u can say cobe is better u can say lebron is better u can say even WADE is better,but i tell u this my friend,there was no better time to watch basketball then when jordan played the game.GOAT
why Kobe is mentioning??? cause people like you who didn't understand the game of basketball. and admitting that Kobe is the best....we as an observers, we want all of you to realize that the reality...MJ is the greatest of all time/!!! just research at google...and compare both of them....
@Balla4life215 What are you like twelve? Zone defense..hahahaha You're reasons are ridiculous, specifically how you try to undermine just how good the level of competition and defense was in the '80's and '90's. But it's whatever, don't get back to me, just do yourself a favor and study up on some classic NBA before making some of those statements. The zone is not hard to beat as long as you make the correct, efficient plays. By the way change the name, clearly it doesn't suit you..
@bBalla4life215 By the way since you are riding Kobe nutz so hard , makes me wonder who the real faggot is. Are you sure he isn't pulling your skirt up? Clown...
MJ as a rookie averaged 28 ppg on 51.5% shooting, with 6 apg, 6 rpg, and 2.4 spg. Many people also don't know this, but he actually led the entire league in overall points in his rookie season. Good freakin grief that is just beast.
people always forget it was shaq who was the reason why kobe has 3 of his 5 rings to begin with.. shaq was the finals mvp for all 3 championships the lakers won.. so kobe wasnt even the best player on his team and certainly not of all time. mj was finals mvp all 6 times
@JRope1016 But at the same time Shaq needed Kobe to win those 3 rings and also he had D-Wade to win his 4th....But more importantly why are we mentioning Kobe in an MJ video?? O.O
@jaquino94 why Kobe is mentioning??? cause people like you who didn't understand the game of basketball. and admitting that Kobe is the best....we as an observers, we want all of you to realize that the reality...MJ is the greatest of all time/!!! just research at google...and compare both of them....
@kenelyn1000 Okay if you read my comment carefully, I didn't say anything about Kobe being the best. I'm a Kobe fan and a Lakers fan but I'm not blinded like other people who thinks that Kobe is the best. I think he's not the best of all time, it's MJ and will be MJ. Even if Kobe wins a 6th ring, he still won't touch MJ's achievements, and his stats. Kobe is one of the best players, maybe the best in currently but MJ will always be GOAT.
@JRope1016 okay, kobe was 3 years out of high school at that point....also, that means lebrons rings wont matter, nonetheless scottie is a top 25 player of ALL time and is very underrated..... Kobe and MJ dont compare bc they had different careers...if kobe had pau from the age of 27, he would have won 6 being the MVP. Also, it wasnt shaq who was the reason....without kobe, shaq wouldnt have won. just like without pippen, MJ wouldnt have won
@ihofaerefa Jordan help pippen to step up their game to their highest level. Remember Pippen and grant join the bulls 2 years before they won a championship and they both like a 10ppg player in the playoffs and they didn't win a championship. Then next year MJ help them averaging 7.6 assist in the playoffs and pip got 13ppg and the others went up also but still not enough for a ring. Next year, MJ dish 8.4 assist in playoffs and pippen got 21ppg in playoffs and then they won a ring
@vitalcoordinates they actually joined in 1987 and won a ring in 91 way more than two years and MJ got more assists because he got EVERYBODY involved not just pippen and grant you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
@ihofaerefa MJ-Pippen were different from Kobe-Shaq and Kobe-pau. Shaq were already a beast back in the orlando and they knock MJ and pippen in 1995 playoffs a 28+ppg 12+rpg and arguably unstoppable in the paint without that, Lakers wont win a ring just like what we saw after shaq left, Gasol was a 20ppg player back in the Memphis. Pippen was a 7ppg player back in his rookie and a 13ppg in his next season. Read My first post after this, i did explain how MJ pippen won their 1st ring
wow and they call this the weak era?? The era of jordan may be the weakest in nba history, just look at this shitty ass defense! pause at 2:48 ....what great defensive form LOL if kobe ever played against this shit in his prim he would have averaged 81
@balla4life215 U don't know what u are talking about...Learn the defensive history of the game and by the way it was way more physical back in that era than today's touchy touch league...Kobe would not have lasted 3 years in the league.
@balla4life215 And wow... you're picking on few clips... would you let me guess where you from? you probably from LA or state of Cal...Because nobody in the states believe kobe is better than MJ than in Cal or LA...
@scapicoco nah son i'm not picking a few clips, watch the entire highlight vid and you'll see there is NO defensive resistance the entire game. I mean look at the very first fucking play, all jordan does is run in a straight line from one end of the court to the other and does a layup. I can't even get away with that shit playing pickup games with my friends. And I'm not from CAL, I'm just not too blind to see how weak this defense is
@balla4life215 "clips" i mean the whole vid highlights... not the entire game... and if you're going to approach mj in his rookie season... you gotta give spacing because mj has not established his shooting early in his career... notice his shooting form in comparison to his prime (he's a slasher type early on, if you go too close he'll blow passed you), Isaiah obviously gave him too much spacing... perhaps because mj is too quick... also, the pistons haven't he'd devised the Jordan Rules yet...
im sorry but the facts ARE that the 80s & 90s defense were more aggressive than today. You barely see hard fouls anymore. the last one i saw was from bynum and shaq (who just retired). 80s had tougher players as well. They had f*cking beards.
