@jackliu913 I don't even think this joker is serious, he knows Lebron ain't nowhere near MJ, trust me on that. How do you get people fired up, just come on here and make a rediculous statement like this. Believe me, this dude know MJ ain't no bum, he just trying to mess with peoples minds.
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Alot of players would kill to have MJ's "physical disadvantages" lol. I can't remember a Bulls/Pacers game in the 90's at Market Square that didn't have a playoff feel to it.
@dmny214 I'm speechless at these stats.....Jordan was a full strength, Pippen reached his full maturity....those 2 guys brought it every night, but the guy who made it possible for them to win 72 games was Dennis Rodman, his rebound averages were like scoring averages....when they got Rodman, It was over for the league....I'm glad to see him in the HOF...
Rodman would have had 35 rebounds but Michael chose not to miss those other 12 shots. See how annoyed Rodman was at 3:28. He was like "I can't pad my rebounds if you don't miss a damn shot."
Around the age Kobe is now, MJ was starting a whole new sport. Hadnt even started his second 3-peat. MJ - not only the best athlete with the best story and the best character, dude was an iron man.
its amazing that even though Dennis played with Pip Jordan and Toni he still asummed every shot was a miss and flew inside and fighted for the rebound gotta love the guy.
MJ was a BEAST!!!!! Kobe has some elements in his game that's better then mj such as footwork and better overall shooter but MJ is still in my eyes best ever kobe comes 2nd. Kobe is the next best thing to Jordan IMO.
@KiLLUMiNATi419 this is an accurate accessment, even JORDAN said that KOBE was an more advanced basketball player at 19 than he was at the same age, I never forgot that jordan uttered these words, I think people needs to understand the significance of what he's saying, what he's saying is this...thru the sheer magnitude of his game, jordan will be recognized as the greatest player ever but KOBE has a greater basketball skill set, for me, KOBE is one of the top 5 greatest ever to play
@scorpionJB Kobe has the better skill since his younger career because he learned from the best =P The reason why those 2 are such an argument is because MJ had taught himself all those moves from nothing that changed the game.
@KiLLUMiNATi419 "Better overall shooter?" Please explain how someone who has shot 45% for their entire career is a better overall shooter than someone who has shot 50% for their entire career. Kobe isn't top 15 all-time. He's #3 all-time among Lakers with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar being ahead of him.
@VinmanMJ23 you must kidding me rookie right.Kobe not being top 15, ok name me the other top 12 players beside the 3 Gods MJ,Magic,Kareem???? PLEASE DNT GIVE ME A JOKE LIST, SCHOOL ME PLZ DO btw my comment about kobe being a better jump shooter then MJ, Well look at there 3Pt careers attempts and mades?? Tells You a story of one player being more of a driver and one being more of a perimeter better shooter. Ok here even a better one want to go by shooting % i guess mj is better shooter then ray!
@KiLLUMiNATi419 OK, regarding MJ vs. Kobe in FG%...MJ - 50% overall and 33% on 3-pt FGs. Kobe - 45% overall and 34% on 3-pt FGs. Who is the better overall shooter? Here's a partial list of players better than Kobe backed up by facts. Magic Johnson - 5 titles, 3 MVP awards, Larry Bird - 3 titles, 3 MVP awards, Kareem - 6 titles, 6 MVP awards, Bill Russell - 11 titles, 5 MVP awards, Wilt Chamberlain - 7 scoring titles, 11 rebounding titles, 4 MVP awards, Rookie of the Year, etc.
I see MJ in kobe....idc what anyone else thinks or says.How he practice those post moves and the fade aways and the way to break down double team with speed and quickness and end it with a jumpshot,those are things that lebron doesnt do much if not at all.This is why MJ is the greatest one of the greatest to ever play is still to this day looking up to the GREATEST to ever play
you would think the way the bulls are playing in this game they would be up big. but they weren't if you check every time they show the score. That just tells you that the teams that MJ play against and dominated were not jokes!
@tag1981 haha shit i didnt even notice that till i read your comment :P...its like when a pitcher has a no hitter in baseball away from home its just rare to see something that amazing and in the end were all sports fans so we want to get our moneys worth and have a good time you know the stars are lol.
man i wish kobe could dunk like jordan at his age kobe does some gay two handdunk and jordan a sick one hand dunk at age 32/33 ps dont be bithin im a lakerfan/kobe fan
You said so yourself that winning is the ultimate, why dont the other players get any cred? Here scottie scores just as much as mj does he get any credit? When mj faced boston didnt he get swept? When mj left chicago didnt scottie lead them to 55 wins and a win away from the eastern conference? They were 1 win away from beating the team that went 7 games in the nba finals, does that not speak to the team of the bulls? Does everything everyone esle do dissapear because they dont win it all?
@msaherds wow so i guess youll take derek fisher over steve nash and john stocton. You'll take robert horry over dirk,malone,kemp barkely, youll take richard hamiltion over reggie miller, how about ben wallace? You take him over ewing? In the 80s not all the games were shown nation wide. Now its world wide where everyone can see all the talented players. Before people used rings to make arguments cause its easy. Rings show who were the best teams not the best player! TEAMS wins championships!
this is why i hate mj, all everyone talks about is mj. Like SCOTTie isnt even there. Its a freakin joke, reggie miller and clyde drexler shouldnt call mj the best cause if scottie played with them they would be considered the best. Scottie average more rebounds,assisst,blocks and steals the mj every year the won a championship. Scottie acutally won a crucial jump ball which gave the bulls the game win 7 against the pacers, god hearing mj nut heggers is annoying.
@Kdaddy61987 MJ pushed scottie to a higher level. Reggie couldn't have done that, Drexler couldn't have done that. And yeah i agree Scottie gets left out of a lot of Bulls/MJ conversations but you have to believe that MJ did more to make Scottie better than anyone else. if you don't believe that then your not seeing the picture clearly.
@quadence wait timeout mj made scottie better? Did kobe make bynum better by saying he needs to be better now or not play just like mj said about pippen? No when pau came he made it easier for bynum and he got more shots. Scottie put in the effort in practice.in the film room, with the coaches, weight lifting and cardio in the summers. Jordan didnt make scottie better, scottie took the bulls to 55 wins,1 game away from a eastern conference finals without mj. You are unbelievable
@quadence do you actually believe that? How many shots you take in the summer? Huh in hs you what make 200 shots a day and your saying to yourself man im doing this for the best player on the team, not for myself. In college you put on weight and muslce and you practice your ball handling cause you know what that other guy wants me too not because i want to be good. In the pro level scottie said man i got to do this cause mj who at that point did nothing said so.
@Kdaddy61987 Scottie was a self driven player absolutely, but who do you think he was trying to keep up with? Stacey King?!?!? Of course MJ never sat Scottie down and said "come on Scot please please please get better and help me win championships". But Scottie was just like anybody else who's competitive. HE wanted to be the best player on the team and the only way to do it was to get to Jordan's level. Its competitive nature!
