Unstoppable. No wasted dribbles. #GOAT

This for me is the most amazing thing about him, that most of his buckets came from 3 or less bounces. That's what happens when you master the game.

Insane first step plus ungodly quick pull up jumpers. MJ is virtually unguardable in the triple threat position.

The threat of the drive was always in his favor. His quickness and ability to go left or right. Greatest weapon because he could score from anywhere he felt.

@mannyneva1760

5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Thomas that 4.3 speed and 46”+ vertical added to everything he had.....separates him from any other hooper

Watching Jordan is like watching demonstration videos on the perfect "form". His technique is always so textbook-perfect and aesthetically beautiful💯

I’m here in 2022, and his impact on the game is still on display. Kobe, Jayson Tatum, and Devin Booker use this move consistently. Mike passes it to Kobe who then gives it to Tatum and D. Book. People don’t talk about this part of the game enough as most are enamored with stats and analytics for the purpose of debate. No disrespect to this channel, but there is a breakdown series on KZread that breaks down Jordan and his moves. What made him great is just about all of his moves looked the same to start, but he had counters that put him in his spots to get what he wanted. You can still see his imprint on the game and he wasn’t played on over 20 years and in his prime longer than that. That’s why he’s the GOAT.

I don’t think I ever seen anything as pretty to watch as mj playing ball. Floyd for example smooth in the ring and easy to watch, Messi a master wth the ball great to watch but mj just got so much swag it’s unreal

MJ=GOAT, period.

@theonlyalecazam2947

3 жыл бұрын

Taj Gibson

the reason its so deadly is.. watch the defender.. right before the defender lands on their shuffle, mj is already on the way up.. genius timing!

@ballislife9989

5 жыл бұрын

This move is very representative of many of MJ's game. Based on speed and beating people to a spot with a hard plant and explosion. Also, this move is huge come playoff time against half court sets. Mid-range game is a forgotten art.

@jtremaine23

5 жыл бұрын

@@ballislife9989 True...and that's what some players today don't understand. If you watch the Bucks defense against Harden...he should have switched to the mid-range and it would have been more difficult for the Bucks to guard him but no, he relied on the 3 or driving to the basket and they stopped him almost every time.

@MalteP96

4 жыл бұрын

@@ballislife9989 Exactly, it's also the reason Kawhi Leonard becomes the best player in the league in playoffs. No wasted dribbles, good fundamentals and a sweet midrange jumper that consistently produces points/fouls.

@devvv4616

4 жыл бұрын

@@jtremaine23 why KD and Kawhi are monsters in the playoffs. Teams have learned to scheme against the 3 and the paint. Harden's game is so inflexible as of now.

@williehodges4859

4 жыл бұрын

Lalambz 💯

Jordan's pull-up fade away was SMOOTH AS SILK and COLD AS ICE at the same damn time.

i laugh at those who said ray allen or miller were better pure shooter than jordan. none of those guys had the efficiency of this man. jordan's release form and ability to adjust his shot in the air was beyond any one of the greatest shooters in the league history ( yes that includes bird and curry). just because he didn't shoot many 3s and didn't have higher 3pt % doesn't mean he is a inferior long range shooter. some of these 2pt are close to 3s anyway.

@James32324

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent point!

@anthonycelestin3559

3 жыл бұрын

Is MJ midrange better than KD?

@rashameljones8294

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonycelestin3559 Yes

@rashameljones8294

3 жыл бұрын

Facts.....Best Mid Range Shooter Ever

@bigmilt16

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonycelestin3559 yes. During The Last Dance, ESPN ran a story explaining that MJ is statistically the most efficient and highest volume midrange shooter ever... by a long mile.

Mj making these go to moves against hand checks and physical defense... the GOAT!!!

Beautiful to watch, and that's an understatement, Jordan has such dominance on the pull up jumper. Just another weapon he had in his all round arsenal, Lebrons jumper isn't half of what Jordan's is

@z0tl410

4 жыл бұрын

It’s better

@thanos9545

4 жыл бұрын

James Mckellar facts. But Lebron is a better 3pt shooter than Jordan.

