MICHAEL JORDAN THE GOAT 🐐 Stephen A.'s TOP 5 reasons why MJ still reigns | First Take
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Published 2024-04-30
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All Comments (21)
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U guys are still debating that stuff? MJ made the universe fall in love with the game. The man retired and is still the standard that all others are compared to. People are still fighting for Jordans in 2024
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“He got six final wins, not six final losses” should be a bar
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It’s been 25 years since Michael Jordan retired (1999-2024) & he’s STILL labeled the GOAT, STILL selling more merch than any player everrrrr
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I've read somewhere on Social Media, someone says. "When you’re the greatest they’ll tell stories about your greatness!!! The others will promote themselves" This one hits hard!
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MJ actually is 11-0 in Finals 6-0 NBA Finals 2-0 Fiba World 2-0 Olympics 1-0 NCAA
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I dont believe Michael Jordan got any of his coaches fired. You can add that to the list.
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ADD: - Never Lost to a team he was favored to beat in the finals - Won DPOY (and scoring title) as a guard - Played with fewer HOFers than others in GOAT conversation - Better season leading in block shots and steals in same season - Won DPOY, Slam dunk comp, All-Star MVP, League MVP, Championship series MVP and NBA title in same season - Many other accolades not mentioned here
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Aside from the 6 Rings, 6 Finals MVP's, 5 season MVP's, 10 scoring titles, 1 DPOY, Jordan is still: - Most exciting player to ever touch a basketball - Best hand skills ever seen - Best footwork ever seen - Most creative offensive skills ever - Most graceful and pleasing player to watch - Best midrange game ever seen The world has regarded Jordan the GOAT for 25 years for all these and many more reasons
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You forgot: • Underdog and undersized • NCAA Champion (game winning shot) • Made Nike into what it is today • Made the NBA explode internationally • Three-peats, took a break to play baseball, then came back and won three in a row again.
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'His opponents were old!!' Shannon, MJ was older than ALL of the Pistons when he was winning his last 3 rings. The Bulls were literally the OLDEST team in the league in 1998, yet still out shined everyone. The Pistons got beat, because the Bulls wised up to their antics and MJ learned to trust his teammates. Sit down, dry your eyes that your King lost, yet again, and listen to what Daddy Smith is telling you.
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6 finals, 6 wins.... THAT'S THE STANDARD required to dethrone Jordan. When a player outdoes that .... gladly give them their flowers. Until then.... this is the standard.
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Reason #1: When LeBron was a free agent in 2010 he said "I want to be the greatest of all time, and that means having more championships than Mike" and he left Cleveland to chase championships. If he wanted to chase longevity and stats to be the GOAT, he could have stayed in Cleveland his entire career and achieved that. LeBron set the bar that the goal was rings, and MJ still has more rings.
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Jordan is the 🐐, PERIOD
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MJ won the scoring title, led the league in steals, and won DPOY in the same year. Best two way player ever
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crazy how people say jordan needed pippen. let's give 'em that. if that's the logic, then lebron needed wade, bosh, irving, love and davis and what? still 4 and 6 in the finals? not a hater. just using logic
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Never forget that many players in the 80's era mention that they have to sleep early and mentally prepare when playing against the bulls. Thats how scary it is. They also mention that if you dont bring your A game, the bulls will eat you live.
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Nike had conditions before giving MJ a contract. Either be rookie of the year, or average 20 points per game, or be an all star, or sell $4 mill worth of shoes in a year. Jordan was rookie of the year, scored 28.2 points per game, named all star, and nike sold $100mil of shoes in 1984-85. Greatest for a reason....Everything MJ accomplished in life was Gold...His Mindset was untouchable
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Huge MJ fan and always thought the 6-0 was overblown. BUT thinking about it again, it is very impressive to never lose after 6 trips and never a game 7. I never really realized how crazy that actually is
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the energy of Stephen A. everytime he's going to discuss who's the GOAT or defend MJ as the GOAT is unmatched! he's like an excited kid resiting his favorite poem infront of everybody 😁
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The crazy part about Michael Jordan is that he has an entire different level of stats and accolades that no one will ever be able to touch in a 10 year stretch.
