How Michael Jordan Created 3 New Rules That Changed The NBA Forever 

Had no idea Charles Barkley was the reason for the 5 second rule. Learned something today

After watching this video, you begin to realize that player empowerment just wasn’t a thing in the NBA back in those days.

In 1987 they made the illegal offense rule so MJ couldn't isolate so easily. They had an offense in 1986-87 season that all the players would stand to one side and high and Jordan would be isolated on the other side and cook his defender. This play was made illegal in 1987, look up 1987 illegal offense rule, there is still the archive of the rule. This was to make it harder for Jordan to iso, now other players had to be below the freethrow line at least 3. So that's a comback to Wilt saying they only changed things to help him, the f outta here.

Young MJ averaged 37 points in 1988 before these rules changes.

Your videos never fail to be really creative to people who just wanna learn more about certain parts of NBA history and I love that. You really inspired me to start posting video, thank you for that Andy!

Jordan completely changed the concept of 'athlete' It can be said that he truly changed the culture and history of sports itself. That is the solid reason why Jordan is gaining worldwide respect and admiration, not just an American sports star.

Basically, mj changed the nba from big man dominant league to guard dominant league

Maybe I'm wrong but for the 1st 2 that you said, The thing about the 5 second rule And the 3 second rule To me both of these just seem like logical rules to make To keep the game moving, Also I do not think that the 3 second rule limited the amount of impact that big men have in the game I think they just have to play better rather than standing right in front of the hoop

All right another Andy Hoops Saturday video YESSIRRRR

When was Hand Checking Added to the NBA? The NBA implemented Hand Checking during the 2004-2005 season. In efforts to decrease hand-checking, clarify blocking fouls and implement the defensive three-second rule. These rules were added in an attempt to “open up the game” (Official NBA Rules History). Everywhere I look it says the official enforcement of hand check was this year after Jordan's retirement so I am not sure about your info in this video about hand checking being illegal and strictly enforced when you say, I definitely watched 90's basketball and even on the shot against Utah and Russell, Russell is hand checking Jordan to start the play. As I say every source I am finding says 2004 is when the implementation and enforcement of hand checking came about.

6:26 That might be one of the most profound quotes I’ve ever heard from an athlete.

Thank you for this video!

It would be very interesting to see how the game would’ve been like today if MJ did play under today’s rules , obviously for one thing , there’s challenges , and now the game isn’t physical as it once was back in the early 80s and 90s for that reason alone

Knew of these, but the Bulls salary list was shocking. Made me sympathize with Pippen just a little bit. He made less than Harper, Longley and Kukoc? Crazy.

Jordan was underpayed too. Only last years, i remember it was only one, but i assume author is right and it was last two years. But before that, Jordan made about same as Pippen.

Hey Andy can u make. A video about the 2016 nba draft and how understated it is

6:35 he was already dominating before the rule changes 😂😂😂

Andy always comes handy if you wanna learn something new bout the NBA hey

Andy Hoops you don't mind uploading a video about how the 2004 Detroit Pistons implemented the Kobe Rules?

It is clear that in the dates and reason for these rule (hand check and 3pt distance) changes were not for Jordan. It was for the other players. Remember that Jordan already averaged more than 30 point before the (1) flagrant rule. He also averaged less per year as his team gets better...

Can you make a video about Bill Russell? We all know how great of a player he is but I feel like he deserves a video from you after his passing and having his #6 jersey retired across the NBA.

Without David Stern the NBA wouldn't have lasted

Wilt had to understand the difference in his era and MJ's, though. The game in the 60s and 70s was frenetic and had well over 100 possessions, but by the 90s, possessions dropped dramatically and so did the points. The game got stale. Wilt's 100 point game was out of 169 team points -- a fast-paced game! But by the mid 90s, it was commonplace to see 80 or even 70 point games. Boring to a lot of the casual fans that MJ's flair brought to the sport.

I’ve never been this early . Hi Andy!

Folks didn’t realize that the business side of basketball plays a part in why guys didn’t leave the teams that drafted them. That 1999 lockout changed everything from here on out.

Yeah I remember when they banned Jordan from morphing into a dinosaur mid-game, good times.

Yesssssir that basic implosion is key

That Wilt line is so legendary

I obviously knew the flagrant foul and hand checking, but I totally forgot about the max contract. You're right though, Michael's ridiculous contract was directly responsible for the lockout finally happening in 1999 although to be fair that lockout was a long time coming and had been building towards that for a while.

