How Michael Jordan Evolved as a Scorer
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- Michael Jordan is regarded by many as the Greatest Basketball Player of All Time. He took over the NBA right when he came into the league and left being considered the GOAT. In this video we break down exactly how Michael Jordan evolved his game as a scorer throughout his career for the Chicago Bulls.
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He absolutely developed a bag. It was all about efficiency. Kenny Smith said it best - "Michael Jordan was the most fundamentally perfect player in the game." No wasted bullshit dribbles. Knew what he wanted, got his shots, found his spots.And if need be, could create something on the fly and make shit happen on pure instinct. Dude was unreal.
There’s not an in game dribble move MJ couldn’t do, not sure where he got that from
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@mannyneva1760 yeah, can't understand that point. Jordan ran point for over half a season in '89 and routinely split traps and broke down full court presses single handedly most times. He just didn't waste dribbles trying to trick his defender when he could just blow by him with a lightning quick 1st step, hesitation move or one crossover dribble. Jordan had zero flaws in his game.
@@Israel-nb7ip fk you telling me that for😂✌🏽
@@mannyneva1760 I was agreeing with you, Homey.
Good Vid, but saying Jordan never developed a bag is kinda crazy. I know you were probably just referring to his handle (which was tight and proficient), but his offensive bag is much more important than having an abundance of handling techniques. Wasted space and wasted motion were never a part of Jordan’s game.
My bad on that I was referring to his handle, definitely had go to moves and perfected his craft in techniques
@@JT_BreakdownsMJ handles were above average
MJ didn’t need have to sit there a dribble 100 times through the legs.
Agreed.
That number he did on Bird in the 63 point performance displayed great handles. I don't know what the hell he and others have been talking about.
Michael Jordan is not considered to be the greatest, he IS the greatest of all time. There is no debate, its not even close.
Foreal like even if ppl don't agree, MJ's skills, talent, I.Q., and drive are unmatched and no one has topped him since his debut and no one ever will 😂
I say kobe but everyone has their opinion
@@lioninthesun Kobe was just a watered down Michael Jordan
@@michaelkeeler1215 absolutely not, never saw jordan score 81 or outscore an entire nba finals team by himself.
@@lioninthesun there is way more to basketball than scoring
Michael Jordan had God Given Athleticism with Fundamentals which equals GOAT!Do not forgot his Mid Range/Post Game and Defense:Excellence!
Right. He could (and did) beat you playing Julius Erving's game or Jerry West's game, adding his own flavor.
When the triangle offense was implemented Jordan realized that he could catch the ball with his back to the basket at around 8-10 feet away from the rim and post up smaller guards. That's when he started perfecting what ultimately would become the best turnaround jumper in the history of the NBA or at least right up there with guys like Bernard King and Olajuwon. It allowed him to conserve energy and it also was extremely effective because it came through the normal flow of their offense.
The best offense and defense scheme in NBA history in my book once it's excelled
Phil Jackson took Shaq who wasnt the best defender and made him an elite defender and blocker
Ty Lue, Frank Vogel, and Jason Kidd all run a variation of it and they all have been successful
Rudy even ran a hybrid of it with Houston and they won two championships and had a top 3 defense for years
Once he implanted his back to the basket game and turnaround jumper he became really difficult to stop. Cuz he could completely slow you down with it and get his shot off over you
so triangle is basically a post offense?
An important point overlooked is that MJ evolved to conserve energy as well. You can’t play 40 minutes for 82 games plus playoffs and maintain the killer instinct with the 4th quarter winding down.
Yes he played in all 82 regular season games consistently.
Endurance/fatigue is one of the hardest things to understand if you’ve never played ball at a high level.
It’s one of the things that gets overlooked, but it’s a constant factor for every player in every game.
And almost NEVER gets any recognition for it.
Dude MJ was insane
Another thing that I feel should be pointed out is the fact that he only took 2 steps. Compared to those uncalled travels today its refreshing to see 2 legitimate steps.
