Nick I've been subbed to you for a LONG time and your channel has always been proper quality - but you are KILLING IT right now with this series so God bless you brother! Watching MJ in his prime was a privilege that I'll always be thankful for.
@@NickSmithNBA - Nice videos and amazing contents. Also why MJ is called BLACK JESUES as yes he was godlike where he could have walked on water or fly. My point being is JESUES was Black as per historical ANCIENT records, yet we are still differentiating that somehow he was white, bold and blond with blues eyes. I don't think god made us in his image but we made god in out our image. We have to really understand the ANCIENT AFRICA. who clearly are our ANCIENT ancestors, black, blue, white, brown, green or the GREYS. SHALOM
Something these youngsters will never understand or grasp is the fact Jordan didn't only Influence his teamates to be better but he Influenced the entire sports world to be better. To the new generation they will think this is crazy talk but it's actually true and you'll never get it unless you lived through it. Truly a blessing to have been able to whitness that man's career in real time
Jordan had to teach lessons to Kevin Garnett, Reggie Miller, and Gary Payton. If Ja played back then or if Jordan played now, he would have to teach him a lesson too.
Absolutely! But I think MJ would like Ja as he's kinda like from the same mold, not that he's MJ level, but the mentality. Even after retirement, in his 40s, MJ still taught some of the young ones a lesson, guys like OJ Mayo, Corey Benjamin, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, to name a few.
I’ve just never seen an athlete that could up their game like that almost every time when opponents, coaches, media, fans, etc said something negative about him. It was almost movie-like. This is the one aspect of MJ’s game that’s not really focused on like it should be-it’s actually one of the main reasons that sets him apart from all athletes no matter the sport.
To tap into that zone can't always be done consciously. Jordan realised that so at times he would find reasons to activate that next level. Sometimes he even made up stories. Jordan always performed at his absolute best when he felt he had something to prove
@@GoGetYourShinebox True...a few years ago, Steve Kerr said had MJ played during this "media" era, he would have won 12 rings. Kerr was exaggerating (kind of lol) but people got the picture. He wouldn't even have to make up stories as there would have been a plethora out there. I would have loved to have seen how he would have responded to it all.
Sucks man, missed out - I had the same issue with Kobe missed his entire career essentially because I was rooting against him. Also didn’t get a lot of the games being on the east coast
@@954roof I didn't, and still don't like pretty much anything about Kobe. I only saw a few of his games, the thrill went away for me as MJ went to retire, but I'll give Kobe his due on the court. He could play the game. He wasn't a one trick pony like a lot of the so called stars.
same here, I routed against jordan, wanted the sonics to beat the bulls, then the jazz both years in the finals as a kid. looking back I wish I could watch those games with a new mindset and just appreciate greatness
Nick, I’m a Bulls and MJ fan 1st for all time, but I live near near Indy and rooted for the Pacers, but not like I did for the Bulls. After MJ retried in 98’ Reggie would have a couple more runs, and make the Finals in 2000. Somewhere along that time Miller’s house in Indiana was burnt to the ground, and he lost everything in it. Reggie collected all things NBA, including a LOT of Michael Jordan memorabilia which I heard at the time was irreplaceable it was so extensive, and Reggie being who he is really never told anyone about what he lost, except a couple people. The GOAT heard this, and it’s said that almost every item that could be replaced was sent to Reggie by the man himself.
MJ is the standard for winning and Greatness. Like Tiger Woods is the Jordan of Golf and the list goes on and on. All of his peers saying don't talk trash against Mike, men that same fear and respect doesn't exist anymore for the past decades.
I'll never forget the Reggie Miller series. That was some incredible basketball. Reggie was an assassin in his own right, but Michael always took it to that next level. The Reggie push off, too funny. You know that made Mike mad.