@quadence thats exactly right. scottie got better because he wanted to. you know clyde drexler beat mj almost everytime they played in the 80's. Theres a highlight video on utube where mj goes off for 50 points,3 rebounds and 2 assists but clydes team won and he dropped 42 points,9 blocks and 5 rebounds. To my point is that is mj really the greatest of all time? Ask your self if scottie left chacago and said i want to be the franchise player could mj do what clyde and reggie did without pippen?
@Kdaddy61987 theres also a vid where MJ goes off for 53pts. 4rbs 5ast 3 stls and 2 blks against clyde in 1987 and wins, so what's your point?
watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lmOZmnTgtOs
if you're real point is is MJ the greatest of all time, i will undoubtedly say yes. MJ still would have had a much better resume than Cyde and Miller. Clyde had the pieces in place from 90-93 and still couldn't win so there's not much of a comparison there.
@quadence hahaha thats funny cause do you know your shit? You know clyde missed 2 of those game your talking about? You know that game you talking about was feburary 26 1988 and the bulls lost 104-96. In that game clyde dropped 42 points,5 rebounds,9assists,8steals and 1 block. From 86- to the 89-90 season the h2h matchups were tied 3-3 if you account for all the matchups which clyde actually played he has a 1 game edge therefore won the majority of the h2h games.
I do appreciate that you are coherent in your arguments but just as you are probably annoyed by people who inflate/over emphasize Jordan's contributions to the game, do not then turn around and report psuedo facts to denounce Jordan's presence. CLyde did not win almost everytime he played MJ in the 80's. Jordan held a 7-5 record against him from 1984-90 according to the website trailblazersuniverse.
@quadence i love how did some research, shows good debating skills but when you really think about you cant tell me that the blazer team was better then the bulls team in the nba finals. Scottie averaged 21points,7assist and 8 rebounds a game. tell who did clyde have? I understadn that mj was the best sg to play the game,( i wont give him best of all time cause i saw akeem when he wont he 2 nba championships) all im saying is he really that much better?
@quadence also im sorry but nba players say stuff like that all the time, noah once said dirk is the best player hes ever played against. Dirk dropped 18 of the last mavs 20 points in a game in chacago where the mavs were down by 14 and came back to win. Guess what some of these guys are absouletly awesome. You dont think clyde pushed jordan? Even when you watch a utube clip of mj going off you assume he wins, does that not tell you the mind set of the what the media has done?
@quadence also you say that clyde had the pcs do win it in 90-93? Who did he have that was top 5 at there postion? terry and porter and duckworth were the 2 next best player and i can name 5-6 guys better then them at there postion and i cant name anyone better then scottie at the sf postion from 90-97. Grant and kersey same type of player, paxson ainge same player, the one big difference was scottie pippen and you give a heavy majority of credit to mj, its unfair and unrealistic.
@quadence look at some of the stars now, people say cp3 and rose are the best pgs in the game yet they dont win. year in and out nash and deron williams are playing for a title. Now everyone says kobe is the best player in the world, isnt that hyprocritcal? People make these comments to promote the nba, question why didnt jennings get any respect for getting to the playoffs? evans and curry got all the hype and didnt win a thing? Its a joke, these analyst dont even follow there own base comments
@quadence think about all these overhyped players, like kobe who is supposed to be the best in the game yet when he and shaq were in there primes they lost to manu and duncan, he also lost to nash up 3-1 with equal teams. Look at who everyone says its the best pg. Everyone says it cp3 yet nash is playing for a championship every year and paul has only made the playoffs twice. How come teams who make the it to the finals are considered better yet rookies who get to playoffs get no respect?(jennin
@Kdaddy61987 because this game, just like in life is about those that achieve, not those that almost achieve. is that fair? maybe not, but that's the way it is. Those that win are always going to be looked at in higher regard then those that couldn't.
@Kdaddy61987 But i also think that you're over emphasizing the lack of respect that these other players get. No one disregards their achievements. when MJ carried his team into the playoffs early in his career and went off in Boston in '86 people were already noticing the fact that he was one of the greatest of all time. Bird said he was "God disguised as Michael Jordan". so to say that all these players aren't respected because they can't win it all is off base. MJ proved that otherwise
@Kdaddy61987 These are their head to head match ups in the 80's Nov 24, 1984 vs. Chicago Bulls W 141 - 131 Jan 22, 1985 @ Chicago Bulls L 115 - 123 Nov 29, 1985 vs. Chicago Bulls W 122 - 107 Feb 21, 1986 @ Chicago Bulls L 96 - 108 Jan 8, 1987 @ Chicago Bulls L 117 - 121 Mar 22, 1987 vs. Chicago Bulls W 115 - 113 Feb 26, 1988 @ Chicago Bulls W 104 - 96 Apr 1, 1988 vs. Chicago Bulls L 101 - 116 Feb 20, 1989 @ Chicago Bulls L 98 - 102
I know its hard to read so you can double check here online at trailblazersuniverse. click on the 2010-11 schedule link then keep pressing the previous season link
looks like Clyde didn't beat MJ almost everytime they played in the 80's, Looks MJ held a 7-5 record against him, so that claim of yours is also wrong
@Kdaddy61987 you think he'd have been better if he was trying to keep up with Drexler?! I doubt it. I think going up against MJ everyday motivated him more.
"In college you put on weight and muslce and you practice your ball handling cause you know what that other guy wants me too not because i want to be good." Can't it be for both?!?!? I know when i worked hard I knew it was gonna benefit me AND my team.
This game is further proof to why Mark Jackson and Reggie Miller refuse to acknowledge MJ as the greatest ever. They are still mad as hell they were thoroughly handled by him when they played.
yeah at age 33 jordan is faster than a 30 yr old kobe...i think what kobe look like 1 on 1 with a 25 yr old jordan ....i think that would make kobe retire at his rookie year hahahaha
What a great interview with Jordan being interview by one of his idols. I truly believe that if Jordan had played during Erving's prime. Jordan would have pushed Erving into becoming a better player himself.
damn! i remember this game! i had the VCR set to record adn the game from jump was crazy! I remember the feeling when both jordan and pippen were going on a rampage and then when the game was over.. i went to check the tape and DOH!!!!!!!! i never pressed RECORD... this game live was CRAZY!
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notice how big the rim is? its like two balls can go in....i guess they made it that way to make it more entertaining, i mean basketball is boring when its hard to score.
@Jumpman1989 what really gets to me is michael got better every year especially the last 3 rings. He really worked hard after he went from 45 to 23 after losing that year to orlando. He came back stronger, smarter, apperciated the game more. And devloped unstoppable post fadeaway and defense. And at the time he was 32-35 during that 3 peat. His work ethic was just amazing. You see players now turn 31 32 and they decline but this guy had the determination hard work and talent for it.
