Michael Jordan's 1-on-1 Defense

[@ricosauve5]

what people don't realize is a lot of Jordans offense came from his defense. He wasn't just coming down and throwing up 22 shots in the half court. A lot of them came from playing great defense or getting out on the fast break

[@Zero-wy2gx]

ricosauve5 Exactly and that's why I believe Defense is your best offense.

[@naturenupe6]

A lot of Jordan’s offense came from the free throw line, lol. I’m not saying he wasn’t great. He was but he’s not the goat. That’s Kareem. This video shows his defense but I got a simple question for the extreme Jordan fans: How many of these highlights would be a foul if Jordan was the one with the ball? Lol I know you don’t want to answer that.

[@DRWRITER08]

Christopher Miller are you serious ? In most these clips he’s stripping them clean. Plus in those times physicality was for real and MJ had to deal with it on offense himself. Also Kareem can’t be the goat just off the fact that he only won finals mvp 2/6 times he won. Even so you can’t be the goat being a center. Staying in the paint all game I’m sorry. MJ dominated all over the court. won his chips all with 1 team and did it with 2 3 peats. Kareem is still on Mount Rushmore but the goat is MJ hands down.

[@Qball__]

Thats what mad him better than all the other scorers was he dominated by defense let alone offense unlike all these shooters today who just shoot

[@Mike1122.]

Yeah, Kobe played excellent defense as well. And would give 81 on the offensive end.

[@3kitchen]

The fact that he was rackin up scoring titles and playin defense like this locking up the other teams best player, 9 time 1ST TEAM D, 3 steals champs, 1 DPOY, hella 200+ steal seasons first player wit 200 steals 100 blocks in a season, the man was a genious

[@Kbrwsg]

OMG HE HAD 200 steals and 100 blocks omfg that is actually wild

[@EdgarLeon-tq3uj]

@@Kbrwsg He did that twice. Back 2 back seasons.

[@davidianson1182]

The best player ever was actually maybe the best defender too. Who knew

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

​@@EdgarLeon-tq3ujBill Russell mostly did that 10 out of his 13 years

[@riseharris5204]

@@JohnnyRodgers3Nobody flew like #Mike

[@donfreezer]

Mj was mad quick. He beating the offensive players to the spot on their drive. You know how fast you gotta be to start moving laterally after the offensive player does but some how get to the spot before the offensive player does.

[@beastmodeforever8674]

At 1:22 is probably a good example of what you're saying

[@iMacxXuserXx485]

Agreed and you have to be smart too, have good footwork, and react well.

[@redwing0327]

MJ Defense is awesome

[@archive23]

Great video man. Jordan's help defense was always right there with Pippen's but his 1-on-1 defense was on another level. The best 2-way player of all time.

[@williamkoscielniak820]

IMO Pippen's help defense was better and MJ's on ball defense was better. Personally I thought Pippen was the overall more dominant defender based on all of the things he could do, or at least he was in the 2nd three peat. During the 1st three peat I think they were pretty much even.

[@jeremiah8012]

@@williamkoscielniak820 well ik one guy that’s a dpoy, 3x steal champ, and 9 time all defensive

[@mozdaboz]

@@williamkoscielniak820 Pippen being longer probably has something to do with that. MJ's reflex is much quicker though...

[@RKYJHAIRSTUDIOS]

@@williamkoscielniak820 funny Jordan always had the highest defensive win shares on the team. Then Pippen. It’s all good though. Pippen was Robin on defense, too.

[@josephrush8078]

@@RKYJHAIRSTUDIOS no pollen guarded the best offensive players regularly and mj would guard the scraps that’s why he looks so good on defense look up Clyde drexler average on him he put up mvp numbers on mj every time

[@zage5495]

This is the reason why MJ is the goat for me, defense is probably the best part of the game for me at least.

[@kevintowns9552]

He wasn't his team best on ball defender stop it ..pippen was

[@danielnelson6903]

@@kevintowns9552Jordan won a dpoy award and Scottie never won one😂 But he’s a better defender right use your brain

[@imfinishedgrinding638]

​​@@kevintowns9552 Who cares? At the end of the day, despite being an absolute offensive machine he was still a real threat on the defensive end. 3rd in all time steals and 2nd for blocks as a guard in only 13 full seasons is hella impressive.

