I watched hundreds of MJ's games. Nobody except for Kobe even belongs in the vicinity of this debate. But even having said that, there is no debate. MJ is the GOAT. Everyone else is just jockeying for second.
Conversely LeBron missed more than that many games in the playoffs over an ingrown toenail in a shorter period of time. Also took him nearly twice as long to get the same number of points and let's not talk about playing a whole game. Bro. Fans do t get that he would be in a better position when talking about how great he is if they stop making comparisons where there isn't one.
@Trina Lewis right, people always talk about LeBron amd his longetivity but his longetivity in itself is of no value to any team if he's not playing and participating at that level. Real goat convo players like Larry bird played with a broken orbital socket and still finished the game amd made the game winning shot.
@@fefontana ice cold blooded. even the stars of this generation whine too much. Like KG said they dont get a call and dont get back on defense to cry. During GOAT era they would catch an elbow to the back of the head standing there...
@@atg1338 you buggin all types of fire music & fashion came out of the late 60s and 70s that still hold strong today. Bell bottoms are in style like a mfer now.
yeah because the standards during MJ time was LOW, Jordans opponents, mostly 80% of the NBA teams would not make the nBA team today. Just look at the international players back then, they were carpenters . MJ would get the highlight every game because he was above everyone else, in todays game he will just be a more athletic deMar Derozan. Jordans era in the late 80 and 90s were the 2nd WEAKEST ever!. all physical LOW SKILL and IQ
It's not an opinion. I saw Magic, Bird, Kobe, Lebron, MJ....... playing, and there is no question who is the greatest. The impact he had on the game was insane. Just for example, I live in Germany, Basketball isn't a big thing here. But me and my friends met at 1am in the morning at my place and watched him play during the whole night. School or work next day? I don't care, Mike is playing. That's how it was for me. He made the NBA and Basketball a world wide thing.
so true, he made me a young football fan into a basketball fan too. But i only watch him and the bulls, when they broke up (left for other teams/retired), the basketball fan in me died.
MJ is the GOAT. But I think Bird and Magi made basketball cool. that rivalry along with some other players (Dr J, Kareem, Hakeem, Worthy, etc) made the NBA legit competition of the NFL. The next phase MJ, Barkley, Shaq, etc continued the legacy. But something happened and now the NBA is an after thought. That alone should show why Lebron is not the GOAT. So many do not care about the NBA or to see Lebron play. Everyone was watching the NBA and Jordan back in the day.
Seriously. All these kids say that we just like Michael because we got to watch him play his career…… Like we’re sleeping on LeBron or we quit watching basketball lol.
You know MJ lead the league in scoring 10 times and made All-Defensive 1st team 9 times. That means for 9 seasons he was the best offensive AND the best defensive player on the floor. Everyone was so focused on his scoring that people forget how great of a defender he was
@@Dave_Langer That same year he was DPOY, MVP, All-Star MVP, Slam Dunk champion, 1st Team All-NBA and 1st Def Team, Scoring Champ and lead the NBA in steals. I say it again, that is 1 season. No one comes close, not even Kobe much more Lebron.
Bron has the greatest longevity of all time, and because of this, he'll have the most totals. The greatest player though, is Michael Jordan. Jordan is #1 in just about every analytical route. He has the most accomplishments (especially considering he only played 13 full seasons).
Longevity is also a factor in Career pts but you have to be a superstar level with 38+ average minute of playing time karl Malone is ahead to MJ in scoring list at no.3 without championship ring. ( 18th season as a Utah jazz player) So is he a better player than MJ?
This is accurate. LeBron has played at a high level for a very long time and there's a lot to be said for that, but MJ had the will and the skill. He's the GOAT.
@@nunyabusiness7927 But, if you compare the number of games they played, you find one reason for Lebron lasting so long. He played all 82 regular games just once in his career, Mike did it 9 times. Also the physicality of the game made players last a shorter time back then.
Jordan was on a different level than every athlete in his time. And today. People talk about how Floppy is bigger and stronger. Magic said Michael was the strongest athlete he’d ever seen. Not talking about just basketball. Bobby Knight said Jordan was the best basketball player and athlete he’d ever seen. And that was in 1984. There aren’t any players today that compare to MJ. Kobe took the right route and had a lot of the talent but still wasn’t MJ. RIP Kobe.
Call me weird but I get all choked up when I watch these MJ videos. I miss that era and really I consider myself lucky to have been one of the fans who was living a sports fan’s dream. I miss you MJ, Scottie, Rodman, Harper, Tony kukoc, Steve Kurt, and yes even bill Winnington.
Look we were in the golden era of sports, music, movies, video games, you name it. The 90s was an amazing era to be young. And society wasn’t poisoned by social media yet. These kids don’t have a clue of what they missed and it saddens me.
What younger people need to realize is that basketball was a niche sport till Jordan. He made it popular worldwide. Very few here in New Zealand were watching and playing basketball regularly till round 92, 93. It's not just the amazing dunks, moves , big shots, it's the grace and poise while playing a physically demanding sport. He made the game beautiful.
Bro we understand that, like really we do. But OLDER people need to understand just because he popularized a sport doesn’t mean he’s the goat. In fact it actually proves the contrary. Basketball wasn’t no where near as evolved as it is today and a lot of the games players in the league were unathletic space fillers (there to just be big and brutal) and the league made Jordan the front man to push the sport to another level nationally and globally (the release of Air Jordan’s and the dream team) but NOW that the sport is Evolved (thanks to Michael Jeffrey Jordan- there I said his full name because I knew that’d give you a massive hard on) the players now nationally and globally are just on another level skillfully, athletically, and all the above.
MJ "The GOAT" period. At 71 years of age I grew watching all the greats. Even to the present and MJ was insanely great. Many that played against him believed he wasn't really human! Like I said "The GOAT".
I'm 47 so I didn't see guys before Jordan. Even Bird and Magic started before I was old enough but I was lucky to have Chicago Sports Channel on a satellite dish. When I was 10 I started watching the Bulls and ai was hooked. From then on I saw almost every game of Jordan's career and don't believe I'll ever see another player like him. Name another player who was a feared and respected as Jordan? It's not possible.
During the dark days in Africa where we had no access to TVs or Internet, but we knew that there is a man called Michael Jordan who was doing miracles in basket ball in USA. He is by far the GOAT.
If you weren't there to 👀 see it in real life you can't even imagine.. The level of competition was legendary. MJ perfected and mastered destroying that competition.. 🐐🔥#23
I saw when he played against the Knicks at the garden in the 80s, had a 40 point game and the bulls beat them. He was unstoppable. Damn i must have been 13 back then.
What!?!?!?!?! Shit kyrie does that. Thing was nobody...NOBODY was doing anything like that back then. Dr. J was the closest then Clyde Drexler. Jordan at the time was a generational player.
@@raymonerush6663 Jordan was throwing down facials on 7 footers regularly. Those hands and his insane vert separated him from everyone else. Young MJ was built like a Cat.
Something that gets overlooked when it comes to Jordan is the fact that he was poetry in motion with the basketball. His ball and body control was on another level. I don't even consistently see that with superstars today.
I can only put it like this: My Dad passed in 05' at 61 years old. He was a baseball guy. Never cared, watched, or even dribbled a basketball. BUT, when you heard the Chicago Bulls were going to be on TV, you watched. It was an event back then. Air Jordan and the Bulls was prime time must see, and it didn't matter who you were.
YEP. I hate basketball. But when Jordon was on YOU watched. Like when Bo Jackson was playing baseball or even football. Him Herchal Walker. These players you watched. They never TOTTED their own HORN like LeBron. Hate that guy. LOVE Shaq Larry Byrd. But LeBron can kiss my BUTT
Yes I agree, he is the World's Best Basketball Player! Michael is much more humble and LeBron is more of a big mouth. However, I feel that LeBron was the top player in the 2010's and 2020's. But MJ is the Greatest Player of All-Time. He outworked LeBron in the Scoring Titles 10-1, meanwhile, LeBron is going on his 21st season and already has more total points then MJ and every other basketball player. Michael hasn't played anywhere near as many games or seasons. If I had to pick a Top 5, it would go like this: #5) Magic Johnson #4) Kobe Bryant #3) Larry Bird #2) LeBron James #1) Michael Jordan
Kobe 05-06 was the closest we’ve seen, he just needed some damn help on those teams. Lakers wasted his best years but even still he gave the Suns a run for their money.
Only 2 come close to me..Kobe, magic. Other players back then were bad ass too...damn Shaq when he first cane around was a badass...Barkley..Larry Johnson, pipen was bad ass too. I love basketball back in the day.
Yeah he did, and If you missed it, you missed everything! Dude was working through some demons or was mad at something every time he stepped on the court, we just never figured out what was going on with MJ...boy was on some other shyt, entirely. LOL.
I had the privilege of living in Chicago and going to many Bulls games in the 90’s during the double 3-peat. For me, IMHO, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was the most incredible athlete that I’ve ever seen play the game! He had every asset and seemingly no liabilities. He could do anything and everything with a basketball AND was absolutely beautiful while doing it. He’s the definition of poetry in motion. MJ’s will to win was second to none! He thrived in the 4th quarter of close games and he loved the pressure of those moments. He would not be denied when a championship was at stake and he could not be stopped! Also, the physicality of the game during MJ’s days was off the hook! He was hit & pushed on a multitude of his shots but that type of contact was legal back then. MJ was never the biggest dude on the court but he was BEAST MODE all the time - strong & athletic with an agile, liquid body. Kobe picked the right person to model his game after. The MAN was UNDEFEATED in the NBA Finals during the most physical era In basketball (IMHO). He played both ends of the floor like he was possessed. His passion, determination, leadership, intelligence, heart, skills, and work ethic are LEGENDARY! He is and always will be my G.O.A.T.!!!! 👑🐐🏀🔥❤️🤩
Comment touches on a lot. It was a really great time to be alive and watching this unfold in real time. MJ was really just.. unbelievable. Said above, but he had no liabilities. He was A+ at every single aspect of the game.
