The Day Michael Jordan Destroyed Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O’neal

Who’s The Better Shooter? Kobe Or MJ

4 rings or 6, MJ's prime was still better than LeBron's regardless.

Jordans unprecedented 1988 season proved he was the greatest ever (MVP, Scoring Title, Defensive Player of the Year and Slam Dunk Champion) His 6 Rings & 6 Finals MVPs just backed up what we already knew:face-red-heart-shape:

Jordan being the goat over Leborn is a lot more than just 2 extra rings imo bro.

“Who’s the goat?” Michael Jordan.: “ dumb question the question should be who’s the greatest team” That’s how a true goat responds to a question like that.

Michael Jordan is the Michael Jordan of all Michael Jordans

Jordan's defensive play at 11:03 is an another example of why he's the greatest. Even if his offense isn't working, he always reading the floor and looking for weaknesses he can exploit to get the team over the finish line. Calling for Kerr to shoot the 1997 finals-winning jumper after he pulled away the defense is another perfect example. This is why Kobe learned to respect Mike so much. Individual skill is great for stats and highlights but becoming an era-defining champion requires a drive and understanding of the game that few have possessed. It's why someone like Westbrook could average a triple double across multiple seasons yet collapse when everything was on the line. Lastly, I assure you Rodman had no intention of fighting Shaq. He was the master of getting into player's heads and one of the few capable of shutting down the big man despite the obvious size mismatch. This team was hitting on all fronts.

2 3-peats is not only unsurpassed, it is unsurpassable. And no Game 7 just seals it for all time.

Speaking of this game and not telling about Shaq locked down by Rodman in second half is a fail.

I once heard that the Chicago Bulls in the 90s did not have a losing record against any team. Add the fact that the 93 run was the only championship season where they didn’t win 60+ games… that is just incredible dominance.

Jordans highlights are extraordinary and unique. Nobody can move as spectacular as Mj. The closest comparison would only Kobe to be l'ike Mike".Furthermore the 6 rings in 6 finals and 6 MVP's is amazing ..Kobe, Lebron nor shaq has accomplished tha feat. Whether its Offensively and defensively only Mj can give you the excitement that brought the basketball world together.

90s: fights and mid range jumpers. 2010 and beyond: threes, threes, threeees!!!!

It’s hard to say. MJ was strategic and efficient with his shot selection. Kobe would shoot from anywhere for no reason other than he believes he could make it. And he did make a lot of amazing tough shots because he attempted a lot more of them than MJ did. If Kobe was more selective with his shot and MJ was more gunslinger from anywhere maybe it would be closer. But for me, I will go with MJ. For his position, MJ is the second most efficient SG in NBA history. The guy ahead of him wasn’t a high volume shooter. To shoot as much as he did for his position and be basically at 50% for his career is crazy.

“Roman empire was not great because their competition did not have fighter jets “ Lebron fans

I remember watching this game live when I was a kid. I watched every game. I always got frustrated because the Bulls have never had a good center in an era dominated by centers in the low post, with Shaq being the best. But I was also even more frustrated that Jordan would make all these crazy shots, just in front of the 3 point line, even with a foot over. And I was always thinking, why doesn't he move back a few steps and make it?? But when Jordan felt it, he felt it. . . And that was before the emphasis on the era of always shooting 3 point shots. He was AIR JORDAN in his 20s and the man who defied gravity. But in his 30s, his competitiveness and agressive nature made him become the greatest clutch shooter in history. Who invented the turnaround fadeaway. Other players copied it also, like Kobe. Or Dirk Nowitzski, with a similar shot only putting his knee out towards the defender to add extra room on the shot. But still, no one has ever been able to do his fadeaway better. 💯💯💯

This was an excellent presentation; it flowed, like a Cadillac on cruise control.

"Who was the greatest team?" -Michael Jordan

I never played with MJ (obviously) but I did play with a veteran baller who had international experience and who represented his country (NZ) for over a decade. The guy was in his late 40s at the time. He had the same never say die attitude and refused to stop fighting, even in games were behind by 20+ points in and we were in a YMCA style league. His advice in timeouts was to just chip away and not give up. He had an unshakable confidence he could win any game and it was infectious. That player was Byron Vaetoe. 'At 1.97 metres, with big mitts, silky skills, bundles of athleticism and a killer shot, he was one of the great Kiwi basketballers of his generation'. (Marc Hinton)

One of the Only Benefits of living as long as I have Been Blessed to Live, in good health,(74 in 2 Months) is that I was around to see Russell, Frasier, Kareem(When he was still "Lew Alcindor), Pistol Pete, and later The Bird, Magic, and Jordan Eras, along with their Team Mates and the Accompanying Rivals, and other "Star Ballers" Like Isaiah(Zeke) Thomas, Dennis Rodman, Allen Iverson, Reggie Miller, Shaq, and Of Course The Great "Black Mamba", Kobe Bryant.(I'd also be Remiss if I didn't mention the much more current, and at present, The Reigning Queen Of Women's Basket Ball, Caitlin Clark, because like the others I've mentioned, Caitlin is a Massive B-Ball Talent, and just a Pleasure to watch "Do What She Do") No matter what Basketball is going to become in the future, I'll always maintain that I was Blessed to Witness It When It was at the Highest Level Of Play. I consider videos of these players, Most Especially Jordan, like I do Clint Eastwood and John Wayne Westerns along with a Very Few others(Robert Duvall). For This Old Goat Roper, that is Entertainment of the Highest and Most Enjoyable Order. Whenever the woes of the current world's Nonsense seem to hang, like a Black Cloud, Over Everything, I can pull one or the other of them up and Escape It All, if only for a couple of Hours, then I come back to current day reality, rested and refreshed enough to Get After It Again. Maybe an odd comparison, since the Westerns I love are total Fantasy, and the High Flying Gymnastics of Jordan were in fact Very Very Real, but Both have the ability to entertain as well as reinvigorate, and prepare me to, once more, face the Blazing Dumpster, & Rolling Crap Show that occupies so much of Today's world.

Something important that was not mentioned in this video, Rodman's defense on Shaq on the 2nd half. Shaq made 2 buckets on Wennington, after that, Phil put Dennis on Shaq, and he literally didn't score once more during the remaining of the game.