I was at that game! Actually got to meet Michael Jordan & his dad at the Bloomington Mall earlier in the day. Nobody around recognized him, so he talked to my friend & I for 15min. They both were so nice to two 12 y/o kids. Great memories

@jeffreyyoungblood7438

5 жыл бұрын

Some people have said the NBA team wasn't really trying. But I don't buy that. Bird and Thomas definitely look like they wanted to win.

@kidpoker9408

5 жыл бұрын

i met santa clause when i was 20

@YoungBlood507

5 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyyoungblood7438 lol not trying, they lost every game to college players, NBA players are competitive af, i doubt their pride would let them not try

@uncletony6210

5 жыл бұрын

in 1989 there was a summer all-star game in San Diego with Jordan, Magic, Drexler, and others. at halftime, my friend and I followed the teams into the tunnel (as if we belonged), and no one said anything. We hung out the entire half with all the players, MJ included. I didn't talk to him, but I did talk to Tony Campbell (not Elden) who was Magic's teammate with the Lakers. Clyde Drexler and Charles Smith (Knicks) were also cool.

@uncletony6210

5 жыл бұрын

@Constitutional Conservative lol, I was actually 19 going on 20.

That Jordan dunk on the break on Robert reed was unreal.. MJ game is timeless like fine wine .

@baritonebroker

5 ай бұрын

I’ve watched this game 20 times. Knowing what he was going to become it is surreal

1984- Barkley and Stockton were cut by Bobby Knight. The Olympic team was last amateur US team to win gold, they played 8 games against the NBA all-stars and won every game.

@li4life262

Жыл бұрын

Magic wasn’t there either

@JermaineBulls

Жыл бұрын

I knew Knight cut Barkley, but why Stockton?

@majorkade

Жыл бұрын

@@JermaineBulls preferred his boy, Alford

@majorkade

Жыл бұрын

Yep, Barkley didn't meet Knight's weight goal for him. Thought he was lazy, uncommitted.

@franz289

10 ай бұрын

Karl Malone was cut too.

Isaiah, Larry and Michael were STRAIGHT DAWGS man, wow 😳🍿😤

how hard these guys played for an exhibition was my favorite part. players now would just jog, these guys took pride in their work and the fans get the reward

@anthonyoverby6814

8 ай бұрын

Wtf do u do

@CosmosHOSS

8 ай бұрын

Such a different game. No one could shoot the deep ball back then. Everything was muck and grind in the paint.

@christophercox936

2 ай бұрын

Yep

@saltymonkey8874

Ай бұрын

​@CosmosHOSS It's not that they couldn't shoot it. The coaches just didn't see the 3 ball as an advantage back then.

Dammmm this makes me look at Jordan in a whole another way 🐐

It just shows how good that 84 Olympics team was and they won the gold medal.

I forgot just how extremely badass Bird was. And I watched him for years too as a kid. He was great.

@irishgrl

Жыл бұрын

The TRUE GOAT.

@pateder2163

Жыл бұрын

everytime we talkin bout boxing some white guy starts talkin bout rocky marciano

@G9Classified9

Жыл бұрын

@@pateder2163 “Larry Bird was good but compared to Michale Jordan, Larry bird ain’t Shii” 🤣

@kineahora8736

Жыл бұрын

In this clip-it looks like the only guy on the NBA all-stars who was putting up a fight was Bird. I remember this, but yet not that well. Olympic team had Jordan, Ewing, Sam Perkins, and Chris Mullen🤣🤣🤣 Isiah making mistakes left & right. I never liked him.

@u.v.s.5583

Жыл бұрын

@@pateder2163 Balboa is the greatest boxing heavy weight champion named Rocky, period!

MJ looked so short compared to the other guys but when he started playing this game... it was like he became the tallest man on the USA team! Unbelievable

@havenhemmings3574

9 ай бұрын

Size didn't mean anything to Jordan. He had the ability to defy gravity.

Hell of a college team. Several hall of famers and the GOAT..

@johnmay6228

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself

@refuse2lose1985

Жыл бұрын

And most of the team would go on to play in the Association.

@bobbylong3100

10 ай бұрын

Goat... Lebron was not on that team....

@jaseparker2042

10 ай бұрын

Jon Koncak and Joe Klein were garbage

@ragnarlothbrok1191

10 ай бұрын

​@bobbylong3100 you're an idiot

People at this specific time had no idea just how big MJ would become. They knew he was incredibly talented, but had no idea how much he would change the game and the world. Year later his shoe comes out, and a new era in basketball shoes began that will never be topped.

@spectren4538

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you right

@brucescott4261

2 жыл бұрын

@@spectren4538 ...Both of you are wrong!

@brucescott4261

2 жыл бұрын

davidca96 ...Jordan didn't change the NBA or the world. Stop the nonsense, okay? Jordanite!

@Steve_643

11 ай бұрын

Coach Knight knew. He said MJ was the best basketball player he ever seen before he got drafted

@sbradshaw1886

11 ай бұрын

Pointless post of facts that everyone already knows

The day Jordan let everyone know he’s comin

@cmoorePB

4 жыл бұрын

Bob knight said Jordan would be the greatest after he watched these game. Bob knight has seen some dudes with game. That’s pretty big compliment.