@foxybaz indeed... Horace Grant is one of the most underrated and underappreciated players of the Bulls Dynasty (The block in the 1993 NBA Finals finals of Game 6 on Kevin Johnson instantly comes to mind, which one their 3rd consecutive title)... he is like the Anti-Rodman: Does the dirty work, while keeping a low profile
I dont think MJ was jokin or playing with dr. j when he said he might not have the lift he use to , but when ever theres a challenge no matter what MJ will step up and accomplish it. I think he was just trying to show the world that he still has it not all of it but most of it and any ways he grew more mentally. But he wasnt playing mind games
No, lo que pasa es que se empeñan en hacer la comparación entre lebron, kobe y MJ, cuando no es posible hacerla. Cada uno entró a la liga en momentos muy distintos. Michael llegó cuando la liga era más popular, peleó su lugar contra los mejores. Kobe llegó muy joven, practicamente sin identidad y optó por copiarlo todo de Michael: se fue a la segura. Lebron es un producto, un jugador pre-fabricado, y llega cuando la popularidad de la liga va en declive.
Michael no llegó cuando la liga "era más popular", that's bullshit. Michael HIZO la liga popular. Él redefinió -prácticamente inventó- lo que hasta ese entonces no era conocido: el concepto de súperestrella. No porque hubiese una gran rivalidad Bird-Magic y un tercer elemento, como Dr. J, quiere decir que "la liga era popular", por favor!
Bueno, otra cosa es hablar del concepto de "super estrella". Por supuesto que la liga ya era muy popular cuando el llegó. Ya se comercializaban los tenis que usaban los jugadores, en las calles copiaban el estilo de los mejores de entonces, los partidos eran seguidos por muchísimos televidentes y MJ magnificó el fenómeno. Ninguno ha sido super estrella como el, eso que ni qué.
u know whats funny that this year he was actually past his prime but sill averaged 30 ppg on 49.5 shooting All NBA 1st team and defensive swept through all MVP awards led his team to best record in NBA history and most importantly won a title all I have to say is Kobe Who?
Now, I am beginning to think Jordan at 38 was marginally quicker than Kobe of 29. Kobe slowed down so much in last 2 yrs its not even funny. His Knees are really giving up on him for a shooting guard. I expect him to come off the bench 3 yrs from now at 33.
he wont be coming off the bench at LA. His skills will decrease but nobody in the right mind would replace any of the subs on that team for Kobe at any point in the near future
True that. Kobe right now isn't very quick. His vertical is still there however. He's still got a good 3 more years at an elite level which is pretty much all he needs. While he's not Jordan, he's averaged 28/6/5 over the past 10 years, very consistent.
Considering the knee surgeries he's had, Kobe's still pretty effective. He never had Jordan explosiveness or pure athletic ability but he can find his way on a basketball court. ;)
"Now, I am beginning to think Jordan at 38 was marginally quicker than Kobe of 29. Kobe slowed down so much in last 2 yrs its not even funny."
You're just now realizing this? LOL!! I've been saying that for the LONGEST here on YouTube!
I've said MANY of times over, if you're physically comparing them, kobe more favorably compares to MJ circa 1996-98 & those aren't even MJ's PRIME years!
MJ circa 1987-93, "PHYSICALLY" runs circles around ANY 2-guard in the league TODAY!
MJ and Pip are the best 1-2 punch ever to play the game and the only duo to score 40 each in the same game! Breaking up the Bulls was clearly the most idiotic decision ever made in professional sports. I disagree that MJ's prime yrs. were 88-92, u mean more like 88-98. Even during the '98 title run, MJ completed amazing air reverses, dunks, and back to the basket shots consistently! Lebron's passes are just more fancy than MJ's but MJ was a better passer out of double teams to find open guys.
MJ's true & absolute prime was between '88-'92His 1st step was lightening, athleticism was unmatchable, moves were lot more creative & quick, hangtime was infinite, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, his defense was absolute solid both on perimeter & in the paint. MJ between 24-29 yrs was absolutely unplayable from both offensive & defensive stand points.
Watching Kobe now is like watching Jordan in the mid to late 90s only with more athleticism. The Jordan of the 80s is like watching Kobe's and DWade's game combined. That's how great MJ was when he was at his physical peak.
Watching Kobe now is like watching Wizard MJ of 38-40 yrs old you meant with more athleticism. MJ's speed, footwork, skills, mid-range post up game, defense, dribbling & ball handling was way way SUPERIOR to Kobe's & Wade's combined at any point between '84-'98. Kobe & Wade will be forgotten in no time once they retire. Mark my words. Even LeBron will be remembered longer than Kobe.
Kobe right now is a more athletic version of Jordan of say '98. Kobe is a great player no doubt (and I'm not a Kobe fan)and he won't be so easily dismissed as you think. Of course anyone who saw Jordan at his peak ('88-'92) knows that nobody today played the game any better. Lebron has a chance due to his size and strength but needs to develop a more killer instinct.
lebrons needs to develop a better shot and work on his D but hes got many years to perfect it.I already think hes a better passer then Jordan and Kobe and can obviously drive it like no one can but he still has a long way to go.
Lebron is a far better all around player than Kobe is right now. I agree that he's a better basic passer than Jordan was at 24 or 25, but by 27 Jordan was a phenomenal passer as well.
Not true. MJ was a phenomenal passer as a rookie. Ever since MJ left UNC, his fundamental passing skills were 2nd to none. His team mates were never up to it btw '84-'87 so he ended up doing lot more scoring than passing. MJ since his rookie yrs was extremely quick reader of defense enabled him to be very efficient passer. Same cannot be said about Lebron even today.
U still think that about Kobe after seeing him fade in the 08' Finals? I don't even think he was more athletic than Jordan here. Certainly not more reliable in a big game.
Jordan in '98 was 35. Kobe is 29. Biologically speaking, he should be more athletic. So I compare both at their physical peak. Obviously no one comes close to Jordan. Not just the athleticism, but the grace with which he did it (made his moves look so easy), plus the fundamentals and intangibles which most players lack today. But it all together and Jordan is like the perfect basketball player.
I don't think that Kobe is a better athlete now than Michael was at 35. As a matter of fact, I don't think that he's even as good an athlete as Michael was at 35. I think it's close but the difference in hand size gives Jordan a phenomenal edge that many people sleep on. It allowed him to take the ball to the basket against physical defenses i.e. Pistons & Knicks; and have the confidence that when confronted by multiple defenders, he can move the ball around in mid-air, convert, or get the foul
WTF? Athletically comparing 35 yrs MJ to 29 yrs Kobe. MJ jumped higher on jummpers. Covered more distance fading away & also had a tighter turnaround off baseline. MJs dribbling skills were fading & was visible for the 1st time in 1998. even after that, he moved excellently without the ball. Kobe at 29 is not even remotely close to 35 yrs MJ. Althought, Kobe @ 30 looks more like MJ of 40 no doubt.
