Comments on: Michael Jordan vs. Today’s Rules

By: Wake Up

Wake Up — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:20:33 +0000

Are some of you on crack? You do realize that Michael Jordan played against zone defense when he was 40 years old averaged what 22 PPG and 1 SPG? thats pretty good for an old men with failing knees? Now you want to take a 27 Year old MJ and put him in this league whos going to stop him with these rules. I know some of you havent seen an NBA game before 2000 because you are like 12 year old KObe homers but everytime I see Lebron drive down a the lane and every defender is afraid to touch him it pisses me off. It doesnt take a genius to watch old MJ videos and see how fast he is. Trust me if an old AI can still produce 27 PPG in this watered down league a 1987 MJ would destroy it.

By: T

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:56:26 +0000

Jordan – 6 Finals appearances, 6 rings, 6 MVPs
Kobe – 6 Finals appearances, 4 rings, two losses, 1 MVP
Lebron – nada

‘nough said

By: hucklebuck

hucklebuck — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:08:25 +0000

I agree with 99% of ur post about MJ doing what it takes and having a drive that is unmatched. but from watching baseketball for the last 20 years and seeing films/highlights of the eras before that, I think today’s game has suffered.
you mentioned Dominique and then it got me thinking-once MJ retired, the NBA’s overall game has suffered, mainly from young talent entering the league too young and not knowing the basic fundamentals that MJ n Dominique had. anyone can appreciate a college game, but when u add that to a player who has lots of talent, then u get the MJs, Dominiques, Drexlers, Olajuwons, etc. I think the second main reason is the LOVE OF THE GAME. Ask today’s players who plays for the LOVE OF THE GAME and I will bet its half of the percentage from those in the 80s and 90s.

By: me

me — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:16:12 +0000

post 84 is the truth.

By: me

me — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:13:27 +0000

Ian seems either young, or an idiot.

Go look at jordan’s 63 against the celts in the playoffs. This is right after being out most of the season with a foot injury. Ppl don’t realize how quick young MJ was. No one was stopping him at that time. There isn’t a player, past or present, that could have stopped him at that point. PERIOD.

Anyone that puts lebron, wade, or kobe anywhere near MJ has no bball credibility. None Whatsoever.

What made MJ great was his drive to be the best. There are others that had some of his other traits, like the 3 i named above, but none of them have that drive. In today’s league, chris paul is the closest to having that drive, that will to win, and no one else is close.

I watched jordan before, during, and after his prime. I’m also a chicago native, but I HATED MJ when he was playing. Dominique Wilkins was my boy. But with that being said, I can be impartial and call it the way i see it, even if i didn’t like him. I appreciate him more now than i did when he was playing.

By: hucklebuck

hucklebuck — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:20:45 +0000

good point Mike C.

since it can only be imagined, it would be interesting to see how he would play against a zone. but knowing the type of player he was, I think in him prime, he would have found the holes in defense and attack with his quick and explosive moves. LeBron isn’t a great shooter but he still gets to the basket. Chris Paul is able to get in the lane as well. Dwayne Wade is finding the rim with ease as well. All 3 of those players have a trait that MJ had. His mastering of the fundamentals plus his athletic ability and hangtime is still unmatched today even though the NBA players are definitely more athletic than 10-1 years ago. The handchecking rule may even that out for him to be a very productive threat as well.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:11:15 +0000

MJ’s game winners would be cut by at least half with today’s rule where you can just double him off the ball.
Also, zone de fense would have fored MJ to shoot a lot of 3s, which he wasn’t particularly great at.

By: hucklebuck

hucklebuck — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:47:26 +0000

Antonio- I agree with ur comments.

to Kevin K-
if u would actually pay attention to what I wrote, Pippen played a large part in Jordan’s success. It is hard to say MJ would have gotten through those grueling playoff series against the Knicks, Heat, Piston, and the Finals against the Blazers, Suns, and Jazz without Pippen’s play.
as far as Pippen being soft, apparently you missed highlights of Pippen d-ing up Magic, fighting Rodman(w/Pistons),dunking on Patrick Ewing, and blocking Charles Smith. sure doesn’t sound like a soft player now does he?
AAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND for my final jab-take these stats to ur dome
MJ’s points per game before Pippen-29.3
MJ’s points per game with Pippen-31.

Enough said.

By: hucklebuck

hucklebuck — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:24:03 +0000

@ doc-
u sure know how to kill ur own argument by completely going off the topic of debate. I must’ve missed that little thing u got called alloverkorverdik syndrome.
by the way, Kyle is known more for having a mom that can score more than him (74 points in one game-check the web for that one).
Game, end, match.
count it.

By: Dragonyeuw

Dragonyeuw — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:01:07 +0000

“Kobe would eat him for breakfast”

Clearly drugs at work here