I've never heard a single player being interviewed, who played against Mike, say that he was okay, or good, or even very good. It was always..."He's on a level all by himself", or "He's untouchable", etc.
I was in middle school and high school when Jordan was winning his last 3 titles. I watched almost every single game on TV during those 3 seasons on that Chicago News channel WGN. I can tell you that it was rare watching a Jordan game where he DIDN'T roast his competition. That's why there are so many youtube videos of "Jordan Roasts this guy or that". He literally destroyed everyone, every game.
Same bro..I was a teenager and used to watch all the games with my step dad who just passed away a few days ago....Jordan never disappointed...it was a great time to be alive
@7:23 Ray makes a great point, nowadays you go to the charity stripe for 'Ticky Tack stuff', back then those hits / fouls were ignored hence why it felt like watching a completely different (and better) style of basketball.
Can't help but laugh when people say that MJ wouldn't be as dominant in today's game as he was back then. The rules today make it much easier to score, if anything he would be more dominant, as Allen said
@@righteousmasculine thank you for saying that. They act like Curry shot is just amazing. Don’t get me wrong, he can shoot, but it seems like everyone has amnesia.
I watched the Bulls on WGN. And I’m from Arkansas. I still gets chills when I think about the lights going out and that Alan Parsons Project music playing when the Bulls were being announced. Michael Jordan is THE GOAT and I can’t believe that LeBron tried to claim that title for himself. You don’t declare yourself THE GOAT as it is a title that can only be bestowed upon you. And it has been bestowed…to Michael Jordan. I don’t think anyone else will ever come close. Anyway, I miss those days tremendously. Michael Jordan and The Bulls were a huge part of making a 5’3” white girl want to be practicing or playing the game of basketball at all times when I wasn’t watching it. I’m thankful for growing up during the era of Michael Jordan.
Me either. MJ is on a different yet higher level from Lebron and there is no comparison. Jordan will always be the GOAT of the NBA. No one can tear down his legacy and commitment to Chicago and the Bulls. Somewhere in Lebron's mind, he knows that he is not the GOAT therefore; he just self- proclaimed himself to be the GOAT and waited for his foolish statement to gain some attention and support.
The reason MJ is the GOAT is that he could do whatever he wanted on the court and the majority of defenders were helpless to do anything about it. MJ's game was the most graceful I've ever seen, if you watch highlights of his career watch how he landed. He was like a cat, he always stuck the landing. Which is a very rare talent.
@@Los150 the Pistons weren't as old as everyone makes it out like. When he was losing to the Celtics they had a top ten team of all-time and he was a one man show. The Bulls took a few years to get the talent around him and MJ had to mature as a player. Once that happened it was Katy bar the door! Once MJ matured as a player, there were no weaknesses in his game.
@@Los150 they weren't old isiah was 1yr older than him the oldest guy was probably rick mahorn stop repeating shit you hear how about researching since you never seen him play and he was a 1 man show until they rebuilt the team 🤡 😂😂😂
@@Los150 Yeah the Bad Boys were so old that they won the Championship the year before MJ beat them. These LeBitch fans are mentally deficient just like their hero
I remember seeing the Big Dog do a shoot around at Roosevelt highschool in Gary where he is from and he missed no shots and had a super confident swagger. For him to say that about MJ puts in perspective the respect MJ had.
This is why I can't take these idiots today seriously... These "guys" are more skilled and athletic... Robinson was a monster and wasn't even the best forward in his day. Big men could shoot back in the day. They just couldn't because they had to do a big man's job.
Its crazy. In no other sport that I follow do I hear a player's contemporaries speak about a guy with such and respect and legit fear over the realization that they aren't on his level. No one speaks about Brady, Messi, LeBron with the same kind of fear. With other greats you hear something like "we know we got a tough matchup ahead of us but we're looking for the win" but with Jordan it was like that GTA meme of "ah shit here we go again"
What people don’t consider about Jordan is that he wasn’t dominating a game by pulling up and draining 3 after 3. He’d kill you with his footwork, and mid range, and then occasionally blow past you for a dunk. He’d consistently drop 45-50 points in the most difficult way, as opposed to 13 3s and 11 FTs.
Correct he had a quick first step too! So if he got dudes on that fake forget it! That first dtep he was iff and to the basket after that 1 handed ball fake
Exactly. People forget he put pride in his fundamentals and footwork. Like Ted said, lol. His first step was crazy quick. If he faked you, forget it. He's either scoring on the whole team around the rim or getting a dunk. He consistently scored 40-60 points in the most physical way at times. Don't get wrong. His 3 would shine at times, too, but not on 11-20 attempts like today. It would be 5-7 at best. It was still accurate, though. For someone who didn't focus on 3, still averaging 40% is kinda nuts. That's why he the goat.
I think this series will do a nice job of condensing what those of us who saw it happen at the time into something that people who haven't can understand in relation to todays game. He was unique. And he's the GOAT.
I bought a Glenn Robinson rookie card in KY back in 1994, and I still have it to this day. He was awesome coming out of Purdue and his mid-range game was money.
The team was just missing the chemistry. Even with Pippen, that end of game turnover vs. the Magic was from not playing together and knowing a pass would come on that open baseline.
