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[Cubsfan23]

Tomorrow, the greatest player ever turns 42. My top 5 Jordan Moments:

1. Flu game against Utah
2. 1998 "shot"
3. 6 3's against Portland
4. The sick lay-up against the Lakers
5. Jordan dunking over Ewing after driving past 2 people on the baseline.

UNPARALLED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Michael Jordan's Honors

NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)

Member of six NBA championship teams (1991-93, 1996-98)

Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991-92, 1996, 1998)

Six-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1991-93, 1996-98)

Ten-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93, 1996-98)

All-NBA Second team (1985)

Nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (1987-93, 1996-98)

NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)

NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)

NBA All-Rookie Team (1985)

Two-time IBM Award winner, for all-around contribution to team's success (1985, 1989)

Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)

Participated in 11 NBA All-Star Games (1985, 1987-1993, 1996-98), starting 10 times, and missed another due to injury

Holds the NBA All-Star Game career record for highest scoring average (21.3 ppg)

Recorded only triple-double in All-Star Game history, with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland

Won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk in 1987 and 1988, also participating in 1985

Passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading playoff scorer (5,762 points) during the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals

Passed Dennis Johnson into fourth place on the NBA's all-time playoff assists list (1,006), in an 88-83 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 1997-98

Scored his 29,000th career point, posting a game-high 41 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, in a 107-93 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/3

Broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA record by scoring in double-digits for the 788th consecutive game, scoring a game-high 33 points, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/30/97

Scored a career-high 69 points in a 117-113 overtime win at Cleveland on 3/28/90

Chicago Bulls all-time leader in scoring (29,277 points), assists (5,012) and steals (2,306)

Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading league in scoring -- 10; highest points per game average (minimum 400 games or 10,000 points) -- 31.5; most seasons leading league in field goals made -- 10; and most seasons leading league in field goals attempted -- 10

Shares the NBA career record for most seasons with 2,000 or more points -- 11; and most consecutive seasons leading league in scoring --7 (1986-87 through 1992-93)

Holds single-game records for most free throws made in one half -- 20 (December 30, 1992, at Miami); and most free-throws attempted in one half -- 23 (December 30, 1992, at Miami)

Shares single-game records for most free throws made in one quarter -- 14 (December 30, 1992, at Miami); and most free-throws attempted in one quarter -- 16 (December 30, 1992, at Miami)

Holds the NBA Finals record for highest single-series scoring average -- 41.0 ppg (1993)

Holds NBA Finals record for most three-point field goals made -- 42; and most consecutive games with 20 or more points -- 35 (June 2, 1991-June 14, 1998)

Holds the NBA Finals single-game record for most points in one half -- 35 (June 3, 1992 vs. Portland)

Shares NBA Finals single-game records for most field goals made in one half -- 14; and most three-point field goals made in one half -- 6 (June 3, 1992, vs. Portland); most free throws made in one quarter -- 9 (June 11, 1997 vs. Utah); and most free throws attempted in one half -- 15 (June 4, 1997, vs. Utah)

Holds the NBA Playoffs record for most points -- 5,987; highest points-per-game average (minimum 25 games or 625 points) -- 33.4 ppg; most field goals attempted -- 4,497; most free throws made -- 1,463; most free throws attempted -- 1,766; and most steals -- 376

Scored a career playoff-high 63 points against the Boston Celtics on 4/20/86, setting an NBA record for most points in a playoff game

Holds single-game playoff records for most free throws made in one quarter -- 13; and most free throws attempted in one quarter -- 14 (May 21, 1991, vs. Detroit)

Shares single-game playoff records for most field goals made -- 24 (May 1, 1998, vs. Cleveland); most field goals attempted in one half -- 25 (May 1, 1988, vs. Cleveland); and most three-point field goals made in one half -- 6 (June 6, 1992, vs. Portland)

Recorded two playoff career triple-doubles, both against the New York Knicks (May 9, 1989 and June 2, 1993)

Notched 28th career triple-doubles, the last being a 30 point, 11 rebound and 10 assist effort against the Toronto Raptors on 4/14/97

Member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team (1984, 1992)

As a freshman at the University of North Carolina, hit the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game

Named College Player of the Year by The Sporting News in both 1983 and 1984 and won the Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1984

 

[Ninja Scooter]

 

[AirBrian]

 

[bionic77]

My top 5 Jordan moments:

1) Nick Anderson stealing the ball and sealing the win against Jordan in the ECF.
2) First retirement.
3) The gambling scandal.
4) Jordan apologizing to his wife.
5) Second retirement.