I never saw him in person, but when we got cable, we also got WGN Chicago which seemed to carry most of the Bulls games. My sister and I became the biggest Jordan fans and were freaking out when they swept the Pistons en route to their first title
I get chills watching these highlights as I grew up in the late 80's & 90's, watching NBA Inside Stuff on the weekend, then watched MJ against the Knicks, Caveliers or Pacers. Jordan was and will always be the GOAT because of his competitive nature & will to win. The dude was on another level and totally changed the game for everyone going forward.
We have a recency bias. People forget or do not know that Jordan competed during the time where the east was a beast. When Jordan came back, he went against the Magic with a prime Shaq, Penny, Nick Anderson, Scott, Horace Grant, and Scot Syles.
MJ, hands down....is the GOAT. He constantly attacked on both ends of the court. The ultimate competitor. Its rare that someone with that much talent, worked at getting everything out of his abilities.
It's easier to score today. There are no big men crowding the paint. Great reaction. Check out Jordan "one of the best defenders ever" You will see why he is the Goat and most spectacular..
I agree is definitely a different league. It seems like is more entertainment now. High scoring games, shooting from damn near half is crazy. I got you ill check it out, Thanks for watching I appreciate it 🙏
@@onejayp to counter thar, it's similar to football in tge sense, higher scoring doesn't always mean more entertaining. 3 pointers aren't a big deal anymore..they used to be momentum crushers. Buckets had meaning!
Most people and especially young people don't understand that he was a better defender than scorer. Another great highlight is Larry Bird passing clips. He was a genius.
What I loved most about MJ was that, as he aged, he realized he was not going to be the best athlete forever. He started to develop his fadeaway. He developed great feet work and worked hard in his post up game. He never cheated his fans. He gave every thing to the game.
Didn’t even think about that but that’s facts. He wizards game involved a lot of that once he started slowly down but the man still had some hot games.
He literally talked about how he played every night because there were people who bought tickets with the hope of seeing him just once in their life. It’s also why he always dressed so immaculately. The guy was so competitive that he practically invented the concept of a player’s personal brand.
Exactly every great player today got some MJ moves and but no one got it all.Kobe came the closest but still lacking of some Jordan athleticism and efficiency
Kobe had all of MJ moves and more.What makes MJ the goat is not just his moves and fundamentals.His hand size is unreal and his hang time on dunks and lay ups nobody ever in life even today can do that,show me 😂
People either just were not present during MJ's time, or they've forgotten about that time. But it was f'ing magical! The things he did, the moments he created, and the overall atmosphere he brought about is unparalleled in sports history. Period. We who were present, were watching a legend in the making, and we knew it. MJ was the single most recognizable person in the entire world. Watching clips and documentaries cannot convey the talent and impact he had in multiple industries. Not just basketball. Quite simply, you had to be there to understand. I don't see anyone else ever becoming what Michael Jordan became. People compare MJ to anyone they want, Kobe, Lebron, whoever. There is no comparison. None of them would be able to withstand Jordans perseverance and tenacity. Even if they could keep up with MJ for a minute, he will ultimately overwhelm them and dominate every time.
Michael Jordan will always be the OG! Original GOAT! His skills were a sight to behold. When he played everyone stopped and watched. He always had class! He will always be the best!
@@duanemcfadden8878 Ja is a very talented and explosive player...but if Ja at this age went 1:1 w/ MJ at any stage of his Bulls career, Ja might have to scale back his irrational confidence. As in...Ja has no shot. Might win a couple games out of a hundred. I'd say that even if Ja were an all-defensive team guy along with his offense...but as you said, Ja's defense is...not a strength. And MJ was superb defensive player...there'd be some 5-0 and 5-1 games in there, more than a few.
He was and continues to be the most famous and popular athlete in the world…which is absolutely insane. Everyone around the world wears Jordan brand so you pretty much can’t go anywhere on earth without seeing a MJ logo on something. No athlete has ever come close to his level of fame. Easily the GOAT.
@@axe2grind244 and what's even crazier about that, is he became that popular before social media was a thing and when the internet wasn't widely available to most, pure insanity lol
the fact is that MJ played a different kind of basketball, it was pure magic, his skill and technique were simply different, for me no player compares with him, MJ is without a doubt the 🐐
Beyond the fact MJ had all the moves, all the airtime, and just was consistent, add to all of these beautiful shots the fact alot of them were clutch....in other words, he never choked under pressure. GOAT all day .
Exactly. This is what people don't understand. He made post shots layups 3s with not just one person giving contact but a whole team. None of these current players can do this on a regular basis. This is why Jordan is the goat. Kobe is a distant second . Bron isn't even top 10. Bron is a legend just not top 10
No matter how awesome these videos make this era of basketball look, it was even better being in the arena live. Nobody had smartphones - all eyes on the court.
Every single game MJ played with the BULLS had highlights in it. Every single game. Lebron definitely got MJ on longevity, but we are comparing all the accomplishments MJ had in just 13 seasons (Officially its 15 seasons, but 2 seasons were under 18 games played so let's be real) to Lebron's now 20 year career. Think about that. Lebron has had way more time (almost 7 yrs) to rack up total stats, and yet hasn't yet reached MJ's peak to this day. During a season does anyone care about total stats. Do we say Luka right now has 1301 points this season or do we say he is averaging 34.2 per game. You feel me? Now will Lebron gaining the total point scoring title make him better than MJ. Kareem has always had more total points than MJ and he wasn't better than MJ, so no. Put it this way.....If a player averaged 50 ppg for 3 years straight and dies from a car accident, and another player averaged 20 points a game for 10 years, do you really think that 20 ppg player was better then the 50 ppg player? The 20 ppg player would have scored more total points because of playing 7 more years (longevity), but in no universe was that player a better scorer than the 50 ppg player. That's why career PPG is more important. Kareem's career PPG was only 24.6ppg. Bron's is 27.2 and MJ's was 30.1 Also, look at peak scoring years for all three players- PEAK: Bron - 31.4ppg, Kareem - 34.8ppg, MJ - 37.1ppg MJ's is 6pt higher than LBJ and he shot the 3 less than half the time LBJ did. Think about that. MJ had to work harder scoring on twos, and still has 3 buckets per game on LBJ. The fact that MJ accomplished more and won more in less time seals it for MJ. He did more in less time against a brutal defensive minded league and he didn't take the easy way and construct superteams to cakewalk to the finals like today's players have. He used whatever teammates the organize got. That makes a huge difference when judging careers. As spectacular as Lebron can be, he does rest of D to manufacture the energy for his points. I don't respect that because not playing D makes your team lose games. MJ exerted energy on both sides of the ball and was playing elite offense and elite defense. Kareem had natural height and for the most part of his career he was in the paint waiting for blocks with no 3 sec rule. So his defensive feats don't impress me as much. MJ had to earn his blocks and steals by chasing for them. Nothing wrong with having Bron as your favorite player. It's just when this topic of "Goat" comes along most are eager for their favorite player to be the Goat. It's always best to look at all the factors and remain as unbias as we can, so we can appreciate true greatness.
+ MJs defense is really what sets him apart. Lebron would have to play 25+ yrs to catch MJ in steals. Not gonna happen. That's how great of a defender that he was.
IKR when I watch LeBron I think man what a crazy good athlete/basketball player but when I watch certain guys like MJ play basketball pr Patrick Mahomes play football its like youre watching an alien...Giannis is like that too to be his height Playing the way he does
Haha yeah. It was more difficult to dunk back in the days, IMO, because there wasnt defensive 3 seconds, which means anyone can stay in the paint to guard anyone who tries to slash to the basket. Today, nobody can stay in the paint for more than 3 seconds. People still can dunk these days but I think it is more impressive when Jordan dunks, even when there’s 2,3, or 4 people trying to stop him.
GOAT season. 1987-88. MJ won MVP, DPOY, scoring title, slam dunk championship, and all star game MVP. You will never ever see anything like that again.
The other thing people forget about is Jordan played in a much more physical era and never took games off. He played as many minutes as he could. I was honored to have him as a childhood hero.
Facts, it’s a completely different game. I don’t see kids stopping everything to watch Bron play. The entire HOOD would come together for every MJ game we could.
@@tradesmith_yt it was a different time as well. You didn't have nearly as many distractions as you do today plus you couldn't just teevo the game or jump on internet to watch it like u can now. If you missed the game back then you had to wait til SC highlights.
I WAS A TEENAGER WHEN I WATCHED EVERY GAME THAT MICHAEL EVER PLAYED IN. FROM 91-98. M.J. WAS A GOD!! PERIOD!! KOBE WAS AS CLOSE AS YOU'RE GONNA GET. LEBRON WASN'T BETTER THAN KOBE. NO ONE WILL EVER NEVER BE LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN!!
As a Chicago native, born I'm the 80's and raised in the 90's, the Bulls and MJ was like a watching a Rockstar in their prime giving you the best music you ever heard. MJ was literally "must see tv" for everyone in Chicago every night, no cap! Just imagine this one player doing something new every night that you never seen him do before bro, his game never got old. This is why people who had the privilege to watch the MJ live, revere him as the GOAT. Dope reaction my guy😎
Not only in Chicago. I'm from Germany and me and my friends sat whole nights in front of the tv, just to see him play. School or work next day? I DON'T CARE! Mike is playing. He made the NBA and basketball a world wide thing.
