What??? Jordan is the goat and miles ahead, Kobe is #2 and then LeBron, or switch 2 and 3. Literally their is nothing wrong with being 2nd its Michael Jordan!
Best shotblocking guard in history. Some will say Wade, but had Jordan played in the zone era and could just hang around the lane like Wade used to, he’d be at 1.4+ bpg annually. His timing and instincts and the distance he could cover were on a different level.
Wade grew up in Chicago watching Jordan inspire guards to play defense. Wade, Bryant, and good defenders didn’t believe in standing there and let balls not become turnovers that he returned for more buckets. So exciting to watch them play not just run and shoot a basket.
For me, jordan is the goat because he just did literally inhuman things in the playoffs. Like he literally averaged 33.5 for game for the playoffs in his whole career.
I've watched hundreds and hundreds of playoff games and have never seen anyone as consistenly great in the playoffs as Jordan. Never really saw what you can call a bad series from him.
@@davidschmidt1793facts, because there isn’t one. The two sweeps in ‘86 and ‘87 against that legendary Celtics team with 5 HOFers, he was still out of this world w/o a single All Star on his team. Here’s his averages in those 2 sweeps: ‘86: 44/6/6/2/1 ‘87: 36/7/6/2/2 And he broke and still holds the NBA Playoff record for pts in a game in Game 2 of the ‘86 series with 63 pts. He was named player of the game in 2/3 losses in that 1986 sweep, that’s insane.
Olajuwon is the only player to finish a season top 10 in steals and rebounds, and he did it 10 seasons in a row!.. Wanna throw blocks in there?.. lol.. The list doesn’t change..
@@jacobjones5269 Nobody here's knocking Hakeem in the first place. Why so defensive (pun intended)? The 1984 draft is brimming w/ steals specialists (3 season leaders): MJ, Hakeem, Stockton, A. Robertson, Barkley (for his position). Which also features 3 DPOY winners.
@@jp3813 Just pointing out the difference between a great back court defender (possibly the greatest), and the best defender the game has ever seen.. Trust me, I had to do it back then, too!.. lol..
@@jacobjones5269 Ooh, not sure about the best defender part. I personally have no definite answer for that one, though I understand why he's one of the top candidates. There's a ton of subjectivity on the matter beyond the stats. For example, Rodman isn't highly praised for his steals & blocks, but everyone saw him bother both Magic (PG) & Shaq (C).
The man won MVP, lead the league in scoring and DPOY in the same season where he average 35 ppg, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in a full 82 game season.
Yo. Thanks for checking that out. I thought you would appreciate that. It's ok that Labron is your favorite player. Magic is mine. But I can admit that Jordan is the GOAT and Magic still my favorite. Jordan was the first to have 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. And did it mutiple times while aveaging over 30 pounts. He is the only player to be scoring champion, Defensive player of the year and MVP in the same season. Even though it's easier to score today because of rule changes and not as physical a game still nobody has had a 3000 point season since Jordan. No load management either. He played all 82 games...
“What was Michael Jordan’s wingspan?” -So, in the 90s there was this poster called “Wings.” Everyone knew someone who had it… no one knew any body who had a larger wingspan, and believe me, we all tried to compare.
You have to have actually watched Jordan to see why his steals and blocks avgs were so high. He had great length as he's seeing in this video, but great instincts, understanding of where the offensive player was going with the ball, great reflexes and huge hands. Just an incredible defender. I'd take him as a defender over Pippen if he wasn't shouldering the offensive load as much as he did.
Any one comparing lebrons defense to MJ's is just uniformed. MJ had that Russell Westbrook pop of the screen energy gift. That's who he'd be in todays league with the style of play. Prime OKC Westbrook but 2 inches taller, 50% jumper, better finisher, better IQ, better defender. And we saw what Russells numbers were
How can you think of someone as the GOAT, when you KNOW he's not giving 💯% on the floor, EVERY night, EVERY game (like MJ used to)... Dropping on the floor, when someone looks at your direction, complaining at your teammates while pretending to be a statue, sitting out games continuously with a supposedly ankle injury playing the next game like nothing's wrong etc etc. Everyone is entitled his/her own opinion of course, but man, it's a hard pill to swallow. Like your reaction to this video, though 👍
Career highs for total blocks in a season: Kobe = 67 in '03, LeBron = 93 in '09, Pippen = 101 in '90, Wade = 106 in '09, Jordan = 125 in '87 & 131 in '88.
