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The most impressive fact to me is that some people even think this topic is remotely debatable on any level. Awesome video, man :)

The fact that while Michael Jordan didn't play a single second for the Miami Heat, the franchise still retired his No. 23 jersey in April of 2003 as a sign of respect to him and his achievements. MJ was the first player ever to have his jersey retired with a team he never played for. ... which is also why LeBron couldn't wear number 23 while playing for Miami.

Besides all his accolades my favorite part about Jordan was his willingness to play as many games as possible, knowing fans came out to see him play. Players dont have that mentality anymore and its sad because if it wasnt for the fans there wouldn't be a league.

I was a witness to this man's greatness. Nobody comes close to what he did on the basketball court. NOBODY.

Missing only 7 games in 12 seasons with the bulls during a physical era is astonishing. Especially compared to today's divas that want to load management and play no more than 60.

The most impressive thing about MJ is that no matter how deliberate Lebron's fans are at taking him down, not once you heard him say anything. That tells you how secure he is with his place in the basketball world.

I think one of the most impressive facts is that he played several games sick, injured, in pain, and he still played those games better than most other stars on their best day...heart is something he never lacked of...

The most impressive thing to me is the 10 straight scoring titles, and at the same time, being defensive player of the year. He dominated the entire league on both ends of the floor

I am really glad he mentioned those Wizards years because the media and casuals love to call it trash years when they weren't, that era was the toughest defensive era, it was expected for players to shoot below 50%, the fact that 38 year old Jordan was still able to hold his own against Prime A.I, Kobe, Vince Carter and T-Mac says a lot about his greatness.

I saw an older Jordan as a wizard play Philadelphia. Iverson had famously crossed Jordan many years prior. At one point both teams got out of the way and let Jordan (on defense) isolate against Iverson. Jordan completely shut Iverson down. The crowd went nuts.

Best Stats, but that's not what makes him so AMAZING to watch He paved the way for so many Everyone wears his number on their jersey and collects his shoes Michael Jordan is an ICON The Entire world knows who he is The most Famous basketball to ever exist for a REASON

This man, in my opinion, is without a shadow of a doubt the best and most gifted player I’ve ever seen touch a basketball. I watched him from the time he started until the time he finalized retiring. He molded me as an athelete and he made me work harder to better my skills. There has never been another basketball player or athelete in general to motivate me more than this man. He’s just a once in a lifetime type of individual. As long as i breathe air I believe there will never be anyone to surpass his greatness. His hunger to get better and better those around him will never be matched and I’m just blessed that I got to witness him and the things he did on a basketball court. I find the comparisons comical and they used to irritate and anger me lol but I guess it comes with the territory and it’s just part of competition. I just know you can’t compare him to anyone…..AT ALL! Some people are just in their own category and he will forever stand alone in the one he created. The number #23 on any jersey in any sport always comes back to Mike’s name…..name another player who has that impact 🤔 He is The Goat and his legend will live forever💪🏾💯

Jordan never had to resort to flopping in order to gain an advantage. That's all you need to say because all of Jordan's accolades overshadow anyone else.