It's hard to believe that this was 12 yrs ago! LOL!! I remember watching this game with my frat brotha in my dorm room during my undergrad days. Man the yrs quickly go by..
Just watching this MJ, at 33 yrs old & not the "Physical Beast" he was in his "Physical" Prime, it's apparrent just how much "BETTER" he is than anyone playing RIGHT NOW!! LOL!!
Holy shit@the explosion at the 3:05 mark. Wasn't he 33 at this point? I don't know a whole lot of 23-year olds that can explode off the dribble like that.
... Magic flat out said Jordan's better than him. Jason kidd, I'd be amazed if the nets make the playoffs in the crappy east. Lebron, cant really say much yet but he might be in time. Allen Iverson, he has sick moves but i wouldn't bank on him to carry a team. Oscar Robertson, pure amazing, but jordan rejuvinated a sport. You think NBA would be as popula
Good game!
workh4rd 4 days ago
Should Jordan and Dr J swap seats, still would be a great interview! :)
GyrosHunter 3 weeks ago
You know you're the shit when other team's home court cheers for you.
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Jordan = 6 rings
Kobe = 5 rings
lebron-= o rings 4 steps
aliplayer786 2 months ago
so they scored 84 points together LOLOLO
Mraloneandsad 3 months ago
Jordan pwns mathafuckers
juancarlos85506 4 months ago
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This bum has nothing on lebron.
Jruss2MVP 4 months ago
@Jruss2MVP Except 6 Championships!!
publikenamee 3 months ago
@Jruss2MVP yeah.... right... but he does not choke in the finals... LOL!!! 6 rings baby... 6 mother fkn rings...
truknayr23 3 months ago
@Jruss2MVP BUM? What has LeBron accomplished? Choke artist, drama queen. He is nowhere near the all-time greats. He's not even close to top 10 yet.
jackliu913 2 months ago 3
@jackliu913 I don't even think this joker is serious, he knows Lebron ain't nowhere near MJ, trust me on that. How do you get people fired up, just come on here and make a rediculous statement like this. Believe me, this dude know MJ ain't no bum, he just trying to mess with peoples minds.
delfra70 4 days ago
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Troll is obvious
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Great video my man, ANYONE with a PS3 can download my rosters on 2k10 with THESE TEAMS that play LIKE this video, and a HOST of others great rivalries, check my channel, you wont regret it. Peace. P.s. for those with other systems I'm making video's of the teams so the stats can be entered if desired of other systems, plus relive just about ALL the BESt rivalries to '87 Showtime Lakers, to '92 dream team and MORE, check description for more info, take MY legend's World's Greatest Startin' 5's
NBAonCHAMPTV 4 months ago
Alot of players would kill to have MJ's "physical disadvantages" lol. I can't remember a Bulls/Pacers game in the 90's at Market Square that didn't have a playoff feel to it.
outspoken34 4 months ago
Ohh and Rodman had 23 rbs too...............ouch
dmny214 5 months ago 9
@dmny214 I'm speechless at these stats.....Jordan was a full strength, Pippen reached his full maturity....those 2 guys brought it every night, but the guy who made it possible for them to win 72 games was Dennis Rodman, his rebound averages were like scoring averages....when they got Rodman, It was over for the league....I'm glad to see him in the HOF...
scorpionJB 4 months ago 3
2:55 MJ developed jumper as if it's layup to him, he even shot the ball in the alleyoop situation. GOAT.
brian05fubu 5 months ago
Jordan talking about physical disadvantages, lol.
horaiyo 5 months ago
i can assure you this was taken from betamax
robinching31 5 months ago
Rodman would have had 35 rebounds but Michael chose not to miss those other 12 shots. See how annoyed Rodman was at 3:28. He was like "I can't pad my rebounds if you don't miss a damn shot."
mvschmitz 5 months ago
Around the age Kobe is now, MJ was starting a whole new sport. Hadnt even started his second 3-peat. MJ - not only the best athlete with the best story and the best character, dude was an iron man.
1Eu4ic 6 months ago
its amazing that even though Dennis played with Pip Jordan and Toni he still asummed every shot was a miss and flew inside and fighted for the rebound gotta love the guy.
Dreamhaxx02 6 months ago
MJ was a BEAST!!!!! Kobe has some elements in his game that's better then mj such as footwork and better overall shooter but MJ is still in my eyes best ever kobe comes 2nd. Kobe is the next best thing to Jordan IMO.
KiLLUMiNATi419 7 months ago
@KiLLUMiNATi419 this is an accurate accessment, even JORDAN said that KOBE was an more advanced basketball player at 19 than he was at the same age, I never forgot that jordan uttered these words, I think people needs to understand the significance of what he's saying, what he's saying is this...thru the sheer magnitude of his game, jordan will be recognized as the greatest player ever but KOBE has a greater basketball skill set, for me, KOBE is one of the top 5 greatest ever to play
scorpionJB 7 months ago
@scorpionJB Kobe has the better skill since his younger career because he learned from the best =P The reason why those 2 are such an argument is because MJ had taught himself all those moves from nothing that changed the game.
HuyyNguyen 7 months ago
@HuyyNguyen very accurate assessment, I agree all the way
scorpionJB 7 months ago
@KiLLUMiNATi419 "Better overall shooter?" Please explain how someone who has shot 45% for their entire career is a better overall shooter than someone who has shot 50% for their entire career. Kobe isn't top 15 all-time. He's #3 all-time among Lakers with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar being ahead of him.
VinmanMJ23 6 months ago
@VinmanMJ23 you must kidding me rookie right.Kobe not being top 15, ok name me the other top 12 players beside the 3 Gods MJ,Magic,Kareem???? PLEASE DNT GIVE ME A JOKE LIST, SCHOOL ME PLZ DO btw my comment about kobe being a better jump shooter then MJ, Well look at there 3Pt careers attempts and mades?? Tells You a story of one player being more of a driver and one being more of a perimeter better shooter. Ok here even a better one want to go by shooting % i guess mj is better shooter then ray!
KiLLUMiNATi419 6 months ago
@KiLLUMiNATi419 OK, regarding MJ vs. Kobe in FG%...MJ - 50% overall and 33% on 3-pt FGs. Kobe - 45% overall and 34% on 3-pt FGs. Who is the better overall shooter? Here's a partial list of players better than Kobe backed up by facts. Magic Johnson - 5 titles, 3 MVP awards, Larry Bird - 3 titles, 3 MVP awards, Kareem - 6 titles, 6 MVP awards, Bill Russell - 11 titles, 5 MVP awards, Wilt Chamberlain - 7 scoring titles, 11 rebounding titles, 4 MVP awards, Rookie of the Year, etc.
VinmanMJ23 6 months ago
@VinmanMJ23 Kobe also shot about 4 times as many 3's than Jordan. Why? Cuz MJ knew he could get better shots than 3's.
