 Welcome to a new episode in the 23 park collection. This is 23 Michael Jordan videos in 23 days today We have a very interesting one. I was watching a video the other week and it was Jimmy Hyrol's pyramid of NBA grades I thought to myself. What do all these NBA greats think of Michael Jordan who is the greatest? It got me thinking and I produced this video with all the plays that you see on screen and their thoughts on Michael Jordan This video took a while to edit, so I really hope you do enjoy it I would really appreciate if you guys could hit that like button Subscribe if you are new and hit that notification button so you are notified when a new episode releases There's a playlist on the top right of your screen that has all the MJ videos that we've done so far in the collection and in the Description box down below and all the footage that is used in this video is also featured on the screen and in the description box as Well, so be sure to check them out in their entirities. I don't want to keep you guys waiting So I hope you guys enjoy the video From time to time we've heard Michael's own thoughts on his exploits But now we'd like to get the viewpoints of some of the all-time greats of the NBA a Hot topic of conversation always in the media is a legacy, right players legacy You're having a great season. You're having one of the best post seasons ever 13 games with at least 30 points and Some are comparing you to to Michael Jordan and saying how this could really positively Affect your legacy, right? Is legacy as it's portrayed by the media important to you? I mean, I've never been you know, one of those guys that you know Growing up in high school getting all the media and the college media so I don't really think my legacy is gonna ever reach The potentials of Michael Jordan and I know you said before you can't predict the future Yes, but uh, Michael Jordan had four straight 40-point games against the Suns in the NBA finals. I'm not Michael. Is that in jeopardy? I'm not I'm not Michael Jordan For 40 points in a straight two born a row. Yeah, I'm there up. No, I'm not Michael Jordan If there was one area of weakness people thought was a week was Michael Jordan was his outside shooting and Michael Even when one step beyond he even proved his three-point shooting me and now he's a pretty proficient shooting from the three-point line He's just it's impossible to defend him Chuck beta said to me he's a choice when I talk to you a second. I see a truck anything You're the second best basketball player in the world. I said, you bet me He says that month right there. I said, you're right about that I says, but thank you and I said and I've said it many times. That's the best compliment I've ever gotten from somebody Listen, Michael's the best I've ever seen. I played against Michael a lot. We came into the NBA together So I played against him. I was in the NBA for 16 years. I think he played 12 or 13 retired early and blah blah blah But when I got to Phoenix, I told those guys the first day. That's guys. We're going to the finals We're gonna play that mother from Chicago. I said, I'm sick of people telling me he's betting me I just didn't have no helping Philly. Yeah, and I says we're gonna play them foot in the championship And we got there they beat it and that and that was the first time I ever said in my life Damn, I think there's somebody better than me at basketball. That's the first time in your life in my whole life But when Chuck gave me that compliment it meant a great deal to me I Go join I'm gonna go say hi to Michael, right? I go up and shake his hand He says I'm gonna dunk on you big fella and I'll speak to you If you even come close to the basket there, I'm gonna take you out of the air He's like, nope. I've done done all the other big fellas of your day Great respect for my Michael. I think we're friends. I mean for least for my part we're friends And I don't just want to sit there and go my Michael. You're wonderful. I mean even though I feel that way. Yeah, he is It just isn't it isn't my way. You know, we stroke a guy so much. Yeah. Yeah, it's he's a great player anybody that asked me I'll tell my he's he's in the Maybe the top player of all time. I mean that I hold him in that kind of regard But it doesn't mean I need to sit around there and tell them about it all Yeah Well, I've been checking him for seven years behind the curtain in practice, so It was kind of tough because I didn't I didn't want him to embarrass me out on the court But you know, Michael's one of the greatest players ever played the game and it's tough to shut him down I Realized that throughout my career. I had a lot of fun with him and I really appreciate him on the other hand I think the fans who really appreciate the great Enthusiasm Michael has brought to the game of basketball and especially to Chicago State The thing that amazes me about Michael Jordan and about The I think the rest of the players in the league is his stamina and his endurance the thing that I Wasn't able to do the thing that magic wasn't able to do we succumbed to injuries We didn't have the type of stamina the type of energy level that Michael seems to possess Every single night rather he's playing against the worst team in the league or the best team in the league He has an energy level that's unmatched by any other player or any other athlete that I've seen in professional sports His energy level is so so much greater than ours. It seems that Night in night out. He's there performing at a level that we frankly just weren't able to reach and that's why he's there tonight Healthy and trying to three-peat in magic and I became the injury Hi, praise. That's for sure. I say I come from a Jordan era I am biased and I'm gonna be a bias today. I pass away Michael Jordan will be my goal always loved you I love