This Hilarious Story Explains How Michael Jordan Was BUILT Different - Told By Basketball Legends

[@EthanKandler-ti8px]

That’s one of the best Jordan stories I’ve hear. Thanks.

[@NickSmithNBA]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@awesom2bemelonestar10]

For real..❤

[@Sai_Saracen]

They missed the best part..before the Olympics took place the US Olympic team went up against NBA All-Star team that included Magic Bird and Isah... and the Olympic team (all college kids including Jordan) WON ALL 8 GAMES by a significant margin including an embarrassing 128-106... Bobby Knight said those words before Jordan made even a single dribble in the NBA... and the fact that Jordan was that good before his NBA career shows why he was able to dominate the NBA for his whole career and become the undisputed GOAT of all sports

[@awesom2bemelonestar10]

@@Sai_Saracen That is the unadulterated truth you just spoke. No lies detected.

[@kennethjansen9002]

He not as good as Wilt

[@paulburket]

I’ll click every damn MJ video that pops up.. I can’t help it. I know I’m not gonna see anything new but I need to know. The joy that man brings me is truly magical.

[@AnHebrewChild]

I literally wonder sometimes if he's an actual human. I leave open the possibility that the Greek myths are not mythical, and that the Hebrew histories apply to Jordan: namely, that he's got angelic/nephilim DNA in him. I'm kind of serious. Ha ha

[@paulburket]

@@AnHebrewChild I’m with you man.

[@mariuszzmilowski5451]

Same here man !

[@kelvingillett5331]

Might not be new but it's a lifetime of inspiration.

[@tonysanders1299]

I Do Too And I Still Get Goosebumps Every Time

[@uscgbmcmretired2490]

Airness! My generation caught his whole career, and we still can't believe or completely articulate how talented he was! - Twenty years after he played his last NBA game!

[@terrywilliams6357]

Real shit

[@BubblyEscapes]

I grew up as a diehard knicks fan in NYC. when Jordan's games came on I had to watch and when he played my knicks it was mesmerizing. you just knew you were witnessing the greatest and there was no stopping him. Like Tyson in his prime

[@2sixteentalktv]

Facts

[@eddiejones8540]

FACT! I share his BDay saw him since McD all american game. Only thing similar or close Kobe Bean.

[@JoyceM-v8f]

As they would say, he got ìt from his mother. Deloris Jordan was a college educated woman in the segregated South. Bank manager.. Her baby boy who chose the best for him. Michael wanted to sign with Adidas and he was rejected. Phil Knight came in and offered 5% ownership which he still gets today. Her HSBC education paid off. So proud of Mrs Jordan. Mŕ.Jordan was a laborer. MJ came from a 2 parent working income. Plus a lot of love. Church on Sunday. Very proud. ❤

[@nydibs]

The most skilled, the most athletic, and the most competitive. Whether you loved or hated MJ, you can’t deny these statements. MJ is the goat

[@jlui21]

MJ, 1 Kareem, 2 Lebron, 3.

[@TenaciousZen]

@6:15 did this dude just pause in mid air for a second?? lol 😳

[@Michael0409]

@@jlui211. MJ 2. Kareem 3. Kobe 4. Lebron

[@shmitzysays]

And nobody hated him. It was impossible to not enjoy it. LeBron has been unlikable since the South Beach announcement.

[@29larron]

​@shmitzysays I hated him(only on the court because of my Knicks)but I respected him

[@AG1LA]

That's Isiah Thomas' coach at Indiana calling MJ the greatest player he ever saw. No wonder Zeke is pissed. Lol

[@thalessilva1]

well he wasn't lying

[@katrinachavez3533]

That's just one of the factors. Another extremely important one is that MJ is viewed as a God in Thomas' hometown of Chicago.

[@libfit9068]

Also MJ went to Zeke's hometown Chicago and took over and had the entire city rooting for Jordan over Zeke. Even Zeke's nephews were wearing Jordans jerseys while they were against Zeke's Pistons. Then called him an A-Hole and a sore loser to the entire world on the most watched sports documentary during lockdown. Poor Isiah.

[@butchapolinar2305]

isiah is from chicago MJ is Chicago

[@AG1LA]

@@butchapolinar2305 that's a good way to put it. spot on.