[@ihercr5333]

It's actually amazing that anyone would say that MJ was just the best scorer ever and in lot of discussion about GOAT thing or MJ him self, they forgot to mention his DPOY or his 9 times ALL Defencive team. And those 9 happend in only 13 real season he played for the Bulls. Simply don't get how almost anyone today don't realize that it's not just that when it's really the fact that that kinda fact means that he was by definition a beast. How much stamina, will, heart, motivation and determination you need to have to leave your heart on the defencive part of the coart and still have the power to destroy everybody on the offencive part of the coart. Have 50% shooting, have power and calmness to close the game, be cluch af and all that in years when teams like Bad Boys, Knicks, Pacers putt you down on the floor 5 times a night. That alone takes your strenght and stamina away, but he played trough all that and he give his all on BOTH side of the coart. Beside Kawi or Westrbrook...how many players today gives their all in offence and deffence? Plus...today there are no hand chacking, no real big man and definitely teams like Bad Boys or rules from that era. Jordan was a killer on court. Simple as that. Every minute of every game. No resting, no sitting the games and no f... way he would just watch his opponent driving next to him with him not reacting so he could rest or not give a f... Dude would kill everybody on his team if he saw his teammates not playing defence. He was the engine on the floor that push everyone else to give their best, him and Pippen were a defencive nightmare and Jordan an amazing defencive player. Who ever wached the Bulls, you didn't see them give up, you didn't see the blowupps that you see today from so many teams with best players in the league. -20, -30 and more...you couldn't saw that with Bulls. No defence back than...? Sure...that's why it was super rare to see any team from that era take 120-135 points in a game, especially not Bulls. It much more easy to shoot 50 threes in a game, than to drive and actually have the ability to do so. He was a true leader, amazing defencive player and even better in offence. Always hungry and every game counts. So yes GOAT

[@johnyb9519]

Jordan was a much, much, better individual defender than Pippen. Pippen was elite, but he would constantly get lit up by elite offensive players (Dominique had something like 30ppg against him). Jordan would give you bussiness, and even if you remained in the zone, his physicality, active defense and stamina would ultimately spend you.

[@Mike1122.]

Kobe was an excellent on ball defender and was also 12 times all defensive.

[@mellortoonie]

Johny B naw you are wrong on that pippen better on defense than Jordan, and shit like that happens and I can bet those 30 ppg weren’t completely on pippen

[@fashion3745]

Mell Both are great defender but MJ won DPOY

[@williamkoscielniak820]

@@johnyb9519 MJ was the better on ball defender, but Pippen was a terror as a team defender. That man deflected more balls than any player I've ever seen, and he took charges better than any player I've ever seen. When it comes to just sticking to a guy like glue though MJ was a step ahead of Pippen and was arguably the best ever at it.

[@jonquist7089]

MJ logic: "I'll just guard the basketball, to hell with the guy dribbling it."

[@gabemarshall7777]

Exactly! It's the same with football as I love seeing cornerbacks that play the ball and not the guy....it's called football/basketball, not “Ballguy”.

[@fredtacang3624]

Per mj himself, he wants the ENTIRE opposing team to be wary of him, not just the guy he's guarding

[@durriellhumphrey]

Facts

[@diamondhickspharmd2808]

He would guard his man and the passing lane

[@averagejoe845]

High school coaches should go through the videos of MJ playing 1-on-1 defense and team defense and use these to help their players. MJ is so incredibly gifted we forget how fundamentally sound MJ is. Find the video with MJ talking with Toni Kukoc after Kukoc turns his back on the ball, it is priceless. From MJ's understanding of the fundamentals to his leadership with how he spoke with Kukoc help us understand why the Bulls were so good.

[@mememe131199]

The footwork in his defence is so beautiful.

[@johnyb9519]

This wonderful short clip highlights the most obvious of Jordans' characteristics, overall, his tenacity. Phil Jackson probably gave the best attribution, when he said that when they wanted to shut down a player that was red hot they'd use Michael instead of Pippen, because Mike's defense was more INTIMIDATING. But with Mike, his superiority came from the very combination of supreme physicality + elite skill, just like on the offensive end. Jordan would demonstrate to all how you maximize your capabilities in every possible defensive scenario. It would be almost impossible for the offense to screen him away from his assignment, for he would anticipate the screen, lower his feet and glue on the offensive player in order to a. lead him away from the screen, b.be in a position to move his waist under the waist of the screener. He would put on a clinic on how to force the offensive player to go the positions you want him to go, offseting his movement, cutting away space, obstracting his looks, luring him into traffic, making him turn his back to him to avoid a steal hence forcing a shot from an awkward stance. And of course, he would provide a step by step guide on how to guard bigger guys, from how to plant your feet on the ground to avoid being backed under the rim, to how you negate the height advantange by ACTIVELY dislodging the ball from your opponents hands when he hasnt even jumped to take a shot or by blocking the shot from the REAR before it reaches its high point.