@datboidani1934

4 жыл бұрын

@@thanos9545 Wrong. Jordan beat a 3pt playoff record at the half he had I think 7 or 8 3s. Better known as the shrug game

@deethree9091

4 жыл бұрын

Dat boi Dani Lebron is statistically a way better 3 pts shooter than MJ. Having more made threes in one game doesn’t make him better. That’s like saying Scott skiles is better than Magic because he got 30 assists. Dnt forget they shortened the 3pt line for Jordan too

@valentino8625

3 жыл бұрын

@@thanos9545 Jordan three point percentage is about 32 . Lebron one is about 34. Yeah Lebron is better (only in three point and not much)

I learned this move from a Kobe video when I was younger. I should've figured Bean adopted it from Mike. Either way, I still use it almost every time I ball

Bro I watching ur videos of Jordan always motivates me every time before I go out to play ball and I always do this move like he's doing in this video

@ballislife9989

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That's one of the motivations for making videos like this. To show the younger gen what skills/attributes made him so great. This is a lost art in today's game yet so important.

@kareemallen3132

5 жыл бұрын

@@ballislife9989 Good job dude. You definitely be some pulling some rare footage out from the archives. It's almost unbelievable how great this dude was as a player. He absolutely had no weakness. Your vids are awesome. Thanks

@turkeywad

5 жыл бұрын

Just curious, are you kobe bryant???

@ballislife9989

5 жыл бұрын

@@turkeywad Lol. No. Just a longtime bball fan.

@ivyrich2777

4 жыл бұрын

You might have next lol

His pull up so beautiful it's like he jump high and possed for pictures

5:22 Jordan for the entire duration of the game if he was in today's league. Imagine having to deal with that all game long 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂.

So simple but deadly

Michael Jordan have the best footwork in the history of NBA. Hakeem the Dream is up there with Michael Jordan.

Y'all must not watch Jerry west highlights. He was the OG

Just as lethal going left or right.

His game is so beautiful

@billyjay86

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Michael’s hard work, dedication to his craft and love of basketball was unmatched. Absolutely deadly as a competitor. He was beyond genius and watching him play the game was an event.

Jordan had no weakness on offense

Conserving energy not bouncing the ball all over the place

@RLSmith-jt8qj

3 жыл бұрын

he can afford to do that because he has one of the best 1st steps in the history of the game. I get some ballers play with their food too much but just as many use those dribbles because its the best way to move their man out of position

Jordan=UNSTOPPABLE🐐. If God was a basketball player he would be MICHAEL JORDAN. I wish there WOULD BE, especially in my lifetime but, there will NEVER be another Michael Jordan or anyone better EVER in the game that we know now as basketball. Iverson, Kobe, LeBron, Shaq, and many others were all awesome in there own right. But nothing like MJ. He was just a marvel to see, and I'm just glad I had the chance to watch him throughout the prime of his career. Out of all the games I watched MJ play (and it was many, they were ALWAYS televised) I could count on my hands how many times I might have seen him miss his whole career. To be honest, I don't remember more than 2 or 3😐

Not that he's the only player that can do this. There are have been hundreds of players throughout history that could do it. MJ just happened to be perhaps the most consistent and best to do it. He had all the factors that are needed: IQ, quickness, elevation, separation, footwork, balance etc. He knew how and when to do it and took advantage of his ability to do so.

i wonder if there are any crazy bball fans who would try to go back to the existing footages to find the stats of jordan's accuracy on this type of shot. my guessitimate is that it is pretty close to 50%, if not more, throughout his entire career. i say it because if half of your shots would go in, the defender would usually go for the fake. and that's the case for jordan. defenders had so much respect to jordan mid-range it made his pump fake so much more efficient. his huge hands also let him place the ball in the open spot with ease. and on top of everything, he understand what efficiency means when it comes to scoring. no need for 15 between the legs crossover when you can get open just using one dribble and a large stride. i agree that this type of shot is equally important in his arsenal as his fadeaway. one of the many reasons why he was so unguardable.

@ballislife9989

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think there is any stat available but my guess would be 45-50%, which is impressive for a midrange shot.

@patricknicholsmusic9470

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t tell you the percent of his one dribble pull ups, but I heard somewhere that he made over 80% of his fadeaways which is mindbloeing if it’s true

Michael Jordan has the quickest first step. He is one or two step faster than the defender

MJ is king of cross jab step

Simple but yet effective.

excellent vid like always

Beautiful.

You had to respect the jab step due to his blow by speed.

GOAT AF

Man. Its crazy how fast his pull ups were😮‍💨

MJ : you are simply the best

Brilliant. 🥃

No travelling, no flops and no chokes. Nothing but net.

