[VIDEO] Michael Jordan 1 on 1 with Toni Kukoc [1 on 1 plays]

[QUOTE=Phoenix;14137626]And I wonder if coming up in Europe the idea of 'team' is drilled into these guys so being part of a championship team is more important than chasing individual glory. That's probably more of a North American thing when every 13 year old with talent is bombarded with visions of NBA stardom and shoe deals before they've dribbled a ball in the big leagues.[/QUOTE]

Yeah they always seemed more fundamentally sound and team oriented back then and know who they are as players compared to some of their american counterparts.

Why is no defense Kukoc guarding MJ in that clip? Damn, teams showed no respect for a past prime MJ. :lol

Damn, thought it was a proper 1 on 1 match like this:

[video=youtube;5B7U74Dg04k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B7U74Dg04k[/video]

Maybe history wouldn't have been so kind to MJ if offensive assassin John Rogers played for any of the opposing teams

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;14138361]Why is no defense Kukoc guarding MJ in that clip? Damn, teams showed no respect for a past prime MJ. :lol[/QUOTE]

I think that medias and people overall are very ignorant about MJ days in Wizards, he was great there, I really love to watch him in Wizards, maybe it's just me, but I just loved his performance and moves and skills in Wizards, because he was relying totally on his skills from perimeter and post up moves etc... in age 38-40...and still he was averaging 22 points per game. Amazing.

[QUOTE=aceman;14137585]1999 team didn't do him any favours.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that was an awful team, total disaster.

Thank you PETRO, great post to review.

[QUOTE=plowking;14137573]Kukoc was a special player.

Under different circumstances he would have been leading a team. 6'10, matchup problem for anyone, could shoot, was long and could cause problems on defense at least on the help side of things. One of the best passers out there.

Given reign to run his own thing, he is probably a 24/6/6 type guy.[/QUOTE]
You clearly never watched Kukoc.

He was like a less athletic, not as good of a defender and slightly inferior ball handling version of Lamar Odom. No way could he lead a team. He’d give you 25 one night and then 8 - 15 the next three straight games.

He was never once an All Star.

At 30 years old (that’s prime) in the 1999 season he put up 19/7/5 as the teams best player and the team went 13-37. They were utterly putrid.

Where the hell are you getting 24/6/6

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