HEY VIEWER: Click pause on the diagrams (ALMOST EVERY DIAGRAM IS EXACTLY RELATIVE TO THE P
HEY VIEWER: Click pause on the diagrams (ALMOST EVERY DIAGRAM IS EXACTLY RELATIVE TO THE PLAY, ONE IS A GENERALIZATION.)
Biggest difference: Jordan's era looked to use physical play as a defensive strategy. LeBron's era needs to avoid physical play because in this era it's a foul.
I took random plays on my computer and matched up the similar attacks from similar areas so we can see the difference in resistance between the two eras.
All you need to do is look at the way that coaches like Phil Jackson spread out the floor with their offense in a lot of sets just to pull the bigs way outside of the paint, he gets Farmar or Kobe easy penetration because the outside defender can't contain anything anymore. If it wasn't for things like the 3 second rule and the handchecking rule, teams would be forced to use more team passing. Allow handchecking, get rid of that stupid defensive 3 second rule, teams would use more passing and the fg% in the league would go back up because less players would be forcing shots. It would also force the shotjackers to completely alter their style.
Back in the day you were lucky to see your favorite player show off on a breakaway, the game was more hard nosed than that at the time. Also keep in mind that with no contact rules, it does not matter if you double or triple a player in today's game, the great players should be able to back out, slip out, split, slip through, or shake the double. I mean hell, if the offensive player draws contact he's gonna draw a foul anyways. It's not like the old days where you actually had to fight through traps and double teams.
Defenders from this era = always on the side or coming from the side, rarely in front, too many look to avoid contact in fear of a foul. Weak. It's like playing a video game on easy mode.
Notice how you see plays happening in the half court set that only happened in the open court on a fast break in Jordan's days because the defense was too good to give up that type of penetration in Jordan's era. If Jordan played now his highlight reel would be like LeBron's, full of dunks, one problem though, LeBron doesn't have near as good of a jumper as Jordan, add Jordan's jumper to LeBron's game, what do you got?
So believe me, if I can figure out how players are taking advantages of the rules changes, coaches in the NBA have also found ways to CAPITALIZE on these rules. Further proof that these rules allow for easier scoring when coaches spread the floor to attack the weak new era painted area. Sure there are plays where you see good defense in the NBA today, it's rare to see a defense that can shut down players from getting to the rim. Infact, even the Boston Celtics and Pistons can't shut down the lane. They are pretty good at limiting it, but nothing like the elite defenses of the physical contact era.
Players in Jordan's era were like track athletes, most of them were so fast. The dunk contests in the 80's and 90's are a testiment to the athletes in the game at the time. Forget the creativity of the dunks, look at the athleticism. Old era teams were also better at getting back on transition defense. Creating all-time rankings takes research and film study. Highlight videos show you Michael Jordan scoring, but not what he had to do to get open in most cases, or the plays he was stopped. Never scout with highlight videos, use raw film. The only way to seal of penetration today is to get directly in the path of the ball handler with both feet planted, outside of the circle in the paint, to get credit for drawing a charge. Now keep in mind that the offensive player already has the advantage of decision defenders have no choice but to react, it puts him at a 1/4 a second disadvantage anyways. Jordan's era utilized handchecking, which is similar to what offensive linemen & defensive backs use in the NFL to detain receivers and pass rushers. In the NFL, allow a pass rusher to penetrate the pocket, it's a sack. A defensive back lets the receiver penetrate the secondary & catch the ball, first down or TD. In the NBA, allow players to penetrate the paint, it makes it easier for them to score. At the very least physical resistance should be offered to make it a level playing field. This is not allowed in today's game. Of course in any era, under any rules, there are defensive breakdowns, coaches who use bad coaching schemes, among other factors that can contribute to non-contested shots. There are those players who are able to shake defenders in such a fashion that it doesn't matter if you double, or triple them, they are gonna get loose. Tex Winter and Joe Dumars opinions of today's defenses:
http://hoopshype.com/articles/defense_lazenby.htm
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Michael Jordan faced the most traps & double/triple teams in NBA history, MJ also DEFEATED
Michael Jordan faced the most traps & double/triple teams in NBA history, MJ also DEFEATED the most traps, double teams, and triple teams in NBA history. Unlike other players presented with a double team, Jordan shows his ultimate team IQ by giving up the ball and re-establishing himself for a better shot. Jordan could score over anyone and any type of defense. As long as Jordan had his dribble, you virtually almost could not ever trap him. He was too fast. Jordan would either make a move to defeat the trap, or get the ball out of there to an open teammate swiftly. Jordan's decisionmaking can be seen in this video like no other video. Zones allow defenders to play an area, rather than stick to a man. I don't know about you, but I prefer playing against a zone because it is so much easier to find space in a zone if you are good at working without the ball. When you are facing man to man it requires that you run your defender into screens, and it requires more effort to create space. This was especially true in the Michael Jordan era where perimeter contact was allowed. The Jordan era featured man to man with rotating traps and weakside help which is very hard to defeat as an individual player. The NBA created the defensive 3 second rule & it opened up the lane like never before, you see layups now in the half court set more often than ever before. You would think these guys were getting layups in transition they get to the hoop so easy sometimes. I remember watching the dunk contest in Jordan's era and it was so exciting because players rarely got dunks in the half court set so it was nice to see them show their stuff at the dunk contest. Usually you were lucky to see your favorite player show off on a breakaway, the game was more hard nosed than that at the time. Also keep in mind that with no contact rules, it does not matter if you double or triple a player in today's game, the great players should be able to back out, slip out, split, slip through, or shake the double. I mean hell, if the offensive player draws contact he's gonna draw a foul anyways. It's not like the old days where you actually had to fight through traps and double teams. Players in Jordan's era were like track athletes, most of them were so fast. The dunk contests in the 80's and 90's are a testiment to the athletes in the game at the time. Forget the creativity of the dunks, look at the athleticism. Old era teams were also better at getting back on transition defense. Creating all-time rankings takes research and film study. Highlight videos show you Michael Jordan scoring, but not what he had to do to get open in most cases, or the plays he was stopped. Never scout with highlight videos, use raw film. The only way to seal off penetration today is to get directly in the path of the ball handler with both feet planted, outside of the circle in the paint, to get credit for drawing a charge. Now keep in mind that the offensive player already has the advantage of decision; defenders have no choice but to react, it puts the defender at a 1/4 a second disadvantage anyways. Jordan's era utilized handchecking, which is similar to what offensive linemen & defensive backs use in the NFL to detain receivers and pass rushers. In the NFL, allow a pass rusher to penetrate the pocket, it's a sack. A defensive back lets the receiver penetrate the secondary & catch the ball, first down or TD. In the NBA, allow players to penetrate the paint, it makes it easier for them to score. At the very least physical resistance should be offered to make it a level playing field. This is not allowed in today's game. Of course in any era, under any rules, there are defensive breakdowns, coaches who use bad coaching schemes, among other factors that can contribute to non-contested shots. There are those players who are able to shake defenders in such a fashion that it doesn't matter if you double, or triple them, they are gonna get loose. Tex Winter and Joe Dumars opinions of today's defenses:
http://hoopshype.com/articles/defense_lazenby.htm
-Bruce Blitz
Featured in this video:
Scenes from Jordan scoring 55 points/other on the 90's Knicks.
