Gottlieb said MJ couldn't go left - this is why I don't watch

[3ball]

A troll from Sam Smith's book is now reported as fact years later because reporters are lazy and want their job to be easy

So now the greatest scorer ever - 10-time scoring champ - couldn't go left... The goat scorer was lost when a defender made him go left - no one ever tried that

[Uncle Drew]

This is true. The Pistons game plan revolved about making Dad Killer go left. Of course, they humiliated Dad Killer time after time again, until they unfortunately got too old. Well written, very accurate.

[3ball]

This is true. The Pistons game plan revolved about making Dad Killer go left. Of course, they humiliated Dad Killer time after time again, until they unfortunately got too old. Well written, very accurate.
Bulls had 2 all-stars and the Pistons entire starting 5 was 3x all-stars

Yet the Bulls were 5-8 against the Pistons in the 1989 and 1990 playoffs, while the rest of the league was 2-22.. And the 5-8 includes Pippen essentially missing Game 6 in 89', and Game 7 in 90'.

So the Bulls' considerable overachievement against the Pistons coupled with MJ's stats and stretches of goat domination show that the Pistons strategy didn't really work - it was simply the best thing anyone could think of to prevent him from going right, aka "better to have him destroy us going left than right"

It wasn't anything they'd figured out except that doubling the hell out of him and forcing him left was the lesser of 2 evils

[AirBonner]

This is true. The Pistons game plan revolved about making Dad Killer go left. Of course, they humiliated Dad Killer time after time again, until they unfortunately got too old. Well written, very accurate.

Agree. That explains how a middle aged ceo took MJ to the cleaners

[3ball]

Agree. That explains how a middle aged ceo took MJ to the cleaners
They'd simply determined that forcing him left was the lesser of 2 evils

the Bulls were 5-8 against the Pistons in the 1989 and 1990 playoffs, while the rest of the league was 2-22.. And the 5-8 includes Pippen essentially missing Game 6 in 89', and Game 7 in 90'.

So the Bulls' considerable overachievement against the Pistons coupled with MJ's stats and stretches of goat domination show that the Pistons strategy didn't really work - it was simply the best thing anyone could think of to prevent him from going right, aka "better to have him destroy us going left than right"

Again, they'd simply determined that forcing him left was the lesser of 2 evils

Watch any MJ video for 20 seconds and I promise you'll see an amazing play going left.. the Pistons strategy was nothing more than taking the lesser of 2 evils

[Uncle Drew]

Agree. That explains how a middle aged ceo took MJ to the cleaners

That bank investor schooled Jordan as well. Not a good look to be quite honest with you, if such a simple strategy is able to take you out of a game.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

MJ literally went left to hit "The Shot" vs Cleveland in 1989.

Dumb claim.

[3ball]

MJ literally went left to hit "The Shot" vs Cleveland in 1989.

Dumb claim.
You're a gentleman and a scholar

He also had one of the goat moves going left on baseline and finishing over Ewing.. in the playoffs of course

[sdot_thadon]

MJ literally went left to hit "The Shot" vs Cleveland in 1989.

Dumb claim.

1st thing that came to mind for me. I do remember that being a thing back then though. Sounds like it's being taken too literally. Like the sentiment Mj had on Lebron during the Miami run:



"I study him," he says.

When LeBron goes right, he usually drives; when he goes left, he usually shoots a jumper. It has to do with his mechanics and how he loads the ball for release. "So if I have to guard him," Jordan says, "I'm gonna push him left so nine times out of 10, he's gonna shoot a jump shot. If he goes right, he's going to the hole and I can't stop him. So I ain't letting him go right."


Meanwhile we all knew then Lebron could go left. It was just a similar thought that you'd have more success with him going left. Was that really the case? Who knows.

[dbugz]

imagine if he also has the ability to go right?

60PPG atleast :pimp:

GOAT

[ArbitraryWater]

imagine if he also has the ability to go right?

60PPG atleast :pimp:

GOAT

you mean left

[FKAri]

He couldn't go right either.

[highwhey]

He couldn't go right either.

:roll:

[LAmbruh]

He couldn't go right either.

:yaohappy: