well sorry, i saw the games.
yes it was dennis johnson PRIMARILY guarding him.
then when it wasnt. it was some slow of foot taller guy.
one way or another Mike had an OBVIOUS on paper advantage before the ball was tipped. and it aint nothing wrong with that. it aint his fault. but its a reality most people dont bring up. because that will spoil the mood.
i'm 6'2. i dare you to guard me if you're 5'9 or shorter. i will back you down. fake, turn bucket. back you down, fake turn, bucket. back you down, fake turn..bucket. what are you going to do to stop it? NOTHING. lets say you can jump for your height. fine. i'll let you block one or see how high you jump one time when you've made me miss a shot. then the next play i'll fake turn, UP fake, watch you go flying. step thru. BASKET and probalby an AND 1 to boot.
YOU'RE TOO SHORT.
now in my hey day, let me play some guy that was 6'2 to 6'4 or so, that was Soft, unlathletic slower guy. dribble dribble, lul you to sleep. make you step up. then blow by you with ease. Layup. layup, layup. what are you going to do about it? NOTHING you cant keep up with me. i'm too athletic.
that was MJ's entire career. its LBJ's current career. beast smaller, not nearly as strong guys, shoot over the midgets, and jump over anyone else who tries to stop you.
kobe's peers looked more like kobe then they did like joe dumars or john starks.
the real reason kobe use to destroy the spurs back in the day was because they didnt have anyone that could match up with him. height/athleticism.
the reason he had a hard time with the KG celtics. is because you have a 6'5 ray ray thats athletic(he just doesnt use it often), 6'7 or so pierce, athletic enough, solid defender, rondo with a 7 foot man's wingspan , very athletic, Tony Allen 6'5 VERY athletic. the KG on the help at 6'11-7 feet, athletic.
MJ has never in his life seen a team like that. then throw in coach TT's super zone. faaagetabout it.
So u post 1 game where Jordan did good and that's supposed to prove something?
