Michael Jordan 1993: 42pts vs. Robinson's Spurs

[@oneworldkingdom]

Before those injuries David was IMO one of the greatest Centers ever. His prime was just short.

[@Dioxys420]

Thanks for the upload! It's always great to see the GOAT play

[@midwestking100]

@hoopsencyclopedia man, hoops I wish u had the full upload of this game I would definitely watch this in its entirety. I love when the NBA had true and dominant big man roaming the paint. Great Video!!!

[@HymanKaplan]

Look how Shawn Elliot is guarding MJ, even with the hand check rule he had to stay like 5 ft away from him to prevent the drive and this is when MJ is 30 years old and much heavier and bit slower than in his previous years...MJ's quickness and exlosivness is the most overlooked factor when he is compared to other players..(you know who)

[@TCminneapolis]

with youtube on Xbox, i love watching being able to watch this on a tv like the old days, thanks for another great one

[@maqiaoerda]

God! I miss Jordan.......

[@popeyeisgood]

and there are countless times of moment when he outjump centers for jump ball, dunk over 7fters. all these has to do with his quickness in jumping. that hop steps he uses a lot in this game is something you dont quite see in nowadays game. but in terms of hop step, jordan is the only person in that league- no one else even come close to how smooth and creative he was when doing hop step.

[@MrYoumitube]

Growing up watching the Bulls during there dynasty of winning championships, I remember MJ was always a little more apprehensive going to the lane when he played Robinsons Spurs or Hakeem Rockets..but it did not matter since he had other weopons in his arsenal like his trusty fade away.

[@TheLionaaa]

+MrYoumitube Well, he still dunked on both of them. And in one game he dunked on Robinson twice in the same game. So...

[@boogieloo1831]

MrYoumitube - everyone was hesitant to enter the paint against any team - big men lived in the paint in that era with no 3 Sec Def rule like today. Also, contact was allowed on an incredible level and they could Hand Check back then - you see it all over this video. That's one of the numerous things that made MJ incredible - he was a mid size guard that could truly penetrate amongst the bigs and wasn't afraid of serious contact - possession after possession. This was a lot tougher era to play in - defense was superior and the equal of offenses in this era.

[@Drats101]

Favorite team - Spurs Favorite player - Michael Jordan Favorited video - this one Thanks

[@bobbo0383]

@filatelisti Today's faced paced game? Look at the early 90s there were multiple teams who averaged over 100 possessions per game. Today? No team is even close. The 80s and early 90s were known for their much faster pace.

[@1994nba]

this made me absolutely wish I could time travel back to 90s basketball

[@ofek99wwe]

The greatest duel in NBA history !

[@m74d3]

***** Depends on who you're talking about. For Kobe, it is slightly above his career fg%, so this would be a slightly above average game for Kobe. But for MJ, this was an off night - From 1987-1993 he averaged 33ppg on 52% shooting, so it was rare to see him shoot below 50%.

[@erickjordan8563]

Exactly! People can't understand how spoiled we were. Was the same when Jordan would score less than 30. We would ask if he was sick.

[@nunu5245]

Gotdamn

[@SeanRosati]

I love the old school VHS feel!! its more authentic that way

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@illVeritas Sure Hakeem was slightly undersized because relative to the plethora of 7-footers, he was smaller - but at 6-10/11, still had decent size. However, he was overskilled to make up for it. I don't quite see Dwight having enough natural skill to compensate for his lack of size. He can get by on athleticism for now, but we will have to see how his game hones.

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@sathernut He is listed at 6-9 in bare feet at draftexpress. But I have listened to your comment and agree that I'm being a little harsh here so I have edited my video description. I wouldn't call him dominant however as the great genuine 7 foot centers have been since he is undersized.

[@blackwater828]

David Robinson > Dwight Howard

[@TheLionaaa]

It's not even close. Lots of centers in this era were better than Dwight.