Basketball Reference has a stat called Game Score which measures a player's individual contribution on the court in any particular game. It rewards points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks and penalizes missed shots, turnovers and fouls. It's designed to look like points scored (20 is good, 30 is great, 40 is elite). What's great about this stat is that we can eliminate the whole "he had better teammates/tougher opposition" argument. If someone is the best player on the floor and loses, you can't blame him, and if he's not the best player on the floor and wins, it doesn't help his GOAT case. By average Game Score, here are the leaders in every playoff series Jordan has played in. 1985 First Round (Milwaukee): Jordan 24.6, Moncrief 23.2 1986 First Round (Boston): Jordan 30.6, McHale 25.8 1987 First Round (Boston): Jordan 26.9, Bird 26.7 1988 First Round (Cleveland): Jordan 34.0, Price 19.6 1988 EC Semis (Detroit): Jordan 20.4, Thomas 16.8 1989 First Round (Cleveland): Jordan 30.9, Nance 17.3 1989 EC Semis (New York): Jordan 31.8, Ewing 18.0 1989 EC Finals (Detroit): Jordan 21.4, Thomas 15.3 1990 First Round (Milwaukee): Jordan 28.2, Pippen 22.4, Robertson 17.2 1990 EC Semis (Philadelphia): Jordan 35.5, Barkley 21.9 1990 EC Finals (Detroit): Jordan 24.8, Thomas 16.2 1991 First Round (New York): Jordan 26.1, Pippen 17.7, Grant 10.9, Armstrong 10.8, Ewing 8.9 1991 EC Semis (Philadelphia): Jordan 27.2, Barkley 24.2 1991 EC Finals (Detroit): Jordan 26.3, Pippen 20.2, Johnson 17.0 1991 NBA Finals (Los Angeles): Jordan 29.4, Johnson 20.0 1992 First Round (Miami): Jordan 38.4, Pippen 24.5, Seikaly 15.9 1992 EC Semis (New York): Jordan 20.7, Ewing 15.9 1992 EC Finals (Cleveland): Jordan 22.7, Pippen 17.4, Nance 16.1 1992 NBA Finals (Portland): Jordan 25.8, Drexler 18.4 1993 First Round (Atlanta): Jordan 26.7, Wilkins 18.0 1993 EC Semis (Cleveland): Jordan 23.3, Nance 15.3 1993 EC Finals (New York): Jordan 24.4, Ewing 20.7 1993 NBA Finals (Phoenix): Jordan 29.6, Barkley 23.4 1995 First Round (Charlotte): Jordan 23.2, Mourning 18.9 1995 EC Semis (Orlando): Jordan 21.6, O'Neal 20.4 1996 First Round (Miami): Pippen 22.7, Jordan 22.3, Kukoc 10.3, Harper 10.0, Hardaway 9.3 1996 EC Semis (New York): Jordan 24.3, Ewing 15.0 1996 EC Finals (Orlando): Jordan 23.9, O'Neal 21.0 1996 NBA Finals (Seattle): Kemp 18.9, Jordan 18.5 1997 First Round (Washington): Jordan 28.0, Murray 15.7 1997 EC Semis (Atlanta): Jordan 20.9, Pippen 16.4, Blaylock 15.7 1997 EC Finals (Miami): Jordan 18.7, Hardaway 11.6 1997 NBA Finals (Utah): Jordan 23.4, Malone 16.8 1998 First Round (New Jersey): Jordan 25.7, Pippen 16.2, Douglas 14.5 1998 EC Semis (Charlotte): Jordan 20.7, Pippen 16.9, Rice 13.6 1998 EC Finals (Indiana): Jordan 22.4, Pippen 13.0, Kukoc 12.6, Miller 11.6 1998 NBA Finals (Utah): Jordan 21.5, Malone 18.5 Out of 37 total playoff series, MJ was the best player on the floor in 35 of them. And even the two where he wasn't are within a very small margin of error, didn't hurt his team (they won both) and are very easily explained. The 1996 first round series vs Miami was a sweep, all three games were blowouts, and Jordan only played 34.3 minutes per game. The 1996 NBA Finals vs. Seattle saw Jordan have a very rare bad game in game 4 where his Game Score was 9.8. This dragged his average down beneath Shawn Kemp's. But, the Bulls entered game 4 with a 3-0 series lead, which means that if you have to have a bad game, that's the time to do it, you can hardly call it a choke job. To be fair, LeBron was also the best player on the court far more often than not in his playoff history, but the number of times where he wasn't is far greater than 2, and many of those occasions, it wasn't that close. Not even picking on LeBron, check out any other player since 1984 (when this stat was first available, can't comment on Russell or Wilt), and you will not find anybody who was as consistently dominant in the playoffs, win or lose. This (among many other reasons) is why MJ is the GOAT. EDIT: Here is how Jordan compares to others who come up in GOAT discussions, along with a couple of relative new players who potentially could. (Note: Bird and Magic's numbers are incomplete, they start in 1984, when the stat is first available). The first number is how many series the player had the highest GS by more than 1 point, the second is how many times he had the highest GS, but it was by less than a point, the third is when he trailed the GS leader by less than a point, and the fourth is when he trailed the leader by more than a point. Michael Jordan: 34-1-2-0 Larry Bird: 11-1-2-9 Magic Johnson: 11-5-3-11 Hakeem Olajuwon: 18-1-1-8 Shaquille O'Neal: 19-1-1-23 Kobe Bryant: 10-4-2-27 Tim Duncan: 14-3-3-28 LeBron James: 38-0-7-8 Steph Curry: 9-1-1-17 Giannis Antetokounmpo: 10-0-0-5 Nikola Jokic: 5-1-1-5 This shows two things. One, I'm not picking on LeBron, this stat actually solidifies his case as the number 2 player of all time. But, still, the gulf between MJ and the rest of the field is Secretariat-at-the-Belmont-Stakes level.