When Dean Smith was asked about when he first started to realize Michael Jordan was THE Michael Jordan at UNC, Dean said: "Whenever UNC had BLUE vs. WHITE scrimmages during practice, WHITE would win when Michael wore white, and BLUE would win when Michael wore blue."

@nakolssonza328

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@ericthomas917

2 жыл бұрын

The joke is Dean Smith is the only one to hold MJ to under 20 points per game

@heruapocalypse2021

2 жыл бұрын

Damn lol 😆That Mike Jordan was something else.

@davidhilliard1838

2 жыл бұрын

He was already drafted by this time and making endorsement deals

@clarencebland4861

2 ай бұрын

If dean had truly recognized mike’s talent the maybe he let’s jordan win him a couple of more ncaa titles

This game should have been discussed in “The Last Dance”!

@Curtchrisdagod

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, mike was too busy 💩ing on his teammates.

@cnelsonlv999

3 жыл бұрын

This was just 1 of 8 games that the Olympic team played against NBA All-Stars... and they won all 8 games.

@Sean_78

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. There was so much footage and untold stories left out in the documentary. And it was edited as if they were being interviewed around the same time which left too much for negative interpretation by the younger generations.

@AnHebrewChild

3 жыл бұрын

@Dan Chapowski because it's interesting. To me, more so than yet another video covering Jordan's chapel hill days. These tune up games are largely unknown to all but the more hardcore of MJ fans... and even then, there's not been much discussion on them

@courtneywhite6036

3 жыл бұрын

@@cnelsonlv999 Jordan wasn't cutting down his teammates

9:33 most epic jump ball ever. Bird and Perkins, masters of the vertical jump

@dariusholden1062

6 ай бұрын

😅

Michael already showing a glimpse of what’s going to happen to basketball. Bird at his prime, deadly.

I can never get enuff of vintage MJ

Rockets and Trail Blazers: We would love to Draft Jordan but We need a Center. Bob Knight: Then Play him at Center!

@z3r0lt50

4 жыл бұрын

That's why you have to draft the best available player instead of what you need. Can't blame the rockets tho they got 2 out of Hakeem

@TheSands83

4 жыл бұрын

They had Sampson could u imagine Jordan and prime Sampson? Damn

@andrewburgess-linden9612

4 жыл бұрын

@Guillermo Guzman Hakeem was Great Though

@newerafrican

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewburgess-linden9612 Hakeem paid instant dividends (NBA finals) while it took Jordan several years to embrace the team concept. Jordan is my GOAT, however.

@aepr84

4 жыл бұрын

@@newerafrican he took several years to get above average teammates and coaching yet still he made the playoffs every year

Even during his 1st taste of the NBA (Playing against it), Jordan was FEARLESS. He played for the love of the game and NEVER gave up. This was a fun game to witness.

@justinhasnoloveforem

8 ай бұрын

He probably was thinking, "If this is the best the NBA has....💩"

MJ game is timeless like fine wine 🍇

The quality of basketball was so much better. The playing, passing, shooting -- so much more craft and execution.

@ZAaron-wq5jd

Жыл бұрын

Right... players today might be bigger, stronger and faster, but lack so much pure basketball skill. This to me is much better to watch than the 3 pt shootout and dunk contest that NBA games have become.

@Erinxh

11 ай бұрын

It's the fundamentals, players back then were hammered down learning that.

Dam MJ already the best player on the court and he’s just a college player 😯

@FavreianVengeance

3 ай бұрын

That might be true if #12 in white, THE GOAT wasn't out there.

@saltymonkey8874

Ай бұрын

​@FavreianVengeance Lol, that's why number 12 lost all 8 games. Looks like Jordan had some help and all of a sudden the legends in the 80's can't fuck with Jordan.

@FavreianVengeance

Ай бұрын

@@saltymonkey8874 Bird beat Jordan 14 times in a row, including two playoff sweeps. I couldn't imagine him getting his ass handed to him that bad under any circumstances. But you're right that Jordan needed a lot of help.

This 84 team was so good. They're underrated in my opinion.

Isiah Thomas is just insane. His dribbling skills and crossover without looking.. Smooth as butter.

Knowing what we know now , this was actually a all star game

@nomooon

4 жыл бұрын

From the USA side, I only recognize Ewing Mullin and Jordan as future All-Stars, and Sam Perkins was a recognizable name. Other than these, who else was noteworthy in the future....

@lainiwakura4678

4 жыл бұрын

@@nomooon Stockton & Barkley were left off the team or it could've been a hall of fame game.

@UnbiasedBrim

4 жыл бұрын

@@nomooon Alvin Robertson was fire...

@nomooon

4 жыл бұрын

@@UnbiasedBrim wow 4 time all star too. Never knew.

@UnbiasedBrim

4 жыл бұрын

@@nomooon he also had the highest average steals per game ever.

Even then, you could tell that announcers, players, coaches....they could all sense it....Jordan is a different cat. GOAT.

