This is prime Jordan in terms of speed, hops, strength, shooting, post game, finishing, and defense. He had ZERO weaknesses in 1989-90, even making 92 threes on .376 shooting.
he could do ANYTHING: jumpshots, layups and dunks inside, fastbreaks, three pointers, shoot over multiple defenders, high free throw %, fg%, 3point %, one of the best stealers of the league and ever, could rebound, block, make great passes and assists, literally nothing he couldn't do!
I don't agree that at this state Jordan was working hard for every point. He scored very easily in 1989 and it was mostly him getting himself open and hitting mid range shots.
You answered your own question, “Kid!”. I don’t even argue anymore about it. Most people who argue in favor of Lebron, are either under 30, or they just hate Jordan, because he kept their team from winning.
One can and should expect to get that many free throws, when he’s attacking the basket the way Jordan did. The difference is, nowadays, cats who attack the Basket 10 percent of the time, is shooting that many free throws, and more.
In today's NBA, if you're a star like LeBron, you're allowed to simply forearm shiver your way to the basket. As long as you don't extend at the elbow, it's legal and LeBron does it constantly. MJ was super strong at the end of his career, no telling how long he could have extended it with that privilege.
@@C.G91 Its simply, this is when the league actually had real defense. Jordan was fouled and went to the free throw line often cause he attacked the rim and always put pressure on the opposing teams defense.
MICHAEL JORDAN WILL ALWAYS BE THE GOAT! That’s his legacy to always be compared to the next great player. I love it, can’t wait to see who the next great player will be so that they’ll compare him to MJ. Oh and records of total stats are for people who play a shit ton of years in the league, has never made anyone the greatest, just ask Peyton Manning. Great players but not the GOATS. That just means you played more years. The fact that MJ’s accomplishments were in only 11 full seasons with the Bulls just blows my mind! Not to mention the style that Jordan played offensively and definitely was just exciting and awesome to watch, endless incredible moves, shots, and incredible defensive plays. He’s just the BOSS, the GOAT, the MEASURING STICK! So lucky to have lived thru his era!
so, check out D being played at 3:00 mark. so much energy is expended playing TOUGH man on man defense. You had to be superiorly conditioned to play in they era to play man defense all the time while absorbing more physical contact. The overall intensity of the game was absolutely amazing back then! Glad I grew up watching 80s and 90s ball
That also takes range off your shot WHICH IS WHY you didn't see that many 3's in the past. The first thing that comes up short when you are tired is your shot.
Wow, thank you for pointing out one example of lax defense. Maybe I should have clarified that not 100% of every game was going to be balls out defense. But any dumb ass knows playing man to man is more taxing and hard to do than playing some sort of zone- like in any sport that’s the case. NBA only cares about scoring now.
popeyeisgood ....Money was still YET to be made. They went and made sure they EARNED that shit. Even mike wasnt making much $$$ playing ball compared to some of the other stars of the league during that time.
funny your user name was kawhi leonard. i had high hope for him but when people say he is like jordan i always say otherwise. other than all the fundamental advantages jordan had, leonard was never as passionate to the game as jordan ever was. jordan played through injury countless of time. remember when he just recovered from his broken foot in 86 he was so ready to ignore team doc's instruction to play normal minute. jordan played bball because it is fun for him. not because of the money, and you can see that from his craft. and by the way, even by the standard back then, then earning was no where near bad.
Damn, hard to believe this was 29 years ago. I was in 10th grade, watching this series. Seeing MJ's Bulls go farther in that playoff run than anyone expected. I knew after this, it was only a matter of time before the Bulls would reach the top.
I think this might have been among the first NBA games I saw. I came to US in April of 1989. I saw a classmate drawing Bull’s logo on his notebook and that’s when I first heard of Jordan and the Bulls.
How good would life have been for Doug Collins son Chris? Dads coaching MJ, he was ball boy for the Bulls so he was courtside for all the home games. Hangin out with Mike and the team, life must of really been pretty sweet. I had the same Bulls jacket he was wearing too.
theloverswineverytime - LOL Oh I still reckon it was all good in the hood. Jordan had some massive games during those Bulls Pistons playoffs in the late 80's. The playoff series went to game 6 in 88-89 season and game 7 in 89-90 season so its hardly a sweep or an ass whoopin' Do you know who DID get swept though.....? Thats right, the Pistons did the following season. And they cried to the refs that WHOLE series and left game 4 early out of utter humiliation. LOL remember that? That was hilarious. Good times for young Chris Collins hey :-)
Every shot attempt was war. I just watched Joel Embid´s 59 points and he was just moving around and scoring alone like he was playing an exhibition game against the city bakers to raise funds for charity. It´s two different sports at this point.
I never debate. To debate is to acknowledge some degree of parity amongst competitors and MJ is on his own level and always will be, at least in my lifetime.
Classic lbj - hold the ball for 18 seconds to see if you can pad your stats, if you can't find something good then kick it out to a teammate so they can take a low percentage shot. What a selfish coward!
The only think I can think of why Jordan didn't win is because of team defense. He can't do anything about that. No matter how good of shooting you are. If your team sucks on defense. They'll outscore you.
@Danny Green Is A BRICK nah he was guarding jordan, which jordan was a nightmare to guard, he could drive and make the shots with contact 70% of the time or shoot a high percentage mid range. Jordan was a killer inside the 3 point line, you cant afford to give him an inch
@Danny Green Is A BRICK im talking about efficiency not just attempts, and no, not every shooter can drive and make their shots with someone on you. Back then handchecking was allowed which is really a game changer for the defense, you dont have to sag off your person as much as now, you were allowed to initiate contact.
@Danny Green Is A BRICK hand checking was taken away in 2004, i assume you mean the 2000s before the rule change, cause you look at how defense is played now to before, you see less contact and less physical presence you can have before the ref calls a a foul. I dont think you watched alot of basketball outside of the 2000s
Jordan's first step was CRAZY!!!! Once he got that step it was OVA. You only had two choices, foul him, and possibly make him mad, or let him go, and he was gonna put somebody on a poster.
You've also got to marvel at how aggressive likes of MJ, Isiah and others were close to the rim in this era. MJs strength to go against big men close to the rim was amazing - unafraid and aggressive! My sense is that today's guards are far more comfortable shooting from distance.
I hope many of the younger generations are taking note of the defense and made free throws. It all starts with the basics. If you don't have the basics mastered, then you're not anywhere near the GOAT.
Is this an NBA game or a war zone? Current NBA game is like watching a bunch of guys taking a stroll in the park. I miss the good old days of basketball where guys really have to sweat to get a basket.
Litty 3 Titty yea I read it stupid, I said ya dum ass cannot ball and FOULING AINT BASKETBALL DUMMY U SOUND LIKE U ASS IN BALL LOL and I meant you can’t BALL IN REAL LIFE ESPECIALLY AGAINST ME SILLY BOY
Thats what i luvyou still lebron dosen't habe that dfnse at the other teams nowdays the defense i think desapear every.day , now are no defense tournaments