there isn´t any basketball player like him and will never be! basketball couldn´t be understood without MJ. he is basketball himself!he´s done so much 4 this sport. thank u
dude glad you could get a glimpse of greatness from archives. it's actually watching the games, moments and how it all unfolds that is a testament to the GOAT
i dont want any1 to be better than mike b/c then every one will focus on that person and forget michael, he is soo good he doesnt deserve to be forgotten about.
you know what. i really enjoyed this video. great music and editing of the clips with added effect. very complete. is there another part to this? i seen the kobe stop the comparisons already and it was good too but this video had it all.
mj is and was the greatest because not only what he did in the games but what he brought to the team. a sense of leadership and will power. he played through 100 plus fever and has one of his best games, that is amazing. the shots he took and the strength that he had was amazing.he mastered the game and the techniques of the game and excelled at all parts not just scoring kobe and what he does is amazing in his own right and they deserve to be seen as two individual players and not compared
It wasn't just the incredible offensive skills. Not just the defensive dominance. It wasn't all about the awesome arial acrobatics. It wasn't even about all the rings, championships and Gold medals; but the passion, the excitement, the leadership aibility, the aura about him that was so palpable it made everyone around him better. Its what he did for his team and the game. Michael Jordon: head and shoulders above ANYONE in the NBA before or since, truly the G.O.A.T - the Greatest Of All Times!
the fact mj is the greatest of all time is well known for many reasons: 5 mvps,all defense team 9 times ,6 nba championships, went into Boston Garden and scored over 60 points against one of the 80's best teams, scored 38 in the finals with the flu and led his team to victory, took a year and a half off the game and what did he do? simply dominated as always, he also returned to the game as an old man and averaged 20 a game. this video alone is enough proof of his greatness.
He showed the mentality of what it takes to become the greatest. How many times have we heard the same BS from every person inducted to the HOF? Did we really expect the greatest to ever play to be a regular speech? He didn't need to talk about his life or anything, he chose to do an inspirational speech in which he used examples from his life to strengthen its impact on the common viewer. His speech was better then any sports speech I've ever heard, and was a fitting end to a wonderful career.
5 MVP awards 10 All-NBA First Team designations 9 All-Defensive First Team honors,14 NBA All-Star Game appearances and 3 All-Star MVP,10 scoring titles, 3 steals titles 6 NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA record for highest career regular season scoring average with 30.12 points per game as well as averaging a record 33.4 points per game in the playoffs. In 1999 he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN
i agree. there will never be another MJ. there will never be another Jim Brown or Babe Ruth. but still there can be somebody better. before this guys came . people said in their sport there will never be another great star like the current ( that time ) worlds greatest in their sport.. after decades. new legends came. legends people never tought would exist. ONLY IN THEIR DREAMS. dreams become reality, reality becomes immortality
PUT IT SIMPLE WORDS JORDAN G.O.A.T Kobe is WORKING to be with Jordan along him greatest players of all time. To be what they do , you need to consistently put up heavy numbers, make your team championship level, make historical plays, and do things that make you a legendary player
not yet. mj said there will be somebody better than him. soooo motivating for people:).. Michael jordan quote.. Tell me i can't do it, i prove your wrong. nuthing is impossible
The problem with the kobe fanboys is that they think because you are the best player in the NBA right now, then you must be the greatest of all time. Michael Jordan is considered by players before his era, during his era, and after his era, to be the Best of ALL TIME. Kobe Byrant is just the current superstar. Who by the way....led his team to a 40 point loss in game six in the NBA FINALS...just wanted to mention that.
Michael Jordan is The greatest player off all time. Nowadays the word "greatest" is given to so many players...kobe, lebron, wade...etc. it doesn't even have anymore meaning to it.
So u see it is in the mind, the psychology of Jordan's mind was the key factor for his greatness as 4 his fitness and physical boundaries well we all know who reinvented the jump shot while so always outleveteting his opponent and never missed on key shots...
There is NO different era here. Michael is regarded as the greatest of all time. Everybody else, take a seat in the back. It's as simple as that. There is Muhammad Ali and then there is Roy Jones and Tyson. There is Michael Jordan and then there is Kobe and Lebron. Greatest means exactly that.
I agree. It's impossible to prove who's better because they played in different eras. I personally like MJ, but they are both great players. Just let MJ be MJ and let Kobe be Kobe. Everytime somebody good comes out, they start the "is he the next Jordan." There will never be another MJ. There will never be another Kobe, never be another Dr. J, etc. Stop the comparisons.
I dont see why people say that MJ is not the greatest when the people who really know about basketball like magic johnson and other NBA players know that he is. Im pretty sure they know more about basketball than most the people saying otherwise on youtube.
the thing is there will never be another Michael nor Kobe and instead of comparting the two why can't we appreciate true greatness from the both of them....michael made the game it was Kobes is doing trying to do the same theres nothing wrong in that its just like in life everyone wants to make a name for themselves"
i hate it when idiots claim the media is what made him great. That is a crock of shit. Nobody got as big as michael cuz he was by far the most exciting player in basketball. Bird and Magic had their chance to sell shoes, but everyone wanting to fly like michael. His popularity was a direct result of his talent. I never cared to watch commercials, but i didn't miss a Bulls game for anything. His style and flare was unique, there will never be another like him.
Jordan is the best hands down.We missed at least 4 or 5 prime years from this guy.He retired 2 times top of his game.Now think if did not do that and kept going full speed wow at least 2 or 3 more titles easy and he is still the best all time.Also the players were better back 80s and 90s he played every known player from drj to bird and magic to barkley kobe list goes on.He was fun to watch.
for sure he would had... most people don't remember that there would had been 8 titles or how many could he won if he didn't retire in 99? Jordan still gives me chills with his performances, the only person close to that is Kobe.
@garubek Whoops, I meant the '97 championship, not '96. Although a huge portion of the '96 championship goes to Rodman, who tied the record for "offensive rebounds in a Finals game" twice. The guy averaged 14.7 rebounds per game. I'd say that was important, with MJ only shooting 41% for the series.
Great job i like ur approach and how u respect players and ages for what they are. U want KB to be the greatest ever and there's nothing wrong about it. But u also know u can only consider that once he finishes his career. That's respect and u deserve respect for that. Now just between u and me that 24 second clock in the end wasnt casual was it? It was a reference to Kobe confess man :P Keep it up man.
he averaged thirty five in the late 80's with a bad team so he basically won the MVP every year including the scoring title !!! Jordan had an amazing year that year but let's face it, there was no competition like a Lebron,Garnett or CP3 back then.....so in these days as long as you can get those awards no matter what point of your career, it's impressive
@icyneck3000 The one thing that can't go unstated is how great Pippen was. Here's a quote from Tex Winter: "Michael realized how easy it was to play with him and how he helped make his teammates better. It's often said Jordan needed Pippen and Pippen needed Jordan. I'm not sure Jordan didn't need Pippen more than Pippen needed Jordan." The asst. coach even implies that Pippen would do better alone than MJ would.
Bottom line there is no one that has filled the shoes left behind by Michael Jordan up until today!!!!!! and no kobe or anyother weenie is going to do it !!!! Hopefully the future will bring us one because he was awesome too watch!!! Thanks MJ from a childhood fan!!!!!!!
Jordan lead the league in stls 3 times, most of any player, had 200 stls 100 blks TWICE! DPY over olajuwon. He did the grity work, and was a defensive stopper back then. But as he got new teamates, he didn't need to put up as much to win games. Instead, he was mainly used as an offensive weapon. This is happening to Kobe, except he hasn't had any defensive awards besides the defensive teams, and isn't a lockdown defender.
You don't understand. His speech was not aimed at the audience, himself, or any other former NBA players, etc. It was aimed at the common man. He was trying to inspire people by what made him the greatest in his own field. He was telling about what had happened to him, and how that motivated him to become better. Those are life lessons that we see in practice all the time in sports. MJ was using them in real life context. I'm sorry you couldn't see the genius behind his speech. It was all MJ.