 

[Loki]

Jordan: The Greatest Ever

 

[DMczaf]

My Top 5 Jordan Moments

1) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
2) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
3) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
4) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
5) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career

 

[Dujour]

Jord-on gave Magic aids?

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Jord-on gave Magic aids?

thats exactly what i was thinking.....

 

[bionic77]

Jord-on gave Magic aids?

He caught him from behind.

 

[Loki]

He caught him from behind.

Nah, Kobe's got the monopoly on back-door action...

 

[bionic77]

Nah, Kobe's got the monopoly on back-door action...

Thats just what Jordan wants us to think.....

 

[AirBrian]

Nah, Kobe's got the monopoly on back-door action...

"YES!"

 

[Loki]

Thats just what Jordan wants us to think.....

"I hear every word you say, bionic..."

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

TOP 5 JORDAN MOMENTS (GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME)

1) Flu game
2) Ending Magic Johnsons career
3) Game winner against Cleveland (It was the elimination game, they were down by one, a few ticks left, and Jordan seemed to hang in the air forever. And then Ehlo's exasperated flailing and falling to the floor with Jordan pumping his fists. Classic).
4) His "last" game in MSG where he wore the original Jordans and proceeded to score, what, 45? He made two of those crazy over-the-shoulder circus shots in a row.

5) When he scored 51 and 45 in those two consecutive games against the Pacers and the Nets in his last comeback at age 39 (or was it age 40). It was fun watching him leave Kenyon Martin in his tracks.

 

[automagnus]

:lol :lol :lol
I fell out of my chair!

 

[Loki]

:lol :lol :lol
I fell out of my chair!

Seriously-- they were so friggin' dirty, those Pistons. :lol The funniest part is his tongue still sticking out, undaunted, despite being mugged. Here's another Piston gem:

Rodman with the jab to the stomach and knee to the groin, and Isiah with the mugging from behind. Vinnie Johnson looks on in horror and wonders, "how can my teammates be this dirty?"


The funniest part of this thread is the fact that not one, but two posters said that their favorite Jordan moment was "ending Magic Johnson's career" just to get bionic's goat. For good measure, allow me to tear down another of bionic's idols, shown here getting jammed on by MJ:

Jordan actually completes this jam despite being virtually horizontal and reaching over Hakeem towards the rim. I have it on tape.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

My Top 5 Jordan Moments

1) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
2) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
3) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
4) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career
5) Michael Jordan ending Magic Johnson's career

"Say hi to your dad for me...OH WAIT!"

 

[Matlock]

"Say hi to your dad for me...OH WAIT!"

"You'll get to see him first, Magic."

 

[Ninja Scooter]

"Well i had sex with your wife!"

 

[Matlock]

 

[VPhys]

What's with the Magic hate?


And how did Jordan end Magic's career?

 

[kablooey]

Michael Jordan has the same birthday as my mom!

My mom > Michael Jordan.

Except at basketball I guess...

 

[Shinobi]

 

[Rorschach]

I was gonna come in here to appreciate Jordan, but now I'm just here to say "FUCK DMCZAF IN THE ASS!"

So, yeah...fuck 'em...

OMG Jordan played with the flu!!! Big fucking deal...JOHNSON PLAYED WITH TEH HIV!!

"Hello? DM? Eat a dick!"

 

[Blackace]

How did Jordan end Magic's career? I am not understanding this at all... And Jordan lost that dunk contest to the human highlight... I am sorry to say...

 

[Kseutron]

hppy birthday mr greatest athlete ever

 

[Loki]

And how did Jordan end Magic's career?

How did Jordan end Magic's career? I am not understanding this at all..

Well...

