#1 is for me, the greatest move in the history of the game. Its matrix type shit. Everytime I see it I still can't believe it.I miss MJ. The excitement of knowing that everytime he had the ball you might see something you'll never see again is gone now and the with all the rule changes I just don't enjoy watching the NBA anymore. That's MJs fault,he ruined the game for me!! Now it's just like YAWWWWN.How blessed are those of us who were lucky enough to watch Rembrandt paint his masterpieces every night on the court??!! THANKS MJ,YOUR THE REASON I LOVE THE GAME AND WHY I STARTED PLAYING AS A KID! FOREVER THE GOAT.
I thought it was just me bro but you're right he spoiled the game for anybody who really know about the game, absolute perfection. I think Larry Bird said it best he said God came down here to play basketball and that was Michael Jordan
It was once stated that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are the greatest players on Earth but he is the greatest in the air .I've come to disagree over time because I think on both he's the best.
Jordan was a once in a sport athlete. He was and always be Mr. Basketball. Quite possibly the greatest athlete in human history. For those of us who lived and witnessed the Jordan era, we are blessed...
I remember watching MJ, the great Bob Costas once said "Lots of guys are strong and lots of guys have skill, but only one guy has this level of artistry" MJ wasn't a BBALL player, he was a artist painting his masterpiece. Poetry in motion. I'm truly blessed to be able to say I watched this guy from North Carolina become probably the most famous human alive.
very well said but you really do have crazy shallow people who really do think "king James" is actually the king, the guy is great but he's not even on Kobe Bryant level, LeBron is just LeBron
And that was just his INSIDE game!! Not his midrange game, or his DEFENSE!!! When age took away his legs, he completely re-invented his skill set and dominated the league all over again!! It was something to watch
Yeah it went like this: - Jordan jumps up - Jordan moving the ball toward the hoop - defender jumps up to intercept - Jordan moves the ball away - Jordan circles the ball back around toward the hoop - defender lands - ball is launched at wild angle - Jordan lands - ball goes in hoop
That reverse against the Nets was insane!!!!!...I clicked on this video to see where it ranked on here and its #1..I think thats the sickest reverse I ever seen...
I've watched 100s of Jordan vids. This is the best! This truly displays the separation between MJ and "all" others.... everyone else is a "distant" 2nd. A true virtuoso (the bball was his instrument), artist, acrobat, magician.....! You are right though, there are so many others of MJ you missed. Most NBA players have 5 memorable plays/moves a year, Jordan had at "least" 2 every game! Glad I lived during the MJ era...I can rest in peace!
Couldn't agree more! Bc MJ was a virtuoso and renaissance man, the Bach of sports, the Da Vinci of basketball - this video combines the right clips, edited in the proper order with the right music to seamlessly show the GOAT in all his glory. His grace in mid-air was like a figure skater or ballerina. The difference is that those routines are choreographed. His mid-air artistry in games were his reaction to the defense. Even his dunk contest dunks weren't rehearsed. He was more concerned with working on his overall game, so when the dunk contest came around, he is quoted saying "I just decide what to do once I'm in the air." There will be a massive gap between #1 all-time and #2 all-time perhaps forever.
Another amazing collection posted. Jordan was demoralizing going through multiple defenders, drawing fouls and demonstrating unmatched ingenuity, strength and agility. He was and still is unmatched in the NBA.
Money Man yea because the composure and grace fullness of it is what takes it tot he next level aside from it already being an unprecedented move in nba history. You add the composure and elegance forget about it. Also dr j’s layup as sick as it was still comes second to the number 2 move in this video!
The best thing that I love watching, besides the actual highlights of Michael Jordan, are the reactions of the opposing team, especially the guys on the bench
If you go out, and you try to do any of these moves on your own, without any of the contact from another player, you realize just how hard they are. Try doing them in the middle of a game, and that's when you come to the realization, that Michael Jordan wasn't human lol absolutely amazing.
@@davonbenson9655, bumped his head on a 8' rim trying to dunk on a 12 year old. His comment is a result of the near fatal damage it caused to his brain.
@Diane KAKE Sorry Diane. I have to be rude and say fuck that. What he wants, what alot of people want, is to really travel back in time and live it/ feel it all over again. Never again has been another player that could do what Jordan did. Take the Shrug Game, for example. It was absolutly crazy. You can hear it in the commentator, you can watch it on RUclips, but you can never erase it from your mind, completly not expect it to happen or even be possible, absolutly out of consideration and then first game comes and he completly shoots out the roof of any of your expectations, knocking down records in the triple point line, exactly where everybody was saying that he was weak, and absoluty destroys the Blazers, who never really recovered from such a feat. It's like you expect Trump to start the third world war and all the sudden he fucking blows up the entire Universe. Better yet, it's kind like you expect Lebron to win 5... 6... 7... championships and he ends up with 15. Sadly, that didn't go all so well, did it?! ;)
I got to see him play once in Atlanta and he was all alone on a fast break. I stood up when the outlet pass went to him in anticipation. He took off for his signature "Kiss the Rim" dunk and bricked it off the back of the rim! 😯😲😟😤😠😡🤬🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
All of these are unbelievably graceful plays...but #1 is just Jordan trolling. Like, that shit isn't even really possible. Might be the greatest move in the history of mankind.
travel my ass...travel in the air is right ya clown..what's the agenda of all these millennial clowns trying to troll and disparage real footage of the goat? get your head straight and stop smoking that nick wright pinnochio shnoz crack
Only player i know that can change directions in mid air. He can make defense swat and miss, not once, not twice but sometimes even 3 times. Them backward layups were incredible, and he did them on a regular without hardly missing. Hell of a hang time. He waited till defense came back down before he would let go of the ball. Freakin Amazing. If this doesnt show how great MJ was, i dont know what will . He really is the GOAT.
Yeah, 80s MJ, the most ridiculous athlete I have been honored to have seen, basically did 1-2 hangtime reverses every game and it was shocking to me if he missed, the darn thing always hit it seemed but that's because it's just a normal shot for him. There is a 13 minute video of just reverses called total reverse and he does every variation you can think of wired, but these aren't practiced, they are improvised on the fly so each variation is unique and so it's my favorite shot in his arsenal. The reverse is actually his first signature move, or as Marv Albert called it, "MJ's patented reverse."
