this dude said it over and over throughout the entire game, that Jordan could be an all-time great, before he ever played one tip-off of NBA Basketball.
No doubt, but what helped MJ become the Goat, was the fact, that as he got older, he was able to still elevate his game play. Even when he could no longer just fly by the defense and throw it down, he used other methods to flat out embarrass his opponents, not to mention that he played solid defense ✌🏾
Michael Jordan showed BEFORE his first pro game that he was going to be the goat. He thoroughly outplayed the NBA’s best players. He is the greatest player of all time by far!!!
You Jordan people are morons. Y’all talk more about this game than the series where he’s 0-2 as a pro against bird and 1-3 against Isaiah…… but but he beat these guys in a college vs pro game. Hooray.
@@chipchiperson679That makes zero sense. College players losing to NBA players doesn't make them look bad. It's supposed to happen. Keep telling that lie if it helps you sleep at night.
@@w.davidholland7228 cause you’re dumb and don’t know shit about the history of these games. The same thing happened in 1988 when Jordan was part of an NBA squad with Isaiah Thomas playing against David Robinson’s 88 USA Olympic team and they too lost proving the NBA squads hardly practiced together and threw those games as their patriotic duty however that backfired when that same 88 olympic team got embarrassed against the USSR in the Seoul Olympics forcing USA basketball to redeem themselves by replacing college players with NBA players in the 92 Olympics where that NBA team USA roster blew out every country by an average of 43 points to win gold
@@chipchiperson679 You know this as an insider ? You were there when they decided to throw the game ? You are sure magic and isiah Thomas had zero chemistry ?? Non of the things you said can possibly be verified, all we know is USA went 8-0 ! And Jordan looked the best player on the court and it’s no surprise he came in as a rookie and scored 28.1 ppg
I remember the night the Bulls drafted Jordan, the local news sportscaster said, "He shoots like Jerry West, and goes to the basket like Julius Erving." I thought, "Yeah right."
This is why Bobby Knight called him the best basketball player he had every seen before he ever stepped on an NBA court. He was already dominating the 80s elite. Isaiah Thomas, Magic, Alex English, etc.
Michael Jordan & Muhammad Ali are the only two athletes that I can watch & be amazed like it was the first time over & over again.. It's also beautiful to hear the commentators realizing that they're witnessing the GOAT in his infant stage lol
Ali taught a clinic about boxing -- how to avoid a punch, take a punch, play your opponent into your tune, bait him and reel him in -- he was 3 or 4 steps ahead of the guy he fought, it was just a matter of 'how'.... Also, the man had high pain tolerance, that's something everyone doesn't have.
@@spenser6353 Remember, this was the summer for the professionals so this was their 'time off' but for the college kids they were representing their country so they were serious in this game in all fronts.
Watching this game also shows why Jordan didn't win a championship until I believe his 8th year, he didn't have enough help on the Bulls, watching him play with the Olympic team makes it very clear to me, that if the Bulls had been able to surround Jordan with a great supporting cast like he had on the Olympic team (which was more like the 91 Bulls team) he would have run out of fingers to put rings on. I mean this game was before his NBA debut!!!
@@PoliticusRex632 yes, they brought the two of them in for the sixth game. Jordan immediately became a starter ahead of both of them on the Bulls from his first day.
@@libfit9068 Bill Russell has 11 championships in 13 seasons, no one will ever touch that, ever. Wilt Chamberlain has the most dominating seasons out of any player, ever.. No one will touch his records either, ever. Those are the two greatest players of all time. Jordan is great but has to be under those two guys.
"He's going to sell some tickets." What a prophetic statement! His time was the climax of the NBA. He was an athletic spectacle, a one man highlight. The greatest one. Imagine that he did not trade his way to sure championships through super teams. Today, Steph is the only big star that has stuck to the team that drafted him.
Shut the fuck up. Players dont choose what team drafts them. Jordan, just like Russell, Bird, Magic, Duncan, Kobe and Steph, were gifted teammates and coaches that fit their respective styles when they were on top, but that doesn't make Kareem or Lebron, who elevated below average teams for half of each's career, any less in contention as the greatest.
Well when Kevin Durant comes to your team to save you from lebron James you dont need to go anywhere lol that first finals the cavs didnt have Klove or kyrie Irving and lebron averaged 35 points 15 rebounds and 12 assists over 6 games and damn near beat them himselves... had jr Smith as his second best offensive option lol.. the next year at full strength they got it done... woulda been an all time great rivalry but the golden shower warriors recruited Kevin friggin Durant and had 4 allstars on one team!!! The only guy that's truly had the balls to stick no matter what is damien lillard
What I found most interesting was Magic was talking big time trash to Michael the whole game..... and it’s the kind where he’s was trying to keep Michael in check mentally and get him to play a different game..... but it didn’t work he was fabulous.
This was a game to showcase Michael Jordan,unbelievable quickness and athletic ability with great midrange game.Magic the best I ever seen in terms of playmaking,reading and making the right decisions ,the master of the fastbreak,the greatest at running with the ball from 1979 till about 1987,then he slowed down and became more of post up player since Kareem was aging.