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The NBA heavily favored Michael Jordan because he is the most marketable superstar in his era. No wonder why he became the greatest if not the greatest

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Someone send this video to Espn or whatever sports station. This video alone is very insightful to how our game is today because of the past changes

Remember wilt chamberlain played with short white dudes and Jordan played with athletes...ok

LeBron also initiated a rule change. The Anti-Flopping rule

bro this thumbnail go crazy 😭😭

MJ IS A BEAST GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME REALLY

5:05 that was the worst double dribble ive ever seen

I was skeptical at first when they said that MJ was a walking free throw back in the day but I watched a random game about him playing vs the Lakers in a regular season and boy it was a bore. I'm not hating on the guy but I was convinced that the NBA was protecting their most valuable asset by letting him take those FTs before he gets injured by penetrating.

This is why the stats of old school SG like Dr. J and Pistol Pete are so damn impressive.

I don't wanna hear shaq and Barkley complain about Harden dribbling and his playstyle, when just like them, he made the league change the rules.

Still waiting for Mike Miller video

They should reduce by 50% the over the cap Tax when a player is signed by the team that drafted him. Will be easier to retain players.

No hand-checking rule in 90s was easily defeated as players stuck their forearms instead of hands on opposing guy's body and argued they were not "hand"-checking. So NBA had to go harder on these rules in 2004 to completely remove any remaining HC tricks left in the game.

DAVID STERN WAITED A DECADE TO STOP THE FLAGRANTS; THEN HE WENT STRAIGHT TO FIXING GAMES ..... REGULAR SEASON HOME TEAMS DON'T GET BLOWN OUT. ALL PLAYOFF SERIES GET TO SEVEN GAMES .....

All those hard Pistons fouls and no one ever got hurt. Least of all Jordan. It was an executive decision by Nike for the league.

The problem today is that the NBA is not as fun to watch….every so often I will try to watch a game but I can’t finish it….

Wilt is jealous!! Always has been!! Jordan was still very dominant even before those rule changes came around!! He was going to be great regardless of whether or not those changes were coming!!

Really wouldve been interesting to see mj play with today's rules

It’s still funny that there was a Jordan with hair and one with no hair 😂

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The luxury tax need to change. It's unfair to the team that finds success by nurturing homegrown players into superstars, yet still punished the same as the teams with rosters consisting of nothing but nomad superstars, or even bad teams, those neglecting the rookies. There should be some incentives for teams those fall into the first group.

Jaylen Brown next video Andy Hoops 🙏🙏🙏

The Luxury Tax is a huge game changer.

that’s when he took it personal 😭😂

The changes were central to my embrace of basketball, as a fan. I love the grace, the beauty, and the athleticism. That Barkley-like stuff was so not fun to watch. And the game is much more interesting and fun to watch now that “ smaller” players are full participants.

Curry not making it in the 80s is because he's injury prone and the 80s was a more physical era. Add in the difference between eras on health, fitness, and tech. He'd dominate the entire time in the 80s if given the green light to shoot like he does now. He'd just get injured and be out the league sooner than now. He's going to have a 20 year career. If he played in the 80s, he'd be out in 12-14 seasons at least. It would basically just set his prime back. People would still see how great he was, they'd just be saying, "if only he didn't get injured," like T-Mac or Rose. They wouldn't fair well in the 80s either. That warriors team in the 80s would be a perfect fit though. If Steph was drafted in 85 within 4 years he'd have Mullin, Richmond, and Tim Hardaway. They'd get Sprewell on his 7th season and hopefully they wouldn't get rid of Mitch 😔. That team would be so good, IDK maybe they'd take the attention off Steph and he wouldn't get injured.

Jordan Rules Bad Boy Pistons 🔥🔥🔥

A video on NBA lockouts?

I prefer the hard fouls and the hand check though.

I thought no charge zone (restricted area) would make the list, but I guess it only affected 1 of Jordan's season with the Bulls, so fair enough.

In 2004-05 NBA rules says..New rules were introduced to CURTAIL hand checking..I don't understand why NBA had to State the word "CURTAIL" if it was totally banned in 1995..