Not only in Chicago. Born and raised in Detroit. MJ is the best period. end of discussion. The Bad Boy Pistons would run Lebron out of the gym crying. MJ took it, owned it, and gave it back.
Dude! I got madd respect for you. You have just said out loud, what I’ve been arguing with my friends about for the last 10 years. First, I’ve never heard someone say it out loud, that Kobe’s game was patented after Jordan’s. He clearly took all the moves, walk, mannerisms, and even the tongue out during the game. Now, I will say that none of that takes away from his greatness and accolades, because he still had to play the game, and no one can deny that he went hard every game. Also, King James is the goat…..but, OF THIS ERA. He has garnered crazy respect for what he has brought to the game of today but JORDEN IS TRULY THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. I’ve never been a fan of Kobe or James but, I’ve absolutely have been a fan on MJ every since he entered the league and he will always be my number one of the past, present, and future.
@@adonisgodfrey1082 Scottie didn't do much when he left the Bulls and he was still pretty young. He was a great player, but the Bulls players were excellent role players. None of them had amazing careers before or after MJ
Lebron is a great athlete. Michael Jordan is an ICON. Jordan is GLOBAL phenomenon, and is the reason the NBA is as big as it is today. He didn't need social media, he didn't need the internet, he didn't need ESPN. He was different. It's crazy to see young people trying to disparage or downplay MJ. He is one of the greatest athletes of all time, and anyone trying to pretend he's not is not a serious person.
I was a teen during the 90s. I have never seen a player that was brilliant at everything. Dribbling, passing, shooting from anywhere, dunking, blocking, steals. He was literally good at everything. He's a multi-generational talent. We still haven't seen anyone get close to this. One day we will see someone better because that is just how it is but it will be a long time before we do.
Kobe was really good. I just don’t think he was as close to Jordan as ppl say. I mean Jordan came into the league and was already a top 5 player on day one. By the next year he was the best in the league. His weakness was his leadership skills. The gap between Jordan and the next best player is huge. I want to add something: I don’t like Michael Jordan. But I have to give him his due.
@@moxypirate Jordan entered the league after college at age 22. Kobe was recruited when he was 17 and signed at 18. When kobe was 22, he was averaging 30ppg against San Antonio in the playoffs! While having to share the ball with Shaq! These are basic facts you would know if you watched NBA in the 90s and 2000s. You're comparing apples and oranges
@@stevencoardvenice Jordan entered the league at 21 and had a PER of nearly 26. Kobe’s PER did not surpass 26 until he was 24. Jordan’s second year in the league at age 22; he had a PER of nearly 28. Kobe only had one year in the league where he had a PER higher and it was in his prime at age 27. Jordan had a PER above 29 for the next 7 consecutive years and above 31 for 4 of them.
Jordan is the Greatest Show on Earth, whether you saw him live like we did or just checking out the films.. there is Nothing like this man in any sport , in any era. Russel was Awesome, Julias was Awesome, Kobe was Awssome, T Mac was Awesome, Richardson was Awesome, Vince was Awesome, Lebron has done some Awesome things.. put All that Awesome together with Decisive Wins and you get #23 For Chicago #MichaelJordan
Everything bout this era of basketball is so nostalgic to me. MJ floating, Pat Riley's slick hair, Marv Albert's "YYESS", The NBA on NBC logo n theme song, hard fouls, real fast breaks where they go to the bucket instead the 3pt line. Bring it back!!
A lot of people who watched this Mixtape don't realize just how big some of the defenders guarding him were or how rough they were on him typically. He got hacked so many times but would keep coming. They knocked him down and he would smirk at them, wipe himself off and come back again and again. This wasn't a no defence league like it is now. They brought in the flagrant foul in 1990/91 cause of how bad MJ was getting hit.
I'm 51 and enjoyed your objective production and commentary. In my opinion MJ is the goat because he never cheated the fans, like never. He played 82 games practically every season, exerting max effort. I knew parent were saving up there money to invest in the opportunity for their family to see him. He said he never wanted to leave without a show, without highlights and memories. When he didn't play 82, he still gave 80-81 games. Additionally, it was such a treat to fans for a star of his magnitude to compete in the dunk contest. He risked embarrassment, damaging his image and brand...however he went out and showed out, nailing every dunk the first time. Kobe had MJs supreme confidence and self belief. Not a Bron hater but I've seen him shrivel in big moments, quit on the court, not give his all on defense, load manage etc... MJ played most of his games, had as high if not higher minutes played than LeBron and Kobe. MJ played harder on defense during his older Wizards years than Lebron has most of his season.
Best post. Can’t say it any better. LBJ is great but the facts show he is not goat. His game has many flaws, he is not a great shooter and he is not great defensively. LBJ is the greatest jack of all trades but master of none. MJ was also a jack of all trades but he mastered most of them. The ones that won you chips he mastered. Defense, offense, mental toughness, leader, shooting and scoring, loyalty to team and teammates, blocks, steals and a host of other intangibles. Brons greatness is his longevity. Goat at that even though there is evidence of it being aided allegedly. He is not great at shooting, defense, loyalty to team and teammates, not mentally tough, not a great leader on both ends of court, and makes excuses for his failures and blames teammates and coaches. There is no contest between these two. Biggest mistake Lebron and his media shill pals made was starting the media brainwashing 13 years ago about Bron being better than MJ. All that did was expose his flaws more than they were.
@@snakebitten6967 Bingo! Just the other night against Philly, Russ got killed by media and fans. But real ones like us actually saw what transpired. On defense, Russ picked up Embiid, played stout---Embiid could not back him down, he got a hand in Embiid face on the shot---good contest, Russ then went in and secured the rebound, as Russ came up court all Lakers were standing upright not moving not cutting. So Russ had to exert more energy and drive hard to the hole, he just didn't have the legs when he got there...noone called time out. Bron stood there, not making himself a target for Russ. Go back and watch the sequence.
@@masculinitymatters9030 that's cause LeBron isn't playing to win and hasn't for a few years. I noticed halfway through his career that when the games got tough LeBron started playing for stats and clout instead of the win. When his te loses, he doesn't say "oh I should have done more" he says I did everything I could but the coach called the wrong play or this teammate should have made more shots and things like that. He plays selfish basketball
MM...THAT IS A MIKE DROP COMMENT...ALL FACTS...100% EFFORT FOR 80+ GAMES A SEASON...NO game management BS so he could rest and be ready for another day
Not only was Jordan aggressive, he scared the sh*t out of other guys on other teams with his eyes and his demeanor and the attitude he had and he also could back it up
Just watch his resume he never lost a tournament and finals either that's out of this world that's only his numbers but what's about his style ? His incredible plays ? It's just ridiculous compare him to any other player
Jordan…..in my book is the goat. I’ve watched BOTH eras. It was more then just (muscle and brut force). Jordan had a grace and finesse about his game). Super quick, bold, Athletic and brave. He played EVERY PLAY like it was only seconds on the clock.
No matter how many top MJ highlight videos there are there will always be some plays that are missing and that’s because he gave you a wow moment EVERY single night EVERY single game was a highlight reel. 🐐
This MJ mixtape always bring me chills. When you're 6'6 and have a 48" vertical, he pretty much dunked on damn nearly every NBA player from the mid 80's to the late 90's. And the hang time was just mind boggling.
To think that the young studs today saying look at me I'm doing the same thing as mike 😂😂😂 😡 NOOOOO! Because mike had to go through hell with a quickness and grace even getting touched up with elbows and all back then and back then he would get knocked down by a player and keep going 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 Try it now and these guys will be leaving the court on a stretcher 😂 and be out for months oh yeah the other player gets fined
He did dunk on everybody. Literally all of the notable big men. The longest holdout for several seasons was Dikembe Mutombo, but he made the mistake of pointing it out to MJ in the locker room at an all-star game, in front of the other stars. So of course the next time the Bulls played the Hawks, MJ schooled him and postered his ass.(there's YT vids about it) Jordan's ability to impose his will on any other player was unmatched and just unreal. He could take any sleight, joke or trash talk, no matter how trivial, and use it to cut your heart out and feed it to you on the court. MJ is the GOAT of all GOATs.
There will never be any comparison. The game changed so much that you will never see this type of " Ballin" in the NBA again! He is the greatest, the GOAT.... and that is all!
All of Jordan's moves, especially his hang time moves he actually practiced it with actual defenders that tried to block or impede his moves. It's no wonder why his hang time moves are so effortless when the truth is ordinary players can't do it at all.
The dunk on Stockton at about 6:10 is one of my favorite stories cause a fan yelled at him "Pick on someone your own size." The next trip down the floor he dunked on the Center and said back to the same fan "Is he big enough for you?" I love that he did it in consecutive trips down the court. He didn't wait for a time he made the time his.
I’m /was a 76ers fan. I went to almost every home game in the late 80’s-90’s. When the Bulls came to town, I went to see MJ, not the Sixers. He’s the only player, from another team, that I can say that about. He was a rockstar. When he was in town, you could feel it. It was an honor to watch him play.
@@kch7051 I loved the Dr. He was my favorite player. I saw him all of the time. When the Bulls came to town, I still rooted and cheered for Julius but, on those nights, I was there to watch MJ.
Lebron just hS too many failures unfortunately. And if you play longer then anyone else then of course you would have more stats..but just simply using ya eye test, you can even say kobe was better than lebron.
Idk how anyone can say Bron is better than jordan...Jordan was a far better shooter, way more clutch and I mean u see his pure athleticism he was an incredible finisher with both hands....lebron is just big and strong he is a freak of nature but when u compare there skill it's not even close and jordan did more in way less time... if u stop his career at 15 seasons like jordan then he doesn't beat any of his records other than assists
Been saying it bro. How did they just start comparing him to Jordan when he’s not even a better basketball player than Kobe? Kobe has more moves, is a better scorer, more clutch, and possessed the killer instinct that Bron never had. Now LeBron is a phenomenal player which says even more about Kobe and Jordan who are better than him.