Mic drop ! Still don't know why pundits keep trying to convince sane people that Lebron James is a better all around player than Mike . Truth is , there's literally nothing Lebron is better at than Jordan ! Nothing ! Except committing offensive fouls . It's easy to get chase down blocks when you're 6'8" and the guy doesn't know you're coming ! But to consistently get the kind of blocks Jordan was getting , particularly when the offensive player clearly knows Jordan is guarding him straight up , requires maximum effort , Supreme athleticism , hand eye coordination , instincts , desire , etc . . Lack of maximum effort & unteachable innate instincts alone disqualify Lebron from being compared to the guy . I mean you can do it , but as the young man admitted , after a few short seconds of watching the video it became clear immediately that Lebron James in no way measures up . We don't even have to address the lie that Lebron is more athletic than Jordan ... do we ? Okay just in case , Jordan's vertical was higher 48 " to Lebron's 44 " ( 4 whole inches less ... hmmm ) . Mike's 40 yd dash time was 4.3 to Lebron's 4.6 ( slow as hell in comparison ) . Your eyes clearly tell you that in no way is Lebron quicker than Jordan . So appealing to your common sense , in what universe is Lebron James a better all around and more athletic player than Jordan ? I'll wait for answer .... exactly , CRICKETS !Take note that I didn't mention anything about offensive ability . The good Lord & Stevie Wonder ( Stevie is blind for those that are unaware ) knows Lebron stands zero chance in that comparison ! I hear fanboys revving up for a hailmary ... well before someone tries to desperately suggest that Lebron is a better passer than Jordan , wrong again ! Documentation and video footage is available for . Refer to the season where Jordan was asked to play point guard for 24 games ( 1989 ) .... 30.4 points , 9.2 rebounds , 10.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game . While shooting 49 % from the floor . During that period , he had 10 game stretch averaging a triple double ! Ah damn , looks like he's even a better rebounder than Lebron ! Damn Bron ! It'll be okay . Just be you and be satisfied ... stop trying to fool yourself & others into believing that you compare to Jordan . Sir you absolutely , unequivocally , sure as death DO NOT !!!💯
The "plumbers" remark always makes me shake my head.... So many Legends played through the Jordan Era... he was just so super-human it made all the rest of them look pedestrian in comparison. Any modern team would fall all over themselves to have a Reggie Miller, Barkley, Kemp, Stockton, Mutumbo, Ewing, Iverson, or so many others who never won a Championship BECAUSE of Jordan.
Jordan's wingspan was almost 7ft at 6'6, he still had the highest vert in nba history at 48 inches he ran a 4.3 - 40yd dash & had some of the biggest hands in nba history. He was just dominate at both ends of the floor. He is the best shot blocking & rebounding guard in history there was no real weakness in his game when he avg almost 12 ast during 91 finals he was a great passer & he could shoot the 3 when needed.
Jordan gave 100% effort on both sides of the ball. To give that kind of effort on defense and to still be the most dominant scorer of his time is pretty impressive.
Just about everyone who Analyzes defense seriously has michael jordan top 10 all time defensively. 1 of 2 guards were that's basically universal. ( The other one is Gary Payton)
And the thing is MJ would do it every game! Play offense and defense his whole career, giving it all whenever he played, and no load management. Even his last year, as a Wizard, he played all 82 games, averaging 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks that year, at age 40. During his Chicago years, you knew you'd see MJ play if you watched the game, and you'd see him giving his all out on the court. And that's why most people know he's the GOAT. Ever since then, whenever I watched I've seen no one being close to such competitive drive, except for Kobe. And watching the games today, I see nothing even remotely close to MJ's package. If you have time, try to watch full games with MJ playing and you'll notice it's there every game. =)
Eye test both offensively and defensively along with the accolades, stats, playoffs and finals. Jeez, there is absolutely no contest who the GOAT is. Every era has their favorate player and mine was Magic Johnson before this MJ cat came around as far as who the GOAT is.
Imagine being a pro nba player and getting blocked or having it stolen up to 9x a game by this guy AND THEN having him torch you on the offensive for 30ppg 🐐 80-82 games a season...leading the NBA 3x in steals while leading 10x in scoring is definitely goat status
Sorry youngblood, but I was around during Wilt. Those "Plumbers" would kick your ass. Wilt MADE them look like plumbers. Ther was NOTHING they could do with him. Even with more black players in the late 60s, they could do nothing. Wilt played against MORE HOF CENTERS than any other center. Russell, Unsell, Bellamy, Gilmore, Kareem, Thurmond, etc. None of them could do a thing with Wilt. This is one of those instances in which you "had to be there" to understand. Also, the game was more physical than highlight videos would indicate. Again, you had to actually be there to know. Kids today worry too much about getting "Shook", so they play timidly. You have to be willing to take some "L's". That is how you learn.