MJ is the most fundamentally sound player that has played the game .. his defensive positioning is spot on . He has no weak side . He can go to his left or right on offense . His post up game is the same he can turn to his left and right and shoot his perfect fade away .. to top it off he plays every game like it’s game 7 finals … put all that together with 48” vertical… and you get the GOAT in basketball
I disagree. He wasn’t the most fundamentally sound player by a long shot, but he was the most all-around skilled. He never fully developed his left hand and he wasn’t a particularly skilled passer. Larry Bird Tim Duncan Bill Walton Magic Johnson John Stockton Bernard King Alex English Rick Barry Jerry West Oscar Robertson Mugsy Bogues Mark Jackson Jack Sikma Steph Curry Kevin Durant Moses Malone Kevin Garnett We are talking about guys whose fundamentals were the foundations of their games. That wasn’t the case with Jordan. His athleticism and skills were his foundation. Those guys had all of the fundamentals, from the footwork to ball-handling, passing, etc. Jordan was as complete a player as you will ever see, but it was because of his skills and athletic ability as well as his formidable (but not superior) fundamentals.
@@shenlonggohan If you ever watched Jordan live, you would have seen his head above the rim. Tv camera angles can fool you. Jordan didn’t have a 48” vertical, Dominique did. But Jordan had hops, and he got up above the rim at times.
This game also showed the brilliance of Bob Knight as a coach, recognizing his players' talents. He sometimes played MJ at forward, instead of guard,, due to his versatility as a basketball player. Even Doug Collins recognized that versatility later as a Bulls' coach, sometines playing MJ at the point, instead of shooting guard. MJ would average a triple double p/game during that short time.
@@thedarkfrost2351 yes but actually no. It's goddamn overreacting people who decided if a guy is a damn bust after only 3 years of not joining any all star team. Remember that Lowry (who is nonetheless a good player) always made the all star team instead of Conley considering the 2 different Conferences. Let alone those players like Nash, Billups, Curry and Kobe who did not peak instantly mainly because of injuries, not being the 1st or 2nd go to guy or due to lack of experience.
No cases at all... In times of sickness In times of trouble In times of media In times of rivalry In times of challenges In times of every possible hardship He overcame them all... He is was and forever will be the greatest... And there's not a doubt in my mind.
8-0 sweep of the exhibition series against the NBA all-star team... WTH!!! NBA didnt win a single game? Cant say these legends played casually because pride and bragging rights were HUGE back in the day.
@@hennylo68 Now put Ewing and Jordan together, instead of Pippen and guess what, Jordan's getting rings! Lots of them. That's why Jordan wouldn't have rings with out Pippen arguement is garbage. The man needed one other all-star just like every other great to ever play.
@I Am King Nope, it was Jordan with help, mainly Ewing. Stop diminishing Mike's teammates to make the case for Jordan's greatness. MJ fans don't do that. Only Lebron fans do that.
@I Am King Case close? What case are you trying to make with those statistics. So he averaged 5 more ppg than Pat and he won it by himself? Lol what a joke.
Do y’all see the proficient play and skilled play in this game. This that epic special basketball here. Elite defense and fundamentals too. A treat🚫🧢yap
8-0 is so unbelievable. How can anyone say he is not the greatest ever? Labron may have better numbers but he will never come close to how good was m,j.
LeSheep having better numbers than Jordan is one of the biggest misconceptions I’ve ever heard in my basketball debating life!LeSheep has better rebounding and assist numbers but not Scoring,steals or blocks!Now if your referring to counting numbers then yes because he played more games but I judge dominance by averages!Also if you really wanna go in-depth then you go to PER!Jordan is #1 all time!These LeSheep fans will disregard that!
@@gmoneybagz2376 ikr, like lebron has better numbers but he was only up by 1 RPG and 1 APG despite holding the ball all the time on offense.. that's stat padding to me bro..
Wow, never seen these videos or knew about these games. Jordan easily wins the Goat conversation. Who can do that to NBA legends while coming out of college???
False .. if that was the case he would've got out the 1st round without a top 20 player of all time .. both Kobe and LeBron did it but Jordan couldn't .. just facts
@@quoisinc and bron made it out the 1st round multiple times and to the Champ with Dope heads and quitters .. lol .. did Jordan make it out the 1st round with his, no .. Bron did .. just facts
@@a1obbr630 lebron was in a weak eastern conference. All but one team Jordan lost to in the first round went to the finals and a couple of those teams won the championship.
@@a1obbr630 Jordan won 6 champions 2 three peats with the same exact team after retiring over a year. You can't even argue for LeBron the delusions. Greatness is clearly defined in character. When did LeBron ever play against the NBA All Stars before drafted? When did he win a Championship in College, or a Gold Medal in the Olympics before being drafted? You can even compare the levels. Jordan was practically a Dr. Of Basketball before being drafted. They don't hand out PHDs to basketball players but being the best in your field made you that. Ironically he was compared to Dr. J the architect of that style.
I heard many years ago that Portland offered their pick and Drexler to Houston for Ralph Sampson. Rockets declined. So... Theoretically we could have seen a Jordan, Hakeem, Drexler big 3....
@@hennylo68 back in the day, 1big is not enough. Whenever a promising big like Hakeem is available, teams pick them. Banking on Sampson alone was not a wise decision when they know another one is available. Bigs have much higher premium during those years. But I would agree that if Hakeem was not in that draft, Houston would certainly pick MJ. You are correct Drexler was already in Portland, that actually further my point about their team needing a big man. If bowie wasnt there, do you think they would not pick MJ even they already had Clyde?
I think Jordan is not only the greatest basketball player of all time, he is the greatest athlete I’ve ever seen. The complete package. Speed, skills, strength, mind, heart - all top tier. If I had to pick one man to lead a team or take the game winning shot, I would pick Mike every single time.
