***** I don't know what LeBron you watch, but the LeBron I watch dont have a low post game, dont have a consistent perimeter game which is why what you saying makes no sense cause MJ had them all Thats why he got 10 scoring titles most in league history and LeBron has 1. MJ could score in every way there is too score thats why he got the highest playoffs scoring average and season career. Thats gifted bruh ..LeBron is one dimensional on offense. Put his head down and thats it. These facts I know your young and a fan tho lol
Lebron is stronger and bigger, but when you talk about body control, body coordination and body flexibility, MJ is much better in those gifted categories.
+Chengyan Ruan I think lebron is faster as well with a better feel for the game than jordan had.not to mention being able to guard pretty much 1 thru 5,idk.i just think lebron is the better overall player
Cool to see 2 generations of dunkers, Dr J and MJ. Loved Dr J's first dunk. That missed dunk by MJ looked so good on the replay its a shame it didnt go in. Great stuff
i was in junior high school when this came out and i was a straight laker fan at the time and i missed this game. definitely was a changing of the guard type game between dr j and mj. nice.
One of the greatest (top 50) games of all time (NBA). Top two basketball players of the all time, Michael "Air" Jordan and Julius "Dr. J" Erving. Great post.
Even before he bulked up he was perfectly cut, that's one of the reasons he looked so good on the court, he had the prototype body for a bball player, 6-6, great hands, athleticism, speed, quickness, IQ. He was a natural.
@@Rhandlezz Okay wasn't he a rookie when he played against the NBA All Star's and hooped them? Nobody was making excuses for him then when he was blocking certain NBA all star's shots!!! When he was a rookie that's when he was Air Jordan and had the most hops! Cut the games simp!
@@Rhandlezz Also, look at the play again, he bent down/squatted at the knees and was about to jump. He backpeddled underneath the basket and quickly made a business decision! Floor Jordan didn't wanna be featured on a Converse poster getting punched on by the Doc!
@coolmod7731 again, he was a rookie AND out of position-wasnt close enough to him. Also think one of mj s team mates was kinda in the way. You got to know when to try and block a dunk and when not to.
not only his dunks or fadeaway but first of all,his never before seen and un-limited variety of moves...and specially in his first career from 84 to 93...he would do multiple highlights per game because it was just a part of his game...the others like kobe,wade imitate him but they don't do as many as he used to do...when they do it once in a game it is special....but with jordan,..that is just what they expected him to do and he delivered...
That Sixers starting lineup has to be one of the best ever. Three Hall of Famers (Moses, Dr. J and Barkley) plus Mo Cheeks (4 time all-star) and Andrew Toney (2 time all-star).
You study the game from years past and you'll always end up with amazing athletes. None of that matters since MJ dominated both athletically and with his mind no matter who he faced. Now, the best defensive teams all come from the 90s - the era with the strongest players. If you don't know that the current state of the game is a result of the shift from the 90s to help the perimeter offense today, then you need to start from the beginning.
Yes....but that all started with Father Stern in the '90's to protect MJ. Even though MJ prove his toughness taking on the Pistons and the rest of the league. Every year since he came in.
By the way, MJ dominated all top players today when he was winning at age 35. At age 40, the only elites today he didn't play against were Lebron and Wade. And MJ never played in any era without hand-checks which still is the biggest change in the game today.
@@stopplzs Yes he did. Firstly they ran zones on him all the time back then, it was just never called. And he played against legal zones when he was 40 years old on the Wizards. MJ dropped 50 on zones at 40 years old. He was an all star against zones at 40. He’d kill zones in his prime. Zones made it easier for him cause otherwise teams would put 5 guys on him. MJ played against no 3 second paint rule so he had to hit the paint against parked big men, he played against hand checks (real defense), brutal physicality and he crushed zones at 40. He’d average 50 easy if he wanted to in today’s soft no-touch no defense wide open paint league.
look at that dunk at 4:28. of how little running start he has and how high his head is when he is about to dunk. that's some amazing vertical there. also the gesture of his body on that dunk attempt is ferociously graceful.
MJ stated that he never had his vert measured because 'he didn't want to know his limits'. As discussed in other posts, it's in the 44-48 inch range as evidenced by his feats and photo stills.
What a gem. Great video. many say that Jordan wasnt truly unstoppable until he had his fadeaway, and at the 3:00 mark you can see a glimpse of that fadeaway.