[@Dymez510]

That dude was ridiculous on D. I didn’t even know he could shutdown 4’s like that, too.

[@baselinejordan1744]

jocriss arguably the best perimeter defender ever

[@adamjefferson6229]

thats y hes the greatest! shut dat shit down!

[@erik666111]

@@baselinejordan1744 Yep both with Pippen were amazing

[@baselinejordan1744]

makaveli g true dat

[@mgtowlifeseasyifyoutry1274]

@@erik666111 ppl don't give Scott any love in this shit lmaooo

[@candyxxv5834]

When your guarded by MJ, even on the offensive side your still on defense.

[@calkelpdiver]

Solid proof that MJ is the GOAT. The guy played the whole floor, the whole game, and with the whole of his intensity. He had the killer instinct on both ends of the court.

[@relaxstaycalm1906]

MJ the GOAT. NBA todays defensive level is way much less intense than this or shall i say weak

[@creatureofhabit7049]

hand checking is not allowed now. If someone can put clamps today would be demon in mj's era (kawhi, avery etc)

[@00savage_8]

You sound dumb . The amount of basketball I watch and see foul called that aren't even close to being a foul is crazy

[@Sleeze336]

Today's defensive players can't touch you, half of these plays in the vid would be fouls today so don't say today's players lack effort Its just physically impossible to guard some of these players today without touching them so they opt to save themselves the embarrassment

[@MrEOM41]

Defense wins championships 😌

[@neildcruz3227]

Say it loud for the young casuals who don't know the defense lol

[@ryanjung4416]

I hope nba teams start prioritizing defensive based teams more. For example the 2022 Celtics were so good. I think the spurs have the potential to be a defensive powerhouse too

[@sostdm617]

​@@neildcruz3227facts

[@jonahbranton4899]

Literally handcheck god​@@neildcruz3227

[@raymaster972]

On the last play Jordan decided he was going to guard Grant Hill. He even fought over the screen to stick with his man. He was determined to not let him get a good shot. What a player !

[@pjpj2639]

This is what makes Michael Jordan the goat

[@JJClarkNice]

1:49 🤣He didnt even let this man take a step 🔒

[@fr4nz2k19]

Best scorer of all time plus being the best defender in the league. MVP's DOPY 6 Rings thats greatness.

[@garrison6863]

He had such great anticipation, quickness, and leaping ability. And he really worked at playing defense.

[@adnanojd]

Unlike lebum

[@carloscostajr5326]

Jordan was a great defender at decisive moments

[@baiteme]

Jordan's last shot of his Bulls career came from his defense...let that sink in.

[@andgar923]

the play at 2:50 vs the Sixers is my fav one. He gets beat badly but somehow he miraculously recovers and stops the drive. Not only does he recover he switches on Chuck for the steal. He defended two people in the same possession something that very few people in the history could do. And not one of them could do as consistently or effectively as MJ.

[@feelcollins4358]

Dude is so fast the offensive team felt threatened and hesitate to shoot thinking MJ would jump and slap that ball away from them lol.

[@el34glo59]

Fast af

[@mozdaboz]

Scottie Pippen has a say on that

[@andgar923]

@@mozdaboz He's not as fast/quick as MJ.

[@mozdaboz]

@@andgar923 he may not but MJ is not as long as Scottie and just as I'm trying to say he's just as effective and consistent as a defender...

[@bjo0223]

The GOAT of Jordan videos is back!

[@Nocsucal-BeatGod]

dude was tenacious as fk. I literally can't believe we try to put anyone on his level. He simply dominated everything everywhere all the time. LJ on ball defense isn't even in the same stratosphere as MJ's. LJ is great at passing lanes, chase downs and weak side help. On ball defense LJ isn't even good. He's gotten better but nowhere close to elite. If Jordan didn't want you scoring you weren't going to score period.

[@shanedrayton7662]

Capitalhill27 damn right

[@josephweber2502]

Stop being up lebrons name. He obviously is nowhere near Jordan. He doesn't deserve to be brought up.

