This why MJ is the GOAT. They tried to hurt him and he still killed them.

Forget the stats, forget the accomplishments and the rings, just the eye test alone tells you he's the best player ever

Most elegant 2-way phenom of all time. GOAT.

There will never be another athlete like jordan not even in 10000 years.

If you don't get hyped up after watching MJ vids, you may not be a basketball fan. Been watching hoops for 40+ yrs...the man literally transcended basketball & became a global icon w/o sns and internet.

M.J wasnt only the scoring champ but he also won defensive player of the year !!! M.J was stealing , blocking and locking on everyone while playing 82 games !!! M.J is the Goat no comparison bro

It used to break my heart the way they would treat him. Beating him up and he never stopped coming. No matter what! There is No Debate.... MJ is the GOAT. At least for our lifetime.

Everyone falls down at the same speed / rate. But no-one else in history developed the ability to shoot on the way down like jordan did.

Bro unless you watched the Bulls you don’t understand. He played like that every game. I was blessed to watch M.J. and Berry Sanders as a kid. The best ever.

MICHAEL JORDAN IS A WARRIOR!!!! ON BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT!!!! NEVER COMPLAINED, JUST FINISHED EACH GAME AS A CHAMPION AND EVERYONE FEARED HIM AND HIS ABILITIES IN THE GAME!

Jordan's fall back "fade away" was UNSTOPPABLE!!!!

The thing most people now don't get, is that watching him live was a highlight every feckin' night. The athleticism we had never seen before in the game, the grace of his movement, the ballhandling, the speed, the defense. It was literally as if he was from a different time.

Imagine being so damn good that opposing teams would send double and triple teams at him and he would find a way to still score!

Best athlete in team sport history….bar none His game was beautiful to watch while he was ripping hearts out My favorite story was in 1987 when following a dunk on John Stockton a fan heckled him down the court telling him to pick on someone his own size so the next time down the court, he posterized 7’1” Mel Turpin then turned to the fan and asked, “Was he big enough?” Classic

One thing forgotten about MJ today is the fact that he essentially created the perimeter-oriented guard role we see everywhere in the modern NBA. During his time, the league was much more oriented towards post play and size, punishing smaller players. The rules were incredibly different. basically 90% of modern hesis were illegal back then because of strict carrying rules, there were strict rules about moving screens and gather steps, handchecking allowed bigger players a better ability to impede smaller players, no defensive 3 second meant there was always a big under the rim, 3 point line was like 6 years old when he entered the league, etc. Guards were much more playmaking focused and very few teams ran offenses through small guards because they just weren’t reliable offensive options at that moment. Magic was there but he was huge; Isiah was also good but he never was a great shot creator . MJ was able to show the league that you could be a dominant guard and contribute to championships - but he was just immensely talented and the most athletic guard of all time, and he had gifts other players didn’t. After he retired, the league was worried about a rating dip, so they purposefully started relaxing a bit on ball-handling rules, allowed zones, loosened calls on moving screens, got rid of handchecking, put in a defensive 3 second rule to make efficient post-play harder and make it easier for little guards. As a result, players like Steve nash and AI were able to become stars, and it became a lot easier to use threes and perimeter shooting to win games in the league. Players copied MJ’s midrange and inside game to some success - Kobe and Ginnobli were great, many other guards not so much - but couldn’t match his efficiency because they didn’t have a player as good as Jordan. Once teams finally started to optimize under the rule changes the three game really started showing up, and the NBA started to be officiated like it is nowadays. Without MJ, every single modern undersized guard there was - Curry, Dame, Kyrie, Poole, Nash, AI, DWade, CP3, Dbook, etc. - would likely have not as been effective. Every modern NBA guard can trace their play style back to Jordan - who did it all in a league that wasn’t so perimeter oriented. And that’s why I think he’s the goat.

Growing up in the 80s and 90s, MJ was must watch every time he was on TV no matter if game 8 of the regular season or an NBA finals

I watch Mike live and every game we were scratching our heads like, how in the hell did he do that!

Imagine him today's game with a euro-step, damn near no defense to touch him, can carry and travel to your hearts content. We would probably witness every record being broke. 😂

Mike made Scottie. The literal definition of “putting the battery in his back”

The physicality Jordan had to deal with back then that you saw in this video (especially vs the "Bad Boy" Pistons) was something that today's players don't have to deal with. Hell, today with most of those fouls you'd see the refs go to the replay monitor to upgrade to a flagrant 1 or 2. And Jordan was still dropping 30 every night and playing 80+ games a year. No "load management".

6:14 Mike's chin is level with the rim if you pause it there. For those who dont believe his vertical is 48 inches.

In that picture he was 21 years old, the year of his debut in 1984 (and not 23, 24). In 1987 he was 24 years old and averaged over 37 ppg.