There was always a chill in the stadium when they announced: "....And now 6 6 guard 198 lbs from North Carolina..." Most times you never heard Michael Jordan's name amongst the noise. G.O.A.T. No doubt!

He wins Defensive Player of the Year and is the Scoring Champion in the same season. That is getting it on both ends. His career stats are awe inspiring. A true sight to behold. The number of 80+ games played in his career is amazing as well. If there was such a thing as load management, he would have had a longer career as well.

Most impressive fact is that he he never declared himself to be the goat. He even praised the legends that came before him. He truly is the greatest of all time.

The most impressive fact is that he's still the GOAT after all these years with weaker soft NBA play and that he still holds highest average scoring specially in today's NBA.

He never gave up. When a player plays 80+games on both sides. All Star on both ends of the hardwood and 6 rings. In an era that was smash mouth. GOAT!!!

The fact that Michael took a break for 2 years playing baseball then came back and continued his dominance was crazy. Players won't say it but I'm sure a bunch of guys were like damn, we don't have a chance in the playoffs or championship against the Bulls with Mike.

The most impressive fact from MJ is that at 20 years from his last game we are still talking about his greatness and trying to find someone that can compare to him. If in 2043 we are still having this conversation........ well you know !

One of the most impressive things about MJ’s career is that he dominated in an era that should’ve been a battle among the greatest group of centers in nba history for league supremacy. I mean, Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Dikembe, young Shaq, and Alonzo would’ve torn the league apart had Michael Jeffery Jordan not existed.

Want to hear something insane not mentioned here? Michael Jordan has 7 of the top 10 Playoff series scoring averages of all time... singlehandedly. He averaged 40+ in 5 playoff series, including once in the finals (41 PPG in 1993 against Phoenix). Kobe doesn't appear once. Lebron doesn't. Not even Wilt does. That's how dominant Jordan was.

The AURA of Michael Jordan cannot be compared in any sport. He was absolutely the best from a mental and physical standpoint.

I still want to be like Mike and I'm 52!

That 87-88 season is what really sets him apart in my opinion. Scoring champ and DPOY. 1st team all NBA 1st team all defense. Led the league in steals and averaged 35 ppg. Only player to ever do this. Add the 10 scoring titles, 9 all defense 1st teams, and the 6-0 Finals record with 6 Finals MVPs and never playing a game 7 and the debate is ends. Never should've been a debate in the 1st place tbh.

Michael was not human. He possessed an uncanny ability to dominate anyone, anywhere. Greatest player to ever touch a basketball.

