MJs passing will always be the most UNDERRATED and UNDERAPPRECIATED aspect of his game. MJ never got that true respect for his passing game. His scoring game, stealing and dunking game over shadowed his passing game. Like Kenny the jet always says, MJs game is built on extremely strong Fundamentals.
@@BasketballSociety_ Jordan scoring is appreciated, they still underestimate it thinking he can't do 40 in this defenseless league. Jordan defense is underrated, people think mj is all about scoring, dunking and stealing. His passing is literally ignored until other people remind them he was one of the best passers in the 80's ~ 91 before he totally handed it to pip, during the second 3 peat and later championship run in the first 3 peat.
He is an underrated passer by the youth. Those of us who grew up watching him fully understand that Jordan's game had no weaknesses. He averaged 11 assists in the 91 finals. Mike could do whatever he wanted to do on the court.
MJ was a tremendous passer. Those that didn't know that didn't watch him play. He did what elite point-guards do - break down defenders and get to interior for easy layups and dunks by his teammates. A lot of his dimes were spectacular.
wow, watching these just made me realize what a no look pass actually is, seeing him literally not look at all for the entire passes made the look away after passing of today that gets hyped stand out in that regard, like hes legit not looking wtf. ive also come to realize that when people say make team better theyre just talking about assists, thats just numbers, MJ pushing his teammates in practice legit made them basketball players, also when they say complete ive realized they just talking about numbers again, not what actually makes up a players game like footwork, post game, mid range, defense, off ball etc. same with skills, its mostly unnecessary dribbling, i find his handles to be really underrated as well. maybe its because im an artist but when i see MJ i legit see craftsmanship, mastery, insane skill , honestly i see perfection. not even into sports but Ronaldinho and MJ the only athletes to move my soul and spirit when i watch them.
Yo thanks for the comment! Being a Mike fan growing up definitely made me appreciate the art of the game. Yeah don’t let anyone say he wasn’t an all-around player because he literally did everything well lol and played with such mastery and craftsmanship. It’s crazy how people are still learning just how skilled he was. Think we’ve been too caught up in the general narratives of rings etc to take time appreciating what these players were doing so that’s what I’m trying to do more of on the channel. Thanks again for the comment.
@@BasketballSociety_ thanks for the response. i was born in Nigeria and didnt really even know about a sport called basketball, and when i came to USA i still didnt care despite hearing about Kobe etc, i watched the Lebron warriors finals cuz it was a big deal to my friends and while Curry was fun to watch cuz i liked his shooting still did not care, of course i played with my friends cuz playing sports in general for me was always more fun than watching, always heard about Jordans and even owned one but did not care and didnt even know about they were jordans, heard about the debate of goat and didnt care, then for the first time ever i saw last dance a year after it was out and saw MJ and i swear there was an aura, glad others like Iverson said it cuz i thought i was the only one, and now for the past year ive obsessively watched his game and damn i saw the art of the game. to me for the goat stuff rings, stats are cool and all, im glad hes 6-0, im glad hes 10 scoring titles etc but what matters to me is what i see, because watching him play, his game, his craft is like watching a master painter, he was already a goat to me from seeing his rookie season before the rings and all that, to me on the court he exudes the energy of and plays with the supreme skill of a basketball god, hes made me fall in love with the game of basketball, now i want the shoes and all that lol srry for the long comment
Thanks for this video, this is hardly ever talked about. I watched his whole career unfold and he was an amazing passer. As a matter of fact he is 47th all time in assists in NBA history which is absurd if you think of the fact he was a shoot first player
