Did the Media called Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time in 1993?

[masonanddixon]

' Did the Media called Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time in 1993?'

Holy hell man, learn grammar.

[Asukal]

' Did the Media called Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time in 1993?'

Holy hell man, learn grammar.

[90sgoat]

If you saw MJ play through 90-93 and you knew basketball then you'd easily be able to tell he was once in a lifetime, but perhaps you'd not be able to say GOAT because you had just watched Magic and Bird dominate too.

The fact that MJ could win with less athleticism really sealed it.

This is like if Lebron now all of a sudden developed an unstoppable fadeaway or skyhook and went on to win the next 3 seasons, then you'd rank Lebron higher as well. Or if Kobe suddenly with age became a much better decisionmaker and passer.

They didn't though and Lebron won't and that's what the second 3-peat proved with MJ, that not only was he an athletic marvel like Lebron, he was also a true pioneer and cerebral student of the game.

The second 3 peat proved MJ understood the game of basketball on the level of all time greats like Bird and Magic, before that you could claim Bird and Magic to have a better understanding of the game, but not after the second 3 peat.

[Dragonyeuw]

He was being argued as GOAT. It wasn't considered as consensus like now, the 2nd 3peat was basically the point of separation.

[Knoe Itawl]

Something I've pointed out again and again on this board, is that I was watching an old Miami vs Bulls game from like 92 and one of the announcers said "That's what happens when you leave the greatest player of all time open". Jordan "only" had 2 rings at this point.

This shows you that while rings were considered important, they weren't the end all/be all that a large group of stans try to pretend they are.

Also, Jordan retired after 3 rings saying he had "nothing left to prove". why would he do so after "only" 3 rings if they were the end all/be all?

The irony is that him winning 6 rings is what caused a lot of ignorant people (cough Kobe stans, cough) to overvalue them.

[Knoe Itawl]

He was being argued as GOAT. It wasn't considered as consensus like now, the 2nd 3peat was basically the point of separation.

Not really. He was pretty universally declared GOAT after the first three-peat. It's why an ultra competitive guy like Jordan said he had "nothing left to prove" when retiring the first time even though he had 2 less than Magic, was tied with Bird, etc.

[72-10]

Something I've pointed out again and again on this board, is that I was watching an old Miami vs Bulls game from like 92 and one of the announcers said "That's what happens when you leave the greatest player of all time open". Jordan "only" had 2 rings at this point.

This shows you that while rings were considered important, they weren't the end all/be all that a large group of stans try to pretend they are.

Also, Jordan retired after 3 rings saying he had "nothing left to prove". why would he do so after "only" 3 rings if they were the end all/be all?

The irony is that him winning 6 rings is what caused a lot of ignorant people (cough Kobe stans, cough) to overvalue them.

You were watching this game:

Edit: My bad, I gave you the wrong audio feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5sHdmQahNk

It's a famous game in Jordan lore, easily one of the top ten of his career. There were probably at least four plays in that game that have never been duplicated. Anyways, only one ring at the time.

[He Strong]

Many called him GOAT before his 1st championship.