Games back then were very intense. Fouls were barely called until the shot attempt was made. NBA today you would see all kind of soft/cheap calls: little contact, moving screen, 3 secs, technical..games were never like before. sigh.
@waterjordan2 I was just thinking the same thing. He just had that IT factor. Seeing him play for the first time back then must have been like studying greatness. He was a rookie and you could already see how special he was. None of these modern players have what he had.
Now, that was some tough, hand checking defense being played there. I mean, did you see the Pistons guys sliding there feet to take a charge and or hammering the great MJ. Hell, Kobe would not last a game back in the 80's! Those guys were sooo tough. Kobe should consider himself lucky or else he wouldn't have nothin'!
@Legend1One now you sound crazy for saying Kobe wouldnt last one game in the 80's??? Kobe is a soft player now??? Do you understand how competitive he is? You buggin dude.
@Soo35cool I was being sarcastic... Really just speaking to the fallacy that the play in the 80's was so much toughter than it is today. Of course, Kobe would have killed those midgets back it the 80's...just as Jordan did. Infact, it would have be worse.
wow i think the world has forgotten how dominant mj was for everyone to ques if lebron or kobe is just as good over one generation is crazy. This guy was from another planet hugh disrespect to MJ (as well as kobe and lebron)
MJ is way better than Kobe. Kobe's numbers are dipping. his career numbers are 25.3. MJ even when he had those two sucky years in Washington average 30.1 for his career. I dont hear anyone saying lets give up my number for respect for kobe. Jordan's has better sneakers. tons of commercials. and is the most recognized player no matter where he goes. Kobe lovers can suck my cock
at 2:41in the background you can hear the crescendo of the kids and people in the audience raise their voices in anticipation as MJ picks up steam to drive and dunk the ball.
its always great to hear the announcers nervous laughing and honest surprise to how good Jordan is. the one dude had a natural, "oh my god". its like everyone is aware the are witnessing something that is unrivaled, but its too good to take your eyes off and talk about it.
Allen Iverson speed, Bird clutch, Wilt Chamberlain size hands, Carl Lewis type athleticism, Mike Tyson meanness, and no one matched his will to win. That move at 2:40 is what no other player has been able to do. He covered the length of the floor as quick as LJ without the ball and he's much smaller. With the ball no one was faster down the court.
mj stats in this game > brandon jenning's game. he had 10 more rebs and like 6 steals??? brandon only 6 points more... fg% about same. plus mj probably made the opponent get into more foul trouble.
you idiot. do you know the defensive rules of NBA now. There is NO DEFENSE Played
MJs 49 pts is more like 60 pts adjusted to today's defenseless defensive rules
MJs FG% will go higher too. Notice how jam packed paint area is with zero open lanes.
Jennings 55 pts adjusted to 1985 MJ game will be more like 45 pts game due to clogged painted area & every FG attempted challenged as MJs was 10 feet outside basket.
no he doesnt. lebron's record at rookie season was 41 points vs the new jersy nets. and even if he could broke MJ's record,MJ did it in style, Lebron just throw the ball hopefully he will get to the basket.
@holesh0t In my opinion, his game when he scored 45 points against the Spurs in his rookie season was even more amazing then this game. MJ in his first 3~4 years in the NBA was the best athelte in the history.
well rican you cant blame portland. MJ didnt explode like this until he got into the NBA. Alot of his talent was hiding under Dean Smith concept for a balanced UNC team offense when he was in college. Back then it was still believed that centers were the key to building a team. They already had Clyde Drexler they needed a center. Another thing about Jordan was he just kept getting better.
and 2 think portland took a one-legged sam bowie over Mike!!! biggest sports blunder of the century. the United States should take portland off of the map just 4 that. what a bunch of s hitheads... P.S. thank u so much blazers for screwin that one up!!! what memories the G.O.A.T. gave us!!!!!!!!
I do believe his stutter step was the best in basketball. Hell almost in sports...Barry Sanders was the only one I remember being better and he was NFL.
forget all MJ's 37+, 35+ppg reg seasons. Rookie MJ season was his best IMO. He lead his team in every catagory & beat Hakeem, Barkley, Stockton for Rookie honors. Thats ballsy right there.
Jordan started early with these Pistons. I don't know if I have seen this or not. Was this after the supposed 'freeze out 'All-Star game? Anyway, I saw something awesome for my birthday, thanks.
@YawningBoy Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season. Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving. This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.
@medestinier oh i see. i was reading one of the michael jordan books too and it was saying the other players didn't like how he dressed all flashy during that all star break. he wore this fur coat and some jewelry.
