The Legendary Rivalry Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- In the annals of NBA history, few rivalries are as intense and storied as that between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. This video delves into the heated clashes, dramatic moments, and behind-the-scenes controversies that defined their relationship both on and off the court. From the epic battles between the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons to the infamous "Freeze Out" in the 1985 All-Star Game, we explore how two of the greatest players in NBA history pushed each other to their limits and left an indelible mark on the game
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The rivalry was between the entire Pistons squad and MJ.
But Isaiah was that team's best player. That's just how it goes. Got 2 chips on his way through Jordan teams in playoffs with 3 finals. Not even Bird can say that. No one can!
Never die like both legends there hatred for one another because they both just alike as isiah thomas said his nephrew live with the goat.but i.t wanted so much to play for the bulls it would of been very interesting if they would of played with each other.the beef started with bob knight then it mutated on the court isiah got cheer turn into boos.then the playoff from 88 91 then 89 jordan rules after mike smoke them for season game 61 59
But that beef can be fixed..someday..who knows
80s??? Bird was and magic
Had Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan played together.in one team... They could have won multiple NBAtitles
Rivalry: From 1988-1990, the Isiah Thomas-led Detroit Pistons were 26-9 against the Michael Jordan-led Bulls, eliminating them 3 straight seasons in the playoffs.
The 1991 ECF Facts: Isiah Thomas took just 9 shots in game 1 and 9 shots in game 2; Bill Laimbeer took just 7 shots in game 1 and only 2 shots in game 2; Joe Dumars took just 10 shots in game 1 and only 10 shots in game 3; Chuck Daly played John Salley only 9 minutes in game 2 and played James Edwards only 11 minutes in game 2 and just 9 minutes in game 3. Those are the facts. If your scorers do not shoot and your coaching staff does not play your front court major minutes, what will happen? Those are things the Pistons did, you do that, it's a recipe for losing. If Detroit did this vs. Atlanta, Boston, or previously vs. Chicago or any other team, they would have lost.
1991 ECF Stat Facts: Chicago had a 117-76 foul shot attempt advantage from games 1-3, so even if both teams shot 100% from the line, no way statistically Detroit could have won. Game 1: Chicago 94 Detroit 83; Bulls shot 37 foul shots, Detroit 15; Game 2: Chicago 105 Detroit 97; Bulls shot 45 foul shots, Detroit 25. Game 3: Chicago 113 Detroit 107, Detroit shot 36 foul shots, Chicago 35.
The back-to-back world champion Pistons got only one more foul shot attempt at home vs. Chicago in the 1991 ECF. Game 1 it was a 22 shot differential by the Bulls; game 2 it was a 20 point foul shot differential by Chicago and game 3 it was only 1 in Detroit's favor. The Pistons won back-to-back championships through defense and half court execution but mainly defense was their strong point. So the back-to-back world champion Pistons were so undisciplined defensively that they could incur a 117-76 foul shot attempt disadvantage in 3 games against a team they were 26-9 against eliminating them three straight years in the post season.
Does this even make sense?
1991-92: In the summer of 1991, Pistons GM, Jack McCloskey waived Vinnie Johnson and traded James Edwards to the Clippers. Detroit went from an injured team in 1990-91, having 5 guys in their 8 man rotation injured (Thomas - wrist/ankle; Dumars - toe/groin; Edwards, Salley, and Aguirre - back) with Vinnie Johnson and James Edwards, still winning 50 and making it to the ECF to 1991-92 not having Vinnie Johnson and James Edwards being totally healthy only winning 48 games and losing in the first round to the Knicks, this is the impact of James 'Budha' Edwards and Vinnie 'The Microwave' Johnson - 2 rounds.
Conclusion: Based upon the facts, what happened is the Pistons let Chicago win in the 1991 ECF by their scorers not shooting the ball and Chuck Daly not playing his front court major minutes, then the Pistons broke up their team in the off season in 1991 never to compete for titles. All of those things which happened to the Isiah Thomas-led Detroit Pistons were done by the Detroit Pistons, nobody else. They were the ones who's scorers did not shoot the ball, the Pistons were the ones who didn't play their front court; the Pistons were the ones who traded James Edwards and waived Vinnie Johnson. This was 100% led and done by the Detroit Pistons, nobody else. All of the actions of the Isiah Thomas-led Pistons had to do with the Pistons, not the Bulls.
The Walk-Off Facts: The 3 guys that led the infamous 'walk-off' in the 1991 ECF are all from Chicago: Mark Aguirre, Bill Laimbeer, and James Edwards.
Handshake: Joe Dumars, Vinnie Johnson, John Salley and coach Chuck Daly shook hands; Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, James Edwards, Dennis Rodman and Mark Aguirre did not shake hands.
This is the truth and those are the facts and this is what happened in the Isiah Thomas-led Detroit Pistons vs. the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. There was no rivalry.
Isiah Thomas 3, Michael Jordan 1, the one Jordan got, Thomas gave to him.
Facts
@@younggod3906 Always facts and truth; all people have to do is look at what happened and not give into emotions. I don't mind emotions in sports but just say if you like a player or team, that you like them. I like the Pistons as a team but I know they left at least 2 titles on the board and Rodman messed up not being able to handle the ball consistently or get a 15-20 foot jump shot, yet this man can get 18-20 rebounds a game, stop. How do you practice defense and rebounding in the off season? Rodman left at least one title in Detroit because of his lack of ability to even help the team out by developing those skills. Plus, Isiah stopped competing for a title after he found out he wasn't on the Olympic Team, so he wasn't about to let Daly get all that credit off his blood, sweat, and tears -- literally blood, sweat and tears .... So I'm a Pistons fan but I'm an objective Pistons fan; Jordan was great, the most unstoppable player in the league and great in every aspect of the game, but he just couldn't beat the Pistons and especially Isiah Thomas when Thomas was healthy and the Pistons had their team together. Why? Because Jordan couldn't play the chess game and compete mentally at that level like Thomas; Magic couldn't even do that because Magic needed those stacked teams to win ... now Bird could compete at that level and higher, he just had too many injuries later on in his career.
People just need to look at what went down and that's it. Jordan only got 1991 against Isiah because Thomas, Dumars, and Laimbeer didn't shoot the ball in the first 3 games and Daly didn't play Salley and Edwards major minutes in games 2-3 while the refs gave Chicago a 117-76 foul shot attempt advantage over Detroit -- that's what happened and that's why Chicago was able to win -- I didn't even bring up the injuries and in the off season you break up a championship team, of course you aren't going to win when one of your best guards and front court guys isn't there ... but Jordan needs an old James Edwards on the 1995-96 Bulls? Why would he even have Edwards on that team if James Edwards wasn't a factor way back in 1991-92 coming back for the Pistons? No Vinnie Johnson for 1991-92 in Detroit, huh? Well off the bench in '91, Vinnie Johnson averaged 20-21 ppg ... so come on? Had Thomas, Dumars, and Laimbeer even tried to be aggressive, Detroit would have easily won that series. HAHAHA
Hey, guess what? I'm at the store, my door is wide open with all the money on my living room floor and I hand you the key and I'll be back in 2 hours, guess what? You'll go in there and clean up -- that's what Thomas did for Jordan so Jordan could pay his rent. HAHAHA!