Jordan picks top pickup team

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Michael Jordan named his unbeatable pickup team and revealed one of his favorite dunks in a promotional video he did for a video game.

The former Chicago Bulls star chose teammate Scottie Pippen, Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy and Magic Johnson and Houston Rockets centerHakeem Olajuwon as his teammates in a pickup game.

"I got no chance of losing. None at all," he said in the video released by 2KSports to promote NBA 2K14.

Of the many poster-worthy dunks in his career, Jordan singled out his slam on Patrick Ewing in the 1991 playoffs as one of his favorites. Jordan did a quick spin away from Charles Oakley on the baseline, soared to the hoop and put down a one-hand slam in the face of Ewing's challenge.

Jordan said he thinks about that one "very, very often."

"I told him, Georgetown guys don't block shots, they take charges," Jordan said on the video. "I dunked it on him so hard it was unbelievable. Every time I see him, that's the first thing I remind him of."

Jordan also mentioned his 1997 dunk on Dikembe Mutombo that ended with MJ waving his finger just as the Atlanta Hawks center used to do after blocks.

Jordan said that the 1995-96 season was his best. He played in only 17 games the previous season after returning from a failed stint in minor league baseball, and some questioned whether he'd be the same player. But Jordan averaged a league-high 30.4 points and led the Bulls to an NBA record 72-10 regular season and his fourth of six championships.

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that's the same team he always picks....I remember him giving the same answer years ago...he actually says he wants 6 cause he doesn't know who he'd pick between pip and bird, but he goes with pip cause they won rings....also, when he gave the answer before, he said he knew barkley was gonna be pissed cause he went with worthy over him lol...it's a damn good team...if I were to picka team, i'd go:

magic, Jordan, Duncan, kareem...then i'm torn between bron and bird...hell, I need 6 lol...
 

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"I told him, Georgetown guys don't block shots, they take charges," Jordan said on the video. "I dunked it on him so hard it was unbelievable. Every time I see him, that's the first thing I remind him of."

Jordan also mentioned his 1997 dunk on Dikembe Mutombo that ended with MJ waving his finger just as the Atlanta Hawks center used to do after blocks.
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in the same article :mjpls: says that he reminds ewing of the time he dunked on him in the playoffs every time he sees him :russ:

and I'm sure that's quite often as pat ewing now coaches the bobcats :laff:

*MJ strolls into practice with some black concords, ripped jumpman jeans and a cohibra hanging off his lip*
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*patrick ewing is giving jumpshooting lessons to all jefferson*

*patrick ewing sees MJ, sighs and acts like he doesn't see him and quickly frowns*
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*MJ slowly strolls over to Ewing while Al Jefferson snickers*
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MJ: "Wassup Pat, Al, how ya'll" *MJ has a smile on his face*

Al "Good mr jordan how are you"

*Patrick moans under his breath*

MJ "what's that pat, were you telling Al of the time where i yammed it on your ass in the playoffs, swept you in the series, beat you the next 2 years in the playoffs, then beat you again in 97, and not to mention we won titles in all those years"
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*Patrick has a ghost look in his face and continues his lesson*

*MJ smiles and walks away, and tells gerald henderson he's about to bust his ass*

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I'd take Bird over Bron. Magic and Bird were great passers, but Bird's shooting would be good at the 3 position.

yea, that shooting would be deadly...but damn, cant ignore bron being bron lol....his athletic ability would be deadly too....plus i think he a better defender than bird....they passing is bout even....that's a tough choice man...with the team I picked, i'd take bird and the shooting to open up the floor....and have bron be the 6th man come in killing them...
 

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yea, that shooting would be deadly...but damn, cant ignore bron being bron lol....his athletic ability would be deadly too....plus i think he a better defender than bird....they passing is bout even....that's a tough choice man...with the team I picked, i'd take bird and the shooting to open up the floor....and have bron be the 6th man come in killing them...

exactly, the spacing would be great with Bird.
 
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