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@@ImOutOfMtDew Nope, he averaged 21.2 pg 6.1 rebounds 4.4 assists 1.5 steals. That's not bad for 2 seasons with the wizards 80% from the ft line and 43% fg. Check the stats man
It’s crazy how he doesn’t even know the magnitude of the US dream team he only knows about Jordan on that team he doesn’t know about anyone else on the team a full team of absolute legends
The people who say MJ was a pure scorer fail to appreciate his overall impact on the game. He was amongst the best defensive players in the league every year he was in the league, and although his scoring was the best part of his game, the other parts tend to get overshadowed by just how incredible his scoring was. Forever the GOAT.
Yup. He was on 9 all defensive teams too, and even was defensive player of the year one year. Led the league in steals three times, and depsite not racking up the triple doubles that some modern players do, he still averaged over 6 rebounds per game and almost 5 and a half assits per game. Those per game stats also factor in his 2 Wizards years 38-40 years old.
It was a surprise that MJ was taken 3rd after Sam Bowie, but the Rockets that chose Akeem Olajuwon as number 1 (changed for Hakeem with H afterwards) will never regret it. One of the strongest players ever, gave them two titles as Finals MVP, only player in history to win MVP, Finals MVP AND defensive player of the year awards the SAME year. Check him out ! Absolute beast in both ends of the floor and beautiful to watch. Absolutely stunning footwork for a 7 footer
Portland was never going to draft Jordan. They had future hall of famer Clyde Drexler playing the same position that Jordan plays. They were drafting for need. Unfortunately for Portland, after Olajuwon, there wasn't really any talented big men in the draft.
Agree. When Michael Jordan himself respects enough to say you would be his ideal starting center because of superb skills on both ends of the floor. And when legendary players have and still work out with you till this day because you are legendary footwork. There's a reason no one ever says the Rockets should have picked Michael Jordan up on overall even though he was the better player of the two.
@@memsurs That's not true. Sam Bowie was considered extremely talented, and he was. Go back and check out articles during his collegiate career. His pro career was severely derailed by injuries. I'm not saying Sam should have been drafted ahead of MJ; I wasn't aware enough to have an informed opinion back then, but I am saying there are reasons Sam was. Portland was truly excited to draft Sam Bowie. That poor team really does have a history of cursed big men though: Bill Walton, Greg Oden, Sam Bowie, Arvydas Sabonis.
You should react to The Dream Team. this video briefly explained it but the US went from playing college players internationally to assembling the greatest team ever to play in the 1992 Barcelona olympics.
The day Jordan came back I was 9 years old and I still remember how happy everyone I knew was. From my parents to my grandparents to kids and teenagers. He was must watch tv.
Michael Jordan had the intangible mental qualities that define all transcendent people, regardless of their life's work... He was ruthlessly cold blooded in the pursuit of perfection. He refused to accept anything resembling mediocrity from himself or anyone associated with him. Jordan is an avid gambler... probably part of his hyper competitive nature. Many believe that his "retirement" was actually an unofficial one year suspension. Americans are paranoid about the association of sportsmen with shady gambling. Given Jordan's importance to the game, he was permitted to call his temporary exit from the sport "retirement" in order to save face. Like many high profile people, Jordan is fiercely protective of his public image.
The Air Jordan Shoes was born in the 80's bruv, then he became "The Greatest", and that's why no one's shoes will ever be on the level of the Air Jordan brand
He did, but after a 3 game losing streak in the 90-91 season he played 500 games with the Bulls without losing 3 in a row. I’m sure he had more losing streaks with the Wiz.
I was always personally impressed, on a very soulful level, that Michael Jordan chose to embrace his mortality, to step down from the pinnacle, and pursue Baseball -- something different -- when confronted with his father's death. He chose to contemplate imperfection, limitations, mortality, loss. I see that as a deeply soulful act of a truly enlightened or engaged individual. And that he worked through it, and came back to his passion without leaving a trail of doubts from his sabbatical, left no mar upon his basketball reputation, that seems to mark the true inspiration of genius. He played basketball, and lived his life, at monastic levels of dedication. There was faith in what he did. That's what made him so great. Even when he failed at baseball, I believe he's the team owner now.
While Jordan was known for his dunking and powerful drives to the basket, he was also an excellent jump shooter. He could post up and snake up a jump shot from just about anywhere and sink the shot. He very rarely missed.
As somebody from NC, I've been a UNC fan from birth since everybody in my family went to Carolina. MJ is a God here. Dean Smith made him the basketball player he was. His words. RIP Coach Smith and GO HEELS.
I cherish every moment of watching the Bulls through their dominating seasons. Back in '85, I took a room service order of a piece of cheesecake and a Coke up to the top floor of the nice Holiday Inn hotel in Normal, Illinois, clad in my paisley vest and bow tie. The door opened up and it was Michael Jordan. I was a 76er fan at the time (because of Dr. J) and Michael jokingly told me to get out of his room. A good laugh, then I asked for his autograph and he signed it big and bold on the hotel stationary: Michael Jordan #23. He was cool as hell and though only 5" taller than me, he seemed like a giant.