@medestinier sad but true. But Mj got his payback on Thomas when the Dream Team came. No Thomas for that, which is a bigger deal than the All star game.
also, it's absolutely ridiculous to suggest that michael jordan didn't play against taller defenders. michael cooper? craig ehlo? dennis rodman? teams would throw their whole kitchen sink at michael jordan, and he'd still dunk on them.
wooohoo! stop comparing nba all stars!!! their in that level and no one except themselves claim any critiques.. We as street basketball players just play hard and tough and bring our A-game.. Leave them alone because they are in the history and we are just people who are amazed by them in a basketball game.
for fuck's sake look at the stats. he shot 19-30 in the game. that is outrageous for a guard. only to be justified by a lot of run outs and dunks. this was "the joke" era. mj and a bunch of clowns
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and when was this? right when zone was implemented. not before. so ur just underlining how difficult it was to transition from being a 1on1 player like the league had shown u could have success in to more of a jumpshooting perimeter player. oh don't worry he bounced back very well. besides mj has some pretty sketchy distinctions as well. lowest score all time in a 3 point compettion? u know, the thing where ur wide open and u just shoot the ball?
"The interesting thing about the rule is that it [allows] guards to go where most guards [haven't] been able to go [before] -- close to the hoop. If you think those rules only benefit point guards, take a check at some of the guys who play on the wing. LeBron, Kobe, Wade and Brandon Roy handle the ball a lot for their teams. Their size and strength would negate any attempt to hand-check them on the perimeter, they too [benefit] from these rules."
or how about the truth in that defense was generally weak all the way until they instituted zone defense. star players such as mj drew single coverage and just dunked on the slow ass help that always came too late. everybody likes to point to the pistons or knicks and their rough brand of defense but it's nonsense. it's completely different to play good defense than it is to just rough people up
"The committee instituted a 3-second rule for defenders in order to [prevent] teams from parking [taller players] in the post. The [goal] was to [free the lanes] & [encourage] cuts & drives through the paint. With those changes, among other factors, [offenses] have [opened up], & [scoring] has [climbed]."
-- Feb. 29, 2009 NY Times
The "key" words are in brackets.
Now how in the hell can defenses today be "better", when rules have been put in place that have CLEARLY increased scoring?!
my explanation is also justified by decreased FG%. duh.
u gotta be pretty careful which articles u cite. the doesn't the rest of the article explain that zone is effective for stopping individually dominant players? that's rhetorical cuz it does.
this means that the bryants, mcgradys, lebrons, wades of todays league' are way better than the stars of yesteryear. players of today get 30 pt. averages with zone and man schemes whereas MJ got 30 with... well 2:36
U repeatedly show your ignorance because for starters, it's not even a REAL zone! The 3-sec rule prevents it from being one!
Two, teams RARELY utilize it because any decent shooting & passing team will kill that defensive scheme! Steve Nash gets to the hole AT WILL vs it so how "hard" can it be? LOL!!
real zone? ur little mind apparently doesn't understand that the strength of a zone against strong perimeter players is with the guards keeping him out of the lane and not the man camping under the rim. is it that difficult for a yao or dwight to take a step and get in the middle of a lane? logically, any great player would rather be played rough and have a chance at being fouled than being doubled, trapped, and denied the ball. well i don't expect to know that cuz ur obviously not a player.
how are there dislikes on this video, doesnt make sense.......
ozzyyooo 6 days ago
accruate effective and efficient offensive plays. A Legend.
ZGJDJD 1 week ago
Look at the way Jordan holds the ball in the air. He had the best hands to play this sport. Big hands + natural talent.
sugusus 1 week ago
He make the other 9 players in the floor looks so stupid (includes isaiah)
Demerr 1 week ago
its crazy how jordan changed the game
sothearalim1 1 month ago
At 2:40 did you cats see the footwork of the Freak??
At 3:28 did you cats see the jump hook shot of the Man??
HonoreT35 2 months ago
i dont care about the numbers. hes too fast faster than d rose i think not as skilled but damn he fast
sangmin22 2 months ago
@sangmin22 Who MJ? It's the other way around. He's skilled but not faster than rose
vitalcoordinates 2 weeks ago
@vitalcoordinates He is faster than rose look up videos of the two on fastbreaks rose is just quicker.
Thebrothersfolife 1 week ago
Always great to see nerds arguing about MJ Kobe and LeBron. lol. fucking 9 year olds
bombardsquads 3 months ago
@bombardsquads ignore it hater
epicbattler 3 months ago
WATS WITH THE SPRING POWERS :)
bioniclegods 3 months ago
that wasnt his rookie season his rookie sean he was # 45
SPLASH125032 3 months ago
@SPLASH125032 no he wasn't
szaret1 3 months ago
@SPLASH125032 wrong. he only wore #45 after his first retirement. he came into the NBA wearing 23.
migueljavier23 2 months ago
man he was fAaaaast!!
fafaffu2 3 months ago
u can say cobe is better u can say lebron is better u can say even WADE is better,but i tell u this my friend,there was no better time to watch basketball then when jordan played the game.GOAT
Mraloneandsad 4 months ago 2
No player.... including Kobe, Le Bron, Drexler... and many others..., has ever had the style of Michael Jordan in his prime ('84 - '99).
People can argue all day long about whose the best, most effective etc.
But MJ did it with style.
dave474c 4 months ago
@dave474c i like to put it this way, kobe has the style, lebron has the efficiency.
mj had both.
