Michael Jordan 2003: 40yrs & 30pts vs. Dirk's Mavericks

[TrueSephiros]

People forget, or just simply don't know. During MJ's prime, they PLAYED Zone Def, the only difference was, they DISGUISED it so that you wouldn't get a call, look at Jordan Rules, 92 Knicks def. again. MJ in his prime during this era wouldn't of wrecked the league like he did in the 80's and 90's, he would've DESTROYED the league within this era.

There's a reason why Magic, Cousy, West, Bird, Barkley, Ewing, Malone, Stockton, The Admiral, etc, etc all state MJ is still the Greatest.

[midwestking100]

Its sad but its true there are kids out there who think a in his prime Jordan would not put up the numbers like he did as a bull in this era...SMH

[lionelangemario]

all the kobe fanatics,watch this!

dallas was playing zone defense and watch how he dislocated by every mean you can imagine.

faking,shooting,attracting the defense for a great pass,penetrating the zone defense!!!

are you kidding me???

we can't go wrong by saying he is the greatest...

[lionelangemario]

considering the supporting cast,M.J. at 40(healthy) is better than kobe at 33.

[marzilyas]

"They want to see if Jerry Stackhouse is someone they want to put big money on" LOL

[chrisuncleahmad]

Jordan playing on ABC just seems a bit strange to me

[arianemallorca01]

fuck u

[TK0S3]

Imagine if he came back on a half decent team.

[lionelangemario]

@TK0S3

absolutely!

[rsamaniego]

HAHA that's BYRON RUSSELL getting up and fist pumping at the first clip! Sound familiar?

[wilzusuki]

damn mj da greatest at that age they should put wisard in 2k12

[Lampheader]

lmao..Jordan was the primary defender for Nowitzki xD

[jeanrollan]

That move on Van Exel and Dirk was off the charts! Vintage Jordan

[MrAnasful]

the most exciting player ever

[FLOWBAMA]

look up CLIPPER DARRELL GOES CRAZY to see what hes doing to protest the lockout! its a trip

[Reiners3214]

Unreal footage. MJ did EVERYTHING down the stretch at both ends. At age 40! Are you kidding me?

[dylanemerson]

Mj 4ever all day

[MeLLamoAndresIvan]

8:01 The whole Mavericks team pooped a lil bit their underpants. Then Dirk raised his hand in joy, saying "Yes! It wasn't diarrhea time!" Cause 9 out of 10 MJ will give u diarrhea in those final seconds.

[iDOLdeLLo1]

THANK GOD WHERE GOING TO OVERTIME> MORE MICHAEL JORDAN> LOL ^_^

[iDOLdeLLo1]

no player today can dominate the game like michael jordan, NO ONE!!!

[BARTONtv]

GET YA HATER'S UP - BARTON BLOCK

[ThePS3RULES360]

so sick.. but i definetly thought that shot at the end of the 4th was money

[MrBeam20]

can we stop the comparisons kobe fans..look the guy averaged 20 plus in the league at this age..now what you think a 1986-1994 Jordan would of done?? Come on now

[Lanly]

Hoops.. Bless your heart bro for all these videos.

[jeanrollan]

Unbelievable at 40!

[yeon723]

hoops covered every game? lol

[tyrekethefreak]

My goodness! This man is basketball.

[rohw0016]

i love your videos.. i love your channel.. i love Jordan..

thanks.

[jo3rdan]

True Wizardry! Definitely agree with your comment on MJ's facial expression after missing a possible game winner. Thanks for posting, again! Great work!!!

[WoombedJeans]

0:10 a young javale mcgee

[rayj161]

He was the shit as a Wizard. I can't believe some people critics him for coming back. Just because he didn't win a championship? That's a teams job. His teammates SUCK bigtime too! He is 40, and nobody can even guard him.

[sammy5887s]

still doing great in defense...:)

[rmur23]

Crazy spin move to bring the wiz within one, great block, two huge rebounds in traffic.... crazy he was still doing this at 40.

[rmur23]

Gotta love Bryon Russell celebrating on the Wiz bench....

[yungflyandflashy12]

CLASSIC!

[ThEgSd131]

the GOAT love his game even if hes 40

[Adomini24]

@ThEgSd131

Could not have said it better myself.

[bertmarx]

mike is a beast.. lol at bill walton.. "dont ever let him leave"

[goollthebest]

50 cent in da club thats the JAM !!!

[4browsing]

i love this guy. even with stats and accomplishments aside, how many times can a person leave the game for a substantial amount of time twice, solidify greatness and heart the first time. then come back and play at an exceptional level in an advanced age the second. now while everybody chases Jordan, Jordan played on his own accord at the beat of his own drum and attested that, "limits like fears are often just an illusion." that's greatness personified. g.o.a.t.

[richboy0504]

I will take 40 year old jordan over 26 year lebron anyday .Thumbs up if you agree

[randomaznpopper]

god look how he get's into the lane so easily even at 40, if only the bulls dynasty didnt fall like it did they could've potentially won 2-3 more championships. Fuck you Jerry Krause you fat fucker!

[ZayaX0712]

3:24 Looking Mad Old Homie.....LOL

[RAV52]

MJ, His Royal Airness, Air Jordan, Money, The Black Cat...It doesn't matter what you call #23, the bottom line is he's The G.O.A.T.

[loepower]

funny how a 40 year old Jordan easily scores on dallas's zone!

[triklops]

Btw does anyone know what happened to that Spike Lee MJ-project they wanted to present in Cannes one day?