Cable here in NC had WGN. Not a night went by without me checking to see if the Bulls were playing. People watched their games just to see if MJ did something that would make your jaw drop. He rarely failed to disappoint. You just don't have that today. There's not that one guy where everyone talks at work the next day about, saying "Did you see what XX did last night? Damn" You have one here and there, but not the same guy, over and over and over. MJ is the GOAT, without a doubt. You could make a case for a couple of others based on their career, but nobody ever had even CLOSE to the impact not only on the court, but on fans and the world in general as Michael Jordan.
You have done such a great job on these Jordan videos. I can tell by the amount of different footage edited into them, that it was alot of work, and I appreciate your effort. Looking forward to the rest of them this month. Subscribed.
I agree. I was skeptical at first that this was just going to be more of the same, but this series is giving off Last Dance vibes in terms of quality. A cut above. Great work.
You had me at “The Glove” Used to love watching the Super Sonics play. Payton, Kemp, and the whole team was fun to watch. I wished Nate’s back wasn’t hurt.
Grew up a Pacers fan, but we had WGN on cable. I snuck watched every Bulls game broadcast. Felt like I was cheating on my team 😂 But every game, without fail, every single game he did something amazing that would be any other player's career highlight! Something I'm so glad I got to see on TV and once the man in person. He seemed even faster in person.
I've said this before -- MJ never took a night off. You could make a "career highlight" film out of every game he played. He will always be my GOAT, because he was the most fun and entertaining player I've ever watched.
Haha same. OG Piston Bad Boys fan growing up enjoyed the years we dominated but took an entire above average tough defensive team to take him down. Would only see highlights and some playoff games his first 3peat but their second 3peat ngl i watched more WGN Bulls games then Pistons games and have no regrets lol
Everyone knows MJ was bad ass, asshole plain and simple, but if he attends your HOF induction, that's the biggest compliment you could ever have as an NBA player, Reggie earned that.
I think what makes Michael Jordan the G.O.A.T. is, preseason game, this new kid has managed to make it one of the greatest preseason games in history. I guarantee he earned Michaels respect because he was willing to "play" to win no matter whether it counts or not. Pushed Michael to play like he loved the game, even in preseason.
As a Laker fan I used to hate MJ. Because to me Magic and Kareem were the GOATs. And then Jordan started taking over and started dominating. After the second threepeat I just had to acknowledge that he is the GOAT. I always state that Magic and Bird saved the NBA and Jordan changed the game and took it to a whole other level.
Magic was the GOAT before MJ. I was also a Laker fan that had to eventually concede that MJ is king. Magic lacked the speed and dunking of a modern version of himself like a Giannis or Ben Simmons. But his overall skill with his limitations were higher than anyone else I can think of. Magic can glide to the hoop and finish like Ice Man. He can sky hook like Kareem. Literally poetry in motion.
Love and respect Reggie. People always mentioned Bad Boys. But Indiana gave them all they can handle. Never left to chase rings. Clutch player. He would do well in today’s game shooting 3’s 30x + a game.
You did a great job with this video. It gets to the point on how other Hall of Fame Players keep saying how MJ was on a totally different level. I only had 1 chance to see gone play as a kid in Atl vs D Wilkins by he was sick that day and in the bench. Lucky for me I got to see Kobe in the Finals vs Orlando so I got to see one of the other greats play.
I'm from MJ's home town, and was a fan of his during his career (he's about six years older than I am). I played a lot of basketball over thirty years or so, and the biggest compliment I ever got was hearing one opponent say to a new teammate about me as he was talking a bunch of trash to me "Don't make him mad - he plays better when it's personal!" I can't say for sure if I'm just like that or it was inspired by MJ, but I like to think I learned something from the GOAT and was able to use it.
I'm probably about your age. I didn't play a lot of organized basketball growing up, but I certainly played. Jordan wasn't my favorite player, but there's a strong argument that he's the GOAT. And an even stronger argument that he's the most competitive player of all time. But I played harder when I felt like the other guys were cheating. I think that was always in me. But I admired that about him too.