Bruh!!! That is it you said it all wow!! Is exactly 💯 what I tell my son. Plus he skipped 4 years of college!! 4 years compared to mj 18 months out to play baseball? Come on now you do practice in baseball.. and three peat!?
90s was arguably the greatest basketball Era IMO. It's crazy how much more athletic, skill, basketball IQ he had than the rest of a lot of these stars. Pure magician with the ball in his hands.
Is was born in 76' and lived in Illinois. I watched every Bulls game he ever played... At some point you just knew he was going to win every time it mattered. This guy wanted to win worse then any player ever, and he did whatever was needed. This guy had no weakness and was an absolute savage when the game was on the line.
Unfortunately, highlights don't really expose the part of Jordan that earned him GOAT status. In a time when the battles between offence an defense were so physical and intense, his intimidation and dominance he held over the league was incredible. His ability to control the game, to come through, to embarrase you. It's hard to see in just highlights .
Jordan was so competitive. Even if he had an offnight...you knew that next game he was going to go the hell off. That's just how he was. He hated losing..much like Tom Brady. It was fanaticism. You just don't see that level of competitive nature in athletes.
I’d like to see how 2023 NBA players would handle the Anthony Mason and Charles Oakley Knicks or Rodman Pistons the way MJ did. Jordan intimidated some of the most intimidating NBA players ever.
Here's the thing I don't get, a lot of you younger guys say you grew up on Bron and that's cool, because a lot of us grew up on Bird, Magic, Dr. J or Kareem but, here's the difference we recognized greatness and though in our hearts our favorite player may still be Bird, magic etc we recognized what MJ did not only on the court but societal and for the sport makes him the GOAT. Stats alone don't make you the GOAT if they did then MJ would have never been considered the Goat over Kareem. What he did in 13 or so seasons is absolutely incredible. MJ did not take games off or rest on defense and trust me when I say as great as he was during the regular season we all knew damn well he was going to be that much better post season and that's why no one could do shit with him, he just had an almost supernatural way of elevating his game.
I started watching NBA in '89 when i was 10 or 11, and thanks to WGN I watched every Bulls game for the next decade. Huge Jordan fan and I feel really fortunate to have grown up in that era and witnessed all 6 of his Championship runs
MJ has the greatest mid range shot fade away of all time. He was electric and his will to win was like no other. Him and Kobe have something Lebron can never have. I grew up watching Jordan was a huge Bulls fan From NY. The first time I ever saw him play I knew I just witnessed something beyond special. His creativity was on a whole other level.
MJ's layup game was outta this world as well. It's like he had a few extra seconds in the air beyond everyone else & did amazing things. He was no slouch in the in-game dunking game as well. His competitiveness & will to win is what separates him from everyone else.
Thats why he is the GOAT and in the 80's the best driver to the basket ever with such agility and dexterity which he still had in the 90's and could take contact and finish Bron don't have that either lol
KB was just an imitator though. He tried to copy MJ and failed. Was nowhere near as efficient and couldn't walk the walk, but luckily he had teammates who could do it for him.
If you never watch him play, you just don't know. This dude was amazing. Honestly the comparison isn't even close.
Facts pure facts 💯 👏
I watched hundreds of MJ's games. Nobody except for Kobe even belongs in the vicinity of this debate. But even having said that, there is no debate. MJ is the GOAT. Everyone else is just jockeying for second.
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Yassssss. Kobe was the closest thing to MJ
@@petme79 agreed. Kobe seems to get lost in that discussion - the last of the true killers (Bird, Magic, MJ, Kobe)
Jordan’s most impressive feat in my opinion is his 8 year stretch of not losing three games in a row. That’s insane
Even the one about him playing all 82 games 9 times and one of them being in the wizards at his old age.
Conversely LeBron missed more than that many games in the playoffs over an ingrown toenail in a shorter period of time. Also took him nearly twice as long to get the same number of points and let's not talk about playing a whole game. Bro. Fans do t get that he would be in a better position when talking about how great he is if they stop making comparisons where there isn't one.
@@jenniferumagat2528 with the flu or not.
That is insane! Thanks for the info. Gotta add that to the Goat debate
@Trina Lewis right, people always talk about LeBron amd his longetivity but his longetivity in itself is of no value to any team if he's not playing and participating at that level. Real goat convo players like Larry bird played with a broken orbital socket and still finished the game amd made the game winning shot.
The creativity, the hang time, the handles, the defense, the dominance, the DAWG, the passing, the vertical... THE Goat
@isessogroup, u dammmmn right
The fade away, the mentality
@@fefontana ice cold blooded. even the stars of this generation whine too much. Like KG said they dont get a call and dont get back on defense to cry. During GOAT era they would catch an elbow to the back of the head standing there...
If mj was a dog he'd be a kangal, LBj would be...a golden retriever hehe
@@ronaldrances6062Miniature French poodle 😂
MJ's explosiveness off one or two legs, his footwork, touch, quickness will never be duplicated. Undisputed GOAT
The 90's were the best time to be alive .From the music to the athletes .No better time to be a teenager .Best time of my life !
I'll take the 80s
@@atg1338 late 60s to early 2000s
@@soulofomen8764 60s and 70s sucked
@@atg1338 you buggin all types of fire music & fashion came out of the late 60s and 70s that still hold strong today. Bell bottoms are in style like a mfer now.
@@soulofomen8764 wish i was alive then but even now as a young man i think mjs the goat
Jordan's era was brutal. The fouls were real, defense was a thing, no flops, and traveling existed.
yeah because the standards during MJ time was LOW, Jordans opponents, mostly 80% of the NBA teams would not make the nBA team today. Just look at the international players back then, they were carpenters . MJ would get the highlight every game because he was above everyone else, in todays game he will just be a more athletic deMar Derozan. Jordans era in the late 80 and 90s were the 2nd WEAKEST ever!. all physical LOW SKILL and IQ
I still carry them bruises on my body, and I was only watching it on tv.
That 80-90 era, that was way tougher than todays NFL.
This cannot be stated enough, it was a brutally rough, hard defensive era.
All Facts
So true
It's not an opinion. I saw Magic, Bird, Kobe, Lebron, MJ....... playing, and there is no question who is the greatest. The impact he had on the game was insane. Just for example, I live in Germany, Basketball isn't a big thing here. But me and my friends met at 1am in the morning at my place and watched him play during the whole night. School or work next day? I don't care, Mike is playing. That's how it was for me. He made the NBA and Basketball a world wide thing.
so true, he made me a young football fan into a basketball fan too. But i only watch him and the bulls, when they broke up (left for other teams/retired), the basketball fan in me died.
Emerging media is responsible for most of his impact but i agree no pne better.
MJ is the GOAT. But I think Bird and Magi made basketball cool. that rivalry along with some other players (Dr J, Kareem, Hakeem, Worthy, etc) made the NBA legit competition of the NFL. The next phase MJ, Barkley, Shaq, etc continued the legacy. But something happened and now the NBA is an after thought. That alone should show why Lebron is not the GOAT. So many do not care about the NBA or to see Lebron play. Everyone was watching the NBA and Jordan back in the day.
Seriously. All these kids say that we just like Michael because we got to watch him play his career…… Like we’re sleeping on LeBron or we quit watching basketball lol.
@@hotcheeto8814 Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. LOL
This is the greatest basketball player ever to play the game ...Black Jesus
You know MJ lead the league in scoring 10 times and made All-Defensive 1st team 9 times. That means for 9 seasons he was the best offensive AND the best defensive player on the floor. Everyone was so focused on his scoring that people forget how great of a defender he was
He is also the only player to win the scoring title and def player of the year, in the same year.
@@Dave_Langer That same year he was DPOY, MVP, All-Star MVP, Slam Dunk champion, 1st Team All-NBA and 1st Def Team, Scoring Champ and lead the NBA in steals. I say it again, that is 1 season. No one comes close, not even Kobe much more Lebron.
@@bisayastyle9324 Exactly.
@@bisayastyle9324 That's the hard truth people don't want to hear.. MJ is the best and its by a large margin
He should have had more awards. People got sick of voting for him.
Bron has the greatest longevity of all time, and because of this, he'll have the most totals. The greatest player though, is Michael Jordan. Jordan is #1 in just about every analytical route. He has the most accomplishments (especially considering he only played 13 full seasons).
You right Jordan was a different breed. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it 🙏
Longevity is also a factor in Career pts but you have to be a superstar level with 38+ average minute of playing time
karl Malone is ahead to MJ in scoring list at no.3 without championship ring. ( 18th season as a Utah jazz player) So is he a better player than MJ?
This is accurate. LeBron has played at a high level for a very long time and there's a lot to be said for that, but MJ had the will and the skill. He's the GOAT.
@@nunyabusiness7927 But, if you compare the number of games they played, you find one reason for Lebron lasting so long. He played all 82 regular games just once in his career, Mike did it 9 times. Also the physicality of the game made players last a shorter time back then.
Jordan was on a different level than every athlete in his time. And today. People talk about how Floppy is bigger and stronger. Magic said Michael was the strongest athlete he’d ever seen. Not talking about just basketball. Bobby Knight said Jordan was the best basketball player and athlete he’d ever seen. And that was in 1984. There aren’t any players today that compare to MJ. Kobe took the right route and had a lot of the talent but still wasn’t MJ. RIP Kobe.
