Jordan in the isolation weak era

[andgar923]

I gotta come clean, MJ did have his numbers inflated a tiny bit because he didn't face today's modern era defense.

Here are a few vids that show the defense that MJ faced.

Please take a look and notice how the lanes are always empty, which makes it easy for MJ to drive.

Pay attention to how MJ NEVER gets double nor triple teamed. It's basically all ISO all the time, with wide open lanes.

https://youtu.be/GOS1qNTWb70?list=PL63291045635C1383

https://youtu.be/bQ9dBEcI_hE?list=PL63291045635C1383

https://youtu.be/5K-qGWkiKvQ?list=PL63291045635C1383


MJ would've had a harder time in today's era.
https://youtu.be/EhPsuzUZ69U?list=PL63291045635C1383
https://youtu.be/fp__LVQvC7M?list=PL63291045635C1383
https://youtu.be/PHk-wBYNMEs

https://youtu.be/sMP-Fw9Xq88?list=PL63291045635C1383
https://youtu.be/bcARNIt8Ydk

[navy]

No gifs?

Disappointed.

[andgar923]

No gifs?

Disappointed.

I didn't wanna hurt 3Ball's feelings. Figured entire videos were better than gifs.

[asd]

Pay attention to how MJ NEVER gets double nor triple teamed.

[Blue&Orange]

There are so many dumb dumb idiots on this forum that i must admit i spent some time figuring it out if OP was being ironic or being serious, second video made it clear.

First video, it's amazing how fast Jordan decides what to do, he never holds the ball, he either attacks the basket, shoot the jumper or makes an assist. Compared to the fake GOAT, the ultimate cherry picker, stat padder that holds on to the ball for the entire shotclock looking to pad some stat, and if he got nothing passes the ball to Wade\Kyrie with 4 seconds left... just by that it's hilarious people saying Jordan stats were inflated

Forget the guy that changed the rules, saying they were changed to make penetration and scoring easier, forget how every scrub can shoot behind the 3pt line leading to never seen spacing and never seen open paint.

[riseagainst]

not a single double team found.
#insertsarcasmhere

[STATUTORY]

There are so many dumb dumb idiots on this forum that i must admit i spent some time figuring it out if OP was being ironic or being serious, second video made it clear.

First video, it's amazing how fast Jordan decides what to do, he never holds the ball, he either attacks the basket, shoot the jumper or makes an assist. Compared to the fake GOAT, the ultimate cherry picker, stat padder that holds on to the ball for the entire shotclock looking to pad some stat, and if he got nothing passes the ball to Wade\Kyrie with 4 seconds left... just by that it's hilarious people saying Jordan stats were inflated

Forget the guy that changed the rules, saying they were changed to make penetration and scoring easier, forget how every scrub can shoot behind the 3pt line leading to never seen spacing and never seen open paint.

[Jasper]

I gotta come clean, MJ did have his numbers inflated a tiny bit because he didn't face today's modern era defense.

MJ would've had a harder time in today's era.
https://youtu.be/EhPsuzUZ69U?list=PL63291045635C1383
https://youtu.be/fp__LVQvC7M?list=PL63291045635C1383
https://youtu.be/PHk-wBYNMEs

https://youtu.be/sMP-Fw9Xq88?list=PL63291045635C1383
https://youtu.be/bcARNIt8Ydk

Just wondering if you saw him in person
did you ever think these modern day players , playing in Jordans punishing defense , would not be effective

[andgar923]

There are so many dumb dumb idiots on this forum that i must admit i spent some time figuring it out if OP was being ironic or being serious, second video made it clear.

First video, it's amazing how fast Jordan decides what to do, he never holds the ball, he either attacks the basket, shoot the jumper or makes an assist. Compared to the fake GOAT, the ultimate cherry picker, stat padder that holds on to the ball for the entire shotclock looking to pad some stat, and if he got nothing passes the ball to Wade\Kyrie with 4 seconds left... just by that it's hilarious people saying Jordan stats were inflated

Forget the guy that changed the rules, saying they were changed to make penetration and scoring easier, forget how every scrub can shoot behind the 3pt line leading to never seen spacing and never seen open paint.

I've ALWAYS stated that when people said "Bron is a better passer".

MJ's instincts and fast decisions make him a deadlier passer.

Also to biggie back off your argument, 3Ball brought up a point that got ridiculed a few weeks ago. Which is MJ shooting and being aggressive is better for his team than Bron being passive and passing.

MJ's quick decision making while attacking opened up the game for his teammates. While Bron tends to get his teammates in bad shooting positions far more than MJ. MJ being aggressive forces the defense to collapse and he's quick at spoting an open man for an easy bucket (Pip, Pax, Grant). Bron dribbles, dribbles, dribbles... holds the ball while his teammates are basically standing there, the defense is standing there and when he makes a move the shot clock has run down a bit and f*cks up any offensive play they were gonna run.

Now... the main difference between MJ and Kobe attacking is, MJ doesn't hold the ball for as long. He's also quicker and smarter at making decisions and executing.

Bron is a f*ckin BEAST when on attack mode, perhaps even better than MJ (although I may not go that far because he still wastes too much time and doesn't attack from different positions and angles) because he's willing to pass the ball more than Kobe.

An underrated aspect in Wade's game is his ability to play like Mike and make quick decisions while being aggressive. TMac had that ability as well, although neither on MJ's level.

[riseagainst]

MJ is the GOAT.

[sdot_thadon]

Man this place really needs a Mj vs. Lebron subforum, seems like a thread about either: a)is aimed at the other or b)turns into a vs. thread. What did you hope to accomplish with this thread? That Mj faced things not present in today's game defensively? Everyone knows that. Do you know that today's game has elements Mj didn't face either?

[andgar923]

Man this place really needs a Mj vs. Lebron subforum, seems like a thread about either: a)is aimed at the other or b)turns into a vs. thread. What did you hope to accomplish with this thread? That Mj faced things not present in today's game defensively? Everyone knows that. Do you know that today's game has elements Mj didn't face either?

Haha... MJ faced everything Bron faced plus more.


Close your tab if you this mad.

[sdot_thadon]

Haha... MJ faced everything Bron faced plus more.


Close your tab if you this mad.

Not mad at all bro, this is ish. Just wondering how guys from my generation can act just like these kids they argue with. And really only pointing out your one sided logic. Both eras feature things not present in the other, it's been beaten over the head of this forum for some time. I don't really feel either era is more difficult because they are different. Some strategies that worked in Mj era aren't viable in this era and vise versa. Not too hard to process.

[AirFederer]

In today's advanced era MJ would at best be a poor man's Shannon Brown.

[Mass Debator]

Sarcastic thread right?