@adamhammond9985

Жыл бұрын

Everyone but the Blazers

@TheSands83

Жыл бұрын

@@adamhammond9985rockets passed on him also

@adamhammond9985

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSands83 you wanna know how great Hakeem was? He was drafted in front of Jordan and literally nobody ever blames them for it. What people don't know, is they totally blew it when POR offered them Clyde AND #2 for Ralph Sampson!

@TheSands83

Жыл бұрын

@@adamhammond9985 should have been because he’s not on Jordan’s level as a player. He’s great. Top 10-15 but they fucked up not takin jordan

@adamhammond9985

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSands83 they made the finals his second season. And by '95 he had 2 ships to Jordan's 3. That's not a major screw up. 2 all time great players, one wound up being the GOAT. Their pick was fine

can you imagine a bunch of college kids with no NBA experience beating NBA all-stars? That's probably the best argument for Jordan as GOAT there will ever be. Granted, there were some hall of famers there with him, but the whole thing is ridiculous.

@coachwane

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, this is a classic example of why Jordan the 🐐🐐🐐

@victorquintana4018

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see those college kids play the lakers,pistons and celtics in a real nba game..hahaha

@vanguardas9927

3 жыл бұрын

For perspective, based on today's all star game, let's take a mix of YOUNG(pun intended), veteran and prime USA players.... (PG) Trae Young (SG) James Harden (SF) Khris Middleton (PF) Brandon Ingram (C) Anthony Davis I can't imagine how they'd lose to college kids (even if we pick the don't pick the better NBA all stars)

@WeCube1898

2 жыл бұрын

'92 College Select did try, pretty much loaded too. Grant Hill Allan Houston Chris Webber Juwan Howard Jamal Mashburn Bobby Hurley Penny Hardaway Eric Montross Rodney Rogers

@tyronjasonhuff

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. The rook was in full control. The vets couldn't really stop him. Like at all.

That Jordan-Ewing-Mullin trio is pretty damn deadly.

@falcons2123

2 жыл бұрын

All on the 92 dream team also

That's one hell of a great young line up with Ewing, Jordan, Perkins, Robertson and Tisdale

@perryellis1423

2 жыл бұрын

And Stockton

@shaft9000

2 жыл бұрын

a PG rotation of Robertson and Stockton NEXT to Jordan is an absolute frontcourt defensive nightmare

@JonHop1

2 жыл бұрын

@@perryellis1423 And mullen

@thepianist7084

Жыл бұрын

No kidding. What a heck of a surprise for the seasoned NBA veterans!

They are playing harder in this game than most playoff games we see today.

@johnellizz

5 жыл бұрын

@Gram Looner yeh,dude. they are. nba a joke league today

@johnellizz

5 жыл бұрын

@Gram Looner yeh. even wnba is embarrassed to be associated.

@johnellizz

5 жыл бұрын

@Gram Looner They play a more rugged, manly version of the game than the little bitches of the NBA.

@djaftermath4313

4 жыл бұрын

The game today is so unbalanced. It's hard to watch and gets boring seeing these players just jacking 3s 80% of the time.

@toveychow3635

4 жыл бұрын

Gram Looner do u still watch today game or just highlights. Hard to watch without failing sleep.

What a GOAT. A bunch of college kids beating NBA All-stars is unheard of.

@edbears5725

Жыл бұрын

The college kids won 6 out of 8 in 1988 including an 11 point victory when Jordan played. They are called exhibition games for a reason.

@nypana1202

Жыл бұрын

It would of been cool if Magic Johnson , Bernard king , and maybe Dr. J could of played this game.

Smooth Isiah's smile vanished forever from that day, and the Snake eyes emerged.

MJ plays generations ahead of his time.

@banggoman7371

4 жыл бұрын

Way ahead and not only his time but today's as well.

@leikeize4781

3 жыл бұрын

Ben DC4L Lol

@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, your here too?

@leikeize4781

3 жыл бұрын

Big Time Aze W a t

@4EyedAnimation

3 жыл бұрын

yawn

No probs - I love to share the MJ footage for people to see...

You can already see The It factor the Jordan played with. Believe it or not that Olympic team was loaded with talent and future Hall Of Famers.

I was 14 when i watched this live on my television set. I watched this because of Bird. Never thought i am watching MJ the GOAT

Knight could flat out coach and MJ was so damn good.

@ziggyhammons5499

4 жыл бұрын

Moa Def

@Johnkoth

4 жыл бұрын

Now a days players would complain that Knight is to rough. They would also cry and crack and demand a new coach.

@dsg3053

4 жыл бұрын

@@Johnkoth Bobby knight wouldn't pull that with grown men or players with strong fathers like MJ...told MJ not to go baseline and he did anyways 😂😂

@ericthomas917

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how they would have gotten along if Jordan went to Indiana instead of UNC considering they aren't much different from each other

@tustari

Жыл бұрын

Bobby Knight loved MJ. He loved MJ’s heart. Bobby Knight didn’t care so much if you won or lost as much as he wanted you to bleed on the court. And that’s what MJ did every time he stepped on the floor

When the GOAT still at college level kicking NBA players ass and a posterized dunk.

@Veggamattic

Жыл бұрын

Remember that in 1984 college ball was WAY higher level than now. Pre everyone leaves after their freshman season.