Michael Jordan did that moves among 2-3 bodies (4-6 arms) against the best players of the history. Shaquille Oneal, Koby Briant, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Jhonson, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Shawn Kemp, Regie Miller, Gary Payton, Patrick Ewing, Jhon Stark, Latrell Sprewel, Tim Hardaway, Glen Rice, Eddi Jones, Mitch Ritmond, Steve Smith,Glen Robinson, Avri Jhonson, David Robinson, Robert Horry, Hakeem Olajuwon, Chino Cassels, Dell Curry, Chris Webber, AC Green, Karl Malone, Mark Price, Grant Hill, Clyde Drexler, Jamal Mashburn, Jim Jackson, PJ Brown, Glen Robinson, Allan Houston, Antoine Walker, Vin Baker, Nick Van Exel, Chaucey Billups, Ben Wallace, Joe Dumars, Isiah Thomas, John Srockton, Magic Jhonson, Chris Mullin, Antonio Davis, Jeff Hornacek, Derek Fisher, Vlade Divac, Vince Carter, Otis Thorpe, Sam Perkins, Mario Elie, Vernon Maxwell, Kevin Willis, Carl Herrera, Robert Parrish, Kenny Smith, Greg Anthony, Jason Terry, Stacey Augmon, Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scot, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gil, Jason Terry, Peja Stojatovic, Antonio Davis, Alvin Williams, Charles Oakley, Antonio McDyess, Jalen Rose, Chris Mullin, Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, Allen Iverson, Sam Perkins, Doc Rivers, etc etc etc. LEBRON JAMES BEATS ROCKIES (UNKNOWN PLAYERS) ONLY. NBA ITS BORING ACTUALLY
Dennis Rodman, Sidney Moncrief, Adrian Dantley, Terry Cummings, Dikembe Mutombo, Kevin Johnson, Moses Malone, Kevin McHale, Mark Aguirre, Arvydas Sabonis, Terrell Brandon, Seon Elliot, Detlef Schrempf, Alex English, Anthony Mason, Drazen Petrovic, James Worthy, Terry Porter, Michael Finley, Sam Cassell, Jerry Stackhouse, Alvin Robertson, Rod Strickland, Brad Daugherty. Rik Smits, Dominique Wilkins, Kevin Garnett, Michael Cooper, Derreck McKey, Ricky Pierce, Dan Majerle, Kevin Duckworth, Buck Williams, Reggie Lewis, Mark Jackson, Jeff Malone, Dale Davis, Derreck Coleman, Rolando Blackman, Danny Manning, Larry Nance, Bernard King.
Simply, THE BEST EVER. My favorite hang time is # 2 on this list. Second game in the finals 91' down one game and he just switched in mid-air without reason about to dunk but he decided to change hands just because he can. Marvelous! I stopped watching NBA when he retired in 98'.
I love it. On some plays he didn't even get hit and yet, he got the foul, but on others he got totally annihilated in the air and still made the basket. Just look at number one, he flew on that one.
What you don't see in most highlight videos of Michael Jordan are the years where they used to really attack him literally it was like he was playing football they could not guard him so a lot of teams hit him everytime he went in the paint .
@@junnellerosales9621 That's what I try to tell these fools today. The game is MUCH easier for the offensive player. Any great scorer from back then would increase his output by 30-40%. I just made up that number, but you know what I'm saying.
Even with all the moves, youngsters who never witnessed him play don't understand how dominant he was! The closest to a guaranteed win in any sport was MJ in the playoffs! Even with everyone knowing he'd take the game winning shot, he still hit it every time! He was just incredible!
All the reverse moves and shots in the air that players have done..Kobe, Leflop, Vince, T-mac A.I....MJ had done it in 84 when he got in the league. The 🐐
Forget about the stats..there's no one who can put the ball in the basket with grace and creativity like Jordan.. There are many great players like today's Lebron, Kobe, Wade etc but no one captures imagination like MJ did... Simply the greatest of them all :)
I was glad to see his shot against the Nets as your number one. It might be the best basketball play I've ever seen. Hanging, avoiding three defenders all while moving from one side of the basket to the other... simply amazing. The reaction by the Nets bench is priceless. Even his opponents could not believe the plays he made.
MJ's patience and court awareness were 2 of the things that set him apart. Watching him use his amazing hang time to thwart 2 and 3 block attempts before making his actual shot attempt was incredible.
I had my share of doubts about if Kobe Bryant is better as a basketball player, until I saw some of Michael Jordan's 2X3-peat and Wizards videos. Air Jordan is freak of nature, and GOAT, let them fight for the second place
Hoops was so much more physical back then. Like 90% of these were hard fouls. Those Knicks and Pistons teams were brutal but MJ still totally owned them.
When i was at high school, i tried to imitate the no. 1 move. Alot of kids back then wanted to be like mike. After the 20th attempt i came to my senses and realized that this is a god's move.. lol! Btw that if that no. 4 play happened in todays game, the offensive player will hold his head, lie down for 2 min and act like he's badly hurt, then the refs will review the scene over and over and rule a flagrant 1. smh...
@@realurkel2650 doesn't matter. Not even close. Look at any video of Lebron's greatest vs. Jordan's greatest - no comparison. Jordan got hammered in the lane, Lebron just bulldozes his way through the little resistance / defense present.
i watched him every game i could from north carolina tar heels to the bulls. Ive been watching bball for over 50 yrs. and have seen some great ballplayers. I was a dr. j fan for many yrs. and he was a leaper . I think larry bird was one the smartest ballplayers,fantastic shooter ..A team player,bird could have scored alot more points, he wanted wins and sacrificed that part of the game to get his team involved.Bill Russell and bird alot alike as far as attitude and never give up.Russell ran the floor like no other center,last one i saw that came close was karl malone. Russells defense around the rim was fantastic alot like hakeem olijawon. MJ was i believe the best pound for pound. Great leaper, acrobatic in the air like know one else!!!,great defensive player, a man possessed with gifts from the gods. He was the chief on the floor and he trashed talked but could he back it up! I miss mj alot and i dont think anyones really taken his place,kobe, lebron great ballplayers . There was a magic about mj,never knew from night to night what move he would pull out of the hat..and man do i miss that excitement. I personally think the greatest gifted center of alltime was wilt chamerlain. ,this man at 7foot 2 could leap over 3 feet off the floor,and i mean unstoppable in the paint..They changed the game because of this man..he dunked from free throw line long ago, they made the lane wider to get him away from basket,used to be able to touch the ball in the cylinder above the rim ,of course today cant touch it or its goal tending, the inbounds pass over the backboard made illegal ,because on out of bounds play would have wilt waiting and nobody could stop him from scoring..His rebounding next to none, scored a 100 points and i think if he were playing today could have scored more than a hundred because they didnt have the shot clock back then. He was a mountain of a man,i saw the best men in nba try to guard him ,holding him and he would take then for a ride and dunk it with them hanging on..I watched wilt every chance i got growing up ,i was in awe of this mans strength and jumping ability. Watching him over the yrs., I think wilt actually felt sorry for guys he played against,for him it was easy,and there were times guys would try to block chamberlain dunk and chamberlain could have broke there arms on the rim and he would gently lay it in. This man had the hardest dunks ive ever seen, a bullet to the floor.,watch this guys highlights. This may have been a weakness, if you want to call it that, in chamberlains game..Michael on the other hand was hardcore winner and taunt you when he did it and there lies the difference in number of championships brought home.
You're fucking crazy for thinking wilt Chamberlain would score over a hundred today. He would dominate no doubt but in his era there were actually more possessions per game. Watch Mike korzemba why wilts 100 point game is overrated
@@michaelryder166 Bro reading is fundamental. How can you even question a man who said he's been watching basketball for over 50+ year's.he just explain to you that he watched literally 5 different era's of basketball. Do you not know Russell played in the 50's/60's. So did Wilt. Then add to Dr. J who played in the 70's/80's. And then Jordan 80's/90's. Then to add in modern day basketball 00's/2010's. How can you serious called him "fucking crazy" when you probably only watched 00's/2010's basketball. You just literally disrespect the man of what he's witnessed.