This to me was a key part of Jordan’s greatness. He adapted to everything and continued to evolve according to defensive responses and aging. This is why I never take arguments about future players seriously. Jordan would study, adapt and dominate in any era and against any player. His competitiveness would never allow him to be outclassed.
who knows what the future is
No waisted dribbles and getting to specific spots was his bag
It’s not so much that he didn’t have a bag as he didn’t think that over dribbling like Kyrie Irving was an effective strategy for winning basketball games. Jordan’s game was all about suddenness and efficiency. His first step was so explosive and he could gather and rise so quickly that much of his work was done in the myriad of ball palming jab fakes before he even put the ball on the floor. He created so much hesitation in the defender because they knew that a slight lean in the wrong direction was an unrecoverable mistake. And, to Michael’s credit, he used his gravity effectively as well to draw defenders away from his teammates and he was more than willing to give the ball up early in the shot clock and play off the ball. He much preferred this approach to endless dribbling and putting his teammates to sleep.
I agree this is what I meant when I said he didn’t have a bag. I wasn’t saying that he could dribble or anything. Just that he wasn’t using a ton of dribble combos like you would see in someone like kyrie
It's not that Kyrie dribbles a lot on purpose (and he really doesn't even dribble *that( much), it's that Michael Jordan was a 6'5" Ja Mprant, so he could always explode to open space and elevate for a midrange jumper he shot 50% on, and he could finish over people in crowded spaces Kyrie couldn't because of his size and athleticism. It's not an approach thing, it's an ability.
@@youngcaprio5972, No it’s a style. Steph is not a big or explosive player and he doesn’t pound the ball nonstop. Guys develop styles. Some styles are more conducive to team play than others. Guys who like to move the ball, and move without the ball tend to win more than guys that the ball sticks to. It’s not a new trend. Kyrie is a ball stopping guy. Harden is a ball stopper. Steph moves it. Jokic moves it. Jordan moved the ball. Size isn’t a factor in determining that. Just a fact.
@@sobaze Kyrie is one of the better off-ball players in the league, if you don't realize that, that means you're just stuck to stereotypes and don't watch him play. Steph also is the greatest shooter ever and his shooting ability creates a one-of-a-kind stress on a defense. There is no other guard in history who really has the same effect in the same way. Kyrie can put stress on the defense this way, but he's maybe a top 5 one-on-one player NBA history, so that's the best way for him to score. He doesn't dribble with the ball that much either. Dating back to 2018-2019, he hasn't been in the top 20 for time of possession. This year, he fell behind Luka, Harden, Steph (!), Ja Morant, Damian Lillard, Haliburton, Vanvleet, Dinwiddie, Jamal Murray, ... literally just a lot of players, and only a few of those guys in front of him in possession are better offensive players, so you could argue it would make more sense for Kyrie to dribble more.
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I agree that some of this is approach, but MJ's physical abilities also meant that he didn't have to dribble much to create room for a great shot. 3 inches in height and size and then about 10 or 11 inches on vertical and then his hand size goes a longggg way with shot creation.
how did jordan move the ball? @@sobaze
Although Michael Jordan's Wizards days were not as successful as his Bulls days, his jump shot shooting ability was still elite and he heavily relied on that for his scoring. I personally think that was his best in terms of his basketball IQ combined with the strengths he had
And the wizards went from 30 th ranked to 1st in defense when he was a wizard
@@thepubknight6144imagine him joining to a Powerhouse team back thrn, he could win 1 more Ring
I started watching basketball at 8 years old, the Pistons was the team I followed. I was then introduced to Jordan by way of the Pistons, especially in the playoffs. As a kid, I knew he was exponentially better than everyone else. What a great time for me to revel in the sport I loved and to see its best player dominate, MJ.