Yo I know this video is supposed to be highlighting Jordan, but watching this really showed me how easily Bird and Zeke could play in today’s game. Look at how easily they get to there spots and set up there teammates without wasted motion or unnecessary dribbles.

@BigBlack81

Жыл бұрын

Glad you wrote this. To watch Bird and Thomas together on the same team gave me chills. If they had been teammates, they either would have killed each other or been the greatest tandem of all time. Maybe rivalling Jordan and Pippen.

@craigbabbitt7776

Жыл бұрын

Ya, Bird was given the nod of top small forward of all time over Lebron James and Isiah was #2 after Magic all time at PG. I am inclined to agree with the G.O.A.T.

@JohnDoe-pk6fm

Жыл бұрын

@@craigbabbitt7776 how is bird over bron?

@sbradshaw1886

11 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-pk6fm Because you haven't even had an open mind to even watch Bird and see why

@Kfm7

10 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-pk6fmsimple, bird is a clutch player James is the choke king and excuses king . Bird would played would play in pain bron wouldn’t bron claims to be the goat. Bird has never made that claim.

MJ was on different level! This is one of the reasons why he is the GOAT

@davidvickers8425

2 жыл бұрын

I just came here from a lbron in highschool press conference where he dominated little boys before he was drafted and the bronsexuals were so proud. While mj dominated nba all star men before he was drafted.

@LukeElectric

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidvickers8425 The term "bronsexual" is so very odd to me... Being a fan of somebody, and being sexually attracted to that person, are extremely different things. I completely idolized Jordan in my younger years. I wrote reports about him in school, even. The only thing LeBron ever had over him was his size, and probably passing ability. James never considered himself a scorer, just a basketball player who tries to make the best in-game decisions. I don't think LeBron is, or ever was, as deadly of a scorer, as Jordan was. I also don't think LeBron, at his peak, was as good as Jordan, at his peak. However, longevity definitely means something. That is why I gotta give LeBron James the edge, and say that he is the greatest basketball player of all time. (It's accumulative)

@pdgutierrez8784

2 жыл бұрын

@@LukeElectric You must be stupid, LeBron James never went to college, he was not mature. MJ retired 2 times yet had 6 championship rings. James was young , missed college games so he has had more opportunities to win in the NBA! Jordan knew how to speak to the press. James is an ever loving Chinese communist. MJ is the GOAT!

@damarpentorn4995

Жыл бұрын

@@davidvickers8425 This is a bad take David, don’t let your feelings get in in the way of truth. MJ was drafted that year and was 22 by the end of the season. At 22 Bron was in the finals with the Cavs, cmon bro!!

@gilbertquirven8544

Жыл бұрын

@@LukeElectric You ended up being a bronsexual. LeCramp not even better than Bird or Dream. Not even better than Shaq. 6'9" 260 pounds freak of nature n has spent his whole career flopping as a fish. Most overrated player ever

Man that dunk by MJ at 10:14 over Reed was just nasty great haha.

@delfra70

8 жыл бұрын

+trha2222 Alright haha.

@delfra70

8 жыл бұрын

+jay w Damn bru haha, that's too cold man.

@delfra70

8 жыл бұрын

+jay w I hear you. Video games are cool but nothing is ever as impressive as real life to me in terms of sports. Hell the video game industry said recently that they had trouble replicating Stephen Curry in a video game because they couldn't keep up with his shooting, that should tell you something about video games compared to real life players.

@bonhamhouse1169

5 жыл бұрын

Dunk on Jerry Curl Reed.

@jeffreyyoungblood7438

5 жыл бұрын

I know. Imagine being an NBA all star getting posterized by a college kid like that.

RIP. Wayman Tisdale. one of the best

@Donotask2323

4 жыл бұрын

And a good music career too.

@olu7116

4 жыл бұрын

@@Donotask2323 Yes. Fabulous bass player

@tb-mo9076

3 жыл бұрын

Wayman Tisdale's jazz album "Power Forward" is amazeballs.

@bigdaddymak1439

28 күн бұрын

We loved him in Indiana!! Forever a Pacer❤❤❤

Even though he was still an NCAA sophomore player at that moment, MJ was the most dominant and exciting player in this game.

@SwAeromotion

2 жыл бұрын

MJ had completed his Junior season and had been drafted by the Bulls three weeks before this exhibition game.

@dc4690

2 жыл бұрын

He hadn’t even played an nba game yet and he was clearly the best player on the court vs nba all-stars in their prime.

@dc4690

2 жыл бұрын

...on both offense AND defense.

@pdgutierrez8784

2 жыл бұрын

Well stupid coach Bobby Knight left off the team a great player in Charles Barkley! glad to see Barkley got to play in the 1972 Olympics. For what ever reason Knight liked to dominate practices and did not stand for back talk from Barkley. Charles told it like it is, and knight was appalled!

@mikevanriel7573

2 жыл бұрын

@@pdgutierrez8784 You mean 1992 Olympic Team. The United States lost in 1972.

Basketball was a much more dangerous game during the 80's and 90's. There were a lot of players getting hurt from Patrick Ewing's sweat puddles.