@@chrisbdk4008 I don't know about that one! I seen them both when Dr J was w/ the Va Squires! A beast in any era! They are very much alike. I saw Mj and he reminded me of a young Dr J.
Why is it so damn hard to get actual game footage of Dr.J? You can get highlight packages but not a lot of actual game footage of him doing work. For instance what were Doc's stats in this game?
I started taping games in 1982. But, a lot of the early 80s games I couldn't get until later (other than the ones on regular TV) because I didn't have cable until a bit later. That's when my other games came in handy for trades.
lol magic Johnson was the best player in the league in 85....Jordan didn't become the real best player till 89-90 ......88 is when Scottie came and Jordan had help so it made Jordan a better all around player ...Jordan became a superstar in 88 but wasn't the best player till 89-90 didn't win a title till. 91 so....
Jordan wasn’t the best till 88 when he won MVP and defensive player of the year. Before that Chicago was getting put out in the first round of the playoffs
If only dr. J won and his prime (not aba) and had more than one ring he would be a top 3 nba player. Jordan is considered the best because he was winning rings while at the same time being the best player on the planet. Jordan has almost reached mythological status. 30 points a game, ncaa champ. 5 mvps, 3 titles, left to play baseball came back and won 3 more titles. Has his on shoe company. His resume is almost unbeilevable. No player and nba history will ever trump all his accomplishments.
MJ was great. Dr J was great. Moses Malone was unreal. Awesome stuff..... I think the NBA is loaded with the most talent its had since 1992 too by the way.
I will first start off by saying that I am as big a Magic Johnson and Los Angeles Lakers fan there is. But Michael Jordan is not only the most breathtakingly astonishing player to suit it up, but he defied the parameters by which were set at the time. I never "loved" Mike, but I totally respected him and was in pure disbelief by the things that he did. Growing up in the Chi-town area I had plenty of memories of him showing how much better he was than everybody else...
What LBJ has is he's physically developed at a young age and he's also had 4 years of league experience. Compare their first 2 years in the league and it's similar except that MJ in his 2nd year already set the record 63 against the great Celtics.
@@IJones-yz6qm yeah calm down man. We know jordan got swept in his second year. Both lebron and jordan had terrible teams at the beginning of their careers that’s the point but in terms of individual performances and talent they were unstoppable.
This was what made me a hoops fan Dr J Moses malone, Andrew Toney, Charles Barkley You gotta be kidding what a team and just unbelievable to watch. Im glad I was young to see these players there is no one that even comes close to the personalities of 80s basketball espiacialy the sixers, Flat out Awsome
My wife gave me a red satin 76ers Starter jacket for my birthday after their championship season. My proudest possession and it looked glorious. Lost to time of course some decades ago.
Definitely. Bron, as much as I don't like him, is an extremely unselfish player - he plays point forward extremely well and distributes the ball at a high rate. Once Pippen matured into the Bulls primary ball handler, he took the duty of setting up offenses whilst freeing up Mj to focus on the scoring load. I may be a little off on this, but i'm sure MJ's assists were much higher in the early years when he basically carried the Bulls on his own.
i gotta thank u for this. i remember askin if u had any game of MJ against Dr J. it was worth waitin for it ill tell u. like MJ u too are one of a kind Hoops
Nice, I guess you got the whole thing there. I like the behind the scenes on the DVD of that movie. Some fun stuff. I wonder if any other athlete will ever be on IMAX.
Right before they knocked the spectrum down back in 2009 the sixers played one last game there vs. the bulls, it was Derick Rose rookie year. I hadn't been in the spectrum since 1991 and it was amazing how small and cramped it was, compared to the new stadium across the street. The old spect was great
No he wasn’t. Doc deferred to him because at the end of the day he was a team player. Look at their shooting percentages from when they played together. Moses was shooting like 10 free throws a game. That’s the only reason he averaged more points when he played for the Sixers
Julius is not a good leader. He never become MVP. Moses malone is the caltain in the team. If we compare Julius to Charles B. I'd rather choose Charles. The caliber of Julius in the basketball are the same with Clyde Drexler. Atleast clyde bring his team to the final. He have a low percentage in shooting unlike Chrales B was very good in 3 points.
Im am wide awake my friend, and I agree whole heartly that the 80's was the apex, talent wise in the nba and that it has been in a constant downward spiral ever since, however all those other players you mention played on virtual allstar teams and in the case of Magic & Bird virtual all nba teams, while Jordan basically toughed it out by himself, particularly in the playoffs. So while it remains debatable who the most effective leader was during the era, MJ was clearly the best overall player.