TheBoiFlip 4 months ago
@TheBoiFlip i really like your take on it. i think im gonna start saying that from now on!
freddiebarry93 4 months ago
he is to quick men....
kenelyn1000 4 months ago
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why Kobe is mentioning??? cause people like you who didn't understand the game of basketball. and admitting that Kobe is the best....we as an observers, we want all of you to realize that the reality...MJ is the greatest of all time/!!! just research at google...and compare both of them....
kenelyn1000 4 months ago
My trip to YouTube is never complete without Michael Jordan... Rookie or Older
awubinski 4 months ago 2
@awubinski
I had a pare of his air ones when I was 3, I now have the re-issued ones that came out the summer of 2009!
pbrskater26 4 months ago
and people dare compare the GOAT to anyone?... PLS!
wornoutshoes11 5 months ago
yo Med you still making videos i seen your shits back on aveo like 5 years ago...i need more big homie
IMoney40 5 months ago
3:35 He's so fast he can take one dribble from halfcourt and be at the rim.
EvanSFisher 5 months ago
I wouldn't call five assists selfish
theoochable 5 months ago
he was the GOAT as a rookie. He's not considered human on the basketball court.
iTzeXile13 6 months ago
Jordan had a low post game as a rookie and Kobe took 14 seasons to figure it out.
ibpmpn2 6 months ago
just a beast
lamont20 6 months ago
@Balla4life215 What are you like twelve? Zone defense..hahahaha You're reasons are ridiculous, specifically how you try to undermine just how good the level of competition and defense was in the '80's and '90's. But it's whatever, don't get back to me, just do yourself a favor and study up on some classic NBA before making some of those statements. The zone is not hard to beat as long as you make the correct, efficient plays. By the way change the name, clearly it doesn't suit you..
hule1186 6 months ago
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hule1186 6 months ago
@bBalla4life215 By the way since you are riding Kobe nutz so hard , makes me wonder who the real faggot is. Are you sure he isn't pulling your skirt up? Clown...
hule1186 6 months ago
MJ as a rookie averaged 28 ppg on 51.5% shooting, with 6 apg, 6 rpg, and 2.4 spg. Many people also don't know this, but he actually led the entire league in overall points in his rookie season. Good freakin grief that is just beast.
uberathlete 6 months ago 9
@uberathlete players like oscar were good too
ihofaerefa 2 months ago
people always forget it was shaq who was the reason why kobe has 3 of his 5 rings to begin with.. shaq was the finals mvp for all 3 championships the lakers won.. so kobe wasnt even the best player on his team and certainly not of all time. mj was finals mvp all 6 times
JRope1016 6 months ago 16
@JRope1016 But at the same time Shaq needed Kobe to win those 3 rings and also he had D-Wade to win his 4th....But more importantly why are we mentioning Kobe in an MJ video?? O.O
jaquino94 4 months ago
@jaquino94 why Kobe is mentioning??? cause people like you who didn't understand the game of basketball. and admitting that Kobe is the best....we as an observers, we want all of you to realize that the reality...MJ is the greatest of all time/!!! just research at google...and compare both of them....
kenelyn1000 4 months ago
@kenelyn1000 Okay if you read my comment carefully, I didn't say anything about Kobe being the best. I'm a Kobe fan and a Lakers fan but I'm not blinded like other people who thinks that Kobe is the best. I think he's not the best of all time, it's MJ and will be MJ. Even if Kobe wins a 6th ring, he still won't touch MJ's achievements, and his stats. Kobe is one of the best players, maybe the best in currently but MJ will always be GOAT.
jaquino94 4 months ago
@JRope1016 well, Shaq couldn't have done it without Kobe, just like Jordan couldn't have done it without Pippen
and in the end they all needed Phil Jackson
freddiebarry93 4 months ago
@freddiebarry93 true but theres a reason why shaq and jordan won finals mvp. they were the MAIN reasons why they won.
TheBoiFlip 4 months ago
@TheBoiFlip i agree, totally. Shaq and Jordan were the MVPs, they get the most credit.
but who is better? Scottie Pippen or Kobe Bryant?
freddiebarry93 4 months ago
@freddiebarry93 Not saying Scottie is better... Kobe is very good... But I would rather have Scottie on my team than Kobe.
TheShnag 4 months ago
@TheShnag yeah. i think i would like Scottie on my team too, because he's more of a team player than Kobe
freddiebarry93 4 months ago
@JRope1016 okay, kobe was 3 years out of high school at that point....also, that means lebrons rings wont matter, nonetheless scottie is a top 25 player of ALL time and is very underrated..... Kobe and MJ dont compare bc they had different careers...if kobe had pau from the age of 27, he would have won 6 being the MVP. Also, it wasnt shaq who was the reason....without kobe, shaq wouldnt have won. just like without pippen, MJ wouldnt have won
ihofaerefa 2 months ago
@ihofaerefa Jordan help pippen to step up their game to their highest level. Remember Pippen and grant join the bulls 2 years before they won a championship and they both like a 10ppg player in the playoffs and they didn't win a championship. Then next year MJ help them averaging 7.6 assist in the playoffs and pip got 13ppg and the others went up also but still not enough for a ring. Next year, MJ dish 8.4 assist in playoffs and pippen got 21ppg in playoffs and then they won a ring
vitalcoordinates 2 weeks ago
@vitalcoordinates they actually joined in 1987 and won a ring in 91 way more than two years and MJ got more assists because he got EVERYBODY involved not just pippen and grant you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Thebrothersfolife 1 week ago
@ihofaerefa MJ-Pippen were different from Kobe-Shaq and Kobe-pau. Shaq were already a beast back in the orlando and they knock MJ and pippen in 1995 playoffs a 28+ppg 12+rpg and arguably unstoppable in the paint without that, Lakers wont win a ring just like what we saw after shaq left, Gasol was a 20ppg player back in the Memphis. Pippen was a 7ppg player back in his rookie and a 13ppg in his next season. Read My first post after this, i did explain how MJ pippen won their 1st ring
vitalcoordinates 2 weeks ago
@JRope1016 but pippen was the reason MJ wont those championships ???