GP one of the greatest defenders but in the 1996 finals he didn't guard peak prime MJ who had the perfect balance of youth, athleticism and skill ..by the time GP was at his prime MJ was much older and relied more on skill than athleticism big difference
I freaking haaaated Reggie Miller watching him play, but he’s actually a pretty humble dude with a good sense of humor. I remember as a little kid seeing them win that game when he pushed off MJ like that and thinking that was the most egregious missed call in ALL of sports I’d ever seen to that point… went home from my friend’s house pissed the Bulls lost that night. Turns out they ended up doing just fine 😂
People tend to forget, especially Lebron fanatics, that MJ is a two way player. His defense is as good as his offense, I don't see or even imagine him getting pushed by Kuzma to play defense. 😅
Michael Jordan in today's NBA would be the highest paid player, the best player in the game. The Bulls would have paid him more than what Stephen Curry is getting. He would be around 50 to 70 million dollars per year. Every game would be sold out regardless of the location.
I went to UNC in the 90's and lived in Chapel Hill for 20+ years and MJ sightings were a regular occurrence, back then he had a custom Hummer he'd drive around. He wasn't like going out of his way to meet fans but, as a local resident, all the stories you'd hear about his interactions with locals were nothing but positive. He also was who brought Buffalo Wild Wings to Chapel Hill (primary investor), in the mid-90's, long before it became a national phenomenon
Just a sidenote tho, as famous as MJ was, Dean Smith was like the holy grail of local celebs. I was at UNC during the Stackhouse, Vince Carter days, and if you were at UNC during this time it was like having our own Bulls and Michael Jordan. That UNC team was *insane*. They've had a handful of Championships since then but none of the teams equaled that team
Great editing!! A thought concept I keep going to is if the Blazers would have drafted him instead… Clyde Drexler + Michael Jordan. I don’t think there would have been a better pairing of players, especially at the psych level. By all accounts Drexler was a stand up decent guy, no drama, bar fights-probably went to church. He had an inch or two on MJ, but otherwise nearly equal in athleticism. The work ethic they would have instilled, the two captains showing up at 110 every single day (vs what became the JailBlazers). The fame blew MJ’s life into pieces, but I could see Clyde being a real friend, mentor, slightly bigger brother. Their parents would be friends. They would have slayed the league for decades solid. Because Clyde was a great defender, passer-and got above the rim too. MJ would have been propelled even higher with Clyde at his side. Instead of a fierceness that defined how Michael even had against teammates, a bond of respect, ethics would be built between them. The sleepy northwest city of Portland would have blown up - year after year of hosting NBA Finals… and right in Nike’s front yard. Ultimately landing in Chicago with a national cable broadcast wound up cementing history. But damn WHAT IF…
One of the main takeaways from these MJ retrospectives is how much intelligence and strategy there is in basketball, I'd say significantly more than most other sports. Some of these players left school early and skated by on athletics, but a lot of these athletes were really smart. MJ skipped his senior year at UNC to go to the NBA but returned to UNC and graduated 1.5 yrs later in 1986
MJ impacted basketball as much as he did the NBA. You've got about 2 decades of talent spawned off Air Jordan, plus the Kobe extension to 2 decades & most Kobe disciples don't even realize he copied MJ's game while adding bits of other legends to make himself the only legend with the right to be mentioned in MJ's stratosphere. MJ was hell to play because he was there to dominate you every night, by default, then you either pissed him off or he just got hot.😂
He thrived on trash talk. He took it personal and motivated himself into being a beast on the court. Evidence is in every game someone said shit to him lol
I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SEE MJ ENTIRE CAREER!!!!!!! WATCHING BASKETBALL IN DA 80'S and 90's made you appreciate BASKETBALL back then!!!!!! This Era is ENTIRELY to SOFT!!!!!!! LBJ IS GREAT BUT MJ IS AND WAS GREATER THAT'S WHY MJ IS DA G.O.A.T!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing thing when you look at this: Is Mike hasn't played professional ball in over 20 plus years yet people tell stories and are excited to tell the stories the people and laugh and speaks so highly. That's what goat status is it's out of respect and still many of the ex-player's are in awe when they talk about what he did How about all those great bron stories you hear from other players.... Oh wait you don't unless he's telling them himself like when he side the proclaim himself the goat without a vote 🤣🤣
Not just basketball but life in general. Youngster absolutely do not have any respect for older guys with far more life experience. Holds true for almost any thing
Anyone that actually was around during his prime would say he's their favorite player. Even during that time we all knew he was the greatest. 2 way player that is near max at both arts. No other guard has ever been the MVP and defensive player of the year.
