Michael Finley vs Michael Jordan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2020
- Upon winning the 1991 Illinois High School Association Class AA Basketball State Championship, Proviso East alumni, Michael Finley traveled to the Deerfield Multiplex in Deerfield, IL, to face the Chicago Bulls' Micheal Jordan in a game of H.O.R.S.E and a 1 on 1 game to three.
Hosted by former Chicago Bear receiver, Johnny Morris, watch Michael Finley test his skills against one of the best of all time, if not the G.O.A.T.!
“I’ll see you in about five years”. Mike was spot on as Finley was a rookie in the 95-96 season
AND Jordan was back in the NBA by then too.
VaughnJogVlog good observation....Jordan came back from retirement 95-96....Jordan really a prophet
@SilverBlackGorilla Dude 😏 It was just an expression and casual comment ✅ Calm down 👐
@SilverBlackGorilla what's wrong with you man?
Top HS players are no where near an NBA lock.
The hangtime, the flying motion... MJ is not only the GOAT, he is still the most aesthetic player of all time. Ballet in the sky..
Jordan's jumper was pure silk.
nah brah, jordan is most skilled. lebron is most athletic
@@williambison9772 Kid, you don't know what you are talking about
@@williambison9772 stop it... Laflop is the strongest thats it...
Lebron james will have a better record for claim to the goat status. Believe me guys.
Michael Finley went on to be a very solid pro. Borderline star
He was a star for a few years. Made 2 All star teams but even a few years he didn't he played like a star. But was in a stacked western conference. Just not a superstar.
Yea he was a underrated all star.
Would of averaged more pts if he didn't play with Nash n dirk. They was all getting about 20 a game lol
What does that even mean ??
@@kylemonsterdrywallfistbump5948 definitely was a star, that’s Mike Finley!
An Michael Finely went on to become a Dam good professional basketball player himself.
And a champion
@@krlm2280 Yes indeed :-)
He was somewhat underated. He was a solid scorer and great wing defender.
He is now VP of Basketball Operations for the Mavericks
@@forunner3047 true that but the 90s had heavy hitters and superstars that made players like Finley,Eddie Jones,and several others just good all star caliber players
MJ told him "see you in about 5 years" and Finley showed up. That must have been a great confidence booster to have the greatest of all time showing and telling you personally he had faith in you.
So true!
Bruh, why does young Michael Finley look like Kevin Durant with an 80’s curl?
J Cruise 24 lmao straight up
Brah!!!!!!!!!!’ You so right!!!!!!!!
Hell yeah
He looks more like Billy Ocean. 🤣
oh damn for real!! 😂😂😂😂😂
Damn bro Jordan just floated back then.
Dude shot that first left hand shot like it was his main hand to shoot with. I can't stop rewinding it because how tf is that possible.
Jordan shot that left-handed like he was a natural.wow.
But let folks tell it mike couldn't do that only Kobe could....smh
Goat can do it all even left right/eye's closed front back doesn't matter 🐐
lol kobe do that many times in an actual game.. kobe is has alot of moves than michael honestly
@@vincentforonda7381 Love kobe but he stole a lot of mj's moves and he doesnt look as good as mj doing them. he doesnt jump as high has mj and cant hang in the air like mj.
@@elijay2482 Exactly.
He’s an imitator but not duplicator
Damn Mike waiting on him like a lion stalking his prey
Word. Had the game face of an nba finals on em....... then proceeds to sweet talk em while he's killing him sofly. Van Gundy was right!
😆
LMFAO
L casanova Omm!!! I keep rewinding that part
@@ridgeroadl3gend100 geesh !
Finley’s jeri curl just screams “Let your sooooooooul glooow!” 😄
😅
lol lol lol
😂💪🏽💯
They had some McDowell french fries right after the game
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO🤣😅🤣
Finley was a beast in high school, college & the league. One of my all-time favorite players!
Facts. He was a all star level player for allot of the years he played
Don't remember hearing exactly why he chose UW-Madison of all places. But he was mos deff one of the best Badgers ever.
@@djluvsdi2029 He wanted to play in a loaded Big 10, which was arguably the best conference at the time. He didn’t think he would make it to the league, so he at least wanted to go to one of the best conferences in the nation.