[lakerfanroei20]

i love how he did this all without 3's. too much of the game today is based on that

[matt78753]

sucks that he did all that work and still lost

[TheWhizzkid23]

nick van exel get that shit outta here!

[bluerap04]

5:26 the Hot Boys? LOL

[BMacW650]

Miami heat should sign Jordan. He'll probably get more rebound and points... It's call will power, Lebron

[joseucr23]

@BMacW650 and HE can make it IN THE 4TH QUARTER HAHAHA

[falkner23]

Old man MJ going to work on Dirk's Mavs.. Yoda Mike

[svenneken23]

The way he can hold a basket... Huge hands! Love these Wiz vids btw!!! Keep 'em coming...

[mrbatchtv]

fam the greatest player i ever watched and i go back to lew alcindor in high school

[bloodhothot]

the most exciting player ever!

[shaigy23]

i miss walton!!!

[chitownkidd33]

Prime Jordan would average 10 rebounds today......and 35 points,,,,easily.

[airHaakon]

Greatest Wizard ever and that doesent say much

[jd55192]

Michael Yodan.

[chitownboyz]

haha big timers.glad you put this up,sometime i been thirsting for nba games.

[VinmanMJ23]

I never watched MJ when he played for the Wizards. I didn't want to see him without his full abilities, but as this and other videos show, he was still pretty effective.

[lboy1193]

Now stop comparing Kobe and Lebron to MJ! This shows us that he dominated even when he was 40!!!!

[BillORele]

Man that fake and step through on Nowitzki was sick.

[jp3813]

Zone defense is so ineffective against 40-year-old MJ. lol

[pennyccw]

great video as usual!!!



[CantBelikeit]

Haha... "Thank god we're going overtime, more Micheal Jordan!"

[Phatinium]

Charles Oakley and Michael Jordan!

[d3peeto]

i almost dont see the difference in his speed and movement from late 90's to when he was 40 years old. absolute mid range legend and amazing offensive awareness! this is my new mid range case study vid cheers hoops!

[jordanlover23]

Walton says early in this game and again later that Jordan as a Bull was the best rebounder in the league. While thats hyperbole, Jordan's rebounding is SEVERELY overlooked. He's one of the 5 best guard rebounders of all time; he's snatched countless rebounds in traffic to save games. Athlon Sports in 1997 did a poll of coaches/analysts/writers asking who they would take if they needed 1 rebound to win a game and MJ was 3rd, behind Wilt and Barkley and ahead of several other all-time big men.

[WorldOfSnakes]

@jordanlover23 And it's a steal from Malone that gave him his 6th ring in 1998.

[uberathlete]

@jordanlover23 Yep. #3 all time in rebounds for a guard. #2 all time in steals. #1 all time in blocks for a guard.

[flight23magic32]

@uberathlete I bet Magic and Oscar Robertson are the first two..I'm I right? And where do Jason Kidd, Clyde Drexler and Kobe stand? Cuz they are also very good rebounding guards...

[flight23magic32]

@jordanlover23 Plus he's the only one that I've ever seen snatching rebounds with one hand and then palming the ball...he did it against the Cavs once...I think it was in 88 or something...

[mindelo23]

Shawn Bradley! XD

[yosoyjosue]

40 years old and toying with em'!

[TCminneapolis]

makes my day when i go to youtube and see a new hoopsencyclopedia Jordan video.

thanks.

[ShinAkuma21]

i hate when they triple team jordan and he passes it out to the open man and they miss ... that was the wizards for u lol

[KB24rulzLakers]

@ShinAkuma21 like kwame brown? LOL

[jeanrollan]

@ShinAkuma21 And they blamed Michael for not making the playoffs.

[jeremylam]

Thanks for another great video hoops!

[drek100sm]

i hate seeing mj lose as a wizard

[jordanlover23]

Jordan used the hop step better than anyone else in history - he could take large and small hop steps, take them forwards, sideways, and backwards, angle himself in any direction, use them to launch into layups/dunks or to get to open spots for his jumper. Perfect examples here at 2:54 and 5:08 where he splits attempted traps/swipes to get to an opening for his J. Brilliant player, and easily the best hop-step player in history.

[jordanlover23]

@jordanlover23 Another example is at 4:09, where he uses the small, lateral hopstep to slice into the lane between defenders and set up the layup. Jordan was able to jump in any direction off of any type of hopstep, and this is what made him lethal (not only the ABILITY to do so, which I'm sure more players have, but also the RECOGNITION of how and when to use the hop step and other moves - the GOAT).

[jordanlover23]

Look where MJ comes from at 6:55 to block that big shot attempt by Van Exel. Jordan isn't even in the play, and is actually trying to read how his man will play those weak-side screens, and then instantly recognizes that Van Exel has a lane and comes over in a flash, covering a ton of ground, to block the shot. MJ is the clutchest perimeter defender in history, and top 3 overall.

[popeyeisgood]

@jordanlover23

well said

[dpistons149]

Hope he never comes back.Hes already hurt his legacy by coming back the second time

[CHITOWN1987]

@dpistons149 how did he hurt his legacy?

[Kawalski25]

@dpistons149 MJ probably would've considered the second comeback sort of a failure (or at least some critics do) because he never got the Wiz to the playoffs. But I don't think it hurt his legacy at all. It allowed those who did not get to witness the legacy Jordan created in his hay day to catch a glimpse. He proved his abilities were timeless and that regardless of the athleticism left, he showed it's possible to still be MJ by using his unmatched court awareness, intelligence and sheer will.

[bishop0305]

I'm just taking in how stacked that Mav's team was...

[Demetrio1926]

oh mang thank you for a great vid

[AlbertoEntertainment]

DOPE