I can remember so vividly every single moment in this video review. I was 9-years-old when the Bulls drafted #23 and followed it closely until he purchased the Charlotte Hornets:) HA! #23 The GOAT
Jordan was the greatest to ever do it. A lot of young guys think that Lebron James is better, but ask anyone who is old enough to have seen both play live and everyone will say Jordan. The guy was so clutch and refused to lose. I've never seen anyone like him in any sport. Also when Jordan played, the game was WAYYYY more physical. If you were driving down the lane towards the basket you were going to receive big time contact by the defenders and no fouls were called. In todays game if you breathe on the opponent a foul is called.
Both Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie who were drafted ahead of Jordan were legendary college players and both over 7 feet tall and played center. Olajuwon became a hall of fame player. Bowie was good for a while but was frequently injured and left the game young.
MJ played on the minor league baseball team in my hometown! They filmed part of the movie Space Jam here even. We have a giant picture of him in the stadium to this day.
These guys that make these MJ highlights love to show the story timeline and cinematic aspects of MJ’s career which is cool and all, but he has a lot of insane actual in game highlights that they don’t show.
@@lukanovak1492 You're the one who brought up the race narrative so I'd say it's you who can't like Bird because you must be racist That's all you got huh
5:41 that reaction was to the fans because all game, and in the newspaper, they kept telling him he's going home, and during the game they were telling him it's time to go home. He was screaming at them to go home. One thing people have to realize is you were not going to one up him. He is going to do EVERYTHING, and ANYTHING to beat you. No sports athlete in american history or the world had his competitive drive. This is a guy who left the sport in his mid 30's to play baseball after his dad died. He came back almost 35 years old, and played better then a lebron in his prime. He is maybe the most durable player in NBA history, and even into his LATE 30's he played every minute of every game, think about how fucking crazy that is! I watched just about EVERY game of his from the 1990 until he left the Bulls in 98, and as an older player he was never hurt, or missed any games, that is another crazy thing, as you get older things start nagging you, you get these little injuries that can pile up, and you need rest to recover from the stress, I mean it's the natural way the human body ages you need more time to recover, but not him. Another fact, look how great kobe is (better then a lebron as well) by the time Jordan and kobe were age 33, Jordan had scored about 6,000 more points! This is with kobe starting his NBA career as an 18 yo straight out of high school. He also had another almost extra year on Jordan as jordan broke his foot in his second year, after only playing like 9 games, and missed the year. So with an almost 5 year head start Jordan outscored him by that much. This is when it was harder to score, as the NBA was a lot more physical back then. Jordan would have avg like 45 points a game now.
The dunk at 3:50 is called "Kiss the rim"..... There are obviously more technical dunks, but nothing is as beautiful as that one. His hangtime+body control on that dunk is amazing. He's flying.
It is fun seeing someone pick up on the US sports I grew up on, it is similar to how I felt growing up going to the UK and learning about the great players in the Premiership, and Champions league when I got to hang out with my cousins from England who loved the sport.
When you see him do the switch hands in mid airs for the first time- “ wow that’s so cool” when you see it the second time- “ wait a sec why did he do that”
these videos are so fun to watch man, with other reaction channnels they talk the whole time and ruin the videos but with you its like watching your real reactions to it. keep it up, so entertaining
1985 is when the First Air Jordan came out. I got my first pair as a kid soon after that, and still buy them today. I had a nice collection at one time, but now I just buy a couple pairs every year. My first job out of high school was at Footlocker. Lol. A dream job for a "sneakerhead ". 😆
Pro teams in the 70s and 80s were less willing to just jump on the best player if their player needs did not include their position. Hakeem Olajuwon was a center and like Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton(all first round picks in the 1984 draft) were all future Hall of Fame players. The Houston Rockets and Portland Trailblazers both needed Centers, and Portland had Clyde Drexler at Shooting Guard, and was himself an eventual Hall of Fame player. The Bulls were basically the highest positioned team that needed a shooting guard, or merely wanted one.
To put in perspective on how good MJ was... He entered the league and avg 28 ppg as a rookie.. thats is the highest ppg by a rookie. Then after that he never avg below that number.. yes that was his lowest scoring avg... 28 ppg as a rook.. he avg 30 for his whole career, playoffs and finals. NO PLAYER HAS EVER AVG 30 for a career only him
To give you an idea of how good Jordan was. He led a team of college kids to multiple victories over nba all stars before he ever played a pro game. And within a few games of his rookie season he was already dominating and being called the best player in the league.
I just watched a hour long documentary on the dream team beecause this video made me feel like doing that. It's a heartwarming watch so, when you have the time, I think you'd like it and actually get a sense of who the guys are around that era.