Pretty cool to see Jordan as a young upstart, already known as a rising start in the league after just one season play against Dr J and a young Barkley. Just in this 3 minute highlight clip you can see that Jordan had it all even at his second season in the NBA: slam dunk, lay-up with finger roll touch, great jump shot, and common of the game. Dr J was spectacular, but he couldn't take over a game with just his own will like Jordan could.
I would love to see that entire game. Doctor J looks like he brought his A game that night, Jordan was on fire. Looks like it'd be a really great game. Though, to me, the real highlight of that was Erving's first dunk. Freaking amazing.
Dr.J didn't have the game michael had.. They only were compared for dunks so it's different.. Kobe tried to steal Michaels moves but he couldn't steal that hang time, accuracy, defence, and athleticism. .
Watch more of Julius Erving's videos, he has a good mid-range jumper, especially a bank shot. He scored over 30,000 points in his career, at a career 0.510 fg %, equal to Michael Jordan.
LOT of greatness in this game... past and the then future... reminds me of Lakers vs Rockets in 1999- dream, Barkley, pippen... Shaq, Kobe, horry (I think) and in the stands was jordan watching- same here- lotta greats in one game
The downsize of having big hands like he did is the outside shooting. Its amazing how good of a shooter he was despite the size of his hands. A lot of guys can palm a basketball, that alone doesnt get u anywhere. MJ was MJ cause he knew how to take advantage of his natural gifts. That's a rare thing
don't compare this match, if you see DR. J in 70's vs 35 years old MJ you will say DR.J is better than Jordan. but if you compare Prime DR.J vs Prime MJ I will choose Prime DR.J, MJ maybe a better shooter but Doc in his Prime he is unstoppable the most entertaining and iconic Basketball player i ever saw.
@ShangoDC There is no denying the significance of Dr J and the influence he had on the game. It's not my intention to take anyting away from that but it is logical to compare MJ with Dr J. Even the younger Erving needed to gain momentum preferably in the open court before he was truly unstoppable. Jordan's explosiveness was instantanous.
There's a big difference between being "inspired by" someone and COPYING that someone. Jordan was influenced by Dr. J, Thompson etc. Kobe COPIED Jordan. You can't point to a single Dr. J specific move or mannerism that Jordan imitated, whereas I can point to at least a dozen that Kobe blatantly copied from Jordan. Jordan was something brand new and unique, despite Dr. J's obvious influence.
Watching Doctor J and Air Jordan jumping simultaneously is true bliss 3:18. Michael Jordan knew every basketball move and he invented at least 23 more. The ABA's Dr J was close but the NBA's Julius Erving could not compare with Michael Jordan.
Theyre stacked right now, lots of great ball heading into next year nd the young talent (D-Wade, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Lebron, Melo, Bosh, Brandon Roy, etc) is off the charts. Great talent of young potential stars (Beasley, Durant, Monta Ellis, Al Jefferson type) in their prime (Kobe, KG, Duncan type), great talent headin into endin their prime (Ray Allen, Steve Nash type) or entering their primes (Amare, Yao, Caron Butler type), and past stars still contributing (Shaq, Cassell, Kidd type).
@Emil308 i found another reference to wilts dunking from the free throw line on "you cant blame wilt chamberlain part 2" and there was no video tape back in the sixties and early seventies,as a matter of fact most colleges used film with low quality cameras into the early eighties.
great video, man!!!!!where did you take it from??? from a DVD? did you record it from a TV NBA Special??? i've got some videos about NBA and Specially MJ, andi'd like to get some one similar than this: great NBA matches....Greetings from Spain.
Show me ANY footage of Doc leaning sideways in the air like Jordan did on his leaners (the "Kiss the Rim" dunk) and I'll concede this point. To my knowledge no one had ever leaned sideways like that in the air on a dunk while flailing the legs out etc.