Scenes from Jordan scoring 69 points on the Cavs.
Scenes from Jordan dropping a routine 30+ and 40+ on the Hornets.
Jordan vs an 80's Sixers team playing with subs. (still doubled)
Jordan vs an 80's Blazers team playing with subs. (still doubled)
A scene from Jordan scoring 61 on the Pistons
I did not use many games folks. Keep that in mind.
I enjoyed watching MJ play Jim Jackson, Rolando Blackman, Clyde Drexler, Gerald Wilkins, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, Reggie Miller, Michael Cooper, Glen Rice, Mitch Richmond, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Calbert Cheaney, and many more. Joe Dumars was one of the better defenders in that era, that doesn't mean they were all Dwyane Wade's height. Thanks for watching and reading.
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I recorded this in the spring of 2007..
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NOTICE--Just stop now. I don't care how
I recorded this in the spring of 2007..
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NOTICE--Just stop now. I don't care how much Kobe's shot attempts remind you of Jordan, I don't care how good of a job Kobe did at copying Jordan.... Most of you assholes who say Kobe is as good as Jordan didn't even watch Jordan on a game by game basis in the 80's or early 90's when Jordan was at his best. Back in that era you had to live in Chicago like me if you really wanted to see all of MJ's games. Most of the people who watched the NBA in that era didn't even get to watch Jordan on a game by game basis. So if you are one of those who saw Jordan from 1995 and on, your opinion means shit. I only put stock into youtube users who actually have viewed the game for a long period of time, and I don't mean posers. The day you see "hoopsencyclopedia" say Kobe is better than Jordan, that's the day you know it's true. The day you see Bruce Blitz, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and Hubie Brown all saying Kobe is better, than ok. I don't know why you shitheads think your opinion holds any validity when you didn't even watch Jordan's career properly. You can watch 1,000 youtube videos, you are too late, if you didn't see MJ in his prime, it's too late. You will never see him in his prime on a game by game basis which means you simply cannot accurately represent his greatness.... also, flashes of brilliance and the "mirage" that you can do things Jordan did "at will" do not prop you up to Jordan status. Jordan status is a sustained level of brilliance for your entire career basicly. Kobe will never approach Jordan's greatness and I invite you to research every single page on this website if you really want to see how big the gap is between the two:
http://kb24overrated.com
Even if Kobe wins an MVP this year, which is still in doubt, Kobe will never catch Jordan's MVP total as far as his finals MVP's are concerned or league MVP's. Jordan was so dominant year in and year out that he racked up 5 league MVPs and 6 finals MVPs.
Kobe will never approach Jordan's career averages in any major category.
There will be an even bigger separation between Kobe and Jordan's career playoff averages than you will see in the regular season averages. Teams key on players like Kobe and Jordan in the playoffs, while Kobe's production drops in the playoffs compared to his career regular season production, Jordan's production goes up.
Jordan averaged over 30 points per game for his career and Kobe only has 2 years over 30 points per game. Jordan averaged 33.45 points per game in the playoffs for his career, which is another career average that most players will have no chance of passing. Kobe's career average in the playoffs is actually less than 24 points per game. Do a google search when you have time.
Jordan won one defensive player of the year award, even though he deserved at least 3.
Jordan won an amazing 10 scoring titles, which is a microcosm of his sustained dominance, and he won 6 of his scoring titles while making over 50% of his shot attempts which is amazing for a perimeter player.
The Jordan legacy is so rich that it is going to be virtually impossible to pass it. To quote unquote pass Jordan, you will need 11 scoring titles, 6 league MVPs, 7 finals MVPs, 31 points per game or higher and great all around career regular season averages, you will need to average 34 points per game or more in the playoffs for your career with great all around averages, you will need a season over 37 points per game as well as a season of 32 points per game to go with 8 rebounds and 8 assists. These are the basic goals a player will need to reach to eclipse Jordan's greatness.
What's the number 1 difference between Kobe and MJ? Missed shots. Just check career fg%, that's all you need to know when judging who is the more unstoppable scorer. It always comes back to your floor shooting % (fg%).
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