How Michael Jordan Evolved as a Scorer 

There’s not an in game dribble move MJ couldn’t do, not sure where he got that from

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​@mannyneva1760 yeah, can't understand that point. Jordan ran point for over half a season in '89 and routinely split traps and broke down full court presses single handedly most times. He just didn't waste dribbles trying to trick his defender when he could just blow by him with a lightning quick 1st step, hesitation move or one crossover dribble. Jordan had zero flaws in his game.

@@Israel-nb7ip fk you telling me that for😂✌🏽

@@mannyneva1760 I was agreeing with you, Homey.

Right. He could (and did) beat you playing Julius Erving's game or Jerry West's game, adding his own flavor.

The best offense and defense scheme in NBA history in my book once it's excelled Phil Jackson took Shaq who wasnt the best defender and made him an elite defender and blocker Ty Lue, Frank Vogel, and Jason Kidd all run a variation of it and they all have been successful Rudy even ran a hybrid of it with Houston and they won two championships and had a top 3 defense for years

Once he implanted his back to the basket game and turnaround jumper he became really difficult to stop. Cuz he could completely slow you down with it and get his shot off over you

so triangle is basically a post offense?

My bad on that I was referring to his handle, definitely had go to moves and perfected his craft in techniques

@@JT_BreakdownsMJ handles were above average

MJ didn’t need have to sit there a dribble 100 times through the legs.

Agreed.

That number he did on Bird in the 63 point performance displayed great handles. I don't know what the hell he and others have been talking about.

who knows what the future is

Endurance/fatigue is one of the hardest things to understand if you’ve never played ball at a high level. It’s one of the things that gets overlooked, but it’s a constant factor for every player in every game.

And almost NEVER gets any recognition for it.

And the wizards went from 30 th ranked to 1st in defense when he was a wizard

​@@thepubknight6144imagine him joining to a Powerhouse team back thrn, he could win 1 more Ring

I agree this is what I meant when I said he didn’t have a bag. I wasn’t saying that he could dribble or anything. Just that he wasn’t using a ton of dribble combos like you would see in someone like kyrie

It's not that Kyrie dribbles a lot on purpose (and he really doesn't even dribble *that( much), it's that Michael Jordan was a 6'5" Ja Mprant, so he could always explode to open space and elevate for a midrange jumper he shot 50% on, and he could finish over people in crowded spaces Kyrie couldn't because of his size and athleticism. It's not an approach thing, it's an ability.

@@youngcaprio5972, No it’s a style. Steph is not a big or explosive player and he doesn’t pound the ball nonstop. Guys develop styles. Some styles are more conducive to team play than others. Guys who like to move the ball, and move without the ball tend to win more than guys that the ball sticks to. It’s not a new trend. Kyrie is a ball stopping guy. Harden is a ball stopper. Steph moves it. Jokic moves it. Jordan moved the ball. Size isn’t a factor in determining that. Just a fact.

@@sobaze Kyrie is one of the better off-ball players in the league, if you don't realize that, that means you're just stuck to stereotypes and don't watch him play. Steph also is the greatest shooter ever and his shooting ability creates a one-of-a-kind stress on a defense. There is no other guard in history who really has the same effect in the same way. Kyrie can put stress on the defense this way, but he's maybe a top 5 one-on-one player NBA history, so that's the best way for him to score. He doesn't dribble with the ball that much either. Dating back to 2018-2019, he hasn't been in the top 20 for time of possession. This year, he fell behind Luka, Harden, Steph (!), Ja Morant, Damian Lillard, Haliburton, Vanvleet, Dinwiddie, Jamal Murray, ... literally just a lot of players, and only a few of those guys in front of him in possession are better offensive players, so you could argue it would make more sense for Kyrie to dribble more. www.nba.com/stats/players/touches?dir=D&sort=TIME_OF_POSS&SeasonType=Regular+Season&Season=2022-23 I agree that some of this is approach, but MJ's physical abilities also meant that he didn't have to dribble much to create room for a great shot. 3 inches in height and size and then about 10 or 11 inches on vertical and then his hand size goes a longggg way with shot creation.

how did jordan move the ball? @@sobaze

When you watch the film you can see how unstoppable he became as he developed the post fade. Learned to use his body way better, slow down, and get right to his spots to score

Balderdash. MJ perfected the fade but lets not spread misinformation that he added it to his game the one year. If you watch MJ at North Carolina you'll see his same style of play was already there. And in fact I believe he played SF at NC. So lets cut the malarkey.