That's the difference between MJ and LBJ, you talk trash to MJ he is going to make you look totally sick, talk trash to LBL and he's going to continue to play and score,but he won't make you sick like MJ would, that is why the GOAT IS MJ, HANDS DOWN!
Nick I've been subbed to you for a LONG time and your channel has always been proper quality - but you are KILLING IT right now with this series so God bless you brother! Watching MJ in his prime was a privilege that I'll always be thankful for.
Thank you!! Means the world.
@@NickSmithNBA Just telling the truth bro👍
@@NickSmithNBA - Nice videos and amazing contents. Also why MJ is called BLACK JESUES as yes he was godlike where he could have walked on water or fly. My point being is JESUES was Black as per historical ANCIENT records, yet we are still differentiating that somehow he was white, bold and blond with blues eyes. I don't think god made us in his image but we made god in out our image. We have to really understand the ANCIENT AFRICA. who clearly are our ANCIENT ancestors, black, blue, white, brown, green or the GREYS. SHALOM
Something these youngsters will never understand or grasp is the fact Jordan didn't only Influence his teamates to be better but he Influenced the entire sports world to be better. To the new generation they will think this is crazy talk but it's actually true and you'll never get it unless you lived through it. Truly a blessing to have been able to whitness that man's career in real time
Facts!
I wanna be like mike!
And all without social media
Kobe too ❤️
Even A.I and Lebron.
Jordan had to teach lessons to Kevin Garnett, Reggie Miller, and Gary Payton. If Ja played back then or if Jordan played now, he would have to teach him a lesson too.
Absolutely! But I think MJ would like Ja as he's kinda like from the same mold, not that he's MJ level, but the mentality. Even after retirement, in his 40s, MJ still taught some of the young ones a lesson, guys like OJ Mayo, Corey Benjamin, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, to name a few.
Like he did to Harold Miner aka Baby Jordan
The thought of seeing them both flying and hangin in the air goin against eachother is insane. Def woulda been dope to see
And the thing is, these weren't back benchers. These guys were legit.
@@jimnewl exactly.
I’ve just never seen an athlete that could up their game like that almost every time when opponents, coaches, media, fans, etc said something negative about him. It was almost movie-like. This is the one aspect of MJ’s game that’s not really focused on like it should be-it’s actually one of the main reasons that sets him apart from all athletes no matter the sport.
To tap into that zone can't always be done consciously. Jordan realised that so at times he would find reasons to activate that next level. Sometimes he even made up stories. Jordan always performed at his absolute best when he felt he had something to prove
@@GoGetYourShinebox True...a few years ago, Steve Kerr said had MJ played during this "media" era, he would have won 12 rings. Kerr was exaggerating (kind of lol) but people got the picture. He wouldn't even have to make up stories as there would have been a plethora out there. I would have loved to have seen how he would have responded to it all.
MJ stories are fun to hear... GOAT
was not an MJ fan growing up
but when i look back at his career
it is only now that i understood his greatness
he indeed is the GOAT
Sucks man, missed out - I had the same issue with Kobe missed his entire career essentially because I was rooting against him. Also didn’t get a lot of the games being on the east coast
@@954roof I didn't, and still don't like pretty much anything about Kobe. I only saw a few of his games, the thrill went away for me as MJ went to retire, but I'll give Kobe his due on the court. He could play the game. He wasn't a one trick pony like a lot of the so called stars.
same here, I routed against jordan, wanted the sonics to beat the bulls, then the jazz both years in the finals as a kid. looking back I wish I could watch those games with a new mindset and just appreciate greatness
True that. The man is the alpha male's alpha male!
