Examining Michael Jordan's Ability to "Fly" and his Hang Time.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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Those huge hands of MJ helps him control the ball. He's a perfect player.
This was a good video. But yeah, that part could have been added
The one-handed pull back on Buck Williams against the Blazers is a blocked shot against almost anyone else NBA history. That looked like a straight up stuff, but what MJ did to avoid it is inhuman. Finishing it was certifiably insane.
bwink23 Reason xxxxxx why he's the GOAT.
I think that was against Grant Long and not Buck Williams as I didn't see Buck in the video but did see what looked like Buck as he had a black jersey like a Blazers style road jersey and was number 43 and he had goggles. That was Long of the Heat and was near the end of the video. An amazing play.
those huge hand help him a lot. the triple clutch probable the greatest lay up of all time
Dr. J had large hands as well and he was able to manipulate the ball also. I met the Ice Man before and his hands were huge as well.
Payee Ang Probably? More like DEFINITELY, man. Literally ain’t no one in history besides MJ that can pull that off.
Just remove probably. There’s no debate.
In that same game he made a reverse lay up with his left hand that is probably better than many of the best career layups of other all time greats. Sick.
This man woke up and choose facts
Still shaking my head after watching all these videos. How is there even another player compared to this perfection?! Straight up blasphemy...... watching this man play practically all my life was a huge privilege and luck that he played during my era. 🙏🏼🤙🏼
that "lean in" dunk... still the most beautiful expression of human form. this guy transcended sports into art. and into art, he simply made statues and painting of old seem inadequate. he is the perfect human form. gods have nothing on this man. he reign supreme.
in my place its called "tea break" before deciding what to do in mid-air. he jumps take a tea break read some papers then realized oh i have to shoot this ball, so what should i do? nah i toss it up here? oh no can i try underhanded? ah no theres a hand waiting there, ill wait for it to pass by.
Epi Agunla sounds more like a bathroom break lol
Maybe u mean coffee break, since tea & coffee are not the same. Lol.
@@jungokou1 So, you can't drink tea? You can't have a break while drinking tea then?
@@helpme2401 thanks for your comment. I thought... "what am I missing here?"
MJ always drbbled and dunked in slam dunk comps, he never just held the ball in his hand and ran. So any dunk that he performed in the dunk comp he could have done in game.
i always liked that. the free throw no travel. he said it was a part of the dunk to not travel
That's why they call "AIR" Jordan.
some of those shots were actualy blocked.....but he just waits the defenders hand going down again and makes the basket lol
Tired of people these days saying today’s NBA has players that are just as athletic as MJ like Westbrook and Lebron. GTFO. MJ is the greatest athlete ever. In any sport.
The media muppets only say that to sell their shows. The young fans only say it because they never saw Jordan do it live. As cool/crazy as some of these are on video, they just dont do it justice. The video equipment wasnt anywhere near half as good as it is today. The 80's/90's videos(even the best versions) aren't even as good as most phone recordings today. So it's a misconception based on flawed evidence. There are great athletes today. But, they're shown in much better quality at many more angles. Jordan was the greatest and Jordan is the greatest.
Ok, he is then. Then what? Fact is, hes the most successful, dominant, and accomplished basketball player of all time. Helps that he was one of the highest flyers in human history
LeBron has only a slightly lower vert, is stronger, more durable, and just as fast maybe faster. So no MJ wasn’t the best athlete of all time, I could argue wilt was. But he is the GOAT
@@kneo12 LeBron in his prime had the same vert as Jordan. LeBron is not stronger, he just weighs more and NO strength and weight don't PERFECTLY correlate. Plenty of videos of Jordan getting hit and muscling through contact MID AIR. LeBron is more durable, yea because he's only ever once in his entire 16 year career played all 82 games. Jordan did that multiple times including the last 3 seasons of his career AND he managed to stay pretty much injury free. LeBron is faster? Nope. Jordan's official 40 yard dash time is 4.3. LeBron's at his best was 4.5. Wilt is the greatest athlete of all time but LeBron is not a better athlete than Jordan. LeBron's stiffness and lack of agility alone makes him a worse athlete than Jordan.
@@aconfusedshoe6240 well honestly their both just athletically gifted but I think Jordan used his to a more successful career
It is mind-blowing just how consistent MJ was scoring like that. That is masterful.
You've got a great channel here with top notch B-Ball vids. Really enjoying the MJ series. You deserve alot more subscribers
MDCigan Thank you. Just trying to spit truth about MJ.
The artistry of his game was just beautiful to watch!!!
Kobe Bryant. tried to do the same in some games but he failed miserably , only Jordan was able to do that cause his huge hands and his insane atletism
What a failure
its the one thing kobe couldn't replicate
Kobe is a genius, although he is not as gifted and athletic as MJ, he become one of the best because he copied the best of the best.