Man. I’d love to travel back in time a relive the emergence of MJ. Just watch in aww as he takes the basketball world and the country by storm. Just be in an old pub in Chicago watching on tv as this kid is shredding teams without knowing what the future holds.
The fact that this Olympic team of amateurs went 8-0 against NBA All-Star teams is truly incredible. Can you imagine any other era in which guys who had never stepped on an NBA court could beat the BEST NBA players with wuch domination?
This is what's missing in today's game. These men, even college players here, all understand zone concepts offensively and how to attack it with precision. How to make the right pass and get the right shot. The fundamentals are impeccable. Their IQ and physicality is off the charts. This game is more physical than any NBA game in 20+ years almost.
I watched every UNC with MJ game before this game (still do) but when this game occurred which I watched.. I knew the league was in trouble… there will never be another Jordan.
I couldn't even imagine the excitement back then. To see this happen and know he's coming to your team must have been the greatest feeling on planet Earth.
@@whenisdinner2137 facts. If a prodigy like this was coming to the Knicks (I’m a Knicks fan) and killing guys like Lukas and Giannis and Tatum and Lebron I’d be over the moon. Can’t even imagine.
the great Billy packer was so prophetic in his analysis of the young future micheal jordan... he rose above all expectations... 100% usda approved, pure GOAT...
Lebron needs to watch this game and listen to what their saying about his play. The great Bobby Knight once said he was the greatest basketball player he ever seen. Now what does that tell you. He knew just like I knew he was destined for the greatest to ever play this game. MJ's college team was the last college team to win the Olympics. And that why they formed the Dream Team. He's going up against NBA stars and killing them. Lebron needs to take note on who's the best. Lebron gave his own self the name king james. The fan gave MJ, AIRNESS,AIR JORDAN just to name a few. MJ is the GOAT and that's final.
@@jonathanbatturs6359 Thats because you had to go to college to get drafted and play for a yr or 2 and most athletes played out their college careers or left 1yr early. Of course that had a lot to do with NBA pay back then also. Plus the culture and relevance of a degree back then played a factor in most college athletes decisions. A degree was worth as much as getting drafted in most cases plus college basketball was probably more popular than the NBA back then. It really hadnt went international yet and ppl looked at college athletes with a bit more reverence back then so most players wanted to stay in college unlike today. Js
It was the golden generation of college basketball Talent at that time. We'll never see anything like it. Also to be fair to the NBA All-Stars they didn't really play together very often whereas the college kids played together a lot because they were the Olympic team.
I used to think that a team with Magic & Isaiah Thomas at the 1 & 2 would be insane until I saw this Smh. Silky smooth MJ was ahead of the pack before he even hit the league!
@@usuck1883 no, he got to Miami after being in the league for years .. this post said from the he beginning. And there are major differences. Everybody agrees that Phil is in a whole other level when it comes to coaching than Spolstra. 2nd chris Bosh and LeBron supporting cast doesn't come close to what Jordan had for 3 to 4 years, yea dwade and Pippin might cancel each other out, but Chris ain't on rodman level at all and the rest was nobodies and aging stars, that don't compare to Tony kukoc in his prime, Ron Harper and Kerr .. lol .. so no it isn't the same but nice try. If bron had what Jordan had he'll have more champs and again if he had a good supporting cast from the start he'll have more at more champs. So Jordan had better coaching and better supporting cast, those are facts. If Bron had that omg.
@@a1obbr630 Phil started as a mediocre bball coach in Puerto Rico in the mid 80’s then went to b an assistant coach for the Bulls in the late 80’s. Pippen was an ok player when he entered the league in ‘87 then became an all-star a few years later.
This is the living proof that MichaelJordan is a dominant player in his younger year than Lebron James, imagine they beat the All-Star NBA team led by Magic Johnson & Larry Bird also they're in younger year thatime,.compare to Lebron in his younger year, he can be beat the all-star Nba player in his younger year??
Im not joking when i tell u that the man that jordan admired the most was out there playing with them....WALTER DAVIS (the GREYHOUND)...mj and davis admitted that walt taught mj the mid jumper, jab step, mid turn around and pump fake shot that made the world fall in love with mj...David Thompson and Davis was Jordan's main inspirations...matter of fact davis went to north carolina...thats what jordan loved most about walter...i LOVE it🤘🤘🤘...you can see Walter shooting at the 2:04 mark😃
Why don't they mention this more during the debate? This man played against the NBA all Stars at the time, before he was even an NBA rookie, and his USA team won. Not to mention he's never gotten anything less than gold with team USA during his entire career. Why is it even a conversation as to who is the greatest of all time. The amount of feats hes accomplished and or been apart of, is Legendary.
As a 59-year old man, I have seen so many great basketball players that I can't even count. However, the greatest player that I have ever seen is: Michael Jeffrey Jordan! His entire basketball disposition: skill-set, IQ, athleticism and drive is unparalleled! I remember that exhibition series against the NBA All-Stars and he was the best damn player on the floor. He outplayed: Magic, Isaiah, Bird, and everyone else who played in that series. I think Isaiah has hated Jordan ever since then and he continues today his disdain towards him. But, he knows without a damn doubt who the greatest player of all-time is!
Its Crazy Cause The Commentator Prediction Was Too Accurate ! MJ Ended Up Becoming The Goat
Alot of people new but NBA teams thought you need a great big man to win a Championship.
