this man and was not just basketball
Can you imagine MJ guarding Steph Curry? Hand checking the crap outta him and directing him where he wants him to go? Could Steph still shoot as well as he does with a taller, faster, more athletic, MJ ready to swat away EVERY three pointer attempt from him? It’s a moot question, I know.
good call mate!. Jordan is the goat :D
Watch Magic Johnson & Larry Bird's Mixtapes!! The rivalry between Magic Johnson (Lakers) and Larry Bird (the Celtics) is LEGENDARY!! Those 2 players controlled the NBA for the entire decade of the 1980s. Michael Jordan and the Bulls controlled for the NBA for the 1990s.
MJ was SO good, he is not just the Goat of Basket Ball, but is in the conversation for greatest sportsman of all time. I'm not saying he is the greatest, but he is in the conversation, that is how phenomenal he was
Consider reacting to Voyager and the Red Assault series. He gets raw in those. The Red Assault series connects him to Pippen and Rodman...
Context is everything. If you aren't really knowledgeable about the sport you really can't fully appreciate what you're watching to know that this wasn't exactly the norm for anyone in any era.
Before he ever played a game in the NBA his Olympus of college coach (I’m not sure which.. a guy called Bobby Knight anyway) said that MJ is amongst the top most skilled players he’s ever seen, amongst the top most athletic players he’s ever seen, top most competitor players, and maybe one more. So combined that makes him the best basketball player he’s ever seen. Before he ever played one professional game.
no watch shawn kemp, charles barkely, dom wilkins, spud webb, clyde drexler, karl malone, kobe, worthy, tmac, carter, mason....ect....the idea no one was athletic back then is insane some of the highest verticles comes from this era....late 80s to early 2000s the game caused people to hit the gym more and work out because the centers where bigger and stronger and it was more half court sets and contact was more aloud so in order to be effective at the rim you had to take contact and you have to be able to jump...players today are more build for running since nba is now been taken over with euro ball and lost the need for half court and plays and now is run and gun hardly any contact
Great reactions and responses, he was a beast , i maybe old…er but I’m so glad i watched him live. Kobe came close skill wise , sorry Lebron wasn’t even close. We that saw MJ cannot understand why Lebron is even in the conversation to be the goat. MJ , Kobe make him look stupid and they were loyal to one team. (Wizards was more business decision that didn’t pan out for him).
No one else was doing it at that time because no one else could do it. And no one else could do it in today's game either if he played in today's game he would average 50 or 60 points a game
It's not so much the dunks & fancy moves that make Michael Jordan the G.O.A.T. (and those things are certainly there for the world to witness), but it's moreso his entire game (offense & defense) in CONTEXT as so many of the commenters are laying out beautifully! MJ technically played 15 years, but actually appx. 13 due to injury and retirement, which make all of his accomplishments astronomical! "Some" (without naming names) have played much longer than MJ but "STILL" cannot match his accomplishments! How is THAT for "Dominance & Greatness!"....Good reaction!
During the Jordan era that was the style of play as far as the physicality and post up work is concerned but what separated Jordan from everyone else and why he was so dominant was because he was unstoppable and his desire to win was miles and miles higher than anyone else!! His work ethic was unmatched, he played defense just as hard if not harder than he played offense and he made playing basketball sexy (in the sense of his style of layups and dunk's were concerned) and finally he showed that you didn't have to be 7 feet tall to be successful at a championship level from the post and mid-range if you're willing to put the work in!!! That's what makes Jordan so special and his style of play was entertaining as hell to watch!! I'm 46 yrs old and when the Bulls were on TV in the 80's and 90's Jordan made them must see TV and it didn't matter who your favorite team was!!!
😊bro this is everyday MJ! I can't explain it.. I was born in 1980.. I witnessed him do this night in and night out... look at his video on records that will never be broken 💔.. he's doing things that still aren't being done, and somethings that were once in a lifetime.. trust me.. you can't get it all in just 1 video.. I have a 50+ video of over an hour or 2 on some..
Bulls down by 6 and 50 secs remaining. MJ got up, spoke to his team and you just assumed the bulls would win. And the opposing team couldn't stop the bulls,mj willed his teams to win and nobody was surprised.
I am from the UK I was born in the early 80's , NBA was not shown in the 80's in the UK, but when MJ started dominating NBA Channel 4 got the rights to show NBA games and highlights. So I watched from about 92/93 onwards and MJ was incredible. People who say Le Bron is the goat now? Its like saying Luka Modric or Samuel Etoo are the Goat, I mean they are great players, truly great players, but its jut no comparison to the likes of Maradona, Messi, R9, Ronaldinho, its actually bordering on comical. It also says to me that they have not either 1) seen MJ play or 2) seen this mixtape, because after either of those, its undeniable.
Respect to you, I knew you would , I was betting on how long it would take, I guessed 5 mins, but it took you 2mins, hahaha nice work
Everyone is dunking now days because the changes to the rules have opened up driving lanes. Back when Mj played, the big men could sit in the paint and wait for him. Now days they can stay in the paint for up to 3 seconds and then have to clear out. Also the game was more physical back then
He was the Beatles,Elvis crowds like that anywhere he went in the 90s
MJ took the sport global.
MJ isn’t just considered the GOAT of basketball. Many consider him the greatest athlete of all time.
In any poll (of fans, media or players) roughly 65-70% have Jordan as the GOAT.
