This was an amazing upset by the US. The Canadian team was loaded with future NBA Hall of Famers and they were shocked by these young, nameless college kids. This was the basketball version of Miracle on Ice.
One thing about Jordan, was his incredible physique. Even at a young age and even though he was only 195 pds, he was incredibly muscular. He had like 280 pds of muscle fiber in that 195. That's why alot of players talk about his uncanny strength at the guard, like he was a power forward.
I went to that Olympics when I was in high school and seeing this team be so dominating it was really exciting. I never was a basketball fan at that time, but watching this group of guys made me watch MJ his whole career. Awesome video. Brings back memories.
I can't believe they used to say that Jordan couldn't shoot well in his early career. He improved over time in that regard, but he obviously had that silky touch from day one of his NBA career.
For all the kids out there who are watching this video there onxe was a player named Alvan Robertson who used to drive Michael Jordan CRAZY due to his defense. 6-2, great athlete and all but what separated Robertson was how he took shit from NOBODY. Every possession was a back alley fist fight when he guarded you. He had incredibly quick hands where even Isiah Thomas in his prime wouldnt put the ball on the floor near him. He also had like this Spidey-Sense, like he could see 2 seconds ahead in time and know exactly where a pass was going to go and would jump the lane for a steal. He was also a heady offensive player who could score, rebound and pass with the best at his position. He was the 2nd player to wver have a Quintuple-Double. The other 3 players who accomplished tbis were all Centers. Robertson still holds the NBA record for steals in a season and is the ONLY NBA player to ever record 300 in a season. He also holds the NBA record for steals per game for a career. Robertson was the guard Bobby Knight started next to Jordan in the 84 US Olympic team. He was....magnificent and if you love basketball you should know him by name.
Thanks for the comment Grem, without you, any of this wouldn't be possible... You're one of the all time greats of NBA uploading, everyone needs to know that... You're currently the only one who puts crazy rare games on SS...
USA team had three hall of famers on it...But, it REALLY is impressive that these were college kids at the time, and were able to beat grown men...Not only beat them, but beat them soundly. Very cool!!
@M soccer has peaked and is losing steam. People in England would rather watch an NFL game then a second division ( minor league ) soccer game. That was unthinkable 10 years ago.
THIS is basketball! No run down the court and launch one from 35 feet like today's game. If any of Bob Knight's players would have done that he would have found a spot on the bench! The 3 point shot has ruined true basketball!
@@msa4998 The shot clock? The shot clock has been in the NBA since 1954.The games you are watching are 70-year-old games. And you aint watching those. Go to bed grandpa.
@@msa4998 Dude, i know that. But you said you watch 40-year-old games. But the NBA had a shot clock 40 years ago. You also said, you "hardly" watch NBA games, now you come back and say you "don't" watch NBA games In other words, I'm calling bullshit. :-) Oh, and there is also a shot clock in college.
Hard to believe MJ is one of those rare specimens who was able to win just about anything: College, International and Professional. He was part of the US squad which won Gold at the Panamerican Games in Caracas in 1983. I saw his talent at courtside and was marveled of what he could do, even then.
Carter had the US skip the 80 games in Moscow because the USSR invaded Afghanistan and then they became our enemies years later and we invaded them, haha. Funded their asses and gave em weapons from 79-89, some of them later used against the US years later. US supposedly didn't give them enough Stinger missiles and shooting systems than they needed to take out Russian assault choppers. Had they given them more than they needed, they would've been saved around in holes and caves until 2001.
@@nonplayerzealot4 Carter and Chernenko were idiots. The 80 boycott and Iran cost Carter the election and Chernenko was just a dead man walking after boycotting LA 1984.
1984 was my favorite olympic squad then 1992, 84 was just scary and hadn't even made it to the next level yet. I think they need to bring college players back to give them that experience maybe add 2 pro players.
I'm as American as they come but I really got bored with the '84 games as they went on. Without the eastern bloc and the third world not yet developed, it was just a "USA! USA! USA!" lovefest. I knew some of the men from the USA Men's Volleyball team and, while they loved winning the gold, they really wanted to play the Soviets. Plus it was the Olympics that first went corporate (Understandable with the debt Montreal was left with). But the games lost some of their dignity.