[@erickjordan8563]

+Air Magic ... Dwight is kind of built like Robinson.

[@TheLionaaa]

***** I don't think Howard would have been a starter in any team in the 80's or 90's.

[@jeremytucker8853]

Shouldn't even be a debate.

[@Maal7432]

Air Magic You’re a fucking liar. Dwight would be the starting center on any team then besides maybe 5. That’s factual. Dude was an animal. Y’all just don’t like him.

[@illVeritas]

@hoopsencyclopedia Well Hakeem was 'undersized' at the center position but that didn't stop him from being the post defender and shot blocker ever. And while Dwight doesn't have the polish Hakeem did he is barely 25 and is years away from his prime as a center.

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@om12345k Original tape was VHS. Been sitting around for a while.

[@marzilyas]

I like how you classify your vids under "Autos & Vehicles"

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@illVeritas True that he is best as a defender and rebounder primarily due to his athleticism and having virtually no real C to play against today. I have seen DH up close and was shocked at how uncoordinated he is and because of that and his shortness, I would use him more as an enforcer type PF ala Rodman, Oakley etc. next to a real 7 ft center with skills back then. With his lack of height and skill, he would be a mismatch every night at C so PF would maximize his utility skills.

[@djuanbenjamin9149]

My David Robinson poster still up on the wall at my parents house...I’m 41.

[@MagicalHorton]

I just checked out some of the box scores from 06/07, and that is certainly not the case, lol. Look them up. They are on Basketball reference. And that was before Dwight hit his peak, as well. Dwight and Alonzo are on about the same level, as far as impact. I'd say Dwight was a better two way player at peak than alonzo was at peak. Hopefully Dwight recovers from his injuries.

[@guellpark]

First MJ double is amazing.

[@Theycallmekenney]

@jasonmotley i mean damn...greg ostertag? floppy divac i mean vlade divac? muresan? wasnt he in that movie back in the day where he played some ogre or something? we're talking about dwight howard. not antoine carr or glenn robinson.

[@hollycochran526]

I'm watching this video from inside the alamodome 😎

[@MrRepearco]

Stats are pointless unless you are comparing the same era and same level. Its like me comparing some guy playing city league basketball with a backup NBA player and giving the advantage to the city league player because he has better STATS. STATS only tell a fraction of the story....

[@highmeadows2030]

Stats prove who is better

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@marzilyas Thanks for the heads up - fixed!

[@MagicalHorton]

and Oden obviously fizzled with injuries early on as well. Also Duncan and Garnett are all time great bigs, and duncan has pretty much played center for much of his carreer(certainly has true center size). Pau Gasol was pretty elite when younger too. Basically there have been lots of quality bigs, and their role has just changed. Study up though, because anylitics people very well could argue that if you are a scorer, Chandler is THE GUY you would want on your team to support you. Respect impact

[@crudalex]

@illVeritas I agree dwight howard is underskilled, he's good at defense and rebounds, but we have mutombo back then too. imo dwight is at best an athletic freak

[@popeyeisgood]

@HymanKaplan tell me about that. and jordan still blows elliot away with that 5 ft distance. jordan did constantly blow people by even at older age( 96-98) with similar or larger distance in between them. another overlooked factor is how fast jordan can jump, to me , that is the most overlooked part. doesnt matter how high jordan can jump( high enough to dunk is good enough)look how many time he is getting rebounds in a group of 6"9 and above in this game.

[@MagicalHorton]

how in gods name is Dwight Howard undersized? He has a 9'3" standing reach. Also Tyson Chandler has been playing great for the last couple years. hes an incredible player in part because his pick and roll mastery and efficiency on offense really opens things up for his teams. Really killing the theory that you need to be a high volume scorer or stat accumulater to be an amazing offensive player. And the old school bigs have just had a bad run of luck lately. Ming was always hurt.