I’m blessed to have been able to witness his airness. He was just so cold blooded 🥶!! I love how the game has evolved. I’m not a old head hater. But having said that! No one other than the black mamba has come close! RIP 🪦 Kobe!

There were probably 20 other players in the league at that time that could've replaced Scottie in that Bulls team and the result would've been the same, while there was not a single person at that time and probably years after that could've replaced Jordan.

Pay attention to fundamentals and balance. Those things are ignored. But he is always balanced and fundamentally absolutely sound. On offence and on defense. No vacations or downtime on either side of the ball.

MJ🥰 He is my GOAT FOREVER~💯💯🌟🌟 無與倫比

Great video, that's why MJ is the unquestioned GOAT!

Listen here man.......theres just simply absolutely no words to describe this mans ATHLETICISM. Its just jaw dropping, unexplainable and virtually impossible to do the things this guy does man. He just leaves you in awe. His hang time is unmatched and can never be repeated AND HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. His vertical jump is the highest EVER recorded. Like dude says, he jumps and so does the ENTIRE other team with him, and they come down and dude still going up man. WTF!. This guy was truly one of a kind man. Wow. Just wow man. Watching this video just leaves you speechless man. This guy is without a shadow of a doubt, hands down THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!. ENOUGH SAID, END OF DISCUSSION.......THE END!. I just got to get in one last big....."WOW"

What's crazy is that 35 years later he's still the most all-around athletic player the game has seen. Just watch 9:10. No one else in NBA history can do whatever that is.

Thanks for watching that video. Even though you're a LeBron fan I like your honest takes. You're not just totally biased. I support you bruh! 💪

Jordan would have won rings with Scottie or someone else, he was that great. And even though Jordan admits to winning all rings with Scottie he was still the X factor for all of the titles. Pippen also didn’t win without MJ and he had his chances with Houston and that stacked Portland team he was on. Great reaction.

You you can't see in highlights is how surgical he was with his offensive moves

Bro, we're so lucky we had him played in our era!

I saw him play live in person. He was amazing

After Michael Jordan Dad passed R.I.P.. He had to find himself and Everyone and even the Team that was built around him, was hurt, even to this day. Soo, I believe that's why there is still pain and confusion about, what could have been. In The End, They All Still Respect Michael Jordan. It's basically, What Could Have Been. My Condolences to Michael Jordan, his Father left too soon. This is coming from Fayetteville NC.

You just watched the "god' of basketball. And I respect you having Lebron as your GOAT... but it's MJ all day for me. This guy transcended basketball and revolutionized the whole NBA business.

Don’t forget how much more physical Jordan’s time was man was a monster

Close your eyes and Gabo sounds like LL Cool J! Loved watching Mike as a kid. Definitely the GOAT

MJ is the « Michael Jordan » of…. G.O.A.T.s. There’s a reason that’s an expression, applied to ALL sports, even all fields. When someone is the « Michael Jordan » of their field, ping pong, chess, poker, whatever, they are « head and shoulders » above the rest, literally.

12:32 Depends. If instead of Scottie, Jordan gets another great teammate, like Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Payton, Stockton, and Jordan will still win championships. However, if Scottie loses Jordan and gets just a great teammate instead, he probably won't win anything. Scottie is replaceable, Jordan is not.

I get how you love Lebron I truly do. I grew up in the Jordan era and to us nobody did what did until he came. MJ changed the game in so many ways. It was a spectacle. He also changed the sneaker game for all athletes . Everybody was rocking the same standard shoe before he came along. He did so many on the court moves that put us is awe. At the same time his greatness was evident and without question and he had the confidence and killer mindset to finish what he intended to do. The only other athlete to compete with that mindset was Kobe imo. I love Lebron's athleticism but to me they are not even close. Players today are too coddled and entitled. You just had to experience the 90's NBA. You Lebron fans grew up with Bron like we grew up with MJ. What most of us are saying is that MJ. To us MJ is the template where we measure those that come behind him. He was a God walking amongst men and you still see how his influence transcended throughout the culture today. You should check out The Last Dance if you haven't.

One my favorite things is this video making someone have your reaction. MJ IS greatness pure and simple

Mike made everything look so damn easy! I grew up a Pistons fan in the 80's and 90's so I couldn't stand Jordan but I always gave him his props. If you've seen his hang time live it was even more ridiculous than in slow mo. At least in slow mo, you know it's slowed down so it's a little easier to make sense of, but live it was ridiculous! And to think that this man was cut from his high school basketball team and turned into this. He was so damn smooth, MJ is the G.O.A.T.!

MJ just moved different. Great reaction vid bro, I enjoyed it.

Scotti never would have become the player he was without Jordan. Jordan knew he had potential and pushed Scotti to be better.