Loudmouf84 5 months ago
@KiLLUMiNATi419 how is wilt not one of the gods? he is the only player in history to score 100 points in a game and average 50 points in a season
NBALJFan23 6 months ago
@KiLLUMiNATi419 Lol, you are plain ignorant.
boredfun91 6 months ago
did anybody notice how this game sounded like it was in chicago they were cheering for the bulls more than the pacers
thugstylef 8 months ago
love Mike's slightly retarded laugh at 0:55
flandersfails 8 months ago
I see MJ in kobe....idc what anyone else thinks or says.How he practice those post moves and the fade aways and the way to break down double team with speed and quickness and end it with a jumpshot,those are things that lebron doesnt do much if not at all.This is why MJ is the greatest one of the greatest to ever play is still to this day looking up to the GREATEST to ever play
ThaTruth223 8 months ago
@ThaTruth223 me too man me too. thts the main reason i like kobe
AkshunAffirmative 7 months ago
Pippen and Jordan destroy the pacers 110-102..
georgelewis 8 months ago
you would think the way the bulls are playing in this game they would be up big. but they weren't if you check every time they show the score. That just tells you that the teams that MJ play against and dominated were not jokes!
effie23 8 months ago 2
Does anyone remember how no matter where they played, the 90's Bulls were cheered for louder than many of the home teams.
Every time the Bulls did something good the crowd went crazy. I almost forgot they were playing at the Pacers arena.LOL
tag1981 9 months ago
@tag1981 haha shit i didnt even notice that till i read your comment :P...its like when a pitcher has a no hitter in baseball away from home its just rare to see something that amazing and in the end were all sports fans so we want to get our moneys worth and have a good time you know the stars are lol.
LegendOfOldTrafford 8 months ago
Jordan, Pippen and Rodman=The Greatest Trio ever!!!!!
elpotopeludo 9 months ago
and the influence is interviewing the influenced
dpsd 9 months ago
man i wish kobe could dunk like jordan at his age kobe does some gay two handdunk and jordan a sick one hand dunk at age 32/33 ps dont be bithin im a lakerfan/kobe fan
MRNBA909 9 months ago
LMAO @ 2:50 the cameraman even got faked with that beautiful pass from Jordan to Harper :)
AuthenticBlaze 10 months ago
WHAT I HOPE PEOPLE VIDEO TAPED:
1) Dream Team Pick Up Games
2) Michael Jordan's Workouts and Pick-Up Games (Specifically when he made his comeback after the 1995 loss to Magic)
3) Bulls Practice Sessions
4) Any pick-up games he plays now
I would pay hundreds of dollars for those... Probably better than the games...
dillonfreed 10 months ago
44 points 7 assits 5 rebounds 2 blocks and 3 steels...Damn!
3235Aldo 10 months ago
@3235Aldo
Exactly what I said.
dbruin85 8 months ago
Awesome VHS. That was the good old days
robevangejr 11 months ago
At 3:48 the shot goes in and flys right into the guy standing under the basket.
TrueCall 1 year ago
LOL just remember it's only two players combined 84 pts.
TrueCall 1 year ago
this is absolutely crazy
some145 1 year ago 2
GO PACERS!
thecardcollector96 1 year ago
There is a reason Jordan never scored 80 points, He shared 40 of them with Pippen!
Jordan is the G.O.A.T!
Wardfolio 1 year ago 2
You said so yourself that winning is the ultimate, why dont the other players get any cred? Here scottie scores just as much as mj does he get any credit? When mj faced boston didnt he get swept? When mj left chicago didnt scottie lead them to 55 wins and a win away from the eastern conference? They were 1 win away from beating the team that went 7 games in the nba finals, does that not speak to the team of the bulls? Does everything everyone esle do dissapear because they dont win it all?
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 Yes, championships is all that matters..thats how you judge.
msaherds 1 year ago
@msaherds wow so i guess youll take derek fisher over steve nash and john stocton. You'll take robert horry over dirk,malone,kemp barkely, youll take richard hamiltion over reggie miller, how about ben wallace? You take him over ewing? In the 80s not all the games were shown nation wide. Now its world wide where everyone can see all the talented players. Before people used rings to make arguments cause its easy. Rings show who were the best teams not the best player! TEAMS wins championships!
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 Unfortunately, that argument is still used today. Never did I say it was right
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quadence 1 year ago
My one wish would be to be able to watch Jordan and Pippen play a nba game at home court in the early 90s, that would just be amazing
Strat0Blues 1 year ago
this is why i hate mj, all everyone talks about is mj. Like SCOTTie isnt even there. Its a freakin joke, reggie miller and clyde drexler shouldnt call mj the best cause if scottie played with them they would be considered the best. Scottie average more rebounds,assisst,blocks and steals the mj every year the won a championship. Scottie acutally won a crucial jump ball which gave the bulls the game win 7 against the pacers, god hearing mj nut heggers is annoying.
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 MJ pushed scottie to a higher level. Reggie couldn't have done that, Drexler couldn't have done that. And yeah i agree Scottie gets left out of a lot of Bulls/MJ conversations but you have to believe that MJ did more to make Scottie better than anyone else. if you don't believe that then your not seeing the picture clearly.
quadence 1 year ago
@quadence wait timeout mj made scottie better? Did kobe make bynum better by saying he needs to be better now or not play just like mj said about pippen? No when pau came he made it easier for bynum and he got more shots. Scottie put in the effort in practice.in the film room, with the coaches, weight lifting and cardio in the summers. Jordan didnt make scottie better, scottie took the bulls to 55 wins,1 game away from a eastern conference finals without mj. You are unbelievable
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@quadence do you actually believe that? How many shots you take in the summer? Huh in hs you what make 200 shots a day and your saying to yourself man im doing this for the best player on the team, not for myself. In college you put on weight and muslce and you practice your ball handling cause you know what that other guy wants me too not because i want to be good. In the pro level scottie said man i got to do this cause mj who at that point did nothing said so.
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 Scottie was a self driven player absolutely, but who do you think he was trying to keep up with? Stacey King?!?!? Of course MJ never sat Scottie down and said "come on Scot please please please get better and help me win championships". But Scottie was just like anybody else who's competitive. HE wanted to be the best player on the team and the only way to do it was to get to Jordan's level. Its competitive nature!
quadence 1 year ago
@quadence thats exactly right. scottie got better because he wanted to. you know clyde drexler beat mj almost everytime they played in the 80's. Theres a highlight video on utube where mj goes off for 50 points,3 rebounds and 2 assists but clydes team won and he dropped 42 points,9 blocks and 5 rebounds. To my point is that is mj really the greatest of all time? Ask your self if scottie left chacago and said i want to be the franchise player could mj do what clyde and reggie did without pippen?