[@Shermstyle23]

@filatelisti Reason basketball is a BIG man's game is that it goes back to fundamentals. BIGs can draw in the defense just by posting up deep w/out having to risk injury by driving in. Injuries will deplete a player's NBA life. Those BIGs can dish out like driving guards do but without the risk. & reason why small players like Tim Hardaway & Stockton did well is that they werent high flyers that drove in to risk injury. They were great shooters & drove in to draw in the defense on the ground.

[@Tashi0106]

Awesome stuff

[@djfobtronics]

@hoopsencyclopedia totally agree. while howard has improved, he game smarts will nowhere be near the likes of david robinson, hakeem and similar. Howard still doesnt have a go to move or patented shot.

[@midwestking100]

can someone please tell me when was the last time dwight howard was in the top five of steals and blocks?

[@xxscrimagexx]

@TheGrimTruth With no shoes, Dwight Howard is around 6'9. The Admiral is a legit 7 footer without the shoes. There's a reason why Dwight tries (and failing horribly) to model his game after Hakeem Olajuwon, because Olajuwon considers himself, so does Dwight, as undersized centers. Yes, Dwight's athleticism is VERY amazing, but his sheer power, skills, and post presence is no where near the 80's and the 90's famed centers.

[@Paniro123]

@illVeritas He plays in an era that has no true centers that also lacks quality rebounders. He is a good help defender but not a very good one on one defender. Yao Ming used to eat him alive offensively and defensively imagine what better centers could do to him. Charles Oakley has gone so far as saying that Dwight would hardly even come off the bench back in the day.

[@TheCarlo355]

What's the name of the song in the background of 0:14-0:41.

[@ibuffalou]

@Dancestudent08 not sure if you are serious dude, but i am. where is it at bossplaya?

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@Dancestudent08 If I have the time and energy - perhaps!

[@Theycallmekenney]

@MrHT23 first of all we're talking about a guy rony seikly who's career avg was 14 and 9...1. he is not a center 2. roy hibbert is avg 13 and 9 right now and he's a shot blocker...not to mention this is his 5th year...he'll be better next year than he was this year...rony never got better point blank

[@BELLOBLOCK]

@popeyeisgood exactly einstein, we are talking about true centers,bigs who do their work in the paint. who is on your list of true centers?

[@jasonmotley]

@getyoasshome I have to agree. Not that Dwight is a scrub but I do think he would have a hard time against true centers one on one. Shaq, Robinson, Ewing, Olajuwon, Smits would give him a lot of trouble one on one. However, I think what makes Dwight stand out so much is his help defense. I think his help defense is as good as anyone's in any era.

[@popeyeisgood]

@knuklo completely agree.. but howard would be a bit more of a offensive threat than mutombo though

[@illVeritas]

@hoopsencyclopedia Hoops you're a little Harsh with your criticism of Dwight...he rebounds and defends as well as any center of any era and while his offensive game may not be Dream-like it is certainly serviceable. Don't get too protective of your favorite era.

[@SeecretWeapon]

@midwestking100 never but they will point out years from now how he dominated the def player of the yr award and rebounds. along with top 5 in blocks for like 8 yrs straight. but that means nothing. i think Dikembe and Ben Wallace have like 3 or 4 DEF player of the year awards each and guys like Robinson, Pippen, Hakeem , Rodman have like 3 combined

[@jasonmotley]

So who is better David Robinson or Dwight Howard?

[@filpan]

damn, he was so fast. no one is comparable to him, not then,not today,NO ONE.

[@jasonmotley]

@jasonmotley how in the hell did my comment get removed? really fellas? hoops, did you remove it?

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@popeyeisgood And all these guys would limit Dwight's tip ins, dunks and rebounds as well while having huge scoring nights so mentally, Dwight would be a much less confident player knowing he would be a 2nd tier C at best back then. And we all know how his mental focus is not one of his strong points already.

[@scsumlg2357]

Which Air Jordan's was he wearing in this game?