MJ as a point guard performed at an elite level: 1988/89 season Moved Jordan from shooting guard to point guard 1st game = 15 ast 2nd game = 21pts, 14ast, 14reb in 30min playing time because they were up so high...had a shot at the 20/20/20 game if he played the entire game final 24 games as point guard: 30.4ppg 9.2rpg 10.7ast 2.5spg 49.8%fg% 7 straight triple doubles 10 triple doubles in 11 games the one game he didn't get a triple double: 40pts 11ast 7reb 61.1%fg% another notable point guard game: 34pts 17ast (career high) 7reb 6s 50% over a 12 game stretch MJ had 10+ assists Oscar R, Westbrook, Hardin, Kidd never had a streak longer MJ was great at point guard and played like one of the best as he still played perimeter defense (3rd overall in steals per game that season, and 1st team all D, 5th def winshares, 1st def +/-, 5th for DPOY) lost to the Pistons in the finals...fired the coach (collins) and got Phil Jackson and the triangle offense ended the MJ point guard experiment...but he performed as only MJ does...as a TOP TIER point guard! For that season: MJ as a shooting guard (57 games) 33.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 6.9apg, 55.4 MJ as a point guard (24 games) 30.4ppg, 9.2rpg, 10.7apg, 49.8% Notice the increase in assists that people claim MJ can't do? Look at MJs assists for his career: YR AST 1984-85 481 1985-86 53 1986-87 377 1987-88 485 1988-89 650 1989-90 519 1990-91 453 1991-92 489 1992-93 428 1994-95 90 1995-96 352 1996-97 352 1997-98 283 2001-02 310 2002-03 311 his assists were alwasy 300-350-480....except, notice that 650 in there? well, that's when he played point guard...so proof that MJ can be a passer and STILL SCORE 30+ per game!!! and check out his triple doubles: 1984-85 NBA 3 (5th) 1987-88 NBA 2 (6th) 1988-89 NBA 15 (2nd) 1989-90 NBA 1 (11th) 1991-92 NBA 2 (1st) 1992-93 NBA 4 (2nd) 1996-97 NBA 1 (14th) see that 15 stuck in there? that was his point guard experiment where he had almost as much as Lebron's season high (18) playing only 24 games as point guard...imagine how many he'd have playing all 82 games as point guard... MJ has a 27-2 playoff rec...including this insane series 1997 playoff run MJ BULLS 31.1ppg 1st 7.9reb 2nd(behind Rodman by 10...yes, only 10) 4.8ast 1st 1.6stl 1st 0.9blk 1st 6ft6in shooting guard led the Bulls in every catagory but rebounds...and that was to Rodman by 10reb In the 1991 finals against Magic Johnson...MJ avg'd 11.4 to Magic's 12.4...but scored 31.2pts to Magic's 18.6...I'd say being 1 assist per game under the greatest point guard of all time is a big statement...
MJ was the total package no weakness what so ever. MJ was the most fundamental player ever MJ was the best player of all generations period. MJ wasn't out there to just play basketball he was out there to kill you and embarrass you and your team not only offensively Defensively to. Two 3 peats come on not easy to accomplish one but to do two it's amazing and no other team will ever accomplish what MJ and the Bulls accomplish. Not even one will happen in this era. MJ is the real GOAT
He's still my GOAT for sure! Thanks for the comment. I say to people all the time it's not even just about the accolades it's how he played the game so skillfully at every level. We may not emphasize that enough.
Michael Jordan was A Black Symphony all by himself. Yes is an under rated passer. My favorite is a simple yet unexpected pass to Steve Kerr which won the game! He is the GOAT for real!!!!
The way the triangle offense was constructed, and Mike's decoy role in it, lent itself to Mike being the pass before the assist. ie "hockey assist" ie Jordan gets doubled, he makes the right pass to the offensive player one pass away from the non-covered man. In this way, from 90 to 98 MJ increasingly facilitated the offense by becoming A++ at reading the defense shifts and passing to the ASSISTER. There is no feasible way to reliably capture this facet of the game. This is one simple example of many why statistics cannot capture actual reality. (others being, effective screen-setting, off ball rotation, reading switches, assistive "box outs" for rebounding, etc. Stop and think about all the myriad of ways game play is effected by non-statistically measurable player-actions like the above. As Tex's triangle became increasingly embedded into the Bull's offensive DNA, Jordan's assist numbers "APG" decreased. This can be seen by tracing his assist numbers from 89 to 90 to 91 to 92 to 93. However, he actually improved over those years as a passer / offensive facilitator. As he also did in 96-98: however for the second three peat, athletic decline (not just his, but Pippen's and Harper's + team injuries) is primarily responsible for his waning assist numbers. If you actually watch games from each of the years 89-93, his level of offensive FACILITATION actually improved dramatically. This is difficult to explain using words, or using numbers, but for those who understand offensive dynamics, actual visual analysis of game play itself proves the point to effect.