Vernon Maxwell said that Jordan could occasionally be slowed down, until he came back one season with the turn around fade-away jumper in the post. Then it was all over. Jordan added to his game throughout his career. He wasn't just the best player--he worked harder than anyone else on his game.
When you watch the film you can see how unstoppable he became as he developed the post fade. Learned to use his body way better, slow down, and get right to his spots to score
Balderdash. MJ perfected the fade but lets not spread misinformation that he added it to his game the one year. If you watch MJ at North Carolina you'll see his same style of play was already there. And in fact I believe he played SF at NC. So lets cut the malarkey.
@@meg-k-waldren yea a better way to say it is he started incorporating more later on. Especially once his elite athleticism diminished.
If more players stidied how efficient his moves were and less time trying to "break ankles" they would stay healthier by putting less pressure on their joints and quite frankly be better scorers
Michael Jordan had everything needed to become the best basketball player. God given abilities like athleticism and basketball IQ, but he did not get lazy and just relied on those gifts like many players do. Instead he worked tirelessly improving on the weak parts of his game. He created adversaries and used every bit of motivation to get his passion consistent game after game which is pretty difficult to do for 82 games year after year after year.
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I agree with much of your breakdown.Jordan was so fun to watch when he was younger and so athletic, but i felt was enjoyable as much later seeing how he had changed his game after losing a step and a little spring in his jump. I feel his handles were much better and not awkward like you portrayed though i know since Isiah mentioned Jordan "didnt have handles and couldnt go left" other peoole have questioned his handles. I never remember Jordan having those issues so i double checked against my memory, and found tons of footage of Jordan going left, and much of it was against Isiah and the dirty Pistons. So, im not sure, i think he was a pretty good ball handler.
Thank you. And he was definitely a pretty good ball handler, with that being said it became much better as his career went on. It got much tighter and learned to rely on skill compared to athleticism
@@JT_Breakdownsall of your ball handling analysis was of him very early in his career against Boston.Also you didnt go into his totally overlooked ELITE passing game and defense. I get it, you grew up after Jordan and i had the same issue when trying to understand players before my time like Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson. So, if you didnt live through it you just dont know. Its not the same, even with some videos, although that helps. You did good overall though.
MJ was always able to do everything he could do his entire career and you will find that he was a much better shooter before baseball. The jumpshot wasn’t a last resort..MJ explained it himself, he attacked whatever the defense gave him…so pull up from 8-10 over a 7 footer.
You're not going to tell me a guy who had players falling all over each other had no bag.😂
I love these kind of videos
Thanks I plan on making more in the future
his hands were huge for his size which helped him a lot in his dribbles, fakes, layups and dunks
One of the things that very rarely gets talked about is the size of Michael Jordan’s hands as great as he’s jumping ability was his ability to make crazy shots from weird angles, with English had everything to do with the size of his pants
I’ll never forget listening to him talk about that he did not know Kwame brown could not home a basketball and he would not have drafted him first overall for the wizards if he had known that I remember thinking what kind of general manager Coach Owner are you going to be if you don’t check a basic one01 thing like the size of a players hands
I’m just not sure the size of his pants mattered much, tbh.
His hands are the 6th largest in NBA history. Kawhi and Wilt are behind him at 7 and 8. It's crazy with his hand size his height was projected to be 7"9.
You’ve never seen it before or after MJ.
Jordan's bag is humongous. And decisive and efficient. No wasted movement or dribbles. Killed you quick. This is why some players mistakenly say that he was "easy" to guard. He wasn't, because you were already dead. MJ GOAT.
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Jordan was so good, he made nba players look like plumbers and fire fighters
John Paxson said "I imagine him playing with us, is like us playing with high school kids " Great assessment!
What a breakdown! Great video!
Thank you
lol Jordan has the deepest bag in history. It’s imperceptibly deep, since he had moves he’d pull out only once a career if need be, creating snapshot memories that no one would ever forget
I love all your explanation!!!!!!
Thank you!