Damn you jordan fans hate on lebron and now kobe
@@Mahdi_Amine it just a comparison
It is in the tongue... No one else has been able to fly with his style and grace.
Man.... Just stop compare this guy to James.
It's "stop comparing" not "stop compare."
Ya its not fair to Jordan he played 40 years before the technology is so much better now.
I truly believe that some people are blessed to do Extraordinary things in life. God made Michael to be one of those Extraordinary people.
Those fcking hands... The combination of strength and feathery touch in his hands, unmatched
48" vert to be exact!
When you watch the free throw line dunk in slow mo and see where he is at when dunking, he probably could have taken off 2 steps earlier and still dunked it. I can't find the video right now but it had his vertical at 48" which is one of the highest ever
MDCigan yeah bro I know when he was playing college ball at UNC he registered 48” on his vertical
Totally agree - he always shot the ball a hair late on the way down as he used the extra moment to concentrate on the shot.
beautiful to watch - he was a freak - great series of vids!!! GOAT forever
Growing up playing ball and mimicking Jordan I used to do the same thing, what I learned was by hanging onto the ball longer, 99% of defenders couldn't stay in the air as long, and would be back on the ground before I released the shot.
Mike Mitchell Hence the advantage of being a baller during his era.
I was the same. Pity I can't jump like I could back then, and it's all for naught when playing with the other old guys these days...
did you dominate then?
I've not seen any other nba player doing the lean to dunk of mj. All of them dunk straight up vertically even Vince Carter just jumps so straight up high and skans the ball but mj appears to be leaning either sideways or forward when he dunks.
Man your presentations are pretty good.
the beauty of his form in all aspects of making shots was legend.
The era of camera flashes just added so much of “that” to those already magnificently graceful highlights.
Poetry in motion
48 vert- great video
Haven't you noticed that when mj runs in a curve he's like a grandprix motiorcycke running at top speed with the riders knees almost hitting the sideroads
The in air control is similar to double(or more) under in rope jumping. You don't jump very high. You jump just high enough and use the energy left to your arms and wrists. I wonder how many unders MJ can perform.
This is a really great video. Thanks and keep up the great channel!
The best there ever was. The best there ever will be.
Man i miss those days
The best of all time 🌟
That tomahawk baseline reverse dunk he did in his first dunk contest (wearing AJ1 Breds) was one of my favorite dunks as a kid. I used to try and mimic that hitting the ceiling fan chains when I was a kid. 😂
Wow! he is really one of a kind!
just want to say I love the Jordan videos you are a crazed fan like me. the way you have shown aspects of Jordan's game are awesome and even more conforming of is greatness
D Lowe Just trying to spit the truth about MJ. If we saw MJ live, we are just greatful to have witnessed.
I like the background music of your video very much.
You are right in everything you said, but you forget one more thing: MJ most of times didn't "stretch" his body when he jumpued. What I mean is that if you notice, sometimes his head is as high as the defender, but his hips are higher. This means he had not stretched his torso yet, because he would do it on his way down, and that's why a lot of times it seemed that his defenders were going down and he would "hang", because he was just stretching himself in mid iar, so in reality his true jumping apex was not truly reached. And example of that: ruclips.net/video/ibuSDuKAIFw/видео.html
And BTW Jordan had a 45.6 inch vertical documented in 1983.
Daniel Matos good observation when his lower body is dropping he extends his torso so his upper body and arms are relatively static in order to make a shoot or move
Daniel Matos yea second highest vert ever
EXCELLENT VIDEO and BRILLIANT analysis! Bravo!
Awesome vid, man. Thanks for sharing.
another great vid, props!
The GOAT. Simple.
Last second shot against ehlo and the Cavaliers is one of the best examples of his hangtime watch it
Mj is everlasting. Nice vid
love to see that if the king of flop can do that hang time moves by mj
Also Michael Jordan had a gift from God! He asked God to help him and God gave him this gift. That’s why he is The GOAT!!
The weird thing about MJ is that he is considerably taller than his family members such as his parents and siblings. He willed himself to grow taller. And I’m not surprised because his mental focus is out of this world. Many main stream scientists after studying quantum mechanics believe that the consciousness can manipulate the physical world. Somehow MJ made himself taller and possess all the gifts from his mind. If you pick one attribute of MJ as the most important, it’s his mind. Very scary individual. Never will be another MJ in any sport
The goat flies in the air💕mj
He is the best in the AIR👈💘💋
thanks for an interesting video! love the analysis
It will be so interesting to see some pictures taken from crowd.....
and gigantic hands for his size too helped a lot
0:16-0:21 INSANE
This was put together well...
really loving these videos man
Good analysis. Elgin Baylor, Dr. J, and George McGinnis were also known for shooting on the way down. Elgin in particular would allow himself to be practically blocked, hang, and then make the shot.
So, it's not a unique trait to MJ, but perhaps to great players with good hops.