[@R0zzzZ]

i agree that there aren't many true centers today, but you're calling dwight howard undersized? what?? Hes probably "underskilled" but on defense he is a menace in the way robinson was.

[@dlmaniac]

Beatable.

[@MacDagger187]

I love love love love your videos hoopsencyclopedia but on this one the sound is all whack!

[@c2g1980]

Actually ur correct. 16 for 35 is 46% & not awesome at all but when thats considered an off day, because by his standards it is, then thats pretty awesome. 46% is bad game for MJ while Kobe shoots 45% for his career & 44% in the playoffs.

[@oneworldkingdom]

Look up "Mourning dominates Dwight" - Keep in mind this is not Mourning at his peak. He totally dominated Dwight whenever they met up. Dunking on him, blocking his dunks and shots. And we're talking about older sicker Mourning dominating Dwight.

[@ibuffalou]

the 80's and 90's were filled with better, bigger, and stronger pf's and centers. all you have to do is look at the rebounding leaders from say 1993, and you will see that it isn't even close. however, on the flipside, the guards are more advanced now than they were back then, but the best guards and wingmen of that era are still as good or better than what we have today, there just wasn't the depth. i.e. drexler, dominique, penny, grant hill are as good as the wing players today.

[@wistiti93420]

@hoopsencyclopedia its the truth....dwight who??

[@Theycallmekenney]

@Shermstyle23 you failed to mention tyson chandler, lamarcus aldridge, blake griffin, deandre jordan, amare, artest, al horford, boozer, andre igodaula, demarcus cousins and i can go on when talking about FORMIDABLE and good players today..im not going to bring up stiffs...for what? if thats the case back in the 80s and 90s there was more stiffs than today like william bedford, jack haley, bill winnington, chris dudley, shawn bradley, i can go on and on.....

[@sirnicholas2323]

Who disliked this? have some respect for the game.

[@om12345k]

both the sound and the video qualities are bad... why is that?

[@popeyeisgood]

@hoopsencyclopedia yea. i always thought that d rob was a bit stiff in his post-up move compared to ewing, hakeem, and even the prime shaq..but if you watch howard plays today you see how superior d rob is as a athletic center that could also post up. in terms of skill, i think the only ture skilled big man now is gasol ( but he isnt much on the other end) and for that type of skilled big man you got rik smith, sabonis, or even yao ming(not from the 90s) that would make dh looks like a fool

[@MagicalHorton]

guess who is also in the top five? Tim Duncan(beast), Cowens (beast), D Rob(monstrous beast), Ben Wallace(beast). Duncan, Drob and Wallace have obvious claims to leagues best at peaks. Analytics people know that an efficient clean up man is very helpful, hence the obvious value of chandler shooting 70 % TS and scoring 13 per 36. That is much more useful than scoring 30 on 50% TS% And you honestly don't think that a prime Dwight Howard attracted a lot of attention in the post? that's hilarious.

[@FrYLocK41]

@hoopsencyclopedia hoops i love your channel and everything but you are wrong on this one. Dwight is 7 feet tall, his athleticism is unmatched for a guy his size. He doesnt have polished post up moves but his athleticism makes up for it, I mean he's averaging 20 points a game and 60% FG. You couldnt be more efficient than that. And to say he's just a bench player had he played in the 90's is just plain ludicrous.

[@SeecretWeapon]

@illVeritas now a days primes are not the same. wear and tear on your legs coming out of college stun your prime @ 31 yrs old. especially for bigs

[@Theycallmekenney]

@jasonmotley exactly and i say the same and those are all hall of famers but when people on here start yappin talking about he would have a hard time against GREG OSTERTAG AND GEORGE MURESAN i have to draw the line. i dont think dwight would get shut down at all and i think he would do more than just hold his own against the greats because of his athleticism and defense.

