the best part about that docu was it made pippin lose his mind and the memes that were produced because of him were priceless

Only quibble is he wasn't a great three-point shooter, but he hit them when it mattered and he could get hot from distance

@@99Stutz Different league. There were 3 point specialist. But if MJ wanted to shoot a consistent 3 he could have.

don't forget about his passing game. while there are quite a few great passes you can find from him, remember that he didn't generally pass. I'd say it's a toss up between passing and three's as to what the weakest part of his arsenal was.

@@chriswright8114 his passing game was on point. Remember, he had to trust you to pass the ball. I grew up in the Old Chicago Stadium, privileged, to witness a lot of games. He was a great passer, but he ain't passing the ball to who he considered a scrub.

@@monicapegues4008 I mean, that may be true, but that's not how you judge someone's ability to pass. he wasn't great at it, and he very rarely did it.

It's really that simple. Jordan had no weakness to his game so the defender was at his mercy EVERYTIME cuz he kept you off balance. When Jordan didn't know what he might do, you think the defender has a chance?

These are HOF and all 50 team players he was doing that too.

Malone would be destroying people if he played in the NBA right now.

Well said. Yeah, he is the greatest ever and there is no question. No one has ever made it look as smooth and graceful yet crazy powerful like he did either.

I think roger federer did the same thing for tennis. Watch "Federer v Blake: ATP Finals 2006 Final Highlights" or "Federer vs Davydenko - US Open 2006 SF Bluray Highlights". He still plays but is 40 and much slower. Still a graceful player, but this is the only example of a "fluid" or "beautiful" game at the highest level I can think of besides MJ. Federer is also one of the GOATs of the sport, and IMO the GOAT overall.

@@AstroPatel Lendl and Sampras were two of my favorite players, but Federer is just so smooth around the court.

Ayyyy same here for his son's HS games

very true i think more than anything his mentality is what made him great. win at all cost. not only did he like winning but he HATED to lose.

Gary Payton better

@@hassanmohamud3096 get back to reality when that’s a fact, but hey you may be trolling lol.

@@spitnificent Gary shut mj down and would’ve beaten him if Sonics coach let him guard mj throughout the entire series. Put some respect on the gloves name. He’s above mj and is slightly behind lebron

@@hassanmohamud3096 This is the most delusional thing I've ever read on the internet, and that's saying a lot.

Lebron has 50lbs and more points to talk about.

Bunch of losses too... @@willvr4

With one small difference - MJ wasn't overrated ;)

I’d say say say, bird was the Beatles, magic was jimmy hendrix but Michael was Michael Jackson!

If you don't count Bill Russell.

@@user-lf7nf3kl7t I count Bill Russell. Jordan is the greatest.

I wish I could like this 100 times so they would watch some old films of both of them/

Bo Jackson will leave you three in a constant jaw drop 😁

Bo was an athelete's athlete for sure

Exactly!

Let's not forget he didn't miss a single game in 9 seasons

It also needs to be mentioned that the Eastern Conference was a frickin bloodbath when Jordan was dominating it. He prevented legit NBA legends from getting rings. Dude is legit the GOAT. And I’m a Knicks fan.

@@daynejoseph2366 Also don't forget, he was playing against a particular team that had a standing rule to hurt him as much as possible, knock him down every chance you get, elbow him, hit him in the face on blocks, just brutal tactics and he still showed them up. When the Bulls lost from 1984 to 1998, it was NEVER Jordan's fault. He always came to play, putting on a hell of a show for every spectator and doing his best to take his team to victory. His teammates were his downfall in the early years, they couldn't be counted on and most of them were drug addicts that partied all night before games.

@@Falcun21 big facts

Not to mention he never allowed a Game 7 in any Finals series....

I wonder what he did when he had an off night. Granted there werent a ton of them, but he had his share.

nothing happened lol

Bill Russell.

Be like Mike

@@user-lf7nf3kl7t bill Russell played against substitute teachers and plumbers

@@Anthony-xr7bv You're lost.

Bill Russell couldn't shoot ... he was only a defensive player ... if he was Jordan's height he would be crap.

Absolutely

Even the 3-point shooting criticism is overdone. It simply wasn't a significant part of the game when he played. The 3 was more for specialists, Steve Kerr for example. While it certainly wasn't a strength, it wasn't a liability either, especially later in his career as the 3 became more prevalent. In the few years in which he had 3 or more attempts per game, he shot a pretty good percentage, even hitting 42.7% on 3.2 attempts per game in 95-96 over a full season, matching Larry Bird's best percentage over a season. Magic, Kobe, Lebron never had a season approaching 42.7% and both Kobe and Lebron have played with the 3 being a featured part of a team's offense. I think if the 3 was as significant as it is in today's game then just like any other aspect of his game, he would have put the work in. He'd make it personal.

Ye it’s stupid that people argue he isn’t

Facts!! 💯💯💯

Ya I was born when he retired and thinks he’s the goat

People (including myself) would show up when he played on the road and root for him... and their team. I got lucky, watched him score 50 on my Nuggets, but Denver won. Perfect basketball outcome for a fan.

Yeah that’s what it was too. He was a god in a lot of people’s eyes. However the stories of gods are always exaggerated. The reality of Jordan was so good, you couldn’t exaggerate it. How could you do anything to exaggerate what he did. If anything, people downplay his greatness.

LeBron is a wonderful Athlete and very talented. But thus far, Michael Jordan reigns Supreme! 🏀⛹🏿‍♀️💪🏾✊🏽

Michael Jordan is the greatest then Kobe Bryant then LeBron James.

@@garryjohnson9328yeah if I was starting a team I’d take Kobe over lebron

EXACTLY

Oh his jersey. They know his name but never seen a game and what's crazy is it still holds true. Decades later.