Call me weird but I get all choked up when I watch these MJ videos. I miss that era and really I consider myself lucky to have been one of the fans who was living a sports fan’s dream. I miss you MJ, Scottie, Rodman, Harper, Tony kukoc, Steve Kurt, and yes even bill Winnington.
Same Here 😢🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I feel exactly the same way. I feel grateful to have been a fan in those years, watching every second of those finals games.
Same❤
Guess Luc Longley don't get his lol
Look we were in the golden era of sports, music, movies, video games, you name it. The 90s was an amazing era to be young. And society wasn’t poisoned by social media yet. These kids don’t have a clue of what they missed and it saddens me.
What younger people need to realize is that basketball was a niche sport till Jordan. He made it popular worldwide. Very few here in New Zealand were watching and playing basketball regularly till round 92, 93.
It's not just the amazing dunks, moves , big shots, it's the grace and poise while playing a physically demanding sport. He made the game beautiful.
Bro we understand that, like really we do. But OLDER people need to understand just because he popularized a sport doesn’t mean he’s the goat. In fact it actually proves the contrary. Basketball wasn’t no where near as evolved as it is today and a lot of the games players in the league were unathletic space fillers (there to just be big and brutal) and the league made Jordan the front man to push the sport to another level nationally and globally (the release of Air Jordan’s and the dream team) but NOW that the sport is Evolved (thanks to Michael Jeffrey Jordan- there I said his full name because I knew that’d give you a massive hard on) the players now nationally and globally are just on another level skillfully, athletically, and all the above.
@@Dboogie-c4m athletically, not a chance, who has airtime like that? Hard on? Boy get your head right, I ain't a fan of anyone but the most high
@@Dboogie-c4mThis man must from Korean looser.
@@Dboogie-c4m he is the goat jaja, now, is lebron better than Pippen? I don't think so
@ thank goodness nobody asked wtf you thought 💀💀🤡
MJ "The GOAT" period. At 71 years of age I grew watching all the greats. Even to the present and MJ was insanely great. Many that played against him believed he wasn't really human! Like I said "The GOAT".
I don't think he's entirely human either.
I'm 47 so I didn't see guys before Jordan. Even Bird and Magic started before I was old enough but I was lucky to have Chicago Sports Channel on a satellite dish. When I was 10 I started watching the Bulls and ai was hooked. From then on I saw almost every game of Jordan's career and don't believe I'll ever see another player like him. Name another player who was a feared and respected as Jordan? It's not possible.
@@vCLOWNSHOESv WGN...here. MJ and the Bulls were can't miss TV.
@@vCLOWNSHOESv I can only think of Kobe being closest to Jordan.
@@zeykshadeJohnny Kerr was my favorite and Marv Albert on network. Yesss!
During the dark days in Africa where we had no access to TVs or Internet, but we knew that there is a man called Michael Jordan who was doing miracles in basket ball in USA. He is by far the GOAT.
True
True dat
Damn this is crazy to hear
.....Lebron just a China goat
If you weren't there to 👀 see it in real life you can't even imagine.. The level of competition was legendary. MJ perfected and mastered destroying that competition.. 🐐🔥#23
I saw when he played against the Knicks at the garden in the 80s, had a 40 point game and the bulls beat them. He was unstoppable. Damn i must have been 13 back then.
It was great enough from the tv.
I saw it and LeBron is better
@@thereal7136 stop lying
@@thereal7136 🤡😂
Watching MJ live was special. You knew you were witnessing the epitome of greatness. Jordan is the ultimate Alpha.
Jordan did things on the court that modern ballers wish they could do… TRUE GOAT 🐐
What!?!?!?!?! Shit kyrie does that. Thing was nobody...NOBODY was doing anything like that back then. Dr. J was the closest then Clyde Drexler. Jordan at the time was a generational player.
Kyrie?! Yeah you obviously are a youngen
@@marcusparrish5062 Naw bruh. I'm 47. O saw MJ in his prime. And I see the game today......youngen!!!
@@raymonerush6663 47🤣😂🤦🏽♂️ stop duh cap🥴🥴🥴
@@raymonerush6663 Jordan was throwing down facials on 7 footers regularly.
Those hands and his insane vert separated him from everyone else.
Young MJ was built like a Cat.
Something that gets overlooked when it comes to Jordan is the fact that he was poetry in motion with the basketball. His ball and body control was on another level. I don't even consistently see that with superstars today.
Kobe was the closest one to MJ
Second to none bro.
God tier fluidity
To be fair, no one in ANY era has really done it quite like Jordan in that aspect. He’s 1 of 1 as far I’m concerned.
Yes
I can only put it like this: My Dad passed in 05' at 61 years old. He was a baseball guy. Never cared, watched, or even dribbled a basketball. BUT, when you heard the Chicago Bulls were going to be on TV, you watched. It was an event back then. Air Jordan and the Bulls was prime time must see, and it didn't matter who you were.
YEP. I hate basketball. But when Jordon was on YOU watched. Like when Bo Jackson was playing baseball or even football. Him Herchal Walker. These players you watched. They never TOTTED their own HORN like LeBron. Hate that guy. LOVE Shaq Larry Byrd. But LeBron can kiss my BUTT
My Father was a workaholic but he made it home to see the Bulls play featuring Michael Jordan. Loved it.
My dad stopped watching nba when Jordan retired
Facts
A Mercedes built in the 80s and 90s was built solid just like MJ
Jordan is the GOAT of all eras...
Michael Jordan will always be the World's Best Basketball Player. There is No One Else that Comes even CLOSE to Michael Jordan
Yes I agree, he is the World's Best Basketball Player! Michael is much more humble and LeBron is more of a big mouth. However, I feel that LeBron was the top player in the 2010's and 2020's. But MJ is the Greatest Player of All-Time. He outworked LeBron in the Scoring Titles 10-1, meanwhile, LeBron is going on his 21st season and already has more total points then MJ and every other basketball player. Michael hasn't played anywhere near as many games or seasons. If I had to pick a Top 5, it would go like this:
#5) Magic Johnson
#4) Kobe Bryant
#3) Larry Bird
#2) LeBron James
#1) Michael Jordan
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@@LastLetterisZed702 Bird was amazing but no way i'd take him over kobe.
Kobe 05-06 was the closest we’ve seen, he just needed some damn help on those teams. Lakers wasted his best years but even still he gave the Suns a run for their money.
Only 2 come close to me..Kobe, magic. Other players back then were bad ass too...damn Shaq when he first cane around was a badass...Barkley..Larry Johnson, pipen was bad ass too. I love basketball back in the day.
He played like this every game. Every game!!! It was amazing!! All time offense All time defense.
Yeah he did, and If you missed it, you missed everything! Dude was working through some demons or was mad at something every time he stepped on the court, we just never figured out what was going on with MJ...boy was on some other shyt, entirely. LOL.
I had the privilege of living in Chicago and going to many Bulls games in the 90’s during the double 3-peat. For me, IMHO, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was the most incredible athlete that I’ve ever seen play the game! He had every asset and seemingly no liabilities. He could do anything and everything with a basketball AND was absolutely beautiful while doing it. He’s the definition of poetry in motion. MJ’s will to win was second to none! He thrived in the 4th quarter of close games and he loved the pressure of those moments. He would not be denied when a championship was at stake and he could not be stopped! Also, the physicality of the game during MJ’s days was off the hook! He was hit & pushed on a multitude of his shots but that type of contact was legal back then. MJ was never the biggest dude on the court but he was BEAST MODE all the time - strong & athletic with an agile, liquid body. Kobe picked the right person to model his game after. The MAN was UNDEFEATED in the NBA Finals during the most physical era In basketball (IMHO). He played both ends of the floor like he was possessed. His passion, determination, leadership, intelligence, heart, skills, and work ethic are LEGENDARY! He is and always will be my G.O.A.T.!!!! 👑🐐🏀🔥❤️🤩
Comment touches on a lot. It was a really great time to be alive and watching this unfold in real time. MJ was really just.. unbelievable. Said above, but he had no liabilities. He was A+ at every single aspect of the game.
Well said
Facts my guy, great era to watch
I agree 💯
I never saw him in person, but when we got cable, we also got WGN Chicago which seemed to carry most of the Bulls games. My sister and I became the biggest Jordan fans and were freaking out when they swept the Pistons en route to their first title
I lived and watched MJ AND The BULLS in the 90s every game was a highlight.
I get chills watching these highlights as I grew up in the late 80's & 90's, watching NBA Inside Stuff on the weekend, then watched MJ against the Knicks, Caveliers or Pacers. Jordan was and will always be the GOAT because of his competitive nature & will to win. The dude was on another level and totally changed the game for everyone going forward.
Bulls Vs Blazers
Sega Genesis
Bulls Vs Celtics
Utah Jazz
Sonics
Yessir Southside chicago was a place like none other
Lebron himself does too 😂🤣😂
We have a recency bias. People forget or do not know that Jordan competed during the time where the east was a beast. When Jordan came back, he went against the Magic with a prime Shaq, Penny, Nick Anderson, Scott, Horace Grant, and Scot Syles.
MJ, hands down....is the GOAT. He constantly attacked on both ends of the court. The ultimate competitor. Its rare that someone with that much talent, worked at getting everything out of his abilities.
MJ the basketball goat. Anyone that says different is delusional.
MJ, no doubt about it. There will never be another player like him.
Lebron James can never be compared to Michael Jordan.
It's easier to score today. There are no big men crowding the paint. Great reaction. Check out Jordan "one of the best defenders ever" You will see why he is the Goat and most spectacular..
I agree is definitely a different league. It seems like is more entertainment now. High scoring games, shooting from damn near half is crazy. I got you ill check it out, Thanks for watching I appreciate it 🙏
@@onejayp to counter thar, it's similar to football in tge sense, higher scoring doesn't always mean more entertaining. 3 pointers aren't a big deal anymore..they used to be momentum crushers. Buckets had meaning!