Soviets Union had to boycott this Olympic since it was hosted in US. Just like what US did in 1980 Olympics which was hosted in Soviet as well and you will see US didn't participated in there due to their boycott. However, there was Yugoslavia for being the toughest basketball opponents to USA back then for sure
most people talk about his 3 point shooting being bad, and that is pretty accurate because if you shoot .173 % from 3 in his rookie season then you're a bad 3 point shooter
Wow Michael Jordan and Bob knight on the same floor. This is legendary as hell.
This was an amazing upset by the US. The Canadian team was loaded with future NBA Hall of Famers and they were shocked by these young, nameless college kids.
This was the basketball version of Miracle on Ice.
Tj Mckenzie lol. Well played.
@Clark Hull Woooooooosh...
Yeah … When future NBA superstar Bill Wennington is like your 7th leading scorer you know you are stacked!
84 Olympics showed Jordan was something special
Unbelievable how Jordan can breakdown any zone defense by finding the seams. What an incredible basketball mind.
I miss the old FIBA key ( the paint ) I think this was the last Olympics with no 3 point line.
Jordan with his turn around jump shot ability was pretty ahead in its time
One thing about Jordan, was his incredible physique. Even at a young age and even though he was only 195 pds, he was incredibly muscular. He had like 280 pds of muscle fiber in that 195. That's why alot of players talk about his uncanny strength at the guard, like he was a power forward.
Mike McGrath Exactly. The greatest attribute may have been his large hands.
Bobby Knight said he believed Michael Jordan was the best athlete he ever saw in any sport.
I went to that Olympics when I was in high school and seeing this team be so dominating it was really exciting. I never was a basketball fan at that time, but watching this group of guys made me watch MJ his whole career. Awesome video. Brings back memories.
I can't believe they used to say that Jordan couldn't shoot well in his early career. He improved over time in that regard, but he obviously had that silky touch from day one of his NBA career.
people say Jordan was a bad 3pts shooter yet he averaged like 42-43% one year.
FACTS!
Michael Jordan, two-time Olympic champion, NBA Hall of Famer, a god of the hardwood.
“Jordan, when are you going to set a screen for someone?” Bob Knight
R.I.P Wayman Tisdale...
For all the kids out there who are watching this video there onxe was a player named Alvan Robertson who used to drive Michael Jordan CRAZY due to his defense.
6-2, great athlete and all but what separated Robertson was how he took shit from NOBODY. Every possession was a back alley fist fight when he guarded you. He had incredibly quick hands where even Isiah Thomas in his prime wouldnt put the ball on the floor near him. He also had like this Spidey-Sense, like he could see 2 seconds ahead in time and know exactly where a pass was going to go and would jump the lane for a steal.
He was also a heady offensive player who could score, rebound and pass with the best at his position.
He was the 2nd player to wver have a Quintuple-Double. The other 3 players who accomplished tbis were all Centers.
Robertson still holds the NBA record for steals in a season and is the ONLY NBA player to ever record 300 in a season. He also holds the NBA record for steals per game for a career.
Robertson was the guard Bobby Knight started next to Jordan in the 84 US Olympic team.
He was....magnificent and if you love basketball you should know him by name.
Thanks for the comment Grem, without you, any of this wouldn't be possible... You're one of the all time greats of NBA uploading, everyone needs to know that... You're currently the only one who puts crazy rare games on SS...
USA team had three hall of famers on it...But, it REALLY is impressive that these were college kids at the time, and were able to beat grown men...Not only beat them, but beat them soundly. Very cool!!
This team was so loaded that the USA could have won the gold in 84 with just the guys who were cut by Bobby Knight.
One of many USA sides that put the McDonald's promotion to shame.
Charles, Stockton, Karl Maolone!
@M soccer has peaked and is losing steam. People in England would rather watch an NFL game then a second division ( minor league ) soccer game. That was unthinkable 10 years ago.