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 theres also a vid where MJ goes off for 53pts. 4rbs 5ast 3 stls and 2 blks against clyde in 1987 and wins, so what's your point?
watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lmOZmnTgtOs
if you're real point is is MJ the greatest of all time, i will undoubtedly say yes. MJ still would have had a much better resume than Cyde and Miller. Clyde had the pieces in place from 90-93 and still couldn't win so there's not much of a comparison there.
quadence 1 year ago
@quadence hahaha thats funny cause do you know your shit? You know clyde missed 2 of those game your talking about? You know that game you talking about was feburary 26 1988 and the bulls lost 104-96. In that game clyde dropped 42 points,5 rebounds,9assists,8steals and 1 block. From 86- to the 89-90 season the h2h matchups were tied 3-3 if you account for all the matchups which clyde actually played he has a 1 game edge therefore won the majority of the h2h games.
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quadence 1 year ago
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I do appreciate that you are coherent in your arguments but just as you are probably annoyed by people who inflate/over emphasize Jordan's contributions to the game, do not then turn around and report psuedo facts to denounce Jordan's presence. CLyde did not win almost everytime he played MJ in the 80's. Jordan held a 7-5 record against him from 1984-90 according to the website trailblazersuniverse.
quadence 1 year ago
@quadence i love how did some research, shows good debating skills but when you really think about you cant tell me that the blazer team was better then the bulls team in the nba finals. Scottie averaged 21points,7assist and 8 rebounds a game. tell who did clyde have? I understadn that mj was the best sg to play the game,( i wont give him best of all time cause i saw akeem when he wont he 2 nba championships) all im saying is he really that much better?
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@quadence also im sorry but nba players say stuff like that all the time, noah once said dirk is the best player hes ever played against. Dirk dropped 18 of the last mavs 20 points in a game in chacago where the mavs were down by 14 and came back to win. Guess what some of these guys are absouletly awesome. You dont think clyde pushed jordan? Even when you watch a utube clip of mj going off you assume he wins, does that not tell you the mind set of the what the media has done?
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@quadence also you say that clyde had the pcs do win it in 90-93? Who did he have that was top 5 at there postion? terry and porter and duckworth were the 2 next best player and i can name 5-6 guys better then them at there postion and i cant name anyone better then scottie at the sf postion from 90-97. Grant and kersey same type of player, paxson ainge same player, the one big difference was scottie pippen and you give a heavy majority of credit to mj, its unfair and unrealistic.
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@quadence look at some of the stars now, people say cp3 and rose are the best pgs in the game yet they dont win. year in and out nash and deron williams are playing for a title. Now everyone says kobe is the best player in the world, isnt that hyprocritcal? People make these comments to promote the nba, question why didnt jennings get any respect for getting to the playoffs? evans and curry got all the hype and didnt win a thing? Its a joke, these analyst dont even follow there own base comments
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@quadence think about all these overhyped players, like kobe who is supposed to be the best in the game yet when he and shaq were in there primes they lost to manu and duncan, he also lost to nash up 3-1 with equal teams. Look at who everyone says its the best pg. Everyone says it cp3 yet nash is playing for a championship every year and paul has only made the playoffs twice. How come teams who make the it to the finals are considered better yet rookies who get to playoffs get no respect?(jennin
Kdaddy61987 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 because this game, just like in life is about those that achieve, not those that almost achieve. is that fair? maybe not, but that's the way it is. Those that win are always going to be looked at in higher regard then those that couldn't.
quadence 1 year ago
@Kdaddy61987 But i also think that you're over emphasizing the lack of respect that these other players get. No one disregards their achievements. when MJ carried his team into the playoffs early in his career and went off in Boston in '86 people were already noticing the fact that he was one of the greatest of all time. Bird said he was "God disguised as Michael Jordan". so to say that all these players aren't respected because they can't win it all is off base. MJ proved that otherwise
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@Kdaddy61987
Mar 24, 1989 vs. Chicago Bulls L 113 - 128
Nov 21, 1989 vs. Chicago Bulls W 121 - 110
Feb 23, 1990 @ Chicago Bulls L 102 - 113
I know its hard to read so you can double check here online at trailblazersuniverse. click on the 2010-11 schedule link then keep pressing the previous season link
looks like Clyde didn't beat MJ almost everytime they played in the 80's, Looks MJ held a 7-5 record against him, so that claim of yours is also wrong
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@Kdaddy61987 you think he'd have been better if he was trying to keep up with Drexler?! I doubt it. I think going up against MJ everyday motivated him more.
"In college you put on weight and muslce and you practice your ball handling cause you know what that other guy wants me too not because i want to be good." Can't it be for both?!?!? I know when i worked hard I knew it was gonna benefit me AND my team.
quadence 1 year ago
Jordan: Yeah, I'm old, I'm not as athletic as I used to be.
Rest of the world: ... Man, f*ck you...
horaiyo 1 year ago
MJ even got some hook shots going. Perfect player!
HonoreT35 1 year ago
This game is further proof to why Mark Jackson and Reggie Miller refuse to acknowledge MJ as the greatest ever. They are still mad as hell they were thoroughly handled by him when they played.
davincci06 1 year ago
yeah at age 33 jordan is faster than a 30 yr old kobe...i think what kobe look like 1 on 1 with a 25 yr old jordan ....i think that would make kobe retire at his rookie year hahahaha
osirisrox1 1 year ago 3
72-10 = kickin ass and taking names.
youngcnyce 1 year ago
What a great interview with Jordan being interview by one of his idols. I truly believe that if Jordan had played during Erving's prime. Jordan would have pushed Erving into becoming a better player himself.
jimboedwardlee 1 year ago
Mike and Pip they both were on fire that night
bulletloc0 1 year ago
Dr. J interviewing MJ...Historical conversation.
kingofrnb 1 year ago
that move at 7:01 was sick!!!! the size of his dam hands crazy!!
drgd5581 1 year ago
I GOT THIS GAME ON TAPE TOO!!!
killahkix21 1 year ago
damn! i remember this game! i had the VCR set to record adn the game from jump was crazy! I remember the feeling when both jordan and pippen were going on a rampage and then when the game was over.. i went to check the tape and DOH!!!!!!!! i never pressed RECORD... this game live was CRAZY!
MeccaGodZilla 1 year ago
da best duo ever!!!
koreen23 1 year ago
michael was so efficient!!!
jasonmotley 1 year ago
lmao at the guy that bumped rodman after he made the shot
COMANE33 2 years ago
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notice how big the rim is? its like two balls can go in....i guess they made it that way to make it more entertaining, i mean basketball is boring when its hard to score.
tayson89 2 years ago
thats filling up the stat sheet
yungfloodhead 2 years ago
Notice the 3 point line is closer. The NBA moved the line in for 2 seasons hoping to add more scoring, but then moved it back to where it is now.
simplygu 2 years ago
mike is hight , very hight
maxntm92 2 years ago
His head almost hits the rim at 3:22 and I thought MJ couldn't jump at 33 years old.
illinifan512 2 years ago
He could, at least he was still better than averge physically in the league.
jimmychuang 2 years ago
rodman bajo 23 rebotes ese partido
elpela77 2 years ago
funny thing i was just thinking about this game.