Thank you for showing n providing know one is great as Mike,it will be a long time b4 som1 comes through like that again!!!!!!!
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Great video my friend 👏
Thank you!
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Good assessment. But youre a little off. The biggest thing is MJ used to rip through defenses but later he was confortable just taking what the defense gave him. As for the awkwardness on his handle sometimes, well, thats his video game cheat code and the reason its dumb when ignorant people say he didnt have insane handles. Bottom line, MJ sometimes palmed, not underhand, palm like palm with them big mits, the ball inbetween dribbles. Difficult to call cause he can do it so fluidly. Its only obvious like on the time vs Cavs in 1993 ECSF around half-court before MJ went in and layed the ball in over Dougherty. MJ basically could dribble out of tight spots that a Kyrie Irving can't e.g. out of that famous corner trap by the Knicks. Unless you got the hands of a Dr. J or a Kawhi Lenard and the sensibility of an MJ, youre not dribbling out of that like he did.
Young MJ would outjump the defense, adjust his body in mid-air and then shoot. Older MJ, would use fadeaways and ball handling tricks to get open space for his shots.
Great break down when u go through his Era of physicality his game was predicated on driving
Good job taking replays and narrating.
Well done.
Thank you
James Jordan mentioned during an interview that J used the negative comments about his game from the media and players as motivation. After his rookie year he improved every part of his game especially his defense. By year 3 he established himself as the most complete player in the game. Forth year MVP and DPOY.
It’s actually insane jordan had the career he had. He came into the league as an ultra slasher and somehow polished his game year after year.
Play Making, he learned to Distribute the Ball efficiently..
Definitely could’ve went into that too but I wanted to focus this video on his scoring
He had the complete package of scoring playmaking etc defending etc before he got to the nba.
@@mannyneva1760true. He just expanded it and refined it once he got into the NBA.
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i won't hold that against him.
One unknown fact about MJ is for his position SG he had the second highest fg% in NBA history. The guy ahead of him wasn’t a high volume shooter. Let that sink in.
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Ok ive never seen that play befor @1:18 🤯🤯🤯🤯
But to take off and JAM over 3 defenders is just OUTRAGEOUS
Jordan was so fun to watch
Yes he was
Michael Jordan=🐐.
I was so blessed got to watch Jordan as a kid and teenager on TV Live so many times!!!!
His game was much smoother before baseball and polished and younger MJ’s game was built around fundamental excellence. You’re off ✌🏽
He had full control of the ball with both hands, full control of his speed, he can change direction on a dime, and he juked out his defender to get free. Thats great handles.
Globetrotter style (like Isiah) wasnt his style and And 1 mixtape style didnt exist yet.
As a kid I actually got a lot of good handles from MJ, like the in and out fake crossover and the one the going across the court then a quick sideways crossover or behind the back to slice through defenders towards the basket.
For my money the race for the goat is between Jordan and one other guy. The merits for his case are that 6 and 0 record in the finals his MVPs in each one of those along with the number of memorable moments he produced. As far as his athleticism goes I have not seen a single athlete before or since him play with such finesse flight and ferocity. The lay-up versus New Jersey.......... and that's all I got to say.
Well not quite. The only other guy I think who has equal claim to the goat is the guy he went 0-6 against. The guy who I believe was the other half of the perfect basketball and who is split from Michael Jordan when he was created. And it's the guy who battled for title greater than MVP NBA champion finals MVP or GOAT. THE TRUE GOLDEN STANDARD IS MEASURED WITH GOLDEN ARCHES. Just as much as I want to know if UAP who won the Big Mac in that game of horse. This is the only challenge that matters. I suspect we'll get disclosure from the government on UFO cover-up before we find out who won that match between Jordan and Larry Bird.
