MJ averaged 20 at 40 vs physicality, hand-check, impede, paint-camp, better SG's, so

[3ba11]

could he average 30 in today's game that has open paint, no hand-check, no impede, no paint-camping and weaker SG's?

[AirBonner]

MJ could never average 29 at 37 on elite efficiency

[Lebron23]

could he average 30 in today's game that doesn't have full zone (open paint), no hand-check, no impede, no paint-camping?

Jordan spoke passionately. If teams were able to play zone defenses, he said, he never would have had the career he did. ... But that can also be seen as a double-edged sword — elimination of illegal defenses allowed the creation of other, more complex defensive schemes that today's teams use for most of the games

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/mj-on-rule-changes-if-teams-were-able-to-play-zone-defenses-i-never-wouldve-had-the-career-i-had/#:~:text=Jordan%20spoke%20passionately.,had%20the% 20career%20he%20did.&text=But%20that%20can%20also%20be,for%20most%20of% 20the%20games.

[1987_Lakers]

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/mj-on-rule-changes-if-teams-were-able-to-play-zone-defenses-i-never-wouldve-had-the-career-i-had/#:~:text=JORDAN'S%20TAKE-,MJ%20on%20rule%20changes%3A%20%E2%80%9CIf%20teams %20were%20able%20to%20play,had%20the%20career%20I% 20had.%E2%80%9D&text=How%20would%20Michael%20Jordan%2C%20universal ly,more%20dominant%20than%20he%20was.

“If teams were able to play zone defenses, I never would’ve had the career I had.” - MJ

[3ba11]

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/mj-on-rule-changes-if-teams-were-able-to-play-zone-defenses-i-never-wouldve-had-the-career-i-had/#:~:text=JORDAN'S%20TAKE-,MJ%20on%20rule%20changes%3A%20%E2%80%9CIf%20teams %20were%20able%20to%20play,had%20the%20career%20I% 20had.%E2%80%9D&text=How%20would%20Michael%20Jordan%2C%20universal ly,more%20dominant%20than%20he%20was.

“If teams were able to play zone defenses, I never would’ve had the career I had.” - MJ


He was assuming it would be a full zone like college, which restricts everyone's stats (although he was still POY in this format over Hakeem, fwiw)

Once Jordan found out that it was defensive 3 seconds and no hand-checking, he literally said that he would average 100, and everyone agreed:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/492180-michael-jordan-says-he-could-score-100-in-todays-nbawould-you-bet-against-him

[AirBonner]

MJ could never average 29 at 37 on elite efficiency

Anyone?

[3ba11]

Anyone?


Today's game has all the bigs shooting threes, which makes it easier on the ball-handler.

So the next time you see one of today's players whining about a big man posting up in his driving lane, you should understand that Jordan averaged 37 that way - it's called pure scoring in traffic, which contrasts greatly to today's beginner format of organized, spacy lanes..

Then you add the physicality and it's a wrap - prime Jordan gets maybe 50 today and 40-year Jordan maybe 30

[Gohan]

Iverson said isaiah thomas was better than him, you cant take what players say seriously sometimes. Iverson would of won multiple chips with those pistons squads too

[ShawkFactory]

could he average 30 in today's game that has open paint, no hand-check, no impede, no paint-camping and weaker SG's?

Depends on what team he was on and how many shots he took. If he was allowed to take 24-25 shots a game then sure.

Doubt he'd be playing 37 minutes a game and taking that many shots though.

[colts19]

Iverson said isaiah thomas was better than him, you cant take what players say seriously sometimes. Iverson would of won multiple chips with those pistons squads too

Iverson was right.