@@joesmith5097 Yea I understand what you mean, I agree.
Most people and especially young people don't understand that he was a better defender than scorer. Another great highlight is Larry Bird passing clips. He was a genius.
@@onejayp : My man..
What I loved most about MJ was that, as he aged, he realized he was not going to be the best athlete forever. He started to develop his fadeaway. He developed great feet work and worked hard in his post up game. He never cheated his fans. He gave every thing to the game.
Mid game was raw
Didn’t even think about that but that’s facts. He wizards game involved a lot of that once he started slowly down but the man still had some hot games.
Facts, his game evolved as he aged and he never lost the fever.
yes, actually thats the time he became even more deadlier
He literally talked about how he played every night because there were people who bought tickets with the hope of seeing him just once in their life. It’s also why he always dressed so immaculately. The guy was so competitive that he practically invented the concept of a player’s personal brand.
I feel like after MJ. Every good basketball player after him, were like embers and parts of MJ's talent that was disbursed into tiny particles.
Exactly every great player today got some MJ moves and but no one got it all.Kobe came the closest but still lacking of some Jordan athleticism and efficiency
You nailed it✌️
Yes, to be fair i can see a little bit of dr. J in MJ too.
Kobe had all of MJ moves and more.What makes MJ the goat is not just his moves and fundamentals.His hand size is unreal and his hang time on dunks and lay ups nobody ever in life even today can do that,show me 😂
There are people who can jump higher but nobody can hang in the air like that even to this day
Watching highlights does no justice to actually watching him live. Always the GOAT!
I was witness to the greatest era of Basketball. Thank you Mr. MJ. #GOAT
Dude for real! I miss the old nba
People either just were not present during MJ's time, or they've forgotten about that time. But it was f'ing magical! The things he did, the moments he created, and the overall atmosphere he brought about is unparalleled in sports history. Period. We who were present, were watching a legend in the making, and we knew it. MJ was the single most recognizable person in the entire world. Watching clips and documentaries cannot convey the talent and impact he had in multiple industries. Not just basketball. Quite simply, you had to be there to understand. I don't see anyone else ever becoming what Michael Jordan became.
People compare MJ to anyone they want, Kobe, Lebron, whoever. There is no comparison. None of them would be able to withstand Jordans perseverance and tenacity. Even if they could keep up with MJ for a minute, he will ultimately overwhelm them and dominate every time.
Agree with everything you said except the "single most recognizable person in the entire world" part, that will be the other MJ... Michael Jackson!!
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Michael Jordan will always be the OG! Original GOAT! His skills were a sight to behold. When he played everyone stopped and watched. He always had class! He will always be the best!
Can you imagine if he was playing like that in this era? Ja Morant said he would take him 😂😂 Morant is not an defensive player. Stats tells it all 👍🏿
@duant and morant can't even go to finals 😁
@@duanemcfadden8878 Ja is a very talented and explosive player...but if Ja at this age went 1:1 w/ MJ at any stage of his Bulls career, Ja might have to scale back his irrational confidence. As in...Ja has no shot. Might win a couple games out of a hundred. I'd say that even if Ja were an all-defensive team guy along with his offense...but as you said, Ja's defense is...not a strength. And MJ was superb defensive player...there'd be some 5-0 and 5-1 games in there, more than a few.
@@jimsibley1651 I agree with you 💯 lol 😂😂😂
I've been watching the NBA since the 1970s and I've never seen anyone
else who even compares to MJ.
MJ is the GOAT! Period.
Jordan was known world wide. His energy pulled everyone towards him, regardless if you fallowed basketball or not. Every Kid wanted be like Mike. GOAT
He was and continues to be the most famous and popular athlete in the world…which is absolutely insane. Everyone around the world wears Jordan brand so you pretty much can’t go anywhere on earth without seeing a MJ logo on something. No athlete has ever come close to his level of fame. Easily the GOAT.
@@axe2grind244 and what's even crazier about that, is he became that popular before social media was a thing and when the internet wasn't widely available to most, pure insanity lol
@@TheJaBuLs 100% true. Most homes had limited tv channels, most homes didn’t even have internet access yet lol.
the fact is that MJ played a different kind of basketball, it was pure magic, his skill and technique were simply different, for me no player compares with him, MJ is without a doubt the 🐐
larry bird ate jordans lunch
Beyond the fact MJ had all the moves, all the airtime, and just was consistent, add to all of these beautiful shots the fact alot of them were clutch....in other words, he never choked under pressure. GOAT all day .
look at his shooting percentage in the clutch and change your comment
@@yoo879In the clutch he’s undefeated. 6-0 when it counted most. What are u talking about??
When MJ hit the league it was like ha came from the future! Played in the heart of the 80's, 90's and played in the 2000 era!
The contact during his shots. It's crazy how strong he was while in the air. No flopping for his airness
Imagine what he’d do to the players of today 😮.
He is too much of a man to do that.
Also I'm not seeing him pushing or elbowing people out of his way, just pure dancing around
Exactly. This is what people don't understand. He made post shots layups 3s with not just one person giving contact but a whole team. None of these current players can do this on a regular basis.
This is why Jordan is the goat. Kobe is a distant second . Bron isn't even top 10. Bron is a legend just not top 10
Getting double and triple teamed and fouled. Still throwing it down
No matter how awesome these videos make this era of basketball look, it was even better being in the arena live. Nobody had smartphones - all eyes on the court.
Every single game MJ played with the BULLS had highlights in it. Every single game. Lebron definitely got MJ on longevity, but we are comparing all the accomplishments MJ had in just 13 seasons (Officially its 15 seasons, but 2 seasons were under 18 games played so let's be real) to Lebron's now 20 year career. Think about that. Lebron has had way more time (almost 7 yrs) to rack up total stats, and yet hasn't yet reached MJ's peak to this day. During a season does anyone care about total stats. Do we say Luka right now has 1301 points this season or do we say he is averaging 34.2 per game. You feel me?
Now will Lebron gaining the total point scoring title make him better than MJ. Kareem has always had more total points than MJ and he wasn't better than MJ, so no. Put it this way.....If a player averaged 50 ppg for 3 years straight and dies from a car accident, and another player averaged 20 points a game for 10 years, do you really think that 20 ppg player was better then the 50 ppg player?
The 20 ppg player would have scored more total points because of playing 7 more years (longevity), but in no universe was that player a better scorer than the 50 ppg player. That's why career PPG is more important. Kareem's career PPG was only 24.6ppg. Bron's is 27.2 and MJ's was 30.1
Also, look at peak scoring years for all three players-
PEAK: Bron - 31.4ppg, Kareem - 34.8ppg, MJ - 37.1ppg
MJ's is 6pt higher than LBJ and he shot the 3 less than half the time LBJ did. Think about that. MJ had to work harder scoring on twos, and still has 3 buckets per game on LBJ.
The fact that MJ accomplished more and won more in less time seals it for MJ. He did more in less time against a brutal defensive minded league and he didn't take the easy way and construct superteams to cakewalk to the finals like today's players have. He used whatever teammates the organize got. That makes a huge difference when judging careers. As spectacular as Lebron can be, he does rest of D to manufacture the energy for his points. I don't respect that because not playing D makes your team lose games. MJ exerted energy on both sides of the ball and was playing elite offense and elite defense. Kareem had natural height and for the most part of his career he was in the paint waiting for blocks with no 3 sec rule. So his defensive feats don't impress me as much. MJ had to earn his blocks and steals by chasing for them. Nothing wrong with having Bron as your favorite player. It's just when this topic of "Goat" comes along most are eager for their favorite player to be the Goat. It's always best to look at all the factors and remain as unbias as we can, so we can appreciate true greatness.
Don't forget that it took 20 seasons for LeBron to catch Kareem while Kareem I'm pretty sure only ever shot maybe 1 3 his whole career.
J was on SportsCenter top-10 play of day dang near every game with 1 or even 2 plays). Still remember Stuart Scott going crazy during the countdown.
Also, MJ followed the 37 point season with a 35 ppg season while also securing Defensive player of the Year.
@@masculinitymatters9030 4 REAL
+ MJs defense is really what sets him apart. Lebron would have to play 25+ yrs to catch MJ in steals. Not gonna happen. That's how great of a defender that he was.
MJ was best baller ever. I got to watch him play, its not even a contest.
MJs ball control is next level his all around game is just so strong period
All his dunks just looked so powerful and graceful. The way he moved his legs during dunks just added to the beauty
IKR when I watch LeBron I think man what a crazy good athlete/basketball player but when I watch certain guys like MJ play basketball pr Patrick Mahomes play football its like youre watching an alien...Giannis is like that too to be his height Playing the way he does
Facts bro mj can fly literally 🔥
Hell yeah he moved so gracefully in the air like he had all the time in the world ! Lol he's a legend !
Haha yeah. It was more difficult to dunk back in the days, IMO, because there wasnt defensive 3 seconds, which means anyone can stay in the paint to guard anyone who tries to slash to the basket. Today, nobody can stay in the paint for more than 3 seconds. People still can dunk these days but I think it is more impressive when Jordan dunks, even when there’s 2,3, or 4 people trying to stop him.
Amen to that…
Respect! the 90s was a golden era for bball and hip hop!
You mean rock?
@@pepedahepe2258That too
For everything bruh. For everything.
Michael is not just the best NBA player of all time, he is the best sportsman of all time.
After almost 30 years it's still exciting to watch!
GOAT season. 1987-88. MJ won MVP, DPOY, scoring title, slam dunk championship, and all star game MVP. You will never ever see anything like that again.
The other thing people forget about is Jordan played in a much more physical era and never took games off. He played as many minutes as he could. I was honored to have him as a childhood hero.
Facts, it’s a completely different game. I don’t see kids stopping everything to watch Bron play. The entire HOOD would come together for every MJ game we could.
@@tradesmith_yt it was a different time as well. You didn't have nearly as many distractions as you do today plus you couldn't just teevo the game or jump on internet to watch it like u can now. If you missed the game back then you had to wait til SC highlights.
WAY WAY harder to score too
He even played a championship game with the flu, and was still able to outshine some players.
I WAS A TEENAGER WHEN I WATCHED EVERY GAME THAT MICHAEL EVER PLAYED IN. FROM 91-98. M.J. WAS A GOD!! PERIOD!! KOBE WAS AS CLOSE AS YOU'RE GONNA GET. LEBRON WASN'T BETTER THAN KOBE. NO ONE WILL EVER NEVER BE LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN!!
Lebron isn’t even top 10 imo.
2 decades after retirement and jordan is still inspiring and impressing fans.
How can you watch this so calmly. I caught my self yelling several times. MJ is no doubt the GOAT! OMG 😱
As a Chicago native, born I'm the 80's and raised in the 90's, the Bulls and MJ was like a watching a Rockstar in their prime giving you the best music you ever heard. MJ was literally "must see tv" for everyone in Chicago every night, no cap!
Just imagine this one player doing something new every night that you never seen him do before bro, his game never got old.
This is why people who had the privilege to watch the MJ live, revere him as the GOAT.
Dope reaction my guy😎
Not only in Chicago. I'm from Germany and me and my friends sat whole nights in front of the tv, just to see him play. School or work next day? I DON'T CARE! Mike is playing. He made the NBA and basketball a world wide thing.
Chi- town in tha house!!!
Not only in Chicago. Born and raised in Detroit. MJ is the best period. end of discussion. The Bad Boy Pistons would run Lebron out of the gym crying. MJ took it, owned it, and gave it back.
whenever Sirius plays, it still bring chills. "andddddddddd nowwwwwwww!!!!"
Wow you were born just in time and in place.
Jordan is the greatest ever. I honestly think he may always be. His ability to flick the ball in from anywhere
Dude! I got madd respect for you. You have just said out loud, what I’ve been arguing with my friends about for the last 10 years. First, I’ve never heard someone say it out loud, that Kobe’s game was patented after Jordan’s. He clearly took all the moves, walk, mannerisms, and even the tongue out during the game. Now, I will say that none of that takes away from his greatness and accolades, because he still had to play the game, and no one can deny that he went hard every game. Also, King James is the goat…..but, OF THIS ERA. He has garnered crazy respect for what he has brought to the game of today but JORDEN IS TRULY THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. I’ve never been a fan of Kobe or James but, I’ve absolutely have been a fan on MJ every since he entered the league and he will always be my number one of the past, present, and future.
MJ never lost a Final! Never even let a Final go past game 6. The greatest of any era. The true GOAT.
The bulls never lost a final 😂why y’all act like he was the only player on the team thoe does Scottie not count boy was a dog
He didn't lose the ones he didn't reach either.
@@adonisgodfrey1082 Scottie didn't do much when he left the Bulls and he was still pretty young. He was a great player, but the Bulls players were excellent role players. None of them had amazing careers before or after MJ
But wasn’t there most of his career 6 times in 15 seasons don’t forget about those other 9 seasons where people forget Jordan wasn’t on the court
He also only made it to the finals 6 times so wasn't able to even get to the big dance.....
Lebron is a great athlete. Michael Jordan is an ICON.
Jordan is GLOBAL phenomenon, and is the reason the NBA is as big as it is today.
He didn't need social media, he didn't need the internet, he didn't need ESPN.
He was different.
It's crazy to see young people trying to disparage or downplay MJ. He is one of the greatest athletes of all time, and anyone trying to pretend he's not is not a serious person.
I was a teen during the 90s. I have never seen a player that was brilliant at everything. Dribbling, passing, shooting from anywhere, dunking, blocking, steals. He was literally good at everything. He's a multi-generational talent. We still haven't seen anyone get close to this. One day we will see someone better because that is just how it is but it will be a long time before we do.
He was like Spiderman superhero
Only Kobe
Kobe was really good. I just don’t think he was as close to Jordan as ppl say. I mean Jordan came into the league and was already a top 5 player on day one. By the next year he was the best in the league. His weakness was his leadership skills. The gap between Jordan and the next best player is huge. I want to add something: I don’t like Michael Jordan. But I have to give him his due.
@@moxypirate
Jordan entered the league after college at age 22. Kobe was recruited when he was 17 and signed at 18. When kobe was 22, he was averaging 30ppg against San Antonio in the playoffs! While having to share the ball with Shaq! These are basic facts you would know if you watched NBA in the 90s and 2000s. You're comparing apples and oranges
@@stevencoardvenice Jordan entered the league at 21 and had a PER of nearly 26. Kobe’s PER did not surpass 26 until he was 24. Jordan’s second year in the league at age 22; he had a PER of nearly 28. Kobe only had one year in the league where he had a PER higher and it was in his prime at age 27. Jordan had a PER above 29 for the next 7 consecutive years and above 31 for 4 of them.
Bro ... sometimes I think about how fortunate I am to have witnessed all of this. He was incredible to watch.
Jordan is the Greatest Show on Earth, whether you saw him live like we did or just checking out the films.. there is Nothing like this man in any sport , in any era. Russel was Awesome, Julias was Awesome, Kobe was Awssome, T Mac was Awesome, Richardson was Awesome, Vince was Awesome, Lebron has done some Awesome things.. put All that Awesome together with Decisive Wins and you get #23 For Chicago #MichaelJordan
MJ was an artist, perfectionist and the most determined. The GOAT.
Everything bout this era of basketball is so nostalgic to me. MJ floating, Pat Riley's slick hair, Marv Albert's "YYESS", The NBA on NBC logo n theme song, hard fouls, real fast breaks where they go to the bucket instead the 3pt line. Bring it back!!
hehe, NBA on NBC always had the really good games on the weekend. The Lakers vs Celtics during the NBA on NBC era was so good.
A lot of people who watched this Mixtape don't realize just how big some of the defenders guarding him were or how rough they were on him typically. He got hacked so many times but would keep coming. They knocked him down and he would smirk at them, wipe himself off and come back again and again. This wasn't a no defence league like it is now. They brought in the flagrant foul in 1990/91 cause of how bad MJ was getting hit.
MJ literally created almost every move in basketball that people still using to this day! WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!
hes not tony hawk this isnt a thing sorry
@@jamespotter4571 I think you mean Rodney Mullen...
As a young man I have to give you your credit for doing the research. Just by those highlights MJ is the goat. 😊
Some generations had THE BABE… then another enjoyed THE GREATEST…Thank God I got to grow up watching THE GOAT!
I'm 51 and enjoyed your objective production and commentary. In my opinion MJ is the goat because he never cheated the fans, like never. He played 82 games practically every season, exerting max effort. I knew parent were saving up there money to invest in the opportunity for their family to see him. He said he never wanted to leave without a show, without highlights and memories. When he didn't play 82, he still gave 80-81 games.
Additionally, it was such a treat to fans for a star of his magnitude to compete in the dunk contest. He risked embarrassment, damaging his image and brand...however he went out and showed out, nailing every dunk the first time. Kobe had MJs supreme confidence and self belief. Not a Bron hater but I've seen him shrivel in big moments, quit on the court, not give his all on defense, load manage etc... MJ played most of his games, had as high if not higher minutes played than LeBron and Kobe. MJ played harder on defense during his older Wizards years than Lebron has most of his season.
And for the same team!
Best post. Can’t say it any better. LBJ is great but the facts show he is not goat. His game has many flaws, he is not a great shooter and he is not great defensively. LBJ is the greatest jack of all trades but master of none. MJ was also a jack of all trades but he mastered most of them. The ones that won you chips he mastered. Defense, offense, mental toughness, leader, shooting and scoring, loyalty to team and teammates, blocks, steals and a host of other intangibles.
Brons greatness is his longevity. Goat at that even though there is evidence of it being aided allegedly. He is not great at shooting, defense, loyalty to team and teammates, not mentally tough, not a great leader on both ends of court, and makes excuses for his failures and blames teammates and coaches.
There is no contest between these two. Biggest mistake Lebron and his media shill pals made was starting the media brainwashing 13 years ago about Bron being better than MJ. All that did was expose his flaws more than they were.
@@snakebitten6967 Bingo! Just the other night against Philly, Russ got killed by media and fans. But real ones like us actually saw what transpired. On defense, Russ picked up Embiid, played stout---Embiid could not back him down, he got a hand in Embiid face on the shot---good contest, Russ then went in and secured the rebound, as Russ came up court all Lakers were standing upright not moving not cutting. So Russ had to exert more energy and drive hard to the hole, he just didn't have the legs when he got there...noone called time out. Bron stood there, not making himself a target for Russ. Go back and watch the sequence.
@@masculinitymatters9030 that's cause LeBron isn't playing to win and hasn't for a few years. I noticed halfway through his career that when the games got tough LeBron started playing for stats and clout instead of the win. When his te loses, he doesn't say "oh I should have done more" he says I did everything I could but the coach called the wrong play or this teammate should have made more shots and things like that. He plays selfish basketball
MM...THAT IS A MIKE DROP COMMENT...ALL FACTS...100% EFFORT FOR 80+ GAMES A SEASON...NO game management BS so he could rest and be ready for another day
Jordan fingers, feet, bones thought pattern was different. The quickness sharpness, the will to be perfect. 🔥💯❤️THE BEST PLAYER EVER.
Not only was Jordan aggressive, he scared the sh*t out of other guys on other teams with his eyes and his demeanor and the attitude he had and he also could back it up
I think he scared the shit out of his own teammates at times too!
I watched all Jordan's games damn near and I promise you he's the GOAT 🐐🙏🏾
Just watch his resume he never lost a tournament and finals either that's out of this world that's only his numbers but what's about his style ? His incredible plays ? It's just ridiculous compare him to any other player
facts
Mj all day the aura the grace the power the style just different ✨️ 🙌🏼
Jordan…..in my book is the goat. I’ve watched BOTH eras. It was more then just (muscle and brut force). Jordan had a grace and finesse about his game). Super quick, bold, Athletic and brave. He played EVERY PLAY like it was only seconds on the clock.
No matter how many top MJ highlight videos there are there will always be some plays that are missing and that’s because he gave you a wow moment EVERY single night EVERY single game was a highlight reel. 🐐
4 REAL. Well Said
FACTS
@@ClumsyRoot Yes he Sure did
This MJ mixtape always bring me chills. When you're 6'6 and have a 48" vertical, he pretty much dunked on damn nearly every NBA player from the mid 80's to the late 90's. And the hang time was just mind boggling.
To think that the young studs today saying look at me I'm doing the same thing as mike 😂😂😂 😡 NOOOOO! Because mike had to go through hell with a quickness and grace even getting touched up with elbows and all back then and back then he would get knocked down by a player and keep going 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Try it now and these guys will be leaving the court on a stretcher 😂 and be out for months oh yeah the other player gets fined
He did dunk on everybody. Literally all of the notable big men. The longest holdout for several seasons was Dikembe Mutombo, but he made the mistake of pointing it out to MJ in the locker room at an all-star game, in front of the other stars. So of course the next time the Bulls played the Hawks, MJ schooled him and postered his ass.(there's YT vids about it) Jordan's ability to impose his will on any other player was unmatched and just unreal. He could take any sleight, joke or trash talk, no matter how trivial, and use it to cut your heart out and feed it to you on the court. MJ is the GOAT of all GOATs.
There will never be any comparison. The game changed so much that you will never see this type of " Ballin" in the NBA again! He is the greatest, the GOAT.... and that is all!
All of Jordan's moves, especially his hang time moves he actually practiced it with actual defenders that tried to block or impede his moves. It's no wonder why his hang time moves are so effortless when the truth is ordinary players can't do it at all.
The dunk on Stockton at about 6:10 is one of my favorite stories cause a fan yelled at him "Pick on someone your own size." The next trip down the floor he dunked on the Center and said back to the same fan "Is he big enough for you?" I love that he did it in consecutive trips down the court. He didn't wait for a time he made the time his.
LMAOOO straight savage. if i was that fan i'd laugh my ass off
The Knicks and pacers hated the bulls in the east back then.. they always had confrontations with Knicks and Reggie miller lol.
I bet it was Greg ostertag he dunked on too! He was always dunking on him lol
Lol im pretty sure it was on Mark Eaton RIP
And sorry for turning this post from 23 to 24 likes. It's almost criminal!!
I’m /was a 76ers fan. I went to almost every home game in the late 80’s-90’s. When the Bulls came to town, I went to see MJ, not the Sixers. He’s the only player, from another team, that I can say that about. He was a rockstar. When he was in town, you could feel it. It was an honor to watch him play.
Facts!!
Yep. Lots of people were that way including myself
not Earvin? What he did to ya at 19 years of age in '80 wasn't enough?
@@kch7051 I loved the Dr. He was my favorite player. I saw him all of the time. When the Bulls came to town, I still rooted and cheered for Julius but, on those nights, I was there to watch MJ.
@@kch7051 nobody talking about the 80's KFC lol
Mike was sick these clips are good but the energy he created in a game was unbelievable he was half man half amazing LeBron could never ever ever
Lebron just hS too many failures unfortunately. And if you play longer then anyone else then of course you would have more stats..but just simply using ya eye test, you can even say kobe was better than lebron.
Idk how anyone can say Bron is better than jordan...Jordan was a far better shooter, way more clutch and I mean u see his pure athleticism he was an incredible finisher with both hands....lebron is just big and strong he is a freak of nature but when u compare there skill it's not even close and jordan did more in way less time... if u stop his career at 15 seasons like jordan then he doesn't beat any of his records other than assists
Been saying it bro. How did they just start comparing him to Jordan when he’s not even a better basketball player than Kobe? Kobe has more moves, is a better scorer, more clutch, and possessed the killer instinct that Bron never had. Now LeBron is a phenomenal player which says even more about Kobe and Jordan who are better than him.
Also Bron had way more help..
Bruh!!! That is it you said it all wow!! Is exactly 💯 what I tell my son. Plus he skipped 4 years of college!! 4 years compared to mj 18 months out to play baseball? Come on now you do practice in baseball.. and three peat!?
@@MakaveliCVW bro...... Go look at stats.... Jordan was not more clutch than Lebron, do some research then say that again
It was a blessing to watch him play throughout the 80s & 90s. I miss the MJ on the court. Straight Bball Poet.
I watched his whole career. I knew we would never see anything like that again. Beyond special.
90s was arguably the greatest basketball Era IMO. It's crazy how much more athletic, skill, basketball IQ he had than the rest of a lot of these stars. Pure magician with the ball in his hands.
Youngster, I'm glad you are appreciating this. Trust me, we got to see this every night . What great era that was
Is was born in 76' and lived in Illinois. I watched every Bulls game he ever played... At some point you just knew he was going to win every time it mattered. This guy wanted to win worse then any player ever, and he did whatever was needed. This guy had no weakness and was an absolute savage when the game was on the line.
I was born in 74 and I'll do ya one better I seen his whole college career he was 6'5 with a 48 inch vertical leap and could run a four 2 in the forty
Unfortunately, highlights don't really expose the part of Jordan that earned him GOAT status. In a time when the battles between offence an defense were so physical and intense, his intimidation and dominance he held over the league was incredible. His ability to control the game, to come through, to embarrase you. It's hard to see in just highlights .
And his defensive play was just as good, or better than his offensive play. He's the goat, no question.
yeah.. embarrass and often time instill fear in some of the most gifted , talented and competitive athletes !!
Jordan was so competitive. Even if he had an offnight...you knew that next game he was going to go the hell off. That's just how he was. He hated losing..much like Tom Brady. It was fanaticism. You just don't see that level of competitive nature in athletes.
I’d like to see how 2023 NBA players would handle the Anthony Mason and Charles Oakley Knicks or Rodman Pistons the way MJ did. Jordan intimidated some of the most intimidating NBA players ever.
MJ was the most dominant competitor / leader I’ve over seen. The 90’s was 🔥
You're right, the 90s was a hell of a time to be an NBA fan
The GOAT stands for Greatest Of All Time, not the greatest for 10 years....IN case you youngsters don't get the acronym.
His hops & his airtime are unmatched!! It was like he defied the laws of gravity. Without question The GOAT
I think Morant is pretty damn close if not on par with young mj on the hops
Vince Carter had bigger hops, but that was it. Jordan has everything.
There's a reason it's called Air Jordan's 😉
@@FishFinga17 Exactly 💯
I try and watch this video once a month. Jordan was a god amongst men!
MY's style of play is still so futuristic. Dude is a fighter jet.
I forgot how good he truly was until watching this
@@koolsmoothfan We just got used to his greatness and almost took it for granted.
F22 Raptor
The beautiful part of MJ's highlights is there are always multiple defenders in front of him when he did those amazing things.
Here's the thing I don't get, a lot of you younger guys say you grew up on Bron and that's cool, because a lot of us grew up on Bird, Magic, Dr. J or Kareem but, here's the difference we recognized greatness and though in our hearts our favorite player may still be Bird, magic etc we recognized what MJ did not only on the court but societal and for the sport makes him the GOAT. Stats alone don't make you the GOAT if they did then MJ would have never been considered the Goat over Kareem. What he did in 13 or so seasons is absolutely incredible. MJ did not take games off or rest on defense and trust me when I say as great as he was during the regular season we all knew damn well he was going to be that much better post season and that's why no one could do shit with him, he just had an almost supernatural way of elevating his game.
Well said…
I WATCHED JORDAN GROWING UP AND DID WATCH LEBRON TOO LEBRON IS GOOD BUT THE GOAT IS MICHAEL JORDAN HE WAS SPECIAL. HE COULD FLY.
I started watching NBA in '89 when i was 10 or 11, and thanks to WGN I watched every Bulls game for the next decade. Huge Jordan fan and I feel really fortunate to have grown up in that era and witnessed all 6 of his Championship runs
MJ has the greatest mid range shot fade away of all time. He was electric and his will to win was like no other. Him and Kobe have something Lebron can never have. I grew up watching Jordan was a huge Bulls fan From NY. The first time I ever saw him play I knew I just witnessed something beyond special. His creativity was on a whole other level.
I know right 👍🏿 I'm the same age as mike and I too was a bulls fan there's no way I could compare James to mike at all 👍🏿
MJ's layup game was outta this world as well. It's like he had a few extra seconds in the air beyond everyone else & did amazing things. He was no slouch in the in-game dunking game as well. His competitiveness & will to win is what separates him from everyone else.
Thats why he is the GOAT and in the 80's the best driver to the basket ever with such agility and dexterity which he still had in the 90's and could take contact and finish Bron don't have that either lol
KB was just an imitator though. He tried to copy MJ and failed. Was nowhere near as efficient and couldn't walk the walk, but luckily he had teammates who could do it for him.
All I could say is if Jordan played at this era. Untouchable. He’ll live on the free throw line.