[@ibuffalou]

@illVeritas dwight is by far the best center today, but back in mj's era, he would be at best, the 5th or 6th best center. that's a pretty big difference. but can you imagine? dwight would have his hands full every night, even if he might be slightly better overall than alonzo, dikembe, daughtery, seikely, gilmore, sikma, parish, and im missing several. he wasn't better than ralph sampson or moses malone or ewing, olajuwon or david robinson or shaq.

[@PhillyCEEZ]

i love the DEMONSTRATION @ 8:18. completely schooled a lead footed at that point of his career SEAN ELLIOT. Jordan's footspeed and footwork gave him no choice but to fool.

[@1103bullsnation]

Who do believe would win the 1999 Finals if the Bulls were still together faced the Spurs.

[@daisycuttabeats]

yup.

[@netcap001]

@getyoasshome all that matters is that manning was a reserve for the all-star game averaging well over 20 points. what was bynum averaging as a starter,17 per game?lmao.

[@popeyeisgood]

@ibuffalou yea. and i seriously believe that penny and hill would have neutralize some of the hype of kobe if they were healthy the whole time. personally i think grant hill was on his way to become something like what we are seeing lebron is doing, only in a more team oriented, and tasteful way.

[@HymanKaplan]

@getyoasshome With the exception of Chandler and DAJ those are PFs, not centers, Iggy and Artest are SFs..Look at the center position in 1993 season. Even the 20th best center that season would be TOP5 today..Shawn Bradley was a stiff, but he once averaged 13-8 with 3.4 blocks, that would make him easilly an all star this year.

[@MagicalHorton]

I don't put Dwight in the class of of hakeem, Robinson, or Shaq. Ewing and mourning, sure. I'd say he has been better than both those guys( though not last season, again he suffered a serious injury). Chandler is a great player who cleans up very efficiently on offense, which may actually be his greatest strength. His value is less traditionally perceivable and more accessible from an advanced statistics standpoint. I'd say he has been playing better than a lot of the guys you mentioned.

[@bidou03111973]

no question this era was perfect...if mj and others were playing now i would say that nba game today is wonderful but it isn't the case.

[@Shermstyle23]

@filatelisti Thats only true because the game today encourages more scoring & a faster game. No defensive 3 sec allows centers to actually stay near or in the lane to block layups & hurt smaller players. Hard fouls were not flagrants back in the day. So centers before & other players would put you down on the ground to teach you to not come in. Smaller players would get injured mroe often & not last in the NBA. Look @ Kobe, when has he ever been put down to the floor like the older players?!

[@Shermstyle23]

@filatelisti So if you bring back the game to its true form where its survival of the fittest & not where the rules are changed to make it easier. Now the NBA isnt focused on defense as much as they used to be. No hand checking means you guard your player by getting fouls or letting them by. No hard fouls doesnt detract players from driving in. A defensive 3 second rule makes shot blockers come from the weak side. They made it easier to score & have decreased the emphasis on GOOD DEFENSE!

[@kg21mack]

Dwight's more like 6'10", and has a 7'5" wingspan with absolutely ripped muscle throughout... and at approximately 270 lbs Howard would have been capable to get a bit under Robinson and overpower the shit out of him. Dwight should be scoring 25 a game by now even with his below-average free throw shooting but he's coming around on offense

[@dlawson688]

@illVeritas yeah but consider howard limits in ability and competition. Ola, Rob, Pat, Shaq, Sabonis, Mutombo, and others would be even better if they didn't have to face each other. Howard and Bynum is all you got today. Howard is a less skilled Robinson, Bynum is different he is closer to a physically weaker robinson. They are good, but not great.

[@Theycallmekenney]

@Shermstyle23 dude you lost me when you veered off the road talking about GEORGE MURESAN, OSTERTAG...those were STIFFS. what next? are you going to say shawn bradley was formidable? this is a guard driven league today and dwight would still get his numbers especially against SABONIS...the human flop machine. so now you're basically stuck with guys i already named. gasol and davis? what about aldridge, haslem, artest, KG, al horford, deandre jordan, blake griffin,chandler?