you even more. He would be my goal, but that doesn't mean it I'm not taking anything away from LeBron LeBron is amazing But Michael Jordan is my goal I play basketball because of Michael Jordan what Jordan has done the blueprint that he has laid is Incredible and it's amazing and I'm thankful for it because I'm able to take a little bit of that and go do my own thing 97 was in Minnesota and flip that switched and put me on Michael Jordan One of the greatest problem ever touched a ball And we was on the right side of court and I counted his dribbles I was able to catch his his dribbles, you know one two come back crossover He crossed the back over one two when he crossed back over I stole it. Give me this very next play down We go down score the very next play they called a very next play This is this is no sauce Account the dribbles one two come across when I blinked he was gone I turned around he was dunking the ball giving somebody dappin halfway down the court that fast That's not new Michael Jordan Wasn't human I grew up in the 90s. That was my era I watched the Bulls all the time, you know growing up in the 90s Michael Jordan will always be that the goat Always I don't care who comes along. I was a huge huge fan and and to put us in that category I would I would never even go near that Michael Jordan used to always say that you was his favorite player and use the one He always looked to when you used to see him play Did you see the similarities, you know, my particular style of play was really rooted in solid fundamental approach to playing the game and with one exception when handling the ball You know, I always would look for daylight, you know wherever there was daylight And sometimes, you know They don't be a little bit of daylight like between two players and find a way to get the ball between in your body through There's in the palm of the ball Or you know, I'm saying the dump style and stuff like that. Did you see the similarities of seeing that he's watching? You know, I would always see daylight and maybe I could see daylight that a lot of other players couldn't see and I see a lot of Extraordinary players today Jordan and Drexler and what have you they see daylight where other players don't see that and it was funny because I Remember he came down and he dumped on like a whole team And then I went down and dumped on his team And he was like I could do it again, you know I said, all right, well, I want to get one shot at it. You know, I made it so Right, but but it was fun and and you know, we those years when we overlap We kind of caught him before he really hit his stride You know, I mean I always liked him and I always felt that he had a lot of respect He had a lot of admiration, you know, he was gonna carry the torch He certainly desired to do it did a hell of a job You obviously got to play against Michael a lot on the court What what was it about him that made him so special? Determination man to win and be great You know, you could see it in you know, I remember back when Mike's first year and Proves, you know, he's just a great guy man, you know, he got the attitude for be a great guy determination and a pride You know to be great. So when I say the name Michael Jordan, what comes to mind? Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Like what else I need to say? We was playing Chicago in Salt Lake They switched and put John Stockton on it and he turned around and dunked on stock So some guy got up and almost falling down the sidelines ain't Jordan pick on some of your own size Next time down the floor, he dunked on male turpentine and we're over looked at the guy. So was he big enough? Who was your favorite five over the years over the history need over the tote NBA? Yeah, that's all the NBA from when you play to now. Who was your favorite five? Not your top five, but just your favorite five Well, I'm gonna say Jordan, you know, it's difficult in different ages, but not to say this guy was better than this player than that player Just get very by a neighbor's feet But it's gonna happen, you know I think it's great for the fans to say the players of this age are greater than anything else never played Which is all right. I really like Michael Jordan and he and I are friendly this guy Has done more spectacular thing In any basketball player ever so I agree I mean that that's that's Jerry that is saying a lot I agree He just stands apart from every player I've ever seen that that speaks volumes and the thing that people don't realize Is some of the stuff he could I don't think there's any flaw in this guy's game He's the best defensive player in the league in my opinion. He's a best competitor in the league in my opinion He's by far the best offensive player in my opinion He's the best clutch player in the game He's got the whole package and his skill level On top of that enormous physical package really sets him apart from the other players. He was the best defensive player Yeah, yes, absolutely. He was the best offensive player, right and his athleticism He was in Carolina and they were running I forget the hundred or 40-yard dice He ran at some spectacular time Well, and one of the coaches said something to him differently and he's he's all I can do better than that Wow, he went out in two tenths of a second faster. Wow, the legend of Michael Jordan and just get told Every single day. Mm-hmm. You know, it's a Michael Jordan story getting told by somebody on earth right now Yeah, he was the standard He was what you strive to be as the basketball player to you know Have so many stories and just know what he bought to the game and know how much he changed the game and then to have him walk in and just To see that in form is just like that. It was just it's captivating. You know, he's just a polarizing figure He's built himself up to that