Michael Jordan 1981: First Ever TV Appearance, 15pts Vs. Rutgers
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For my 100th upload, I thought it would be fitting to put up the game that started it all for me. This game is the reason why I started to record MJ's games and this game is the reason why my channel exists today.
As a 9 yr. old in 1981 who had just discovered the awesome sport of basketball, I was hooked on the NY Knicks and Bernard King was my favorite player. Flipping through the TV that day, I stumbled across this game. It just happened to be the TV debut of Mike Jordan who I had never heard of. As I started watching, even though I was just a kid, I noticed that there was something different about a certain player wearing 23. He just appeared to move differently.
Whether it was his obvious natural athleticism or his physical proportions, there seemed to be an extra gear within himself and a knack for making something routine seem spectacular. Perhaps it was because of the hangtime jumpers or double pump passes that were completely out of the norm for that time. Or, perhaps it was the fact that he was making plays that no one in the NBA seemed to be capable of doing. Whatever it was, I thought to myself, "this player looks like he's better than anyone ever". And from then on, I made an effort to record any games MJ was in so I wouldn't miss something spectacular. It was the beginning of my collection and as MJ became the greatest ever, I was grateful to have his entire career documented on my VCR from this moment on. While it would have been great to have had wide-HD telecasts back then, there is something raw about analog that is pure. Capturing that purity is all that matters. - กีฬา
The world in 1981 had absolutely no idea what was to come with Michael Jordan.
Great video. Thanks so much for posting... MJ was greatest NBA player of all time but he was also one of the greatest college players of all time too. People forget that.
For the record, this was not Jordan's fist televised game. His first TV game was the first game of the 81-82 season vs Kansas in Charlotte. Jordan scored the first basket of the season in that game. Of course, he scored the last basket of that season too!
Dean knew that Mike should have been a starter from day one,but he didn't like to start freshmans lol.
@@stargellwilliams1311 Jordan actually did start his first game a month earlier vs Kansa in Charlotte. He didn't start this game because Dean Smith would often start a bench player from the area where a road game was being played, so their families could see them.
WOW!! Look how composed he is at 18 years old! Averages 15 ppg on 67% shooting! INCREDIBLE!!
There's no doubt players are bigger and more athletic now, but rules have been implemented to make it easier to score in the NBA now. If you get a chance, search any videos of the Bulls-Knicks playoff series from '92-'94, or any Pistons playoff games from the late '80's. It was twice as physical as it is now; New York in particular were simply brutal. Back then you could hand check, foul hard with no suspensions, clog the lane on defence, and teams rotated brilliantly. The most convincing
simply amazing to watch a legend before anyone knew. He would go on to be the best basketball player ever, but for this game he was just viewed as a normal player.
It was a fans, dream come true. Being a Jordan fan through my adolescence and teens. Followed him through college and never looked away, got WGN for bulls games...So awesome to witness a great career, thank you MJ. And thanks for the post!!
It's Christmas indeed. What a gem we've got here Hoops. Thank you so much, this is huge his first EVER appearence on tv. Wow.
This is great! thanks for uploading
And thus a Legend is born
This is now one of my xmas gifts. Jordan is the all time greatest to do it- simply put he was the perfect player for every situation. Great in some areas- good in others and then he had his own category AIR JORDAN. Remember if Jordan scored 25 everyone was disappointed, but that most of his comparisons career average-huh- funny... Jordan's bad nights were others career highs. Michael Jeffrey Jordan = NBA's greatest. Only a few are bigger than the sport-Michael, Muhuammad and Tiger. Peace.
@Alex052480 Umm. I'd have to say that you're wrong. 1)Jordan scored 30 pts in the McDonald's HS Game, a record that stood for 18 years. 2)He was already on a team which had James Worthy&Sam Perkins, and coached by ball-distribution preacher Dean Smith, so shots were at a premium. 3)Jordan was only a fr. when he hit that shot against Georgetown, and his skills were raved about before that by both Billy Packer & Al McGuire. 4)Jordan was college player of the year as both a soph (S.N.)& jr.
Great stuff, thanks for posting.
Thanks for that distinction. Yes, that was the first game which was on cable. This game was available on local TV - though probably only around the NYC area.