[@michaellarusch4317]

That 1984 team played the NBA all stars in 8 games as a warm up. The all star team included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, James Worthy, Clyde Drexler, Bill Walton, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge, and Robert Parish. The olympic team beat the all stars all 8 games...

[@katrinachavez3533]

That's a whole lot of hall-of-famers.

[@redflagarmy901]

Insane and its because of Jordan. They knew he was coming and couldn't do a damn thing lol

[@michaellarusch4317]

@@redflagarmy901 Bobby Knight was already calling him the best player he'd ever seen and he hadn't even entered the league yet...

[@sodapop2930]

That's insane!!??

[@NostalgikOne]

In one of those games Jordan had 19 pts, 11 rebs, and 9 assists in 12 mins… As a college player against a team of NBA All Stars…that’s wild.

[@carloizquierdo3313]

No other athlete ever in any sport, has so many STORIES like the goat Michael Jordan. Thx for the video

[@vierabs]

Just imagine if social media and smartphones were available during those times…

[@guillermomclean8657]

Bobby Knight read it like a book..... His foresight was crazy Ong 💯👋🏾

[@Lovlee33161]

Bobby knight knew before everybody. R.I.P. legend

[@missayawk]

George Raveling too.

[@toffeerado]

thats whty he cut barkly the only other nba mvp on that team lol, dude was scenile in his 30s and probably jewish only reason he had a job.

[@GregBlackwell-s8s]

I was fortunate to know Coach and play some golf with him. Part of our golf led to conversations about the '84 Olympic Team. When I asked him why Charles Barkley didn't make the team he said it was simple. We asked him to lose 9 pounds and he gained 11. As for John Stockton, he said he simply couldn't put the ball in the basket. His shooting wasn't good enough at that point in his career. But the best comment was when I asked him who was the best basketball player he ever coached he looked at me with a grin and stated Michael Jordan and it wasn't even close!

[@fmbbeachbum8163]

He knew he would win gold without Barkley, if he did'nt Barkley would've been on the team.

[@ktharamseye2197]

…and Barkley gained 11 pounds😂😂😂😂

[@plainsimple244]

How could you hate a guy that does his job perfectly -- forget the fame and media -- just the overall ability, work-ethic, discipline, attention to detail, efficiency, and overall ability to be coached as Michael Jordan being praised by Bobby Knight, a basketball genius, it shows this man Jordan really understood what he was doing and how to constantly improve while helping and enabling his team to win...not just him but all of his teammates on that 1984 Olympic Team winning gold -- wonderful.

[@jeffreywong3155]

Playing for Dean Smith, being a part of many great players, and sharing the ball in the UNC system, really benefitted Jordan.

[@plainsimple244]

@@jeffreywong3155 Yeah, you have to be a well-rounded player to win, same thing Jordan had to learn in Chicago .... Jordan was a very talented yet selfish player so he had to learn the dynamics of breaking down an opponent from a team concept .... The ONLY team he has yet to figure out where the Pistons because when the Pistons came along the NBA had to step in and enable the Bulls to win that series in 1991 and guess what? The Pistons themselves were in on it because their scorers did NOT shoot (Thomas - 9 shots in game 1 and 9 shots in game 2; Laimbeer - 7 shots in game 1, 2 shots in game 2; Dumars 10 shots in game 1, 10 shots in game 3) and Chuck Daly didn't play his front court (Salley, 9 minutes in game 2; Edwards 11 minutes in game 2 and just 9 in game 3) major minutes and the refs did their job by giving Chicago a 117-76 foul shot attempt advantage from games 1-3 (just go look at the stats) .... Then the Pistons broke up their team in the summer of '91 by waiving Vinnie Johnson and trading James Edwards to the Clippers, never enabling the Pistons to compete again for titles .... So guess who keeps winning?

[@bobtimusprime4005]

The thing with this story isn't even about MJ's basketball skills... it's about how fast his brain worked. How many guys would come up with comebacks as quick as he did ALL the time. He was still a child here and his brain was 1000 steps ahead coming up with that response to Bobby Knight. Look at his Tex Winter line about no I in team... or when Jerry Reinsdorf brought up the 10 pills for a headache with one being laced with cyanide. MJ was just wired differently.