Xpm00nm4nqX 2 weeks ago
b4 you Kobe clowns talk about Kobe learn the history of the game...Goodness you younginz don't even know the history of the game....
hule1186 6 months ago
@Balla4life215 Another blind Kobe fan who thinks kobe bryant's the so called "greatest of all time"
MsStephencurry30 6 months ago
wow and they call this the weak era?? The era of jordan may be the weakest in nba history, just look at this shitty ass defense! pause at 2:48 ....what great defensive form LOL if kobe ever played against this shit in his prim he would have averaged 81
balla4life215 7 months ago
@balla4life215 U don't know what u are talking about...Learn the defensive history of the game and by the way it was way more physical back in that era than today's touchy touch league...Kobe would not have lasted 3 years in the league.
hule1186 6 months ago
@balla4life215 And wow... you're picking on few clips... would you let me guess where you from? you probably from LA or state of Cal...Because nobody in the states believe kobe is better than MJ than in Cal or LA...
scapicoco 6 months ago
@scapicoco nah son i'm not picking a few clips, watch the entire highlight vid and you'll see there is NO defensive resistance the entire game. I mean look at the very first fucking play, all jordan does is run in a straight line from one end of the court to the other and does a layup. I can't even get away with that shit playing pickup games with my friends. And I'm not from CAL, I'm just not too blind to see how weak this defense is
balla4life215 6 months ago
@balla4life215 "clips" i mean the whole vid highlights... not the entire game... and if you're going to approach mj in his rookie season... you gotta give spacing because mj has not established his shooting early in his career... notice his shooting form in comparison to his prime (he's a slasher type early on, if you go too close he'll blow passed you), Isaiah obviously gave him too much spacing... perhaps because mj is too quick... also, the pistons haven't he'd devised the Jordan Rules yet...
scapicoco 6 months ago
@balla4life215 I would also want to note that Isaiah is the weakest defender among the Bad Boys...
scapicoco 6 months ago
@balla4life215
im sorry but the facts ARE that the 80s & 90s defense were more aggressive than today. You barely see hard fouls anymore. the last one i saw was from bynum and shaq (who just retired). 80s had tougher players as well. They had f*cking beards.
iTzeXile13 6 months ago
WOW look how far he jumped for the dunk 3:40
juicediesel94 7 months ago
Games back then were very intense. Fouls were barely called until the shot attempt was made. NBA today you would see all kind of soft/cheap calls: little contact, moving screen, 3 secs, technical..games were never like before. sigh.
chinesepower1 7 months ago
Strange to see Detroit play defense without mugging anyone who came into the lane with the ball. Must have been before they became the bad boys.
ilovegod300 7 months ago
he made Isiah look like a rookie
MarkSoc47 7 months ago
Is this a Michael Jordan mix ? XD
John012348 7 months ago
This was better than the 2011 Finals.
JorshWarshington 7 months ago
at 0:57 i though that no one else was playing except for Jordan and Thomas.
awubinski 7 months ago
D rose is exactly like mj
mrducttapeman100 9 months ago
@mrducttapeman100 no
MrPlantcity813 8 months ago
@mrducttapeman100
Please don't try to compare them.
Derrick Rose is damn good. But don't see he is ANYTHING like MJ
ryaniss0beastyo 7 months ago
All MJ footage needs to be remastered in everyway possible and put on blu-ray.
t5239857289578947594 9 months ago 2
2:38 - TOTAL DEFENSE FAIL LOL.
williest1 9 months ago
There is NO ONE, NOOOOOOOOOOOO ONE, Like Mike. EVER.
Mr2Dapper 9 months ago
Man his kicks look so fresh compared to the all whites everyone else had
TopKnotchKicks 10 months ago
Kevin durant is the fuckin best player in the NBA today! He leads the league in scoring does that deserve MVP?
LogDog111 10 months ago
2:37 - 2:44 O M G.... The best
SairousClaou 10 months ago
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deliriosoprassalti 1 year ago
so natural, poetic, and fluid the way he played.
waterjordan2 1 year ago
@waterjordan2 I was just thinking the same thing. He just had that IT factor. Seeing him play for the first time back then must have been like studying greatness. He was a rookie and you could already see how special he was. None of these modern players have what he had.
atl2maryland 9 months ago
It just looks like it's from one game.It's actually a highlight reel....Wow.
navyblue12 1 year ago
2:44 Really fierce and sudden move to the basket!