THAT'S WHEN ANNOUNCERS TOLD THE TRUTH. TODAY'S KLUTCH SPORTS ANNOUNCER'S SPEAKTH WITH FORKED TONGUE, AS MY INDIAN BROTHER'S WOULD SAY, BACK IN THE DAY.
"Longevity" (the last refuge of LeBron stans in denial) is a lie. Longevity ain't durability. Durability is 82+playoffs, year in year out, because you OWE that. Longevity is taking the night off for your mani/pedi and calling it "strategic". Strategic for what? So you can malinger forever and bank more checks and Insta follows? Newsflash kids: the game, when played properly, is *supposed* to take a toll.
Michael jordans the goat because he had a literally inhuman levels of energy. His teammates said he wouldn't sleep for days at a time. Dream team legends too
@@Acloud1 You mentioned him as a WR in football, so think of this: he ran a 4.3 40yd dash in college, has a 48" vertical and his hands were the size of a baseball glove. Definitely WR material!
If MJ played WR he might have been the GOAT at that too. 6'6" 220 lbs, huge wingspan, ridiculous vertical, 4.3 speed, best first step I've ever seen in any sport. Psychotic mentally to win and can palm a basketball like its a tennis ball so a football would be tiny in his hands. Its hard to imagine him being anything other than unstoppable
Flashy? 😂 Wilt was the king of dominance until this little 6'6" guard hit the scene. The storm an attention Jordan generated had Wilt jealous from the beginning.
They players are not "mid". The rules were totally different. How good would your favorite player be if he had to keep his hand on top of the ball when he dribbled? What if the refs called a walk if he took half a step without dribbling. Today's players couldn't survive under the old rules.
Yeah a lot of people forget that basketball as a sport went thru multiple changes it was generational talent in every era of basketball that played with different rules it's a lot of players today that couldn't adapt to the rules back then and it's a lot of players back then that probably couldn't adapt to basketball now but it was great players in every era of basketball
MJ and Pippen on defense could change a game around real quick. Their defense was called the "doberman defense." How many scorers have a nickname for his defense?
In college he ran a 4.3, 40 yard dash and still holds the record for the highest vertical. All that and competitiveness for days. The hardest worker in practice too. That's not drugs just determination.
Alot of off ball stuff going wit Mj. HE was a guard tho so that is acceptable He wasnt Dennis Rodman or somebody who could stonewall players head up, but he played great team defense and made plays that way definitely a dog on D
Jordan's "magic" on defense was his ability to bait the opposing players into making the moves he already knew they were going to make. Sometimes he would defend a pair, letting his team defend 4 on 3. This made the ball handler think there was an easy pass to the "open" teammate, but Jordan was there waiting.
no. jordan is the goat because there is no comparison to any other player until now. The closest to Jordan was Kobe, and it was a close one. The rest, do not matter in this comparison. Cut the crap with this Lebron shit. Lebron is not better than Kobe. And he will never be.
My favorite defensive play by MJ is not even on this video. It’s when he chased down Reggie Theus and dug out the steal, then took it to the other end and drove on two people to score. “He wouldn’t leave him alone!” said the announcer.
Wilt Chamberlain was probably the greatest athlete who ever lived . 7 ft 2 , 48 inch vertical , bench press 550 lbs . College track star ( high jump, shot put, 440 yd dash ) He also played for the globe trotters
Jordan was the first player in NBA history to have 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. In 86-87 he had 236 steals and 125 blocks, then turned around in 87-88 had 259 steals and 131 blocks. Only 3 players in NBA History have had a 200 and 100 season. Jordan (Twice), Olajuwon, and Pippen.
8:22 The idea that Jordan had “some” competition is bizarre. The rules were different. They had less leeway than they do today. It isn’t that he had less competition it’s that they had harder more rigorous rules. Today they SEEM more athletic because of the freedom they now have.
There are 3 players in NBA history to ever have 200 steals, and 100 blocks of a season. Jordan is the only one who did it twice. He is also tied for the most seasons with 200+ steals. He was top 5 in DPOY voting 7 time in the era of big men.
btw, NOT 'one of ...', NAW, Michael Jordan -I-S- [overall] THE BEST 'two-way' player OF ALL TIME. and btw, WHAT IS 'two-way' ?!? 'back in the day', the term, 2way, didnt even exist CAUSE IF U DIDNT PLAY DEFENSE , U WERENT considered a great player [if u only played defense and not offense, u werent considered a great player] back in the day , u HAD TO be good at offense AND defense to be considered 'great' .... 2way is a term that was 'created' FOR 'todays' players cause MOST, if not 99% of todays players DONT GIVE EVEN 'half' the 'effort' ON DEFENSE that they do ON OFFENSE!
