Would MJ made the HOF if he only had age 33-39 career?

[iamgine]

So from '97 - '03:

33 Title, FMVP, All-NBA 1st, All defense 1st, All Star, Scoring title
34 Title, FMVP, MVP, All-NBA 1st, All defense 1st, All Star, Scoring title
35 -- Retired --
36 -- Retired --
37 -- Retired --
38 All Star
39 All Star

[Phoenix]

Yes.

[3ba11]

3-peat, 2 MVP, 3 FMVP, and 3 scoring title+ 1st team defense

That's nearly as good as Lebron's resume and top 10 all-time.

[Full Court]

Obviously. Is this even a serious question? Back to back FMVPs?

[Hey Yo]

3-peat, 2 MVP, 3 FMVP, and 3 scoring title+ 1st team defense

That's nearly as good as Lebron's resume and top 10 all-time.

Why list FMVP when you say they barely mean anything?

[L.Kizzle]

Why wouldn't he? That's a Hall of Fame career.

Four seasons - 4xAll-Star, 2 scoring titles, 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs, 1MVP

[Phoenix]

Why wouldn't he? That's a Hall of Fame career.

Four seasons - 4xAll-Star, 2 scoring titles, 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs, 1MVP

Exactly. Half the guys people put in the top 10 have similar accolades over their entire career.

[Overdrive]

So from '97 - '03:

33 Title, FMVP, All-NBA 1st, All defense 1st, All Star, Scoring title
34 Title, FMVP, MVP, All-NBA 1st, All defense 1st, All Star, Scoring title
35 -- Retired --
36 -- Retired --
37 -- Retired --
38 All Star
39 All Star

If Jordan came in as a 33 yo rookie and won B2B chips just to retire I doubt he would've been voted in as AS and have VC hand him his spot the other year. HOF career nonetheless and it would mean he would've been great sonewhere else before anyway.

[Soundwave]

2 scoring titles, MVP, 2 Finals MVPs, 2 back to back championships, 2 legendary Finals performances (Flu Game in 97, Game Winning Shot for the championship in 98) ... I mean a lot of really great players would kill to just have that and for a lot of great players, that's like the best portion of their career lol.

[SouBeachTalents]

Jordan turned 33 in February 1996, so you'd have to include the 72-10 season in this too.

[Axe]

As long as he has scottie pippen in his team.

[Phoenix]

2 scoring titles, MVP, 2 Finals MVPs, 2 back to back championships, 2 legendary Finals performances (Flu Game in 97, Game Winning Shot for the championship in 98) ... I mean a lot of really great players would kill to just have that and for a lot of great players, that's like the best portion of their career lol.

Exactly. 3 chips, 3 finals MVPs is pretty much Magic/Bird territory and both are considered top 5 to 8, and Jordan individually was considered superior to both.

[Shaquille O'Neal]

Jordan was born Feb 1963. So he was 34 in 97, 35 in 98.

[3ba11]

70 wins and title = goat title

69 wins and title = goat title

3-peat and title = goat title


All three of these titles required Jordan to play goat offense and defense, such as 1st team defense and the greatest scoring load in history, by far.

[StrongLurk]

No. His retired years ruin it and his all-star appearances on the Wizards were undeserved/manufactured by the NBA.