Absolutely. Moses was the MAN. He brought Philly their only title since the 60's. Top 5 in all-time centers. And unlike Moses and Dr J as well, tired of hearing how Barkley had no or little supporting cast. The aforementioned HOFers, Cheeks (who should be in Hall), Toney (all-star), later Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Tom Chambers. But Barkley didn 't have support. What a crock! Maravich, Bing, Gilmore, Reggie Miller would gladly trade places.
you know what I've noticed this Vid show a young Jordan and An old Doc and During the Game doc is giving Jordan Tips during the Game and then you fast forward to 98 and you got A young Kobe and an Old Jordan and Jordan's giving Kobe tips and somewhat passing the torch to Kobe that was givin to him by Doc
@Emil308 wilts standing reach measured at the univ. of kansas was 9'6" (his arm is attached to his shoulder not to the top of his head) now i've seen video of him blocking shots at the peak of their height which appear to be at the level of the top of the backboard,which is what 13 ft?this was when he was with the lakers and weighed 300 lbs in his mid 30s.so,please correct me if i'm wrong,36"+6"=42" so when he was in his early twenties and weighed 220.i think 48 is a probable
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1:53 35 year old Dr. J still doing windmill dunks
2:55 rookie Michael Jordan already hitting pure turnaround fadeaways
Not a windmill dunk tho but still nice
Not a windmill bro
@@alexguevara4874 Nothing is a windmill when Jordan's getting posterized! Call it what you want to Jordan was scared to jump. 😂😂😂
@@MoonMoon-qt7ioThat's a nice windmill on Jordan!
What A team in Philly! Dr. J, Barkley, Toney, Cheeks, Moses! Wow!!
MJ was the most gifted player we has ever seen!!
+Orlando Lewis no man, lebron is the most gifted player ever. Skill is not given, its acquired!!
***** I don't know what LeBron you watch, but the LeBron I watch dont have a low post game, dont have a consistent perimeter game which is why what you saying makes no sense cause MJ had them all
Thats why he got 10 scoring titles most in league history and LeBron has 1. MJ could score in every way there is too score thats why he got the highest playoffs scoring average and season career. Thats gifted bruh ..LeBron is one dimensional on offense. Put his head down and thats it.
These facts I know your young and a fan tho lol
+lkaka kakalouki most gifted player for flop
Lebron is stronger and bigger, but when you talk about body control, body coordination and body flexibility, MJ is much better in those gifted categories.
+Chengyan Ruan I think lebron is faster as well with a better feel for the game than jordan had.not to mention being able to guard pretty much 1 thru 5,idk.i just think lebron is the better overall player
Jordan was literally flying at 5:10. I'm speechless.
that was the golden era jordan was ahead of his time did you notice jordans speed and quickness back then he was also a good free throw shooter then
Cool to see 2 generations of dunkers, Dr J and MJ. Loved Dr J's first dunk. That missed dunk by MJ looked so good on the replay its a shame it didnt go in. Great stuff
Ha the first image reminds me of the pic with MJ and Kobe talking at halfcourt. And the evolution of basketball continues on...
The teacher vs the student and the student would eventually become the greatest of all time!
Chris Drake ...Jordan is one of the greatest, not the greatest.
@@brucescott4261 mj is the GOAT
Chris Drake indeed
@@brucescott4261 bullshit. If not Mj then who? And don't throw Lebum's name in the mix either
I mean Bruce Scott
i was in junior high school when this came out and i was a straight laker fan at the time and i missed this game. definitely was a changing of the guard type game between dr j and mj. nice.
One of the greatest (top 50) games of all time (NBA). Top two basketball players of the all time, Michael "Air" Jordan and Julius "Dr. J" Erving. Great post.
Even before he bulked up he was perfectly cut, that's one of the reasons he looked so good on the court, he had the prototype body for a bball player, 6-6, great hands, athleticism, speed, quickness, IQ. He was a natural.
Yeah and he was naturally scared to jump at 1:53
@coolmod7731 Scared?? He was a rookie and wasn't in position to contest the dunk, elementary boy.
@@Rhandlezz Okay wasn't he a rookie when he played against the NBA All Star's and hooped them?
Nobody was making excuses for him then when he was blocking certain NBA all star's shots!!!
When he was a rookie that's when he was Air Jordan and had the most hops! Cut the games simp!
@@Rhandlezz Also, look at the play again, he bent down/squatted at the knees and was about to jump. He backpeddled underneath the basket and quickly made a business decision!
Floor Jordan didn't wanna be featured on a Converse poster getting punched on by the Doc!
@coolmod7731 again, he was a rookie AND out of position-wasnt close enough to him. Also think one of mj s team mates was kinda in the way. You got to know when to try and block a dunk and when not to.
not only his dunks or fadeaway but first of all,his never before seen and un-limited variety of moves...and specially in his first career from 84 to 93...he would do multiple highlights per game because it was just a part of his game...the others like kobe,wade imitate him but they don't do as many as he used to do...when they do it once in a game it is special....but with jordan,..that is just what they expected him to do and he delivered...