6ft7inHIBread 1 year ago
Dang if they could emulate Michael Jordan's hang time and double clutch moves on NBA 2k11 I would never play another game.
shoothelpmeany1 1 year ago
3:11 doesnt count , he stepped at the floor first and then released the ball .
3:41 isnt that carying the ball ? that too doesnt count couse its traveling violation .
just a notice . anyway , great highligts , he was already that good .
garioldwin 1 year ago
Im Kobe fan but i hate some of them who are always saying that Kobe is better than MJ.
MJ is the best ever stop embarrassing your self, you are stupid!
Michael Jordan= Best Basketball player ever
period
gryd999 1 year ago
Now, that was some tough, hand checking defense being played there. I mean, did you see the Pistons guys sliding there feet to take a charge and or hammering the great MJ. Hell, Kobe would not last a game back in the 80's! Those guys were sooo tough. Kobe should consider himself lucky or else he wouldn't have nothin'!
Legend1One 1 year ago
@Legend1One now you sound crazy for saying Kobe wouldnt last one game in the 80's??? Kobe is a soft player now??? Do you understand how competitive he is? You buggin dude.
Soo35cool 1 year ago
@Soo35cool I was being sarcastic... Really just speaking to the fallacy that the play in the 80's was so much toughter than it is today. Of course, Kobe would have killed those midgets back it the 80's...just as Jordan did. Infact, it would have be worse.
Legend1One 1 year ago
How good can a Rookie be lol he literally embarrassed the Other Team !!! OMG ...Wow! hes the BEst Ever! This is one game as a Rookie .. man!
SwaggerLikeUz 1 year ago 2
1:22 isn't that a carry?
if not that's a great move
Elcocotero 1 year ago
wow i think the world has forgotten how dominant mj was for everyone to ques if lebron or kobe is just as good over one generation is crazy. This guy was from another planet hugh disrespect to MJ (as well as kobe and lebron)
fruit84 1 year ago
he made the game look so easy...
waihong001 1 year ago
MJ is way better than Kobe. Kobe's numbers are dipping. his career numbers are 25.3. MJ even when he had those two sucky years in Washington average 30.1 for his career. I dont hear anyone saying lets give up my number for respect for kobe. Jordan's has better sneakers. tons of commercials. and is the most recognized player no matter where he goes. Kobe lovers can suck my cock
Mikesmooth49 1 year ago
MJ would score an average of 45pts a game if today's defensive rules !!!!
69points 1 year ago
GREATEST!
JLado93 1 year ago
GOD
therealMRMIRACLE 1 year ago
kobe aint shit compared 2 jordan
MrJackDaniels82 1 year ago
great michael jordan my idol!
rowks 1 year ago 2
who gives a shit about who had a better game in their rookie season? We all know jennings will never be as good as jordan
69withyou69 1 year ago
at 2:41in the background you can hear the crescendo of the kids and people in the audience raise their voices in anticipation as MJ picks up steam to drive and dunk the ball.
1220amsoulradio 1 year ago
its always great to hear the announcers nervous laughing and honest surprise to how good Jordan is. the one dude had a natural, "oh my god". its like everyone is aware the are witnessing something that is unrivaled, but its too good to take your eyes off and talk about it.
Coltftm5 1 year ago
Allen Iverson speed, Bird clutch, Wilt Chamberlain size hands, Carl Lewis type athleticism, Mike Tyson meanness, and no one matched his will to win. That move at 2:40 is what no other player has been able to do. He covered the length of the floor as quick as LJ without the ball and he's much smaller. With the ball no one was faster down the court.
westy44cal 1 year ago 4
@westy44cal you are DEFINATELY right, no other player can do that !!!!!!
69points 1 year ago
2:40....OWNED!
egoscueg 2 years ago 2
mj stats in this game > brandon jenning's game. he had 10 more rebs and like 6 steals??? brandon only 6 points more... fg% about same. plus mj probably made the opponent get into more foul trouble.
Sisiyingying 2 years ago 2
do you know real stats
Brandon Jennings:
55pts 21-34 FG, 7-8 3PT, 5 REB, 5 AST
by the way he's only 6'1
alot of layups in this mj game. actually like every shot is a layup or dunk. that explains the 19-30.
letthefactsspeak 2 years ago
you idiot. do you know the defensive rules of NBA now. There is NO DEFENSE Played
MJs 49 pts is more like 60 pts adjusted to today's defenseless defensive rules
MJs FG% will go higher too. Notice how jam packed paint area is with zero open lanes.
Jennings 55 pts adjusted to 1985 MJ game will be more like 45 pts game due to clogged painted area & every FG attempted challenged as MJs was 10 feet outside basket.
mnkhan2020 1 year ago
Do u even know how to read stats?
MJ : 49pts(FG 19-30, 3PT 0-0, FT 11-13), 15reb(4 o.reb), 5ast, 6stl, 0blk
this sums up everything.