I'm from Detroit. Hated him. Now all I do is defend his legacy from dumb ass LeBron fans. GOAT.
There is nothing about todays nba that remind me of Jordan’s era
There's still several bald black guys
@@CastorRabbit 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When Kawhi took Toronto to the chip, that was the closest thing we'll see to resembling what Jordan did.
ughh Giannis?!
Ok I give u Giannis that's my dude his one chip is worth more than all queen james chips because he did it the right way
The only player who had a tremendous impact of the game. When he retired and came back to play even the U.S.president announced ..yes he's back
Nick, I’m a Bulls and MJ fan 1st for all time, but I live near near Indy and rooted for the Pacers, but not like I did for the Bulls.
After MJ retried in 98’ Reggie would have a couple more runs, and make the Finals in 2000. Somewhere along that time Miller’s house in Indiana was burnt to the ground, and he lost everything in it. Reggie collected all things NBA, including a LOT of Michael Jordan memorabilia which I heard at the time was irreplaceable it was so extensive, and Reggie being who he is really never told anyone about what he lost, except a couple people.
The GOAT heard this, and it’s said that almost every item that could be replaced was sent to Reggie by the man himself.
MJ is the standard for winning and Greatness. Like Tiger Woods is the Jordan of Golf and the list goes on and on.
All of his peers saying don't talk trash against Mike, men that same fear and respect doesn't exist anymore for the past decades.
I'll never forget the Reggie Miller series. That was some incredible basketball. Reggie was an assassin in his own right, but Michael always took it to that next level. The Reggie push off, too funny. You know that made Mike mad.
Cable here in NC had WGN. Not a night went by without me checking to see if the Bulls were playing. People watched their games just to see if MJ did something that would make your jaw drop. He rarely failed to disappoint.
You just don't have that today. There's not that one guy where everyone talks at work the next day about, saying "Did you see what XX did last night? Damn"
You have one here and there, but not the same guy, over and over and over.
MJ is the GOAT, without a doubt.
You could make a case for a couple of others based on their career, but nobody ever had even CLOSE to the impact not only on the court, but on fans and the world in general as Michael Jordan.
One of the most honorable things about guys like Reggie Miller, is he is smart enough and humble enough to understand who the Goat is !
You have done such a great job on these Jordan videos. I can tell by the amount of different footage edited into them, that it was alot of work, and I appreciate your effort. Looking forward to the rest of them this month. Subscribed.
Lots of work but so worth it with comments like this! Thanks 🙏
I agree. I was skeptical at first that this was just going to be more of the same, but this series is giving off Last Dance vibes in terms of quality. A cut above. Great work.
@@jimnewl thanks so much!
I love how most of these stories start out with "I didn't know...." and end up with "...and I got my ass handed to me"
"This ain't preseason" 🤣🤣
You had me at “The Glove”
Used to love watching the Super Sonics play. Payton, Kemp, and the whole team was fun to watch. I wished Nate’s back wasn’t hurt.
Love how Mike thought it was hilarious he finished with 44 😂😂
8:49 this ain’t PRESEASON 😆😆😆
Talking trash to MJ wasn't such a good idea to many more youngsters in the game....😀
What a time to be alive.
I remember being in 1st grade moms got me the Jordan 6s my favorite shoe till this day
Grew up a Pacers fan, but we had WGN on cable. I snuck watched every Bulls game broadcast. Felt like I was cheating on my team 😂 But every game, without fail, every single game he did something amazing that would be any other player's career highlight! Something I'm so glad I got to see on TV and once the man in person. He seemed even faster in person.
I've said this before -- MJ never took a night off. You could make a "career highlight" film out of every game he played. He will always be my GOAT, because he was the most fun and entertaining player I've ever watched.
Haha same. OG Piston Bad Boys fan growing up enjoyed the years we dominated but took an entire above average tough defensive team to take him down. Would only see highlights and some playoff games his first 3peat but their second 3peat ngl i watched more WGN Bulls games then Pistons games and have no regrets lol
I always WISHED we had WGN in our area.