This is brilliant. Nice to see this side of Jordan
This is like the haunted house at Halloween in the daytime when all the actors got their masks off for the smaller kids...before the sun goes down
What do you mean hes a nice guy
@@ridhowiranatakusumah6531 classy guy who’s nice but a bit of a trash talker and had that old school mentality of “you only get what you earn”, no free handouts.
I dont know why MJ mid range just looks so damn perfect, lol.
Because it was.
Wake up
Hard work
Practice
Because he’s the GOAT
Mike was just so damn smooth man.
Love how Mike is the one asking Finley for the 1 on 1. Love of the game.
Lmfao the kid's like "haha yeah i'm a little nervous. . ." and then it pans to MJ in the background looking like he's ready to send him to another plane of existence
Lolol he took it personal
Standing there like the final boss waiting lol
@@danieloceans9652 ikr but he probably want to get over with it.
At 0:31 is the scariest shot ever of Michael Jordan waiting to kill you! Gave me chills
For real, it looked like the beginning of a Gatorade commercial from that era
OMG I thought the same thing LMAO
i would just quit right there LMAO :D
MJ was listening for the kid to say something to piss him off.
He a killah bruh!!!
MJ is just the man. Bro shoots the ball from his left hand with absolutely no way of telling that is his off hand.
Shit blew my mind
MJ is just out of this world
That was smooth
1:17 he just touched the backboard and dunked... all while going no more than 40%. MJ was a beast!
Well spotted! Absolutely ridiculous how easy hè made that look. It's just a freak of nature, certainly in his prime. So smooth & effortlessly, poetry in motion.👌🏻 simply awesome.
Right he did it with around 40 or 50 % of effort that's sick 😮 Jordan was naturally a beast cant believe he could be compared to lebron ..
@@thechampion9525and kobe Bryant
I love jordan’s competitiveness no matter how small the stakes are he still wants to win.
Jordan against his son one on one backyard ball was legendary. He went at him harder than he did against Finley.
@@TrailingSkies27 You got the link to that??
That's what I admire the most about him and made me want to get better at basketball. Gotta win no matter what.
Jordan is the most charismatic basketball player ever. Cant help but break out a huge smile watching videos of him interacting with fans/players/media. I dont give a fuck if hes overly competitive. Hes a legitimate dude who seems like he'd be awesome to hang out with for a day
Wonder how Mike Finley felt after the game? Playing 1on1 with MJ back in the days would have been number 1 in the Bucket list of every aspiring basketball athlete. MJ was all smiles on him, what about their rematch on the pro court, does Finley also have MJ stories to share with the NBA fans?
I'm a Detroiter (Bad Boy /anti-MJ era Bulls kinda guy) and must admit...I've never seen a person who's body language and stature is more or as prototypically basketball than Jordan's.
Kevin Durant
@@treyneal8837 funny you say that. I'm not sure of your age but in the early 80s back to the 70s (which is as far back as I can remember) the stereotypical basketball player on cartoons would have Kevin Durant's build. They'd be tall, slim, and lanky.
Day 6 of no basketball
Nobody:
TH-cam: "Here's a random video of Michael Finley vs Michael Jordan in 1991"
I don't get the nobody...
Jared Banks 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1991 is the best MJ
We are about to get some deep old school videos.
Yup but I’m not complaining
The insane layup at 1:28 looks exactly like the one he did on the fastbreak against Portland in like 1992 - it's on all the highlight videos. Except that one was from the other side and he spun the other way at full speed. Just ridiculously coordinated and graceful. Finley, an excellent athlete himself, looks clunky and graceless by comparison.
He also done this wrist/forearm slap when his back is to the basket and defender multiple time in game
Jordan skills were just unique he could do whatever he wanted without effort .. just look that dunk looks like he has springs on his knees 😲 amazing atlete
MJ was looking like, "I'ma bless this lil nigga real quick." He didn't take it easy on any Chicago hoopers. He was familiar with a lot of those guys coming up during the 80's and 90's..
WHOA. This randomly appeared. That drip.
Whats drip mean? I must be a boomer
@@Turk_2023 drip .. Jeri curl 😂sorry im late
@@corneliusfisher5019 I get it now
@@Turk_2023 i figured😂
Michael Finley looks like Charlie Murphy in the true Hollywood stories when he had on a Jheri curl wig
lolol
Lmaooo Chill 😭😭😭
💀
Oooooo charlie murphy!
I love this comment, haha. I didn't even realize that.