[@mgtowlifeseasyifyoutry1274]

Yeah dude LeBron really shouldn't be brought up with anything mj, NBA needed a new star after kobe it was LeBron now its steph and in the future it'll be someone else LeBron years are over with

[@terrogz2159]

🤣 are u srs ? i’ve seen bron do everything mj did in this video to better offensive players and scorers. they are both great defenders and neither is vastly better than the other. tenacious is the word tho to describe mj on defense

[@officialpenguin5056]

@@terrogz2159 lol Kuzma had to push Lebron just to play defense. Tf outta here with those lies

[@Larph13]

Observe the moment @ 2:49 - MJ's defense on tulliver? forces him to pass to sir charles and he recovers back quickly to cover charles... The tenacity.

[@williamkoscielniak820]

Greatest scorer ever (both in the regular season and playoffs), greatest finisher and clutch shooter ever, quite possibly the greatest on ball permitter defender ever, and a very underrated and overall excellent passer. 6-0 in the finals with 6 finals MVP's. Michael Jordan is quite simply the greatest basketball player ever, and that is no disrespect to Lebron, Kareem, Magic, Wilt, Russell, Bird, Kobe, Hakeem, Duncan, or any of the other all time great legends. MJ was just simply better than all of them.

[@1283907]

This is kawhi Leonard on steroids

[@mauricefromyt]

Michael Jordan is the greatest defender of all time

[@garrison6863]

Those were some great players he was guarding, Bird and Thomas and Magic. You have to admire his determination and man what technique he had. Textbook.

[@darriuscoleman9187]

MJ was like Deion Sanders on defense..can’t run a play on his side or he gone clip you

[@jaysantos1673]

that switch to chuck was crazy

[@makaveli6053]

I thought it wasn’t real when I received the notification

[@medestinier]

Thank you for still remembering me.

[@bjo0223]

Same here!

[@jonquist7089]

Better than all the dunks. He hardly allowed his man a dribble. When they do dribble they have to do it behind them.

[@brandoncrockett9266]

The GOAT and the greatest two-way player ever

[@donjuanismo]

Thanks for sharing Hanamichi's classic RARE videos. Much appreciated. I would love to see more of MJ's rare plays. Hope you can upload more?

[@issajoke2437]

No professional team outside of Bill Russel Celtics (they only had to beat like 7 other teams to win though 😒) dominated a team game like Jordan's Bulls. But Jordan haters want to give all the credit to Pip. The year after MJ retired Pip was mediocre at best on a talented Blazers team. Brady is probably the closest winner in the modern era of sports with his 6 titles in 20 years. Jordan won 6 titles in 11 full seasons as a Bull. Combine that with his blend of individual dominance (10 scoring titles in 11 full seasons, 5 MVPs, DPOY) and team success (6 rings in 6 straight seasons in which he played a full season) and his countless highlights of him dominating on both ends of the court and I dont see how hes not the GOAT in people's eyes. He was a drill sergeant on the court and pushed his teammates to be their very best and people say hes not a good leader. He made his teammates mentally tough and you need that to Win. Not gonna say no names but some of the other people that get considered the 'goat' have shown many examples of lacking mental toughness. Great players are great players but if I'm starting a dynasty from scratch and my life depended on them being successful, MJ is my number 1 pick. He never took a game off and wouldn't let anyone else take a game off. I'll take that over a player that wants to be everybody's friend any day. You play to win

[@taygoated313]

I love Jordan but he retired 3 times lmao. That is an example of "lacking mental toughness", not to mention physical toughness. Be real bro.

[@coreyeatmon5101]

Gilbert Arenas needs to see that grant hill stop. Quickness and strength holds true in any era.

[@nightryder16]

2:47..he was actually beat at first.. Look how he made him change directions and look at that recovery speed.. My God!

[@lotuslife3239]

My dude was really slowing down to guard everyone at their paces. His athleticism was on alien and at 6'6 with that wingspan he could virtually guard 3 players at a time in 1 possession, it only became stupid when MJ wanted to guard guys full court and ball hunt all game. 40 was a walk in the park for him

[@visionsdancecompany3242]

The way he slams of the breaks and changes direction at 0:56 seconds made my knees hurt...WOW!

[@kelvingillett5331]

All the years jordan won scoring title all of those years it should have been mvp's .