BLACKFONZIRELLI 2 years ago
MJ zone... hell yeah, he was like in the Matrix.
orinocoPL 2 years ago
this man is amazing we will neva see a player like him
jmaal2345 2 years ago 2
he still had better hops, hangtime, and such freakishly large hands at the age of 33 than most players will ever have in their younger prime.
chart3 2 years ago 7
just look the stats at 7:23. MJ was everywhere on the court!
metajna 2 years ago
ohhhhhh so thats mark jackson is such an mj hater and kobe jock rider
timi6 2 years ago
Jordan is a GOD
shadd4 2 years ago
This game should be in a museum, on loop.
FenslerFilm 2 years ago 9
look at MJ's speed and explosiveness at 3:06. HE WAS 33 back then!! You cant compare him to anyone. This is GOD Level.
Jumpman1989 2 years ago 43
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mjajow 2 years ago
@Jumpman1989
2 dribbles and rise!!!
jasonmotley 1 year ago
@Jumpman1989 i adgree
ta4life27 1 year ago
@Jumpman1989 what really gets to me is michael got better every year especially the last 3 rings. He really worked hard after he went from 45 to 23 after losing that year to orlando. He came back stronger, smarter, apperciated the game more. And devloped unstoppable post fadeaway and defense. And at the time he was 32-35 during that 3 peat. His work ethic was just amazing. You see players now turn 31 32 and they decline but this guy had the determination hard work and talent for it.
Obi1BenoBEE30 1 year ago 15
@Obi1BenoBEE30 Don't forget how good he was at age 40.
WorldOfSnakes 5 months ago
@Jumpman1989 Kobe is one year younger and he's half as fast.
kanguesso 9 months ago 3
@kanguesso knee injuries plus kobe played way more games.
tayjuan 5 months ago
All terrific highlights
An important stat missing though
Dennis Rodman: 23 rebounds (7 offensive)
Jordan, Pippen, Rodamn = Never see a trio like them any time soon
667newdevilgod 2 years ago 46
@667newdevilgod can't forget the very hard, underappreciated work of horace grant..
foxybaz 1 year ago
@foxybaz indeed... Horace Grant is one of the most underrated and underappreciated players of the Bulls Dynasty (The block in the 1993 NBA Finals finals of Game 6 on Kevin Johnson instantly comes to mind, which one their 3rd consecutive title)... he is like the Anti-Rodman: Does the dirty work, while keeping a low profile
667newdevilgod 1 year ago
@667newdevilgod Wade, James, Bosh
StTzaiGz22 1 year ago
@667newdevilgod we'll see what the miami trio can do, not that I think they'll be as good as these three
dylaniiii 1 year ago
@667newdevilgod Yeah NOT even lebron, Dwayne Wade, or Chris
royman606 1 year ago
I dont think MJ was jokin or playing with dr. j when he said he might not have the lift he use to , but when ever theres a challenge no matter what MJ will step up and accomplish it. I think he was just trying to show the world that he still has it not all of it but most of it and any ways he grew more mentally. But he wasnt playing mind games
jeanclaudemona 3 years ago
beautiful, he turned the game into an art form, there will never be another MJ
blang84 3 years ago 4
4:46 - 4:49..
Unstoppable reverse lay-up LOL.
odhit 3 years ago
Jordan, I just wish I can see your old-self playing live just once.
odhit 3 years ago 5
No, lo que pasa es que se empeñan en hacer la comparación entre lebron, kobe y MJ, cuando no es posible hacerla. Cada uno entró a la liga en momentos muy distintos. Michael llegó cuando la liga era más popular, peleó su lugar contra los mejores. Kobe llegó muy joven, practicamente sin identidad y optó por copiarlo todo de Michael: se fue a la segura. Lebron es un producto, un jugador pre-fabricado, y llega cuando la popularidad de la liga va en declive.
nosoyquiencreoser 3 years ago
Michael no llegó cuando la liga "era más popular", that's bullshit. Michael HIZO la liga popular. Él redefinió -prácticamente inventó- lo que hasta ese entonces no era conocido: el concepto de súperestrella. No porque hubiese una gran rivalidad Bird-Magic y un tercer elemento, como Dr. J, quiere decir que "la liga era popular", por favor!
letter80 2 years ago
Bueno, otra cosa es hablar del concepto de "super estrella". Por supuesto que la liga ya era muy popular cuando el llegó. Ya se comercializaban los tenis que usaban los jugadores, en las calles copiaban el estilo de los mejores de entonces, los partidos eran seguidos por muchísimos televidentes y MJ magnificó el fenómeno. Ninguno ha sido super estrella como el, eso que ni qué.
nosoyquiencreoser 2 years ago
sick buzzer beater tip-in by rodman! insane!!!
MacTobey 3 years ago
Man, basketball was sooooo crunk ten years ago, it's still excting but not like it used to be...
Oh yeah and Kobe will NEVA EVA be on Jordon's level!
Lightdion 3 years ago 10
u know whats funny that this year he was actually past his prime but sill averaged 30 ppg on 49.5 shooting All NBA 1st team and defensive swept through all MVP awards led his team to best record in NBA history and most importantly won a title all I have to say is Kobe Who?
JCR1992 3 years ago 3
have u speeded this video up hoops? ha ha! mj is so quick here man!
mcgregor23 3 years ago
haha , he faked out the camera man , great stuff
drovadose 3 years ago 3
lol @ MJ saying he had physical disadvantages...
roncarl9 3 years ago
michael will always be quicker than kobe.
beerrun34 3 years ago
Michael was always much more skilled, efficient, creative, stronger, quicker than kobe ever was in any point in time.
mnkhan2020 3 years ago
i still think jordan at 35 was quicker than kobe is now. he was always more explosive.
bgdjordan1988 3 years ago 2
Now, I am beginning to think Jordan at 38 was marginally quicker than Kobe of 29. Kobe slowed down so much in last 2 yrs its not even funny. His Knees are really giving up on him for a shooting guard. I expect him to come off the bench 3 yrs from now at 33.
mnkhan2020 3 years ago
he wont be coming off the bench at LA. His skills will decrease but nobody in the right mind would replace any of the subs on that team for Kobe at any point in the near future
kroy4 3 years ago
True that. Kobe right now isn't very quick. His vertical is still there however. He's still got a good 3 more years at an elite level which is pretty much all he needs. While he's not Jordan, he's averaged 28/6/5 over the past 10 years, very consistent.
Considering the knee surgeries he's had, Kobe's still pretty effective. He never had Jordan explosiveness or pure athletic ability but he can find his way on a basketball court. ;)
JKFrazier 3 years ago
"Now, I am beginning to think Jordan at 38 was marginally quicker than Kobe of 29. Kobe slowed down so much in last 2 yrs its not even funny."