MJ's peers who knew him, knew that talking trash and making him feel inferior is the switch for him to turn psycho. If Marshawn Lynch can turn BEAST Mode : ON MJ has PSYCHO Mode : ON
@@vicalsi1568 MJ is feared and respected by his opponents which is none existent in todays players. Most of them just hold grudges that just ended up as hate, Spurs is the last team that i knew in the recent decades who targeted Miami and Miami alone to beat them in the Finals because of their shortcoming. MJ hold grudges and turn it to motivation on a daily or per game basis. When Shaq/Penny/Grant Magic eliminated MJ theirs a trash talking that happened like "45 is not 23" something like that and he is not in basketball shape then as always he took it personal, the next year they swept them in the Eastern Conference Finals and in post game interview he still talking about last years failure. MJ is a different breed.
@@sefsvemira7482 kobe came off the bench and surpassed Mj in scoring. He also have more assist than mj as well. I wanna say a better 3pt shooter but mj didn't shoot much 3s. Not that he couldn't it's just he didn't want to, hell even Ray Allen said that. But there's qualities that Kobe definitely had over mj
That rusty #45 game… Jordan shot 11/29 but was 4/4 from the three point line. One of the strangest stats I ever saw from him. If you ever saw Jordan live before he retired the first time, you were blessed.
A lot of people don't realize that whenever Jordan shot any meaningful volume (more than 1.5 attempts), he shot at today's standard.. This includes 38% on 3 attempts in 1990 regular season, or 39% on 4 attempts for the 93' Playoffs, or 43% on 5 attempts in the 92' Finals.. Notice how the efficiency increases with volume - that's what happens when great shooting form gets in rhythm, so Jordan would have a lot of "shrug" games in today's higher volume 3-point format.
Talk about blessed. I bought Bulls season tickets ( with a partner) the year BEFORE the Bulls drafted Jordan. We lucked into the greatest tickets EVER.
You are absolutely Tripping😭😭😭😭, Lebron has been a monster since 2003 when he was 18 and he is now 37. Everyone feared Lebron and still does. Give me a name right now of someone who has Said Lebron isn't a Problem?
@@mytriish1977 *Lmao man if you don’t get out of here there’s literally NO ONE saying that choke artist “is a problem” overrated defense except maybe doing a chasedown block “from behind” i can’t even count how many games on hand this man blew 5secs left on FT line to close a pivatol game 😂 he can stat pad all the records he want but this man is a joke compared to Kobe & Jordan*
You can’t block MJ’s fadeaway effectively or consistently. Not to mention he’s got an entire arsenal of tricks up his sleeve. And none of that is possible without MJ’s mental toughness. Toughness in clutch situations. Toughness in practice.
that fadeaway was unstoppable because of his upper body strenght. he'll post you up and a little push of his back or shoulder, create some space..UNSTOPPABLE!
That fadeaway is like the skyhook or that one-legged thing Dirk had. The KD pull up. Rarely do guys come along who have signature moves that unstoppable. Unguardable to the point where you're just praying it came off the fingers wrong or something.
During the time MJ played, the rules were different. He channeled his game accordingly. That makes him different. The will power, determination, separated him from everyone else 👏
I cut my teeth on Bird and Magic in the collegiate NCAA finals. I watched Artis Gilmore (a completely under-respected big man) struggle with a completely bush-league squad in the late 70-'s and early 80's. I was an absolutely huge Lakers fan because of Kareen, COOP! and Jamaal Wilkes (whose bent elbow shooting style I tried to duplicate for years). And then Michael strolled into my home town. What can I say, it was like the 1985 Bears, but for 13 years. After 1991, it was like Walter Payton (MJ) had everything around him, a REAL team, not for one season, but time after time. To this day, I cry watching videos of Walter and MJ, for the latter because he is the GOAT and for the former because with the talent he deserved around him in his peak, he would have been the GOAT. And let's be clear, for better or worse (I do not want to support the leagues and the level of damage the players suffered), in both the NFL and NBA, offenses are allowed by the rules to abuse the game, and defensive aggression (which of course involves a much higher degree of contact and VIOLENCE) is aggressively penalized. MJ played with 1) hand checking, 2) excessive contact rarely being called, 3) travelling was real (oh please, mf, shut up, everyone gets 3-4 steps to the bucket now, it was considered insane to get TWO from 1990-2003), just as in the NFL you had "They Call Me Assassin", very late hits, head targeting, stickum (look it up, kids), and so on. So, the point is not "Let's bring back the level of violence of the 80's and 90's." My favorite Chicago Bears players DIED horrible, painful deaths from their injuries. DO NOT BRING IT BACK. But don't pretend that you can compare racking up MJs averages (considered per game, for his position in the league, surviving those years of constant physical VIOLENCE that ) with LeBron, who didn't have to deal with ANY that, especially after 2003. Or even Kareem, who arguably had an environment even worse than Jordan in some ways (hard to say who was more physical, the Celtics or the Bad Boys Pistons).
That point can get a bit ignored because Jordan did get calls. Jordan was so great he got special treatment from the refs and that can be confirmed by everyone, his position as the best is confirmed by many, too.
@@chillaxboi2109 The NBA tries to find that one superstar every generation that they will use as the face of the organization. MJ was the face in the 90s and LeBron is the face of the NBA now. Whoever the NBA chooses as their guy, the refs will be soft to.
That's like hearing Tom Brady is the best ever. Put him back during Montana's day. He'd been lucky to survive 3 full seasons. Back then skill set AND durability were equally important. Brady has the skills but only very few of today's quarterbacks have the durability.