[@VCthaGOATdunker]

Pretty obvious why he would be so good at defense. Killer instinct, athleticsm, footspeed and more importantly great footwork, huge wingspan and giant strong hands with good hand eye coordination and very physically strong too. He also has very high basketball IQ and court vision and can anticipate what moves are gonna be made. That's a nightmare to deal with on the court.

[@martialartssoldier249]

Because of him my defense improved. But even before him, I took to defense like a duck on water. I was always looking for the steal or preventing them from getting to the hoop. After watching how Jordan defended, I got into people's passing lanes and timing when a person would post up and throw up a shot then I was on my way up to block. I made so many people angry doing that lmao 😂. To me he's the example of perfect offense, perfect defense and he worked HARD on both. The fruits of labor

[@brandonahmed5859]

He’s known for playing the passing lanes & being a great shot blocker esp for a guard, but his on ball defense is criminally underrated imo. Dude was a menace

[@ry_an.]

this man has been making michael jordan videos for years this dude is elite

[@dell5862]

What plenty of people don’t see is Jordan is the best because he was also the greatest defensive player. Game in and game out, season in and season out Jordan played as hard defensively as he did offensively.

[@westside9032]

Facts the GOAT is literally the best at everything he’s flawless elite lockdown defense and otherworldly unmatched offense

[@IBlameDrew]

Oh man how much do i miss hustle defense in nba

[@jordanwouldwinmoreringsinl6494]

Jordan will never get the full credit he deserves for his defensive dominance. He was the one that guarded the best player most often, not Scottie. “Michael Jordan *always took it to a point that he wanted to guard the best player* even with myself, even if I start talking trash to him he would always tell Scottie Pippen ‘look, I’m taking Gary tonight’,” Payton told First Take. “He would always take the best basketball player..." - Former Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton and with Harper injured in the middle 3 games of the 1996 Finals, Jordan was the one against whom Payton mainly struggled offensively in that series, after a great first 3 rounds. Isiah, Drexler, KJ, Payton, Stockton, Tim Hardaway, Penny, Rice, Steve Smith, Reggie, Rod Strickland, all struggled much more when guarded by Jordan in Playoffs or Finals series. Players like Joe Dumars 1991 and Terry Porter 1992 had huge playoff averages entering series against the Bulls but got shut down against Jordan. Even in the instances where a perimeter player had better averages against the Bulls, they were mainly lighting up the PGs like Paxson, Vincent, Hodges, Armstrong, Kerr, Harper, or Brown and struggled with Jordan switching on to them. Ricky Pierce had the highest scoring average of any 6th Man in history (23 PPG) in 1990, but got shut down every time Jordan switched on to him in the 1990 Playoffs despite his great series averages. Another good example is Reggie having 22 points on 7/12 FG through 3 quarters in Game 7, but 0 points and 1 shot attempt with Jordan switching on to him in the 4th quarter to win the series. Countless examples of Isiah, Drexler, etc. lighting up the other Bulls only for Jordan to switch on to them and shut it down. The only reason people believe that Pippen guarded the best player is because of Game 2 of the 1991 Finals (and Jordan still primarily guarded Magic for the overall series). and Magic never "lit up" Jordan consistently. Jordan also held Magic to 0-0-0 on 0/2 FG with 2 TOs in the overtime of Game 3 with Pippen fouling out at the end of the 4th quarter. In Game 5 Magic shot in the 30s and Jordan played a hand in all 6 of his turnovers, as well as more that were not credited to Magic himself. In only a few series did Pippen mainly guard the best player - Dominique 1993, Penny 1996, Rice 1998, and Jordan still did the better job when guarding the latter 2 for shorter stretches. Penny had 1 total point on Jordan in the 1996 ECF, and Rice only made 1 FG on Jordan in the whole 1998 ECSF. MJ only guarded Nique briefly in 1993, but still did well, albeit too small a sample to compare to Pippen. As far as versatility goes, Jordan also held his own against Barkley, Laettner, and Vlade Divac for isolated stretches. Though nobody could really guard 1-5 besides Pistons Rodman. Real recognizes real, that's why Gregg Popovich, one of the best defensive and overall coaches in history, compared Leonard's perimeter defense to Jordan. Fitting, as they're the 2 best perimeter defenders of their time (and Jordan the best perimeter defender ever) "He has the ability to do what a Michael Jordan did at both ends. I don’t mean he’s Michael Jordan, but *Michael played both ends of the floor*... You think about the best players in the league, *they’re not two-way players*. He wants to do that, and he stays after it every day." - Popovich comparing Leonard's defensive dominance to Michael Jordan's 1988-1993 and 1996-1998 Bulls always ranked 1 or 2 in least playoff PPG allowed (minimum 10 games played) under Jordan's leadership. Even as a Wizard, Jordan shut down Paul Pierce and Vince Carter, two of the top scorers in the 2001/02 season. and the Wizards had very good defensive numbers prior to Jordan getting injured in his 46th game of the season. Immediately after the injury, their W-L record and defensive numbers plummeted. Jordan's defensive accolades - 9x All-D 1st Team (T-record with Payton, Kobe, Garnett) - 10x Top 8 in DPOY voting (T-record with Duncan, Hakeem, Garnett) - 7x top 5 in DPOY voting (9x Mutombo, 9x Robinson, 8x Hakeem, 7x Rodman) - 3rd place in 1992 DPOY (Robinson, Rodman) - 2nd place in 1993 DPOY (Hakeem) - 1988 DPOY (ahead of Hakeem, Eaton, Cooper, Robertson, Ewing) - 10 Playoffs averaging 2+ steals/game (record) - 3 steals titles Are fully deserved, corroborated by the eye test, defensive matchups, opposing players consistently struggling, and never because of media hype or popularity. Kobe and LeBron would have matched that if that's what it came down to. At the very least, you have to rank Jordan one spot ahead of Pippen as perimeter defenders, since they faced the same opponents and Jordan usually guarded and did the better job against the best player.