Everyone knows MJ was bad ass, asshole plain and simple, but if he attends your HOF induction, that's the biggest compliment you could ever have as an NBA player, Reggie earned that.
I think what makes Michael Jordan the G.O.A.T. is, preseason game, this new kid has managed to make it one of the greatest preseason games in history. I guarantee he earned Michaels respect because he was willing to "play" to win no matter whether it counts or not. Pushed Michael to play like he loved the game, even in preseason.
It was actually the first game of the reg season that MJ went off. The preseason game is when Payton talked noise to him and had a decent game
As a Laker fan I used to hate MJ. Because to me Magic and Kareem were the GOATs. And then Jordan started taking over and started dominating. After the second threepeat I just had to acknowledge that he is the GOAT. I always state that Magic and Bird saved the NBA and Jordan changed the game and took it to a whole other level.
This is fair plus Michael wanted to be like magic. He just took the crown and ran with it. Great times 💯
Magic was the GOAT before MJ. I was also a Laker fan that had to eventually concede that MJ is king. Magic lacked the speed and dunking of a modern version of himself like a Giannis or Ben Simmons. But his overall skill with his limitations were higher than anyone else I can think of. Magic can glide to the hoop and finish like Ice Man. He can sky hook like Kareem. Literally poetry in motion.
It is 2024. No one will ever forget Michael Jordan. HIs level and accomplishments speaks for itself.
Love and respect Reggie. People always mentioned Bad Boys. But Indiana gave them all they can handle. Never left to chase rings. Clutch player. He would do well in today’s game shooting 3’s 30x + a game.
You did a great job with this video. It gets to the point on how other Hall of Fame Players keep saying how MJ was on a totally different level. I only had 1 chance to see gone play as a kid in Atl vs D Wilkins by he was sick that day and in the bench.
Lucky for me I got to see Kobe in the Finals vs Orlando so I got to see one of the other greats play.
I'm from MJ's home town, and was a fan of his during his career (he's about six years older than I am). I played a lot of basketball over thirty years or so, and the biggest compliment I ever got was hearing one opponent say to a new teammate about me as he was talking a bunch of trash to me "Don't make him mad - he plays better when it's personal!" I can't say for sure if I'm just like that or it was inspired by MJ, but I like to think I learned something from the GOAT and was able to use it.
N u believe what ur friend said.... Lol
@@ohah6330 Wasn't my friend, and even if he was, there are no friends on the other team (at least until the game is over)
I'm probably about your age. I didn't play a lot of organized basketball growing up, but I certainly played. Jordan wasn't my favorite player, but there's a strong argument that he's the GOAT. And an even stronger argument that he's the most competitive player of all time. But I played harder when I felt like the other guys were cheating. I think that was always in me. But I admired that about him too.
GP one of the greatest defenders but in the 1996 finals he didn't guard peak prime MJ who had the perfect balance of youth, athleticism and skill ..by the time GP was at his prime MJ was much older and relied more on skill than athleticism big difference
I just realised Jordan wasn't the hero but the true villain no-one could ever defeat
That's classic, Jordan, 😅 👏🏽
that push before was normal 😂😂 not today playet will cry😂😂
Nothing comes close to this type of domination
these stories are between myth and legend..
These stories are what make MJ the GOAT
Two videos tonight with a good smoke 💨
Thanks Nick
I freaking haaaated Reggie Miller watching him play, but he’s actually a pretty humble dude with a good sense of humor. I remember as a little kid seeing them win that game when he pushed off MJ like that and thinking that was the most egregious missed call in ALL of sports I’d ever seen to that point… went home from my friend’s house pissed the Bulls lost that night. Turns out they ended up doing just fine 😂
Damn, it looks like the Glove ran full speed into the wall 😂
I could watch MJ kills storys the whole day, it never get boring.
