Michael Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins Highlights Bulls vs Spurs (1996.11.30)-Last Duel! 60pts Total! 

Took away so much credibility from the list, the only thing I've ever been able to think is that Dominique's statistical playoff totals were very low compared to many of the others on the list, he never made it out of the 2nd round. Still, the voting process failed Wilkins for sure. People were not happy Shaq made the list after 4 seasons. Dominique was pretty much as good at Age 37 as he was at Age 23....the guy was an athletic freak, smart player, carried every team he went to. People think of him as an Atlanta Hawk, but he was really the main guy pretty much everywhere he went, Clippers, Celtics, Spurs, he carried all of those teams as far as they could go too.

Speak of Dominique and Shaq, you can add Dream Team to the list of snubs. I know, that team couldn't have survived without the Laettner Legend, but one of Dominique, Shaq, Isiah, or Grant Hill would've been nice.

Dominique Wilkins had a season ending Achilles injury in January of 1992, he missed the All-Star game and was not in the running to be selected for the Dream Team. The final spot went to Clyde Drexler over Isiah Thomas, I believe the final spot was mainly chosen over who had the best season in 1991-92.

You sure about that?

Well I know as of the All-Star Game in February 1992, 10 of the players had already been selected to the Dream Team, it definitely gets brought up during the broadcast. The final spots came down to who had the best NCAA tournament (Laettner) and I believe the final spot was Isiah vs Drexler. Drexler got the 12th spot, and I believe it was solely because of his performance in the 1991-92 season. Isiah should have been in the first ten selections, but he was disliked by Jordan, Bird, and at that time Magic truly did not like Isiah either. The rumor was Magic had found out through the grapevine that Isiah was going around telling everyone that Magic Johnson got HIV from having gay sex. Isiah's defense was that he would never say that, being the one guy who was already known to kiss Magic in public. I don't know if Magic has ever truly thought of Isiah as a real friend since those days, it took Magic a long time to forgive him.

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@@captainhooklane1268 yes he did

No look at all the games mike shut him down a few games

Jason Dawson not even close on the defensive side

@@juanfigueroa9148 yea. It was even in that side of the ball too

Skill seemed to last much longer back then then it does today. lol

Alson the way he dominated Rodman.

@@Wis_Dom You speak the truth!

@Eddy ValenicaAgreed! Under performing, lack of having a competitive drive. Lack of physicality, players teaming up with each intentionally and lastly a league that just doesn't have enough superstars. The current NBA does have some issues that needs addressing!

@@EggsEzz always did

I don't know what's more interesting: the fact that Dominique replaced the player he was against in this game, or the player the Spurs drafted that following offseason to become Dominique's replacement.

saturndual32 They used him as center some of the time this season because Robinson was out all season, CENTER!!!

im2hastyle mostly cause he was fat and slow

im2hastyle you do what you gotta do when you're tanking for Tim Duncan lol.

aaron gordon with better overall game

Nick Gilliam damn near

Nick Gilliam I remember around when I was 8 or 9 years old seeing Jordan's fade away thinking he's gotta be hanging in the air for like 4 seconds and thinking this is the most beautiful fucking shot I've seen!

Ro'Shaun Goolsby no it wasn't

Pippen/Rodman wasn't guarding him....

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Real wrap

You don't see two superstar players competing like this against each other's team in today's NBA.

mark lee who you taking off the list

Edgar Davids shaq.. he said himself he didn't deserve to be on that list he was only in his 3rd or 4th season

krlm2280 true but in the long run we can see that Shaq is far greater than Wilkins

Shaq for sure

He was robbed. He was better than Pippen , Worthy, Drexler. Shaq was premature on the list. No way Nique at that time wasn't top 50. Even the legendary players said this (Magic, Bird, Barkley, Dr J)

Plus, he was never the same after the achilles injury. He didn't have that powerful first move anymore.

@Great White Cat no, almost 37

He was out there shooting 3's when he used to be unstoppable going to the bucket.

Correct and his quick first step helped make him a great score. Lbj doesn't have a great first step which is why I dont think of him as an explosive scorer of the basketball.

To be honest nique and Shawn Kemp had kicker take offs look up there highlights.

he had a stutter hesitation dribble that froze defenders, he could drive or pull up from it...

@@ryanadams6458 dumb ash😹

Jordan overshadowed a lot of people!!!

MJ overshadowed a generation...

I agree

fahd s Jordan overshadowed a lot of great player, he overshadowed a generation even his own teammate Scottie Pippen. During Jordan's era, there's a lot of great players, legends i could say, that could easily destroy todays NBA. But because of MJ, there were unrecognized bec they dont win a championship. It becomes a bulls dynasty.