[@thakey651]

This was real basketball with real basketball skills. Nowadays players get fatigue because of a physical series 😂

[@Markdguarin]

you’ve got jordan, pippen and rodman.. my god the defense is suffocating..

[@phillychild122]

Makes you wonder who actually got 10 games out of them in the 96 season..🤔

[@mauricemartin2982]

Absolutely

[@williamkoscielniak820]

And Ron Harper! That was the best perimeter defensive team ever by a mile.

[@Lalambz]

Know whats crazy? Mj has a longer wingspan than iguodala.. and iggy could lock down lebron.. and kwahi has the same wingspan of pippen (he also locked down lebron) Wellp so if mj and pippen played lebron... The result would be similar or even better

[@dontgotnonamebih]

Lalambz no one has locked down LeBron.

[@bcjclj]

Red Demon Bruce Bowen definitely locked down LeBron in the 07 finals.

[@dj-dt1vv]

Red Demon Kawhi when Kawhi was a baby and LeBron was in his athletic prime. Check the #s when they were 1 on 1 against each other. LeBron had the stats of the 8th man off the bench. Kawhi ate him alive. I hate the spurs but that was pathetic on LeBron behalf.

[@Marvo_32]

Wtf is your definition of locked down ? The 28.2 / 8/ 4 on 57% shooting he avg on kawhi or the 35/13/8 on 40% shooting he avg on Iggy 😂😂😂 foh

[@back2back379]

Don't be one of those people who throws out stats without putting any context or looking into anything in depth at all. People like that will say Iguodala got Finals MVP for his defense on Lebron despite Lebron averaging 36/13/9, as if Iguodala was on Lebron for every possession of the entire series. Anyway, let me put a little context and get SLIGHTLY more in depth. In the 2015 Finals, LeBron went 18-54 FG (33.3%) in the series when guarded by Andre Iguodala. You could get more in depth and talk about what happened in post-up situations of Lebron vs Iguodala, Isolations, Pick and rolls, etc., but as you can see from me getting just SLIGHTLY more in depth and in context, getting more in depth of what happened on possessions between the two will make Lebron just look worse and worse.

[@crustyou]

This is one of the responsibilities of the GOAT.

[@anthony-me1wu]

he was long and as quick as lighting and phenomenal timing. Defensive nightmare

[@deaundretipton1992]

They need to bring back hand checking!

[@cameronreed9115]

Why

[@evolike7209]

@@cameronreed9115 it’s better

[@cameronreed9115]

@@evolike7209 ain’t no fun in defending then it makes defense way easier

[@kik5323]

Rasheed Wallace should take a look at these clips.

[@bwink23]

Hanamichi for the win, YES!!

[@FishersofMen721]

Michael Jordan's defense is so underrated

[@lewhefnerVeVo]

Now days its called a blocking foul smh , this is true defense by the Goat ‼️

[@akray1153]

Observe how well he defends without hand checking even though it was allowed for a majority of his career

[@bocca_lupo]

You make the best videos been watching for the past 10 years

[@forfpartyforfparty6459]

Defense leads 2 offense...MJ Greatest ever!!!

