Exactly! In 1988 he won the: * Scoring Title * Steals Title * Dunk Title * Reg Season and All-Star MVP(s) * DPOY All in the SAME season! NOTE: he also racked up 200+ steals and 100+ blocks (which he repeated in '89) that year as well. Hell, the BEST PLAYER in this era would need on average, 2-3 seasons to accomplish these things! He did it in one season! You don't do things like this and "only be a scorer". Hell, the ONLY REASON why some of his avg's declined (w/ assists being one of them), was because Phil came in and implemented the Triangle (which doesn't allow for lofty assists avgs), and reassigned him to an off the ball duty within the offense. But in the season right before Phil took over: he avg'd 8apg! And during his title seasons (when playing off the ball), he STILL avg'd 6apg! So, when these LBJ fanboys try to claim that he was "just a scorer", it's nothing more than willful ignorance on their part. This is their childish way of trying to minimize him as a player, whenever LBJ is compared to him.
Except 3 point shooting - but it wasn’t that big of a deal because the game was geared towards high percentage shooting so it never hurt him percentage wise
@@therant7411 his average at the end of his career was like 33%-34% that's where most average players stand. If I remember correctly, Kobe was just about that as well. You honestly can't say his weakness was his 3 point shooting when his average was; well, average. His 3 point wasn't a part of his arsenal but he was sufficient enough to knock em down when it mattered. So not sure why you even brought this up. Had it been under 30% then sure you'd have an argument but you do not. Also you can't seriously fault him for not focusing on the 3 when it wasn't a big part of the game as it is today.....
I was going to say the same thing...Jordan was such a dazzling amazing scorer, defender/small guard shot blocker and rebecca that we forget how great of a passer he really was...it’s crazy to say,but he is underrated because of how dominant he was in so many other areas that we almost forgot how amazing a passer he was...I swear... I’ve never seen anything like him...it easy even crazier growing up and watching him do all that crazy shit in real-time
@@coolwatersmusic I tell people all the time that he is the best passer I had ever seen. People will say "Well what about Magic or Lebron?" And I say, "What about them?" Jordan was a much more precise and accurate passer and he had a penetration element to it where he set his teammates up in such a way, they didn't have to do anything except receive it under the basket for an easy score.
The difference between mj's assists with lebron's is that mj would creatively penetrate the key and skillfully break down the defense, then pass to an open man awaiting for the ball under the bucket.. lebron predominantly bully balls towards basket as close as possible, and if he can't score himself, will pass it to open man at 3pt line 🙌...
Spot on, I’ve been saying this shit for years. Lebron holds on to the ball to damn long, trying to figure something out, when he should just attack, attack, get doubled, and triple then pass. It’s the reason why he’s always he’s at the brink every season, until he realizes he’s is supposed to be the Killer, then facilitate. Pass first players are Pointgards and Lebron James is not a true point, even though he thinks he is. He is a 3 to 4 and is 265 lbs. Work on your jumper and fundamental skills, and you can be great!!. Ask Michael Jordan.. Inspire teammates with your basketball ball skills rather than them watching you dribble the ball at the top off the key, while they wait to get a corner pass for three. None of those players will never be in rhythm unless they are straight snippers, ala Ray Allen, Mike Miller, and ton off other shooters that done save Lebrons ass. Jordan saved his own ass, and he made his teamates better, even when some didn’t deserve it, ala Scottie Pippen lol. He wouldn’t be shit without out Jordan and neither would them other niggas, and videos like this prove that fact🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
In the 88-89 season. He had 10 triple doubles in 11 games, 7 triple doubles in a row when he played Point Guard when John Paxson was injured. Averaged 33.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game during that streak. The the one triple double he missed at those 11 games was when he scored 40, had 7 rebounds and 11 assists against the Bad Boys Pistons. He was 3 rebounds away from 11 straight triple doubles. And he shot 53% that season.
Jordan was pretty much doing everything Lebron gets credit for over those 24 games in 1989. Jordan has no weaknesses. The kids get offended when I say Lebron is top 5-10. Modern media has all of Lebron's highlights, but for the basketball greats of 70s,80s and 90s....it is an incomplete record. Then we have the talking head idiots on tv saying "we have never seen this before" 🤣
@dadsa If MJ, Magic, Stockton etc. had access to the video we have now, and the analytics... yikes. I am not a romantic the truth is these young players have more skill and are generally more athletic, BUT and this is a big BUT, a lot of them are idiots when it comes to the team game. This is why players improve so rapidly after a stint at Golden State or San Antonio....(Wiggins and DeRozan are prime examples)
@dadsa lack of awareness blows my mind, these players have 10-15 years in the sport by the time they enter the league and another 3-5 by the time most are allstars. The awareness of certain situations should be automatic, it's not football, the playing area is TINY, there are only so many options. My other pet peeve is free throws, not asking for 90% but you are in the NBA, sub 75% is not acceptable year in and year out. What do you do in the summer?