Lebron gets around 20-25%
The rest say either Kobe, Wilt or Bill Russell.
@12:00 To answer your question, other player did big dunks leaping over people. HOWEVER, he was the most consistent and spectacular at it by WIDE MARGIN. He was so amazing at it that after he retired no one in the league could reproduce what he was doing. It got so bad the NBA CHANGED THE RULES to allow more space in the paint (near basket area) so lesser players could come close to making similar highlight plays.
No one was doing this then or now
min 9:23. " is that i player that i should be looking at ? " ( Yes you should, he is Magic Jhonson, the best pointguard ever, and one of the most enjoyable to watch players )
He is the greatest from what we saw, and continues to be elevated by the stories of what went on behind the scenes. Watch the videos for the times Jordan sought revenge, or trash talk. Realize the amount of physical aggressiveness he played through, and zero flopping. And the only team to have IMAX footage of their games.
To start really understanding his greatness you have to watch this mixtape and watch videos about his stats to get a good feel. Then you watch the Last Dance and videos like JxmmyHighroller's Who Is The Goat vid. Thats how i understood why hes considered the goat and why thatll still take a while to completely change. At least thats what i did
List of players we've ever seen that plays close to what Jordan did:
Kobe Bryant
End of list.
Mic drop!
You should do the “Iverson Mixtape”. Basically the mini Jordan.
The best there ever was, the best that ever will be.
It's a matter of desire and passion and not ever wanting to lose that's why when you ask the question why he was different simple he worked harder then anyone!!
The last dance is worth a watch
The only player in the history of sports who didn't have a weakness. He was by far the best player on both sides of the court.
Jordan was on a class by himself. Kobe was the closet and that's why he's called Jordan 2.0. Players like these are generational. You will not find anyone playing the in the NBA right now that can compare to Jordan.
Jordan 2.0?😂 That implies that Kobe was an upgrade or improvement. Kobe was a poor man's Michael Jordan. MJ is Coca Cola Classic while Kobe was a generic or store brand cola. Kobe wanted so badly to be like Mike that he patterned his entire game after MJ. He even copied his mannerisms and speech patterns which was pretty creepy and unhealthily obsessive.
@@mikecely3610 the next version doesn't imply it's better. It's merely the next version.
@@tonyt888 You make a good point. However, that also implies that Kobe and MJ's game were equal or close to equal if Kobe was "the next version." With all that being said I respect where you're coming from.
Basketball has had its Mozart, its Baryshnikov, its Houdini, and its Chairman of the Board, and they all played as Michael Jordan.
He stands alone.
Guy talking about passing the torch was Magic Johnson, possibly the greatest point guard to ever play, and very much the model after which Lebron plays, like Kobe did w/MJ.
He was able to do all this b/c he worked insanely hard at every flaw in his game that people said he would struggle with. Coming into the NBA the question was if he could have a mid range jumper to go along w/getting to the rim. He became one of the greatest mid range jump shooters. They questioned his ability to defend, he became one of the greatest defenders. They said he wasn't a good enough 3pt shooter and said another SG was as good as him, so he set an NBA record for NBA 3 pt shots made in a 1/2 and game in the finals. Athletically freakish, he could have been an olympic long jumper or NFL WR/CB, he had God given athletic ability. If you do a google search for NBA hand size, you'll see 6'6" MJ w/7ft centers, his hands were abnormally large for his size so he did things that no other guard could do.
But he wasn't ahead of his time, guys like Dr. J were doing things like he did before him. It was just a lot harder back then b/c there were legit 7ft shot blockers defending the rim and the NBA hadn't changed the rules to make the 3 sec violation for defense yet; everyone does it now b/c it's far easier to get to the rim then in the 80's and 90's. It's why 7ft C's are basically out of the NBA now. He just was so insanely competitive that he would take criticism of his game personally and he worked to remove the issue. He made himself through sheer determination and work ethic into the best and most complete player, add in his natural athletic ability and he did things constantly that others could only do occasionally.
I think what this video shows you is this was him, night in and night out. Every time he put on a show. Because the editing is swapping between games showing him do the same moves to all these different players. There are some big highlight times sure, but the consistency of this was insane. The weird thing is the fact that the 6'6" guard was dunking better than and dunking on people 7'2" is part of what made it insane in addition, everyone knew he was coming, but despite that and despite them playing in an era where people could be MORE physical than now they still couldn't stop him. Everyone does this now because they made the rules on fouls harsher because he used to do this and get HIT and that was just a regular foul, there was no flagrant foul like now.
If you have ever played basketball, none of this is easy. I play, but you run into players who are even better. I can’t imagine facing an NBA player. You need to react Derrick Rose! You’ll be like wtf as well bro
jordan is the goat
You should definitely watch The Last Dance
have you seen the definitive goat analysis video between lebron and jordan?
I haven’t but I’ll check it out
@@ChatwinReactsplease react to "MJ one of the best defenders ever". That's a great video
That old school era was all about dunks and dunking on dudes. Missed that…..
In today's era, traveling and other play mistakes are allowed much more often, so the "incredible skills" of some of today's players are highly questionable. The rules have also been changed to favor the offensive and make the game more marketable, but now it is much easier to score and gather good statistics. With similar rules, you would not have an MJ-LeBron debate, but rather a Larry Bird-LeBron debate.