Anybody that doesn’t see MJ as a complete player and the most complete all time you just have a favorite player that’s not him. MJ was a better defender than an offensive player.
No team can win a championship (let alone six) without a leader that knows how to involve his teammates and pass. The guy averaged 8.0 assists in the '89 season and 11.4 assists in the '91 finals. Finished with a career average of 6 assists per game.
I had the luxury of watching his entire career. He is one of the best passers to play the game. He was the epitome of basketball! They don't talk about his passing because then they would have to use it when trying to say LeBron is the goat 😂 😂 😂
Was Michael Jordan an underrated passer?
MJs passing will always be the most UNDERRATED and UNDERAPPRECIATED aspect of his game.
MJ never got that true respect for his passing game.
His scoring game, stealing and dunking game over shadowed his passing game.
Like Kenny the jet always says, MJs game is built on extremely strong Fundamentals.
@@mkhan8527 I definitely never hear anyone crediting him for his passing or being the all-around player he was… not nearly enough
@@BasketballSociety_ Jordan scoring is appreciated, they still underestimate it thinking he can't do 40 in this defenseless league. Jordan defense is underrated, people think mj is all about scoring, dunking and stealing. His passing is literally ignored until other people remind them he was one of the best passers in the 80's ~ 91 before he totally handed it to pip, during the second 3 peat and later championship run in the first 3 peat.
@@shade0180 yeah I'm amazed how people are still learning how insane his overall skill set was
He's the best passer at his position, and if we talk about creativity, he's right there with bird and magic
He is an underrated passer by the youth. Those of us who grew up watching him fully understand that Jordan's game had no weaknesses. He averaged 11 assists in the 91 finals. Mike could do whatever he wanted to do on the court.
Say that!!! I'm amazed by how many of these fans are still learning what the man was actually doing out there
MJ was a tremendous passer. Those that didn't know that didn't watch him play. He did what elite point-guards do - break down defenders and get to interior for easy layups and dunks by his teammates. A lot of his dimes were spectacular.
Exactly!!!
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That feel for the game , seeing one play ahead 💯🐐🐐
Not talked about enough man
wow, watching these just made me realize what a no look pass actually is, seeing him literally not look at all for the entire passes made the look away after passing of today that gets hyped stand out in that regard, like hes legit not looking wtf. ive also come to realize that when people say make team better theyre just talking about assists, thats just numbers, MJ pushing his teammates in practice legit made them basketball players, also when they say complete ive realized they just talking about numbers again, not what actually makes up a players game like footwork, post game, mid range, defense, off ball etc. same with skills, its mostly unnecessary dribbling, i find his handles to be really underrated as well. maybe its because im an artist but when i see MJ i legit see craftsmanship, mastery, insane skill , honestly i see perfection. not even into sports but Ronaldinho and MJ the only athletes to move my soul and spirit when i watch them.
Yo thanks for the comment! Being a Mike fan growing up definitely made me appreciate the art of the game. Yeah don’t let anyone say he wasn’t an all-around player because he literally did everything well lol and played with such mastery and craftsmanship. It’s crazy how people are still learning just how skilled he was. Think we’ve been too caught up in the general narratives of rings etc to take time appreciating what these players were doing so that’s what I’m trying to do more of on the channel. Thanks again for the comment.
@@BasketballSociety_ thanks for the response. i was born in Nigeria and didnt really even know about a sport called basketball, and when i came to USA i still didnt care despite hearing about Kobe etc, i watched the Lebron warriors finals cuz it was a big deal to my friends and while Curry was fun to watch cuz i liked his shooting still did not care, of course i played with my friends cuz playing sports in general for me was always more fun than watching, always heard about Jordans and even owned one but did not care and didnt even know about they were jordans, heard about the debate of goat and didnt care, then for the first time ever i saw last dance a year after it was out and saw MJ and i swear there was an aura, glad others like Iverson said it cuz i thought i was the only one, and now for the past year ive obsessively watched his game and damn i saw the art of the game. to me for the goat stuff rings, stats are cool and all, im glad hes 6-0, im glad hes 10 scoring titles etc but what matters to me is what i see, because watching him play, his game, his craft is like watching a master painter, he was already a goat to me from seeing his rookie season before the rings and all that, to me on the court he exudes the energy of and plays with the supreme skill of a basketball god, hes made me fall in love with the game of basketball, now i want the shoes and all that lol srry for the long comment
@@98ore lol man I understand! Appreciate you sharing!
