Bill Walton: Michael Jordan was "basically average" in physical talent!? :mjlol:

[Truth200]

Gotta be sarcasm

 

[Optimus Prime]

i remember Walton and Snapper on the NBC NBA broadcasts. Walton was always hyping MJ, never said a bad word, this must have been sarcasm...

 

[MJ Truth]

You guys on here talking about he's "hating" on Jordan clearly don't know what you're talking about. This was just hyperbole Walton was using to then give credit to Jordan's will and work ethic. Bill Walton is one of the biggest Jordan stans on the planet (and any great player for that matter). These are just the types of things he says.

 

[MJ Truth]

Actually, cause they talked about this on the Radio, He went on to say Kareem is GOAT and said Jordan wasnt a top 3 player of all time

There's nothing wrong with that statement. At all.

And if you take into account Walton's age (and the fact that most people rank higher the players that came before them as opposed to those after them) it's not ridiculous for him to have Jordan outside of his top 3 (Kareem, then I'd guess he's throwing in Wilt or Oscar Robertson, maybe Bird or Magic )

 

[MikelArteta]

You guys on here talking about he's "hating" on Jordan clearly don't know what you're talking about. This was just hyperbole Walton was using to then give credit to Jordan's will and work ethic. Bill Walton is one of the biggest Jordan stans on the planet (and any great player for that matter). These are just the types of things he says.

pretty much probably michael jordan was average in physical talent, but he had the heart of a spartan warrior fighting against ten persians knowing if he lost his village would be massacred.

 

[Roid Jones]

Why does the media insist on making MJ seem like he was a man of limited talent but 'willed' himself to greatness?

 

[Kings County]

same nikka to jump from the half court line

 

[SpursFanSinceNovember2017]

That's ridiculous.

Jordan was an absolute elite athlete. And we're not even mentioning his length and hands which allowed him to be so effective around the rim. While LeBron is a freak as well, there are certain areas where I think Jordan was still more gifted than him. I don't think LeBron for example ever possessed the grace and elasticity that Jordan had, which allowed him to move and shift his body mid-air in search of better angles. LeBron can certainly push people around more easily, but Jordan was able to achieve similar results by being more elastic I think. On the other hand, Kobe I would say was a level below in athleticism to both players.

Even in his second three peat Jordan was still a bull physically, and could back down almost any guard. All of this while retaining more than enough mobility. So that means that even in an advanced age he still possessed great physical attributes that allowed him to pack muscle without losing speed and explosiveness. Remember that most older players have gone the other way, they have lost some muscle to retain mobility. Jordan could do both, which shows how great he was.

 

[SuperNintendo Chalmers]

Get this Paul Bunyan tall tale, little engine that could bullshyt out of here.



Jordan was a superhuman physical specimen who had a psychotic obsession with winning, gambling, being the best and destroying and dominating everyone else.

Cats trying to act he had Swaggy P level.

 

[ThaRealness]

Get this Paul Bunyan tall tale, little engine that could bullshyt out of here.



Jordan was a superhuman physical specimen who had a psychotic obsession with winning, gambling, being the best and destroying and dominating everyone else.

Cats trying to act he had Swaggy P level.

 

[TKOK]

Actually, cause they talked about this on the Radio, He went on to say Kareem is GOAT and said Jordan wasnt a top 3 player of all time

I don't have problem with Kareem being The Goat, but with jordan not being top 3.

 

[010101]

mj at the top of the vertical list
6'6 could palm the rock like orangeaverage

Get this Paul Bunyan tall tale, little engine that could bullshyt out of here.



Jordan was a superhuman physical specimen who had a psychotic obsession with winning, gambling, being the best and destroying and dominating everyone else.

Cats trying to act he had Swaggy P level.

swaggy p got a 39+ no step vertical(the highest ever recorded at the draft combine I think)
and a 40+ max vertical





don't let the laid back playing style fool you b

you'll end up on a poster brehbruh*

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Bill Walton the gawd the only reason i watch random Pac12 games

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

There's nothing wrong with that statement. At all.

And if you take into account Walton's age (and the fact that most people rank higher the players that came before them as opposed to those after them) it's not ridiculous for him to have Jordan outside of his top 3 (Kareem, then I'd guess he's throwing in Wilt or Oscar Robertson, maybe Bird or Magic )

No, it's absolutely ridiculous to have him outside the top 3.

And it's that statement he was trying to defend when he stated MJ was basically average in those categories. So don't try to spin this as him trying to compliment MJ.

Aside from size, MJ was def better that than the average NBA player (even NBA HOFer) in those other categories.

 

[beenz]

man, there's a reason this dude hasn't done an NBA game in over 10 years. he's fukking retarded. I remember he used to regularly say stupid shyt on NBC