A big reason why Jordan was and is the best ever, and you don't often hear it sited as a reason for his status as the GOAT, probably because it can't be measured, is his fierce determination to win and singular focus on the game. It's something that can't be taught or learned. When combined with his freakishly large hands, pure athleticism, and intelligence/understanding of the sport you get the necessary components to greatness in basketball. But that killer instinct and raging determination to win at all costs, I think, is what propelled him to the top of the all-time greats list

Most impressive. Scoring leader and Defensive Player of Year. In the same year. Or 6-0 in Finals. Or …

We saw him play once, when the Heels came to town in '83. He was already a legend by then. LeBum can say he's the goat for the rest of his life but we'll always have stats and video.

I definitely didn't need any convincing what so ever. This has NEVER been a debate between him and ANYONE else. He is one of less than 10 human beings on earth that is perfect in the NBA finals. This is a stat that can never be duplicated, period. The Chicago Bulls have a stat that no other team in the NBA currently can EVER duplicate, and that stat was lead by this man. Micheal Jordan NEVER saw a game 7 in the Finals. Literally impossible to debate that this man will FOREVER be the goat!

The god of basketball. I'm so glad I got to watch this guy play after watching Magic, Larry, and Kareem play. That 20 years of basketball was the best I've ever seen. I've never seen anyone that I thought was better than MJ. He is like basketball heroin and after you've watched him, there is not greater high from watching basketball.

All those ppg leading averages and scoring titles came from dominating the mid range. Imagine the frequency and intensity. Savage 🔥 🐐

The best there is, the best there ever was, the best there ever will be.🐐

MJ is the ONLY player in nba history to win an mvp, a scoring title, first team all defense, an nba championship and a finals mvp all in the same season. AND AMAZINGLY, he did this FOUR TIMES!!

The most impressive is that we all that lived that era will never ever forget what we saw all those incredible seasons and were amazed by him his plays, and winning personality for sure.

Michael Jordan's most impressive 'fact' is that he was a straight killer when the game was on the line. When it mattered in the playoffs you heard him, in the finals 3 for 3 facing elimination. He was 4 for 7 in other similar games. When game was on the line, he shot 50%... he shot 50% against the 2nd best teams in the NBA AND THEY KNEW HE WAS TAKING THE SHOT. Think about that. You couldn't stop this man. Straight up assassin on the court. Greatest competitor of all time. Look up Lebron's numbers, man was 0 for 7 when his team could tie or win in similar situations. I dont understand how this is even a comparison. Lebron's great but he plays in a soft ass era where no one plays defense, he gets to rest all the time, misses a game if he wants to, gives up on plays all the time and overall never had the killer mentality. Lebron avoids the last few minutes, misses free throws and doesn't want the ball because he isn't "that guy". And you ain't that guy, then how are you the GOAT? Look at Lebron's stats in the last 24 seconds of a game. THEY ARE ABYSSMAL End of story.

Chuck said it best: "If you were bigger than him, he was faster than you, if you were faster than him, he was stronger than you." he was built to be a threat across the board! Couple that with the mindset and the proper* fundamentals, and here you have the standard of true greatness.

Jordan was a freak, head and shoulders above the rest, and just running circles around everyone, night after night after night. He had no quit!

“Only player in NBA history” comes up a lot when you’re talking about MJ. GOAT

Most impressive fact is that he *never* "disappeared" in not *one* game in the finals - while 2011 happened with Lebron

Bron rwally things his longevity stats can out-goat MJ. Funny thing is, Bron, Kobe and others chased him while Jordan only chased no one.

Jordan was not only a much, much better scorer and defender than LeBron "Could guard all 5 positions" James, no, he was a much classier guy. No flopping, always congratulating the winners (even if they played dirty like the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons), always respecting those who came before him and he respected the game and the fans by not doing load management like a certain someone who has to beg for his damn respect. My god, it´s not even close!