That was the thing with Jordan, all his "weaknesses'" were only there when looking at overall stats. He wasn't known as a passer, but could do it incredibly well and wasn't known for 3's.. but you sure as hell wouldn't give him them all day. The man was capable at it all, it was just up to him and what he felt like doing that night which is kind of crazy lol. The court really was his playground.
You are exactly right. I've said many times that MJ basically had no weaknesses in his game. He could do basically everything well, but chose to do what it took to win games. Period. Interesting tidbit. I believe he shot a 43% clip from 3 in '96. If I'm not mistaking, that is better than most of the "shooters" in today's game.
I love how you say, "What the hell is wrong with Michael Jordan?! What is happening? That is crazy!" He was the elite scorer, but he did everything else too. He had no weaknesses.
@@dynamic6645 I don't think it lasted too long either at that position... How does one "stat pad" at PG though? I mean... get your teammates too many open looks to pad assists?? Doesn't really seem bad...
I feel like this vid just highlights how Jordan makes the whole team better. It’s not the whole reason he elevates the whole team but it’s a solid start. His number one goal was to win, not be the best. And that in itself is why he’s the best.
His number one goal is to BEAT his COMPETITION. Jordan is the type of guy who would rather lose than join one of his competition because that was his main goal: to COMPETE.
Watching your videos is like watching the blind seeing for the first time. There’s a reason why MJ’s kicks outsell everybody else’s after retiring almost two decades ago. The man is the GOAT.
It's funny how they dismiss how great of a passer MJ is. He averaged nearly 6 assist for his career. Curry does a behind the back pass and they act like it's new 🤣🤣🤣
Take it from someone who grew up in Chicago and followed every single one of MJs games. The Bulls were best when Jordan did less scoring and did everything else. Many of his highest scoring games they either lost or it was close. The Bulls were so good because he usually did so much more than scoring
Doug Collins had MJ play point-guard for a stretch, and guess what happened? MJ had 10 consecutive triple-doubles in 11 games. missing the 11th triple double by 1 or 2 assists? I believe...another amazing feat for someone who wasn't a full-time point guard...great reaction vid!
Young bro - man. I love your honesty after you watch Jordan. Bron’s greatness can’t and never will be denied but Jordan was on another level. Jordan was truly an over all great player in every aspect of the game. However, he was so unstoppable offensively that fans and media alike overlooked his passing, rebounding and Defense. Jordan was was an all time great on both ends of the floor!
This video right here is what "makes teammates better" looks like. How many easy buckets fell into Pippens hands? Jordan is the true 2K 99 overall. Master at every aspect of the game. His only failures came at the hands of his teammates defense. He could almost score at will.
Great analysis .. what makes teammates better. Stats doesn't necessarily convey this concept. Ultimately, hard practices with good competition makes teammates better.
Exactly, when a well informed person says "all round player, " that's Old School for: "a Complete Player." Meaning: needing no areas for improvement--a DO IT ALL (very well) player. That was MJ--dominant, the Man.
The ability to Palm the ball takes your game to a whole new level not just anybody can make these passes. Also you'll Like Larry Bird he talked the illest trash
Look up the stats on Jordan's Point Guard season. There's a video out there to watch in your private time He averaged more points and more assists than Bron when the team asked him to do that job. Back then positionless basketbal wasn't a thing. Shooting Guards shot. Point Guards facilitated. Good vid as always, my guy. You're out here making non-biased moves. Good shit, man.
Facts. In the 88-89 season he had 15 triple doubles with 7 straight triple doubles and 10 in 11 games. That year he averaged 32.5 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 2.9 steals per game. Those are unreal numbers lol.
For comparison lebron had no seasons with 30+ points, 8+ rebounds and 8+ assists per game. His best season he had 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.4 steals. Jordan put up 32.5 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists with 2.9 steals per game. This is just to show that if jordan wanted to get more triple doubles he could have easily.