Overshadowed stars Barkley, Ewing, Kemp, malone, Stockton, drexler, hardaway, Mullins, miller, hill....Hakeem, robinson and shaq only won championships because jordan either retired or he was way past his prime.

Duncan, who coincidentally, replaced Dominique (both position and number). And Dominique, coincidentally, replaced the guy lined up across from him in this game.

Andy Tan shut up

Andy Tan shut up stupid ass

@Domini478 Just a reminder that Dennis Rodman was previously the power forward in San Antonio. Now that I look back on it my statement was inaccurate since Rodman left the Spurs for the Bulls in the 1995 offseason whereas Dominique joined the Spurs in the 1996 offseason, so I didn't account for the one-year gap between them.

This was 1996 not 1997, Duncan got drafted June 1998 not June 1997 lol

Truth

Like Mike was with the Wizards...

Ro'Shaun Goolsby nique was a killer

Sterlin Jordan How is that when I saw it on TV just like the rest of the people around in the 90s?

AVERY TATE Just off what I have seen I know. It's like he said on time I had 26,000 career points all of them wasn't dunks and layups!

Ro'Shaun Goolsby yea cuz he couldn't jump or drive once he left the hawks

He was seen as a 1 dimensional player. He only made 1 all NBA first team, averaged less than 3 APG for his career, did not win a championship and was seen as a weak defender. He could score and definitely could dunk, no doubt about that.

I Drink liberal Tears!! Reminds me of The Dreams ...

I Drink liberal Tears!! It was a thang of beauty!

I did too! Watched TBS and and read sports page in the newspaper the next da. Awsome!

Neither did I Not from the 3 anyways...

Where have you been all this time?

No young guys think guys from back then could shoot, they could actually do everything.

In the 90s as his athleticism began to fade, Dominique became a decent 3 point shooter.

He wasn’t the great of a shooter until he couldn’t rely on athleticism anymore

Which is weird to see and I know it's Nique

Roger Roger Well who wore it better?

Alvin Robertson wore it before

He ain't get drafted until 1998

Dooby Cooks Duncan got drafted in 1997 because the team that ‘Nique was on had terrible injuries to David Robinson and Sean Elliott. ‘Nique was only on the Spurs for one season: ‘96-‘97. The game in this video is one of the games from that season. Also, it’s worth mentioning that Gregg Popovich took over as head coach in December 1996, roughly. Amazing to think about the fact that two seasons after this, the Spurs would win their first title. They went from hell to heaven pretty fast after getting Tim. They really only needed one more great player like him. They go from missing the playoffs in ‘97 to getting to the semifinals in ‘98 and winning the title in ‘99.

Glad you like it!

Butch Essex I hated Jordan but respect his greatness

Always been a Jordan fan. he is the Goat!!!

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Wilkens looked past his prime? I don't think so Dude. He put on an amazing performance for a player of ANY age.

It's pathetic how ignorant people are that I'm only the 3rd person to like/upvote your comment. The late 1980's Atlanta Hawks version of Dominique Wilkins would humiliate LeBron.

In the old days, I would have Wilkins instead of Jordan any day.

6 rings. 2 repeats. Never chocked.

Domo is the g.o.a.t Fuck the rings jordan had good players around him to help.

Mike had a better style of play

Alby damned IKR?! I was confused for a minute when I saw the Spurs logo on center court

Not top 20, but definitely somewhere within the top 40.

ijon Method he was already this good

I agree

Wilkins or Jordan?

GTFOH🙄

Not only LeBron but nobody could, MJ Game is in a category all by it self.

He is, he hits at a higher percentage and has waaaay better range. Jordan isn't hitting the threes Bron is and Bron hits that fadeaway from any angle. You can scour the internet for all the Jordan videos ever and see he never hits the type of shots Bron is consistently hitting. Jordans offense is more comparable to DeMar DeRozan or Joe Johnson type of player.

Lebron has improved a lot on terms of shooting. However calling him better than mj in fadeaway shot is probably due to not having watched Jordan playing. You're probably too young. Even Drexler's fadeway is heads and shoulder above Lebron. Plus, Lebron has become a good shooter too late in his carrier. He really can't keep it up on both ends of the flour for some years now.

@@themaster804 LeBron can't shoot free throws consistently...mike was a great free throw shooter his entire career...

@@themaster804 Lebron always finds excuses for not winning rings..In the beginning he was complaining he was alone..Then they got him a team to help him out..Still he didnt do anythin..Again transfered..Again failed..Nowadays he only cares about his stats..You can't compare a player like that, to Jordan..Jordan had a winners mentality..And also ,even Cobe was better than him..Both inferior to MJ though..Common sense..!!!

As as a shorter dominique is better than lebron