What about Wilt averaging 36 against professionals when he was in HS?
@@marksheppard6498 shit Wilt was probably the same size in high as he was in the league 😂🤣
this dude said it over and over throughout the entire game, that Jordan could be an all-time great, before he ever played one tip-off of NBA Basketball.
No doubt, but what helped MJ become the Goat, was the fact, that as he got older, he was able to still elevate his game play. Even when he could no longer just fly by the defense and throw it down, he used other methods to flat out embarrass his opponents, not to mention that he played solid defense ✌🏾
Commentator was 99% accurate! He could be one of the greatest; no, MJ eventually became the GOAT.
"There is just no limits of what Michael can do!" so accurate!😉
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Michael Jordan showed BEFORE his first pro game that he was going to be the goat.
He thoroughly outplayed the NBA’s best players.
He is the greatest player of all time by far!!!
Only 4 and they hardly practiced with each other and threw those games to not make team USA look bad
You Jordan people are morons.
Y’all talk more about this game than the series where he’s 0-2 as a pro against bird and 1-3 against Isaiah…… but but he beat these guys in a college vs pro game. Hooray.
@@chipchiperson679That makes zero sense. College players losing to NBA players doesn't make them look bad. It's supposed to happen. Keep telling that lie if it helps you sleep at night.
@@w.davidholland7228 cause you’re dumb and don’t know shit about the history of these games. The same thing happened in 1988 when Jordan was part of an NBA squad with Isaiah Thomas playing against David Robinson’s 88 USA Olympic team and they too lost proving the NBA squads hardly practiced together and threw those games as their patriotic duty however that backfired when that same 88 olympic team got embarrassed against the USSR in the Seoul Olympics forcing USA basketball to redeem themselves by replacing college players with NBA players in the 92 Olympics where that NBA team USA roster blew out every country by an average of 43 points to win gold
@@chipchiperson679
You know this as an insider ? You were there when they decided to throw the game ? You are sure magic and isiah Thomas had zero chemistry ??
Non of the things you said can possibly be verified, all we know is USA went 8-0 ! And Jordan looked the best player on the court and it’s no surprise he came in as a rookie and scored 28.1 ppg
I remember the night the Bulls drafted Jordan, the local news sportscaster said, "He shoots like Jerry West, and goes to the basket like Julius Erving." I thought, "Yeah right."
He could never shoot like West and did you not notice him when he was ACC and NCAA POY?
Thats brilliant 🤣
@@PoliticusRex632 Jordan shot .497 from the field, West shot .474.
@@LawrenceAugust_ and?
@@PoliticusRex632 ... and so he could shoot like West. Are you that dim?
This is why Bobby Knight called him the best basketball player he had every seen before he ever stepped on an NBA court. He was already dominating the 80s elite. Isaiah Thomas, Magic, Alex English, etc.
.....and Bobby Knight was definitely not one to sing praises like that.....he must have been impressed beyond measure.....
hnmn& the 90s too for that matter
@@Silvereagledude right
He called him the greatest athlete he'd ever seen on a basketball court, as well. This still holds true today.
This is when the jealousy and the so-called freeze out game came into play with Isaiah Thomas.This game from mj
Michael Jordan & Muhammad Ali are the only two athletes that I can watch & be amazed like it was the first time over & over again.. It's also beautiful to hear the commentators realizing that they're witnessing the GOAT in his infant stage lol
MJ Billy the Kid.
Ali taught a clinic about boxing -- how to avoid a punch, take a punch, play your opponent into your tune, bait him and reel him in -- he was 3 or 4 steps ahead of the guy he fought, it was just a matter of 'how'.... Also, the man had high pain tolerance, that's something everyone doesn't have.
I dont think he outplayed magic by that much in this game
@@spenser6353 Remember, this was the summer for the professionals so this was their 'time off' but for the college kids they were representing their country so they were serious in this game in all fronts.
When MJ did that putback dunk off the Ewing miss, I was thinking 'MJ not even a rookie just casually walking in the air'
Watching this game also shows why Jordan didn't win a championship until I believe his 8th year, he didn't have enough help on the Bulls, watching him play with the Olympic team makes it very clear to me, that if the Bulls had been able to surround Jordan with a great supporting cast like he had on the Olympic team (which was more like the 91 Bulls team) he would have run out of fingers to put rings on. I mean this game was before his NBA debut!!!
Fact if he had slipped and ended up on a okay to average team it would have been a problem for the league in the late 80s for real
True without a doubt!
Dude could of won like 7 or 8 if he wanted too, maybe more.
That's funny considering one of these games he was covered by his future teammates Wes Mathews and Quentin Dailey.
@@PoliticusRex632 yes, they brought the two of them in for the sixth game. Jordan immediately became a starter ahead of both of them on the Bulls from his first day.
Bobby Knight is the Nostradamus of NBA....and he said MJ the Best Player to ever played the Game....and now look at MJ.... he's just the G.O.A.T
no he's not
@@HiNRGboyhe is. MJ the goat
The commentator too!!! Kept on saying it.... he must have a crystal ball or something
@@HiNRGboy Yes he is.. who would it be if not MJ?
@@libfit9068 Bill Russell has 11 championships in 13 seasons, no one will ever touch that, ever. Wilt Chamberlain has the most dominating seasons out of any player, ever.. No one will touch his records either, ever. Those are the two greatest players of all time. Jordan is great but has to be under those two guys.