That's why when people act like MJ was only a scorer and a ball hog then you know they don't know his game. His court awareness and vision was insane and none of those passes were set plays, they were all just in the flow of the game, pure instinct. He definitely made his teammates better
People overlook Jordan’s overall skills bc he scored so easily. Jordan was an assassin with the ball. He could do it all, score, pass, rebound D up. His court awareness and vision was understated because he made everything look so effortless. People forget he went 69 18 and 7 one game. People also forget that he is the only player to win scoring title and DPOY in the same season - think about that one for a minute! And that was when you could “ touch” a player up coming thru the lane and there was no flopping on D and no flagrant 2-3 with a hard foul. The game has changed and if Jordan was playing in this era, if Steph (and I am a huge Steph fan) avg’d almost 30 this year to win the scoring title Jordan, he would average 50 easy!!!
@@dynamic6645 touch! Hand checking! Whatever you want to call it - today it should be breathing🤣bc if you breath on someone too hard today it’s a foul. And let’s not even talk about the flopping on defense. There have been some fouls called in the NBA where the hits were more fake than the WWE….
One of the most underrated achievements in his career and one that a lot of ppl don’t even know about is he has the most assists in a finals (91 finals) by a non pg with 11.4. All like 3 or 4 others have done it. Magic is one of them (who done it more than once). That tells you a lot
At One Point early in his career with the bulls he played Pg the last part of the 88-89 season averaged 33.6 points 11.4 assists 10.8 rebounds shot 51 percent from the field and got 10 triple doubles in a 11 game span.. M.J is the Top Notch
MJ can do that easily because he is the only player that could attract even the whole team to defend against him that makes his teammates open. That is greatness.
Not only the best Basketball player, he is the best athlet who ever walked the earth. His game had no weak spot. My friends and me were sitting in front of the tv at 3 in the morning here in Germany, just to see him play. He was unbelivably perfect.
I always tell people that even though Jordan may not have been the greatest passer or logged the most assists, he was a very EFFECTIVE passer. Because of his incredible ability to score, everyone on defense always expected him to shoot or drive whenever he got the ball... He passed to keep the defense on their toes. Also notice how many of his passes are backdoor to wide open teammates slashing or RIGHT UNDER THE BASKET for easy dunks/layups... The Jordan effect. Imagine the greatest scorer of all-time dribbling through 4 defenders just to dump it off to you for the easiest bucket of your career.... GOAT.
Cats just wasn’t hitting shoots a lot of the time bro. He could’ve averaged 8 per game if only his Centers had a bit more coordination and softer hands.
Straight Facts Too Many Of Michael's Passing Was Not Rewarded With A Score Many Many Times With Players Like Cartwright, King, Woolridge, Sellers, & Longley. It's Was So Frustrating To Watch At Times.
It has been my pleasure watching you see how amazing Michael Jordan was/is thru your eyes now! RU-vid is great because you can rewind and watch over and over again. I spend hours watching my favorite players from back in the day on RU-vid.
Jordan was an underrated passer. Dude can pass. People think he can't pass because he was a scorer first. His only weakness in my opinion was his three's. But knowing Jordan he would of worked on it and got better but the game back then wasn't about the three point shot. Jordan would dominate the league today with a developed three point shot.
It's funny seeing this after one of your other reactions, where you said something along the lines of "I feel like if he has an off night, his team's screwed". Jordan's scoring was elite, and he rarely had an off night... But when he did, you had Pippen averaging 20 PPG, Jordan averaging 7-8 APG most seasons, and a ridiculous defence behind them!
Jordan has no weakness and he is a complete palyer. He born to play basketball that's why he is the standard of being a GOAT. Shout out from philippines.
*"Jordan has no weakness"* Not true, he had 2 weaknesses, the 3 point shot and zone defense, look at mj's 3 point percentage in his early years, he also had 5 points in a 3 point shootout, jordan also struggled vs zones, he couldn't score effectively like he used to, the 1993 knicks, 1996 sonics, and 2000s teams proved that MJ can't do any damage when zoned *"He is a complete palyer"* no he isn't, he isn't a great playmaker, not a great rebounder, not a great passer, LeBron, Magic, Bird, Oscar Robertson were more complete.
They always say LeBron made his teammates better or makes his teammates better around him and he does It wasn't just Jordan's passing that made his teammates better it was overall presence as well
Played PG in 89, 41 games, almost averaged a triple double, 32.2 points, 9.4 assists and 8.3 rebounds. That included 10/11 triple doubles in one sequence and 7 consecutive, which has only been beaten once since then by Russell Westbrook. And he wasn't averaging 21 points like Westbrook either - he averaged 30.4 points during that streak.
He scored several triple-doubles when he was told by his coach to do the PG role. It was just that he had the 'score first' mentality that people easily overlooked his other capabilities. He was a strong all-around player when he needed to be. He was *the* cheat code of NBA 2K games back in the 80's and 90's.