Thanks MJ you will always be the man,
1:55 if that happen in this era, phew that would be on social media. look how MJ didn't called the ref for a offensive foul?
I love this welcome to NBA 😂😂😂 Payton 😢😂😂😂
pure love! thx
Man hearing all these greats talking about how MJ be schooling them lol MJ is the GOAT
People tend to forget, especially Lebron fanatics, that MJ is a two way player. His defense is as good as his offense, I don't see or even imagine him getting pushed by Kuzma to play defense. 😅
Wait... Reggie trash talked the version of MJ with the hair!!???? WTF were you thinking Reggie!!???
The NBA is NOTHING like it was back then! Unwatchable!
I love the way Reggie Miller told this funny mistake and the laugh of M.J. when he listened to him.
Michael Jordan in today's NBA would be the highest paid player, the best player in the game. The Bulls would have paid him more than what Stephen Curry is getting. He would be around 50 to 70 million dollars per year. Every game would be sold out regardless of the location.
Jordan would've been a megastar in any era. He just had it, it's hard to explain what it is but some people just have an aura about them
He was getting paid 20 million a year for the Bulls in an era players only getting millions a year.
Gary is straight up honest. Wasn't the last time either, Mike had to remind him a time or two.
I didn’t know that Jesus was ever another color outside that painting of the 16th pope of Rome’s son, Caesar Bossier.😂
Lowkey the greatest compliment and you MJ is the goat: I wanted what he had.
I went to UNC in the 90's and lived in Chapel Hill for 20+ years and MJ sightings were a regular occurrence, back then he had a custom Hummer he'd drive around. He wasn't like going out of his way to meet fans but, as a local resident, all the stories you'd hear about his interactions with locals were nothing but positive. He also was who brought Buffalo Wild Wings to Chapel Hill (primary investor), in the mid-90's, long before it became a national phenomenon
Just a sidenote tho, as famous as MJ was, Dean Smith was like the holy grail of local celebs. I was at UNC during the Stackhouse, Vince Carter days, and if you were at UNC during this time it was like having our own Bulls and Michael Jordan. That UNC team was *insane*. They've had a handful of Championships since then but none of the teams equaled that team
Great editing!! A thought concept I keep going to is if the Blazers would have drafted him instead… Clyde Drexler + Michael Jordan. I don’t think there would have been a better pairing of players, especially at the psych level. By all accounts Drexler was a stand up decent guy, no drama, bar fights-probably went to church. He had an inch or two on MJ, but otherwise nearly equal in athleticism. The work ethic they would have instilled, the two captains showing up at 110 every single day (vs what became the JailBlazers). The fame blew MJ’s life into pieces, but I could see Clyde being a real friend, mentor, slightly bigger brother. Their parents would be friends. They would have slayed the league for decades solid. Because Clyde was a great defender, passer-and got above the rim too. MJ would have been propelled even higher with Clyde at his side. Instead of a fierceness that defined how Michael even had against teammates, a bond of respect, ethics would be built between them. The sleepy northwest city of Portland would have blown up - year after year of hosting NBA Finals… and right in Nike’s front yard.
Ultimately landing in Chicago with a national cable broadcast wound up cementing history. But damn WHAT IF…
Michael Jordan will always be the greatest the goat 🐐period!!!!!!
This channel is amazing!
MJ Is a National Treasure
One of the main takeaways from these MJ retrospectives is how much intelligence and strategy there is in basketball, I'd say significantly more than most other sports. Some of these players left school early and skated by on athletics, but a lot of these athletes were really smart. MJ skipped his senior year at UNC to go to the NBA but returned to UNC and graduated 1.5 yrs later in 1986
Thx😊
Lebron stans will never understand just how good MJ was.