@Jim26D

5 жыл бұрын

madhavyu I used to be amazed a mop up boy had to chase Ewing up and down the court every play, especially when he went to the foul line. I've never seen it since

@simonbenjamin428

5 жыл бұрын

😰 😂😁😅

@calvinspicerjr1504

4 жыл бұрын

H

@thequarantinefamily5230

4 жыл бұрын

madhavyu lmfao

@hassanesdaile3671

4 жыл бұрын

You funny, he was sweaty as hell😅

Maaaasn! THAT was some of THE best talent on EARTH right there never to be duplicated EVER again in OUR lifetime.

This game proves MJ was ALWAYS an NBA champion. It also proves how bad the Bulls franchise was when he got there that it took SEVEN years for him to win a title.

@jayzee7538

2 жыл бұрын

He had drug addict teammates in his early seasons. 1985-86 Bulls team outside MJ was probably worst playoff team ever yet MJ almost win them a game or two in that series against HOF stacked Boston Celtics. It took Pippen to mature, good role players, and a coach like Phil Jackson to piece it altogether. Then in 1995-96 the one time you could say MJ played on a Super Team with him, Pippen (Top 50 ever, All Defense Team), Rodman (All Defense Team, Rebounding Champion, and before you down his offense he had teams double teaming him because of his Offensive Rebounding), Kukoc (6th Man of Year and one of the greatest Overseas players ever), Harper (maybe not the scoring threat he was with Cavs and Clippers earlier in his career but still capable of getting 20+ points any game and was a lockdown defender). They went 72-10 with the Ring.

@acl1218

2 жыл бұрын

Kucoch was good, but the overseas players sucked back then compared to now. I doubt now he's even a top 15 overseas player. Pippen was the only other player than Jordan on that team that was an all time great. Jordan is head and shoulders above everyone though including Magic and Bird.

@nathanferguson4813

2 жыл бұрын

@@acl1218 you will be forgiven for that because you are clearly young!!

@nathanferguson4813

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayzee7538 or that they played against better and more well established teams.. just because you read something doesn’t mean you should take it as gospel.. they took their time make key changes just like the GSW did..

@anyonebuthillary4712

2 жыл бұрын

It’s more so how good the Celtics were at the time that’s really why it took him awhile to get to the finals

Jordan was clearly the best player on USA. I never seen Patrick Ewing run the floor like that in the league

@RafaelTorres-mb5hf

Жыл бұрын

Ewing was a Beast with Georgetown

@gaucho5073

10 ай бұрын

Ewing run the floor like that on his first 5-6 years. Go watch the Knicks' BOMB SQUAD from '88-89 season and look who is running and rebounding all around to allow Newman, Jackson, Tucker, Strickland and Wilkins fire away at will

@davidh6416

10 ай бұрын

Ewing was very mobile until he had knee issues around ‘92. If you watch him pre-knee issues and post knee issues, he is 2 different players. After he knees went he became a plodding and slow power guy but prior he was very mobile

Dayum. Just imagine putting Alvin Robertson, MJ, and Ewing in at the same time. Defensive nightmare.

@jIvEztImE

9 жыл бұрын

Alvin was sick until he turned into an alcoholic

@215serrano

5 жыл бұрын

For real. That defense is scary

@Johnkoth

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Ewing is a easily better Center than what the NBA All Stars had. Best shotblocker in this game, best rebounder easily.

@cornellrobertson9262

4 жыл бұрын

Greatness

@macAaronE

4 жыл бұрын

This team was so good that they cut John Stockton and Charles Barkley.

jordan...so young...so athletic and already with control/poise...

This channel stopped posting vids years ago but an important channel for historical record purposes.

I didn't know they had matches like this back in the day. Very nice.

Thanks for this, didn't even know this game existed

I bet the Trailblazers were feeling sick after seeing this game and realizing how bad they'd fucked up, before Jordan even played a single game in the NBA!

@catsnake7

10 жыл бұрын

i know Houston got Akeem but they suffered as well. Not as bad as Blazers tho

@25mfd

10 жыл бұрын

The trailblazers have made a CAREER of making TERRIBLE player choices. Oden over Durant. Mychal Thompson over bird. larue martin over bob McAdoo. Terrible choices.

@sprospere

10 жыл бұрын

***** False

@forbiddenair

10 жыл бұрын

***** some would argue that the only reason houston won the two titles they did is because jordan was swinging a bat

@j-r-m7775

10 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah Hakeem won two before MJ and YOU were born before your parents

From the start until now MJ23 is forever he Conquered NBA the last Dance is the evidence

There's athletic and then there's Super athletic. Michael was by far the best athlete any of those NBA players had ever played against.

@tkuebler9561

Жыл бұрын

Dominique Wilkins says "Hold my beer". Actually he had already been in the league for a couple of years. He was equally as athletic as MJ, just not the extreme intensity / drive.

@jimkoenig5026

9 ай бұрын

​@@tkuebler9561that's a highlight film

Wow. The 84 Olympic team. The greatest college team of all time.

@dumisatonyjohnson8145

4 жыл бұрын

josefino72 2008 Olympic Team would've smoked them easily Who's guarding Kobe?!