"What am I witnessing?" - That sums it up...

Dude, did something special every game.He never took a night off.You never wanted to miss a game his whole career, fearing you'd miss something.He had us all in the palm of his hand,like how he handled his rock. Pure genius!

I love your reaction it was truthfu,l honest ,and really refreshing mad props 🙏😇👍

If I'm taking one player of all NBA, It's MJ! Nobody played both ends like Jordan. There's never been a player more competitive.

I'd also like add that once teams started seeing how the "Jordan Rules" were effective for the Pistons, other teams started trying to beat Jordan to a pulp to stop him. He had to adjust his game and adapt to start doing those funky reverse layups, doing a 180 mid air to stop them from grabbing his arms as easily and was still makin em. So when people act like Jordan couldn't adapt to shoot more 3s in todays era, I tend to roll my eyes.

Tú no te imaginas la emoción que te perdiste al no poder ver a este excelente jugador mejor del mundo, personalmente en la cancha. Los que pudimos verlo, nos consideramos extremadamente afortunados y felices por haber estado ahí en la historia del baloncesto. MJ ...... The Best Forever.

My dad and I had season tickets to the Nets in the late 80's to mid 90's so I got to see all the greats in person. These videos don't do it justice.

Love that you have yours guy but you can recognize the brilliance without making it a pissing competition. Basketball just wasnt the same without mj for me. Dont think anyone will ever make me feel the same way watching a game

the crazy thing is, this was damn near every game, you drop your jaw to mj doing this. Thats the thing that younger people cant comprehend unless you watched him live. His highlights was a regular day for us..

Never will be another MJ ever!!!!!!!! G.O.A.T

these highlights occurred nightly with Jordan. Every single game, without exception.

Your statement @6:30 was the exact reason we all were in awe of His Airness. So glad I grow up on MJ

First time watching I understand you rocking with LeBron I saw Dr J when i was a kid Favorite player MJ = G.O.A.T

Great reaction bro, imma keep the same energy as you and keep it real. I think mj wouldn't have won 6 without scottie but I think he could have won a few without him in his prime. People don't say nice things about his wizards years but in 02' he had the wizards on a 26-21 clip on their way to be a 4th or 5th spot in the playoffs and who knows maybe they might have made it to the finals but all that ended when he tore his meniscus and had to sit out the season

The best finish I ever seen by Michael Jordan hands down was either in the 91 All-Star game or maybe the 92 All-Star game but he just came down the length of the court and went up in the paint like God among mortals dunking the basketball! At the time there was just no one who could do what Michael Jordan could do and they were incredible times indeed...

I think MJ has become underrated as the years have passed. If you weren’t alive ( or at least 10-12) when MJ came into the NBA, you can’t truly appreciate how different he was. Before MJ, there was Dr J, Magic, and Bird. They were super stars. I thought they were the pinnacle of greatness. Then MJ arrived. He took it to another level that we haven’t seen before or since. If the Bulls were on tv, I was watching. It didn’t matter if they were playing the Sixers (my team). I had Sixers season tickets. I went to every home game for like 12 years in a row. When they played the Bulls though, I was going to see Jordan. I don’t remember him ever having a bad game. I do remember him doing something I had never seen before every time. When he was in town, you could feel it. The dude had a gravity that nobody else did. Today, one guy will be able to do one of the things Jordan did and a different guy will be able to do another thing Jordan did but nobody can do all of the things Jordan could do, and he did those things every night. He didn’t take games off. If I’m starting a team, I’m picking MJ 100 times out of 100

The GOAT Jordan layup for me is EASILY the one he did on 2/16/91 (the day before his birthday and during his first championship year - prime bulls, prime Jordan). It’s literally called “The Layup” and there’s a reason for this. Just watch the Nets bench. One of the most cerebral, instinctive, and athletic plays I’ve ever witnessed. Inhuman.

This gen doesn't realize how physical the game was back then. Nowadays, you can't touch anyone. Jordan took a beating every night and still showed out. He will always be my G.O.A.T.

theres a reason why back in the days, kids legitimately thought wearing Jordans they could really jump like that 🤣

You absolutely nailed it with the elegance comment. It’s not that he had a 48” vertical it was the absolute control while in the air that made him different. Nothing like him before or since.

Big part my childhood was watching him do this..loved every minute

He's called AIR JORDAN for a reason, the undisputed GOAT

MJ is not human when he laces up. Dude is from a different planet. You would of had to have been there to truely appreciate. I am completely unbiased when I say that MJ is the best there was and ever will be. There are generational talents but MJ is a one in a lifetime phenomenon.