I recall that amazing hanging, twisting layup vs the Nets. He made like three or four different moves, adjustments on that one shot.
the 1992 bulls went 15-7 in the playoffs and DEFINITELY had CERTAIN struggles with the knicks led by star patrick ewing and the cavs and the 1998 bulls went 15-6 and DEFINITELY had CERTAIN struggles with the pacers led by star reggie miller
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People fail to realize no one was calling Mj the goat when he was starting. In fact, he had many weaknesses. But he took those weaknesses and worked on them and evolved. And later on he was being call the best ever even before he won his first championship. Everything fell into place just as when his teammates developed as well. I mean look at Pippen, Scottie wasn't even averaging 10 points per game against the Bad Boy Pistons in the playoffs in the 80s. Everyone back then could see how intimidated Pippen was. Once he got over this, the rest is history.
"Jordan never really developed a bag"
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W vid
Thank you
You need to make a breakdown of Cooper Flagg
Nice analysis. Why not a single word or image about his Last two seasons?
Thank you. And honestly really wanted the emphasis on this video to be about his bulls years how he evolved from when he came into the league to how it changed during his last years with the bulls
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Mj had a unique swag when he played
1985: avg 30fga per game in the playoffs
1990: league changes ilegal defense rules and adds flagrants
1995: Shorterns the 3 pt line.
Great evolution
I love Kobe. I love lebron but damn. Jordan was just different.
His Partner Is Scottie Pippin
And Rodman.
The funny thing is, Jordan scored 3,041 points, 254 steals and 125 blocks in a single season "without a bag".... Even the lingo of this generation is bad
When I said having a bag I was referring to his handle and comparing to someone like Kyrie or harden who have a bunch of different combination dribbles. It doesn’t mean he wasn’t a great scorer and that he didn’t have go to moves. Also Steals and blocks have nothing to do with having a bag. Lebron doesn’t have one either. This isn’t a knock on Jordan just stating what I observed
@@JT_Breakdowns I know it's not a knock on Jordan, I'm just saying... And yes, grabbing a ton a steals and blocks is definitely a skill... But whatever
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Great video. Can you do a video on the evolution of LeBron’s scoring throughout his career?
Thank you and yes I plan on doing this sometime soon
No
Or how he evolved to travel, flop, & whine? Also, to call himself the goat? 😂 Mj. #23 🐐
All he does is bully ball. His footwork is bad and had a flat-footed stride which is why even at his size he can't efficiently pose up since he doesn't utilize his heel and toes, so he just bullies smaller players to get his shot off. If you want to see really good fundamentally sound footwork just look at Olajuwon, Jordan or even Penny at the post.
That's the thing though. He hasn't really evolved
Lol the break down of 1:24 dunk was crazy…. Mj was dunking anything at will.
He was really throwing down some incredible dunks as a rookie
@@JT_Breakdowns facts
NBA2K developers need to watch this video. They gave him an 86 acceleration and speed smh
It feels like Jordans size, speed and athleticism allowed him to get to his move/basket w the least amount of extra dribbling, where as smaller kyrie and less athletic Kobe require a lil more sauce to get to where they want to go.
This is very true he didn’t really need that extra dribbling he was able to score without it which had a lot to do with his physical tools
I think 1985 broken foot, affected his vertical...Cause his rookie jumps seems unreal..
You all are wrong, he was fundamentally sound. That's why you don't see the dribbling too much. With him, as B.J. Armstrong once stated, when he got the ball the choice to score was just that. Score, no extra special just skill and dominance.
Larry Bird summed up Michael Jordan's game by saying, he is God disguised as Michael Jordan.
That says it all!
G.O.A.T.!!!!!
Evolution of Dirk’s scoring, please…
Mj ability to finish in 3 to 4 defenders in the paint is just the thing that separates him from lebron or kobe.
3:56 Mark Eaton is one of the best rim protectors in NBA history and I know he’s a lefty but why tf would he not go up with his right hand to block MJ?!?!
the 1996 bulls DEFINITELY had CERTAIN struggles with the sonics led by star gary payton but went 15-3 just like the 1986 celtics who beat the rockets led by legend hakeem olajuwon and the 1984 celtics went 15-8 including their 4-3 win over the lakers led by legend kareem abdul-jabbar
You lost me when you said he never developed a bag.