You're just now realizing this? LOL!! I've been saying that for the LONGEST here on YouTube!
I've said MANY of times over, if you're physically comparing them, kobe more favorably compares to MJ circa 1996-98 & those aren't even MJ's PRIME years!
MJ circa 1987-93, "PHYSICALLY" runs circles around ANY 2-guard in the league TODAY!
blackadam06 3 years ago
MJ and Pip are the best 1-2 punch ever to play the game and the only duo to score 40 each in the same game! Breaking up the Bulls was clearly the most idiotic decision ever made in professional sports. I disagree that MJ's prime yrs. were 88-92, u mean more like 88-98. Even during the '98 title run, MJ completed amazing air reverses, dunks, and back to the basket shots consistently! Lebron's passes are just more fancy than MJ's but MJ was a better passer out of double teams to find open guys.
11909206 3 years ago
MJ's true & absolute prime was between '88-'92His 1st step was lightening, athleticism was unmatchable, moves were lot more creative & quick, hangtime was infinite, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, his defense was absolute solid both on perimeter & in the paint. MJ between 24-29 yrs was absolutely unplayable from both offensive & defensive stand points.
mnkhan2020 3 years ago 3
If you listen to the crowd, you would think the Bulls were playing at home! lol
razielz25 3 years ago
even if the arena was homecourt or not they would still cheer for the bulls because of michael jordan
DemonXY2J 3 years ago
plus Indy is right down the highway from Chicago
jaboo82681 2 years ago
damn, i cant believe that was a regular season game.
bencw05 3 years ago
Cool to see MJ and the Doctor at the beginning.
norsemustang 3 years ago
rodman acted like he won a championship when he tip that ball in lol
jrwalts 3 years ago 3
Nobody is in the league of jordan, not the rapist kobe or lebron.
nyttowll 3 years ago
Just look at that stat line. That's a complete game.. 44 points 7 Assists 5 Rebounds 2 Blocks and 3 Steals...
Amir883 3 years ago
No 1 Cant't move like MJ. No 1 Can't hang in the air like MJ, PERIOD!
IndependentChoreo 3 years ago
Pippen 40 and Jordan 40+
mikecockrell 3 years ago
Watching Kobe now is like watching Jordan in the mid to late 90s only with more athleticism. The Jordan of the 80s is like watching Kobe's and DWade's game combined. That's how great MJ was when he was at his physical peak.
inamikgreg 3 years ago
Watching Kobe now is like watching Wizard MJ of 38-40 yrs old you meant with more athleticism. MJ's speed, footwork, skills, mid-range post up game, defense, dribbling & ball handling was way way SUPERIOR to Kobe's & Wade's combined at any point between '84-'98. Kobe & Wade will be forgotten in no time once they retire. Mark my words. Even LeBron will be remembered longer than Kobe.
mnkhan2020 3 years ago
Kobe right now is a more athletic version of Jordan of say '98. Kobe is a great player no doubt (and I'm not a Kobe fan)and he won't be so easily dismissed as you think. Of course anyone who saw Jordan at his peak ('88-'92) knows that nobody today played the game any better. Lebron has a chance due to his size and strength but needs to develop a more killer instinct.
inamikgreg 3 years ago
lebrons needs to develop a better shot and work on his D but hes got many years to perfect it.I already think hes a better passer then Jordan and Kobe and can obviously drive it like no one can but he still has a long way to go.
thegoonieistight 3 years ago
Lebron is a far better all around player than Kobe is right now. I agree that he's a better basic passer than Jordan was at 24 or 25, but by 27 Jordan was a phenomenal passer as well.
yaiqab 3 years ago
Not true. MJ was a phenomenal passer as a rookie. Ever since MJ left UNC, his fundamental passing skills were 2nd to none. His team mates were never up to it btw '84-'87 so he ended up doing lot more scoring than passing. MJ since his rookie yrs was extremely quick reader of defense enabled him to be very efficient passer. Same cannot be said about Lebron even today.
mnkhan2020 3 years ago 5
Jordan played pg for the Bulls during the 1988-1989 season. He had 18 triple doubles.
Bevsaw52 2 years ago
U still think that about Kobe after seeing him fade in the 08' Finals? I don't even think he was more athletic than Jordan here. Certainly not more reliable in a big game.
AIRTIGHT31 3 years ago 2
Jordan in '98 was 35. Kobe is 29. Biologically speaking, he should be more athletic. So I compare both at their physical peak. Obviously no one comes close to Jordan. Not just the athleticism, but the grace with which he did it (made his moves look so easy), plus the fundamentals and intangibles which most players lack today. But it all together and Jordan is like the perfect basketball player.
inamikgreg 3 years ago
I don't think that Kobe is a better athlete now than Michael was at 35. As a matter of fact, I don't think that he's even as good an athlete as Michael was at 35. I think it's close but the difference in hand size gives Jordan a phenomenal edge that many people sleep on. It allowed him to take the ball to the basket against physical defenses i.e. Pistons & Knicks; and have the confidence that when confronted by multiple defenders, he can move the ball around in mid-air, convert, or get the foul
yaiqab 3 years ago 5
WTF? Athletically comparing 35 yrs MJ to 29 yrs Kobe. MJ jumped higher on jummpers. Covered more distance fading away & also had a tighter turnaround off baseline. MJs dribbling skills were fading & was visible for the 1st time in 1998. even after that, he moved excellently without the ball. Kobe at 29 is not even remotely close to 35 yrs MJ. Althought, Kobe @ 30 looks more like MJ of 40 no doubt.
mnkhan2020 3 years ago 11
It's hard to believe that this was 12 yrs ago! LOL!! I remember watching this game with my frat brotha in my dorm room during my undergrad days. Man the yrs quickly go by..
Just watching this MJ, at 33 yrs old & not the "Physical Beast" he was in his "Physical" Prime, it's apparrent just how much "BETTER" he is than anyone playing RIGHT NOW!! LOL!!
blackadam06 3 years ago
Holy shit@the explosion at the 3:05 mark. Wasn't he 33 at this point? I don't know a whole lot of 23-year olds that can explode off the dribble like that.
mt883 3 years ago 3
I remember watching this game in my room as a kid. Good stuff.
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mj is overated he is not better than dr.j oscar robertson
allen iverson
lebron james
wilt chaimbelim
bill russell
jason kidd
isaih thomas
majic johnson
he is trash i can go on and on
byron112229 4 years ago
Yeah you can go on to the mental institution
stefanswe 4 years ago 4
... Magic flat out said Jordan's better than him. Jason kidd, I'd be amazed if the nets make the playoffs in the crappy east. Lebron, cant really say much yet but he might be in time. Allen Iverson, he has sick moves but i wouldn't bank on him to carry a team. Oscar Robertson, pure amazing, but jordan rejuvinated a sport. You think NBA would be as popula