My thoughts: 1.) When MJ was in the finals, no one else that came to the table ate. He was undeniably the greatest player in the league. That can’t be said about anyone else…. Ever. 2.) he was so good that even his SHOES got a movie about them. 3.) Undefeated in the finals. Undefeated in the Olympics. Undefeated in the Pan-Am games. Undefeated in the TOA games. 4.) Even when Michael Jackson was at his peak, when folks said “MJ is here”, folks were disappointed when it was Jackson 5.). -and most importantly- “BLACK JESUS” should be added to the dictionary

The sad thing is Jordan was so dominant, it's becoming more a detriment to his legacy in a weird way. Today kids who never saw him play say "no one could of been that good. His comp must of been washed". That's the narrative with alot of these Bron fans. It's sad. Smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

You forgot to tell that as a rookie he led the league in total points.

2:50 Those were the greatest times in the NBA 96 to 98, the absolute hype worldwide. I wish we had those times back for just a short time

The most astonishing fact is MJ wins three NBA titles in a row leaves the NBA after a family tragedy then plays Baseball then comes back and completes another 3 NBA titles in a row - Is there much else to say after that." MJ GOAT 4EVA ! "

My favorite is when people say MJ got bounced out the playoffs 6 times failing to realize what they are actually saying is that he he never missed a post season in a Bulls jersey.

No one will ever even be close to MJ, ever.

It was my honor to watch #Mike from NC to the Wizards. Nobody gave the fans more thrills and chills than #AirJordan. He also had the best #Smile in sports! Nobody will ever come close to ✨#TheGOAT✨

I know it's not NBA per se, but add to that hitting the game winning shot to win NCAA tourney, an Olympic gold medalist when they were sending college kids, and another gold medal as Dream Team annihilated the rest of the world... this guy was an absolute beast and a pure-bred winner

Jordan is the greatest offensive player to ever play basketball and the argument can also be made that he's the greatest defender since he's one of only four NBA players to make 1st team all defense 9 times and he also won POY once on defense which is absolutely insane considering the offensive load he carried. When you combine these two facts with his postseason prowess and ability to closeout games there just really isn't anybody who can hold a candle to him.

Jordan having a 50 point game in three different decades is something that will probably never be done again.

Missing only 7 games in 12 seasons (not counting second season) is truly mind-blowing and will never be repeated by any franchise player.

For those that think Kobe was the greatest, he was basically the 40 year old Wizards version of Michael Jordan for his whole career.

MJ only had 1 all star teammate in four of six titles. He had none on the other 2 titles. The 1996 bulls still have the best overall record of all time ( regular season + playoffs) 87-13 (87%) and a ring vs the 2016 Warriors 88-18 (83%) and no ring.

Put it like this, MJ was so great that if I had not witnessed his NBA career for myself as an 80s and 90's kid growing up, I would NOT believe it lol! Magic Johnson is my favorite player of all time, and I'm born and raised in Chicago, but MJ is the clear cut GOAT, and no one else is even close.

Him playing all 82 games. That goes to show how much he loves the game

Seriously, for anyone who has seen and can remember a full season of Jordan's play, the argument has always been about who deserves to be #2 behind the GOAT!

I watched MJ since he was a rookie at UNC, all the way to his last game with the Wizards, and this so called goat debate is a damn joke. MJ’s impact, not only on basketball courts throughout the globe, but his impact on other sports, Hollywood, the he music industry, and in every day life for common folks is like no other. MJ Goat of all Goats

Final nail to the coffin, Space Jam 2 went straight to stream. 😂

Awesome Video...many thanks for sharing!

Only 4 players have ever pulled off a 1st all defense team, scoring title regular season, regular season MVP, playoffs scoring title, and finals MVP in a season. Their names... Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, and Jordan. LeBron has also played with way more all-star players on his teams.

I'm always amazed at the fact that he didn't play during those 2 years in his prime years. His Wizards days were actually really good before the injury, too. I'm glad you addressed this in details 👍

That record still stands 40 years later 63pts in a playoff game In todays era where players are supposedly better scorers and more athletic no one has surpassed that yet

I suppose people who think MJ isn’t the GoaT are the ones who haven’t seen him play in person. He was poetry in motion, in a way no player comes close today.

Never losing 3 in a row with the championship bulls teams is incredible.