Your question of "Most Blocks for a Guard"... Dwyane Wade is slightly ahead of Jordan in second place.... but only because of number of games played. Wade averaged 0.8 blocks per game while Jordan averaged 0.9. In fact... He had more blocks than #3 through #7 in less games than them. G.O.A.T.
And the goat argument never mentioned. All scoring leaders are all SF, pf, and centers. A guard doing that and excelling at defense, while leading to 6x chips. Mj all day. 90's kid here seen Jordan from 88/89... on
lil homie, PLEASE dont give Lebron the age EXCUSE (U SAW the clip of Jordan with the wizards AT 40 YEARS OLD PLAYIN DEFENSE); and btw, i HATE , I HATE WHEN i hear 'not playin defense to save energy for offense'; 'thats' CHEATING THE GAME if u ask me!
It's cheating your teammates, the fans, the coaches, the sport, and yourself. Do you know what Jordan was thinking about when he took his rock back? How many points he was gonna get.
other say lbj is the goat because lbj has the most points and longest season play . but the achievements of mj in almost 14 season is enough and even lbj stats didnt close to mj stat or in a Nba record history
Lol. No disrespect to Bron, but it's not even close my guy. It really isn't. For the last 10 years it's been soft as charmin, that's the only reason it seems close. But it's comically distant - even the "plumbers" from back then could catch wreck in this pace and space era. I'm not denying the talent of this era, but crowd them....get in their grill and shit isn''s as nice. Jordan is that guy, it's not even close. Peace to the God's, Earth's and 85er's.
Around 16:10 to 16:15, he block the shot and didnt even touch the offensive player, that wasnt a foul. I know he pushed him Backwards but it was all hand on the ball!!
People still don't understand why we call this man the GOAT, it's unbelievable.
23:23 those who know, know.
What??? Jordan is the goat and miles ahead, Kobe is #2 and then LeBron, or switch 2 and 3. Literally their is nothing wrong with being 2nd its Michael Jordan!
@justinperkins6802 Trumpism is literally a thing. People have neurocancers
Facts
@NolandWilkins-zm5ji he isn't better than kobe
Best shotblocking guard in history. Some will say Wade, but had Jordan played in the zone era and could just hang around the lane like Wade used to, he’d be at 1.4+ bpg annually. His timing and instincts and the distance he could cover were on a different level.
Wade grew up in Chicago watching Jordan inspire guards to play defense. Wade, Bryant, and good defenders didn’t believe in standing there and let balls not become turnovers that he returned for more buckets. So exciting to watch them play not just run and shoot a basket.
Wasn't drugs, my man. It was pure talent, competitiveness, desire, drive & skill 💯 #23 🏀🐐👍
Hard work ethic as well my friend . Goat 🐐
Over 3000 points, over 200 steals, over 100 blocks in one season.
That's goatness.
Thank you again for a great reaction!
No problem!
For me, jordan is the goat because he just did literally inhuman things in the playoffs. Like he literally averaged 33.5 for game for the playoffs in his whole career.
I've watched hundreds and hundreds of playoff games and have never seen anyone as consistenly great in the playoffs as Jordan. Never really saw what you can call a bad series from him.
@@davidschmidt1793facts, because there isn’t one. The two sweeps in ‘86 and ‘87 against that legendary Celtics team with 5 HOFers, he was still out of this world w/o a single All Star on his team. Here’s his averages in those 2 sweeps:
‘86: 44/6/6/2/1
‘87: 36/7/6/2/2
And he broke and still holds the NBA Playoff record for pts in a game in Game 2 of the ‘86 series with 63 pts. He was named player of the game in 2/3 losses in that 1986 sweep, that’s insane.
Jordan was the first sg to have over 200 steals over 100 blocks inna season and he did it twice
*first player to have...
Olajuwon is the only player to finish a season top 10 in steals and rebounds, and he did it 10 seasons in a row!..
Wanna throw blocks in there?.. lol.. The list doesn’t change..
@@jacobjones5269 Nobody here's knocking Hakeem in the first place. Why so defensive (pun intended)? The 1984 draft is brimming w/ steals specialists (3 season leaders): MJ, Hakeem, Stockton, A. Robertson, Barkley (for his position). Which also features 3 DPOY winners.
@@jp3813
Just pointing out the difference between a great back court defender (possibly the greatest), and the best defender the game has ever seen..