[@rankarat]

Wow that is a super beautiful and unique way of looking at things, you are special yourself to recognize it. 😮

[@jtremaine23]

Haha…that’s true. He had great comebacks.

[@moongakalima6280]

I remember watching a video about that comeback too 😁. It's just mind blowing what he could do 😊

[@Chessbox09]

I remember on the book The Jordan Rules, there was a story about Gary Payton. Payton told MJ now that he’s in the league he can get everything MJ has. MJ turned to him and said, “ The difference between me and you is that I get all my stuff for free”. Even though MJ got the best of him, he was reportedly pissed that a rookie stepped to him like that. The next game he harassed Payton so much, his coach benched him after the first half.

[@sugarfoot23]

It is funny you say that because Jordan played the same way. MJ would simply make quick decisions on the court which is really what set him apart. Bill Russel alluded to MJ's quick decisions on the court. MJ is said to have an IQ of 160.

[@Cindoreye]

Charles Barkley was one of the greatest basketball players ever and someone who I really admire. He should have been on the 84 team. Bobby Knight was a crazy hardass, but he knew basketball inside and out. Jordan impressed these two guys during the 1984 Olympics to an insane degree. Knight said MJ was the best player he'd ever seen before he had ever played in an NBA game. Charles, of course, recognized that he'd have to compete with MJ and could tell immediately that that task would not be easy. The 1993 finals were awesome, with both MJ and Barkley playing phenomenal basketball.

[@glen7137]

I wish Barkley won at least one ring

[@jtremaine23]

They didn’t pick Stockton either. I guess it didn’t matter because they never lost a game of any kind…even beat the NBA All Stars 8 times.

[@MrVvulf]

"I don't know anything about Angola...but Angola's in trouble." - Charles Barkley in the press conference before Team USA vs Angola. Jordan certainly wasn't the only one with good quips.

[@funkster007]

@@glen7137 Agreed! I never wanted a team to win more than the Suns with Barkley, KJ, Majerle. They were fun to watch... and ALMOST unbeatable.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

Coach Knight had a task to do- make sure the USA wins the gold. So what if Barkley was more talented than 1/2 the guys on the squad? To play for any great coach, one has to pull their heads from their but and actually listen to sound reason. Barkley didn't want to hear anything Knight was saying, so he rightfully was cut. The decision reflects poorly on Barkley- not Coach Knight, and it really should be no surprise that a hard head like Barkley never won a single ring in all his years in the league, in spite of the great support he had surrounding him. Being a great baller is more than just being big and looking hard after a dunk, lol.

[@jimmyburns4681]

I'm from Indiana n grew up watching Bobby Knight coach IU, Jordan enter the league, and the dream team. It was the best era for basketball imo. And I'm also one to vote for MJ as the GOAT

[@jaidamann8365]

Coach Knight was tough as nails like a drill sergeant. To give this type of validatiion is extraordinary.

[@tomchoi7074]

1992 Olympic teammates saying they never saw jordan sleep more than 2 hrs a day for the entirety of 2 weeks. Tee time at 6, playing 36 holes a day, playing poker all night, and practice/Olympic games in between...

[@jtremaine23]

And BJ Armstrong said he didn’t really sleep when he played with the Bulls so we never got to see Jordan at his absolute best.

[@saygoodnighttothebadguy]

​@@jtremaine23lmaoooo that is insane 😂😂😂😂

[@redtesta]

Great video. Bobby Knight is a legend. The stories are just amazing. Miss those days. Seeing jordan so young then fast forward to him retiring from the bulls , then came back with washington and then left for good. I just watched Jordan's first game against the lakers (18 games into his rookie season) We were just finding out about jordan and i was a lakers fan being in So Cal. Cooper was my favorite but really like the whole team. Mostly when i see them its like it wasnt that long ago and how i picture them and seeing them now it makes me sad but blessed was lived during that time. From julius, magic, kareem, bird, jordan all of them. Got to see them all live in person. I don't watch the current generation of the nba its just not the same. I have my memories though.

[@redflagarmy901]

Jordan was the absolute epitome of the GREATEST PLAYER EVER TO PLAY BASKETBALL ❤

[@libfit9068]

RIP Coach Bobby Knight.. always a legend.