Look up the artistry of Michael Jordan. It has some sick moves as well. U could actually do a top 1000 hangtime vid of Mike & it would still go hard af. I saw him do a crazy layup against GS that I've never even seen on any highlight & it was just as sick as most of these. & all this from the same guy who hit 6 consecutive game winning/tying shots in the finals & won 6 rings while leading the league in scoring all 6x. GOAT w/o question
@@MrC77 not, HAKEEM would of got his points plus fouled alot by Bill Wedington, Luke Longly ...but everyone else getting shut down...Toni Kukoc would of had a bigger roll, being like DIRK...hitting wide open 3's from JORDAN off the drive... Pippen was in his prime and Dunks on HAKEEM like he did Patrick EWING ...Ron Harper shuts the PG Kenny Smith plus Pippen guards Kenny Smith in the 4th making JORDAN steal 4 entry passes to HAKEEM, those easy entry passes become that much harder Vernon Maxwell's getting lit up, and Robert Horry's to slow laterally and also getting lit up by whom ever he's guarding....Bulls SWEEP HOUSTON like they did SHAQ in 96... plus BARKLEY, J.Kidd, Damon Stoudamire, Glen Rice, Vin Baker or another all-star player would of joined the Bulls
Asked once if he could fly MJ. replied: “For a little bit.” He was a master at hangtime. Jordan gave everything for his career including his dad. He was, is, and will always be the GOAT.
I want to hear some stories from opponents benches as they react to some of the stuff they've seen this man do. The Nets bench reaction to "the layup" is awesome!!
Man that was the best package of Jordan clips I've seen yet! All due respect to lebron but I was around back then he got abused and still couldn't be stopped by far the best ever!
1:47 OMG! The body control it takes to go against the momentum like that make the shot. He almost defied physics! It's like he was going from right to left, but instead paused and with forward.
The way he switches his body in mid air on number 1 is undeniably the best move ever in the history of sports. He moves with such finesse and grace as if heaven sent. #thereisnootherthanMJ
The ability to read a situation,react to it,adjust to the defences' adjustement,go to plan B,C,D on 1 play at game speed is unlike any other human I know(.
What made it more amazing is Jordan is being pushed & hand checked while on the drive, absorbs lots of contact mid-air and still had the strength and body control to adjust his shots during hang time.
today's youth and garbage non original retro shoes have pretty much ruined jordan's for me but this video makes me remember how they once made me feel and why they made me feel that way
That number 1 on your list is probably the most awesome move from a long list of awesome moves i've seen from Jordan. Imo the best & most complete Basketball Player the world has seen so far. Really glad that i was in my childhood & teenage years during his carreer. Super influential
Brings so much memories of my childhood watching MJ play on cable with my friends thanks for the video clip and to the real GOAT His Airnes Michael Jordan
I’ve seen men jump as high or higher but I’ve never seen someone have such a consistent ability to react in mid air and improvise with such body control, spatial awareness & focus.
This is why you can't compare anyone else to Jordan. He did the unbelievable consistently throughout his entire career. I've seen Kobe attempt shots like these that would go over the backboard. No one comes close to the artistry and beauty of Michael's game.
I'm from Chicago and my parents and I used to sit and watch the Bulls game on our old school TV. I was only 8 years old and my dad would always say, Michael Jordan will be the best basketball player in the world. I was like damn, I was grateful to watch him play and win 6 rings here in Chicago. G.O.A.T
I actually thought #2 would be #1. I remember #2 when it happened. MJ is the reigning, undeniable, unattainable, unforgettable GOAT. When Labron said that he himself was the goat, I felt sick to my stomach. Labron, watch this video.
Jordan had been retired for almost 5 NBA seasons in total during his playing period - 1993/1994 season and almost complete 1994/1995 season (played only 17 games) during his first retirement; and the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 season. Now, that's at the top 82x4 and plus 65 games from the 94/95 season. That's a total of 393 games that MJ had a possibility playing in. Let's say he didn't play all those games because of his age during the late seasons, but MJ would sure be playing in all the games of 93/94 and 94/95 season. (assuming he didn't have any injuries). That's 147 games insured. Now, in the span from 95 to 98 season, MJ played all 82 games. Let's assume he would've played in all the games of 98/99 season too. That's now 229 insured games. During the late seasons with the Wizards, MJ averaged with 71 games played per season. Let's say MJ would've played in 71 games during the 99/00 and 00/01 seasons. That's 142 there plus the previous 229 insured - brings a total of optimal 371 games insured (assuming MJ would've had any injuries during the seasons) that MJ would've played in if he didn't retire twice in between. Now, let's convert that into added points. With the 2 retirements and missing almost 5 regular seasons, MJ ended up with 32 292 points in total. Let's take the 90-93 NBA seasons (the last 3 seasons MJ played in before his first retirement). He averaged 31.4 points per game during that period. Let's say he'd average 30 per game in the 93/94 season and another 30 in the 94/95 season as an optimal number. That's 82x30 and 82x30 = 4920 additional points. That would cover his first retirement absence and making it a total of 37 212 points MINIMUM at that time. 3 full regular seasons left. MJ, as I stated, didn't play during the period from 98/99 season to 00/01 season. Again, let's take the last 3 seasons he played before he retired that second time. That's the period from 95' to 98'. In those 3 season, MJ averaged 29.6 points per game. Let's say that in the 98/99 season he'd average 25 ppg and 25 ppg in the 99/00 season. That's 2050 additional points in each of those 2 seasons = 4100. Now, during the last 2 seasons with the Washington Wizards, MJ averaged 21.5 ppg. Let's say that the final absent season we haven't yet included (during which he was retired of course), being the 00/01 season, MJ would've averaged 21 point per game. That's 21x82 being 1722 additional points. When we sum that 1722 with 4100 from the previous 2 seasons he was absent and all that to the previous total of 37 212 points he had without these 3 seasons, we get to a total number of 43 034 POINTS MINIMUM. Now when I wrote all these statistics in depth, how the fuck can someone even put any other basketball player in the same sentence as MJ? That's the most disrespecting thing you can make. 43 034 points, remember that I didn't even mention the 65 game absence during the 94/95 season, if you add around 30 points per game during those 65 games, you get an even bigger number at the end.