Trust me, I had to do it back then, too!.. lol..
@@jacobjones5269 Ooh, not sure about the best defender part. I personally have no definite answer for that one, though I understand why he's one of the top candidates. There's a ton of subjectivity on the matter beyond the stats. For example, Rodman isn't highly praised for his steals & blocks, but everyone saw him bother both Magic (PG) & Shaq (C).
Bro watching this brought back memories of how great he was on defense you hear steal by Jordan a lot.
The man won MVP, lead the league in scoring and DPOY in the same season where he average 35 ppg, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in a full 82 game season.
Yo. Thanks for checking that out. I thought you would appreciate that. It's ok that Labron is your favorite player. Magic is mine. But I can admit that Jordan is the GOAT and Magic still my favorite. Jordan was the first to have 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. And did it mutiple times while aveaging over 30 pounts. He is the only player to be scoring champion, Defensive player of the year and MVP in the same season. Even though it's easier to score today because of rule changes and not as physical a game still nobody has had a 3000 point season since Jordan. No load management either. He played all 82 games...
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@@Acloud1 : My man...
When a Lebron Fan asks about drug tests.....you know they thinking what we all thinking bout Lebron...
MJ is an all-around player. There is really no way to compare LBJ to him. Thank you for playing the video. MJ will always be the GOAT🌟🌟
No problem!
Defense like this, and still led the league in scoring. 82 regular season games a year.
“What was Michael Jordan’s wingspan?”
-So, in the 90s there was this poster called “Wings.” Everyone knew someone who had it… no one knew any body who had a larger wingspan, and believe me, we all tried to compare.
Jordan was so relentless. He didn't celebrate much when he scored; his focus was on getting back on defense and stopping the opponent from scoring.
MJ had quick reflexes and great instincts
You have to have actually watched Jordan to see why his steals and blocks avgs were so high. He had great length as he's seeing in this video, but great instincts, understanding of where the offensive player was going with the ball, great reflexes and huge hands. Just an incredible defender. I'd take him as a defender over Pippen if he wasn't shouldering the offensive load as much as he did.
Any one comparing lebrons defense to MJ's is just uniformed. MJ had that Russell Westbrook pop of the screen energy gift. That's who he'd be in todays league with the style of play. Prime OKC Westbrook but 2 inches taller, 50% jumper, better finisher, better IQ, better defender. And we saw what Russells numbers were
Jordan #4 all time steals and most blocks among guards
That’s tuffff
And only in 15 seasons total .
How can you think of someone as the GOAT, when you KNOW he's not giving 💯% on the floor, EVERY night, EVERY game (like MJ used to)... Dropping on the floor, when someone looks at your direction, complaining at your teammates while pretending to be a statue, sitting out games continuously with a supposedly ankle injury playing the next game like nothing's wrong etc etc.
Everyone is entitled his/her own opinion of course, but man, it's a hard pill to swallow.
Like your reaction to this video, though 👍
Career highs for total blocks in a season: Kobe = 67 in '03, LeBron = 93 in '09, Pippen = 101 in '90, Wade = 106 in '09, Jordan = 125 in '87 & 131 in '88.
Mic drop ! Still don't know why pundits keep trying to convince sane people that Lebron James is a better all around player than Mike . Truth is , there's literally nothing Lebron is better at than Jordan ! Nothing ! Except committing offensive fouls . It's easy to get chase down blocks when you're 6'8" and the guy doesn't know you're coming ! But to consistently get the kind of blocks Jordan was getting , particularly when the offensive player clearly knows Jordan is guarding him straight up , requires maximum effort , Supreme athleticism , hand eye coordination , instincts , desire , etc . . Lack of maximum effort & unteachable innate instincts alone disqualify Lebron from being compared to the guy . I mean you can do it , but as the young man admitted , after a few short seconds of watching the video it became clear immediately that Lebron James in no way measures up . We don't even have to address the lie that Lebron is more athletic than Jordan ... do we ? Okay just in case , Jordan's vertical was higher 48 " to Lebron's 44 " ( 4 whole inches less ... hmmm ) . Mike's 40 yd dash time was 4.3 to Lebron's 4.6 ( slow as hell in comparison ) . Your eyes clearly tell you that in no way is Lebron quicker than Jordan . So appealing to your common sense , in what universe is Lebron James a better all around and more athletic player than Jordan ? I'll wait for answer .... exactly , CRICKETS !Take note that I didn't mention anything about offensive ability . The good Lord & Stevie Wonder ( Stevie is blind for those that are unaware ) knows Lebron stands zero chance in that comparison ! I hear fanboys revving up for a hailmary ... well before someone tries to desperately suggest that Lebron is a better passer than Jordan , wrong again ! Documentation and video footage is available for . Refer to the season where Jordan was asked to play point guard for 24 games ( 1989 ) .... 30.4 points , 9.2 rebounds , 10.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game . While shooting 49 % from the floor . During that period , he had 10 game stretch averaging a triple double ! Ah damn , looks like he's even a better rebounder than Lebron ! Damn Bron ! It'll be okay . Just be you and be satisfied ... stop trying to fool yourself & others into believing that you compare to Jordan . Sir you absolutely , unequivocally , sure as death DO NOT !!!💯
Top shot blockers since the stat recorded. Akeem , Kareem , Motumbo .