[@TieOnRadish]

It's crazy how well he stays in front of the ball handler. His reflexes and lateral movements are unparalleled.

[@jorgeverjel1392]

it’s easy when all they do are weak ass crossovers and backing people up. the only reason most of them are good because they are tall. almost none of them can dribble the ball

[@jorgeverjel1392]

@udYi Q “virgin” i’m typing this while clapping some cheeks😭

[@jorgeverjel1392]

@OIP ! i was dawg😭

[@jorgeverjel1392]

@OIP ! it’s okay if you don’t get pussy just wait

[@3levelhelmet281]

I mean look at the danm quickness man. Mans not even noticing that he no longer got the ball for a split second

[@kaspafischer]

MJ with the revenge steal on Nick Anderson! 😂

[@Burdania]

This is simply beautiful basketball

[@Dennis-fw3vw]

I wish nba still allow players to play like this today

[@odawgb]

The Grant hill lock down is the best, because Hill was giving Pippin the blues!

[@ivanviera4773]

Just spectacular defense.

[@distraughtagenda8996]

his positioning and lateral mobility were amazing

[@lcasanova1202]

EXCELLENT DEFENDER !!!!

[@MD-77]

Brooo you were able to be so physicall back then. Would be interesting to see how he would play defense now.

[@robrtfit3939]

This is the reason why I wouldn’t put anyone ahead MJ in the all time list

[@uc3s]

Damn he is a menace on both ends😂

[@londonmcgrew8465]

Greatest ever period.

[@dagameplayer]

That's the difference between MJ and Lebron. When MJ played defense you had to really bring it otherwise he'd be all over you until you let him have the ball, or he just takes it from you anyway then jets down the court for a monster Jam. This is how many plays led to fast breaks for those Chicago Bulls. Harden or none of these shooting guards today wouldn't stand a chance.

[@Rebel-cd6gc]

Hmm growing up in the kobe/shaq era i always knew mj was the 🐐 but i never realized how good he was defensively

[@user-yk8ty1bl6y]

terrific baseball player❤

[@ti-dop962]

Welcome Back

[@RF-he5uy]

Best basketball player ever!!!

[@panoramicview8173]

The ultimate closer on both ends of the floor.

[@ericksonong]

that's the GOAT. he guards the best of the best unlike the wanna be GOAT that stands around on the defensive end

[@LawrenceAugust_]

1:56 MJ on 6'10" Tom Chambers 🔥

[@Ricksonkimura]

My buddy said MJ was a great offensive player but that his defense wasn't good. I asked him what NBA games he was watching

[@baselinejordan1744]

i like how u just upload a vid after 4 years of not making any vids lol i watch that 27 min vid of jordans best dunks pretty often ur music selection is always rlly great 👍

[@1283907]

This is the goat

[@ma-dm9pr]

Maybe kawhi had a chance to be next mj tbh

[@matthewni3044]

I agree in terms of his all arounder attribute. Kawhi has old fashion mentality. He wants to score as well as shut the best scorer. LBJ never wants.

[@ivantheterrible4317]

Along with wistiti you are the goat of jordan videosss

[@jamessolorzano9555]

Jordan really had the bull in him 🐂

[@maan7259]

I've been focusing on offense to much I'ma study MJs defense so I can get better.

[@ifheavenwashuman]

3:50 Is that Doc Rivers on the commentary? Literally the clearest I've ever heard his voice sound.

[@vincespell]

Now if you listen to Pippen, it was him doing all of that, what we just saw was an illusion! That was really Pippen in disguise, he borrowed Arya's Master of Faces kit and played as Mike!

[@AhmedAhmed-ou5mp]

unbelievable

[@MrJumpman23mj]

Welcome back!

[@andreidonato2907]

WOW I'm late But WOW your now Back medestinier keep the fire vids coming more power! Subscribed and i clicked the NOTIFICATION!

[@31olegna]

He was agile af.

[@bastiengab1861]

when the rules allowed the defense

[@ivanviera4773]

He was like a Pitbull

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Do you remember which game the play against Charles Barkley at 2:50 comes from? I know Jordan had isolated possessions where he had success guarding Barkley in Game 4 of the 1990 ECSF and some possessions in the 1991 ECSF.

[@medestinier]

It's November 2, 1990.

[@lic.joserodriguez1673]

He Is the game