Jordan is great, I grew up watching him play. But even though I am too young to have seen Larry Bird play, nobody argues with the following. Michael Jordan is Black Jesus, but Larry Bird has to be The All-Father. What Bird has done, staying undefeated against Jordan, without the same physical abilities... there is no word for it. He is on another level. EDIT: I forgot to mention. I saw this last shot many times, but only today I realize how *dirty* the whole thing was. You'd think this ankle breaker was due to lack of balance, but in fact Michael pushed his hip down forcefully with his left hand. That was dirty play. Don't get me wrong, I learned as a teenager playing against club players, how dirty the sport really is. But now that I have seen how the play was done, I don't think so highly of him anymore. He just did what was necessary to win, nothing more, nothing less. He is not some kind of genius who doesn't need to dirty his hands. That's what I am getting from this.
he should have been undefeated against Jordan. Christ dude Boston was loaded with hall of fam players and all stars. arguably GOAT front line. who did Jordan have? and if you name Pippen, remember he averaged 7 ppg in his rookie season and didn't start until near 2 years in.
@@Larry-zv8li Not sure what you're trying to say. You bring up teammates, when all I'm trying to say is that when talking about the greatest of NBA, MJ is great, but maybe isn't all that impressive given how gifted he was physically. Take that away from him, and I don't know that he can still be so successful. In a sport where being higher, stronger, or faster is nearly all that matters, succeeding without those qualities is remarkable.
@@lilhaxxor dude, this makes absolutely NO SENSE what you just said. "MJ is great, but maybe isn't all that impressive given how gifted he was physically. Take that away from him, and I don't know that he can still be so successful" every player playing pro sports has a level of physical gifts. they have to have it or they wouldn't have even sniffed the league. even the stiffest, bench riding player in the league will bust yo ass 1v1. jordan isn't all that impressive? a man universally recognized pretty much as the GOAT isn't impressive? he is called that for a reason and was called that BEFORE he played his first NBA game by legendary coach bobby knight. what in the hell are you talking about 🤣😂
@@Larry-zv8li This is the last time I answer because you clearly lack the emotional distance and maturity necessary to think for yourself. And by the way, MJ himself has a lot of respect for Larry Bird. I suspect it's partly because he could never do what Larry did, which is dominating without being more athletic than his opponents. If that's too difficult for you to understand, and it's too painful for you to imagine someone else than Jordan being the greatest, that's okay.
Jordan is great, I grew up watching him play. But even though I am too young to have seen Larry Bird play, nobody argues with the following. Michael Jordan is Black Jesus, but Larry Bird has to be The All-Father. What Bird has done, staying undefeated against Jordan, without the same physical abilities... there is no word for it. He is on another level.
EDIT: I forgot to mention. I saw this last shot many times, but only today I realize how *dirty* the whole thing was. You'd think this ankle breaker was due to lack of balance, but in fact Michael pushed his hip down forcefully with his left hand. That was dirty play. Don't get me wrong, I learned as a teenager playing against club players, how dirty the sport really is. But now that I have seen how the play was done, I don't think so highly of him anymore. He just did what was necessary to win, nothing more, nothing less. He is not some kind of genius who doesn't need to dirty his hands. That's what I am getting from this.
He was a winner forsure! Nobody can ever deny that!
he should have been undefeated against Jordan. Christ dude Boston was loaded with hall of fam players and all stars. arguably GOAT front line. who did Jordan have? and if you name Pippen, remember he averaged 7 ppg in his rookie season and didn't start until near 2 years in.
@@Larry-zv8li Not sure what you're trying to say. You bring up teammates, when all I'm trying to say is that when talking about the greatest of NBA, MJ is great, but maybe isn't all that impressive given how gifted he was physically. Take that away from him, and I don't know that he can still be so successful. In a sport where being higher, stronger, or faster is nearly all that matters, succeeding without those qualities is remarkable.
@@lilhaxxor dude, this makes absolutely NO SENSE what you just said.
"MJ is great, but maybe isn't all that impressive given how gifted he was physically. Take that away from him, and I don't know that he can still be so successful"
every player playing pro sports has a level of physical gifts. they have to have it or they wouldn't have even sniffed the league. even the stiffest, bench riding player in the league will bust yo ass 1v1.
jordan isn't all that impressive? a man universally recognized pretty much as the GOAT isn't impressive? he is called that for a reason and was called that BEFORE he played his first NBA game by legendary coach bobby knight. what in the hell are you talking about 🤣😂
@@Larry-zv8li This is the last time I answer because you clearly lack the emotional distance and maturity necessary to think for yourself. And by the way, MJ himself has a lot of respect for Larry Bird. I suspect it's partly because he could never do what Larry did, which is dominating without being more athletic than his opponents.
If that's too difficult for you to understand, and it's too painful for you to imagine someone else than Jordan being the greatest, that's okay.
Then he returned for d wizards. 😂
lol true