At 7:20, Ray Allen admitted a fact that many don't like to hear or admit. The NBA is a different game now than it used to be, guys average most of their points from free throws. This makes it so that they are being allowed to just go freely to the basket, or freely shoot wide open shots for fear of foul trouble from an opposing team. Because they call foul on everything nowadays, why do we think "flopping" is a thing. The new rules on what a flagrant and flagrant 2 foul is, is just sad. The fact that the players averaged the points they did in the 80-90s is highly commendable, and those numbers would almost double if they had the current NBA rules. As amazing as 40-50ft 3-pointers are, tomahawk dunks every other possession, and some cool cross-overs with hesitations and step backs; it is actually proving that maybe, just maybe the game is become a little soft. No need to be a 2-way player anymore, just try to dazzle with offense, maybe a "chase down block or two" for the highlight reel, win-lose-or draw. Who cares if you win if you got the highlight reel, right. Different age and era unfortunately. Everyone wants to shoot the pill, yet most don't want to put in work stopping the other team.
I've finally caught up on the 23 in 23. You did a great job. We appreciate and the hard work and effort putting these videos together. Thank You and keep up the good work. 💯💪🏾👑✊🏾
Man, watching the bulls play with MJ back in da day was like a ppv Mike Tyson fight event like every game. You didn’t want to miss it. You wanted to witness what great move he’d do next!
There's an amazing lesson to take from this for any athlete. MJ was the best, but he didn't practice, he wasn't in shape. It's not only about talent. You got to work work work work work. Even he couldn't just come in and play great and win. This is to all the young ones out there thinking that talent is the most important thing.
It tells you something, when a player of a caliber, like Ray Allen, tells you that MJ would average 45 today. He averaged 30+ every season when hand check was allowed. These days he'd average 30 only from FT. Not to add that he'd surely still sunk, do mid shots and add to his 3 points attempts. Kids today, that only watched NBA from 2010, don't understand the mentality of the greatest player that ever stepped on the basketball court. He'd do anything to win. Only Kobe can be mentioned in same sentence as MJ, because he had that same mentality. R.I.P. Kobe.
@@kerrylee4633 nah thats an exggeration, it was the celtics team that beat the bulls for 17 out of the 28 contests, but larry and mike always went back and forth with each other
Jordan was sooo great at playing 🏀. He made me proud to say . I lived in Chicago and we have #23. But it was 63 piece he put on bird/ mchale/ Parrish/ Johnson. That made me and bird realize. Mike is on a whole nother level. That’s why he’s the 🐐. 🛑 this senseless debating.
Robinson was so Fucking good it’s insane how ahead of his time his game was and more people should bring him up bc he’s basically a blue print for guys like Paul pierce. I’m also kinda a mega fan bc I’ve been using him and ray allen in nba showtime since that game came out for ps1 (basically 3d knockoff nba jam that was at the arcade and on PlayStation lol)
He was very good but he never realized his potential. He was supposed to be the next great one and even at his peak in the NBA he was never anywhere near as good as say Grant Hill who was hampered by injuries. Those two were supposed to carry the league after MJ. As much as I liked Glenn Robinson he deserves at least a good share of the ire he got. He should have been much better.
@@axelarroyo3286 no arguments in terms of his missing what could have been the peak of his potential (his weight issues alone point to a lack of drive that separated him from the next tier of players up like grant hill ) but tbh the way you describe your feelings on Robinson is the way I feel about Jerry stackhouse bc he also suffered in the long shadow that mj put over so many careers across the league but in reality anyone would be happy to have had the careers that both Glen and Jerry had bc both had multiple seasons being top 10’players in the nba and during an extremely top heavy superstar driven era
I love your energy sir. You’re modest and humble but cool and raw. Thanks for being a genuine person. Being genuine is rare now days. Jordan is Jordan but content creators are not you sir. Good day.
Jordan and Kobe are in a room by themselves and the lights are turned on. And in the other room is about 20 others with LeBron shining the brightest. And that's just how it is.
Notice how these guys talk about one another, even when they don't like them versus how the players from the last 15 or so talk about each other? Big difference in respect even if they hated the competition.
@@jerodpalmer1739 That dog would be too big for today's Chihuahuas. Glen was strong like wildebeest stampedes and he had the range of Josey Wales' flame. Perennial All-Star in this soft as Stuart Scott's Tempurpedic pillows NBA.
Here’s why Jordan would average 50 if he played in todays game. 1) The players today would not have him as an influence to their games. So Kobe would t exist, Iverson, D-Rose, and on and on. The game would be 10 years behind where it is today. 2) Jordan would still be Jordan. 3) All the modern rules would set the GOAT loose on a league full of lesser players. He would be unstoppable.
@@blackjesus6433 Take it away. It’s true. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t put him in this era but still leave his influence back in the 80’ & 90’s for those after him to improve from. Like in Back to the Future when Marty started disappearing from the family photo. Haha…Move Jordan in time, and his influence on all players after him must disappear too. 🤷♂️😎👍
I love seeing actual all-star's telling the truth. No one was, is...or probably ever will be close to Jordan in the GOAT debate. Lebron is one of the most elite athletic specimens of all time, but he's just not MJ. He's to normal. It's not a knock. MJ was just a borderline psychotic competitor. Much like Kobe, but Kobe lacked the mitts that Jordan had.
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Love the content NickSmithNBA. It's crazy how I've seen the majority of MJ videos but not these. Other youtubers recycle the same ol same out of being lazy for quick views. I always knew that there were decades of content about superstar players. Thanks for not being one of those lazy TH-cam who actually go search for the decades of content out there to cycle through. Hopefully we can get a 24 days of kobe 🙏 since the anniversary of his death is coming up in a month from now. Crazy how it's been almost 3 years that fast.