MJ vs LeBron This is a silly debate. Clearly Michael is better. It's not even a close one. But let's go to the facts. Updated after Lebrons 14th season. Michael Jordan has •3 more rings •3 more final mvps •1 more DPOY •1 more season MVP •9 more scoring titles •3 more steals leader •3 more all defensive team selections •4000 more points / bron moved past him in playoff points, but it took him longer lol. •800 more steals •Beat 20 50+ win teams in the playoffs (Lebron only defeated 10) •Jordan never averaged less than 40% Field Goal in the finals Lebron did it twice •6/6 (never allowed a game 7) •Lebron had much more help •Jordan never had a teammate averaged more than 22 points in the finals.. Kyrie averaged over 28 and DWade averaged more than 26 •MJ never ever had a finals meltdown like Lebron in 2011 against the Mavs •MJ had more points in the playoffs in less games.. All of this accomplished in 13 seasons Lebron is in his 14th season still chasing the "ghost that played in Chicago" •Michael Jordan in the playoffs has put up atleast 40ppg, 5rpg, 5apg in 6 different playoff series. Along with an average of about 55% shooting, 3spg and 2bpg. (86 vs bos, 89 vs cavs, 90 vs philly, 92 vs Miami, 93 vs Phoenix, 88 vs cavs) Jordan won every one of those matchups except for the 1986 matchup vs the celtics. •Jordan in 88-89 averaged 32ppg, 8apg, 8rpg, 3spg off 54% shooting. LeBron has never even came close to this stat line. •in 87 thru 92, MJ averaged 5 straight seasons of atleast 51% FG shooting. LeBron has never done this. •the lowest FT% MJ ever shot in a season was 78%. Lebrons highest in a season ever is 78%. •MJ has a higher playoff FG% of 48.7% to Lebrons 48.3% •MJ has a higher playoff player efficiency rating of 28.6 to Lebrons 27.3. •MJ shoots a higher playoff 3 point percentage of 33.2% to Lebrons 32.9% •MJ also shocked the league by being the first (and only) player to have 100 blocks and 200 steals in the same season, then turned around and did it again the next year.. Seriously this list can keep going. This isn't even a debate. Mj is the GOAT. Michael in only ELEVEN complete seasons with the Bulls: -10 STRAIGHT scoring titles, -Won Defensive Player of the Year, -9 times all defensive team, -9time All NBA, -5 league MVPs -6 finals MVPs LBJ missed the playoffs completely in his first 2 years. Jordan didnt with scrubs on his squad. Jordan played 82 games 9 times in his career once at 40. LBJ only played 82 games once. In 89 Jordan won the scoring title all star MVP slam dunk title regular season MVP and Defensive Player of The year something LBJ has never done. Jordan also averaged 41 pts a game for an entire Finals shootimg 50% and won. Something else LBJ never did. All 11 seasons. Mj has done in 11 seasons things Lebron hasn’t done and won’t do in his whole career... And before you criticize me for copy and pasting just know that it doesn’t matter if it’s copied or not, truth is truth. Check Mate.
His ability to read, react, execute during hangtime is simply unparalleled.
true and it probably his most gifted attribute that won him 6 rings along with his scoring ability.
with elegance and artistry
i swear more people need to realise this
This ability to finish Will never be matched or duplicated
He can do 5 motions while on air....me: 2 motions, on the ground already...lol
#1 is for me, the greatest move in the history of the game. Its matrix type shit. Everytime I see it I still can't believe it.I miss MJ. The excitement of knowing that everytime he had the ball you might see something you'll never see again is gone now and the with all the rule changes I just don't enjoy watching the NBA anymore. That's MJs fault,he ruined the game for me!! Now it's just like YAWWWWN.How blessed are those of us who were lucky enough to watch Rembrandt paint his masterpieces every night on the court??!! THANKS MJ,YOUR THE REASON I LOVE THE GAME AND WHY I STARTED PLAYING AS A KID! FOREVER THE GOAT.
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Very well said. Agreed.
I thought it was just me bro but you're right he spoiled the game for anybody who really know about the game, absolute perfection. I think Larry Bird said it best he said God came down here to play basketball and that was Michael Jordan
It was once stated that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are the greatest players on Earth but he is the greatest in the air .I've come to disagree over time because I think on both he's the best.
Real Talk!!!
he was in the air, twisted his body when challenged, changed directions, how was that even possible, this dude never ceases to amaze me
Jordan was a once in a sport athlete. He was and always be Mr. Basketball. Quite possibly the greatest athlete in human history. For those of us who lived and witnessed the Jordan era, we are blessed...
Fact 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 👍🏾
I witnessed the wizard era lol. Born in 91’
I remember watching MJ, the great Bob Costas once said
"Lots of guys are strong and lots of guys have skill, but only one guy has this level of artistry"
MJ wasn't a BBALL player, he was a artist painting his masterpiece. Poetry in motion. I'm truly blessed to be able to say I watched this guy from North Carolina become probably the most famous human alive.
Most players need just a little space Kobe didn't need any space all he needed was the basketball
Never again will there be an athlete like him. Comparisons are really for entertainment purposes. Deep down inside everyone know he's the best.
very well said but you really do have crazy shallow people who really do think "king James" is actually the king, the guy is great but he's not even on Kobe Bryant level, LeBron is just LeBron
Zick M!ck exactly
where is the world cup ???? oups he never won it
Damn, well said Erfman79! Couldn't agree more.
I think the closest is Kawhi Leonard
I´m very lucky to have watched this man play this sport. thanks for the memories.
2-4, and he can still make the play, insane
I don't need to be in Jordan's era just by watching this I can tell he is the GOAT.
And that was just his INSIDE game!! Not his midrange game, or his DEFENSE!!! When age took away his legs, he completely re-invented his skill set and dominated the league all over again!! It was something to watch
This man was literally airwalking. I would see defenders jump AFTER Jordan did and come back down to earth while MJ was still up in the air.
Yeah it went like this:
- Jordan jumps up
- Jordan moving the ball toward the hoop
- defender jumps up to intercept
- Jordan moves the ball away
- Jordan circles the ball back around toward the hoop
- defender lands
- ball is launched at wild angle
- Jordan lands
- ball goes in hoop
@Space Daddy I think he was a Sith lord actually.
Lol do even understand how gravity works?
Number 6 was rediculous
That reverse against the Nets was insane!!!!!...I clicked on this video to see where it ranked on here and its #1..I think thats the sickest reverse I ever seen...
and judging from their reaction, the Net's bench would agree with you
MrWillieb11 , event the NETS bench agreed
Love that nets bench reaction
LBJ fan here. MJ was just on another level. Best player I've ever seen with my own eyes. 2:42 is just ridiculous.
the best basketball player ever in basketball history.
Will forever be GOAT
Bong de Pano m j
Beast Irish I think Kobe made easy shots looks like difficult shots while Jordan made difficult shots looks like an easy shots..
TT Boy
These are layups. Kobe made the toughest shots, however, his shot selection was just horrible.
MJ is the goat of course. Kobe admit it himself
Sándor Csorba You really think this layups are easy? And as i was saying before, most of Kobe's toughest shots looks easy compare to MJ.
I've watched 100s of Jordan vids. This is the best! This truly displays the separation between MJ and "all" others.... everyone else is a "distant" 2nd. A true virtuoso (the bball was his instrument), artist, acrobat, magician.....! You are right though, there are so many others of MJ you missed. Most NBA players have 5 memorable plays/moves a year, Jordan had at "least" 2 every game! Glad I lived during the MJ era...I can rest in peace!
thank you
Couldn't agree more! Bc MJ was a virtuoso and renaissance man, the Bach of sports, the Da Vinci of basketball - this video combines the right clips, edited in the proper order with the right music to seamlessly show the GOAT in all his glory. His grace in mid-air was like a figure skater or ballerina. The difference is that those routines are choreographed. His mid-air artistry in games were his reaction to the defense. Even his dunk contest dunks weren't rehearsed. He was more concerned with working on his overall game, so when the dunk contest came around, he is quoted saying "I just decide what to do once I'm in the air." There will be a massive gap between #1 all-time and #2 all-time perhaps forever.
me too - i saw the 92-93 Play -Offs - with on top of the Cake - the Dream Team when he was in his superb prime time shape .
Michael J. - Clide :"The Glide " Drexler battles were amazing ......