Forgiven Sinner Yes sir. Elgin was the first player to bring hang time into the game.
he could do lots of things in air...
well we already knew that. he also lift his legs up a lot to give the impression of a huge vertical... or maybe it made him feel like he was flying. can you imagine jumping from FTL and soaring to a monster dunks all the cameras flashing... all I would be able to see is the floor and pole coming up at me but he just looked up and let the ball do its thing.
keep your heads up, that's the key
At 1:00is the rawest purest nastiest clutch dunk. Love the way he balled was unbelievable.. #Goat#
Prefect!
dude nice vid and the music background is cool..
Lebron used to travel on the floor while MJ did so in the air.
Great video!
Lebron not even in his wildest dreams can he achieve Michaels fucking explosiveness and footwork. Lebron is a smart player yes.... but MJ basketball IQ was light years ahead.
Cool upload. Thanks man 👍#23
Great vid!1
Love this channel
His huge strong hands are the only reason these shots are possible.
That's why it's hard to block him because he adjusts in mid air and just when his defenders succumb to gravity mj finished the job
Fact: MJ is also president of the mile high club. Why? The number of defenders he screwed while in the air...
Man you didnt include the ones he did when he was going to slam the ball and switches the ball to the left hand on the air. That was so insane and nobody or no one have ever done that but him ever in nba history not even the self proclaimed goat can do that.
I tried this late release technique a lot on my jumpshot when I was young..... got blocked a lot too lol....
i think the fact that he has such large hands allowed him to control the ball better which allowed for his release point to be better.
After watching this video I'm thinking who in the world is more skilled than mj.. Nobody ever..
Nick wright needs to c this n tell who is the greatest
Nick Wright is a lebron shill. He doesn't care about evidence that disputes his claims. He only rattles off stats that fit his narrative.
It's like saying to his defenders you're late again baby
Actually too early... and he's gone, now I can shoot. Remember the buzzer beater shot against the Cavs...
no one ever like him stay long in the Mid air
This is how I used to play when growing up in the Jordan era, and I always knew it was from watching the Man himself. It gave the distinct advantage of being able to see where the defenders' blocking hands would be. Shooting on the way down is a great skill to have if your play style is to be a scoring assassin.
Bro mj had 48 inch vertical
I see MJ flying, we can all see that. And his inflight air time is far greater than yours or anyone else on the planet lol
my teacher has my class watching this for homework to answer questions... that is why i'm here
Jordan could jump the same or even higher than Lebron just off 2 foot...Lebron always dunking off 1 foot....
menacemc if you watch the dunk at 1:00 you will see he takes off with one foot and his head is literally at rim height! i had to watch it 10 times to believe it.
OMG that is insane!
donnibrasko1 Watch Lebron James highest jumps.
menacemc there’s a RUclips video showing that most players are either a 1 foot or 2 feet jumper but MJ was great at leaping with 1 or both feet.
his hangtime is on sport's science.
JORDAN FEDERAL EXPRES
aquarians have a natural flow
The dudes that are defending mj are coming down while he's still in the air.
he defies logic he can play with gravity by just jump and moving his limbs like a bird....look at his arms and legs he's literary using motion on top of motion to hang in the air longer 👌
you're wrong on the in air time not being different than most, go examine it a little better, Jordan would jump while at the same time or a bit after the defender would jump, the defender always starts coming down while Jordan is still in the air.
and I don't know if this is true but I heard from a source that Jordan learned this trick from the monks who are also able to hang in the air.
This is like one imagines
Bball in the mind
But in some videos, you can see that mj actually lands a little later than the other guy even though they jumped at the sane time.. just a little bit though..
the last air bender. :)
NUTS!!!!!
Im tellin yall its not just cuz he had huge hands its all bout body control and hang time
And mu doesnt stumble not slide after dunking unlike other players he's like an expert paraglider or paratrooper onbgroundlanding
I think Jordans only able to do that cause he has big hands like Phil Jackson said
true...having a great vert/hops plus big hands make it easier to dunk on people centers an all..if u cant palm the ball most times u getting blocked...
Yu Zuck there are lots of people on earth with big hands, and lots of players on he NBA with big hands that can do no where near what Jordan could
I don't know why and people could Lebron is more athletic than Michael. I doubt Lebron could do even one of those things Michael did. There are actually more examples of super athleticism and body dexterity that are out of this world by MJ. And they say Lebron is more athletic? GTFO!!!
1:04 thats 46" vertical
I think his hands and feet was same size lol. wore size 12 shoe and his hands was almost 12 inches in length.
Hassan Abdallah yeah MJ has small feet for his size which was a huge advantage because big feet aren’t good for athleticism and control. He was a physical freak. Huge hands and small feet. Perfect basketball body. I remember during his career that his physical attribute reminded me of the Ridley Scott’s Alien. Dark, huge hands, bald, back slightly slouched, and just menacing.
shit im just going to call MJ and ask him this shit
the air borne