Same here 😁

Kobe's is a must as well sheeshhh

Yep. Statistics, metrics and the eye test all leans towards MJ

He’s retired now,he definitely changed the Game,at that time he was 1 of a kind with his moves but nowadays most players added MJ and other Great Players moves to their Game so when People from this Generation look back they feel he’s doing normal moves but back then there was only few Star Players doing amazing Layups,Fadeaway,Dunks,Passes and MJ was doing spectacular moves they never seen before in the 80’s and 90’s

Steph Curry changed today’s Game but in 10 or 15 years,I believe he will still be the best 3 Point and Pure Shooter but People will look at his half 3 Point shot like its normal,nowadays everyone is shooting far away Shot including Melo Ball like it’s a normal thing

He played for Washington for two years. He only played 1/2 the season the first year because of a knee injury. He was 38-39 years old and was averaging 25 ppg, 6 assists, 6 rebounds until that injury. The next season his knee injury hampered him still, but he still averaged 21 ppg, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, at 39-40 years old. He’s also the only player to have a 50 point game in three different decades.

Lebron is not superior he’s just a different player.

@@cjames4478 I enver said Lebron is superior. I said people who have seen both and who still think Lebron is superior need to get their eyes checked.

@@cantecleer I was agreeing with you in a sense. I was saying it’s a bit of an uneven comparison because of era, rules, size, skill set. Lebron is just a different animal. It’s unfair to discredit him in anyway.

Lebron is built different my boy

Lebron would'nt average as many points a game in the 90s. Legal hand checking would have made it harder for him to get to the basket, and he's not a great shooter. There was almost always a 7 footer under the basket too.

Alongside his huge hands which people overlook

Lebron is not even close to MJ,besides Lebron playing in a softer era ,he play’s no defense and Jordon was a known defense threat.

@Cody's Corner Lebron isn't close to Larry Bird much less Michael friggin Jordan....You children have no clue.

I like how gatekeeping is now age restricting. "oh you're not old enough cant have an opinion".

yup, LeBron is amazing and clearly dominant...MJ was better. Undeniablly the GOAT.

@Cody's Corner How? I respect Bron but Jordan was just a better player

The Superman dunk where he just threw it in the basket. 🔥

Jordan played on the Chicago White Sox AA team. There was a lot of talk and criticism from the media about his decision to retire from basketball only to end up playing baseball after his father was killed. Some people praised him for what he did and some weren't as accepting of his choice because they felt his name was why he got a chance to play. Others felt he was taking a roster spot that another player who was more invested than Jordan could've used and gained from. But he was getting better at baseball before he came back to the NBA. Jordan said the reason he came back to play basketball was because of the Major League Baseball strike in 1994. If there wasn't a strike, he probably would've continued to play baseball.

I came to the comments to see if anyone had mentioned this yet.

Deion played in a World Series

Bo did not Know basketball. But he would have done so much more if he hadn't injured his hip.

@@Baughlin And a Super Bowl...

@@traceythompson1092 He didn't? Then how did he make the All-Star team, where he hit a lead-off homer?

Nobody beats his stats though. 😁

There's actually a comment posted that lists his stats, and that comment is LONG.

Lol to simplify this paragraph, even if someone beat him in stats no one will over take his legacy bc his presents was so iconic. For making basketball popular, to straight killer with athleticism and his shoes.

Bron has some insane poster dunks wtf are you talking about. He even jumped over a dude. That argument is garbage, also you even said in a comment below this one you're not that big into the NBA so how the hell can you make that judgement if you dont evne know much about it lmfao.

@@Plague_Doc22 not big into it doesn't mean I've never watched it, its become a finesse sport where everything is a foul and Queen James calls for fouls whether or not he's even been touched! Whether u admit it or not the NBAs best days were when Jordan was playing, even Kobe was better than James imo, and I didn't like Kobe at all as a player! LeBron is overrated, but like they said, who is the goat is an opinion, u have urs, I have mine, and we don't need to agree on it

@@Plague_Doc22 also LeBron might have some insane dunks, but he also has some insane flops, its right there on video so u can't deny it!

@@e-reptiledysfunction2243 Saying you're not that in to a sport yet act as if you've got an informed opinion and then your number one argument is that one sells contact and the other doesn't, makes you look like a dumb dumb lol. You haven't even brough up something that's a valid flaw in Brons game. Do you think the same way of Curry, KD, Harden, KG, Nash and so on...because they all sell/sold contact all the time. It's part of the game now, it wasn't back then because the sport has evolved and the league protects its players more now than then. You cant blame someone for something the league has completetly changed the game on.

@@e-reptiledysfunction2243 Flopping doesn't make you worse of a player. If that's the case then some of the best defenders like bruce bowen, Raja Bell were all terrible players.

I know Olajuwon's prowess, but I could never enjoy it, because he used to destroy my Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. He made me turn off the TV before the end of the series in 1994, and I've never followed Basketball that intensely again.

And understand in a good percentage of those plays he was getting fouled. Held not to mention playing against a good percentage of the top with you greatest players of all time.

I believe he average mid 20's 25ppg I believe. Still very good for a 40somethimg year old

@@sedohema 21. something I just checked. His career average is 30 points per game, including his Wizards stint. That's what I meant

@@monicapegues4008 for a 40somethimg year old, it's still pretty good

@@sedohema absolutely

His career ppg in Chicago was 31.5. He went to the Wizards and it dropped to 30.1, some tenths of a % in front of Wilt but still the highest ever. His career fg% was above 50%. He went to Washington and it dropped to 49.7%. Those Wizards years brought Jordan's numbers back to reality lol. But at the same time, as a 38, 39, 40 year old, those Wizards years were very underrated. There's a couple good KZfaq videos that dive into those years.