[@camillemartinez3782]

oh i new it to see miheal jordan move

[@popeyeisgood]

@xxscrimagexx to play well in the post one does not need to have legit center size. look at barkley, malone, jordan, even magic. yea howard is just not even close in terms of basketball talent. i like how these players like to look back in times and pattern their games from the greats- and understatement of how inferior they are now.

[@MrHT23]

@Paniro123 Mark Eaton is 7'4-7'5

[@Theycallmekenney]

@illVeritas dwight will be in the league for another 12 years he didnt go to college.

[@successfulman85]

did scottie foul out?

[@Tuga777]

D.Howard 1st of all isnt considered to be a center IMO he would have been a good player in the 80's but not like he is dominating the Leauge right now. He would have seen how legit centers played back in the day and how they set up there defence for center with limited O abilities such as D.Howard has. If you really want to be technical if you wanted to bring up his true POS. he wouldnt have lasted against the Webber,Wallace its a couple more but I wont mention shaq bc there is diff no reason

[@KJ4663]

@dcdrumsinc but that was years ago dude

[@BELLOBLOCK]

What is a "true" center? A big man with no outside shooting touch? The game has evolved, skill level is increasing for big man, now they can shoot a little. Because they can shoot these little mid range shots people are calling them not true centers anymore.

[@NYCGERSON777]

The big difference is Jordan is expected to make shots in the 4th Qt. and it's surprising when he doesn't while Lebron is expected to fail and when he does people take the opportunity to bash him over being the best in the game but he is the best in the game (right now). Jordan's greatness is acredited mayorily because of what he's done against all odds especially in the 4th Qt. Lebron has NOTHING on MJ when it comes to dropping big buckets in the 4th QT game after game and year after year.

[@netcap001]

@getyoasshome divac was an allstar in 2001

[@xxscrimagexx]

@getyoasshome Mark Eaton, Moses Malone, Robert Parish, Artis Gilmore, Alonzo Mourning (count only his 90's). I wanna argue the case so bad for Bill Laimbeer and Jack Sikma but I truly feel Dwight Howard is only on these 2's level. Dwight is amazing, don't get me wrong, but to say that only 5 Centers from the 80s and 90s were better than him insults the golden era. But I do disagree with Hoopencyclopedia's comment about him being a bench player. DH12 would've started in the past. :)

[@Theycallmekenney]

@ibuffalou moses best days were in the 70s and early early! 80s.

[@jasonmotley]

@HymanKaplan yea and he thinks 6 will put him the same category as Mike

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

@jasonmotley Maybe by accident, sorry.

[@jasonmotley]

@getyoasshome gety, your right i would have to have Dwight's back when comparing him to Ostertag and Muresan. He's way better than them and his quickness would just kill them. He would have a hard time backing down Ostertag so I am sure he would go around and over a guy like him.

[@popeyeisgood]

@illVeritas his defense is above average in nba nowadays. you have to ask why, because there is no real offensively brilliant center to give him that kind of threat. and if you put his stats back into the 80s-90s era they arent that impressive. mourning, mutombo ,parish, the big 4 and a lot of power forwards at the time. dont get too delusional of the era you are watching now.

[@FrYLocK41]

@dcdrumsinc a 24 year old dwight howard with a bunch of scrubs in his team against a prime Pau Gasol with another legit big man beside him in Bynum and a prime Kobe and a stacked bench? Go figure.

[@ibuffalou]

@ibuffalou and throw scottie in there too. it could be argued that you can't come up with 5 wing players today that are as good collectively as penny, grant hill, dominique, scottie, and clyde. mj destroyed them all - literally dropped 50+ on each of them (dropped 50+ on scottie in a charity game).

[@midwestking100]

bigger, stronger, faster= David Robinson