Thanks for this video, this is hardly ever talked about. I watched his whole career unfold and he was an amazing passer. As a matter of fact he is 47th all time in assists in NBA history which is absurd if you think of the fact he was a shoot first player
And he missed out on seasons from each of his retirements too! Thanks for the comment and feedback
MJ as a point guard performed at an elite level:
1988/89 season
Moved Jordan from shooting guard to point guard
1st game = 15 ast
2nd game = 21pts, 14ast, 14reb in 30min playing time because they were up so high...had a shot at the 20/20/20 game if he played the entire game
final 24 games as point guard:
30.4ppg
9.2rpg
10.7ast
2.5spg
49.8%fg%
7 straight triple doubles
10 triple doubles in 11 games
the one game he didn't get a triple double:
40pts
11ast
7reb
61.1%fg%
another notable point guard game:
34pts
17ast (career high)
7reb
6s
50%
over a 12 game stretch MJ had 10+ assists
Oscar R, Westbrook, Hardin, Kidd never had a streak longer
MJ was great at point guard and played like one of the best as he still played perimeter defense (3rd overall in steals per game that season, and 1st team all D, 5th def winshares, 1st def +/-, 5th for DPOY)
lost to the Pistons in the finals...fired the coach (collins) and got Phil Jackson and the triangle offense ended the MJ point guard experiment...but he performed as only MJ does...as a TOP TIER point guard!
For that season:
MJ as a shooting guard (57 games)
33.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 6.9apg, 55.4
MJ as a point guard (24 games)
30.4ppg, 9.2rpg, 10.7apg, 49.8%
Notice the increase in assists that people claim MJ can't do?
Look at MJs assists for his career:
YR AST
1984-85 481
1985-86 53
1986-87 377
1987-88 485
1988-89 650
1989-90 519
1990-91 453
1991-92 489
1992-93 428
1994-95 90
1995-96 352
1996-97 352
1997-98 283
2001-02 310
2002-03 311
his assists were alwasy 300-350-480....except, notice that 650 in there? well, that's when he played point guard...so proof that MJ can be a passer and STILL SCORE 30+ per game!!!
and check out his triple doubles:
1984-85 NBA 3 (5th)
1987-88 NBA 2 (6th)
1988-89 NBA 15 (2nd)
1989-90 NBA 1 (11th)
1991-92 NBA 2 (1st)
1992-93 NBA 4 (2nd)
1996-97 NBA 1 (14th)
see that 15 stuck in there? that was his point guard experiment where he had almost as much as Lebron's season high (18) playing only 24 games as point guard...imagine how many he'd have playing all 82 games as point guard...
MJ has a 27-2 playoff rec...including this insane series
1997 playoff run
MJ BULLS
31.1ppg 1st
7.9reb 2nd(behind Rodman by 10...yes, only 10)
4.8ast 1st
1.6stl 1st
0.9blk 1st
6ft6in shooting guard led the Bulls in every catagory but rebounds...and that was to Rodman by 10reb
In the 1991 finals against Magic Johnson...MJ avg'd 11.4 to Magic's 12.4...but scored 31.2pts to Magic's 18.6...I'd say being 1 assist per game under the greatest point guard of all time is a big statement...
Thanks for the comment! Important stuff!
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Damn bra how long this take you
MJ was the total package no weakness what so ever. MJ was the most fundamental player ever MJ was the best player of all generations period. MJ wasn't out there to just play basketball he was out there to kill you and embarrass you and your team not only offensively Defensively to. Two 3 peats come on not easy to accomplish one but to do two it's amazing and no other team will ever accomplish what MJ and the Bulls accomplish. Not even one will happen in this era. MJ is the real GOAT
He's still my GOAT for sure! Thanks for the comment. I say to people all the time it's not even just about the accolades it's how he played the game so skillfully at every level. We may not emphasize that enough.
Michael Jordan was A Black Symphony all by himself. Yes is an under rated passer. My favorite is a simple yet unexpected pass to Steve Kerr which won the game! He is the GOAT for real!!!!
Black Symphony!!!!!