Amen brother
Never was a jordan fan. But he is the one and only true King that will ever play in the NBA.
His Airness....
How is that even possible lol
So now you’re a fan?
SMH! WHAT WERE U SMOKING! MUST B A KNICKS FAN OR CLEVELAND.
@@jarvasedundy1 it’s pretty obvious. He didn’t personally root for him, but he still can’t deny his unparalleled ability on the court.
Another amazing collection posted. Jordan was demoralizing going through multiple defenders, drawing fouls and demonstrating unmatched ingenuity, strength and agility. He was and still is unmatched in the NBA.
#1 is probably the best move in the history of the NBA.
VinmanMJ23 correct
Absolutely!
Money Man yea because the composure and grace fullness of it is what takes it tot he next level aside from it already being an unprecedented move in nba history. You add the composure and elegance forget about it. Also dr j’s layup as sick as it was still comes second to the number 2 move in this video!
VinmanMJ23 travel
@@dog-tc5uc
Lebron = an unskilled loser
The best thing that I love watching, besides the actual highlights of Michael Jordan, are the reactions of the opposing team, especially the guys on the bench
he's quick even in slow motion
I so wish the film quality was better, today's players don't realize how truly amazing MJ was!
If you go out, and you try to do any of these moves on your own, without any of the contact from another player, you realize just how hard they are. Try doing them in the middle of a game, and that's when you come to the realization, that Michael Jordan wasn't human lol absolutely amazing.
Cortex Zero very true its very hard to copy
Cortex Zero. I can do half of his moves, and that's only because I have hang time like him.
Davon Benson Yeah sure lmao
@@davonbenson9655, bumped his head on a 8' rim trying to dunk on a 12 year old. His comment is a result of the near fatal damage it caused to his brain.
Nick Mackey 😂😂
NO COMPARISON TO ANY BASKETBALL PLAYER BECAUSE HE IS THE GOAT, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!
I wish there was a time machine so I can go back in time to watch him all over again! Simply the greatest
@Diane KAKE Sorry Diane. I have to be rude and say fuck that. What he wants, what alot of people want, is to really travel back in time and live it/ feel it all over again. Never again has been another player that could do what Jordan did.
Take the Shrug Game, for example. It was absolutly crazy. You can hear it in the commentator, you can watch it on RUclips, but you can never erase it from your mind, completly not expect it to happen or even be possible, absolutly out of consideration and then first game comes and he completly shoots out the roof of any of your expectations, knocking down records in the triple point line, exactly where everybody was saying that he was weak, and absoluty destroys the Blazers, who never really recovered from such a feat.
It's like you expect Trump to start the third world war and all the sudden he fucking blows up the entire Universe.
Better yet, it's kind like you expect Lebron to win 5... 6... 7... championships and he ends up with 15. Sadly, that didn't go all so well, did it?! ;)
I got to see him play once in Atlanta and he was all alone on a fast break. I stood up when the outlet pass went to him in anticipation. He took off for his signature "Kiss the Rim" dunk and bricked it off the back of the rim! 😯😲😟😤😠😡🤬🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Nick Mackey 😄 It happened 👍🏼
I time machine was existed... I promis mj of 90's will go in this time so that bronsexual fan will eat their words😂😂😂
@@junnellerosales9621 just make it back 80's bro were mj is so strong and abuse by piston badboys
Why is MJ incomparable to any1 ever play the game of basketball?!..It's the "GRACEFULNESS" of his game!..
There are no comparison, imagine his airness at his peak in the game today, cant think of anyone that could stop him, the only GOAT
draymond kicking him in the nuts will.
*When other players jump in the air:* The play is over.
*When Jordan jumps in the air:* The play has just begun.
MJ is like poetry in motion... he´s by far the best player of basketball ever !!
Lelop doesn't even come close.Kope yes.
All of these are unbelievably graceful plays...but #1 is just Jordan trolling. Like, that shit isn't even really possible. Might be the greatest move in the history of mankind.
amen
just look at the reaction of the bench from the opposing team. amazing!
yeah very well said
Tomi Adewole it was a travel
travel my ass...travel in the air is right ya clown..what's the agenda of all these millennial clowns trying to troll and disparage real footage of the goat? get your head straight and stop smoking that nick wright pinnochio shnoz crack
Only player i know that can change directions in mid air. He can make defense swat and miss, not once, not twice but sometimes even 3 times. Them backward layups were incredible, and he did them on a regular without hardly missing. Hell of a hang time. He waited till defense came back down before he would let go of the ball. Freakin Amazing. If this doesnt show how great MJ was, i dont know what will . He really is the GOAT.
Yeah, 80s MJ, the most ridiculous athlete I have been honored to have seen, basically did 1-2 hangtime reverses every game and it was shocking to me if he missed, the darn thing always hit it seemed but that's because it's just a normal shot for him. There is a 13 minute video of just reverses called total reverse and he does every variation you can think of wired, but these aren't practiced, they are improvised on the fly so each variation is unique and so it's my favorite shot in his arsenal. The reverse is actually his first signature move, or as Marv Albert called it, "MJ's patented reverse."
Michael Jordan did that moves among 2-3 bodies (4-6 arms) against the best players of the history. Shaquille Oneal, Koby Briant, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Jhonson, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Shawn Kemp, Regie Miller, Gary Payton, Patrick Ewing, Jhon Stark, Latrell Sprewel, Tim Hardaway, Glen Rice, Eddi Jones, Mitch Ritmond, Steve Smith,Glen Robinson, Avri Jhonson, David Robinson, Robert Horry, Hakeem Olajuwon, Chino Cassels, Dell Curry, Chris Webber, AC Green, Karl Malone, Mark Price, Grant Hill, Clyde Drexler, Jamal Mashburn, Jim Jackson, PJ Brown, Glen Robinson, Allan Houston, Antoine Walker, Vin Baker, Nick Van Exel, Chaucey Billups, Ben Wallace, Joe Dumars, Isiah Thomas, John Srockton, Magic Jhonson, Chris Mullin, Antonio Davis, Jeff Hornacek, Derek Fisher, Vlade Divac, Vince Carter, Otis Thorpe, Sam Perkins, Mario Elie, Vernon Maxwell, Kevin Willis, Carl Herrera, Robert Parrish, Kenny Smith, Greg Anthony, Jason Terry, Stacey Augmon, Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scot, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gil, Jason Terry, Peja Stojatovic, Antonio Davis, Alvin Williams, Charles Oakley, Antonio McDyess, Jalen Rose, Chris Mullin, Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, Allen Iverson, Sam Perkins, Doc Rivers, etc etc etc. LEBRON JAMES BEATS ROCKIES (UNKNOWN PLAYERS) ONLY. NBA ITS BORING ACTUALLY
Love your comment
Anfernee Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, Isiah Rider, Dee Brown, Jason Kidd, Jason Williams
That's a long incomplete list of victims right there :D
Dennis Rodman, Sidney Moncrief, Adrian Dantley, Terry Cummings, Dikembe Mutombo, Kevin Johnson,
Moses Malone, Kevin McHale, Mark Aguirre, Arvydas Sabonis, Terrell Brandon, Seon Elliot,
Detlef Schrempf, Alex English, Anthony Mason, Drazen Petrovic, James Worthy, Terry Porter,
Michael Finley, Sam Cassell, Jerry Stackhouse, Alvin Robertson, Rod Strickland, Brad Daugherty.