Jordan's THE GOAT! 🐐 ❤❤

MJ all day #23

His godlike aura, style of play and that tongue out is his best qualities. The perfect posterizer

MJ is the blueprint all basketball players attempt to replicate. The GOAT is MJ without debate. All Bron fans should take notes on how a GOAT plays.

You don't have to convince the world that Jordan is the goat 90% Of the world knows that he is the goat🐐🐐🐐23🎯

Jordan has killer instinct. That made him stand out among all players

I remember when Bulls games was on and listening to the whole game on the radio because we were in the car. Just hearing my dad and mom get pumped up were some of the best days.

Well done man! I really enjoyed the video 🙌🏻

The only thing i disagree with this is the fact if someone is bigger or more muscular makes them stronger , because Jordan came in the NBA known to the league as a skinny kid and he was being hammered by way bigger and stronger players than him and they never broke him down enough to stop him mentally or physically,i think it was magic that said once people don't understand how strong Micheal Jordan really is .

There's MJ 🐐 and then everybody else.

It's everything that is impressive, playing all 82 games at 40, following meniscus, crazy

The most impressive fact was that he is unmatched as a clutch player, he was a killer

From 90-98 without losing 3 games in a row. 8 years. It wasn’t just fun to watch. It was great.

Wow good job man. See, most of us probably think we all know how great he was until we actually see ALL that he was and it's gets even better . Thou it only takes a sec to see him even on utube and stand still til it's over the more u dig into his career the more u add. I imagine lots of people getting sad when Magic or Bird retired but the real blow to the nba was when MJ retired ,there won't be another like him. And strangely he never had the need for his wife to caress his ego naming or introducing him as the goat lol,some people don't need an introduction ,we all know who they are. RIP Kobe u may be the last eco of a great era and a real NBA.

He is the damn goat of basketball won't be another in a long long time

Great video, subbed

I often imagine him winning 8 straight by not taking the 94 and 95 seasons off. That would've just shut everybody up.

In 10 or 15 years we'll be talking about the next best guy to come along in a generation. And I'll betcha we won't be comparing him to LeBron.

Wow! I am speechless... Thanks for posting this video.

He never flopped, he never complained, he never looked for excuses and he never gave up. But, most importantly, he respected the game and he respected the fans.

7 straight triple doubles! and 10 in 11 games! that's damn impressive.

Michael Air Jordan 23#👑 Greatest ever UNSTOPPABLE Legends Man fly like an Eagles jump48 GOAT NU1 scoring titles10 flu 🤒game 🔥🔥🔥🔥🏀🏀🐐🐐🦅🥶 72-10 6-0 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

He is scoring 50+ points on a solid defense era, Imagine what can he do today? wow! MJ is the god of basketball. If Jesus plays basketball, he is Michael Jordan. Lebron and Kobe is not even close, Jordan does it all!

-82 Games Age 40 -Not loosing 3 games in a row in how long?

Don't forget Jordan didn't play anywhere near as many seasons as many top HOF players and yet accomplished so much. There really is no comparison. When saying somebody is the very best at what they do, people say they are the 'Michael Jordan of...' that skill. The name Michael Jordan is synonymous with excellence.

i am a diehard Jordan fan. But i see the potential in Wemby to be the goat one day. Of course a lot of things have to go in his favour and he has to remain more or less injuryfree during his whole career. But he clearly has everything to leave his huge foodprints in the NBA historybooks.

Good evening all. MJ is the man and the GOAT period.

Isaiah Thomas said it best. What good is 28ppg when the league averages 120. He didn't know he knocked down LeBron and elevated MJ. 😂

Much respect GOAT

Absolutely the GOAT. And in the era of big men and hand checking. But as great as he was offensively, that second threepeat Bulls team with Rodman, Jordan, Pippen, and Harper was a masterclass in defense. It was like trying to cuddle a pack of Hyenas

The most impressive thing was watching him. If u saw him playing u already know. He was different. When he retired no ones fill that lvl. I love nba and i really enjoy new stars, but not even close.