Dan Majerle had more hops than Klay Thompson (proof inside)

[3ball]

The 1991 and 1992 Philadelphia 76'er media guides show that Majerle got [COLOR="DarkRed"]70[/COLOR] dunks in 1991, and [COLOR="DarkGreen"]72[/COLOR] dunks in 1992 (top 10% of the league) - this is far more than Klay's career high of [COLOR="Navy"]21[/COLOR] dunks in 2015.

Majerle's higher dunk total occurred when league-wide dunk frequency was lower, as shown here (1 dunk every 23.8 shots in 1992, compared to 1 every 22.6 shots in 2014).

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Why is this important?[/COLOR]... Because people were wondering whether MJ could average 50 on Klay - he obviously could, since he averaged 41 on Majerle, who was a superior athlete and all-nba defender (47/10/6 in Games 2-4.. and also got 36 on Drexler in 92').
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[G-train]

Thunder Dan got his nickname for his dunking. Klay is just an average athlete.

[Doranku]

Thunder Dan got his nickname for his dunking. Klay is just an average athlete.

lmao yeah, not really sure what the point of this thread is.

[3ball]

Thunder Dan got his nickname for his dunking. Klay is just an average athlete.

Good point.. Based on Jordan getting 41 on Majerle and 36 on Drexler, we can assume he would get 50 on Klay.

People forget that MJ averaged 34/7/6 in 16 games against Reggie Lewis (starting SG vs. starting SG), and 35/8/8 in head-to-head matchups with DPOY Michael Cooper (who was far more athletic than Klay).. MJ also used to destroy superathlete SG Stacey Augmon..

Even at 33 years old, MJ averaged 30 ppg on 50% against Nick Anderson and Penny Hardaway in ECF.. Klay's athleticism compares more to a guy like Dale Ellis, who Jordan also used to destroy.

[ralph_i_el]

Jumping=/defense

[3ball]

[COLOR="Red"]not really sure what the point of this thread is.
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People were wondering whether MJ could average 50 on Klay - he obviously could, since he averaged 41 on a much better athlete and all-nba defender (Majerle), and 36 on Drexler.

Also, people forget that MJ averaged 34/7/6 in 16 games against Reggie Lewis (starting SG vs. starting SG), and 35/8/8 in head-to-head matchups with DPOY Michael Cooper (who was far more athletic than Klay).. MJ also used to destroy superathlete SG Stacey Augmon..

Even at 33 years old, MJ averaged 30 ppg on 50% against Nick Anderson and Penny Hardaway in ECF.. Klay isn't near the athlete if ANY of these guys - Klay's athleticism compares more to a guy like Dale Ellis, who Jordan also used to destroy.

[3ball]

Jumping=/defense

Dan Majerle was a multiple-time All-NBA defender and superior athlete to Klay Thompson.

Both of those things are facts...

Now regarding Jordan's performance - based his 36 against Drexler, and 41 against the superior athlete and defender Majerle, it's safe to assume he would get 50 on Klay..

Does that make sense?

[Smoke117]

The 1991 and 1992 Philadelphia 76'er media guides show that Majerle got [COLOR="DarkRed"]70[/COLOR] dunks in 1991, and [COLOR="DarkGreen"]72[/COLOR] dunks in 1992 (top 10% of the league) - this is far more than Klay's career high of [COLOR="Navy"]21[/COLOR] dunks in 2015.

Majerle's higher dunk total occurred when league-wide dunk frequency was lower, as shown here (1 dunk every 23.8 shots in 1992, compared to 1 every 22.6 shots in 2014).

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Why is this important?[/COLOR]... Because people were wondering whether MJ could average 50 on Klay - he obviously could, since he averaged 41 on Majerle, who was a superior athlete and all-nba defender.

Ah...there it is...knew this had to come back to MJ somehow.

[3ball]

Ah...there it is...knew this had to come back to MJ somehow.

Based on Jordan's 36 against Drexler, and 41 against the superior athlete and defender Majerle, it's safe to assume he would get 50 on Klay..

This would [COLOR="DarkRed"]compel Kerr[/COLOR] to try Iggy on Jordan, which would force Klay to the bench or to guard the bigger Pippen.. These are the kinds of problems caused by Jordan's destruction of his SG matchup - every opposing coach was forced to tinker with the lineup and use different positions to guard Jordan..

Otoh, coaches can just guard lebron with the opposing SF the entire game, and lebron will get 25 or 30, but rarely a 40 point game (1 every 15 playoff games for Lebron, compared to 1 every 3.89 games for Jordan)

[FKAri]

So if Vince is an even better dunker than Dan, he would probably be able to shut down MJ. Thanks for this most informative thread.

[Gifted Mind]

Based on Jordan's 36 against Drexler, and 41 against the superior athlete and defender Majerle, it's safe to assume he would get 50 on Klay..

This honestly is one of the most illogical claims I have ever heard on ISH

[NBAGOAT]

So if Vince is an even better dunker than Dan, he would probably be able to shut down MJ. Thanks for this most informative thread.

[fourkicks44]

This honestly is one of the most illogical claims I have ever heard on ISH

You have to admit Jordan could drop 50 on Klay, no matter what logic he used to come up with the claim.

[NBAGOAT]

You have to admit Jordan could drop 50 on Klay, no matter what logic he used to come up with the claim.

3ball's saying mj could average 50 in a series however. I doubt anyone has ever done that. . Shaq has faced way worse defenders than Klay and he couldn't put up 50 in a series.

[3ball]

3ball's saying mj could average 50 in a series however. I doubt anyone has ever done that. . Shaq has faced way worse defenders than Klay and he couldn't put up 50 in a series.

Shaq is nowhere near the scorer that MJ was

And even if MJ doesn't average exactly 50, he'd average 45 or so, which he's done several times before (Jordan is the only player in modern history that averaged 40+ in a playoff series, and he's done it 5 times)

Also, the most important point is that MJ would force Coach Kerr try Iggy on him - this would force Klay to the bench or to guard the bigger Pippen.. Otoh, Lebron doesn't dominate his SF that severely, so you can guard Lebron with your SF all game long... Again - this NEVER happened for MJ - coaches always had to experiment guarding Jordan with other positions.