Todays game needs plumbers, because plumbers would at least show up every day to play
The "plumbers" remark always makes me shake my head.... So many Legends played through the Jordan Era... he was just so super-human it made all the rest of them look pedestrian in comparison. Any modern team would fall all over themselves to have a Reggie Miller, Barkley, Kemp, Stockton, Mutumbo, Ewing, Iverson, or so many others who never won a Championship BECAUSE of Jordan.
Jordan's wingspan was almost 7ft at 6'6, he still had the highest vert in nba history at 48 inches he ran a 4.3 - 40yd dash & had some of the biggest hands in nba history. He was just dominate at both ends of the floor. He is the best shot blocking & rebounding guard in history there was no real weakness in his game when he avg almost 12 ast during 91 finals he was a great passer & he could shoot the 3 when needed.
I appreciate he wasn't afraid to get crossed up. He would get shook, then still get the steal or the block.
Leflops the one that needs to be tested...careful what you wish for😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Yes sir, thats what a '48 inch vertical a long with super speed and those big hands. A TRUE ARTIST!!!!🖌️💙🇺🇸
Jordan gave 100% effort on both sides of the ball. To give that kind of effort on defense and to still be the most dominant scorer of his time is pretty impressive.
Drug test results is in! Result is: Greatness.
Just about everyone who Analyzes defense seriously has michael jordan top 10 all time defensively. 1 of 2 guards were that's basically universal. ( The other one is Gary Payton)
Another thing ppl don't realize bout this dude...his speed
MJ had two seasons with over 300 steals and 100 blocks.
MJ is the best 2 way player ever ‼️
And the thing is MJ would do it every game! Play offense and defense his whole career, giving it all whenever he played, and no load management. Even his last year, as a Wizard, he played all 82 games, averaging 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks that year, at age 40. During his Chicago years, you knew you'd see MJ play if you watched the game, and you'd see him giving his all out on the court. And that's why most people know he's the GOAT. Ever since then, whenever I watched I've seen no one being close to such competitive drive, except for Kobe. And watching the games today, I see nothing even remotely close to MJ's package. If you have time, try to watch full games with MJ playing and you'll notice it's there every game. =)
"Kobe" NOT close to Jordan either THO
Eye test both offensively and defensively along with the accolades, stats, playoffs and finals. Jeez, there is absolutely no contest who the GOAT is. Every era has their favorate player and mine was Magic Johnson before this MJ cat came around as far as who the GOAT is.
"They should've drug tested him" Lol. 😂
Imagine being a pro nba player and getting blocked or having it stolen up to 9x a game by this guy AND THEN having him torch you on the offensive for 30ppg 🐐 80-82 games a season...leading the NBA 3x in steals while leading 10x in scoring is definitely goat status
Very tuffff
Sorry youngblood, but I was around during Wilt. Those "Plumbers" would kick your ass. Wilt MADE them look like plumbers. Ther was NOTHING they could do with him. Even with more black players in the late 60s, they could do nothing. Wilt played against MORE HOF CENTERS than any other center. Russell, Unsell, Bellamy, Gilmore, Kareem, Thurmond, etc. None of them could do a thing with Wilt. This is one of those instances in which you "had to be there" to understand. Also, the game was more physical than highlight videos would indicate. Again, you had to actually be there to know.
Kids today worry too much about getting "Shook", so they play timidly. You have to be willing to take some "L's". That is how you learn.
There is no better defensive guard you can name that would come close
If I were going to say the next closest would be Payton but it’s still a big gap
THAT'S WHEN ANNOUNCERS TOLD THE TRUTH. TODAY'S KLUTCH SPORTS ANNOUNCER'S SPEAKTH WITH FORKED TONGUE, AS MY INDIAN BROTHER'S WOULD SAY, BACK IN THE DAY.