The funniest part of this thread is the fact that not one, but two posters said that their favorite Jordan moment was "ending Magic Johnson's career" just to get bionic's goat.

I'm pretty sure, at least...


Unless Jordan averaging 32 points, 7.5 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 3.2 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game over 5 games against Magic in the '91 Finals, breaking Magic's assist record for the Finals, disheartened Magic so much that he was just never the same and made him decide to contract HIV so that he wouldn't look too bad in retiring?

"You'll get to see him first, Magic."

:lol

So wrong...


Some more love...

Getting taken out after a jam.

Magic: "Hallelujah! I've seen the Lord!"

4 Knicks, one Jordan. Advantage: Jordan.

Random Heat center getting done.

The Best Ever



And finally, for one of my favorite Jordan stories, from the editor of Slam magazine:

I'm going to end this MJ tribute with my favorite MJ story, which I've probably told here before, and which I'll tell another 7,000 times over the next 50 years. It was some point in the mid-to-late-'80s, before MJ had rings on every finger but after he'd extablished himself as the best player in the NBA. I was there in Atlanta, wearing my Hawks t-shirt, equal parts hoping for a Hawks win while waiting to see what Mike would and could do. He started out slow, missing his jumpers and playing kind of sluggish, scoring just 6 points in the half. My man Dominique, though, went for about 15, and the Hawks had the lead at the halfway mark.


As the buzzer sounded and the teams walked off the court, me and my boys ran down to a space that kind of overlooked where the opposing teams walked into their locker rooms, putting us roughly eye-to-eye with the players. As MJ walked off, we cranked it up: "You suck, Mike!" "Nique's lighting you up, Mike!" "You got no game, MJ!"

Mike looked up at us, never breaking stride, and stared each of us in the eye as he walked past. He never broke stride and never said a word, but we all shut up pretty quickly, wondering if he was going to come over the railing at us. We went back to our seats and laughed about how the Hawks had Mike and the Bulls by the throat, and how we had sure told Mike a thing or two.


In the second half, Mike came out and scored 40 points, holding Nique to 8, and the Bulls won by 7.

Lesson? Respect is never handed to you, and there's always someone you're going to have to win over.

Random factoids:

- 221 career games of 40+ points.

- 39 career games of 50+ points.

- 5 career games of 60+ points.

- 60 career games of 40+ points and 8+ assists in the same game.

- One of only two players in the last 30 years to have 50+ points and 10+ assists in the same game (57 and 10 vs. Washington in '93)

- Only player since Wilt to score 50+ in 3 consecutive games (53, 50, and 61)

- Scored 40+ 39 times in one season ('87).

- Holds the NBA record for highest scoring average in a 5 game playoff series, at 45.6 ppg.

- Holds the NBA Finals record for highest scoring average for a Finals series (41 ppg vs. Phoenix in '93).

- Ran off a string of 7 straight triple-doubles in the '89 season, and 13 in one 16 game stretch.

- Holds the NBA Finals record for most points in one half, with 35 against Portland in '92, despite sitting out nearly 8 minutes that half.

- Has several of the most ridiculous stat lines you'll ever see, including (but not limited to ) :

69 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, and 3 blocks against Cleveland in '90
53 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 steals and 2 blocks versus Phoenix in '89
47 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks vs. Indiana in '89
42 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks vs. Phoenix in the '93 Finals.
57 points, 10 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks vs. Washington in '93
54 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks vs. LA in '93
46 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks vs. Miami in the '92 playoffs
54 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals, and 2 blocks vs. Cleveland in '90.
44 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks vs. Golden State in '90.
45 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks vs. Boston in '90
45 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks vs. Philly in the '91 playoffs
52 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks vs. Denver in '89
41 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals, and 2 blocks vs. the Clippers in '89
48 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 steals, and 4 blocks vs. Atlanta in '89


You get the picture, I'm sure...


And the only reason you were subjected to this is because my freaking dog had to go nuts barking and woke me up about an hour and a half before I had to be awake, so I had to fill the time somehow. Blame him. Sure, I could've read the day's paper more thoroughly instead, but what fun would that have been?