Mastered the basics

Great

The use of handchecking is also a reason why MJ had to rely on that shot. MJ is hand checked in most of those possessions preventing him from driving. The lane is also congested so when he did beat his man a defender was there so he had to pull up. One of the main reasons players today don't use it as much is because they don't have to. No hand checking and open lanes give them more freedom to penetrate. Isolation that gives offensive players more freedom to dribble and dribble and dribble and thus breaking down their defender also makes the pull up a more obsolete move, realistically why need it?

@RLSmith-jt8qj

3 жыл бұрын

eventually someone is going to go under on a screen right in your path to the basket and try to run you into the heart of the defense. pull up would come in pretty clutch in that situation.

Near the baseline double teamed hand in his face clock winding down head fake with a one dribble pull up and makes the shot off the glass..wtf

helpfull video

Quick jump shot

Today's players will unnecessarily add a hop/travel/stepback after picking up the ball...NOT on MJ's level

Kobe leans forward more than mj but mj bends his knees more and upper body is in ready motion for that open shot.

MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN #23 THE G.O.A.T

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

Killer

this is why today's players get more turnovers because they play more dribbles and dance to the court than to shoot it...that is why mj has a great footwork, jab step and pump fakes to loose his opponent and make a mid range shot or make fadeaway jumpshot..

@tabornoktabonsuka

5 жыл бұрын

Todays NBA is boring. Mj is the goat.his moves are a beauty to watch.

@MrSlashblade

5 жыл бұрын

ZuRa_Janai they get more turnovers because of zone defenses that doesn’t allow this type of game unless your teammates can spread the floor really well. If Chicago had a time machine and he had to deal with today’s defense with THESE teammates, that shot is neutralized.

@rugalsugal

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrSlashblade i got sleepy when a player is dancing just to lose his defender...and when he mess up..the ball would lose and get turnovers

@MrSlashblade

5 жыл бұрын

ZuRa_Janai for one let’s not lie to ourselves rarely do people find someone showing off their handles as a boring showcase. Two even if you are one of these people it doesn’t change the fact that in today’s defense Jordan would need that type of “boring” play to be effective and unless he has a team like Houston or Golden State the one dribble pull up is almost worthless.

@rugalsugal

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrSlashblade lol..i am 100% millenial here..but jordan doesn't need that so called show off dribbling skills...he has a perfect fundamentals..outstanding footwork..explosive jab step..with a help of his big hands..your today's players would get humiliated

His elevation fading back u can't stop it....one bounce off the ground..

His midrange is wet

Starks always tried stand in MJ’s landing spot

1:11 man the boy just blocked the cam.

MJ is the undisputed goat!👍👍👍 everybody said kobe did it better, i utterly disagree! plus Jordan did it effortlessly as see the best offense directly to execute the best pull up jumper/fadeaways..

The GOAT!!!

LeBron could never.... 😏

5:00 that 3 was from deep

0:57

It’s 5 thumbs down from lebum fans

I want to be like mike. . Not leflop

How the hell can't he get block, i mean his the goat tho but how??!!!!

I KNOW EVERYBODY is going to say HERE HE GO!!! *Kyrie Irving is going to have to hit the MID RANGE like this; in other words he is going to have to TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES HIM.

maybe why jordan is good at scoring coz he has a brother to play 1 on 1 with when he was a kid

@rugalsugal

3 жыл бұрын

if larry jordan is taller as mj, they would be unstoppable duo on the court.. good thing that mj inherit that from his brother plus with his competitive nature

@danieloceans9652

2 жыл бұрын

@@rugalsugal there’s footage of Larry dunking and doing windmills. Larry has crazy hoops

@rugalsugal

2 жыл бұрын

@@danieloceans9652 yup.. thats why mj learned a lot from his older brother..if larry is tall enough, they would be the greatest duo in the history of sports because of footwork and athleticism

I love mj he's the goat but he gets a lot more space on the perimeter to pull up.. the defence collapses asap. Compare it to kobe and tmac they played more sophisticated defences for sure... LeBron gets so much space and single coverage. Differences ppl don't spot

@jon8342

4 жыл бұрын

MJ got more space because they feared he would blow pass them to the basket. Lebron and Kobe aren't as quick as Jordan.

Hmmmmmm…….🤔🤫

Lebron has nothing on Jordan at all

80% of these are all travel. Whenever he attackes the direction he jabs at, he pulled his pivot before releasing the ball.

@alexanderthegreat3

6 ай бұрын

Have you seen today's nba 😂😂😂