Air Jordans have been out since 1985, the OG pair. Michael Jordan changed Nike forever. And yes, up until 1992, the USA didnt use professional players for the Olympics, Pan American Games, etc. We had our college players(18-22 yrs old) vs professional athletes(20s to 30s) from other nations. Funny thing is, until the late 80s, our college kids still won pretty much every tournament. That 1992 US Olympic team was possibly the greatest ever basketball team, and they rolllllllled the other teams. Smallest margin of victory was 32 points, and that was the gold medal game. As far as the titles....Jordan won 3 in a row. His father was murdered, and he needed a mental reboot, soooo he went to try and play baseball. It was his original love, and really connected him to his father's memory. He played 2 years of semipro baseball, and then returned to the NBA....where he proceeded to win 3 more titles in a row.
Michael Jordan was the most famous athlete in the world before he was in Space Jam. Space Jam made him easily the most famous person in 1996 in any capacity. Then he solidified himself as the greatest of all time. If you tell someone you want to "be like Mike", you're only talking about MJ.
Jerry Reinsdorf's quote "I used to say that Michael was the Babe Ruth of basketball, but I now believe that Babe Ruth was the Michael Jordan of baseball." Is such a powerful statement, it gets me every time. When I remember watching MJ play as I was growing up, now as an adult, I just think of how this is what early man must have been feeling when they thought up stories about demigods and heroes.
A lot of people overlook how sick that cradle dunk is at the very beginning of the video. At first it may look like an ordinary break away dunk, until you realize that he's clutching the ball with only ONE hand the whole time!!
Mj was an all around talent and if you literally removed all his offensive production he would still be a HOF. In the same year he lead the league in scoring, he led the league in steals, won defensive player of the year and MVP. He was the best player in the nba on both sides of the court.
Michael Jordan has probably the perfect basketball body. 6’6 200-210 lbs. Just absolutely perfect for basketball, and obviously he was able to put it to good use.
Randy Moss. NFL wide reciever. Most talent WR ever to play. Also the most exciting. 6'4" 4.25 40 yard dash. Second all time in Touchdowns as a WR. Best deep threat (long pass catcher) of all time.
Yeah, the Bulls won the Championship in 91, 92, 93, and then in 95, 96, 97. He retired from the Bulls before the 98 season, which was shortened by a Player Strike. And then he went and played for the Washington Bullets/Wizards. And then became part owner of the Wizards.
Fun fact: After Nike signed Jordan and made the air Jordan 1 shoe it was the most popular shoe in nba history. Also, Nike became the world’s largest sports brand because of Jordan
Jordan was the best individual talent in history. Bird was the best team player in history. I can't wait for Luka to finally see Bird's career highlights.
great reaction! try watching "the last dance" on netflix. it's a series about the journey of michael jordan and the chicago bulls to their 6 nba titles.i bet you would appreciate jordan's quest to become the greatest basketball player of all time.
2:06 back in the ‘80s team preferred size over guards, so the blazers took Sam Bowie who was 7ft tall while Jordan became one of the best players to ever play. It’s look at as one of the biggest draft blunders of all time
After the first time they won a championship MJ hosted SNL (a comedy show) they did a skit where Chicago Super Fans hosted a show and they invited Jordan on. The host of the show said as a joke "You guys are so good. We're not talking a repeat (of a championship), a three-peat or even a four-peat. We're talking a minimum 8-peat." This got a big laugh, because there was no way that would happen. The Bulls got 3 titles in a row, Jordan retired for a year, he came back but they didn't make the finals his first year back, but then they got a second three-peat. Had Jordan not retired the first time they might have pulled off the 8-peat.
bulls the first full year he came back were 72-10 and 41-3 at one point. 15-3 in the post-season that year. That team still has the best win % of all-time.
In regard to the 1984 draft, it's important to note that the Portland Trailblazers already had an elite player at shooting guard: Clyde Drexler, who had been drafted the previous year. Drexler went on to be a hall of famer, so it's very understandable why they felt they didn't need Jordan. Of course, now with hindsight we can say it's obvious they should have drafted him, but back then the choice to go with Bowie made sense.
Jordan as third pick...when Jordan was drafted, it was the era of the Big Men, with centers dominating play. That is why Houston took Olajuwon first. Portland already had this guard the picked the year before by the name of Clyde Drexler. Portland really didn't need a guard like Jordan, so they opted for Bowie. The rest, as they say, is history...
Klay Thompson's 37 point quarter POR FAVOR SENOR! I know you got a lot of vids lined up but its truly the most exhilarating thing ever EDIT: Also just want to say I love the videos, especially the Joseph Vincent ones, as his videos are god tier. Keep up the great work, I love to see basketball entice those who didn't grow up watching it, and hope the international impact continues to grow as it has recently. Just know that the more you watch, the more you appreciate the subtleties and true talent displayed in the sport, and it makes watching it that much more meaningful and exciting. Keep up the good work!
loving these videos, especially the basketball ones. as a soccer fan, you might enjoy Hakeem Olajuwon highlights... amazing footwork for such a large man.
1986-1993 Jordan and 2008-2015 Messi are the two most electrifying athletes of any sport ever period. (Prime Ronaldinho comes close but his prime wasn't long enough)
In a world where Jordan doesn't retire the first time, he wins 8 straight NBA Championships, 1 or 2 more MVPs, and NO ONE argues that he isn't the GOAT.