Hell even fans of other teams wanted to see Mj play against their favorite player spike Lee knew he was going to those games to see Mj crush New York
I enjoy your videos.and rare footage.. good job brah😎👍
Why can't Lebron say "I got the rookie".
cause he likes to get vets...on his team
The song Keep on Movin on is Dope in the background
MJ the closest we had to a Hero back in the 90’s. My childhood was special because of MJ. The GOAT
He was menacing bro 💀
LUV IT!!!!!!!! Fantastic Series😉😊😄😍😃🙂🔥
Bron fans like but remember when bron dunked on Jason Terry 😅
the Miller story is by far the best Story in NBA History^^
Reggie Miller and GP were great players... Especially GP, his defense was one of a kind... I don't see it in today's NBA...
That was nice dude PROPS!
Lol "this ain't preseason"
MJ impacted basketball as much as he did the NBA. You've got about 2 decades of talent spawned off Air Jordan, plus the Kobe extension to 2 decades & most Kobe disciples don't even realize he copied MJ's game while adding bits of other legends to make himself the only legend with the right to be mentioned in MJ's stratosphere. MJ was hell to play because he was there to dominate you every night, by default, then you either pissed him off or he just got hot.😂
Welcome to the NBA in the end from the movie, is Jordan talking about Mutombo, not Payton.
Can't understand why you don't have ten thousand likes everyone thanks for sharing this journey with Us
He thrived on trash talk. He took it personal and motivated himself into being a beast on the court. Evidence is in every game someone said shit to him lol
THE GOOD OL DAYS 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
" WHITE JESUS WALKED ON WATER BLACK JESUS WALKED AIR " ....Troy Scott Diaz
I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SEE MJ ENTIRE CAREER!!!!!!! WATCHING BASKETBALL IN DA 80'S and 90's made you appreciate BASKETBALL back then!!!!!! This Era is ENTIRELY to SOFT!!!!!!! LBJ IS GREAT BUT MJ IS AND WAS GREATER THAT'S WHY MJ IS DA G.O.A.T!!!!!!!!!!
Playing catch-up missed last night
I am glad I got to see MJ win 6 championships
I love watching this and looking at what Lebron did when there was no foul called and cried and whine why there was no call. lol
Amazing thing when you look at this:
Is Mike hasn't played professional ball in over 20 plus years yet people tell stories and are excited to tell the stories the people and laugh and speaks so highly.
That's what goat status is it's out of respect and still many of the ex-player's are in awe when they talk about what he did
How about all those great bron stories you hear from other players.... Oh wait you don't unless he's telling them himself like when he side the proclaim himself the goat without a vote 🤣🤣
He was a absolutely a killer on the floor.if he wanted to he could've beat jaber all time scoring record but he wanted championships.
No one will ever be better than MJ!
These stories are coming from NBA Hall of Famers! Not bench players, role players, or just normal players.
I still wanna be like Mike......
Not just basketball but life in general. Youngster absolutely do not have any respect for older guys with far more life experience. Holds true for almost any thing
Nick Anderson, always one of my favorite players............
Until he bricked 2 freethrows in the finals and became a shell of his former self with his confidence shattered!
Larry Legend was about the only player great at trash talking who got away from doing it to MJ.
Hahaha labron James Whooooo I never heard of him before. 👏👏👏🤣
Like so many others, that came up with Air Jordan, I never get tired of hearing this stories.
Black Ice from the Port Citay. You either were there or you weren't.
Just have to acknowledge the fact that this man MJ is LeBron's favorite player....
Anyone that actually was around during his prime would say he's their favorite player. Even during that time we all knew he was the greatest. 2 way player that is near max at both arts. No other guard has ever been the MVP and defensive player of the year.
Jordan got pushed off by Reggie to hit the game winning shot but Jordan never cried about it like some players of today.
The true and only GOAT.
I remember that first day meeting Reggie as rookie. Who do you think you are Mr.
Savage 😂😂😂
Greatest player of all time…… and it’s not even close…. What player was better 😂 I’ll wait????????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
MJ is the best of the best!!!!!!!
That's the difference between MJ and LBJ, you talk trash to MJ he is going to make you look totally sick, talk trash to LBL and he's going to continue to play and score,but he won't make you sick like MJ would, that is why the GOAT IS MJ, HANDS DOWN!