Funny thing is I grew up in Chicago so you can say I'm bias but I watched almost every game as a kid with a basket ball hope and trying to copy Mike as a kid. It's only because how amazing he was and all this before he won a championship. He was just a walking highlight reel. Every game was amazing to watch what he would or could do. Kept you on the edge of your seat constantly. There was just nothing like him and never will be again.

My Favorite words from MJ YOU REACH I TEACH

I remember watching that game where Jordan switched to the left handed layup, and I was so pleased that he selected the safest shot he had in the reprituare to ice the game with.

When you say, "What are we witnessing?" That is the exact feeling those of us who lived through the Jordan era had at the time. Game after game where the entire game played like a highlight reel. Aerials like nobody in the history had seen before. Beauty, elegance, work ethic, relentless energy, relentless hunger and unquenchable insistent hunger. What are we witnessing? I felt that level of awe over and over, unbelievably so, watching MJ's seasons with the Bulls. I've not felt it once with LeBron. Respect, yes. Is he great? Yes. But never once, when watching him play, did the question "what are we witnessing here?" arise within me. It's perhaps the best argument for MJ in the MJ/LJ GOAT debate.

Respect. From a MJ fan bro

16 straight mins of Michael Jordan facts ... a must watch plus a 37 minute " Jordan vs Lebron The best goat comparison" has made many an MJ believer

GOAT STATUS 🐐 is not to be passed around like candy. There only could be one GOAT that has superior skills and ies. Unstoppable

Jordan is incomparable! The GOAT!

Michael Jordan is the only player that one championships three times in a row that record would never be broken

MJ, without a doubt, he's the goat, no question asked.

I was born in 87. Lebrons got the size and speed and all due respect. But michael jordan absolutely owned the entire nineties. He was everybodys hero. He might have singlehandedly ended racism.

His instincts are superhuman! I hated MJ in the 90s cause he was killing my Knicks. But now! I appreciate his greatness. Probably never see something like that ever in my lifetime again.

Yeah that hang time. Everybodys feet on the floor and Jordan comes from the town over outta nowhere dunking the ball. Everybodys feet still on the floor. 😂❤

Jordan's hand size gave him more ball control than most. And he still had a shooting touch.

Air Jordan for a reason… like no other. 💪🏾

so Jordans vert was like 48-49 inches where Brons was only 44 in his prime. that's why his Airness can stay up while everyone is coming down. he was one of kind. the greatest of all time.

You should look up Jordan at Point Guard by the way. If Jordan stayed at Point Guard throughout his career his numbers would be a lot different. He had his best statistical season the year he played at PG.

Your eyes are not lying to you young man. MJ is one of the greatest ATHLETES to ever live. He is the best basketball player to ever play. hats why everyone is compared to him.

So blessed to have lived through that era as an adult!!

The hang time and dexterity is 1 thing, but modern fans need to take note of is the amount of contact he was taking when going to the rim, and his defensive tenacity on literally every play. Ppl don’t truly understand how wide the gap is between MJ and everyone else

MJ fought for every basket. He took a beating every game...and then showed up the next day and did it again!!! You can't compare him. He's got that X Factor when it comes to playing basketball. It saddens me that Scottie and MJ are on the outs, but I do believe that Scottie was instrumental in all 6 rings and they definitely worked best together.

MJ got his own rebound in between 4 Orlando players, one of them being Shaq. 🐐

😮😮Wow😮😮 is MJ human why he stands and pauses in the air like some alien 😮😮 Basketball doesn't have any thing like him again wow

MJ was unbelievable!!!! Simply the man!!! You should watch some of Dr J highlights.

"Only 4 times in NBA history has someone won the regular season MVP, finals MVP, scoring title, and was 1st team defense. It was Jordan, Jordan, Jordan and Jordan" - Tim Grover

Goat 🐐 💯

The debates is all ready Ever end bcoz MJ is the GOAT of all time.. no one can't stop him the he play

If the NBA made a genuinely honest top 50 layups of all time all of them would belong to MJ lmao. His layup package was otherwordly.

Jordan’s best defensive highlights vid will make you a believer!

80‘s and 90‘s basketball in one sentence: „How the freakin hell MJ did that?“ Every fuggin time he payed, you would hear that in your head and from any other guy near by you! That was so cool to watch. Never ever basketball will be exiting again 😢😢😢

And you think there's someone else...for ever 23 Michael Jordan the goat..

There is NO ball player that comes near Jordan. His basketball IQ was off the charts. Watch this again, but this time, watch how he positions his body, EVERY time. The man's IQ, positioning, footwork, awareness, talent. He had NO flaws. And three pointers were NOT a flaw. He didn't need to shoot them in an era where they were not important. On top of that, he's on tape saying the 3-pointer didn't mean anything to him, he wanted to play in the paint and the mid range. He didn't shy from contact. He was the ultimate baller. He's every great wrapped into one package.