Breaking down Jordan vs Lakers defense in 91' NBA finals

[Im Still Ballin]

Kobe's the most similar player to MJ so we will use him

Lebron is something we've never seen before so it's hard to put a comparison on him

Closest guess would be a mix of Magic Johnson and Karl Malone... Plus Jordan explosion

[andgar923]

Post that one finals from Bron where the Spurs only defense on him was single coverage with Boris Diaw standing 5 feet away from him and letting him take as many jumpers as he wanted.

Dat advanced modern defense tho!

[DonDadda59]

Dat advanced modern defense tho!

Can you imagine MJ being 'guarded' by Boris Diaw with 5 ft of space to operate in the finals? Muhphucka would average 60 PPG no joke.

Kobe's the most similar player to MJ so we will use him

Kobe was drafted in 1996, he played many of the same teams/defenses Jordan did. I personally remember him being a homeless man's Jamal Crawford during that era... but maybe you know something I don't

[andgar923]

GIFS are for kids.

I can make an entire vid off ONE game showing MJ facing tougher defense, than Bran in an entire series.

[Im Still Ballin]

Nostalgia

[DonDadda59]

Nostalgia

Chicago Is Zoning In

A farmer at heart, Phil Jackson was planting seeds again today. He kept referring to Seattle's tenacious defense as a "zone defense," perhaps angling early for some illegal defense calls.

"The one we like the best is the box and one on Michael," Jackson said.

Jackson also basically dared George Karl to stick Gary Payton on Michael Jordan, saying he genuinely believed the Sonics would not make that move. "I don't think Seattle is going to put Gary Payton on Michael Jordan," Jackson said. "We like that matchup because he'll get in foul trouble.

[COLOR="Red"]"In a zone defense like Seattle plays, they're just going to send him some way where they can double-team him all the time."[/COLOR]

-'N.B.A. FINALS: NOTEBOOK;Jackson Can't Picture The Nets in His Future', NY Times
6/4/96

Now I know this isn't like the sort of Boris Diaw iso, 5 feet of space D that Bron has to deal with in the finals...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WpkXlrJxtw





Keep reaching kid, you'll accomplish what all the Bean stans before you never could

[Asukal]

Nostalgia

Ahhhh I recall when the spurs dared leflop to shoot open jumpers..... Dat modern defensive scheme.....

[Im Still Ballin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwMkn6tvnE

[DonDadda59]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwMkn6tvnE

Jimmy Buckets played some great man D with little to no help

Not quite Boris Diaw in the finals level though, but still admirable.

Didn't now how many ridiculous and low IQ 3s Bron chucked that game/series. Thank you for pointing that out.

[warriorfan]

DonDadda taking a huge shit on I'm Still Beta like always...


dude is a clown

[Paul George 24]

Reserved for GAME 2


[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]- Notice the confusion of the defense? Oh so careful not to get called for an illegal defense... There is obviously some confusion and bad defense by the Lakers but they as a team defense, have their hands tied behind their backs. The lack of freedom leaves a wide open bulls player under the hoop for Jordan to make an easy over the top pass. In modern times, the defensive bigs would ahve just switched whilst shading Jordan's potential dribble penetration. Noi confusion, defensive freedom, effective defense.[/FONT]

MUCH BETTER DEFENCE THAN LEBRON EVER FACE

[TheMan]

I'm Still Ballin' is a sad and lonely Azn kid, as clueless about hoops as he is about women and life in general

He seriously believes it's tougher to dribble drive today than before

Just finished watching Monta Ellis basically live in the paint versus the defending NBA champions but MJ would struggle in this era

Oh and yeah, Boris Diaw on MJ with 5 feet of space = GOAT defensive scheme

OP is a fvcking moron, gets taken in his own threads on the regular, why we even bother with this idiot is beyond me.

[Im Still Ballin]

These Jordanites are FURIOUS right now. Just imagine how furious they'll be when Lebron takes home another championship and FMVP in June

And I'm white, son.

[Blue&Orange]

Notice how Divac had to choose between doubling Michael or staying on his man...

Divac didn't had time to choose, when he realized what Jordan was doing, was already throwing a dunk, what a retard. That gif have ZERO to do with any rule whatsoever.

Jordan was able to isolate a mismatch freely... Even though he took a shot rather quickly you can notice the lack of lane protection

Oh shit, isolate a mismatch freely? that really is something we don't see on daily basis in todays game LAck of lane protection, there were 3 guys in the paint, the other two, one was contesting Jordan shot, the other was late getting on defense.

Notice the reluctance of Magic who is positioned just slightly above the FT line...

I don't even know what to say about the third gif. Other than the speed and footwork of Jordan unparalleled in todays game, what the point of that gif? That shit happens repeatedly in todays game.
Coaches today take their centers out, and leave the paint defenseless because the are reluctant to leave someone open behind the 3pt line and this retard is talking about a player being reluctant to leave his man open?


This was the best you got from a full game, from a era were defense was supposed to suck? Thanks for proving the world otherwise.


The time this dumbfack wasted thinking he had the brainpower to achieve something.

[TheMan]

All those gifs show a packed paint, what the hell is the OP's point again