[@rend1846]

Always top 3 Wooden Krzyzewski Knight

[@allobove7798]

​@rend1846 Lol, Wooden was a cheater and coached the best college players of all time in Jabaar and Walton. Krezewski was getting MacDonald all Americans every single year. Nobody ever got so much out of so little like coach Knight.

[@rend1846]

@@allobove7798 they were considered good coaches in the history books

[@allobove7798]

@rend1846 Ironically Mike Krezeski played for Knight at West Point, the place Bobby earned his nickname, The General.

[@rend1846]

@@allobove7798 thank you

[@Mr.Oct___]

I absolutely HATE the slander being thrown Mike's way to tear his legacy down. He represents greatness in such a way that I'm still inspired. He was an incredible abassador for sports & sportmanship & grace under fire. I feel blessed to have watched & follow his example as an athlete growing up. He's "Simply The Standard By Which Basketball Excellence Is Measured." - David Stern

[@pauljansen1137]

Thanks for the post, dear Nick....let me get a beer and start enjoying...like I always do!!!!!

[@NickSmithNBA]

Enjoy! Thanks for supporting

[@exgeeinteractive]

MJ is up there with Wilt, Kareem, Magic and Lebron as the most talented. MJ is up there with Wilt and Lebron with insane stats. MJ is up there with Wilt and Shaq as the most dominant. MJ is up there with Kobe, Jokic, KD and Steph as the most skilled. MJ is up there with Bird and Kobe as the most mentally tough players. MJ is up there with Kareem and Russell as the most decorated in history. MJ is up there with Timmy and Kareem as players that knows how it's done. I bet you each of those players I mentioned won't sit in every category. But MJ does.

[@jtremaine23]

100%…this is what people don’t seem to understand. I’ll add another one…MJ is up there with Dr J and Kawhi with great hands.

[@memcrew1]

It’s all opinions at the end of the day.

[@Edot08]

​@jtremaine23 Facts. I'll add one, too. MJ is up there with Wade and AI with quickness.

[@SandeepSharma-c2v]

MJ is great but not dominant like Wilt or Shaq. Can’t compare anybody to centers in terms of dominance.

[@JamesSmith-qr7be]

I duno who else you wanna add to these lists but leadership and clutch shooting MJ there. And anyone who wants to debate the leadership category he literally made the whole bulls outfit take the summer off to train with him leading the way after losing again to the pistons and they won the their first championship. If thats not leadership I dont know what is. If creating standards so high in practice the games were seen as an easier task isnt good leadership as well then I'll concede my point.

[@tiagoriseabove]

No wonder why Isaiah Thomas hates MJ so much. Even his college coach said MJ the goat.

[@ryangardner7921]

MJ the goat. Miss watching ball in those days!

[@crestonburks2141]

I still have every Bulls playoff game from 1991-1998 on VHS! All six championships :)

[@ffhd1clt]

How do you live with that? MJ hears what we hear. The praise has been through the roof, and deservingly so. I think he has handled it as well as he could. He still has a certain humbleness /respectfulness about him. Those years he played from college through the NBA just seemed to shoot by. I’m glad I got to live it, see him play in person in college and the NBA. I even met him one time. Of course I’m partial, having live in NC all my life…

[@Yimvision]

Hearing Jordan talk about the honor of playing for his country in the Olympics as being one of the "proudest moments of his life", compared with Lebron James this week not bothering to get up and stand for the anthem at his son Bronny's first game, reminded me why Jordan's greatness was so much easier to celebrate.

[@jeffclark2675]

should be the number 1 comment right here...gavel down.....close laptop...go to sleep

[@grizzlymac-tight]

​@@jeffclark2675just imagine... bobby knight calling him the best player he's ever seen before he even played a single NBA game.