MJ is the goat. We all know that. I had the chance to play against GR aka Big Dawg in the NCAA tourney and man, he was so special..impossible to guard. Respect Big Dawg
"At Least My Favorite All Time Michael Jordan Payed His Respect Going To Kobe and Gigis Funeral May God Continue To Bless Him Covered By The Blood Of Jesus At All Times Much Love and Respect."
Jordan was unique over and above his athletic gifts and skills as a player because he was borderline psychotic in his desire to compete and win at everything. The “I took that personally” memes are funny because they are true.
Great vid! I agree MJ and Kobe walked on water on the court - on O, D and they were the only people that could LIFT a TEAM up to THEIR winning level. Notice that most players after they stopped playing with them, were good, but...
NickSmithTV: The Legend Continues. Thank you once again for ANOTHER professional level video. You’re hard work is appreciated! 🍻🍻
That means the world to me. Thanks for watching!
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You was middle I was in elementary witnessing greatness..great video
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@@NickSmithNBA Don't forget Bird he was also a killer like MJ and Kobe.
I've never heard a single player being interviewed, who played against Mike, say that he was okay, or good, or even very good. It was always..."He's on a level all by himself", or "He's untouchable", etc.
Larry Bird said he knew he had just witnessed God.
Or ever say Lebron was better than MJ.
@@driftnasty1 lebron can't spell GOAT! That comparison is just disrespectful to Jordan!
That’s because he was
Facts!!!!
"Dont be mad at Ray, coach. He's doing everything he's supposed to" - Mike w 45 pts
That mid range fade away was unstoppable! I miss those days of the NBA
Nobody is or will be better than Jordan, so grateful to have grown up in the 90s
I was in middle school and high school when Jordan was winning his last 3 titles. I watched almost every single game on TV during those 3 seasons on that Chicago News channel WGN. I can tell you that it was rare watching a Jordan game where he DIDN'T roast his competition. That's why there are so many youtube videos of "Jordan Roasts this guy or that". He literally destroyed everyone, every game.
When did we ask?🤣
WGN is legendary, I could watch all the Bulls games in Detroit.
@@Wthele about the same time we asked u😂
Facts
Same bro..I was a teenager and used to watch all the games with my step dad who just passed away a few days ago....Jordan never disappointed...it was a great time to be alive
@7:23 Ray makes a great point, nowadays you go to the charity stripe for 'Ticky Tack stuff', back then those hits / fouls were ignored hence why it felt like watching a completely different (and better) style of basketball.
2000-2011 was the best and hardest decade of basketball ever
Basketball today is better
@@_camy_ no way
Can't help but laugh when people say that MJ wouldn't be as dominant in today's game as he was back then. The rules today make it much easier to score, if anything he would be more dominant, as Allen said
If prime ray allen play in todays era he can easily scored 25ppg..
Michael has a beautiful shot, but his fadeaway is the prettiest thing in sports.
The stuff of legend…
Yep but ray Allen had the prettiest shot ever
@@righteousmasculine thank you for saying that. They act like Curry shot is just amazing. Don’t get me wrong, he can shoot, but it seems like everyone has amnesia.
@@roberetaylor6017 man I’m with you when you right bro 😎💯
Every kid in the 90s tried the Jordan fade away. Every one of them. No one is emulated like that today.
Michael Air Jordan Is ALWAYS, STILL & FOR EVER THE G.O.A.T. !
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You know when Rodman gotta hold you back, it’s about to be real.😂😂😂😂
😂 real spill 👍
100% true
Just to be clear a young Ray Allen was shooting lights out, would get a steal and go dunk on your best player in his prime seasons with the bucks.
YES he was shooting lights out on OTHER players, NOT MJ.
@@whatyousay9816 he actually gave MJ a run for his money but mKe was just too much for the bucks
Crazy how many people don't know how much of a baller Allen was before he deferred to being a 3pt marksman.
Until kobe blocked his shot
It’s about defense when it come to mike tho lol
I watched the Bulls on WGN. And I’m from Arkansas. I still gets chills when I think about the lights going out and that Alan Parsons Project music playing when the Bulls were being announced. Michael Jordan is THE GOAT and I can’t believe that LeBron tried to claim that title for himself. You don’t declare yourself THE GOAT as it is a title that can only be bestowed upon you. And it has been bestowed…to Michael Jordan. I don’t think anyone else will ever come close. Anyway, I miss those days tremendously. Michael Jordan and The Bulls were a huge part of making a 5’3” white girl want to be practicing or playing the game of basketball at all times when I wasn’t watching it. I’m thankful for growing up during the era of Michael Jordan.
Yea wgn days
They literally could have won 🏆 7 or 8 straight like lbj said he was gonna do. Mj 6for6.. lbj like 4 for 16!🤣
Don't get me wrong LBj is great but no mj fashow
I wish people really knew that TH-cam videos would never let you know how great MJ was compared with watching the games back then.
Me either. MJ is on a different yet higher level from Lebron and there is no comparison. Jordan will always be the GOAT of the NBA. No one can tear down his legacy and commitment to Chicago and the Bulls. Somewhere in Lebron's mind, he knows that he is not the GOAT therefore; he just self- proclaimed himself to be the GOAT and waited for his foolish statement to gain some attention and support.
The reason MJ is the GOAT is that he could do whatever he wanted on the court and the majority of defenders were helpless to do anything about it. MJ's game was the most graceful I've ever seen, if you watch highlights of his career watch how he landed. He was like a cat, he always stuck the landing. Which is a very rare talent.