MJ greatest ever
rumrumtanneo 2 years ago 2
sorry but BRANDON JENNINGS HAD 55 POINTS
ThaKilluminatiDon 2 years ago
@ThaKilluminatiDon sorry but jenning shots barely 40% from the field the entire season lol
dmun5587red123 1 year ago
Look at that FG %.
uberathlete 2 years ago
MJ is dame good! make the match like a game, and make other players like a dwarf!!! MJ, always best, not one of them, just the best! love MJ
shawn20062009 2 years ago
damn he's got handles
burkedajerk88 2 years ago
Watching Jordan makes me believe in magic!!!!!! So inspiring!!
x99avery1 2 years ago 2
wow, that studder step is unreal
Majesticon 2 years ago 4
2:37 pretty much sums it up. "try and stop me"
Coldacre 2 years ago
mike had a smooth stutter step, always did!
kunsura 2 years ago 3
no he doesnt. lebron's record at rookie season was 41 points vs the new jersy nets. and even if he could broke MJ's record,MJ did it in style, Lebron just throw the ball hopefully he will get to the basket.
extremesh0ter 2 years ago
that 49 isnt the all-time record wilt chamberlain had 58 in a game as a rookie
Airman32292 2 years ago
michael is defiinitely nicer than lebron james but lebron james is not a guerilla chill....
ukpongbball 2 years ago
i think lebron broke the most points in rookie season record
TBeast247 2 years ago
no ho didnt wilt first and michael is second the most is 58 by wilt and 49 by mike lebron scored 41 when he was a rookie
quanp1 2 years ago
This might be his greatest highlight game ever!
holesh0t 2 years ago 24
@holesh0t In my opinion, his game when he scored 45 points against the Spurs in his rookie season was even more amazing then this game. MJ in his first 3~4 years in the NBA was the best athelte in the history.
PussyLover283 6 months ago
i love Jordan's hanging-in-the-air jumpshots
i wonder why players don't do that any more
especially Kobe since he is trying to do everything he can to copy Jordan
clickpick92 2 years ago
well rican you cant blame portland. MJ didnt explode like this until he got into the NBA. Alot of his talent was hiding under Dean Smith concept for a balanced UNC team offense when he was in college. Back then it was still believed that centers were the key to building a team. They already had Clyde Drexler they needed a center. Another thing about Jordan was he just kept getting better.
GoingOn9Lives 2 years ago
He moved like air.... my god!!!!
basiclifej 2 years ago
lol You hear the announcer say i think he triple clouthed!! jajaja. 2:44 thats a nasty move he turns on the jets and slams it hard in traffic
rece263 2 years ago
and 2 think portland took a one-legged sam bowie over Mike!!! biggest sports blunder of the century. the United States should take portland off of the map just 4 that. what a bunch of s hitheads... P.S. thank u so much blazers for screwin that one up!!! what memories the G.O.A.T. gave us!!!!!!!!
ricanruler 2 years ago
he didn't shoot one three, wow
Rza06 2 years ago
Nope. This era didn't rely on the three like today. The made their way in to the highest percentage possible.
jeditwinz 2 years ago
2:48 = game over
beyondmyken 2 years ago 2
Holy fuck! 2:09!!!
SenninNaruto 2 years ago
yea dis guy was good
PUERLIFE16 2 years ago
At 3:31, check out the jump hook!
tcon12345 2 years ago
man, i bet pistons bench is calling reinforcments:))))))))))))
Soundtrack1000 2 years ago
I do believe his stutter step was the best in basketball. Hell almost in sports...Barry Sanders was the only one I remember being better and he was NFL.
jeditwinz 2 years ago 4
what's stutter step?
Soundtrack1000 2 years ago
What MJ does at about 1:03
jeditwinz 2 years ago
its a good move, but no way it can touch the sky hook
kitchwatembo 2 years ago
Who said it could? I only said he had the best stutter step
jeditwinz 2 years ago
Man rookie MIKE was a freakin monster.
ShaolinSurfer777 2 years ago 4
best player to ever live
jrummer221 2 years ago
forget all MJ's 37+, 35+ppg reg seasons. Rookie MJ season was his best IMO. He lead his team in every catagory & beat Hakeem, Barkley, Stockton for Rookie honors. Thats ballsy right there.
mnkhan2020 2 years ago
hey
fernandez0805 2 years ago
Jordan started early with these Pistons. I don't know if I have seen this or not. Was this after the supposed 'freeze out 'All-Star game? Anyway, I saw something awesome for my birthday, thanks.
Know Christ- John 17:3
romans6thru8 2 years ago
This was the first game after the all-star break where a so-called "freeze out" on MJ happened.
medestinier 2 years ago
@medestinier what do you mean freeze out?
YawningBoy 1 year ago
@YawningBoy Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season. Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving. This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.
medestinier 1 year ago 8
@medestinier oh i see. i was reading one of the michael jordan books too and it was saying the other players didn't like how he dressed all flashy during that all star break. he wore this fur coat and some jewelry.
YawningBoy 1 year ago
@medestinier sad but true. But Mj got his payback on Thomas when the Dream Team came. No Thomas for that, which is a bigger deal than the All star game.
Shermstyle23 1 year ago
@medestinier oh i see thx
YawningBoy 1 year ago
@medestinier ahh. that explains it why jordan went out and put on a show.