[@kofiashiboe-mensah686]

These are some of the reasons MJ is universally loved and LBJ not so much

[@thesentinelsfootballchanne3212]

(Jordan's sincere appreciation to represent his country in the Olympics) "reminded me why Jordan's greatness was so much easier to celebrate." NAILED IT! All of the greatness of the self-proclaimed King can't be appreciated by us. Real men see through bullsht and when you say something but do another, that's hoe shit. We know Jordan said "Republicans buy shoes too" and alot of people were upset by it but in retrospect, he was magnanimous with that comment. He was saying, "You might not like what I have to say, but I won't bullsht you. I'm going to keep politics away from fking with my bag". We know Lebron is only about his bag. The difference between the two and why we can't celebrate Lebron like we celebrate Jordan is his character. Remember when Lebron was fake reading Malcolm X's book and being a "socially conscious athlete"? During that time, the Hong Kong riots break out. Instead of using this as an opportunity to live up to that "socially conscious athlete" he labeled himself, he condemned Rockets GM Darryl Morray for tweeting out support for Hong Kong protestors. He was calling him "uneducated on the subject" and that "people could have been hurt...financially". That's why we can't celebrate Lebron nor should really. We would be setting a bad example for our children if we celebrated a man like that as some sort of aspirational figure. We'd be celebrating characteristics about people that should be condemned.

[@Stevesautopartsify]

Bobby knight famously called Portlands front office to tell them to take Jordan 2nd in the 1984 draft! Portland response was they wanted a center instead ... Bob's response back.... Then start Jordan at center!

[@charlesjonesjr.864]

Compliments didn't come freely from Coach Knight.

[@RhinoAg]

for real

[@Apollocreed2076]

You had to EARN it.

[@katrinachavez3533]

Maniacal mental of killers in serial. Beast in man. Chupacabra - he who disemboweled GOATs. Doesn't get more legendary than MJ + Bobby Knight. RIP Hardwood Headbanger.

[@whome1636]

Wow coach called him the goat in college!!

[@garfieldfrancis3767]

And Scottie pippin have the nerve to say that he was a horrible player. I loose all respect for Scottie right there 🤬

[@Rick-the-Swift]

Pippin saying anything negative about MJ's game came only after Scottie was butthurt after "The last dance" aired. he never forgave MJ for continuing to win, even while Scottie would take take his pouting timeouts. MJ completely thwarted his plan to receive a higher paid contract. But in his defense, I believe Scottie had both crack and alcohol issues before he entered the NBA, then they only got worse after he retired. Prayers for him and his loved ones.

[@aussieozzysmoothchillrasta4598]

That was a bloody well put together video mate really enjoyed that.. glad I found your channel and you being an aussie as well Makes it that little bit better..good onya mate

[@Fred-xo3ku]

MJ was just the total package on the court. 🏀

[@kubbykush420]

I can't believe this current generation , I've seen people say Draymond is comparable to Barkley , I mean like WTF. Just say you know NOTHING about basketball while saying you know about basketball. Same about people who say LeBron is better than Jordan. WTF people , how does your brain function? Edit : May TMH bless Bobby Knight. He was definitely a real one.

[@missayawk]

I am the same age as Jordan and followed his entire career since he was a H S senior at Laney and his name was listed as an honorable mention in Street and Smith magazine , seeing his name and stats mentioned in Basketball Weekly and his picture as one of the McDonald's All Americans. I think its more than just his game that ppl go crazy about. I just think its the look especially when he did one of the greatest things by shaving his head at the right time and having other follow his lead. Even ppl with full heads of hair followed him. There have been some famous baldies. Yul Brynner, Isaac Hayes, Telly Savalas, Slick Watts, Geoffrey Holder and NOBODY made no attempts to shave their head. But just the way he moved on and off the court played with aggression but was smooth with it and made it look easy. Remember when everybody was reverse laying up the ball because he did it. The man was touched by God. God woke up and said " I just feel like making a perfect player" . After saying all that..MJ might be the best player, but Kareem is definitely the most accomplished player of all time from HS to the pros

[@vesuviusenigma7739]

When LeBron retires he just gonna be a memory, meanwhile Michael Jordan still remains relevant

[@Sweetmuscatwine]

Not true.. stop hating

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

@@Sweetmuscatwine Oh it is true. Other than lebronstans, he won't be remembered this way. Just like Isiah isn't.

[@jonoak]

All these plumbers that they say Jordan played against we're literally sweeping Shaquille O'Neal out of the playoffs even though he had a great team with him

[@katrinachavez3533]

If MJ played against plumbers then Bron has played against Avon Ladies who softly pedal their menstrual cycles.

[@broderickhennington5336]

It's crazy how people disrespect history

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@katrinachavez3533Lol

[@katrinachavez3533]

@@broderickhennington5336 Only the infinite ignorant who Aunt Esther would refer to as fish-eyed fools. Bunch of Fred G. Sanford big dummies.