He could do anything he wanted except beat the Bad Boy Pistons or Bird’s Celtics until they all got old lol
@@Los150 the Pistons weren't as old as everyone makes it out like. When he was losing to the Celtics they had a top ten team of all-time and he was a one man show. The Bulls took a few years to get the talent around him and MJ had to mature as a player. Once that happened it was Katy bar the door! Once MJ matured as a player, there were no weaknesses in his game.
@@Los150 they weren't old isiah was 1yr older than him the oldest guy was probably rick mahorn stop repeating shit you hear how about researching since you never seen him play and he was a 1 man show until they rebuilt the team 🤡 😂😂😂
Lmao
@@Los150 Yeah the Bad Boys were so old that they won the Championship the year before MJ beat them. These LeBitch fans are mentally deficient just like their hero
I remember seeing the Big Dog do a shoot around at Roosevelt highschool in Gary where he is from and he missed no shots and had a super confident swagger. For him to say that about MJ puts in perspective the respect MJ had.
📠 big dog had a fuccin jumper fareal 😂😂
He was a problem. G.I. finest
This is why I can't take these idiots today seriously...
These "guys" are more skilled and athletic...
Robinson was a monster and wasn't even the best forward in his day. Big men could shoot back in the day. They just couldn't because they had to do a big man's job.
Its crazy. In no other sport that I follow do I hear a player's contemporaries speak about a guy with such and respect and legit fear over the realization that they aren't on his level. No one speaks about Brady, Messi, LeBron with the same kind of fear. With other greats you hear something like "we know we got a tough matchup ahead of us but we're looking for the win" but with Jordan it was like that GTA meme of "ah shit here we go again"
what a beautiful game MJ has it's like poetry and savagery combined
What people don’t consider about Jordan is that he wasn’t dominating a game by pulling up and draining 3 after 3. He’d kill you with his footwork, and mid range, and then occasionally blow past you for a dunk. He’d consistently drop 45-50 points in the most difficult way, as opposed to 13 3s and 11 FTs.
Correct he had a quick first step too! So if he got dudes on that fake forget it! That first dtep he was iff and to the basket after that 1 handed ball fake
One of the most fundamentally sound players of all time. People sleep on that, mainly because they don't recognize it when they see it.
That’s why Jordan was putting up a show. Mamba too.
Today’s NBA is getting boring. Everyone is shooting 3s….
Exactly. People forget he put pride in his fundamentals and footwork. Like Ted said, lol. His first step was crazy quick. If he faked you, forget it. He's either scoring on the whole team around the rim or getting a dunk. He consistently scored 40-60 points in the most physical way at times. Don't get wrong. His 3 would shine at times, too, but not on 11-20 attempts like today. It would be 5-7 at best. It was still accurate, though. For someone who didn't focus on 3, still averaging 40% is kinda nuts. That's why he the goat.
STOP hating on Curry!!! If 3's were so easy, everyone would shoot them! But yes, Jordan is the GOAT!!!
I think this series will do a nice job of condensing what those of us who saw it happen at the time into something that people who haven't can understand in relation to todays game. He was unique. And he's the GOAT.
That's the aim!
When MJ went to the movie theater and saw He got Game and took it personal 😂😂😂
I bought a Glenn Robinson rookie card in KY back in 1994, and I still have it to this day. He was awesome coming out of Purdue and his mid-range game was money.
Facts 💯. Put Purdue on the map until the tournament against Duke. That's when I saw Grant Hill
Give me the card
The part people keep missing about #45 Jordan. No training camp, came in after the All Star break and was still dishing out work.
Facts 💯
Exactly, 45 is still dat work. A legend in its own right
Lol I’m wearing a Jordan #45 white sox jersey rn
He dropped 55 against the Knicks ,they had the best defense. Wasn't that rusty.
The team was just missing the chemistry. Even with Pippen, that end of game turnover vs. the Magic was from not playing together and knowing a pass would come on that open baseline.
MJ's peers who knew him, knew that talking trash and making him feel inferior is the switch for him to turn psycho.
If Marshawn Lynch can turn
BEAST Mode : ON
MJ has PSYCHO Mode : ON
Legend has it that John Calipari still can't turn left.
M. Jordan is basically the M. Bison of the NBA. PSYCHO CRUSHER
@@vicalsi1568 MJ is feared and respected by his opponents which is none existent in todays players. Most of them just hold grudges that just ended up as hate, Spurs is the last team that i knew in the recent decades who targeted Miami and Miami alone to beat them in the Finals because of their shortcoming. MJ hold grudges and turn it to motivation on a daily or per game basis. When Shaq/Penny/Grant Magic eliminated MJ theirs a trash talking that happened like "45 is not 23" something like that and he is not in basketball shape then as always he took it personal, the next year they swept them in the Eastern Conference Finals and in post game interview he still talking about last years failure. MJ is a different breed.
GOD MODE
Jordan will always be the GOAT
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no shit!?!
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And Kobe will always be in that room with him😂
@@sefsvemira7482 kobe came off the bench and surpassed Mj in scoring. He also have more assist than mj as well. I wanna say a better 3pt shooter but mj didn't shoot much 3s. Not that he couldn't it's just he didn't want to, hell even Ray Allen said that. But there's qualities that Kobe definitely had over mj
Glenn Robinson had the sweetest jumpshot, loved seeing him play for the Bucks back in the day.
MJ was special. Regular season games would end up being amazing battles on the court and Michael would never disappoint.
Enjoyed hearing Ray Allen discuss the differences in the eras. And he should know, playing in both.
That rusty #45 game…
Jordan shot 11/29 but was 4/4 from the three point line. One of the strangest stats I ever saw from him.