@ 31 seconds...
Jordan: Sees Findlay's Jerri curls
Jordan: "That's when I took it personally"
I love finding these gems 😳 🔥🐐
MJ just shot a jumper left handed. Perfect.
im so in love the way MJ float in the air.
Finley going up against a prime MJ, that would be hard for anyone who has ever played.
Crazy thing is, if it would have been 80s Jordan in that gym you could forget about it...sing Finley a lalaby, good night
@@hybrid1339 - NOPE....can't say all that. Finley was the face of our ghetto school and he was way too good of basketball player.
Funny how Jordan playfully says "you stealing my stuff", and then Finley later on steals MJ's 'kiss the rim' dunk in the NBA dunk competition, and he performed the dunk very well!
Look at that Jheri Curl. Finley was so young and lasted in the NBA for 15 years.
Finley got that Charlie Murphy E! Hollywood story curl. The one with Rick James being a habitual line stepper.
@@cvilla5631 best reference lmao
Go Mavs!
Word he was 17 then
He didn't just "last" in the NBA. He was a pretty darn good starter role player. Was even an all star at one point. Finley had a very respectable career.
Jordan made art out of basketball. No one has ever done that since.
Must have never watched Jason Williams on the kings
Kobe, kyrie, lebron passing, J will, penny hardaway, dwade, ja morant, steph curry... shall I continue?
vince carter
@@Mack_Worlds_Media NONE of them did it like MJ
I remember Finley in high school. They had a big three. Finley, Donnie Boyce and Sherrell Ford. They beat Mr. Basketball Howard Nathan in the state final. Finley was legit, a good young player. So was Nathan. Finley went to Wisconsin and they should've been better but another Chicago kid, Rashard Griffith, couldn't stay in shape. Ditto Griffiths King teammate Tommy Hamilton. Speaking of... back then, the other hot Center prospect in the nation was a kid named Rasheed Wallace.
Good times. We lost to that Proviso East team in the state tournament.
I learned about Howard Nathan from watching the Hoop Dreams documentary. I wish they would’ve showed him up against Finley.
Boyce was nice I remember him at Colorado with Billips
Griffith went to Turkey and played here with Mehmet Okur in Tofaş team. He was one of the all times best players in Tofaş and personally one of my reasons to see a basketball game.
I went to Libertyville and if I recall correctly we were the only team to lose to Proviso East in single digits. At that time Finley was the 3rd in line of Sherrel Ford and Donnie Boyce, but Finley went on to have the best career and certainly shows a lot of respect and appreciation here
Wow this stuff is priceless
I am in awe of MJ's left handed jumper: looks exactly like is right hand. Imagine if he used that weapon in games: defenderes guarding the already unguardable right hand jumper, and Michael pulls up with the left hand leaving the defender completely stunned. I'm drooling at the thought :D
You should watch Jimmy Butler against Kevin Heart. 😁
It’s really nothing special. Any pro, or even college athlete can shoot comfortably with their left hand. With that amount of training you should be comfortable enough with both hands that you can just switch the mechanics to your other side. I myself can probably make 4/10 from three left handed. I use to play Yogi Ferrell(Indiana alum and current NBA player) sometimes in high school and he would still be one of the best shooters on the court with his left. I remember one day His right wrist was bruised, he had fell on it playing at the same court the day before, he came back the next day and resorted to shooting left handed and he was still lethal and would hit at least 1 three pointer per pickup game.
No its hard to shoot from your left hand especially from distance and he's form just shows you how great he is on it.
King Hughzy yea like I said, if you aren’t a well practiced basketball player it’s going to be hard but if you are it’s very easy. There’s high schoolers who can shoot well with their left. There’s D3 guys I’ve seen with my own eyes hit like 10-15 straight with their left. If you’ve been playing basketball long enough there’s no reason your offhand shouldn’t be strong, maybe not as strong as your dominant hand but still strong. Basically I’m saying you don’t need to be MJ to do this there’s so many ball players who can.
@@CvilleCeltics40 Being greatly skilled with the off-hand is not that common even at the highest levels, especially with jumpers.
Loved watching Finley. 20, 5 and 5 in his prime.
1:18 MJ just floated effortlessly...WOW!!
What's crazy is Chicago had a chance to draft Finley which I was hoping for but they went with Jason Caffey. Finley would've been part or their second run, and could've been a nice bridge for the Bulls when Scottie and Jordan were done. This was cool to see. Thx for posting.