[@nydibs]

The 90s were the golden era of basketball

[@JS-lu7jx]

MJ is the man, the myth and the legend. Growing up, my mother could care less about sports. In fact, she hated watching sports. The only time she would watch was when MJ was playing. He was the most amazing athlete I've witnessed in my 44 years on this earth.

[@ktharamseye2197]

I grew up in Big Ten world~ home state Michigan. Bobby Knight was a BEAST, just like Woody Hayes at Ohio State. To hear Bobby Knight purr and coo when talking about an athlete is like the lion laying down with the lamb…😂

[@tees.7052]

My boy was Already GOATED coming out of College! 🤯💪🏾

[@astroboy483]

Freaking great video. Loved the juxtaposition of different players/coaches telling the story.

[@china_desade]

The way you combined so many clips for this MJ & Bobby knight story is legendary. Thank U! 😎👍

[@Tee-PayneGolf]

So good. Love your videos. Keep grinding! 👍

[@mireilledavidson9427]

Great video. Thank you for uploading and sharing. 🙏😀🇿🇦

[@jbjdmcruiser23]

Coach Knight and MJ is a LEGEND FOR LIFE!!!!

[@fidelrodriguez7964]

Extremely very good video! I just hit that subscribed bottom. 😊

[@Jdogg152312]

No way bro had 19 pts 11 boards and 9 dimes in 12 minutes 😂😂 I need to go watch that

[@Yiyiyi-p5e]

There’s actual footage of it…

[@Jdogg152312]

@@Yiyiyi-p5e just watched... Mike is insane lmao

[@CodenameOliver101]

@@Yiyiyi-p5eI think he assumed that because he said “i need to go watch that”……………………………

[@lukelucky1311]

Bud if u pissed MJ off it was curtains If u made a movie and it was %100 factual NOBODY would believe half of it Just NBA history scoring champs win chips Google it as an example I mean u can’t imagine what he was if u didn’t watch it but I assure you my kids kids still most likely won’t see anything close to MJ

[@Bignastydog]

Pick any game he's ever played and you will never regret it

[@Northphilly-wu4oq]

This gave me chills

[@ThisIsVersatile]

This was so on point!

[@jammpr]

Jordan is the goat!!!

[@calebdiaz2813]

My father bragged about watching Pelé play, I will brag about watching MJ play.

[@GokTurkBey]

pele, MJ and Muhammad Ali all goats

[@DJspAce82]

Pistol Pete Maravich too!

[@Bighjr88]

The most talented player I ever seen lace them up.

[@ronm2970]

Remember watching MJ when he played at North Carolina. Didn’t have his shot yet but you could tell he was special. What amazed me most was his hang time. Didn’t look humanly possible.

[@tonysanders1299]

Coach Bobby Knight Was Class Act He Will Always Have A Special Place In My Heart. Rest In Heaven Coach

[@Michael65429]

Knight was a great coach, true...but class is not a word usually associated with him.

[@phillv]

@@Michael65429 haha i loved knight and have to admit your comment popped in my head when i read his

[@leechrec]

GOAT does GOAT things.

[@francoiscdameus1711]

This video is one of the best; I wouldn't say I like the video; I love, love, love it.

[@maxpowers5310]

I GET ALL NOSTALGIC REMEMBERING MJ & THE BULLS! I LOVED IT....

[@dgchotboyz2266]

Love the video and the story about Jordan told my Knight.

[@kaospat4173]

Well Basketball is a mind game first..every other skill is just a cherry on top...Jordan had the mind and a lot of cherries

[@gregb1237]

Contrast MJ's comment about standing on the podium to Megan Rapinoe's comments about being on the women's national team.

[@EZduzit7]

Bobby Knight literally emptying the entire clip of compliments so fast he was throwing in “he’s one of the best…” at everything he could think of 😂

[@michaeldejesus7506]

Even before he played in the NBA everyone knew he's going to be the best

[@Bob-Sacamano314]

well thats just not true at all lol...

[@katrinachavez3533]

After the very FIRST time Bird faced MJ in the NBA, he told a Boston Globe reporter "That guy is going to the greatest ever - you just watch." Not only did Larry become a legend, he became a prophet.