In the end George Karl said it best and I'd like to elaborate on it. It's not Jordan's Jump shot. It's not his Defense. It's not his Passing, his dunking, his leadership or athleticism. It's his heart. His Will to win. It's what drove him to be the best player he could be. It's what drove him through the insanity that was the Bulls climb in the NBA from 1987-1990. You forget what amazing years Jordan had individually and how hard it was to beat the teams in his division no less.
jordan is the best player who has ever played the game. dont get me wrong, kobe is a good player, its just that jordan has accomplished so much more, which makes him the top dawg. what makes jordan a better player is that he can play both sides of the ball. Best player ever!
@icyneck3000 Also, one note of context: Jordan had the luxury of playing with the same guys for each 3-peat. Out of every major player MJ played with, Kukoc and Longley each missed 3 playoff games (diff. years). Kobe had Bynum absent one year and half effective another, and a rotation of Radmanovic, Ariza, and Artest. Not only do Kobe's teammates not measure up to MJs, but who he was playing with wasn't even consistent. Pippen, Rodman, Grant, Kerr, Armstrong, Harper, NEVER missed a playoff game.
Exactly, I couldn't have said it better. Thats what seperates players. Theri drive. Obviously they are in the league because they have the skill, but the mental part is what separates. Definitley. I'm surprised he hasn't found another pupil some where else that would like his advice.
and most of us jordan fans dont have anything against kobe.. we just hate his fans who think hes the best player ever and in an arguement always say'' 81 POINTS IN 1 GAME OMG OMG BEST EVER''
It's funny how every Jordan clip on youtube have people comparing Jordan stats to kobe's and referencing all the their stats... It's no contest. I don't know why people bother comparing. Jordan=G.O.A.T! By the way, I love the Transformers score selection for this clip. Good job!
@icyneck3000 Because of the team he played with, MJ was allowed to do whatever he wanted, statistically speaking. No one complained about "touches" or how many shots he took. He got to do what he wanted. And while he was the top dog, Phil Jackson said Pippen's leadership was "equally as dominant". Of course you can be the "greatest" alpha dog, when you have the greatest #2 in history (in the true sense of the word). Pippen led, without challenging (a la Shaq and Kobe).
@hyedgha15 Correction, in his book, Simmons didn't say '94-'04 was defense. He says that '94-'98 (three of MJs titles) was the weakest stretch of talent in the league since the merger, and that it was '99-'04 that was the "deadly slow-it-down, grind-it-out, defense beats offense era".
Even if the NBA folded, that doesn't mean professional basketball disappears. The ABA lasted for years. So maybe today we're watching the professional basketball league called the "ABA" instead of the "NBA". That doesn't mean Jordan and Kobe don't come along.
no one will ever be greater than michael. He is a legend, just like how Pele (from soccer) is. Of course Ronaldhino/Messi is better than Pele, but Pele will be the all time god. I have no doubt that Kobe is a beast, but MJ will always be remebered as the first guy who really stepped the game of basketball up. I think its because of Michael that we have kobe and all the other basketball players.
Jordan is and always will be the best, Kobe only had 3 seasons where he averaged 30+ points,Jordan had 8 seasons, Kobe never won defensive player of the year, and in the finals Jordan is 6-0 with a 33.6 finals average and kobe is 5-2 averaging 25.6,Jordan won 3 titles retired on top and came back after almost 2 years and won 3 more titles, Jordans overall presence is just unmatch and reguardless of how amazing Kobe is it wasnt enough to keep NBC from selling the NBA to ABC due to the lowratings
@pheeeel17 You're right. My original calculation was "shots taken". I forgot to account for the difference in games played. Regardless, I still don't think 1.7 ppg is significant. Yes it's hypothetical, but I think it's pretty accurate. We didn't project stats from a 1 or 2 year career of what could've been. Our sample size is almost 1,000 games and over 20,000 shots. All I'm trying to point out to people is that the gap in scoring isn't strictly FG%. It also is the amount of shots taken.
And Finally, it's not Jordan Bias, or Kobe hate. It's just looking at the numbers and the end results. Don't get me wrong, I WANT there to be someone better than Jordan. I want there to be someone who truly dominates the game. Someone who's heart alone wins games, and who's desire to win during the playoffs shows through in full force. I want there to be someone better. Because to think that the best is behind us, is disconcerting. As an NBA FanI hope I'm not too old when that happens.
MJ for Ever The GREATEST OF ALL...period (Hail from Greece)
there isn´t any basketball player like him and will never be! basketball couldn´t be understood without MJ. he is basketball himself!he´s done so much 4 this sport. thank u
dude glad you could get a glimpse of greatness from archives. it's actually watching the games, moments and how it all unfolds that is a testament to the GOAT
Jordan....Always the best..
I feel privileged, that i was a witness to the greatest player of all time...It was an honor...
Great Video ... It gave me the goosebumps ... It is amazing how he can hang in the air for so long ... The Best There is ... Air Jordan Forever ...
SIMPLY THE BEST!! SIMPLY ONE LEGEND
simply Michael Jordan
4ever air jordan..
agree! i respect both!
Amen brother !!!
best mj video i have ever seen
great footage and effects
thanks for a great 6;23
cheeers
i dont want any1 to be better than mike b/c then every one will focus on that person and forget michael, he is soo good he doesnt deserve to be forgotten about.
this is such a great video.. the hard work u put into this is def appreciated by me
tell me how this man isn't the greatest and most important sportsperson of all time. true genius is beyond our comprehension.
very well said....
A fantastic video
well said
you know what. i really enjoyed this video. great music and editing of the clips with added effect. very complete. is there another part to this? i seen the kobe stop the comparisons already and it was good too but this video had it all.
song is called Trinity from immediate music
spiderman 3 trailer
mj is and was the greatest because not only what he did in the games but what he brought to the team. a sense of leadership and will power. he played through 100 plus fever and has one of his best games, that is amazing. the shots he took and the strength that he had was amazing.he mastered the game and the techniques of the game and excelled at all parts not just scoring kobe and what he does is amazing in his own right and they deserve to be seen as two individual players and not compared
It wasn't just the incredible offensive skills. Not just the defensive dominance. It wasn't all about the awesome arial acrobatics. It wasn't even about all the rings, championships and Gold medals; but the passion, the excitement, the leadership aibility, the aura about him that was so palpable it made everyone around him better. Its what he did for his team and the game. Michael Jordon: head and shoulders above ANYONE in the NBA before or since, truly the G.O.A.T - the Greatest Of All Times!
amazing video.
OMG this truly proves to all those kobe fans that you can't compare the two
WOW what a great video, all the youngsters who think Kobe and Lebron are the best need to watch this..I mean they are great, but Jordan is a Legend.
Epic video.
well said....
totally agreed.
mj is the best of all time. no joke
great vid
awesome!!5/5!
people say "nobody is perfect" but then michael jordan came into basketball and changed it to "practice makes perfect"
the fact mj is the greatest of all time is well known for many reasons: 5 mvps,all defense team 9 times ,6 nba championships, went into Boston Garden and scored over 60 points against one of the 80's best teams, scored 38 in the finals with the flu and led his team to victory, took a year and a half off the game and what did he do? simply dominated as always, he also returned to the game as an old man and averaged 20 a game. this video alone is enough proof of his greatness.
Great mix, hopefully you'll make another Kobe mix by the end of the season.
No, the song is from the Transformers movie.
It is called,
Arrival To Earth - Steve Jablonsky
Kobe the best legend
"lots of guys are good and lots of guys have skill but ONLY ONE has this level of ARTISTRY" "THY NAME IS MICHAEL #23 " THE GOAT!!!
Mah man!!!
man I fuckin love your videos..I love the intensity of it hahaha great job!
sicckk guy, that was amazing
He showed the mentality of what it takes to become the greatest.
How many times have we heard the same BS from every person inducted to the HOF? Did we really expect the greatest to ever play to be a regular speech? He didn't need to talk about his life or anything, he chose to do an inspirational speech in which he used examples from his life to strengthen its impact on the common viewer. His speech was better then any sports speech I've ever heard, and was a fitting end to a wonderful career.
In total agreement
as much as i love kobe, no one can be close to MJ
5 MVP awards 10 All-NBA First Team designations 9 All-Defensive First Team honors,14 NBA All-Star Game appearances and 3 All-Star MVP,10 scoring titles, 3 steals titles 6 NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA record for highest career regular season scoring average with 30.12 points per game as well as averaging a record 33.4 points per game in the playoffs. In 1999 he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN
i agree. there will never be another MJ. there will never be another Jim Brown or Babe Ruth. but still there can be somebody better. before this guys came . people said in their sport there will never be another great star like the current ( that time ) worlds greatest in their sport.. after decades. new legends came. legends people never tought would exist. ONLY IN THEIR DREAMS. dreams become reality, reality becomes immortality
i want to seen anyone in the league accomplish that. before they are done with the game.... jordan = greatest of all time.
He has said many things in interviews, including saying that Michael would dominate any of the players currently playing today.
The greatest player ever!
yup
PUT IT SIMPLE WORDS JORDAN G.O.A.T Kobe is WORKING to be with Jordan along him greatest players of all time. To be what they do , you need to consistently put up heavy numbers, make your team championship level, make historical plays, and do things that make you a legendary player
wow how do u dominate one sport like mj did just amazing
He defied logic: You are not suppose to sink a shot with three defenders on you, Mr Jordan!
not yet. mj said there will be somebody better than him. soooo motivating for people:).. Michael jordan quote.. Tell me i can't do it, i prove your wrong. nuthing is impossible
The problem with the kobe fanboys is that they think because you are the best player in the NBA right now, then you must be the greatest of all time. Michael Jordan is considered by players before his era, during his era, and after his era, to be the Best of ALL TIME. Kobe Byrant is just the current superstar. Who by the way....led his team to a 40 point loss in game six in the NBA FINALS...just wanted to mention that.
by comparing them, we're acknowledging that theyre the best two in history
Michael Jordan is The greatest player off all time. Nowadays the word "greatest" is given to so many players...kobe, lebron, wade...etc. it doesn't even have anymore meaning to it.
So u see it is in the mind, the psychology of Jordan's mind was the key factor for his greatness as 4 his fitness and physical boundaries well we all know who reinvented the jump shot while so always outleveteting his opponent and never missed on key shots...
There is NO different era here. Michael is regarded as the greatest of all time. Everybody else, take a seat in the back. It's as simple as that. There is Muhammad Ali and then there is Roy Jones and Tyson. There is Michael Jordan and then there is Kobe and Lebron. Greatest means exactly that.
I agree. It's impossible to prove who's better because they played in different eras. I personally like MJ, but they are both great players. Just let MJ be MJ and let Kobe be Kobe. Everytime somebody good comes out, they start the "is he the next Jordan." There will never be another MJ. There will never be another Kobe, never be another Dr. J, etc. Stop the comparisons.
I dont see why people say that MJ is not the greatest when the people who really know about basketball like magic johnson and other NBA players know that he is. Im pretty sure they know more about basketball than most the people saying otherwise on youtube.
DAMN
jordan is jordan, kobe is kobe. they're their own player, they're both great.
the thing is there will never be another Michael nor Kobe
and instead of comparting the two why can't we appreciate true greatness from the both of them....michael made the game it was
Kobes is doing trying to do the same
theres nothing wrong in that its just like in life everyone wants to make a name for themselves"
i hate it when idiots claim the media is what made him great. That is a crock of shit. Nobody got as big as michael cuz he was by far the most exciting player in basketball. Bird and Magic had their chance to sell shoes, but everyone wanting to fly like michael. His popularity was a direct result of his talent. I never cared to watch commercials, but i didn't miss a Bulls game for anything. His style and flare was unique, there will never be another like him.
Jordan is the best hands down.We missed at least 4 or 5 prime years from this guy.He retired 2 times top of his game.Now think if did not do that and kept going full speed wow at least 2 or 3 more titles easy and he is still the best all time.Also the players were better back 80s and 90s he played every known player from drj to bird and magic to barkley kobe list goes on.He was fun to watch.
basketball is basketball!!! and KOBE is KOBE!!!
