Why didnt Young Jordan shut down Isiah Thomas?

[unbreakable]

Kobe shut down Ivo when the moment called for it.. Kobe also shut down Rondo, Westbrook, TP, etc. Lebron also killed Tony last Finals..

Why didn't Young Jordan stop the dominant Isiah Thomas?

[NumberSix]

Kobe shut down Ivo when the moment called for it.. Kobe also shut down Rondo, Westbrook, TP, etc. Lebron also killed Tony last Finals..

Why didn't Young Jordan stop the dominant Isiah Thomas?

[unbreakable]

[scm5]

I think he's talking about AI in Denver in a game where AI seemingly couldn't miss... until Kobe switched onto him and he barely scored anything after that.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...712050DEN.html

I believe this was the game. AI was torching Fish and Farmar... dropped 49 on them in 3 quarters.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...712050DEN.html

Check out the recap, Kobe switched onto AI in the 4th and shut him down. AI scored 2 pts in the 4th, including blocking a 3 by AI.

[Trollsmasher]

When did Jordan shut down anybody?

All I remember is Pippen switching on the guys...

[jzek]

Why does Kobe have 5 rings but only 2 FMVPs?

[macmac]

Why did the chick cross the road?


Because Kobe was about to rape her

[OldSchoolBBall]

Kobe shut down Ivo when the moment called for it.. Kobe also shut down Rondo, Westbrook, TP, etc. Lebron also killed Tony last Finals..

Why didn't Young Jordan stop the dominant Isiah Thomas?

Err, he did, a few times actually (though mostly for quarters or halves, but the game below he was on him the majority of the time). Here's one such games:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...905270CHI.html

2-8 FG, 5 points. Isiah couldn't do anything when MJ was on him that game - Jordan really limited his penetration; the majority of Isiah's assists came off of good off-ball movement by the Piston wings (Dumars and VJ). And Jordan did this job defensively despite having 46 pts/7 reb/5 ast/5 stl and the game-winning shot over Rodman and Isiah.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Stop

MJ, Kobe, and LeBron are all terrific defenders. And I've seen them all shut down great, dynamic opposing offensive threats. In the playoffs or otherwise.

[juju151111]

Mj did shut him down in 90. He shot like 36% with Mj on him. Darealist had it on YouTube and they took it down.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Mj did shut him down in 90. He shot like 36% with Mj on him. Darealist had it on YouTube and they took it down.

Agreed. Plus watching 34 year old MJ lock up Rod Strickland in the '97 playoffs v.s. the Bullets. They took that one down as well. Or on the possessions he guarded Iverson in '97 and '98 giving the kid absolute fits. Iverson even commented on when he gave him his best move with that crossover, MJ still almost recovered and blocked his shot.

[Dr. Ice]

Stop

MJ, Kobe, and LeBron are all terrific defenders. And I've seen them all shut down great, dynamic opposing offensive threats. In the playoffs or otherwise.

Man, is there anything that kobe didnt imitate from MJ? Props to lebron for developing his own identity.

[AintNoSunshine]

MJ>LBJ>>>KB in defense and in general

[TheReal Kendall]

When has a superstar totally shut down another superstar?

It never really happens.

[sportjames23]

When did Jordan shut down anybody?

All I remember is Pippen switching on the guys...

Then you don't remember shit. Early on in their careers together, MJ was the guy who floated around on defense, which Doug Collins compared MJ to a free safety.

And there's plenty of videos on YouTube of MJ shutting down guys, like