[@Bob-Sacamano314]

@@katrinachavez3533 uh huh and where did they play the backyard or Boston garden?? Ppl who watched him or played with him sure but majority thought he was a bust with no jump shot hence why he dropped to 3…. So come on

[@Bob-Sacamano314]

@@katrinachavez3533 if he was dubbed the goat before proving anything like levron he woulda went 1

[@katrinachavez3533]

@@Bob-Sacamano314 Slow down Sling Blade IQ. They saw him ball at North Carolina when he hit game winner as a Freshman in chip game vs Ewing's Hoyas. James Worthy, who was a Junior said that he was the best player on the team for about three weeks until that freakish Freshman to the throne. Bird, Magic, Drexler, McHale and a whole lot of future hall-of-famers saw Black Jesus when they played exhibition games against MJ's amateur squad to get them ready for 84 Olympics. A bust with no jumper is reason he dropped to #3? You're as delusional as Manson's whole family on acid trips. Back in 80s it was a big man's league. Hence why The Dream went numero uno. And since Bowie was not only a wildcat from Kentucky but a 7 footer and Drexler, who's a shooting-guard like Mike, was already blazin' trails in Portland, MJ was drafted third. Please know you're b-ball history or you're always going to sound as dumb as Bron when he said Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand."

[@MarcelOutdoors]

Real greatness.

[@Buster-im5so]

Rule one in '48 Laws'... never outshine the master!

[@Aswinishere]

and it was 1984 imagine that

[@hoppes9658]

You couldn’t buy a job. 1984.

[@Collin-ic9ct]

Famously, George Gervin said Magic was changing the game in 8th grade. He was scrimmaging with pros already. HS champ. College Champ vs Bird (who never lost to Jordan). NBA champ. All in 4 years. Passing is part of the game. 90 pct freethrow shooter. 50pct fg. 42 points G.6 for Kareem. And yet, we gotta give it to Jordan. His airness was great on every level. I give these guys 1&2. Prime Magic was incredible. Very fast drinbler.

[@shaunkoger8096]

😂😂😂 coach we 7 minutes ahead of schedule

[@ojmendoza5654]

One of the greatest, along with L Bird, and Doctor J.

[@charleskiel2299]

Famously, Bob Knight told the Blazers, who needed a center, to draft Jordan and play him at center

[@jjroseknows777]

Great video...thanks.

[@robmckrobmck5567]

My favorite Knight story was when the Blazers were trying to find a center to build a team around Clyde Drexler and had the 2nd pick in the Draft. Houston had the first pick and Hakeem was the presumptive #1, so Blazer president Stu Inman was combing thru the remaining prospects at Center and put in a call to his friend and advisor, Knight. Inman asked knight, considering the Blazer roster, who he would take with the 2nd pick. Knight immediately said Jordan. Stu countered that the Blazers best player was the SF turned off guard, Clyde Drexler and the teams biggest need was by far, at center. Knight knew the Blazers roster but insisted, the Blazers needed to pick MJ if he was still available with the 2nd pick. Inman says ... "And not have a center?" To which Knight said, "Take Jordan and play him at center". It was the best advice Stu Inman got for that draft yet MJ still fell to #3 and the Bulls

[@lorenhooke8986]

I love how he calls them kids..❤ priceless.RIP❤️

[@k-way8471]

This is one of the reasons mj was crowned the goat damn near before he even won a title

[@vqman]

Holy cow!! So if I like and subscribe, I'll get to see more of your videos!? Wow!! I had absolutely no idea.

[@reubenkerai1892]

MJ was sure one of the best draft as a junior from North Carolina to make it to the Olympic games against Spain in 1984. He read the game well and was way ahead from his team mates since then,period. 🤔❤👍🙏🏀

[@Biostalker420]

RIP Bobby. Thanks for 1987 too.

[@bigcohiba298]

Salute to the late great Bobby Knight. He knew what we all later came to find out. Visionary

[@briansim1648]

Sensational video ✔️❤️🏀

[@sidneystoverjr.4329]

Loved the video bro..

[@adrianjohnson1155]

I never knew MJ won a gold medal as a college player. How have I never heard this before?

[@ti84satact12]

Then you’re pretty young! MJ was the best player in the Olympics!