His first college game ever was shown on ESPN.
WOW! Great upload, thanks and Happy Holidays!
great video JORDAN moves and shots and the way he plays in this game as a young man are no doubt the same you can see on all other games he played later as air JORDAN ,just great
Legend!
this is awesome!! thank you !!
Very old footage in a very old video, golden.... 😌😌
Another good video, cheers
thx！ you just a professior of MJ's video!
wow great upload bro.
Awesome!
Where on earth do you dig these videos up from man? Seriously this is just damn impressive!
wow... great rare vid... thanks!
Nice video man. . . Happy to be a subscriber. . keep em coming. .
His first NCAA game was actually against Kansas and shown nationally on a young ESPN network.
this video is awwwweesssoommmeee
OH MAN i guess this is the holidays spirit hoops thanks a lot another jewel jojojo
Thanks.
awesome video man, im a loyal subscriber
Are you still?
Thanks Hoops.......
@ 2:47...."Mike" Jordan?...LoL...That's almost illegal...But hindsight is 20/20...GOAT.
G. O. A. T.
Players aren't more talented, they are just much better athletes for the most part. Pretty much everyone now in the league is an athlete, it wasn't so in the older days. Talent's always been there throughout the history of the league. The rules now make it easier to average high numbers for the stars of today. I will concede though that kids nowadays have so much more tools, such as the internet with videos of stars to inspire from in their game, along with better camps and more exposure.
Alright, MJ!
You could see that MJ w3as still growing into his body here, at all of 18-years-old. The magic is there, but he'd continue to develop into the soon-to-be extraordinary athlete and eventual GOAT.
nice video.
Thanks for the uploading this! I love it! Michael Jordan don't play much?
He was a freshman at the time. This was led by an old school head coach. That means out of respect you give more playing time to those that are seniors
02:13 he hit his head on the back board
Thanks for stating the obvious wise guy. What I'm trying to say is that it's far more easy to have NBA or late college footage from him when he had actually started building a reputation for himself. But getting his first TV college game ever, that's rare even for a long time collector like him.
Oh so this was MJ’s first ever college game? That is dope
Worthy also in the game, as is Matt Daugherty (one of the two coaches who was part of the transition between Dean Smith and Roy Williams--I can't remember the other coach who was in between).
i wonder how old jordan was when he first felt he was the best player alive. knowing him he was probably like 14
No surprisingly it was in his prime NBA days
At 14 he was just trying to make varsity.
He was a late bloomer I’d say it was probably around his late teens somewhere between 17-19
Knicks defence of 92-95, just as absolutely NO-ONE could begin to contain Jordan in his prime today, or Malone, Ewing, Hakeem, the list goes on. I can't think of any elite player from the 80's and 90's who wouldn't dominate today.
was shooting and hitting 15 footers. Despite his size, John Stockton shot over 50% almost every year. Jordan won 5 of his 10 scoring titles hitting over 50% of his shots. There are so many great scorers around today, but so few consistently shooting well.
The League is still the greatest in the world, with the best players by far, but I do hope for a return to high intensity, physical, fundamentally smart basketball I used to watch. I would tape every game I could; now I hardly watch any.
wow
0:18 Baby Mike mouths 'fuck out the way' to Tillman who passed him too close, 'lil MJ the savage... later to become Grand Predator.
great catch!
Read the description. Hoops has been recording Jordan videos practically all his life.
Thanks Hoops!
afuego!!!
Of course it would all start at MSG haha
@elwin38 perkins was the center when mike first got there. brad came afterwards.
‘’The Fuk out they way” @0:18
Forgot that MJ used to wear his socks like Michael Cooper 😂😂😂all the way to the knees
This Mike Jordan is pretty good, he should turn pro.
awesome upload hoops....MJ looks like he weighs 160 or so here
Players today ARE NOT bigger. In fact, this is currently the SMALLEST era on file since the 70's in terms of height & weight, due to teams drafting more wing players to take advantage of the new defensive rules that FAVOR them..
And as far as them being more athletic, that's B.S. too! You'd have an argument if you were comparing today's players & those from the 60's & 70's, but were talkin' about just 10-15 yrs ago..