Jordan did things no one ever has ever done. Man, I miss him.
Well God=Lord Jesus Christ does it better than anyone and He is still around and will always be.
That Dr. J dunk was awesome
That layup at the end just ridiculous!
Just watched at this at 5:00 am on Covid19 quarantine 2020. Great memories.
Watched this at 9:20 pm on January 25, 2021; still in quarantine.
That Sixers starting lineup has to be one of the best ever. Three Hall of Famers (Moses, Dr. J and Barkley) plus Mo Cheeks (4 time all-star) and Andrew Toney (2 time all-star).
and Bobby Jones coming off the bench
You study the game from years past and you'll always end up with amazing athletes. None of that matters since MJ dominated both athletically and with his mind no matter who he faced. Now, the best defensive teams all come from the 90s - the era with the strongest players. If you don't know that the current state of the game is a result of the shift from the 90s to help the perimeter offense today, then you need to start from the beginning.
Yes....but that all started with Father Stern in the '90's to protect MJ. Even though MJ prove his toughness taking on the Pistons and the rest of the league. Every year since he came in.
@@JSC-1971 it wasn't just because of MJ you idiot. Multiple players were bloodied because of the Pistons' Bad Boys.
By the way, MJ dominated all top players today when he was winning at age 35. At age 40, the only elites today he didn't play against were Lebron and Wade. And MJ never played in any era without hand-checks which still is the biggest change in the game today.
He didn’t have to play against zone defenses
@@stopplzs Yes he did. Firstly they ran zones on him all the time back then, it was just never called. And he played against legal zones when he was 40 years old on the Wizards. MJ dropped 50 on zones at 40 years old. He was an all star against zones at 40. He’d kill zones in his prime. Zones made it easier for him cause otherwise teams would put 5 guys on him. MJ played against no 3 second paint rule so he had to hit the paint against parked big men, he played against hand checks (real defense), brutal physicality and he crushed zones at 40. He’d average 50 easy if he wanted to in today’s soft no-touch no defense wide open paint league.
@@MS-so5fr his numbers had a clear dip during the Wizard years because he went up against zones
@@stopplzs Michael was 38+ years old when he played for the Wizards ......Zones were not the issue, age was.
It's amazing how many easy buckets Jordan got. The amount of looks he got from 12' and in blows my mind.
look at that dunk at 4:28. of how little running start he has and how high his head is when he is about to dunk. that's some amazing vertical there. also the gesture of his body on that dunk attempt is ferociously graceful.
MJ stated that he never had his vert measured because 'he didn't want to know his limits'. As discussed in other posts, it's in the 44-48 inch range as evidenced by his feats and photo stills.
If I remember right, a basketball card listed it as 48. Maybe it was a 92-93 Skybox card. Not sure anymore.
Jordan would have had his vertical measured real quick had he not been scared to jump when Doc came down the lane with that windmill dunk!!!
What a gem. Great video.
many say that Jordan wasnt truly unstoppable until he had his fadeaway, and at the 3:00 mark you can see a glimpse of that fadeaway.
After seeing this clip I asked myself the same questioned MJ was a beast as a rookie
Air Jordan Logo at 2:17
Yet another amazing video.
Thanks!
Doc at 35. Jordan at 22. Imagine Doc playing him at 22 yrs old. Domination by Doc!
Timothy Wooten are u serious ? Lmao... jordan as a rookie woulda killed 22 year old dr j
Yes indeed my brother
Hell no
Are u crazy
@@chrisbdk4008 I don't know about that one! I seen them both when Dr J was w/ the Va Squires! A beast in any era! They are very much alike. I saw Mj and he reminded me of a young Dr J.
what an awesome showdown of talent -- 3 hall of famers not to mention the goat
4 HOFs, crazy man.
1) MJ
2) Dr. J
3) Charles
4) Moses Malone
5 Hofs: Jordan, Dr, J, Moses, Barkley, and Bobby Jones.
Excellent classic!
Thanks.
DOC made the WAY for MIKE and others to follow ...... a ICON of Basketball and One of the most inventive to ever play the GAME. DOCTOR J""""""
Why is it so damn hard to get actual game footage of Dr.J? You can get highlight packages but not a lot of actual game footage of him doing work. For instance what were Doc's stats in this game?
