First Step of Michael Jordan

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qukNKGNphoQ

[Marchesk]

No way Lebron is staying in front of that.

[SamuraiSWISH]

No way Lebron is staying in front of that.

Hell no.

It's like the quickness and explosion of prime Wade. Combined witht he crafty, deceptive, skillful footwork of Kobe.

And of course by footwork of Kobe, I mean the skill set he patterned after MJ. Just using it as an analogy for all the ignorant, young bucks on ISH.

Nice find OP, added to the archive. Thanks.

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[B]The Mixture Of Both His Athletic Abilities and Skills Was In His Peek 88-93. I

[deja vu]

No way Lebron is staying in front of that.

This. And fools are saying that LeBron would beat MJ 1-on-1.

[eliteballer]

No surprise you would pick a video with a horrible framerate...THIS is a more accurate depiction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPQZTBr0r0

[andgar923]

People always mention that MJ's shots were 'uncontested' that he got easy dunks, that he didn't get double teamed.

Well

[lefthook00]

MJ borderline travelled on a lot of his first steps but that doesn't matter, he was still crazzzy fast.





But honestly, I thought Wade wasn't as quick/fast as MJ, and I even argued against Wade in the "Kobe vs. Wade Athleticism" thread, but after watching a lot of tape recently on young/rookie Wade, and having seen a lot of MJ tape and live, I concede that Wade is faster. Blasphemy I know, but I think young Wade was actually quicker than MJ. And I don't deny that MJ is the best NBA athlete of all-time. And Kobe is my favorite player of all-time. Someone made a "Rookie Wade Playoffs" video thread, and it was unbelievable how fast he was.

[andgar923]

MJ borderline travelled on a lot of his first steps but that doesn't matter, he was still crazzzy fast.





But honestly, I thought Wade wasn't as quick/fast as MJ, and I even argued against Wade in the "Kobe vs. Wade Athleticism" thread, but after watching a lot of tape recently on young/rookie Wade, and having seen a lot of MJ tape and live, I concede that Wade is faster. Blasphemy I know, but I think young Wade was actually quicker than MJ. And I don't deny that MJ is the best NBA athlete of all-time. And Kobe is my favorite player of all-time. Someone made a "Rookie Wade Playoffs" video thread, and it was unbelievable how fast he was.

Wade appears to be faster due to the rules and how he's played.

Give Mj the same opposition and it's really over.

[lefthook00]

*Double post*

[lefthook00]

Wade appears to be faster due to the rules and how he's played.

Give Mj the same opposition and it's really over.

Perhaps that's it. You also rarely Wade explode off the triple threat position, he usually dribbles before he attacks, or he waits for a screen.

[DuMa]

video in OP never shows MJ going left. i find it funny

[Indian guy]

MJ borderline travelled on a lot of his first steps but that doesn't matter, he was still crazzzy fast.





But honestly, I thought Wade wasn't as quick/fast as MJ, and I even argued against Wade in the "Kobe vs. Wade Athleticism" thread, but after watching a lot of tape recently on young/rookie Wade, and having seen a lot of MJ tape and live, I concede that Wade is faster. Blasphemy I know, but I think young Wade was actually quicker than MJ. And I don't deny that MJ is the best NBA athlete of all-time. And Kobe is my favorite player of all-time. Someone made a "Rookie Wade Playoffs" video thread, and it was unbelievable how fast he was.

Huh? Why blasphemy? Only ignorant people would act surprised over considering Wade quicker than MJ. All you have to do is watch them play. Wade is the quickest SG of all time for players around that size.

[lefthook00]

Originally Posted by Indian Guy

Huh? Why blasphemy? Only ignorant people would act surprised over considering Wade quicker than MJ. All you have to do is watch them play. Wade is the quickest SG of all time for players around that size.

I dunno, it seems to be the consensus here that MJ was the quickest/fastest 2 guard of all-time, aside from the little guys like Iverson, etc....

[andgar923]

Perhaps that's it. You also rarely Wade explode off the triple threat position, he usually dribbles before he attacks, or he waits for a screen.

This is MJ in 97 with a screen and similar to the defense Wade dealt with:

http://youtu.be/jYdtk6FURS4?t=39s

It wasn't amazingly fast, but still fast. Now consider his age.

Again, at the 5:48 mark (ankle breaker) that move was lighting fast.


Look at how far the defender ends up http://youtu.be/vIvUmw4I2Bk?t=1m20s

Again, look at the space he's getting http://youtu.be/vIvUmw4I2Bk?t=2m37s the defense is waiting for the drive and they still can't react fast enough.

those are just a few for starters