If you ever saw Jordan live before he retired the first time, you were blessed.
A lot of people don't realize that whenever Jordan shot any meaningful volume (more than 1.5 attempts), he shot at today's standard.. This includes 38% on 3 attempts in 1990 regular season, or 39% on 4 attempts for the 93' Playoffs, or 43% on 5 attempts in the 92' Finals.. Notice how the efficiency increases with volume - that's what happens when great shooting form gets in rhythm, so Jordan would have a lot of "shrug" games in today's higher volume 3-point format.
Watched ALL 6 championships LIVE (on tv...)... 💪🏼🏀💪🏼🏀💪🏼🏀🤝🏼🤝🏼🤝🏼
I did!!
@@andrewmcfarlane4724 excellent point 👌
Talk about blessed. I bought Bulls season tickets ( with a partner) the year BEFORE the Bulls drafted Jordan. We lucked into the greatest tickets EVER.
LeBron James can never get revenge on the team like this and players damn sure don't fear him 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
You are absolutely Tripping😭😭😭😭, Lebron has been a monster since 2003 when he was 18 and he is now 37. Everyone feared Lebron and still does. Give me a name right now of someone who has Said Lebron isn't a Problem?
@@mytriish1977 *Lmao man if you don’t get out of here there’s literally NO ONE saying that choke artist “is a problem” overrated defense except maybe doing a chasedown block “from behind” i can’t even count how many games on hand this man blew 5secs left on FT line to close a pivatol game 😂 he can stat pad all the records he want but this man is a joke compared to Kobe & Jordan*
@@mytriish1977nobody fears Lebron 😂😂😂
those black bulls unis were so dope 🔥
You can’t block MJ’s fadeaway effectively or consistently. Not to mention he’s got an entire arsenal of tricks up his sleeve. And none of that is possible without MJ’s mental toughness. Toughness in clutch situations. Toughness in practice.
that fadeaway was unstoppable because of his upper body strenght. he'll post you up and a little push of his back or shoulder, create some space..UNSTOPPABLE!
If Young, Prime MJ is fused with 2nd threepeat MJ it's game over for everyone.
He was also so good at readjusting his shot mid air to avoid being blocked.
That fadeaway is like the skyhook or that one-legged thing Dirk had. The KD pull up. Rarely do guys come along who have signature moves that unstoppable. Unguardable to the point where you're just praying it came off the fingers wrong or something.
This series is GOATED. Even though I lived through most of his career, I can't get enough of MJ stories.
The 90s (and 80s, footage not aired): Back when basketball was basketball. The memories. 💯
However many years after hes retired, a 10 part series documentary, and theres still more stories that ive never heard lmao
During the time MJ played, the rules were different. He channeled his game accordingly. That makes him different. The will power, determination, separated him from everyone else 👏
I cut my teeth on Bird and Magic in the collegiate NCAA finals. I watched Artis Gilmore (a completely under-respected big man) struggle with a completely bush-league squad in the late 70-'s and early 80's. I was an absolutely huge Lakers fan because of Kareen, COOP! and Jamaal Wilkes (whose bent elbow shooting style I tried to duplicate for years). And then Michael strolled into my home town. What can I say, it was like the 1985 Bears, but for 13 years. After 1991, it was like Walter Payton (MJ) had everything around him, a REAL team, not for one season, but time after time. To this day, I cry watching videos of Walter and MJ, for the latter because he is the GOAT and for the former because with the talent he deserved around him in his peak, he would have been the GOAT. And let's be clear, for better or worse (I do not want to support the leagues and the level of damage the players suffered), in both the NFL and NBA, offenses are allowed by the rules to abuse the game, and defensive aggression (which of course involves a much higher degree of contact and VIOLENCE) is aggressively penalized. MJ played with 1) hand checking, 2) excessive contact rarely being called, 3) travelling was real (oh please, mf, shut up, everyone gets 3-4 steps to the bucket now, it was considered insane to get TWO from 1990-2003), just as in the NFL you had "They Call Me Assassin", very late hits, head targeting, stickum (look it up, kids), and so on.
So, the point is not "Let's bring back the level of violence of the 80's and 90's." My favorite Chicago Bears players DIED horrible, painful deaths from their injuries. DO NOT BRING IT BACK. But don't pretend that you can compare racking up MJs averages (considered per game, for his position in the league, surviving those years of constant physical VIOLENCE that ) with LeBron, who didn't have to deal with ANY that, especially after 2003. Or even Kareem, who arguably had an environment even worse than Jordan in some ways (hard to say who was more physical, the Celtics or the Bad Boys Pistons).
Oh so YOU get the Pistons ACTUALLY got their style of defense from the Celtics huh...
That point can get a bit ignored because Jordan did get calls. Jordan was so great he got special treatment from the refs and that can be confirmed by everyone, his position as the best is confirmed by many, too.
@@chillaxboi2109 The NBA tries to find that one superstar every generation that they will use as the face of the organization. MJ was the face in the 90s and LeBron is the face of the NBA now. Whoever the NBA chooses as their guy, the refs will be soft to.
That's like hearing Tom Brady is the best ever. Put him back during Montana's day. He'd been lucky to survive 3 full seasons. Back then skill set AND durability were equally important. Brady has the skills but only very few of today's quarterbacks have the durability.
8:05 Watching MJ palming the ball mid-air while being prepared to fight you is the scariest thing
Man, if Dennis Rodman has to stop you from attacking someone 😳
Lol noticed that too and I'm like, "damn, MJJ was really angry!" 🤣
Gonna be watching every one of these 23 videos this month!!
Thank you!
I love how he said "You know who had to eat most of those buckets?"..... Ray
Lmaoo me too bruh u know he meant that lol
He’s right can’t nobody be in that room with MJ & Kobe (RIP)
At 7:20, Ray Allen admitted a fact that many don't like to hear or admit. The NBA is a different game now than it used to be, guys average most of their points from free throws. This makes it so that they are being allowed to just go freely to the basket, or freely shoot wide open shots for fear of foul trouble from an opposing team. Because they call foul on everything nowadays, why do we think "flopping" is a thing. The new rules on what a flagrant and flagrant 2 foul is, is just sad. The fact that the players averaged the points they did in the 80-90s is highly commendable, and those numbers would almost double if they had the current NBA rules.
As amazing as 40-50ft 3-pointers are, tomahawk dunks every other possession, and some cool cross-overs with hesitations and step backs; it is actually proving that maybe, just maybe the game is become a little soft. No need to be a 2-way player anymore, just try to dazzle with offense, maybe a "chase down block or two" for the highlight reel, win-lose-or draw. Who cares if you win if you got the highlight reel, right. Different age and era unfortunately. Everyone wants to shoot the pill, yet most don't want to put in work stopping the other team.
That crossover at 6:24 was life altering 😳
same move from the last shot
@@revoltrally4453 facts
When MJ read the article on Glenn Robinson that day, he took it personal 😂😂😂😂
I've finally caught up on the 23 in 23. You did a great job. We appreciate and the hard work and effort putting these videos together. Thank You and keep up the good work. 💯💪🏾👑✊🏾
Thank you bro! Appreciate it
I liked the last play where Rodman stopped him. It was like he was saying, "Stop Michael, that's my job. I will handle it. Don't worry."
And thats exactly what he was for, rebounds, defense, and "handling shit"
People sleep on Rodmans defense.
He shut Shaq down...
Many are called, few are chosen but there is only ONE! Remember that folks!
Worthy idea for content. 23 stories in 23 days is worth subscribing 👍
Thanks Tom!
I like the last clip. Rodman being the calm person and keeping Jordan from punching that guy😂
Man, watching the bulls play with MJ back in da day was like a ppv Mike Tyson fight event like every game. You didn’t want to miss it. You wanted to witness what great move he’d do next!
Great video sir! So much nostalgia in here. I was a senior in high school in 96, I remember these days well. MJ = GOAT, hands down
There's an amazing lesson to take from this for any athlete.
MJ was the best, but he didn't practice, he wasn't in shape.
It's not only about talent. You got to work work work work work.
Even he couldn't just come in and play great and win.
This is to all the young ones out there thinking that talent is the most important thing.
He still played beyond realistic expectations as a walk on. But they missed the playoffs that season.
Talent is the most important thing. Don’t kid yourself.
@@conditionallyunconditional5691they didn't miss the playoffs they lost in the semis
He didn’t practice? He wasn’t in shape? Lol. I hope you mean he wasn’t in basketball shape during that game Robinson toasted him and not in general…
That sounds ridiculous. MJ didn't practice? He wasn't in shape?
Great stories talking about the Goat. Awesome job.
It tells you something, when a player of a caliber, like Ray Allen, tells you that MJ would average 45 today. He averaged 30+ every season when hand check was allowed. These days he'd average 30 only from FT. Not to add that he'd surely still sunk, do mid shots and add to his 3 points attempts. Kids today, that only watched NBA from 2010, don't understand the mentality of the greatest player that ever stepped on the basketball court. He'd do anything to win. Only Kobe can be mentioned in same sentence as MJ, because he had that same mentality. R.I.P. Kobe.
There is a good argument for Larry Bird. He destroyed Jordan every game they played.
Bird was a great player, don't get me wrong, but he personally, didn't destroy Jordan.
@@kerrylee4633 I watched all those games and no Larry didn't lol
@@kerrylee4633 nah thats an exggeration, it was the celtics team that beat the bulls for 17 out of the 28 contests, but larry and mike always went back and forth with each other
Thank you for giving us these videos. @Nick Smith NBA it's appreciated !
Jordan was sooo great at playing 🏀. He made me proud to say . I lived in Chicago and we have #23. But it was 63 piece he put on bird/ mchale/ Parrish/ Johnson. That made me and bird realize. Mike is on a whole nother level. That’s why he’s the 🐐. 🛑 this senseless debating.
Great POV from Ray. We always argue the eras and this and that, but the perspective from someone who actually played in both eras is 👍
Nick with another very entertaining post....I love it!
Thank you!
For show he said it it's Michael and Kobe they by themselves in a category Legends 👑
Robinson was so Fucking good it’s insane how ahead of his time his game was and more people should bring him up bc he’s basically a blue print for guys like Paul pierce. I’m also kinda a mega fan bc I’ve been using him and ray allen in nba showtime since that game came out for ps1 (basically 3d knockoff nba jam that was at the arcade and on PlayStation lol)
He was very good but he never realized his potential. He was supposed to be the next great one and even at his peak in the NBA he was never anywhere near as good as say Grant Hill who was hampered by injuries. Those two were supposed to carry the league after MJ. As much as I liked Glenn Robinson he deserves at least a good share of the ire he got. He should have been much better.