I am digging the classic early 90's Chicago house music soundtrack as MJ jacks his body all the way to the hoop.
:32 That stare tho. Michael savage AF
EDIT
Actually he was a lot nicer to him then I thought he would be; probably because this HS student was humble and honest about being nervous.
i've seen this clip before and am never not astonished at jordan's polish and flare. @1:00 he hangs, brings the ball up the rim with his right hand, palms it as he goes across the rim and flips it reverse of the rim with his body coming down from about 8 feet. it is so smooth and been worked on 1000's of times. i suggest watching it a 1/2 speed to really appreciate jordan's skill.
I Love this and see Kobe emulated MJ in every way, here embracing the up and coming players. Love! 💯✊🏾
this is the side of mj, that we have kind of forgotten. He wasnt hardnosed all the time - social media or not
MJ is poetry in motion..
Finley : ‘Yeah I think I’m up to it’
MJ : stares him down like he’s about to kill him
LOL :)
Bruh lmao
😂😂
Classic. A few of my friends graduated with Mike Finley too back in 92. That class was one of the best in the nation. A few people on that team made the NBA
Mike Finley graduated in 1991 from Proviso East not 1992. Super smart guy!!
Tomicko Hudson sorry about that. Was thinking when I graduated but your right, it was 91. My homie Van Travis graduated with him. I know Amal McCastle too. He lived down here in the Atl for a few years when he was playing for the Hawks
@@vincentwilson3938 Yeah I graduated in 92 from East. Mike and I was in Mrs. Jackson home economics class together. He was cool but I doubt he'll remember me. Pirate Pride!
Watching MJ was like watching a ballerina, his movement his handling his shooting, just a total package, he was tight, the man has no weakness. These generation Z don't know what they are talking about when they compared the self proclaimed king LeFlop to MJ, shouldn't even be in the same breathe between the 2. That's all i gotta say, peace out.
PREACH!!!!
And Kobe too
Jordan is smooth. Glad i grew up watching him play.
1:01 casually hangs in the air.... MJ consistently kept it effortless!
Eva Burnz Well it’s... why he’s the GOAT
Peep how gracefully Jordan did his moves.
the best ever
He’s barely trying too
I knew about this meeting and I always looked for it on you tube thank you very much greetings
Wow this is amazing lol Finley looked star strucked
Holy shit, I remember reading about this as a kid, exactly how it really played out.
Michael Finley was very underrated as a player
Pregame interview and Jordan is standing in the background is glaring at Finley like a serial killer 😆
I use to play with Mike Finley WAY back in the mid to late 80's. Maywood IL 9th ave basketball court. He was younger than me and he was VERY GOOD.
i used to play with Mike Finley as well in college. used to beat him after practice in 1 on 1s all the time. almost every time....but he had discipline. he trained hard. i got into girls, drinking and drugs....he took my position and i started getting harder into drugs....steroids actually....i was getting really huge and losing mobility....i was seeing a lot of attention from the girls with my new physique ~ much much more. parties coke orgies you name it. soon Mike was headed off to the NBA. all i have were great memories ~ mostly blur.
Thanks for sharing the fictional stories you two!!!
@@dwainwilson6741 😂😂😂
@@BlahCraft bringing the facts. Is it true Finley had THE AIDS?
@@dwainwilson6741 it s true man. i did heaps of coke. ok i didnt get the girls i stayed in my dorm. but i did coke. and mike was at my college this is true ~ but he didnt know me. he signed my dallas jersey though. and i actually didnt graduate. well i kind of just turned up to the frat parties but i was working at the gas station ~ we were in the same city though this is 100% facts.
Wow! Michael Finley as a kid with a curl?!? I didn't know Mike was that old.
I’ve been looking for this video since forever! Fin Dawg is my all time favorite!!!
Tried to figure the moment he took it personally, the i realized it was the very moment they proposed him this encounter
So glad this popped up in my Recommended! I always liked Finley very very Solid pro career. Oh yeah and the Jordan guy ended up being pretty decent too. lol
That tommY-hawk slam was something else... LOLOL
A lot of NBA ballers have come out of the same highschool (Proviso East) and Maywood IL including Doc Rivers basically all Chicago product. My oldest daughter attended Proviso East and my youngest daughter attended the University of Wisconsin, what a coincidence.