@pauljohnpamilar1444

4 жыл бұрын

@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 MJ OBVIOUSLY

@UnbiasedBrim

4 жыл бұрын

@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 read my guy. He said the greatest college Olympic team

@foclorelu4695

4 жыл бұрын

Look up the team that beat the dream team tho...

@josefino72

4 жыл бұрын

@@foclorelu4695 losing in a scrimmage is irrelevant.

MJ is the best since then. Nobody in this world that could math Michael Jordan. He's the GOAT & will always be...Thanx for uploading!

@cchoice4919

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 11>6

@cchoice4919

9 ай бұрын

@@Zoomboomdoom414 ohh when refs where gambling and making calls for mj and going to prision??..or when the NBA was full of janitors and carpenters??...KEEP the excuses coming ill send them right back!!...11>6 ....ill even do you one better, put mj record against KAREEM??😂😂😂 you lose again!!

@jackjohnson8244

8 ай бұрын

@@cchoice4919 So you think Robert Horry greater than Lebron?

So many great players, don't see this anymore, Larry's game waa so effortless!

Thanks for posting this as I worked with Wayman Tisdale before his transition. We had a lot of fun times together traveling and having the chance to hang out with a couple of these players. Thanks again this made my day.

@nuevaN.M

11 ай бұрын

His transition?

@malachigross4486

11 ай бұрын

@@nuevaN.M He passed away in May 2009 from Cancer Treatment.

@nuevaN.M

11 ай бұрын

@@malachigross4486 Had no idea he'd passed away. Pretty cool though that you were able to hang out with him.

@malachigross4486

11 ай бұрын

@@nuevaN.M I was an advisor and personal assistant. So we where pretty close. He was amazing! Thanks so much Mark.

Man you can see that Mike was just on another level than ANYONE on that court athletically at the time. The rest came later. I mean dang there were some legendary players on both sides but he was at a whole new level at the time. Its amazing seeing him on the court with guys playing one way and he was playing a totally different game asfar as his movements. He appeared to be gliding out there. Just awesome. He definitely was the architect for the modern basketball player. This was cool to see.

@jasondunbar5369

2 жыл бұрын

All very true 👍👍🏀

@echoromeo384

Жыл бұрын

Athletically yes, but birds skill was on another level.

@bradjpeter

Жыл бұрын

Bird was hands down the best NBA player at this point and the fact it was even a conversation if he was better than MJ at this point is incredible. The 63 point game definitely wasn’t the first time Bird had that “god disguised as Michael Jordan” thought.

@echoromeo384

Жыл бұрын

@@bradjpeter yeah, but bird understood the team dynamic. Bird wasn't stingy, and his skills made everyone around him better. Once MJ realized that he was unstoppable.

@bradjpeter

Жыл бұрын

@@echoromeo384 Absolutely, Bird was the greater player and a winner at this point. I'm just saying it's incredible that people, including Bird and Knight, were already talking about MJ possibly being the best pure basketball player already. Before he had even played a single pro game.

Jordan was already the GOAT

@meg-k-waldren

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say so here. I would say he was best college player though.

@avebac1

4 жыл бұрын

@@meg-k-waldrennope he was goat

@NoxLegend1

3 жыл бұрын

@@meg-k-waldren Wrong. Many coaches already called MJ the greatest of all time before he even set foot in the NBA during this period

@fairtreatment2618

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoxLegend1 no they didn’t you clown

Thanks for sharing. Awesome vintage clips!!!

Count the Hall of Famers on BOTH TEAMS! Then count how many were on the 1992 Dream Team eight years later.

Baby GOAT Air Jordan

When NBA is more fun and entertaining to watch. More exciting.

@brandonmorris92

4 жыл бұрын

@Patton I guess the game has gotten soft now.....

That Jordan dunk on the break on Robert reed was unreal.

@joemattox7525

Жыл бұрын

That much contact on a dunk gets people ejected now days lol

@forestgump8357

Жыл бұрын

@@joemattox7525 The game really is different. Every shot, even every dunk was contested back then. Today is the day of open jumpers, and often even uncontested dunks.

@joemattox7525

Жыл бұрын

@forestgump8357 I understand why the game has evolved the way it has. How many careers back in the 80's and 90's would have been much longer and injury free if the game were played like it is today? They gradually started calling more and more fouls. Look at the raptors/Vince Carter vs the bucks with Ray Allen. The bucks made it a point to hammer Vince Carter every time he came in the paint. They really did a number on him. After the game they made it publicly known that it was their game plan the entire time. They had everyone they could spare wailing on VC because he would shut down and stop driving in because of the contact. So the next game between them was in Toronto. The raptors did the same thing to Ray Allen just to get even. This game turned into something you would see in professional wrestling. To me, more physicality is more fun watching but at the same time, I understand having to protect careers

@forestgump8357

Жыл бұрын

@@joemattox7525 Very thoughtful response. I just wish that there could be some fusion of the intensity and out and out battles of the 80's and 90's with more on court safety they have today. Todays guys are often exceptional shooters, so much of the intensity is gone though. I will agree, on breakaways when there was a clothesline tackle of a foul, that should have been an auto ejection back in the day. As it was it was simply a "hard foul" where your opponent had been warned.