There's been no x-men type evolution in athleticism from '00 to now LOL!!
@idster7 i believe you man. i didnt see the(McDonalds) game and i still hadnt heard of him. the only high school players i heard of during that time were the local players(Memphis). i didnt start keeping up with national high school stars until the mid-80's.
@dentzoi what do you mean by no zone defense? it was zone defense it was 2-3 zone. @ 1:23. and there was more after 1:23 in different formation.
break down in skills and fundamentals resulting in many players using purely their athletic talent to play. The older guys were just as, if not more athletic than today, but their physical abilities were often utilised less than their savvy and fundamentals. So to the young guys it appears that they were slower etc.
Black, I'm old school through and through (I appreciate your videos too); I've hardly watched any NBA games last 2-3 years. I know for a fact no team today could cope with the
Anybody else come for the Chris Brust highlights?
where did u find this tape? in the basement underneath all the junk..man you be comin up with all types of mj vids? Do u have the one when he played his older brother in his backyard? post that one up.
Really?
@@knathanknathan Right, that dude with his nasty attitude in the 2000’s lol.
@elwin38 jordan was the top ranked high school guard in the united states, and set the mcdonald's all-america game record for points with 30 in wichita, 3/30/81.
argument comes from the players themselves, particular those who played in the '90's and early '00's. Clyde Drexler has said he would average 40 a game nowadays, and many coaches and analysts have criticised the limits imposed on defenders. The general consensus is that it's much easier to score now. You have the no hand check rule, 3 sec defensive rule, flagrant fouls called more, and you're also not able to bump cutters anymore. These rules have been specifically created to increase scoring.
back than, 23 was just a number...
@idster7 i believe you man. i didnt see the(McDonalds) game and i still hadnt heard of him. the only high school players i heard of during that time were the local players(Memphis).
anyone else having trouble watching the video? It loads on my comp but doesn't play, even after I click on the play button.
scorers are shooting poor percentages from the field, despite the reduction in contact allowed on defence. Kobe for example has never shot close to 49/50% despite his scoring talents. There's alot of poor shot mechanics around aswell which contributes to the low % (Kobe incidently has probably the best shot form in the league, along with Agent Zero). There's been a decline in the mid range game for years now, one reason Rip Hamilton gets so much recognition for his. Back in the day, everybody
😂🤣😂🤣😂 0:35 ill-coordinated hi-five Brust and Worthy.
OK... So I was wrong. The NCAA had just started using it and it appears it was on a conference by conference basis. The fact remains, three pointers were rarely taken back at that time and most teams were intent on getting the ball as close to the basket as humanly possible 3 point line or not.
For my part, you don't think a team that featured Jordan, Perkins and Worthy would run rough shod over anything out there now? OK, you roll with that.
Another thing to bear in mind is that over the last few seasons a lot more players have been averaging in the high 20's and 30's scoring wise, which didn't happen too often years ago. I think the players now are bigger and more athletic, but that's the problem; they seem to rely too much on athletic ability and not fundamentals or mental toughness. I don't see a lot of polished moves or patience in the league now, but I do see alot of rushed execution and poor shot selection. A lot of the top
This 11 years old statement still holds true today.
I'm pretty sure he could have sat bench and avg 7 pts a game in the NBA right here
funny how MJ didnt start this game...
Dean Smith would always give his players who came from the areas where they hailed from the starts.
What I can't believe is MJ's Elliot Perry socks. 🤣🤣😂🤣
Notice at 0:18, he says "move out tha way" ?
fuck out the way
Looks weird watching all these easy open passes no zone defence haha wow just looks soo different to todays game.
Jimmy Black Secor's (BRONX) Finest
wow look how long his legs were
Chris Brust started over MJ????
Isnt it weird seeing Jordan in something other then Nike??
Glass at 2:51. How many NBA'ers are shooting that shot now? It's OK... I have time. It's a big reason the league is 'not as watchable' as it once was.
NBA is now utterly unwatchable.
Merry Xmas!!! Oh by the way I just received the Michael Jordan "Hall of Fame " Limited leather coat from my beautiful wife. Merry Xmas repeated!!