I've never seen a more vicious dunk than @0:44
THIS is basketball! No run down the court and launch one from 35 feet like today's game. If any of Bob Knight's players would have done that he would have found a spot on the bench! The 3 point shot has ruined true basketball!
That and the shot clock. I hardly ever watch anymore and am relegated to watching 40 year old games.
@@msa4998 Join the club.
@@msa4998 The shot clock? The shot clock has been in the NBA since 1954.The games you are watching are 70-year-old games. And you aint watching those. Go to bed grandpa.
@@goldnarms435I don’t watch NBA. I watch college, Sonny.
@@msa4998 Dude, i know that. But you said you watch 40-year-old games. But the NBA had a shot clock 40 years ago. You also said, you "hardly" watch NBA games, now you come back and say you "don't" watch NBA games In other words, I'm calling bullshit. :-)
Oh, and there is also a shot clock in college.
Hard to believe MJ is one of those rare specimens who was able to win just about anything: College, International and Professional.
He was part of the US squad which won Gold at the Panamerican Games in Caracas in 1983.
I saw his talent at courtside and was marveled of what he could do, even then.
The GREATEST TEAM USA composed of COLLEGE PLAYERS 🐐
its a shame the Russians didn't play in these Games. Would've loved to see Jordan, Ewing and company destroy the USSR
Carter had the US skip the 80 games in Moscow because the USSR invaded Afghanistan and then they became our enemies years later and we invaded them, haha. Funded their asses and gave em weapons from 79-89, some of them later used against the US years later. US supposedly didn't give them enough Stinger missiles and shooting systems than they needed to take out Russian assault choppers. Had they given them more than they needed, they would've been saved around in holes and caves until 2001.
@@nonplayerzealot4 Carter and Chernenko were idiots. The 80 boycott and Iran cost Carter the election and Chernenko was just a dead man walking after boycotting LA 1984.
Say, who is that Jordan kid? He can play!
These team would win the gold medal 🏅 in 2024 Olympics. To much talent.
Jordan became the GOAT in the 1984 Olympics.
Great upload. I didn't even know this game was in trading circles.
We need full games of 1984
1984 was my favorite olympic squad then 1992, 84 was just scary and hadn't even made it to the next level yet. I think they need to bring college players back to give them that experience maybe add 2 pro players.
I'm as American as they come but I really got bored with the '84 games as they went on. Without the eastern bloc and the third world not yet developed, it was just a "USA! USA! USA!" lovefest. I knew some of the men from the USA Men's Volleyball team and, while they loved winning the gold, they really wanted to play the Soviets. Plus it was the Olympics that first went corporate (Understandable with the debt Montreal was left with). But the games lost some of their dignity.
Soviets Union had to boycott this Olympic since it was hosted in US. Just like what US did in 1980 Olympics which was hosted in Soviet as well and you will see US didn't participated in there due to their boycott. However, there was Yugoslavia for being the toughest basketball opponents to USA back then for sure
Jordan, Mullim, and Tisdale! Holy Jebus!
Love the early part. Perkins!
The 2 Canadian players @ 1:31 and 1:33 😂🤣😂 Jordan preemptively broke the 2nd guy's ankles, 50 seconds before his next play.
we were all wondering what a jordan with a hof center would do and i think 8f jordan had a hof center he would atleast got half rings as his career
Was this game played at the fourm
Yes, the spiritual home of the Lakers.
Rip waymen Tisdale
the fact that the 1964 Tokyo Olympics has better quality than this lol
Is magic jhonson there in team usa at this moment??
Canada as a great future in ball they gonna be good with Antoine Benette, Andrew Wigins and other players
What time was this game?
most people talk about his 3 point shooting being bad, and that is pretty accurate because if you shoot .173 % from 3 in his rookie season then you're a bad 3 point shooter
No 3 point line!
1:32 talk about concussion
Eli Pasquale RIP
克里斯 木林！ 吊诈了 投篮好准！
Goddamn sleepy sam
Michael Jeffrey Jordan could always shoot
Clearly Jordan way way better than Lebron........ghe former gotno weaknesses. Right off Lebron got no heart.
not sure what lebron has to do with this video
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