Pirate Pride!!
This was good... thanks for uploading.... made me smile. Finley was no joke either when he got to the show.
Anytime I see Michael Finley in any capacity, all I can think of is that damn cartwheel dunk in 1997
How easy did he make that dunk look at the end.Finley could only just look on in awe!
His first step is just too crazy. Nothing you can do in a 1v1
@@danieloceans9652I see,well pointed out.The element of surprise!
Wow! Awesome blast from the past video!
Came to see this after seeing Michael Finley talk about this as the commencement speaker today at the 2023 Winter Commencement at UW.
yep lol
This is class. I remember when Finlay came in the league and balled hard for the Suns.
If that was LeBron, Findley would've won that one on one and Nike would've tried to delete all footage lol
Rent free and false
@@jaytheassassin3305 Beasley beat him 1v1 after a night on the weed bags, look it up, hurt feelings free
Finley had a very good nba career. Very glad to see this vintage footage. 😊
Another Priceless Video ARCHIVE. Thanks for the video post.
Damn, one on one with a peak MJ.
"Yeah I think I'm up to it."
[While MJ gives him a death-stare]
Many nba players many rungs below the legend of Jordan wouldnt give the time of day to a high schooler, heres the GOAT not only meeting with a young Finley, hes playing one on one without a second thought w.such grace and humility. Love it.
When mj makes a swish, the net looks the exact same every time. Whether it’s a pick up game or game 6 of the finals.
MJ made it look effortless
OMG, 1:15, the movements and stayed in the air are so beautiful and amazing. Only Jordan can play it such beautiful.
Great upload! Practice footage of MJ is so great to watch.
Finley had a solid career. That Proviso East team was stacked: Finley, Sherrell Ford, and Donny Boyce. They were fun to watch!
Jordan so special mann!! Not only the goat , the most beloved athlete ever!!
Jheri curls! Wow so Michael Finley was 6'6-6'7 before he graduated high school?
mj never was a real 6'6
Yup, he also played with Sherrell Ford and Donnie Boyce who both were 6'7, that team was ridiculous
Matter of fact those 2 dudes on the side were his teammates, Ford went 2 UIC and ended up getting drafted by the Sonics the year they lost 2 the Bulls and Boyce unfortunately broke his leg at University of Colorado and didn't recover so I think he ended up playing overseas
Derrick Powell Donnie Boyce played in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks under head coach Lenny Wilkins. He is currently head coach of Proviso East High School and coached current NBA players Sterling Brown (Milwaukee Bucks) and Javon Carter (Phoenix Suns). Sherell Ford (UIC, Seattle SuperSonics) is his assistant coach. “The 3 Amigos” are great men and remain very close to this day!
Finley is 6'5.5" - 6'5.75" range. MJ about 6'4.75"
Michael Finley looking like "Billy Ocean" right here.
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol hell naw😂😂😂😂
Thanks for this video, Ive never seen this!
Michael Finley was a Jordan brand ambassador
1:02 that layup has so much control on it
I grew up with Michael Finley. Knew him since the second grade. I remember when this happened.
I went to Garfield Elementary also. I was a couple of years older. I finished in 89 from East. Finley grew up on 13th Ave between Madisison and Maywood Dr.
This little video short this is wonderful man. NBA players aren’t this cool MJ goat in every sense
MJ: "Finley had a Jerry Curl....I took that personal"
#SoulGlow
LMAO
“Might see ya in about 5 years”
He was right, Finley dominated the Mavs all thru his prime. Ppl forget how good of a scorer he was. HE was their star, not Dirk. Dirk didn’t take over as the actual face of Dallas til later on.
This is a lie
@@evergreatest8909 lmfao, oh is it? Nice try bud. Go look at their averages by year. I’m talking about in dirk’s early years, when Nash was still in Dallas, Finley was their go-to guy at the time. Your opinion doesn’t change history bud, lmfao.
@@dazdavis7896 100 percent bro
that is so damn cool I watched Finley do a damn good job on the Mavs for many years. Great player!
Thanks for the video, I've never seen this before
0:51 his shooting form is good
Jordan in the back with them long ass limbs... physical advantages on another level
Woooooooooow! Thanks for sharing this!!!
believe it or not.......this made my day/ MONTH!!thank you and please more !