@el34glo59

10 ай бұрын

​​​@@joemattox7525don't understand it. They're not playing football ffs. Protect careers and turn it into shooting with no contested shots and pay the insane money. Yeah, great game. Injures happen. Earn your money

Thanks for uploading this!

MJ putting the B-Ball world on notice!

Bird's pass at 8:58 even faked out the guy receiving the pass he was like oh shit, I am wide open.

@redtiger4352

7 жыл бұрын

and the youngins now say Bird passing is crap and well below Lebron...yeah right i dont think so

@vanguardas9927

3 жыл бұрын

it's cause Bird is white and unathletic....acheiving a 50-40-90 in a 4 year stretch on an era of tough defense proves them wrong...nobody will probably ever break that record

It's a shame that they don't do stuff like this anymore.

@ericdailey8587

Жыл бұрын

The Olympic team is now made up of NBA players.

@bossjimcurrysir3446

Жыл бұрын

The NBA players now need to take care of their "feelings". They won't be able to handle humiliation. Kevin Durant for one.

@akkustomzink1914

Жыл бұрын

They wouldn’t play for real anyway NBA All Star game SUCKS and has been for years

@johnmoates7188

Жыл бұрын

@@bossjimcurrysir3446 don't forget lecrybaby james

@life0093

Жыл бұрын

LeBron did this already

i Recorded this Game in 1984 on Vhs an i still have it on Tape in 2022

WOW!!! I remember watching this game when it was played. Instant Classic

JAMES 1st international game bronze medal he play in NBA already JORDAN 1st international game GOLD MEDAL even he never play in NBA

@asilsweater

5 жыл бұрын

legioner cebu facts

@predatorsilver

5 жыл бұрын

If that's how you want to spin it. James never played college ball, Jordan did. James was younger.

@HessocreeD000

5 жыл бұрын

Jordan outperform an NBA ALL-STAR team (8-0) while still in collage. Lebron?????

@thengyang5537

5 жыл бұрын

@@HessocreeD000 right on

@feeteater6234

5 жыл бұрын

International???? All them MFS from the states. U c the roster. Except Ewing

Michael just was off the chart. All the pros knew seeing him. Only thing that saved them a couple years were their mega teams

What's crazy is that as a junior we still see so many later to become Jordan classics in terms of moving, shooting, defense, rebounding, etc.

Holy crap the talent in this one game!

9:23 this picture - Jordan, Ewing and Mullin on a counter. Now, fast forward 8 years :)

10:13 THIS should be part of JORDAN'S best plays ever

@cyber6sapien

4 жыл бұрын

After the Last Dance you will see Isiah Thomas on a few interviews on ESPN and other networks. But during those interviews, he will never mention these particular games.

Even by this point MJ was arguably the best basketball player on the planet.

@icebergfrostbidden3421

Жыл бұрын

Bird was better, but MJ was coming fast.

When the GOAT and a bunch of college kids beats NBA all stars.. Why do you think Bobby Knight already called him the GOAT before his 1st NBA game?

@michaelleslie6992

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest the NBA players were not playing to win they were there to give team experience

@michaelleslie6992

4 жыл бұрын

Lucianodadon be real would they risk injury just to shut up a few college kids and some of those nba players were not all stars. Bird , Thomas, Aguirre and maybe Two more there job was get the young boys confidence up and experience. And don’t forget they didn’t play the soviets team. Now if the NBa team really wanted to win they would cane with more effort but why ?

@michaelleslie6992

4 жыл бұрын

Lucianodadon yes they gave pride and yes I play basketball and football these games were exhibition games . At that time if that 1984 team had played soviet team during an exhibition they would have lost because back then the college players would only played together for a few days or couple weeks at most were Soviet’s team been together for months if not years and be talented enough to play NBA teams. So how do you get a young and talented but inexperience team ready to play in olympics. Let them scrimmage against pro players. The goal was to win gold medal not beat a nba group of players. The nba players played hard enough to make Olympic team better as a team and toughen them up. So tell what did the Olympic team win for wining those scrimmages and what did the nba players lose by not winning on scoreboard. The nba owners are not going let nba players risk injury . But they will let them play a few scrimmages to help TeamUSA build confidence. It was no guarantee 84 team would win and if the Soviet Teams has played it could have been a different outcome. Those teams send there best and grown men to play. That’s why the pros played to get those boys ready . It wasn’t their goal to win

@BJosephto

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't exactly a bunch of college kids. That team was actually loaded! Most of those guys still hold records in the NBA so they were pretty good just young at the time.

@dk1597

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelleslie6992 I'll buy that for 1 game but they got beat like 8 times and trust me they tried

When Jordan is on your team, you win!

@irishgrl

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you’re playing against the Celtics 😂

8:46 ONE of the many reasons why he is one of the GREATEST ever

Golden age of NBA...damn miss it alot

People today always argue that players are better today then in the 80s and 90s this is just another piece of proof that those old school players were indeed as talented and athletic as any player of today.

@montazmeahii6029

7 жыл бұрын

Interesting perspective. I watched this and thought the opposite. Today's players are much better.