I started taping games in 1982. But, a lot of the early 80s games I couldn't get until later (other than the ones on regular TV) because I didn't have cable until a bit later. That's when my other games came in handy for trades.
Do you have the complete game of this?
The quality looks great!
Moses has long gotten the short end of recognition. You are RIGHT ON! Top 5 center ever. Too bad Kareem didn't have his heart.
The Game I’ve Been Looking For
This game is underrated
Charles and doc made that man played this was a really great basketball clip
i dig chicago's jersey design in the 80's :D
Mike was the best player in the league as a rookie. ROY was a no-brainer.
lol magic Johnson was the best player in the league in 85....Jordan didn't become the real best player till 89-90 ......88 is when Scottie came and Jordan had help so it made Jordan a better all around player ...Jordan became a superstar in 88 but wasn't the best player till 89-90 didn't win a title till. 91 so....
@@TheTonytone77 go look at the stats
@@hittman23 stats dont prove shit bro.... Its just like bron... Stats aint everything
Jordan wasn’t the best till 88 when he won MVP and defensive player of the year. Before that Chicago was getting put out in the first round of the playoffs
Not till 89. Cuz Magic and Kareem was. DR J beat them so
If only dr. J won and his prime (not aba) and had more than one ring he would be a top 3 nba player. Jordan is considered the best because he was winning rings while at the same time being the best player on the planet. Jordan has almost reached mythological status. 30 points a game, ncaa champ. 5 mvps, 3 titles, left to play baseball came back and won 3 more titles. Has his on shoe company. His resume is almost unbeilevable. No player and nba history will ever trump all his accomplishments.
MJ lost his legs in 2002 at age 38 and mainly due to the knee injury. In 1998, he was jumping about 40 inches which is about Vince right now.
Vince “right know” hehe.
@@Lymbe06 what... he was still balling till now, whatever "now" is
@@Lymbe06 This video is really 13 years old 😳
MJ was great. Dr J was great.
Moses Malone was unreal.
Awesome stuff..... I think the NBA is loaded with the most talent its had since 1992 too by the way.
MJ was unreal you mean.
I will first start off by saying that I am as big a Magic Johnson and Los Angeles Lakers fan there is. But Michael Jordan is not only the most breathtakingly astonishing player to suit it up, but he defied the parameters by which were set at the time. I never "loved" Mike, but I totally respected him and was in pure disbelief by the things that he did. Growing up in the Chi-town area I had plenty of memories of him showing how much better he was than everybody else...
Jumpman logo was created on the second play of this video
watchin mike in the 80s was like watching a playground game every night
What LBJ has is he's physically developed at a young age and he's also had 4 years of league experience. Compare their first 2 years in the league and it's similar except that MJ in his 2nd year already set the record 63 against the great Celtics.
And he (Jordan) played 3 years in college...
Yup 63 points in a LOST... Your point is? And he was SWEPT 🧹....
@@IJones-yz6qm yeah calm down man. We know jordan got swept in his second year. Both lebron and jordan had terrible teams at the beginning of their careers that’s the point but in terms of individual performances and talent they were unstoppable.
@@jonathantstorm3859 I’m calm brother... We’re just talking about sports 🏀... It ain’t life threatening.
thank you brings back memories
This was what made me a hoops fan Dr J Moses malone, Andrew Toney, Charles Barkley You gotta be kidding what a team and just unbelievable to watch. Im glad I was young to see these players there is no one that even comes close to the personalities of 80s basketball espiacialy the sixers, Flat out Awsome
it's funny how Mike really wasn't that big bodyweight wise but he played like a beast
He was more like a Ferrari while LeBron is a humvee
THE MACK TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL 😂😂😂
My wife gave me a red satin 76ers Starter jacket for my birthday after their championship season. My proudest possession and it looked glorious. Lost to time of course some decades ago.
you nailed it. the 83-84 NBA championship sixers was the greatest team i ever saw. malone absolutely dominated.
Definitely. Bron, as much as I don't like him, is an extremely unselfish player - he plays point forward extremely well and distributes the ball at a high rate.
Once Pippen matured into the Bulls primary ball handler, he took the duty of setting up offenses whilst freeing up Mj to focus on the scoring load. I may be a little off on this, but i'm sure MJ's assists were much higher in the early years when he basically carried the Bulls on his own.