Michael Jordan would break the internet if he debuted today
Mane What you Said😆😆😆🤣 it would have been over for all them
Fasho 💯
@@qdontae6 nah LeBron is still better an greater
@@___Anakin.Skywalker man gtfoh hell nah
@@qdontae6 bruh LeBron already proved he's the king, best ever an GOAT.
2016. Period.
"He's going to sell some tickets." What a prophetic statement! His time was the climax of the NBA. He was an athletic spectacle, a one man highlight. The greatest one. Imagine that he did not trade his way to sure championships through super teams. Today, Steph is the only big star that has stuck to the team that drafted him.
Shut the fuck up. Players dont choose what team drafts them. Jordan, just like Russell, Bird, Magic, Duncan, Kobe and Steph, were gifted teammates and coaches that fit their respective styles when they were on top, but that doesn't make Kareem or Lebron, who elevated below average teams for half of each's career, any less in contention as the greatest.
Giannis?
Well when Kevin Durant comes to your team to save you from lebron James you dont need to go anywhere lol that first finals the cavs didnt have Klove or kyrie Irving and lebron averaged 35 points 15 rebounds and 12 assists over 6 games and damn near beat them himselves... had jr Smith as his second best offensive option lol.. the next year at full strength they got it done... woulda been an all time great rivalry but the golden shower warriors recruited Kevin friggin Durant and had 4 allstars on one team!!! The only guy that's truly had the balls to stick no matter what is damien lillard
LeBron is the greatest one
You're welcome, enjoy your free education from me
@@TheRimasyele you're not wrong but he only won 1 so far.
Billy Packer the nail on the head. He was the first one to openly say that about Jordan.
Magic was so smooth with the ball in the open court
Amazing awareness. Always loved & respected magic tremendously.
Coming off losing to Boston in the Finals, and now losing the 8 game series in a sweep to the College Olympic guys, not a good year for Magic.
These were literally two NBA All-Star teams playing each other. Incredible!
What I found most interesting was Magic was talking big time trash to Michael the whole game..... and it’s the kind where he’s was trying to keep Michael in check mentally and get him to play a different game..... but it didn’t work he was fabulous.
When they still didn't know that that will back fire. Beat him with kindness as they say. Lol
probably the first time he took it "personally".. 🤣
I dont think he outplayed magic by that much in this game
This was a game to showcase Michael Jordan,unbelievable quickness and athletic ability with great midrange game.Magic the best I ever seen in terms of playmaking,reading and making the right decisions ,the master of the fastbreak,the greatest at running with the ball from 1979 till about 1987,then he slowed down and became more of post up player since Kareem was aging.
Magic Johnson talked trash to Michael Jordan, and the young Jordan "took it personally" and embarrassed the NBA All-Stars 😅
MJ is the most fundamentally sound player that has played the game .. his defensive positioning is spot on . He has no weak side . He can go to his left or right on offense . His post up game is the same he can turn to his left and right and shoot his perfect fade away .. to top it off he plays every game like it’s game 7 finals … put all that together with 48” vertical… and you get the GOAT in basketball
tim duncan
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This 48" vertical myth is nonsense. Have you ever seen his head 6 inches above the rim? No.
I disagree. He wasn’t the most fundamentally sound player by a long shot, but he was the most all-around skilled.
He never fully developed his left hand and he wasn’t a particularly skilled passer.
Larry Bird
Tim Duncan
Bill Walton
Magic Johnson
John Stockton
Bernard King
Alex English
Rick Barry
Jerry West
Oscar Robertson
Mugsy Bogues
Mark Jackson
Jack Sikma
Steph Curry
Kevin Durant
Moses Malone
Kevin Garnett
We are talking about guys whose fundamentals were the foundations of their games. That wasn’t the case with Jordan. His athleticism and skills were his foundation.
Those guys had all of the fundamentals, from the footwork to ball-handling, passing, etc.
Jordan was as complete a player as you will ever see, but it was because of his skills and athletic ability as well as his formidable (but not superior) fundamentals.
@@shenlonggohan If you ever watched Jordan live, you would have seen his head above the rim. Tv camera angles can fool you. Jordan didn’t have a 48” vertical, Dominique did.
But Jordan had hops, and he got up above the rim at times.
This game also showed the brilliance of Bob Knight as a coach, recognizing his players' talents. He sometimes played MJ at forward, instead of guard,, due to his versatility as a basketball player. Even Doug Collins recognized that versatility later as a Bulls' coach, sometines playing MJ at the point, instead of shooting guard. MJ would average a triple double p/game during that short time.
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Funny comment considering Knight had Larry Bird and let him go.
Wasn’t even an nba player but he was already outplaying legends 🤦🏾♂️ 🐐
@nellek970 why tf would you write that comment?
@@georockmann7113 seems like he was kidding.
Geo Rockmann he’s right
@@thedarkfrost2351 yes but actually no. It's goddamn overreacting people who decided if a guy is a damn bust after only 3 years of not joining any all star team. Remember that Lowry (who is nonetheless a good player) always made the all star team instead of Conley considering the 2 different Conferences. Let alone those players like Nash, Billups, Curry and Kobe who did not peak instantly mainly because of injuries, not being the 1st or 2nd go to guy or due to lack of experience.
Then he got outplayed by all of them for 6 years straight
I LOL'd when the commentator said Jordan COULD be one of the best basketball players ever.
considering he hadn't even played a pro game yet, it's quite prophetic.