@montazmeahii6029

7 жыл бұрын

JohnNY XD Wang today's players are better at dribbling and passing, and dunking for sure! Today's player have the Euro-step, which old school players didn't do at all. Floaters are better today. Today's players are better at speed; look how fast they get down the court. They're also better at stamina as they can run at a fast pace all game. We have better shooters, and whatever other skill we'd like to compare. The coaches are also better today. Trainers are better. Sports medicine is better today. It would be much more difficult for you to name something that we humans aren't better at today than we were in the 80s/90s.

@ShifuCareaga

7 жыл бұрын

Thank You anybody that says that is loopy

@clifflawrence7479

5 жыл бұрын

I recently seen an old high school video of Oscar robinson going up for a block and he touched the top of the square on the backboard. His elbow was over the rim. Crazy and that had to be from the 50s. How many superior high school athletes do you see do that today

@pistolpete6796

5 жыл бұрын

Montaz Meah II tf do u mean marcilounus is the one who introduced the euro. U don’t know ur history

Subtle greatness, and “seeing the game at a different level”....6:48 Bird’s ridiculous high banking floater over Ewing as Patrick attempts to send it into the 5th row. Priceless.

@rigger22569

2 жыл бұрын

I felt like this showed birds competitive nature more then anything. He kept stepping up whenever Michael made a play. Amazing footage.

@tustari

Жыл бұрын

1. MJ 2. Magic 3. Bird And that’s how it will be forever and forever

@mariopantoja8259

8 ай бұрын

Later those 2 became best friends at the 92 Olympics, weurd.

I just wanted to remember Wayman Tisdale a very talented person who was also a Bass player and had many CD's with other musiaian. He also Played with the Sacramento, Kings. Not only basketball but a Bass player and what a talent. 5/2/23 Remembering A Guy I admired.

That Olympic squad had so many impactful NBA players. All of them lasted a while. True fans of the NBA know.

Back then basketball is a man's game..you bleed before u can score...😨😱😩

The day when Isiah Thomas starts feeling insecure against MJ.😄

@LITMOVIESCENES

4 жыл бұрын

isiah owned mj

@deaa5709

4 жыл бұрын

@@LITMOVIESCENES at least isiah got one lol!

@jkdortch2308

4 жыл бұрын

84 MIKE DIDNT WIN UNTIL 90s WHEN THE REAL NBA GOT OLD TRY AGAIN

@LITMOVIESCENES

4 жыл бұрын

@@jkdortch2308 Thats the truth..he couldnt beat magic bird or isiah in their prime..he was their little brother...

@jerryalexander8803

4 жыл бұрын

No reason for Isiah to feel insecure he owned Jordan 🤷🏿‍♂️.. Jordan is the one that was insecure, only an insecure person would say that they're not going to represent their country and play in the Olympics if Isiah was on the team..

That's a gem, I wish it was the full game, but still a gem...can someone out there make it happen?

This was so dope! Letting these college players see how they stack up against the best nba players! What a confidence booster that must've been!

This is why he the goat he did this against top 10 all time top 20 30 talent he never played a single game him Ewing Mullins Alvin Robertson brought home the gold and earn they're respect and reputation ooh big smooth too underrated

big thank you for uploading this, remember getting to see it as a kid, never thought I'd get the opportunity to see it again!

Legendary coach Bobby Knight said that Jordan was the best player he'd ever seen before playing 1 minute in the NBA.

In some interviews regarding this match up Bobby Knight to a bunch of the pros: "This one is a little different" A bunch of the pros have said they couldn't believe what they saw. He had a different kind of bounce, He was attacking the basket and his man on both ends. They were praising him and in awe of him before he got in the league. Greats of the game talk about him in a way that they dont with any other player

Little did they know that MJ would dominate their league in just a few years.

@darriusjackson2499

Жыл бұрын

You got future Hall of fame guys and Patrick Ewing should have started.

@overratedgm5713

Жыл бұрын

In several years actually (7), after they all got old, but not before. Jordan never beat them at their peak. Jordan never won in the 80's.

@marlcaali1593

10 ай бұрын

​@@overratedgm5713you mean 30yr old Bird, 27yr old Isiah, 31yr old magic not their prime anymore? Remember Jordan age 35 still won the league MVP, all star MVP, finals MVP plus the chips . ..

@overratedgm5713

10 ай бұрын

@@marlcaali1593 Bird, Isiah, and Magic all played A LOT more games in the 80's because they were all going deep in the playoffs. Jordan hardly played any playoff games in the 80's so his body had a lot less wear and tear. Then came the expansion which watered down the talent, and the rules changed to favor Jordan and make the game less physical and punishing. Fact is, Jordan never won in the 80's. He never even won a single game vs the Celtics in the playoffs.

One of Jordan's best dunks ever there!!

I'm a Knicks fan live in northern Jersey 15 min out from the garden my whole life. Watching how fast Ewing was before the really bad wear and tear on those knees always blows mind! He was drafted in 85 and you can still see the big braces from injuries already starting to pile.

@marvinhagler4721

2 жыл бұрын

Im a HOYA fan from the DMV..loved Ewing..STILL do he was a REAL force in his position

MJ Gonna find the ball, And that Ball is gonna find the hoop. MJ Played this game like get ready, cause here I come!

MJ flashed awesomeness!!!