Great line by Wilt. Definitely the changes made basketball girly and more girly as more changes will come and did come. Time for another league that resembles the NBA of old where it was a man's sport.

David Stern doesn't get enough credit for shaping the NBA into the business it is today.

Mitch Richmond too

Weren’t there rule changes in response to Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Them gargoyle hands on the thumbnail is OD 🤣

GOAT and its not even remotely close

Andy Hoops not doing his research as usual. Hand checking was banned in the mid 00s dude. If you watch mid to late 90s basketball, you can still see there are clearly instances of hand checking.

Since they added the flagrant foul in 1991 (which is good, the incentive to play the game cleanly) and the hand-checking ban in 1995... defensive 3 sec violation on top, in 2001, is too much. Defense should be a decent collective option, not a joke like it's today. Defensive 3 sec violation could be undone.

old head fans complain about the game going soft but their lord and savior MJ is one of the reasons the game is like it is

I know this has nothing to do with the actual point of this video but ppl always point out how lil Pippen was making without also acknowledging that he did it to himself! How many owners would tell a guy “hey don’t sign this you’ll regret it. You can make way more money later if you do a shorter deal” he signed a 10 year low ball contract. Caused that himself

I think harden is the most recent player to force them to change so many rules. They changed how they called 3s, landing zones, and drives, and had to clarify the gather step. Harden is actually majorly responsible for making the NBA tougher than it has been in decades.

Mj and Wilt Chamberlain are the two players that I know changed the rules of the NBA.

What exactly is "hand-checking"?

Hand checking was banned in 04, not 97

Yeah right...MJ's highest output was before the rule changes made in the video!

Interviewer: What is a flagrant foul ? Isiah: A Pistons Foul. Love him or hate him.. he’s right.

What was the nba's reason on going back to the original 3pt line for the 97-98 season? Imagine the current league on that shortened line...

I'm from Detroit, the hand checking rule was stupid, but I agree with the flagrant foul

I was today years old (29) when I found out there wasn't a 3 second defense violation until the 90s

3:55 Look at Mark Price, Drazen Petrovic and all 3pt shooters in the 90's. They never had the chance to play their own game. Curry would never get favored in that era of speed and driving to the basket.

A whole book was not written about the Jordan Rules. The book 'The Jordan Rules' was authored by Chicago Tribune reporter Sam Smith, released in 1992. It was about the Bulls' 1990-91 season and Jordan's role and influence on the team and his teammates. The fact that it shares a title with the Pistons' 'rules' for defending Jordan is a coincidence. Tiny bit of research would've told you this, although any real basketball fan would already know.

Kinda nice to refute Wilt Chamberlain telling MJ did not change the NBA rules and he did

The Pistons called it: "THE JORDAN RULES"

Jordan had no comeback. I loled to that!

Lol I remember Wilt telling MJ that they didn’t change the rules for him like they did for him!! But they did man!!! The greatest player ever demands adjustments to keep others from copying and/or using similar moves and routes!!

Also 3 second rule was implemented in 01-02 season and 5 second rule was implemented in 99 but was known as the Barkley rule Jordan had nothing to do with any of these except for Flagrant but it wasn't just him in was league wide

Comments that it is easier for players to move around the league now, shows a picture of Damian Lillard (Portland Trailblazers, 2012-present)

3 in the key was around WAAAAAAY before 2001

Yes and no it did make the game safe but bring back the handcheck .

BILL RUSSELL MADE A RULE: AS LONG AS I AM PLAYING ..... YOU LOSE.

Great vid as usual …. We all have opinions but MJ is edged in Stone and history can’t be edited or diluted lol ppl opinions ain’t facts but championships ring bells

Pippen making less than Luc Longley? Ouch.

So they got rid of handchecking when Jordan was out of the league so players could play more like Jordan when handchecking was allowed 🐐

how about the hack a shaq

Hand checking wasn't banned in 95, they just mended it and it wasn't because Jordan😂2001 zone defense was allowed and defenders were no longer allowed to initiate contact with their hands and forearms. 2004-2005 is when they band hand checking completely. The rules were changed to give the offense the advantage because they said scoring sells tickets.

Flagrant is a good rule. Taking out the hand checking made the sport boring.

Wait wait you can go over the cap with no luxery tax? Then whats the fricking point of the cap?

My beef is players should stick with their team they sign with until their contact is up aka thin skin KD