Why was Michael Jordan so good?

[FlexPavilion]

His team was simply better than anyone else's. When have you looked back and said "Jordan wasn't supposed to win THAT NBA Finals?"

When did he ever play a team that had more talent? Better coaching? Throw in Rodman, and he had better rebounding that almost every team. Kukoc was droppin the Sixth Man of the Year numbers off the bench on top of it.

You think LeBron had it easy? Look up any list of top 20-25 players of the 90s, and see how many of them played for the Eastern Conference. Once Rodman joined the Bulls, the East was no match.
His team was simply better, and the competition was simply subpar

You don't know what you're talking about. The 93 Phoenix Suns had a better record and a lot of people favored them to beat the Bulls. Barkley was MVP that year and he swore they were gonna beat the champs. MJ and nem wasn't having it. The Bulls had to slug it out damn near every year against a talented Knicks sqaud coached by Pat Riley. That shyt wasn't easy. I saw it live.

Since you wanna throw Lebron in this Jordan thread, just know that Lebron took L's when his team was favored to win. Boston, Orlando, and Dallas were underdogs against Lebron led teams and still got the W.

When did an MJ led team choke?

 

[Rozay Oro]

no nyggas

 

[DLaren]

During scrimmages at practice, Jordan would start the game playing with the starters and amass a huge lead, then mid-way through the scrimmage he would switch sides and play with the back-ups. Often times he would erase the lead he had built-up for the starters and end-up winning the game with the bench players.

He did this to condition himself to overcome sudden changes in-game and overwhelming obstacles.

Dude was just built different.

 

[Carlton Banks]

Skill wise Kobe was the closest, but didn't have the grace or athleticism of MJ.

I hate when people say shyt like this. How the hell is Kobe not as athletic? Kobe and MJ pretty much the same nikka just from different eras.

 

[cobra]

No he wasn't, he got better because the league catered to him, he was forced to be the face of the league for their global reach plan. The nba used to have insider board meetings on how to promote this guy, it was a deliberate orchestrated move with tremendous media backing.

word......these simpletons on the coli don't realize how much of a role narratives, agendas and these corrupt commissioners play in basketball
basically david stern built up this mythical creature to take advantage of the fact that baseball was quickly losing popularity in the 90s

my theory why he took a break after the first threepeat was that he was bored of being handed everything on a silver platter
think about it, if he was such an passionate psychopath, why would he quit and let the 2nd best player of the 90s hakeem get a title on the low

 

[ball15life]

His killer instinct was just on level above everyone, couple that supreme athleticism and IQ and he’s the second best all time behind Duncan

Not trying to derail the thread but why do you feel Duncan better than Jordan

 

[Lord_nikon]

He answered your question years ago

 

[GPBear]

You answered your own question

You said “it can’t be genetics cause he was skinny” which means you equate superior athleticism with bulky muscle. Fact is, during Jordan’s era was when the weight in the league was ballooning over 200.

Michael was agile, so the teams gained weight to bully him. That left the league post-Jordan as heavier on average and less athletic. So Jordan looksed better in comparison. Now we’re getting back to pre-1980s weights and guys are breaking their legs because the “superior training” regimes have them jumping out of the building.

 

[KodeBlue]

I hate when people say shyt like this. How the hell is Kobe not as athletic? Kobe and MJ pretty much the same nikka just from different eras.

Jordan was Faster, quicker, more agile, better leaper off 1 or 2 feet. Think about it like this: Jordan is a 2 foot leaper that can dunk from the free throw line. He's can also jump off two feet and cover the same distance as someone jumping from one foot. Jordan and Kobe can do the exact same move, but Jordan will leap higher and move quicker. Jordan also has better body control.

So, no they weren't the same nikka .

 

[Balla]

So who u say is goat then? Don't say lebron.

No he wasn't, he got better because the league catered to him, he was forced to be the face of the league for their global reach plan. The nba used to have insider board meetings on how to promote this guy, it was a deliberate orchestrated move with tremendous media backing.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

Very insulting for your type to question Jordan, watch it boy

 

[hayesc0]

Jordan was Faster, quicker, more agile, better leaper off 1 or 2 feet. Think about it like this: Jordan is a 2 foot leaper that can dunk from the free throw line. He's can also jump off two feet and cover the same distance as someone jumping from one foot. Jordan and Kobe can do the exact same move, but Jordan will leap higher and move quicker. Jordan also has better body control.

So, no they weren't the same nikka .

This Jordan also had larger hands which helped make him a better defender and gave him greater ball control.

 

[FlexPavilion]

word......these simpletons on the coli don't realize how much of a role narratives, agendas and these corrupt commissioners play in basketball
basically david stern built up this mythical creature to take advantage of the fact that baseball was quickly losing popularity in the 90s

my theory why he took a break after the first threepeat was that he was bored of being handed everything on a silver platter
think about it, if he was such an passionate psychopath, why would he quit and let the 2nd best player of the 90s hakeem get a title on the low

His father was carjacked and murdered. His pops wanted him to play baseball

 

[AlainLocke]

You don't know what you're talking about. The 93 Phoenix Suns had a better record and a lot of people favored them to beat the Bulls. Barkley was MVP that year and he swore they were gonna beat the champs. MJ and nem wasn't having it. The Bulls had to slug it out damn near every year against a talented Knicks sqaud coached by Pat Riley. That shyt wasn't easy. I saw it live.

Since you wanna throw Lebron in this Jordan thread, just know that Lebron took L's when his team was favored to win. Boston, Orlando, and Dallas were underdogs against Lebron led teams and still got the W.

When did an MJ led team choke?

OMG...here we go with acting like Jordan was playing against the damn Monsters

Like Jeff fukking Hornacek and John Starks are comp...

Lebron beat a 73-9 team...and a 2 time MVP

Jordan had arguably the second best player in the league on his team during his entire prime...

Lebron beating the Warriors...anything Jordan did in the post season...IDGAF

 

[hayesc0]

OMG...here we go with acting like Jordan was playing against the damn Monsters

Like Jeff fukking Hornacek and John Starks are comp...

Lebron beat a 73-9 team...and a 2 time MVP

Jordan had arguably the second best player in the league on his team during his entire prime...

Lebron beating the Warriors...anything Jordan did in the post season...IDGAF