@@kenmasters2025 🤦🏿♂️
MJ🐐 was the best player on the court before he even stepped on the floor 🐐
I dont think he outplayed magic by that much in this game
Look at all those bodies under the ring, you earned your dunk back then
Exactly and this is part of the reason the quality was better
WTF, the GOAT destroyed the NBA all stars multiple times.. Wow!!! and MJ was not yet part of the NBA this time..
8 times to be exact.. haha
That's not what happened.
@@PoliticusRex632uh yeah it is they beat nba all starts 8-0
He’s not one of the greatest. He’s the greatest one.
I agree, but you could make cases for Kareem.
@@nathansalinas1669 there’s no case for Cap
No cases at all...
In times of sickness
In times of trouble
In times of media
In times of rivalry
In times of challenges
In times of every possible hardship
He overcame them all...
He is was and forever will be the greatest... And there's not a doubt in my mind.
@@nathansalinas1669Who is Kareem?
Iverson was the greatest💯💯💯
MJ was playing against NBA all stars and he took that personally 😂
way ahead of his time and could definitely thrive in today’s game. he just looks different out there from everybody else, skill wise and athletically
Guess u never saw dr j
That's why he's the GOAT!
Billy Packer really summarized Jordan’s career.
Prophetic
@@cornellhartfield8731 Most definitely, his prediction even succeeded expectations.
@@cornellhartfield8731 yup,yup he was right.
The absolute Greatest and accept no substitute...!
That NBA roaster was a Dream Team, and the collegues detroyed them 🙀🙀🙀🙀
play those kids against the lakers and the celtics...
8-0 sweep of the exhibition series against the NBA all-star team... WTH!!! NBA didnt win a single game? Cant say these legends played casually because pride and bragging rights were HUGE back in the day.
Ewing And Jordan on the same team? Is it really a surprise they went undefeated?
@@relatablepain4347 Yeah people forget that Ewing was on that team. They act like it was all Mike. Pat was the difference, him over Nance any day.
@@hennylo68 Now put Ewing and Jordan together, instead of Pippen and guess what, Jordan's getting rings! Lots of them. That's why Jordan wouldn't have rings with out Pippen arguement is garbage. The man needed one other all-star just like every other great to ever play.
@I Am King Nope, it was Jordan with help, mainly Ewing. Stop diminishing Mike's teammates to make the case for Jordan's greatness. MJ fans don't do that. Only Lebron fans do that.
@I Am King Case close? What case are you trying to make with those statistics. So he averaged 5 more ppg than Pat and he won it by himself? Lol what a joke.
@3:30 he was spot on with predictions
No he was off because Jordan IS the greatest.
Skill-set, IQ, athleticism and drive= G.O.A.T!
That's what Michael Jordan is!
Greatest in High School, College, and NBA = Greatest of ALL Time = Kareem
@@gregorydurden2012MJs my GOAT but I always respect someone's opinion when they say the Captain is theirs.
he amazed the world with those baskets never seen before
There’s nothing he did this game the world hadn’t been seen before but rather not all in one player.
Bobby Knight's praising of MJ probably created the very foundation for the impending Isaiah Thomas' issues in the MJ - Bulls era.
Jordans 6 championships are at the bottom of my list of reasons why Jordan is the goat.
A vastly underrated comment!
Do y’all see the proficient play and skilled play in this game. This that epic special basketball here. Elite defense and fundamentals too. A treat🚫🧢yap
Pre-NBA Jordan dominating in an 8-0 Sweep of the NBA All Stars!!
8-0 is so unbelievable.
How can anyone say he is not the greatest ever?
Labron may have better numbers but he will never come close to how good was m,j.
Better #..lol
Turnovers,bricked shots???
LeSheep having better numbers than Jordan is one of the biggest misconceptions I’ve ever heard in my basketball debating life!LeSheep has better rebounding and assist numbers but not Scoring,steals or blocks!Now if your referring to counting numbers then yes because he played more games but I judge dominance by averages!Also if you really wanna go in-depth then you go to PER!Jordan is #1 all time!These LeSheep fans will disregard that!
I think they went 9-0
@@gmoneybagz2376 ikr, like lebron has better numbers but he was only up by 1 RPG and 1 APG despite holding the ball all the time on offense.. that's stat padding to me bro..
What the hell does Lebron have to do with this? Learn how to spell and pay attention to the video clown 🤡
Wow, never seen these videos or knew about these games. Jordan easily wins the Goat conversation. Who can do that to NBA legends while coming out of college???
Imagine how young GOAT he will drag Kobe and Lebron to the rim. His quickness is absulutely Ensane!!
False .. if that was the case he would've got out the 1st round without a top 20 player of all time .. both Kobe and LeBron did it but Jordan couldn't .. just facts
Lebron never made playoffs first two years. Jordan did on team with coke heads and quitters!
@@quoisinc and bron made it out the 1st round multiple times and to the Champ with Dope heads and quitters .. lol .. did Jordan make it out the 1st round with his, no .. Bron did .. just facts
@@a1obbr630 lebron was in a weak eastern conference. All but one team Jordan lost to in the first round went to the finals and a couple of those teams won the championship.
@@a1obbr630 Jordan won 6 champions 2 three peats with the same exact team after retiring over a year. You can't even argue for LeBron the delusions. Greatness is clearly defined in character. When did LeBron ever play against the NBA All Stars before drafted? When did he win a Championship in College, or a Gold Medal in the Olympics before being drafted?