"At least Michael Jordan had a little comp." Wow, just wow!
He gave it 100%, there's no player right now doing anything close to this.
MJ 🐐💯
They had drug tests back then. You think drug testing just started? Lol
MJ's the greatest defensive guard of all time, GP is the next after him, then Kobe .
How is it even possible to be a LeBron fan? Oh I know, by literally never having seen real fucking basketball played by real men. I gotcha.
"Longevity" (the last refuge of LeBron stans in denial) is a lie. Longevity ain't durability. Durability is 82+playoffs, year in year out, because you OWE that. Longevity is taking the night off for your mani/pedi and calling it "strategic". Strategic for what? So you can malinger forever and bank more checks and Insta follows? Newsflash kids: the game, when played properly, is *supposed* to take a toll.
You’re in for a world of hurt if you’re putting Lebron before Jordan
Michael jordans the goat because he had a literally inhuman levels of energy. His teammates said he wouldn't sleep for days at a time. Dream team legends too
I love your video reactions! It was the drug tests for me🤣🤣🤣😂 just earned yourself a new sub!😇
Ayeee appreciate that!!!
@@Acloud1 You mentioned him as a WR in football, so think of this: he ran a 4.3 40yd dash in college, has a 48" vertical and his hands were the size of a baseball glove. Definitely WR material!
Right if pat bev was 6'6" and had a 40"-48" vert
Rasheed wallace tripping nice video 😂
Many tripped & fell flat on their asses (as was exhibit #23 in this video)♥️👊🏿
"Rasheed Wallace" IS a STRAIGHT-UP CLOWN for sayin what he said
You would think all those steroids would help LBJ play defense
Bro I died when you smelled the juice 😂🤣😂 🤣 😂
But yea MJ was 1 of 1 🏀 🐐
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If MJ played WR he might have been the GOAT at that too. 6'6" 220 lbs, huge wingspan, ridiculous vertical, 4.3 speed, best first step I've ever seen in any sport. Psychotic mentally to win and can palm a basketball like its a tennis ball so a football would be tiny in his hands. Its hard to imagine him being anything other than unstoppable
Atleast a lebron fan acknowledged it
They called him ''The black cat'' for a reason...
Flashy? 😂 Wilt was the king of dominance until this little 6'6" guard hit the scene. The storm an attention Jordan generated had Wilt jealous from the beginning.
It is insulting to the true legends of the game to even compare lebitch to them.
11:07 Jordan against CURRY (😄😄)❓❓So they DID play against each other♥️👊🏿
They players are not "mid". The rules were totally different. How good would your favorite player be if he had to keep his hand on top of the ball when he dribbled? What if the refs called a walk if he took half a step without dribbling. Today's players couldn't survive under the old rules.
Yeah a lot of people forget that basketball as a sport went thru multiple changes it was generational talent in every era of basketball that played with different rules it's a lot of players today that couldn't adapt to the rules back then and it's a lot of players back then that probably couldn't adapt to basketball now but it was great players in every era of basketball
MJ had run a 4.3 forty with a 48” vertical. Image a 6’6” wide receiver with those attributes
Drug test??? No need...
He is super human, he is the GOAT
MJ and Pippen on defense could change a game around real quick. Their defense was called the "doberman defense." How many scorers have a nickname for his defense?
Wilt said WHAAAAAAAAT???? LOL JORDAN=GOAT NO DOUBT! Bird #2
In college he ran a 4.3, 40 yard dash and still holds the record for the highest vertical. All that and competitiveness for days. The hardest worker in practice too. That's not drugs just determination.
19:35 It’ll still show up❓❓Bet💯
Alot of off ball stuff going wit Mj. HE was a guard tho so that is acceptable
He wasnt Dennis Rodman or somebody who could stonewall players head up, but he played great team defense and made plays that way
definitely a dog on D
See what most people don't realize his 100% is only thing that slowed him down scoring wizards
Great comparison with Bev and MJ's defense being on par with intensity.
Jordan's "magic" on defense was his ability to bait the opposing players into making the moves he already knew they were going to make. Sometimes he would defend a pair, letting his team defend 4 on 3. This made the ball handler think there was an easy pass to the "open" teammate, but Jordan was there waiting.
no. jordan is the goat because there is no comparison to any other player until now. The closest to Jordan was Kobe, and it was a close one. The rest, do not matter in this comparison. Cut the crap with this Lebron shit. Lebron is not better than Kobe. And he will never be.
Keep the W videos coming. Peep:
World's Greatest Michael Jordan Highlight Reel
MJ Rare Footage (Voyager parts 1 and 2)
MJ Post-Up Powerhouse
Yessir!!!!