MJ IS DA GREATEST TO EVER PLAY DA GAME
KOBE IS THE BEST IN THE NBA RITE NOW
KOBE is my favorite player BUT he has not surpassed MJ's greatness
for sure he would had... most people don't remember that there would had been 8 titles or how many could he won if he didn't retire in 99?
Jordan still gives me chills with his performances, the only person close to that is Kobe.
@garubek Whoops, I meant the '97 championship, not '96. Although a huge portion of the '96 championship goes to Rodman, who tied the record for "offensive rebounds in a Finals game" twice. The guy averaged 14.7 rebounds per game. I'd say that was important, with MJ only shooting 41% for the series.
jordan had his time.
its kobe's time now.
one has made history.
the other is making history.
stop the comparisons.
Great job i like ur approach and how u respect players and ages for what they are. U want KB to be the greatest ever and there's nothing wrong about it. But u also know u can only consider that once he finishes his career. That's respect and u deserve respect for that.
Now just between u and me that 24 second clock in the end wasnt casual was it? It was a reference to Kobe confess man :P Keep it up man.
he averaged thirty five in the late 80's with a bad team so he basically won the MVP every year including the scoring title !!! Jordan had an amazing year that year but let's face it, there was no competition like a Lebron,Garnett or CP3 back then.....so in these days as long as you can get those awards no matter what point of your career, it's impressive
love the vid, but I wish there was audio.
@icyneck3000 The one thing that can't go unstated is how great Pippen was. Here's a quote from Tex Winter: "Michael realized how easy it was to play with him and how he helped make his teammates better. It's often said Jordan needed Pippen and Pippen needed Jordan. I'm not sure Jordan didn't need Pippen more than Pippen needed Jordan." The asst. coach even implies that Pippen would do better alone than MJ would.
Bottom line there is no one that has filled the shoes left behind by Michael Jordan up until today!!!!!! and no kobe or anyother weenie is going to do it !!!! Hopefully the future will bring us one because he was awesome too watch!!! Thanks MJ from a childhood fan!!!!!!!
Jordan lead the league in stls 3 times, most of any player, had 200 stls 100 blks TWICE! DPY over olajuwon. He did the grity work, and was a defensive stopper back then.
But as he got new teamates, he didn't need to put up as much to win games. Instead, he was mainly used as an offensive weapon. This is happening to Kobe, except he hasn't had any defensive awards besides the defensive teams, and isn't a lockdown defender.
You don't understand. His speech was not aimed at the audience, himself, or any other former NBA players, etc. It was aimed at the common man. He was trying to inspire people by what made him the greatest in his own field. He was telling about what had happened to him, and how that motivated him to become better. Those are life lessons that we see in practice all the time in sports. MJ was using them in real life context. I'm sorry you couldn't see the genius behind his speech. It was all MJ.
You're exactly right man. I love kobe too, but I hate his ignorant fans!!!! You obviously are a real fan of the game.
In the end George Karl said it best and I'd like to elaborate on it. It's not Jordan's Jump shot. It's not his Defense. It's not his Passing, his dunking, his leadership or athleticism. It's his heart. His Will to win. It's what drove him to be the best player he could be. It's what drove him through the insanity that was the Bulls climb in the NBA from 1987-1990. You forget what amazing years Jordan had individually and how hard it was to beat the teams in his division no less.
exactly man... all these kobe fans say '' 81 POINTS IN ONE GAME OMG OMG OMG BEST EVER''
jordan is the best player who has ever played the game. dont get me wrong, kobe is a good player, its just that jordan has accomplished so much more, which makes him the top dawg. what makes jordan a better player is that he can play both sides of the ball. Best player ever!
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE LIKE MIKE. BUT THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE !.MJ IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, by popular acclamation. Congratulations Boston Celtics.
Great vid. Only one MJ ever.