You can even compare the levels. Jordan was practically a Dr. Of Basketball before being drafted. They don't hand out PHDs to basketball players but being the best in your field made you that. Ironically he was compared to Dr. J the architect of that style.
If this game was played before Jordan was drafted by the bulls he wouldn’t have been a bull!
Portland would have definitely drafted Jordan...but the million dollar question is would Houston draft Olajuwon or MJ? 🤔
Maybe Portland, but still both Portland and Houston needed big players from that draft. Can't really tell.
I heard many years ago that Portland offered their pick and Drexler to Houston for Ralph Sampson. Rockets declined.
So... Theoretically we could have seen a Jordan, Hakeem, Drexler big 3....
@@jongmacinas2580 Houston didn't need a big man. They had Ralph Sampson before the injury. Portland didn't need him since they had Clyde.
@@hennylo68 back in the day, 1big is not enough. Whenever a promising big like Hakeem is available, teams pick them. Banking on Sampson alone was not a wise decision when they know another one is available. Bigs have much higher premium during those years. But I would agree that if Hakeem was not in that draft, Houston would certainly pick MJ.
You are correct Drexler was already in Portland, that actually further my point about their team needing a big man. If bowie wasnt there, do you think they would not pick MJ even they already had Clyde?
I think Jordan is not only the greatest basketball player of all time, he is the greatest athlete I’ve ever seen. The complete package. Speed, skills, strength, mind, heart - all top tier. If I had to pick one man to lead a team or take the game winning shot, I would pick Mike every single time.
the greatest athlete ever will always be debatable as all sports are different.
What surprised me wasn't the fact that they beat them, but that the NBA players didn't win a game out of the 8 games that were played 0-8. Shutout.
That's not the entire story. There were some closed-door scrimmages prior to the series, and the NBA All stars won all of those games.
Even the commentator already said Jordan would become an all time greats in his 1st game vs nba all star
Man Jordan dunked on magic ass!! And Perkins put back was sick 🤕
Look how packed the paint used to be.. wow
Man. I’d love to travel back in time a relive the emergence of MJ. Just watch in aww as he takes the basketball world and the country by storm. Just be in an old pub in Chicago watching on tv as this kid is shredding teams without knowing what the future holds.
Magic Johnsons open court moves and passing and court vision are still umatched to this day
Wow
What a great video
MJ was already the GOAT
I love 80s Mike. When he was agile, and quick af!
That guy who the MAIN HOST of FIRST THINGS who brags about LEBRON needs to see this
MJ was really a great player even from the start, u can really tell that he will be great if not the greatest of all time.
The best parts of this video are the Magic Johnson highlights
What a showman
Holy crap, for whatever reason I never saw this game must have been outside playing, it was the 80's we played outside All Day Long!!!
There really is no comparison....MJ is simply the best ever....no disrespect to LeBron but he isn't even in the same bracket as MJ....
Not yet in the NBA but they already know that mj will become one of the greatest..
The fact that this Olympic team of amateurs went 8-0 against NBA All-Star teams is truly incredible.
Can you imagine any other era in which guys who had never stepped on an NBA court could beat the BEST NBA players with wuch domination?
This is what's missing in today's game. These men, even college players here, all understand zone concepts offensively and how to attack it with precision. How to make the right pass and get the right shot. The fundamentals are impeccable. Their IQ and physicality is off the charts. This game is more physical than any NBA game in 20+ years almost.
I watched every UNC with MJ game before this game (still do) but when this game occurred which I watched.. I knew the league was in trouble… there will never be another Jordan.
I remember seeing MJ in college and then his coming out party with the Olympics and K knew he was going to be great.
Damn. Imagine watching this game as a Bulls fan.
I remember !
I couldn't even imagine the excitement back then. To see this happen and know he's coming to your team must have been the greatest feeling on planet Earth.
@@whenisdinner2137 facts. If a prodigy like this was coming to the Knicks (I’m a Knicks fan) and killing guys like Lukas and Giannis and Tatum and Lebron I’d be over the moon. Can’t even imagine.
The analyst Billy Packer called it. He seen in MJ then what MJ became, the GOAT.
What a great game 💯
the great Billy packer was so prophetic in his analysis of the young future micheal jordan... he rose above all expectations... 100% usda approved, pure GOAT...
This is more electrifying than the 2023 games!
bobby knight's coaching helps a lot in that shocking and humiliating 8-0 sweep. .
The GOAT was born...
Lebron needs to watch this game and listen to what their saying about his play. The great Bobby Knight once said he was the greatest basketball player he ever seen. Now what does that tell you. He knew just like I knew he was destined for the greatest to ever play this game. MJ's college team was the last college team to win the Olympics. And that why they formed the Dream Team. He's going up against NBA stars and killing them. Lebron needs to take note on who's the best. Lebron gave his own self the name king james. The fan gave MJ, AIRNESS,AIR JORDAN just to name a few. MJ is the GOAT and that's final.
I love MJ my all time favorite player. But those passes from Magic were crazy.
I really wish they had all 8 games in full. That was some stacked olympics team that gelled together. 🏅
8-0 sweep? College kids sweeping NBA stars? How could that possible? Nowadays, even the worst NBA team can beat the best college team easily.
I guess that goes to show that the talent in college was so much better back then, Than it is today !