@@axelarroyo3286 no arguments in terms of his missing what could have been the peak of his potential (his weight issues alone point to a lack of drive that separated him from the next tier of players up like grant hill ) but tbh the way you describe your feelings on Robinson is the way I feel about Jerry stackhouse bc he also suffered in the long shadow that mj put over so many careers across the league but in reality anyone would be happy to have had the careers that both Glen and Jerry had bc both had multiple seasons being top 10’players in the nba and during an extremely top heavy superstar driven era
I love your energy sir. You’re modest and humble but cool and raw. Thanks for being a genuine person. Being genuine is rare now days. Jordan is Jordan but content creators are not you sir. Good day.
Ever since Jordan hit the shot while playing for Dean,we knew he was just scratching the surface.
Glen Robinson was legit. That Milwaukee team was no joke eish Sam, Glen, Ray and them boyz.
Man i never get tired of these stories
Poor ray 😢 mj was the best mixture of pure athleticism and fundamentals the game has ever seen
Jordan and Kobe are in a room by themselves and the lights are turned on. And in the other room is about 20 others with LeBron shining the brightest. And that's just how it is.
It’s crazy how I never get tired of watching Jordan video after 20 years
Facts: Jordan and Kobe by themselves in that room.
I just bought Ray Allen's Air Jordan 11 "2 rings" PE in red and gold for 20 bucks at the value village last year and they are still clean.
It’s funny that Rodman had to hold Jordan back from getting into a Fight or an Argument 😂
The foot work of those players was excellent. 😮
Jordan the goat btw
The Undisputed GOAT. No questions asked.
Give me Wilt
Yep
@@GarlandHardin wilt>Jordan
Bron 👑
Notice how these guys talk about one another, even when they don't like them versus how the players from the last 15 or so talk about each other? Big difference in respect even if they hated the competition.
MJ was machine his effort in his training is untouched/unmatched✌🏽
Kobe matched it
I have just checked notice was not on were really looking forward to seeing more thanks for sharing your insight
Robinson was no joke. That cat could play. On offense his bite was as rabid as Cujo's.
They forgot about how nasty he was. Man put him in today's NBA???
@@jerodpalmer1739 That dog would be too big for today's Chihuahuas. Glen was strong like wildebeest stampedes and he had the range of Josey Wales' flame. Perennial All-Star in this soft as Stuart Scott's Tempurpedic pillows NBA.
These r some of the if not thee best mj vids I've seen,, well done man
Here’s why Jordan would average 50 if he played in todays game.
1) The players today would not have him as an influence to their games. So Kobe would t exist, Iverson, D-Rose, and on and on. The game would be 10 years behind where it is today.
2) Jordan would still be Jordan.
3) All the modern rules would set the GOAT loose on a league full of lesser players. He would be unstoppable.
Preach! I'm stealing that from you.🙏🏾
@@blackjesus6433 Take it away.
It’s true. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t put him in this era but still leave his influence back in the 80’ & 90’s for those after him to improve from.
Like in Back to the Future when Marty started disappearing from the family photo. Haha…Move Jordan in time, and his influence on all players after him must disappear too. 🤷♂️😎👍
@@kristianjohnson8787 I never heard that prospective before. Smart man.
I love seeing actual all-star's telling the truth. No one was, is...or probably ever will be close to Jordan in the GOAT debate. Lebron is one of the most elite athletic specimens of all time, but he's just not MJ. He's to normal. It's not a knock. MJ was just a borderline psychotic competitor. Much like Kobe, but Kobe lacked the mitts that Jordan had.
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Its amaizing this series. Thanks brother
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"The more times I played, the more times that my appetite got wet."
It's *whet* and it's a verb.
His Airness, The Black Cat, Behold the GOAT, none higher, none better, RESPECT!!
Fucking absolutely right Q. MJ and Kobe 🙏🏾 sitting in a room by themselves
Excellent videos. Thank you.
Love the content NickSmithNBA. It's crazy how I've seen the majority of MJ videos but not these. Other youtubers recycle the same ol same out of being lazy for quick views. I always knew that there were decades of content about superstar players. Thanks for not being one of those lazy TH-cam who actually go search for the decades of content out there to cycle through. Hopefully we can get a 24 days of kobe 🙏 since the anniversary of his death is coming up in a month from now. Crazy how it's been almost 3 years that fast.
Watching Ray play in those cool grey's was always fun to see. Ray was great in Milwaukee! Should've been a Bucks/Lakers Finals. 😌
Love the videos 👏🏿
MJ is the goat. We all know that. I had the chance to play against GR aka Big Dawg in the NCAA tourney and man, he was so special..impossible to guard. Respect Big Dawg
Thumbnail has Ray looking at Mike's hair thinking: "That could happen to me."
If you look up the word unstoppable in the dictionary, you’ll see a picture of MJ dunking.
loved the video and how you edited it all together! MJ is my fav!
shit, Larry Bird in that room too my dude
Great video. Actually forgot how good Glen Robinson was for a minute. Subbed.
That was Fire 🔥🔥🔥
To be clear Ray Allen talks about Jordan like there is no question Jordan is the Goat. And Ray played with Lebron …….. let that sink in.
Not sure why I'm just seeing this now, but shout out to Big Dog! He was a beast at Purdue and with the Bucks.
"At Least My Favorite All Time Michael Jordan Payed His Respect Going To Kobe and Gigis Funeral May God Continue To Bless Him Covered By The Blood Of Jesus At All Times Much Love and Respect."
Jordan was unique over and above his athletic gifts and skills as a player because he was borderline psychotic in his desire to compete and win at everything. The “I took that personally” memes are funny because they are true.
Great vid! I agree MJ and Kobe walked on water on the court - on O, D and they were the only people that could LIFT a TEAM up to THEIR winning level. Notice that most players after they stopped playing with them, were good, but...