Well said. Magic and Larry had it (vision too), but MJ was on another level.
i gotta thank u for this. i remember askin if u had any game of MJ against Dr J. it was worth waitin for it ill tell u. like MJ u too are one of a kind Hoops
love the move at 5:25, i dont think ive ever seen that before from anyone.
This stuff right here is what made NBA action FANTASTIC ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 real beans 😂
Nice, I guess you got the whole thing there. I like the behind the scenes on the DVD of that movie. Some fun stuff. I wonder if any other athlete will ever be on IMAX.
Right before they knocked the spectrum down back in 2009 the sixers played one last game there vs. the bulls, it was Derick Rose rookie year. I hadn't been in the spectrum since 1991 and it was amazing how small and cramped it was, compared to the new stadium across the street. The old spect was great
Charles, Dr J, Moses Malone, OMG this team should have got a championship
This is a classic!!
Moses Malone was actually the 76ers best player at this time.
No he wasn’t. Doc deferred to him because at the end of the day he was a team player. Look at their shooting percentages from when they played together. Moses was shooting like 10 free throws a game. That’s the only reason he averaged more points when he played for the Sixers
True
@MAN UTD .
Julius is not a good leader. He never become MVP. Moses malone is the caltain in the team. If we compare Julius to Charles B. I'd rather choose Charles. The caliber of Julius in the basketball are the same with Clyde Drexler. Atleast clyde bring his team to the final. He have a low percentage in shooting unlike Chrales B was very good in 3 points.
@M I don’t give two fucken shits
Im am wide awake my friend, and I agree whole heartly that the 80's was the apex, talent wise in the nba and that it has been in a constant downward spiral ever since, however all those other players you mention played on virtual allstar teams and in the case of Magic & Bird virtual all nba teams, while Jordan basically toughed it out by himself, particularly in the playoffs. So while it remains debatable who the most effective leader was during the era, MJ was clearly the best overall player.
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Pretty cool to see Jordan as a young upstart, already known as a rising start in the league after just one season play against Dr J and a young Barkley. Just in this 3 minute highlight clip you can see that Jordan had it all even at his second season in the NBA: slam dunk, lay-up with finger roll touch, great jump shot, and common of the game. Dr J was spectacular, but he couldn't take over a game with just his own will like Jordan could.
You're correct. Jordan is just in a league of his own.
Thank you for this video. I wonder how many games did Dr. J and MJ face up against each other?
Thanks again Hoops!
This Sixers team was so stacked - they had just won the championship the season before
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I would love to see that entire game. Doctor J looks like he brought his A game that night, Jordan was on fire. Looks like it'd be a really great game. Though, to me, the real highlight of that was Erving's first dunk. Freaking amazing.
Dr.J didn't have the game michael had.. They only were compared for dunks so it's different.. Kobe tried to steal Michaels moves but he couldn't steal that hang time, accuracy, defence, and athleticism. .
thank u brother , your on point . thank you for your honesty. j didn't pass no torch cause he didn't have a jump shot
Watch more of Julius Erving's videos, he has a good mid-range jumper, especially a bank shot. He scored over 30,000 points in his career, at a career 0.510 fg %, equal to Michael Jordan.
kevin araujo doctor j didn't score 30,000 plus points on dunks lol
MAN, HOW old was Jordan here? 22?
@@chrisgabler9507 some of dr.j points came from ABA
LOT of greatness in this game... past and the then future... reminds me of Lakers vs Rockets in 1999- dream, Barkley, pippen... Shaq, Kobe, horry (I think) and in the stands was jordan watching- same here- lotta greats in one game
Did anybody here actually watch Michael at that young era? Tell me what atmosphere there in the gym.
thanks for this!
Good job on the vids
wow. two in a row. thanks hoops. nice suprise!
The downsize of having big hands like he did is the outside shooting. Its amazing how good of a shooter he was despite the size of his hands.
A lot of guys can palm a basketball, that alone doesnt get u anywhere. MJ was MJ cause he knew how to take advantage of his natural gifts. That's a rare thing
Even MJ wanted no piece of the greatness at 2:00
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Such a sweet video, I barely remember Barkley resembling an athelte.
Thanks Hoops! Nice treat to 2 clips! Love the old ones the most! I guess people have asked this before but do you have jordan's first nba game?
It was early 1985 so it was likely just before the first Air Jordan was released.