@@jonathanbatturs6359 Thats because you had to go to college to get drafted and play for a yr or 2 and most athletes played out their college careers or left 1yr early. Of course that had a lot to do with NBA pay back then also. Plus the culture and relevance of a degree back then played a factor in most college athletes decisions. A degree was worth as much as getting drafted in most cases plus college basketball was probably more popular than the NBA back then. It really hadnt went international yet and ppl looked at college athletes with a bit more reverence back then so most players wanted to stay in college unlike today. Js
Perhaps deliberately lost to intimidate the other olympic teams that year
It was the golden generation of college basketball Talent at that time. We'll never see anything like it. Also to be fair to the NBA All-Stars they didn't really play together very often whereas the college kids played together a lot because they were the Olympic team.
@@GodsView1 the egos of the NBA players were way too big for that to happen
This is the time Pippen says Jordan was terrible.😉👍
I used to think that a team with Magic & Isaiah Thomas at the 1 & 2 would be insane until I saw this Smh. Silky smooth MJ was ahead of the pack before he even hit the league!
Young 🐐
King Youg MJ legend 🙌 👏 goat 🐐 🙌 👏 👍👍👍👍👍🏾👍🏾
Man, just imagine if MJ had a good/great supporting cast and coach around him from the beginning of his career...
Like magic squad. MJ would have 9 rings
Imaging if LeBron had the same ? .. omg .. he would have 10 plus rings
@@a1obbr630 Like in Miami where he only had 2 rings? 😂🤷🏻♂️
@@usuck1883 no, he got to Miami after being in the league for years .. this post said from the he beginning. And there are major differences. Everybody agrees that Phil is in a whole other level when it comes to coaching than Spolstra. 2nd chris Bosh and LeBron supporting cast doesn't come close to what Jordan had for 3 to 4 years, yea dwade and Pippin might cancel each other out, but Chris ain't on rodman level at all and the rest was nobodies and aging stars, that don't compare to Tony kukoc in his prime, Ron Harper and Kerr .. lol .. so no it isn't the same but nice try. If bron had what Jordan had he'll have more champs and again if he had a good supporting cast from the start he'll have more at more champs. So Jordan had better coaching and better supporting cast, those are facts. If Bron had that omg.
@@a1obbr630 Phil started as a mediocre bball coach in Puerto Rico in the mid 80’s then went to b an assistant coach for the Bulls in the late 80’s. Pippen was an ok player when he entered the league in ‘87 then became an all-star a few years later.
This is the living proof that MichaelJordan is a dominant player in his younger year than Lebron James, imagine they beat the All-Star NBA team led by Magic Johnson & Larry Bird also they're in younger year thatime,.compare to Lebron in his younger year, he can be beat the all-star Nba player in his younger year??
Lebron didn't go to college he was playing NBA straight out of high school. Don´t get me wrong Jordan is goat, but Lebron just had it different
Im not joking when i tell u that the man that jordan admired the most was out there playing with them....WALTER DAVIS (the GREYHOUND)...mj and davis admitted that walt taught mj the mid jumper, jab step, mid turn around and pump fake shot that made the world fall in love with mj...David Thompson and Davis was Jordan's main inspirations...matter of fact davis went to north carolina...thats what jordan loved most about walter...i LOVE it🤘🤘🤘...you can see Walter shooting at the 2:04 mark😃
It's funny I didn't know what number Jordan was or even which jersey color he had on and found him just by the way he was moving lol
Imagine if Ewing remained this athletic for a longer period...
Why don't they mention this more during the debate? This man played against the NBA all Stars at the time, before he was even an NBA rookie, and his USA team won. Not to mention he's never gotten anything less than gold with team USA during his entire career. Why is it even a conversation as to who is the greatest of all time. The amount of feats hes accomplished and or been apart of, is Legendary.
That wasn't just NBA All Stars they beat. When you think about it, that would've been the 'Dream Team' of that time, combined East-West players.
The all stars was suppose to give MJ some reality check but look how he make the table turns
7:09 that shot of rookie Jordan against NBA players is simply craaaaazy!!
Alex English being left off of the 75th NBA anniversary team is almost criminal. English was the NBA's leading scorer for the 80's decade.
“I think Michael Jordan can be an even better pro”
..try THE GOAT instead.
Soon as Mike catches the ball his feet are already headed to his destination. Unreal IQ and first step.
8-0 sweep of NBA all stars ⭐️
I knew this man was special from the moment I saw him play as a freshman at North Carolina!!! He was always intrinsically unique without a peer.
GOAT!!!!!
3:28 - 4:09 No truer words have been spoken.
2 GMs passed on this. He was the best player on the floor
8 and O sweep against NBA stars.. wow 😮
Free throw form does change over the years for MJ.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. MJ was making plays and spreading the ball around. Awesome insight into the player he would become.
As a 59-year old man, I have seen so many great basketball players that I can't even count. However, the greatest player that I have ever seen is: Michael Jeffrey Jordan!
His entire basketball disposition: skill-set, IQ, athleticism and drive is unparalleled!
I remember that exhibition series against the NBA All-Stars and he was the best damn player on the floor. He outplayed: Magic, Isaiah, Bird, and everyone else who played in that series.
I think Isaiah has hated Jordan ever since then and he continues today his disdain towards him. But, he knows without a damn doubt who the greatest player of all-time is!
I dont think he outplayed magic by that much in this game
Billy Packer "aka Nostradamus" called it! He sold more than just tickets too!
W-L 8-0!? 🐐 and What if Converse sign him as the endorser....???????every jordan shoe collector must have that shoe his wearing on those games...
7:29 😯 pretty much predicted MJs career