[@Skyscraper330]

Go look up when a non NBA Michael Jordan beat the NBA all stars…

[@reilym979]

You probably born in 2005

[@awesom2bemelonestar10]

This was awesome....❤

[@Lboogie23]

MJ is the reason professionals started playing because they had to see him in the Olympics after his college debut. Too good.

[@bulatherula4021]

Coach Knight said the Trailblazers called him before the draft to get some insight on who to draft, Coach Knight told them Jordan. They told him they needed a center…Coach Knight told them to draft Jordan and play him at Center! Lol

[@selfmademan3201]

Please send this video to Nick R, Ritch Paul and all the lbj fun boys and clowns.

[@scottpeters8640]

Priceless story by a great storyteller, about the greatest of all time.

[@AI__AI__AI]

the response. the GOAT.. awesome

[@missayawk]

I remember Peter Vescey from the NY Post was covering the tryouts for the 84 Olympic team and he would give updates every 4 days in his column and he kept saying the most surprising player at the tryouts is CHARLES BARKLEY. Only Jordan was more impressive, but Barkley was clearly the 2nd best player. I was completely shocked when Barkley didn't make the team. But at the end of day Barkley used this tryout to improve his position in the draft. But Bobby Knight shouldn't have cut him because he didn't like his body type. Barkley is the ONLY guy at 6'5" 290+ lbs could be dominant on the court. George Raveling also made a quote in the Sporting News before MJ ever played an NBA game basically saying that other players will be compared to him in the future. Raveling was Knight's assistant coach on that 84 team

[@Teeyah2]

No words...just "He's Tha GOAT"!!!

[@anwarsadat6825]

Loved it.

[@PraxisPeabody]

I mean, he has lived a rich life. But it sucks that the Chuck Wagon never won his chip.

[@mikecely3610]

He has no one to blame other than himself. In 1993 he wasn't going to beat MJ and Chicago, but losing to Houston in 1994 and 1995 were big choke jobs by Barkley and Phoenix. Phoenix was up 2-0 in 1994, proceed to lose games 3 and 4 in Phoenix, and eventually the series in 7 games. In 1995, Phoenix was up 3-1 and again lost in 7 games, including game 7 at home. The irony is that if Phoenix had made the Finals in 1994 or 1995, Chuck would have avoided MJ altogether because Jordan was retired in 1994, and wasn't quite back to full form after his return in March of 1995.

[@Quincy-Zambia]

At the end of the video what’s the name of the song playing?

[@Tee-PayneGolf]

Posted my 1st NBA video this morning. A short. Draymond is Officially Nuts! 😂 …..I might have too much time on my hands. Appreciate ya! Another hit. Excellent work again 🙌

[@user-lo8km1ws7y]

You see mikes eyes after that block, he took that game over early statement personally.

[@dionterussell3620]

Dope video ❤

[@RhinoAg]

what a great Coach Knight story too

[@frankiefernandez9225]

MJ 🐐💯

[@monicalawal5236]

Mike said we already took care of that ahead of schedule LMAOO

[@88mokeyz8k]

Bobby did not Lie!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@uncletony6210]

"His name is Michael Jordan. He's from North Carolina..." Yeah, like Charles had NEVER before heard of the guy who just won college player of the year...

[@RepentOrPerishL133]

Just because you're college player of the year doesn't mean other great players agree with the vote. They still think they are the best and the voters are wrong. It's a vote. There have been College players of the year who didn't do squat in the NBA. They never played against each other and nor met until that tryout. The didn't have AAU and traveling teams where everybody meet in camps an play and become buddies. Someone might invite you to a camp here or there but it wasn't like now. Barkley got educated on who was the best when they actually met. Same with Bird. Magic heard about him seen him on TV. It was different when he played with him one time at a camp.

[@uncletony6210]

@@RepentOrPerishL133 I never said anything about "agreeing with the vote." when Charles claimed to have said, "his name is Michael Jordan..." the implication is that he had never heard of Mike before, and that he believed the person to whom he was speaking had never heard of him before, which is nonsense. Anyone associated in any way with college basketball would have known who the college player of the year was. He would have been the dude on the cover of SI and ALL of college basketball magazines.

[@L0ngstrip]

Awesome 🤩

[@davidthomas7161]

Lol 😂😂 Mike mess Bob up with that one