Rik Smits, Dominique Wilkins, Kevin Garnett, Michael Cooper, Derreck McKey, Ricky Pierce,
Dan Majerle, Kevin Duckworth, Buck Williams, Reggie Lewis, Mark Jackson, Jeff Malone,
Dale Davis, Derreck Coleman, Rolando Blackman, Danny Manning, Larry Nance, Bernard King.
Yeah but no, Hakeem always had Jordan's number, the only man he feared.
Simply, THE BEST EVER. My favorite hang time is # 2 on this list. Second game in the finals 91' down one game and he just switched in mid-air without reason about to dunk but he decided to change hands just because he can. Marvelous! I stopped watching NBA when he retired in 98'.
now I see why it was so hard for Jordan to walk away from the game, cause when you got that kind of hangtime it's hard to hang it up.😂😂😂😂
I love it. On some plays he didn't even get hit and yet, he got the foul, but on others he got totally annihilated in the air and still made the basket. Just look at number one, he flew on that one.
Every play that a foul was called there was contact. EVERY ONE, there weren't any phantom calls on the plays in this video when the whistle blew.
Did you guys notice how many players were involved in every play trying to defend MJ?
What you don't see in most highlight videos of Michael Jordan are the years where they used to really attack him literally it was like he was playing football they could not guard him so a lot of teams hit him everytime he went in the paint .
Too many defender... They cant guard mj... I wonder if mj played today with no hand checking.
@@junnellerosales9621 That's what I try to tell these fools today. The game is MUCH easier for the offensive player. Any great scorer from back then would increase his output by 30-40%. I just made up that number, but you know what I'm saying.
Yes, 5
I bet prime MJ will averaging 45+ point if he played with current rules
Even with all the moves, youngsters who never witnessed him play don't understand how dominant he was! The closest to a guaranteed win in any sport was MJ in the playoffs! Even with everyone knowing he'd take the game winning shot, he still hit it every time! He was just incredible!
All the reverse moves and shots in the air that players have done..Kobe, Leflop, Vince, T-mac A.I....MJ had done it in 84 when he got in the league. The 🐐
exactly!!!!!
Leflop
You know your the greatest when your opponents bench is in awe of what you do lol.
We will never see a player with that skills! Unbelievable! The best of all times..
Forget about the stats..there's no one who can put the ball in the basket with grace and creativity like Jordan.. There are many great players like today's Lebron, Kobe, Wade etc but no one captures imagination like MJ did... Simply the greatest of them all :)
12, 7, 6 are just............damn. 1 is insane I've just seen it so many times. Never seen anything like it. GOAT and it ain't even close.
I was glad to see his shot against the Nets as your number one. It might be the best basketball play I've ever seen. Hanging, avoiding three defenders all while moving from one side of the basket to the other... simply amazing.
The reaction by the Nets bench is priceless. Even his opponents could not believe the plays he made.
MJ's patience and court awareness were 2 of the things that set him apart. Watching him use his amazing hang time to thwart 2 and 3 block attempts before making his actual shot attempt was incredible.
Hang time isn't a real thing.
@@jonhohensee3258 you would think so until you watched MJ play!
@@johnmilligan2964 I DID watch him play. No such thing as hang time.
@@jonhohensee3258 yeah but watching him play made you believe in hang time!
@@johnmilligan2964 Maybe you. Not me.
MJ is basketball. Basketball is MJ
Sometimes we analyze the game and its players too much, and this phrase says it all.
Oh yeah Michael Jackson was the best
Can anyone in their mind tell me that Lebron is better than this? Oh I forgot Lebron said he was 😂😂😂😂
I had my share of doubts about if Kobe Bryant is better as a basketball player, until I saw some of Michael Jordan's 2X3-peat and Wizards videos. Air Jordan is freak of nature, and GOAT, let them fight for the second place
Jeez...they used to hit people pretty hard going to the basket back in those days
Hoops was so much more physical back then. Like 90% of these were hard fouls. Those Knicks and Pistons teams were brutal but MJ still totally owned them.
Totally agree, what gets me is people claiming Labron is the GOAT. You'd never see MJ flop, but Labron does it all the time.
When i was at high school, i tried to imitate the no. 1 move. Alot of kids back then wanted to be like mike. After the 20th attempt i came to my senses and realized that this is a god's move.. lol!
Btw that if that no. 4 play happened in todays game, the offensive player will hold his head, lie down for 2 min and act like he's badly hurt, then the refs will review the scene over and over and rule a flagrant 1. smh...
Le Flop move
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this just show how MJ's career is so good, he has the stats, records and rings to be GOAT and at the same time these..
LeBron is no comparison to His Airness
Tyrone Cathey two different people heights weight and position
big agree...coz jordan is a superhuman basketball player...
lebron is just a dust....
@@realurkel2650 doesn't matter. Not even close. Look at any video of Lebron's greatest vs. Jordan's greatest - no comparison. Jordan got hammered in the lane, Lebron just bulldozes his way through the little resistance / defense present.
Lebron is THE GOAT GOING ON ANOTHER TEAM GOAT WHAHAHAHAHA
lol @ #1, even opponent bench players drop their jaws and cant believe what they saw! GOAT!
#1...all time favorite...not just the flight between two defenders but the reaction from the Nets bench...#priceless
The greatest ahtlete of all time, thank you for the memories.
On #1 M.J. made a dude on the nets bench get up like what did I just witness.....lol
Phil Rockwell Actually those players were fined $ for acting like that.. fact
That was actually(STEVE SMITH).YEAH..I SAW THAT TOO.!!!!
@@Jj-rc7in BULL$*&€
i watched him every game i could from north carolina tar heels to the bulls. Ive been watching bball for over 50 yrs. and have seen some great ballplayers. I was a dr. j fan for many yrs. and he was a leaper . I think larry bird was one the smartest ballplayers,fantastic shooter ..A team player,bird could have scored alot more points, he wanted wins and sacrificed that part of the game to get his team involved.Bill Russell and bird alot alike as far as attitude and never give up.Russell ran the floor like no other center,last one i saw that came close was karl malone. Russells defense around the rim was fantastic alot like hakeem olijawon. MJ was i believe the best pound for pound. Great leaper, acrobatic in the air like know one else!!!,great defensive player, a man possessed with gifts from the gods. He was the chief on the floor and he trashed talked but could he back it up! I miss mj alot and i dont think anyones really taken his place,kobe, lebron great ballplayers . There was a magic about mj,never knew from night to night what move he would pull out of the hat..and man do i miss that excitement. I personally think the greatest gifted center of alltime was wilt chamerlain. ,this man at 7foot 2 could leap over 3 feet off the floor,and i mean unstoppable in the paint..They changed the game because of this man..he dunked from free throw line long ago, they made the lane wider to get him away from basket,used to be able to touch the ball in the cylinder above the rim ,of course today cant touch it or its goal tending, the inbounds pass over the backboard made illegal ,because on out of bounds play would have wilt waiting and nobody could stop him from scoring..His rebounding next to none, scored a 100 points and i think if he were playing today could have scored more than a hundred because they didnt have the shot clock back then. He was a mountain of a man,i saw the best men in nba try to guard him ,holding him and he would take then for a ride and dunk it with them hanging on..I watched wilt every chance i got growing up ,i was in awe of this mans strength and jumping ability. Watching him over the yrs., I think wilt actually felt sorry for guys he played against,for him it was easy,and there were times guys would try to block chamberlain dunk and chamberlain could have broke there arms on the rim and he would gently lay it in. This man had the hardest dunks ive ever seen, a bullet to the floor.,watch this guys highlights. This may have been a weakness, if you want to call it that, in chamberlains game..Michael on the other hand was hardcore winner and taunt you when he did it and there lies the difference in number of championships brought home.