@@meg-k-waldren yea a better way to say it is he started incorporating more later on. Especially once his elite athleticism diminished.

Foreal like even if ppl don't agree, MJ's skills, talent, I.Q., and drive are unmatched and no one has topped him since his debut and no one ever will 😂

I say kobe but everyone has their opinion

@@lioninthesun Kobe was just a watered down Michael Jordan

@@michaelkeeler1215 absolutely not, never saw jordan score 81 or outscore an entire nba finals team by himself.

@@lioninthesun there is way more to basketball than scoring

Thank you. And he was definitely a pretty good ball handler, with that being said it became much better as his career went on. It got much tighter and learned to rely on skill compared to athleticism

​@@JT_Breakdownsall of your ball handling analysis was of him very early in his career against Boston.Also you didnt go into his totally overlooked ELITE passing game and defense. I get it, you grew up after Jordan and i had the same issue when trying to understand players before my time like Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson. So, if you didnt live through it you just dont know. Its not the same, even with some videos, although that helps. You did good overall though.

John Paxson said "I imagine him playing with us, is like us playing with high school kids " Great assessment!

Thanks I plan on making more in the future

I’m just not sure the size of his pants mattered much, tbh.

His hands are the 6th largest in NBA history. Kawhi and Wilt are behind him at 7 and 8. It's crazy with his hand size his height was projected to be 7"9.

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Definitely could’ve went into that too but I wanted to focus this video on his scoring

He had the complete package of scoring playmaking etc defending etc before he got to the nba.

​@@mannyneva1760true. He just expanded it and refined it once he got into the NBA.

i won't hold that against him.

Thank you

Yes he was

I recall that amazing hanging, twisting layup vs the Nets. He made like three or four different moves, adjustments on that one shot.

Thank you. And honestly really wanted the emphasis on this video to be about his bulls years how he evolved from when he came into the league to how it changed during his last years with the bulls

Thank you

When I said having a bag I was referring to his handle and comparing to someone like Kyrie or harden who have a bunch of different combination dribbles. It doesn’t mean he wasn’t a great scorer and that he didn’t have go to moves. Also Steals and blocks have nothing to do with having a bag. Lebron doesn’t have one either. This isn’t a knock on Jordan just stating what I observed

@@JT_Breakdowns I know it's not a knock on Jordan, I'm just saying... And yes, grabbing a ton a steals and blocks is definitely a skill... But whatever

This is very true he didn’t really need that extra dribbling he was able to score without it which had a lot to do with his physical tools

And Rodman.

Thank you and yes I plan on doing this sometime soon

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Or how he evolved to travel, flop, & whine? Also, to call himself the goat? 😂 Mj. #23 🐐

All he does is bully ball. His footwork is bad and had a flat-footed stride which is why even at his size he can't efficiently pose up since he doesn't utilize his heel and toes, so he just bullies smaller players to get his shot off. If you want to see really good fundamentally sound footwork just look at Olajuwon, Jordan or even Penny at the post.

That's the thing though. He hasn't really evolved

He was really throwing down some incredible dunks as a rookie

@@JT_Breakdowns facts

He was skinny, when he bulked up then he was lean and bigger.

@@larrywerdeniuk-dm7cj MJ came to the NBA with a physique lean for a basketball player at his position as a scoring guard.

@@jamesstallworth2721 he was skinny, didn't get lean till he hit the weights and got a little bigger. I used to work at multiplex fitness in Deerfield IL. Bulls used to workout and practice there before getting their own facility. Believe me, he was skinny. ✏️

Very true he had to learn to win. Which is why his ppg may have decrease but he was winning way more

LeBron has evolved his own game in plenty of ways too

@@JT_Breakdowns young age: driving to the hoop no jump shot old age: driving to the hoop no jump shot?

Serious question, what do you want to see done better?

Not sure how he's overrated. 28.3 pts per 36 minutes played, 38.2 pts generated (scoring+assists), 51% 2-pt field goal percentage, 9x 1st team all NBA defense. Or are you just trying to be a contrarian?