39 Year Old Michael Jordan 45pts (22pts in a row, 2001.12.31)

[Round Mound]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMeJ1fJWOI

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[warriorfan]

3ball we have a cold one waiting for you

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[SHAQisGOAT]

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He was even bullying Kenyon Martin on the block :bowdown:

[andgar923]

Defense being played against him, is similar-isn to what Bron faces.

Although the rules have changed to make it even that much easier for today's players.

If he did that at 39, with multiple injuries... imagine a 'prime' MJ?

Even at an old and worn down age, he was beating people to the rim. Defenders still had to respect his first step and back away.

Scary to think what he'd do.

[3ball]

Defense being played against him, isn to what Bron faces.



Even in 2001, players faced strongsides that contained all 5 defenders because teams didn't use modern spacing strategy (weakside floor-spreaders) to draw defenders away from strongside:


http://www.gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/9916f4b96cef0063d85058d4e1278b33.gif


On this possession and countless others, defenders don't have to worry about the far weakside, or the weakside at all because there are no offensive players occupying those areas - accordingly, all 5 defenders remain on strongside where all the offensive players are because there are no weakside floor-spreaders to draw them away ("strongside" includes any defender with both feet inside the paint).

Btw, New Jersey was the #1 defense in the league in both the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
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[ImKobe]

Even in 2001, players faced strongsides that contained all 5 defenders because teams didn't use modern spacing strategy (weakside floor-spreaders) to draw defenders away:


http://www.gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/9916f4b96cef0063d85058d4e1278b33.gif


On this possession and countless others, there are no defenders on far weakside - all 5 defenders are essentially on strongside ("strongside" includes any defender with both feet inside the paint) because there are no weakside floor-spreaders to draw them away.

Btw, New Jersey was the #1 defense in the league in both the 2002 and 2003 seasons.

the same team Kobe put up 27 ppg on 51% shooting in the Finals?

Kobe's 36-pt performance on the road in the Finals was far more impressive, because it was clutch as hell and it pretty much sealed the series with a 3 - 0 lead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olqGddqhhHw

[3ball]

the same team Kobe put up 27 ppg on 51% shooting in the Finals?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olqGddqhhHw


Kobe crushed them for sure, but not as thoroughly as MJ did (22 in a row, 45 points)... plus MJ was 39, which is 3 years older than Kobe is NOW.

But regardless, both guys played in eras that didn't space the weakside of the floor, so they faced more defenders on the strongside than today's player.. This is why their stats carry more weight than today's player - the stats were achieved against strongsides that contained more defenders.

On most possessions, defenders didn't have to worry about the far weakside, or the weakside at all because there were no offensive players occupying those areas - accordingly, all 5 defenders remained on strongside where the offensive players were ("strongside" includes any defender with both feet inside the paint).

More heavily-congested strongsides is just another way of saying that these guys played in eras where THERE WAS NO SPACING.. And the most primary spacing strategy is to use weakside floor-spreaders to lure defenders away from the strongside, so the strongside has less defenders on it.