You're fucking crazy for thinking wilt Chamberlain would score over a hundred today. He would dominate no doubt but in his era there were actually more possessions per game. Watch Mike korzemba why wilts 100 point game is overrated
@@michaelryder166 Bro reading is fundamental. How can you even question a man who said he's been watching basketball for over 50+ year's.he just explain to you that he watched literally 5 different era's of basketball. Do you not know Russell played in the 50's/60's. So did Wilt. Then add to Dr. J who played in the 70's/80's. And then Jordan 80's/90's. Then to add in modern day basketball 00's/2010's. How can you serious called him "fucking crazy" when you probably only watched 00's/2010's basketball. You just literally disrespect the man of what he's witnessed.
Oh yeah... Thank you
LOL! @ #1. No matter how many times i see that move, i still can't believe it!
me too that is sooooooo amazing
That move... against the Nets
You sir, know your stuff. That #1 play is imo the greatest play I've seen in a game. No one else in the world could replicate that. Great video.
Look up the artistry of Michael Jordan. It has some sick moves as well. U could actually do a top 1000 hangtime vid of Mike & it would still go hard af. I saw him do a crazy layup against GS that I've never even seen on any highlight & it was just as sick as most of these. & all this from the same guy who hit 6 consecutive game winning/tying shots in the finals & won 6 rings while leading the league in scoring all 6x. GOAT w/o question
I know this is 7yrs ago, but thanks. I appreciate it. Watching it now. Love it.
If Jordans dad didn't get murdered he would have won 8 straight
True bro
Actually very very true.
Definitely
If they didnt get Rodman, Hakeem would have still won at least one.
@@MrC77
not, HAKEEM would of got his points plus fouled alot by Bill Wedington, Luke Longly ...but everyone else getting shut down...Toni Kukoc would of had a bigger roll, being like DIRK...hitting wide open 3's from JORDAN off the drive...
Pippen was in his prime and Dunks on HAKEEM like he did Patrick EWING ...Ron Harper shuts the PG Kenny Smith plus Pippen guards Kenny Smith in the 4th making JORDAN steal 4 entry passes to HAKEEM, those easy entry passes become that much harder
Vernon Maxwell's getting lit up, and Robert Horry's to slow laterally and also getting lit up by whom ever he's guarding....Bulls SWEEP HOUSTON like they did SHAQ in 96...
plus BARKLEY, J.Kidd, Damon Stoudamire, Glen Rice, Vin Baker or another all-star player would of joined the Bulls
Asked once if he could fly MJ. replied: “For a little bit.”
He was a master at hangtime. Jordan gave everything for his career including his dad. He was, is, and will always be the GOAT.
@@josevigil4619 nah he wore them air jordans
I want to hear some stories from opponents benches as they react to some of the stuff they've seen this man do. The Nets bench reaction to "the layup" is awesome!!
The amount of english he generated on those Bballs was epic. And the way he could adjust and change his shot in mid air 😱 God was he special.
Really enjoyed watching!! Thank you so much!!
thank you bro ;)
In air body control is unmatched. It's like he was playing in slow motion while in the air AFTER getting fouled
I love the guy's reaction on the bench for the Nets, classic!
Man that was the best package of Jordan clips I've seen yet! All due respect to lebron but I was around back then he got abused and still couldn't be stopped by far the best ever!
When god decided he want to create an athlete in his own image he made Michael Jeffery Jordan
And Michael means "like god' in hebrew
Dont say that god is god
Exactly the hang time I was expecting on number 1. Great video man. Keep doing more!
Better then LeBron? Is that even a serious question? This man is one of the best, if not the most talented athlete i've ever seen!
1:47 OMG! The body control it takes to go against the momentum like that make the shot. He almost defied physics!
It's like he was going from right to left, but instead paused and with forward.
And i thought i saw already all of his hang time shots.. but in this top 50 i saw some never seen crazy hang time moves!!!
The way he switches his body in mid air on number 1 is undeniably the best move ever in the history of sports. He moves with such finesse and grace as if heaven sent. #thereisnootherthanMJ
Didn’t even have to see #1 to know what it was … knew it already. The most amazing play in the NBA ever
The ability to read a situation,react to it,adjust to the defences' adjustement,go to plan B,C,D on 1 play at game speed is unlike any other human I know(.
'til this day, that number one hang time against the Nets, still gives me chills. Even the Nets bench reacted with disarray.
I understand that the goat "debates" are entertaining but they're insulting. Everyone knows MJ is the goat
What made it more amazing is Jordan is being pushed & hand checked while on the drive, absorbs lots of contact mid-air and still had the strength and body control to adjust his shots during hang time.
And you have people talking about Lebron being G.O.A.T..ha ha ha he couldnt do these plays.
Jordan is G.O.A.T and Kobe closest thing to him..
Michael's foot work and balance was unreal,
But his giant Gloves, his hands, really helped him control the ball well while taking contact in the air.
100% his ball grip is a big part of his game
I always watching jordans game... Here from phillippines. Im your fan!
His attack - turn 180- draw foul and shoot blind from any angle is incredible. Every play with style. No bricks. G.O.A.T no doubt at all.
today's youth and garbage non original retro shoes have pretty much ruined jordan's for me but this video makes me remember how they once made me feel and why they made me feel that way
ruined ??? lol
That number 1 on your list is probably the most awesome move from a long list of awesome moves i've seen from Jordan. Imo the best & most complete Basketball Player the world has seen so far.
Really glad that i was in my childhood & teenage years during his carreer.
Super influential
I swear he just pauses in the air for a moment
#Legendary🏀
lol exactly flawless! i thought that was just me seeing this too!
KeepstayingFlawless damn right!
All-time greatest
Brings so much memories of my childhood watching MJ play on cable with my friends thanks for the video clip and to the real GOAT His Airnes Michael Jordan
I’ve seen men jump as high or higher but I’ve never seen someone have such a consistent ability to react in mid air and improvise with such body control, spatial awareness & focus.
This is why you can't compare anyone else to Jordan. He did the unbelievable consistently throughout his entire career. I've seen Kobe attempt shots like these that would go over the backboard. No one comes close to the artistry and beauty of Michael's game.
he's literally jumping before the defenders and landing AFTER them
and thats what makes him unguardable when he attacks the rim
i also saying this in my heart while watching this!
His hang time is insane 🔥
I'm from Chicago and my parents and I used to sit and watch the Bulls game on our old school TV. I was only 8 years old and my dad would always say, Michael Jordan will be the best basketball player in the world. I was like damn, I was grateful to watch him play and win 6 rings here in Chicago. G.O.A.T
You got #1 right. Probably the coolest move in all of basketball. Even the opposing team came off their seats. Subbed. Only one GOAT.