point. It's like he's almost 60 years old and we still view him as the best player You know, so He went on a historic run that'll never be matched by anybody in the sport But to see how he led by example every night was the same You know, he dominated and I was simply us just simply the best leadership quality is to go out there and play a game It's hard as you can play to win and play at that elite level, you know, and he was at that masterful level of You know just his skills for the game is IQ for the game It is and his athleticism at all combined at once and made just You know God-level player in my opinion. I love MJ. That's my guy. How many times he been there six six I mean time you know, I know six I mean everybody love MJ as a fan as a somebody who just love, you know like creativity competition especially Impact the game with both into the floor You always I'm sure you always felt like there is time for you to flip the switch and get things back under control he's obviously He's the goat. What if we could send Michael Jordan back to playing basketball with you in your Michael Jordan is one of those rare specimens that could have played in any particular time and is a gift that Get that athlete who is using those gifts in basketball incredibly. So Well, I just went over to say hello to him and I was like everybody else. I meant all he has been the layers on between Something that's not so good and making it great for all the rest I think that almost every man the NBA should give him 10% of their checks So I have watched him a lot. I know you want a great player. He is but I've never really Know how to like me for I was never a bulls fad. I was never a Jordan fan Invited with me listen Jordan was the greatest in my opinion. Is he the best to ever play the game? Oh, yeah, all the shit you see on your poster like he's doing there Like like he came by me so fast in time. I was like, oh shit Mike he has I was terrified any draft, you know with my King Jordan in that draft I'm very very happy that I played that era because I was going in there on basketball He'll laugh and smile with you just like he did in and shoot around with me his smile What's up my boy? Yeah. Yeah, he's trying to soften you up. He's gonna kill you See, then he gonna smile laugh with you after the game Michael is like that. That's why you almost can't beat him The only thing I can see that's a weakness to Michael Jordan It's the fact that if he shows up and he just don't want to play and then only score 30 and start a 50 Michael Jordan is not only the best basketball player, but he's the most exciting basketball player to ever play We we only dream about doing things that he can do and that's what made him Michael Jordan one similarity I guess there are many but one that strikes me between you and Michael Jordan Larry is that killer Instinct totally ruthless on the court. You had that and Michael does too That's all for nice Bob comparing me Michael Jordan probably grace playing the game right now I can tell you some things that happened in the games against us one time I turn I jump and he still went his knees. Those almost hit me in the chin And that's when I realized that this guy's pretty special for his jumping ability, but cat quick He closed down a pass lane as fast as anybody ever seen and just a phenomenal player And go to another level anytime he wants to Michael is a great player And I just try to do the best I could against them because it's one thing and watching them play And then it's another thing I'm playing against them This technique was flawless. I wanted to make sure my technique was just as well Been down a half court and you want to know how When I turn around on my jump shot how to feel the defense I told me she feels the defense with the legs once you feel the defense is a leg you can take advantage of that that was Very inspired that's one of the few guys that I would pay to watch play because he is so talented and and so much fun to watch and If they can get some a couple more Just good players with him They'll be the championship contenders as soon as he came to the league he started leaving the league and scored And so I knew he could do it and James Worthy said watch this guy He's gonna he's gonna be something and he was absolutely right. Are you better than Jordan? I'm not better than him, but I was at least as effective as he was. You know, I wear the number because of Mike. I Think I fell in love with the game because of Mike. No, when you're growing up and you see him Michael Jordan It's almost like a guy The way that he approached the game the way that he led his troops when he went out on the court And his never say die attitude man was a was something I always looked up to from my name to come up in a discussion With the greatest basketball player of all time It's like it was like wow I did pretty much everything that MJ did when I was a kid I shot fadeaways before I should have I wore a leg sleeve on my leg and folded it down. So you saw the red part I wore black and red shoes with white socks I wore short shorts cuz you so you could see my undershores underneath, but I did everything Mike did man I wanted to be Mike and So for my name to come up in any discussion with Michael Jordan, so it's just a wild factor I don't really have nothing to say. First of all, you're never gonna say who's the greatest of all time to me I think that's that's more for PR and more for selling stories and getting hype It's an unfair parallel. It's unfair choice. This is one way you can judge the two How much impact? Did each change or evolve the game and I hope you guys enjoy the video if you did Please help me up by hitting that like button subscribe if you're new and here are two new Michael Jordan videos I think that you will also enjoy and I will catch you guys in the next one