I was mainly trying to pacify these kids who think todays players are superhuman ha ha. What I had in mind was the 6'10" or 7 footers with more guard orientated skills. Dirk pullin up for threes (which I hate-post up man!). I know players had more end to end speed back in the 80's and 90's (MJ, Clyde, Kersey, Starks, to name a few) and Patrick for one was tremendously athletic for his size, but they played as big men should; back to the basket with the odd 10-12 ft jumper. My point was a general
“Wrap around dribble”
When air Jordan started
GOAT humble beginnings. 23.
Because their shot repertoire is as limited as Lady Gaga's talent. 1- Not enough bank shots 2- Not enough hook shots 3- No fucking post moves. These dudes would all be well served to watch some Dantley, Issel, McHale and Olajuwan. Notice that Kobe spent part of the Summer working with Akeem. Smart move, no one could fuck with Akeem in the post and it was all that time he spent with Moses and that nice footwork from Soccer.
CLUTCH_AND STICK except, Kobes favorite sport in Italy was soccer, hence his footwork.
So, wtf were you even talking about??
I got ahead of myself commented a little to early, my bad.
@Force2mj he did in the first few games of his college career. BIG GAME JAMES WORTHY, SAM PERKINS, and BRAD DAUGHTERY were already there. i understand what youre saying but even the great MJ had to work his way up through Dean Smith.
elwin38 Not really. Brad Daughtery wasn't on this team. He didn't arrive at Chapel Hill until the 82-83 season which by that point the team was Michael's.
I don't think it's correct to compare era's, if Clyde grew up in this era he would've played the way players are playing now, it might be true that players were tougher back then but if today's game is so weak why aren't there player's averaging 40+, especially since D. Stern is so bent on making the NBA more entertaining? I actually think player's are more talented nowadays, especially with how much basketball kid's play before they go pro.
hahaha @ 4:07
"you've got to be lucky."
no, you've got to be Jordan.
JerryLovehouse 04:07
whats wrong with jordans walk? it looks like his knees are giving out
growing pains. he was 6 ft 3 there
child growth. 🤣😂🤣😂 MJ did say he was a snotty nose gawky kid.
Looks like the 1950's
Notice that there is no 3 point line. There was no need to defend tightly from that far outside. Everyone was trying to get into the lane back then. Actually, it made the pro game much more interesting, with the understanding that the NBA did have a 3 point line at this time. The "easy" passes were of no avail generally because they would just cause the zone to shift. The beauty of it was when an offensive player could penetrate zones and make something happen. Not as easy as chucking 30 footers
this was when jordan was a poor man didn't have a dime to his name lol
of course he shoots over .500 =]
HE STIL HAD TO TAKE A BACKSEAT TO BIG GAME JAMES, SAM PERKINS, AND BRAD DAUGHTERY.
that wasn't Brad
Matt Doherty and he actually never took a back seat. He just played in the system and had monster games as a Freshman.
@Force2mj ok, well it was still Sam Perkins and James Worthy's team. in my opinion, MJ took a backseat to those guys early on. i had never heard of Mike until the '82 NCAA tournament(before that famous shot in the '82 champ. game).the best freshman that year was Patrick Ewing. plus, i'm from Memphis and we had a good team here. Memphis State was very good and thats about all i kept up with. When they got eliminated, i was able to focus on the other teams and thats when i 1st remember seeing Mike
Hmm well i wasn't lucky enough to be alive to watch games back then as im only 17, so i can't say much without sounding like an idiot haha, but when i compare old and new games, i do honestly believe that the defense back then was much easier to play against than what it is now.
"you gotta be lucky!!" lol. no. not really.
Zeke thomas Indiana Hoosiers beat Jordan n tar heels for college title LMAO 😂 LMAO1981
No, you're actually wrong. 🤦🏾♂️Jordan wasn't on that team. He was a HS Senior.🤷🏿♂️
he was so skinny lol
basketball players were all skinny back then. it was before the steroid, hormone, anti-biotic treated cows, and high fructose corn syrup.
MIKE JORDAN WAS INDEED , AHEAD OF HIS TIME . MICHAEL. JORDAN. WAS. DEFINITELY. PLAYING CHESS , WHILE. EVER ONE ELSE WAS PLAYING CHECKERS .>🎤 🏀🗑️