@icyneck3000 Also, one note of context: Jordan had the luxury of playing with the same guys for each 3-peat. Out of every major player MJ played with, Kukoc and Longley each missed 3 playoff games (diff. years). Kobe had Bynum absent one year and half effective another, and a rotation of Radmanovic, Ariza, and Artest. Not only do Kobe's teammates not measure up to MJs, but who he was playing with wasn't even consistent. Pippen, Rodman, Grant, Kerr, Armstrong, Harper, NEVER missed a playoff game.
To answer your question, no I've never really considered being a politician.
@garubek Second post meant to say "He couldn't lead teams to titles?" with a question mark.
Michael jordan is like the 2pac of the NBA - legends never die.
It's from Transformer's the movie soundtrack 2007
Exactly, I couldn't have said it better. Thats what seperates players. Theri drive. Obviously they are in the league because they have the skill, but the mental part is what separates.
Definitley. I'm surprised he hasn't found another pupil some where else that would like his advice.
and most of us jordan fans dont have anything against kobe.. we just hate his fans who think hes the best player ever and in an arguement always say'' 81 POINTS IN 1 GAME OMG OMG BEST EVER''
It's funny how every Jordan clip on youtube have people comparing Jordan stats to kobe's and referencing all the their stats... It's no contest. I don't know why people bother comparing. Jordan=G.O.A.T! By the way, I love the Transformers score selection for this clip. Good job!
@icyneck3000 Because of the team he played with, MJ was allowed to do whatever he wanted, statistically speaking. No one complained about "touches" or how many shots he took. He got to do what he wanted. And while he was the top dog, Phil Jackson said Pippen's leadership was "equally as dominant". Of course you can be the "greatest" alpha dog, when you have the greatest #2 in history (in the true sense of the word). Pippen led, without challenging (a la Shaq and Kobe).
@hyedgha15 Correction, in his book, Simmons didn't say '94-'04 was defense. He says that '94-'98 (three of MJs titles) was the weakest stretch of talent in the league since the merger, and that it was '99-'04 that was the "deadly slow-it-down, grind-it-out, defense beats offense era".
Even if the NBA folded, that doesn't mean professional basketball disappears. The ABA lasted for years. So maybe today we're watching the professional basketball league called the "ABA" instead of the "NBA". That doesn't mean Jordan and Kobe don't come along.
no one will ever be greater than michael. He is a legend, just like how Pele (from soccer) is. Of course Ronaldhino/Messi is better than Pele, but Pele will be the all time god. I have no doubt that Kobe is a beast, but MJ will always be remebered as the first guy who really stepped the game of basketball up. I think its because of Michael that we have kobe and all the other basketball players.
He will be eligible for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jordan is and always will be the best, Kobe only had 3 seasons where he averaged 30+ points,Jordan had 8 seasons, Kobe never won defensive player of the year, and in the finals Jordan is 6-0 with a 33.6 finals average and kobe is 5-2 averaging 25.6,Jordan won 3 titles retired on top and came back after almost 2 years and won 3 more titles, Jordans overall presence is just unmatch and reguardless of how amazing Kobe is it wasnt enough to keep NBC from selling the NBA to ABC due to the lowratings
@pheeeel17 You're right. My original calculation was "shots taken". I forgot to account for the difference in games played. Regardless, I still don't think 1.7 ppg is significant. Yes it's hypothetical, but I think it's pretty accurate. We didn't project stats from a 1 or 2 year career of what could've been. Our sample size is almost 1,000 games and over 20,000 shots. All I'm trying to point out to people is that the gap in scoring isn't strictly FG%. It also is the amount of shots taken.
jordan is the greatest all time
Well, LeBron, you blew it. I still like you, and want to see what happens, but you will never be like this guy.
And Finally, it's not Jordan Bias, or Kobe hate. It's just looking at the numbers and the end results. Don't get me wrong, I WANT there to be someone better than Jordan. I want there to be someone who truly dominates the game. Someone who's heart alone wins games, and who's desire to win during the playoffs shows through in full force. I want there to be someone better. Because to think that the best is behind us, is disconcerting. As an NBA FanI hope I'm not too old when that happens.
the league back then was WAY harder than now.
Much more physical.