My favorite defensive play by MJ is not even on this video. It’s when he chased down Reggie Theus and dug out the steal, then took it to the other end and drove on two people to score. “He wouldn’t leave him alone!” said the announcer.
It was unmatched skill and passion, never drugs....
Wilt Chamberlain was probably the greatest athlete who ever lived . 7 ft 2 , 48 inch vertical , bench press 550 lbs . College track star ( high jump, shot put, 440 yd dash ) He also played for the globe trotters
Jordan was the first player in NBA history to have 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. In 86-87 he had 236 steals and 125 blocks, then turned around in 87-88 had 259 steals and 131 blocks. Only 3 players in NBA History have had a 200 and 100 season. Jordan (Twice), Olajuwon, and Pippen.
Look for Top 5 NBA Best Guards on steals and blocks.
Steals champ 3x
You should watch his passing package
8:22 The idea that Jordan had “some” competition is bizarre. The rules were different. They had less leeway than they do today. It isn’t that he had less competition it’s that they had harder more rigorous rules. Today they SEEM more athletic because of the freedom they now have.
5:31 pat bev is from Chicago, we are all taught to play this way. Jordan changed the culture of Chicago basketball.
There are 3 players in NBA history to ever have 200 steals, and 100 blocks of a season. Jordan is the only one who did it twice. He is also tied for the most seasons with 200+ steals. He was top 5 in DPOY voting 7 time in the era of big men.
btw, NOT 'one of ...', NAW, Michael Jordan -I-S- [overall] THE BEST 'two-way' player OF ALL TIME. and btw, WHAT IS 'two-way' ?!? 'back in the day', the term, 2way, didnt even exist CAUSE IF U DIDNT PLAY DEFENSE , U WERENT considered a great player [if u only played defense and not offense, u werent considered a great player] back in the day , u HAD TO be good at offense AND defense to be considered 'great' .... 2way is a term that was 'created' FOR 'todays' players cause MOST, if not 99% of todays players DONT GIVE EVEN 'half' the 'effort' ON DEFENSE that they do ON OFFENSE!
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Your question of "Most Blocks for a Guard"... Dwyane Wade is slightly ahead of Jordan in second place.... but only because of number of games played. Wade averaged 0.8 blocks per game while Jordan averaged 0.9. In fact... He had more blocks than #3 through #7 in less games than them. G.O.A.T.
Funny thing is they did he was one of the few who wasn't on anything but them giant ass cigars 😂😂 nothing but pure talent
And the goat argument never mentioned. All scoring leaders are all SF, pf, and centers. A guard doing that and excelling at defense, while leading to 6x chips. Mj all day. 90's kid here seen Jordan from 88/89... on
Dude was a menace!
lil homie, PLEASE dont give Lebron the age EXCUSE (U SAW the clip of Jordan with the wizards AT 40 YEARS OLD PLAYIN DEFENSE); and btw, i HATE , I HATE WHEN i hear 'not playin defense to save energy for offense'; 'thats' CHEATING THE GAME if u ask me!
It's cheating your teammates, the fans, the coaches, the sport, and yourself.
Do you know what Jordan was thinking about when he took his rock back? How many points he was gonna get.
Lets not forget, defensive player of the year
9:55 statistically wade is the best guard at blocking shots , he was a dawg on weak side help blocks
Watch Pippen's defense highlights after this and you very quickly realize why the 90s Bulls were the most dominant team in the modern era.
other say lbj is the goat because lbj has the most points and longest season play . but the achievements of mj in almost 14 season is enough and even lbj stats didnt close to mj stat or in a Nba record history
Alvin Robertson was a great defensive guard;Two seasons 4 spg
Lol. No disrespect to Bron, but it's not even close my guy. It really isn't. For the last 10 years it's been soft as charmin, that's the only reason it seems close. But it's comically distant - even the "plumbers" from back then could catch wreck in this pace and space era. I'm not denying the talent of this era, but crowd them....get in their grill and shit isn''s as nice. Jordan is that guy, it's not even close. Peace to the God's, Earth's and 85er's.
He didn't miss block
No, lebron is not better than Michael Jeffrey Jordan and he is not even in the same stratosphere as MJ. MJ is the real GOAT.
Around 16:10 to 16:15, he block the shot and didnt even touch the offensive player, that wasnt a foul. I know he pushed him Backwards but it was all hand on the ball!!
Nobody play defen than michael jordan he is the best .
look at the defense in mj’s playing time and compare it today
His average is higher then most current centers
3:22 he had a 6”11 wingspan
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