The way the triangle offense was constructed, and Mike's decoy role in it, lent itself to Mike being the pass before the assist. ie "hockey assist"
ie Jordan gets doubled, he makes the right pass to the offensive player one pass away from the non-covered man.
In this way, from 90 to 98 MJ increasingly facilitated the offense by becoming A++ at reading the defense shifts and passing to the ASSISTER. There is no feasible way to reliably capture this facet of the game.
This is one simple example of many why statistics cannot capture actual reality. (others being, effective screen-setting, off ball rotation, reading switches, assistive "box outs" for rebounding, etc. Stop and think about all the myriad of ways game play is effected by non-statistically measurable player-actions like the above.
As Tex's triangle became increasingly embedded into the Bull's offensive DNA, Jordan's assist numbers "APG" decreased. This can be seen by tracing his assist numbers from 89 to 90 to 91 to 92 to 93.
However, he actually improved over those years as a passer / offensive facilitator. As he also did in 96-98: however for the second three peat, athletic decline (not just his, but Pippen's and Harper's + team injuries) is primarily responsible for his waning assist numbers. If you actually watch games from each of the years 89-93, his level of offensive FACILITATION actually improved dramatically.
This is difficult to explain using words, or using numbers, but for those who understand offensive dynamics, actual visual analysis of game play itself proves the point to effect.
I could talk about the triangle offense all day. This is such a beautiful comment to me lol. Thank you so much for this.
@@BasketballSociety_ :]
I grew up watching Jordan, I knew he can pass.
Same here, not sure enough people really know
@@BasketballSociety_ they don't....great reason for vid. young folk always trying to diminish MJ skills. he checked all the boxes
@@hud1231 every last one!
Anybody that doesn’t see MJ as a complete player and the most complete all time you just have a favorite player that’s not him. MJ was a better defender than an offensive player.
Can't say I disagree! Gotta see the body of work. Sadly people are still learning if you saw the end of the video
Definitely an Underrated passer...
Feel like it’s fair to say at this point
First basketball game I ever watched was a Dream Team Olympics was immediately a Jordan fan went straight with the bulls
Wow thank you for sharing that!
They did all that with literally four offensive players Rodman was a beast on everything else but no offense
And hes doing actual no look passes. Not look aways which everyone drools over but are just regular passes where you turn your head after
Lol exactly
Well said!
thanks!
Please you have to show the highlight when he levitated on the NJ Nets!
Lol bro refresh my memory! Send me a link if you find it. Too many levitation moments from Mike come to mind 😂
That is the best layup in history by a mile and he had 2 of those in the same game
@@linorestrepolobo3620 Yeah those crazy mid-air adjustments he would do were just insane
A sg avg 6 assist is great hes not underrated its just a lot of people don't understand context
Exactly
Just remember to get an assist your teammate has to make the shot!!
yes that is how it goes
I think he has great passes because the ball has to move through multiple defenders he had on him especially in close games
yeah his delivery was insane sometimes though
MJ 有很厲害的傳球技術 他的隊友也很厲害 會隨時接到他的傳球 超棒的團隊 😊🥰 。我最喜歡看這些第一次看MJ打球的人的反應了 真的太有趣 也很自豪MJ就是這麼棒 沒錯喔😁❤ 。是的 我也是 我可以看他們的反應視頻很多很多次 他們的表情跟用詞真的太有趣了 看他們的反應都讓我大笑不停 很開心🤣🤣
It's mind-blowing to hear these Young Bucks talkin about the Warriors get real I really do believe the Bulls would have swept them / brooms
Idk about swept especially not the KD Warriors
He has hundreds of wtf assist.
Way too many cuz
No team can win a championship (let alone six) without a leader that knows how to involve his teammates and pass. The guy averaged 8.0 assists in the '89 season and 11.4 assists in the '91 finals. Finished with a career average of 6 assists per game.
well said!
I had the luxury of watching his entire career. He is one of the best passers to play the game. He was the epitome of basketball! They don't talk about his passing because then they would have to use it when trying to say LeBron is the goat 😂 😂 😂
lol can't disagree with you there
So who would it be them
You still have shown some of his best passes
Warriors probably would have lost to the Shaq and Penny Orlando Magic so they couldn't even get on the same court with them Bulls
Dennis would eliminate green. Thompson and Curry would have been locked down tight
Only player to ever step 2 Shaquille