Narrator, why are you calling MJ, "skinny "?, and not describing his physique as "lean" ? Wow !
He was skinny, when he bulked up then he was lean and bigger.
@@larrywerdeniuk-dm7cj MJ came to the NBA with a physique lean for a basketball player at his position as a scoring guard.
@@jamesstallworth2721 he was skinny, didn't get lean till he hit the weights and got a little bigger. I used to work at multiplex fitness in Deerfield IL. Bulls used to workout and practice there before getting their own facility. Believe me, he was skinny. ✏️
He didn't really dominate until the 90s in terms of winning. I the 80s, he was dominate as an individual player but other than some nice number, it didn't really translate into team success.
Very true he had to learn to win. Which is why his ppg may have decrease but he was winning way more
He was getting tendinitis in his knees after the 80s and needed to find an easier way on his legs to play and win. Reading some of MJs biography his rookie year he’d have a lot of puss coming from his toe nails from the amount of strain he was putting on his feet.
This is just a highlight reel...no misses?
Jordan never developed a bag???? Jordan had an infinite bag!!!
Kobe and lebron never had this
Just took more shots....he dominated ONLY with Pippen.
this is what lebron should learn hehe
LeBron has evolved his own game in plenty of ways too
@@JT_Breakdowns young age: driving to the hoop no jump shot
old age: driving to the hoop no jump shot?
Really noone notices those tragically weak defensive plays by his opponents? It's hard to watch, goes completely against the never ending media debate that the defensive during his era was a bloodbath, after the eye test it was an absolute joke, and the rules also helped him dominte big time. David Stern could have easily implemented the zone defense rule earlier, probably around the mid 90s, but he knew that the talent level of the league combined with some new rules would have drained the league down the toilet again as the overall product of basketball became so unwatchable that the league actually had to shorten the 3 pt line to boost up the scoring and keep their fans. Had the zone defense existed during Jordan's era as well, plus the overall athleticism had been way better across the league, he would not have been able to score that much. He is a Top 3 scorer ever with great efficiency, however his USG and FGA/game is the highest ever, giving him those scoring titles where he led the league in total FGAs by a landslide 9 out of 10 seasons. Durant, Lebron, Kobe, Steph, Dame. Harden, Shaq etc could all have averaged more points with even better efficiency had they gotten 23 FGA/game for their whole career and 25-27 FGA/game during their peaks.
Dude highlights a million different moves and says he never developed a bag! 😂 😂 😂.... Laughable
Lmao stopped the video and came here to see how long before someone called this out!
A bag? If you watch Jordan play at anytime he didn’t waste much time tricking around when he got the ball like today’s nba dummies dribbling in circles in a no touch era, Jordan received the ball and attacked wasting very little time. Ask the deep bag players how many championships have they won and of course in the no touch era you can dribble around in circles because you aren’t allowed to play defense in this era
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Isiah Thomas taught him how to play
nice handcheck lol
I don't care much for Jordan! There's just something not right to me!
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the scoring from larry bird didn't equal the scoring from michael jordan and scottie pippen wasn't as elite as stars robert parish and kevin mchale
Your observation sucks
You can do better than this man c'mon
Serious question, what do you want to see done better?
Most overrated player like kobe 😂
Not sure how he's overrated. 28.3 pts per 36 minutes played, 38.2 pts generated (scoring+assists), 51% 2-pt field goal percentage, 9x 1st team all NBA defense. Or are you just trying to be a contrarian?
Other players went straight to the league afer high school, playing grown man ball, naking an impact as 18-19 tr old rookies, Jordan couldn't do that 😊
All ima say is Jordan is so basic reason why LeBron is the true best ever king and GOAT.