WOW! What an artistry! #MJTHEGOAT
When the bench of the opposing team grabs each other and jumps up in excitement when MJ wows with a move.. you know it's special! GOAT.
Who else guessed #1 b4 it came ? I can't decide between it and Dr J's layup as the best move ever
Jeries Hazboun Any true Jordan fan knew exactly what number 1 was gonna be.
I actually thought #2 would be #1. I remember #2 when it happened. MJ is the reigning, undeniable, unattainable, unforgettable GOAT. When Labron said that he himself was the goat, I felt sick to my stomach. Labron, watch this video.
This is amazing I have been going throwback with these videos anticipation of the last dance but your #1 is far best the greatest
I never get tired watching the opposing teams bench reactions 😁😁😁
And ppl saying Kobe is better...you must be smokin
Kobe copied JORDAN! PLAIN AND SIMPLE!
Jeffery Little john And still wasn’t better and doesn’t come even close. Crazy.
@@jefferylittlejohn184 not the 85 to 93 version. Kobe great but wasnt him especially with the handsize and hang time.
#1 was insane, unreal!, Only Jordan, the only and real GOAT can do that kind of move.
Jordan had been retired for almost 5 NBA seasons in total during his playing period - 1993/1994 season and almost complete 1994/1995 season (played only 17 games) during his first retirement; and the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 season. Now, that's at the top 82x4 and plus 65 games from the 94/95 season. That's a total of 393 games that MJ had a possibility playing in. Let's say he didn't play all those games because of his age during the late seasons, but MJ would sure be playing in all the games of 93/94 and 94/95 season. (assuming he didn't have any injuries). That's 147 games insured. Now, in the span from 95 to 98 season, MJ played all 82 games. Let's assume he would've played in all the games of 98/99 season too. That's now 229 insured games. During the late seasons with the Wizards, MJ averaged with 71 games played per season. Let's say MJ would've played in 71 games during the 99/00 and 00/01 seasons. That's 142 there plus the previous 229 insured - brings a total of optimal 371 games insured (assuming MJ would've had any injuries during the seasons) that MJ would've played in if he didn't retire twice in between. Now, let's convert that into added points. With the 2 retirements and missing almost 5 regular seasons, MJ ended up with 32 292 points in total. Let's take the 90-93 NBA seasons (the last 3 seasons MJ played in before his first retirement). He averaged 31.4 points per game during that period. Let's say he'd average 30 per game in the 93/94 season and another 30 in the 94/95 season as an optimal number. That's 82x30 and 82x30 = 4920 additional points. That would cover his first retirement absence and making it a total of 37 212 points MINIMUM at that time. 3 full regular seasons left. MJ, as I stated, didn't play during the period from 98/99 season to 00/01 season. Again, let's take the last 3 seasons he played before he retired that second time. That's the period from 95' to 98'. In those 3 season, MJ averaged 29.6 points per game. Let's say that in the 98/99 season he'd average 25 ppg and 25 ppg in the 99/00 season. That's 2050 additional points in each of those 2 seasons = 4100. Now, during the last 2 seasons with the Washington Wizards, MJ averaged 21.5 ppg. Let's say that the final absent season we haven't yet included (during which he was retired of course), being the 00/01 season, MJ would've averaged 21 point per game. That's 21x82 being 1722 additional points. When we sum that 1722 with 4100 from the previous 2 seasons he was absent and all that to the previous total of 37 212 points he had without these 3 seasons, we get to a total number of 43 034 POINTS MINIMUM. Now when I wrote all these statistics in depth, how the fuck can someone even put any other basketball player in the same sentence as MJ? That's the most disrespecting thing you can make. 43 034 points, remember that I didn't even mention the 65 game absence during the 94/95 season, if you add around 30 points per game during those 65 games, you get an even bigger number at the end.
Love MJ . Was happy to see him play 2 times in person and watched him growing up . So happy that I was apart of it .
O M G!!! THE THINGS M J COULD DO! INHUMAN!!! Incomparable... excellent video.
MJ vs LeBron
This is a silly debate. Clearly Michael is better. It's not even a close one. But let's go to the facts. Updated after Lebrons 14th season. Michael Jordan has
•3 more rings
•3 more final mvps
•1 more DPOY
•1 more season MVP
•9 more scoring titles
•3 more steals leader
•3 more all defensive team selections
•4000 more points / bron moved past him in playoff points, but it took him longer lol.
•800 more steals
•Beat 20 50+ win teams in the playoffs (Lebron only defeated 10)
•Jordan never averaged less than 40% Field Goal in the finals
Lebron did it twice
•6/6 (never allowed a game 7)
•Lebron had much more help
•Jordan never had a teammate averaged more than 22 points in the finals..
Kyrie averaged over 28 and DWade averaged more than 26
•MJ never ever had a finals meltdown like Lebron in 2011 against the Mavs
•MJ had more points in the playoffs in less games..
All of this accomplished in 13 seasons
Lebron is in his 14th season still chasing the "ghost that played in Chicago"
•Michael Jordan in the playoffs has put up atleast 40ppg, 5rpg, 5apg in 6 different playoff series. Along with an average of about 55% shooting, 3spg and 2bpg.
(86 vs bos, 89 vs cavs, 90 vs philly, 92 vs Miami, 93 vs Phoenix, 88 vs cavs) Jordan won every one of those matchups except for the 1986 matchup vs the celtics.
•Jordan in 88-89 averaged 32ppg, 8apg, 8rpg, 3spg off 54% shooting. LeBron has never even came close to this stat line.
•in 87 thru 92, MJ averaged 5 straight seasons of atleast 51% FG shooting. LeBron has never done this.
•the lowest FT% MJ ever shot in a season was 78%. Lebrons highest in a season ever is 78%.
•MJ has a higher playoff FG% of 48.7% to Lebrons 48.3%
•MJ has a higher playoff player efficiency rating of 28.6 to Lebrons 27.3.
•MJ shoots a higher playoff 3 point percentage of 33.2% to Lebrons 32.9%
•MJ also shocked the league by being the first (and only) player to have 100 blocks and 200 steals in the same season, then turned around and did it again the next year..
Seriously this list can keep going. This isn't even a debate. Mj is the GOAT.
Michael in only ELEVEN complete seasons with the Bulls:
-10 STRAIGHT scoring titles,
-Won Defensive Player of the Year,
-9 times all defensive team,
-9time All NBA,
-5 league MVPs
-6 finals MVPs
LBJ missed the playoffs completely in his first 2 years. Jordan didnt with scrubs on his squad. Jordan played 82 games 9 times in his career once at 40. LBJ only played 82 games once. In 89 Jordan won the scoring title all star MVP slam dunk title regular season MVP and Defensive Player of The year something LBJ has never done. Jordan also averaged 41 pts a game for an entire Finals shootimg 50% and won. Something else LBJ never did.
All 11 seasons. Mj has done in 11 seasons things Lebron hasn’t done and won’t do in his whole career...
And before you criticize me for copy and pasting just know that it doesn’t matter if it’s copied or not, truth is truth.
Check Mate.
Lebron is baphomet the goat he kick kobe then die.
This boy did his homework!!