MrScottydabody 8 months ago
wade?comon u guys roy is the rookie jordan
TeRRoRx503 2 years ago
also, it's absolutely ridiculous to suggest that michael jordan didn't play against taller defenders. michael cooper? craig ehlo? dennis rodman? teams would throw their whole kitchen sink at michael jordan, and he'd still dunk on them.
idster7 2 years ago
this was right after the all-star game freeze. MJ got his payback.
idster7 2 years ago
Plus lebron is much better than kobe!!!!
elohim77 2 years ago
jordan's rookie season is the best rookie season that i know of. oh yeah wilt chamberlain also
josette5 2 years ago
1:25 was cold
jjkingj 2 years ago
Mn this video he reminds me on Dwyane Wade
kareem87said5 2 years ago
You is dumb as fuck! You got it backwards, dumbass. You're suppose to say Dwade reminds me on MJ, ole dumb mofo!
Domini478 2 years ago
I've felt the same way: Dwayne Wade is the closest thing to a rookie Michael Jordan that I've ever seen.
idster7 2 years ago
wooohoo! stop comparing nba all stars!!! their in that level and no one except themselves claim any critiques.. We as street basketball players just play hard and tough and bring our A-game.. Leave them alone because they are in the history and we are just people who are amazed by them in a basketball game.
If you got game, just shut up and play tough..
jawo111886 2 years ago
for fuck's sake look at the stats. he shot 19-30 in the game. that is outrageous for a guard. only to be justified by a lot of run outs and dunks. this was "the joke" era. mj and a bunch of clowns
ylt34c 2 years ago
"he shot 19-30 in the game."
Kobe's the ONLY player in the HISTORY of the game to MISS 30 shots in a game LOL!! (11/7/02 vs boston).
RealFan357 2 years ago 2
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and when was this? right when zone was implemented. not before. so ur just underlining how difficult it was to transition from being a 1on1 player like the league had shown u could have success in to more of a jumpshooting perimeter player. oh don't worry he bounced back very well. besides mj has some pretty sketchy distinctions as well. lowest score all time in a 3 point compettion? u know, the thing where ur wide open and u just shoot the ball?
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RealFan357 2 years ago
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"lowest score all time in a 3 point compettion?"
MJ's Career 3-pt%: 32%
MJ's Career Playoff 3-pt%: 33%
RealFan357 2 years ago
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"The interesting thing about the rule is that it [allows] guards to go where most guards [haven't] been able to go [before] -- close to the hoop. If you think those rules only benefit point guards, take a check at some of the guys who play on the wing. LeBron, Kobe, Wade and Brandon Roy handle the ball a lot for their teams. Their size and strength would negate any attempt to hand-check them on the perimeter, they too [benefit] from these rules."
-- Rob Peterson; NBA . com
RealFan357 2 years ago
2:36 pretty much sums up defense during jordan's era. just some standing around, then 1 on 1 with a lot of dribbling
ylt34c 2 years ago
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ylt34c 2 years ago
this is a joke. this is supposed to be the "defensive" era?? come on now.
ylt34c 2 years ago
That started around 1987, not 1984..
That's where the "defensive era" or defensive ascension in schemes takes off..
RealFan357 2 years ago
or how about the truth in that defense was generally weak all the way until they instituted zone defense. star players such as mj drew single coverage and just dunked on the slow ass help that always came too late. everybody likes to point to the pistons or knicks and their rough brand of defense but it's nonsense. it's completely different to play good defense than it is to just rough people up
ylt34c 2 years ago
Oh really?
So is that why offenses are scoring "more" now vs then? Is that why the Top 10 scorer experienced a 23% "increase" in scoring AFTER these changes?
C'mon man, get real LOL!!
How can defenses be better today & both players & teams are scoring more against them?
RealFan357 2 years ago
"The committee instituted a 3-second rule for defenders in order to [prevent] teams from parking [taller players] in the post. The [goal] was to [free the lanes] & [encourage] cuts & drives through the paint. With those changes, among other factors, [offenses] have [opened up], & [scoring] has [climbed]."
-- Feb. 29, 2009 NY Times
The "key" words are in brackets.
Now how in the hell can defenses today be "better", when rules have been put in place that have CLEARLY increased scoring?!
RealFan357 2 years ago
my explanation is also justified by decreased FG%. duh.
u gotta be pretty careful which articles u cite. the doesn't the rest of the article explain that zone is effective for stopping individually dominant players? that's rhetorical cuz it does.
this means that the bryants, mcgradys, lebrons, wades of todays league' are way better than the stars of yesteryear. players of today get 30 pt. averages with zone and man schemes whereas MJ got 30 with... well 2:36
ylt34c 2 years ago
U repeatedly show your ignorance because for starters, it's not even a REAL zone! The 3-sec rule prevents it from being one!
Two, teams RARELY utilize it because any decent shooting & passing team will kill that defensive scheme! Steve Nash gets to the hole AT WILL vs it so how "hard" can it be? LOL!!
RealFan357 2 years ago
real zone? ur little mind apparently doesn't understand that the strength of a zone against strong perimeter players is with the guards keeping him out of the lane and not the man camping under the rim. is it that difficult for a yao or dwight to take a step and get in the middle of a lane? logically, any great player would rather be played rough and have a chance at being fouled than being doubled, trapped, and denied the ball. well i don't expect to know that cuz ur obviously not a player.
ylt34c 2 years ago