Michael Jordan: THE GREATEST EVER FOR EVER, "By acclamation the Greatest there ever was, the Greatest there ever will be". Thanks Michael.
that last shot was insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don't compare this match, if you see DR. J in 70's vs 35 years old MJ you will say DR.J is better than Jordan. but if you compare Prime DR.J vs Prime MJ I will choose Prime DR.J, MJ maybe a better shooter but Doc in his Prime he is unstoppable the most entertaining and iconic Basketball player i ever saw.
@ShangoDC There is no denying the significance of Dr J and the influence he had on the game. It's not my intention to take anyting away from that but it is logical to compare MJ with Dr J. Even the younger Erving needed to gain momentum preferably in the open court before he was truly unstoppable. Jordan's explosiveness was instantanous.
Jordan thought about going for the block on Dr. J for a second - then immediately thought: ‘I’m not getting posterized...’
There's a big difference between being "inspired by" someone and COPYING that someone. Jordan was influenced by Dr. J, Thompson etc. Kobe COPIED Jordan. You can't point to a single Dr. J specific move or mannerism that Jordan imitated, whereas I can point to at least a dozen that Kobe blatantly copied from Jordan. Jordan was something brand new and unique, despite Dr. J's obvious influence.
Watching Doctor J and Air Jordan jumping simultaneously is true bliss 3:18.
Michael Jordan knew every basketball move and he invented at least 23 more.
The ABA's Dr J was close but the NBA's Julius Erving could not compare with Michael Jordan.
Freddy Gomez Thinks Too Much ...You weren't even around during the ABA days.
Theyre stacked right now, lots of great ball heading into next year nd the young talent (D-Wade, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Lebron, Melo, Bosh, Brandon Roy, etc) is off the charts. Great talent of young potential stars (Beasley, Durant, Monta Ellis, Al Jefferson type) in their prime (Kobe, KG, Duncan type), great talent headin into endin their prime (Ray Allen, Steve Nash type) or entering their primes (Amare, Yao, Caron Butler type), and past stars still contributing (Shaq, Cassell, Kidd type).
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where did you find this?are you sure about that?what about clyde drexler?
@Emil308 i found another reference to wilts dunking from the free throw line on "you cant blame wilt chamberlain part 2" and there was no video tape back in the sixties and early seventies,as a matter of fact most colleges used film with low quality cameras into the early eighties.
The 76ers still had a lot of talent in 1985 just look at their starting lineup. With four hall of famers in it.
great video, man!!!!!where did you take it from??? from a DVD? did you record it from a TV NBA Special??? i've got some videos about NBA and Specially MJ, andi'd like to get some one similar than this: great NBA matches....Greetings from Spain.
I personally believe that Julius Erving at his peak vs Michael Jordan at his peak that Dr. J would win hands down
ABSOLUTE PEAK vs ABSOLUTE PEAK.....I agree....the DOC was SUPERHUMAN !!!
Crazy...thats the same picture like the Kobe and Jordan one
Gosh that Sixers team was unreal! Barkley, Malone, Dr. J, and Cheeks in the same team?
Show me ANY footage of Doc leaning sideways in the air like Jordan did on his leaners (the "Kiss the Rim" dunk) and I'll concede this point. To my knowledge no one had ever leaned sideways like that in the air on a dunk while flailing the legs out etc.
Jordan can make anything,crazy when u think about it really
A legend born
Absolutely. Moses was the MAN. He brought Philly their only title since the 60's. Top 5 in all-time centers. And unlike Moses and Dr J as well, tired of hearing how Barkley had no or little supporting cast. The aforementioned HOFers, Cheeks (who should be in Hall), Toney (all-star), later Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Tom Chambers. But Barkley didn 't have support. What a crock! Maravich, Bing, Gilmore, Reggie Miller would gladly trade places.
you know what I've noticed this Vid show a young Jordan and An old Doc and During the Game doc is giving Jordan Tips during the Game and then you fast forward to 98 and you got A young Kobe and an Old Jordan and Jordan's giving Kobe tips and somewhat passing the torch to Kobe that was givin to him by Doc
@Emil308 wilts standing reach measured at the univ. of kansas was 9'6" (his arm is attached to his shoulder not to the top of his head) now i've seen video of him blocking shots at the peak of their height which appear to be at the level of the top of the backboard,which is what 13 ft?this was when he was with the lakers and weighed 300 lbs in his mid 30s.so,please correct me if i'm wrong,36"+6"=42" so when he was in his early twenties and weighed 220.i think 48 is a probable
Those are his numbers if you count his ABA days. Dr. J was truly a basketball pioneer.