There wasn't no 2k in the 80s or 90's my guy they didn't put mike in the games untill like 2012 or something the only game that had mike in it was jordan vs bird #facts
@@chasemoney6539 bro I'm surely talking about the game series in the sense wherein you have the option to create an all-99 rated player and that is like a cheat code in itself. If you want to go and create a player and model it from a real one, I would choose MJ as my base.
Exactly. The majority of Leflop fans have never seen Jordan play. They only seen James. Us old heads (I’m 44) saw MJ do this every game. And we were Amazed every game. We have also seen James and are amazed sometimes. And put them both on the biggest stage (finals) and we NEVER saw MJ choke. But we have seen the other guy choke, flop, cry, quit more than once.
Jordan is one of a kind Jack of All Trades in basketball that excels with almost everything you put him to. The only moment anyone would beat his records is if NBA's rules of today goes back to 80s~90s.
Penetration penetration constantly taken it to the hole getting it inside not being afraid Of the challenge. His knowledge and basketball awareness is unmatchable
This man had huge hands ...greatest of all time in every category but he was such an assassin/killer at scoring people sometimes forget how great at passing,defense, even collecting boards / blocks . That my friends is why he's the greatest of all time
Watch a few videos of guys from MJ’s days and listen to what they had to say about playing against him. He once walked into the visitors locker room before a game and asked Dominic Wilkens “who’s guarding me tonight”? When he heard he laughed and said “ha, 50”! I think he went on to score 54 that night. And good on you for having an open mind and wanting to learn more about the past. Seriously, anyone old enough that watched Michael in real time thinks any debate about who the GOAT is ridiculous. There ain’t no comparison.
they said when he was at NC he clocked a 4.3 40. He was very lean and explosive coming out of college with quicker feet than in the 90s. Could you imagine him playing WR at 6.6 with those kawhi paws and crazy hops. His footwork would have allowed him to run routes as good as Randy Moss but he was catching bullet passes with the basketball and easily palming the ball and controlling it easy. Jordan was different
Jordan did everything exceptionally that’s why he’s the GOAT 🐐 he did it all the flash the raw talent fundamentals he had it all rare athleticism with a fire to win which Lebron quits and gives up Jordan never would quit Michael is rare human that encompasses everything to be the greatest mind set body attitude swag determination grit he had it all.
Jordan is the greatest scorer ever. Top 5 defender ever. Best two way player ever. He had no weaknesses. Zero. He retired in his prime for two seasons. Dude would have won 8 straight. No question.
Bro when they asked Jordan to play point guard, he went on the greatest stretch of triple doubles in NBA history at a high level. And I had the pleasure of watching these games live. These highlights don't even show every pass he made, which is scary. He was asked to score, but when he was asked to facilitate, it got real spooky my G lol.
I'm a Chicago Bulls basketball fan a Florida State football fan a University of North Carolina basketball fan a San Francisco 49ers football fan Atlanta Braves baseball fan I have seen all my team's win championships in their Glory Days but nothing was like watching the Bulls dominate the way they did and watching Michael go to work every night like it was his last
YOUNG BRO!!! Channel's growing! Happy for ya. Glad you took a look at his passing vids. FYI, those Puppeteer (pts 1&2) by Clutch23 are MUCH better made lol. Mike was SICK!! When we say no weaknesses we literally mean the man had NO weaknesses. You have to also realize that guys like Lebron, Harden, Dame Dollar, and others have sicks stats in today's era but they control the ball 85-95% of the time. That's why we've seen a stat explosion over the last 5 or so years. In the past era's teams ran systems and weren't dependent on one player. Well actually, Mike did play that way his first couple of seasons out of necessity , the guy literally had C*ke heads on his team when he got drafted. Hopefully you keep digging down the rabbit hole. I see you have BIRD coming up! Don't forget to check out Hakeem Olajuwon (2nd best player ever after Mike IMHO), Magic Johnson and Tim Duncan (boring but sooo fundamentally sound).
Ya, was never that he couldn't pass, but he was such a monster scoring. They didn't want him passing a lot. He was all around a top tier player, just everyone likes seeing him score so that is what got the most attention
The D will put you over. Only player to win offensive and defensive player same year. Best guard defender of all Time. Plus he WANTED the best players on both ends to destroy, then tell them all about it during and after the game.
You mean MvP? If so there’s been 3 players to win MVP and DPOY in the same year. MJ, Hakeem and Giannis but to include scoring title in the same year I think it was only MJ. To have both the DPOY and Scoring title has never been done besides MJ.
FUN FACT: In the 88-89 season the bulls experimented by putting MJ at the point and he averaged 33 pts/11 rebs/10 ast at 51 fg%. He had 10 trip dubs in 11 games
