Michael Air Jordan...
Most would call him the all time King of the NBA....some would call him the Baller of all ballers....some would just call him money, because he was money on and off the court. I just don't mean paper either. He was called Superman, Batman (Pippen was 'Robin'), Air, MJ, Mike, but most of us in Chicago knew him as Michael.
A phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of grace, power, artistry and improvisational ability, Michael Jordan has single-handedly redefined the NBA, and what the meaning of consistency and dominance is.
In 1998 was Jordan's greatest feat, Pippen missed over half the season and was ineffective as far as his consistency when the playoffs that year rolled around due to a bad back. Jordan put the team on his back and led them to their amazing 6th championship in 8 years, putting a stamp on the dominance they displayed on the other teams in the 90's. One is left to ponder what could have been if Jordan didn't play baseball, his father was still alive, and if Jordan could have remained a Bull until 2003, what could have been if the Bulls revamped the roster and brought in 'more help' for MJ. Either way he capped his career with a game winning shot, as well as collecting his unprecedented 6th finals MVP.
My favorite performances were when Jordan averaged over 41ppg vs the Phoenix Suns who had great players on their roster, top to bottom. He had one game of 55 points in that series. My other favorite performance was when Jordan put on a Magic Johnson type performance in the 1991 NBA Finals, Jordan averaged over 30 points per game, on an amazing 66% shooting, but the amazing part was that Jordan averaged 11.4 assists per game in that series. Jordan also won a defensive player of the year award, among plenty of other accolades and unreachable records....
Michael Jordan's most important pieces to his legacy are his 14 mvps(3 all star, 6 finals, 5 league), the fact that he is the only guard in NBA history to LEAD his team to multi-championships with the absence of a dominant big man. Add in Jordan's 10 scoring titles, 30+ 6+ 6+ for his career in the NBA finals, greatest career ppg average in the regular season and playoffs, he surpassed Wilt as the greatest scorer ever over a cumulative amount of time with consistent dominance.
Jordan's importance to the game cannot be put into words, his epic legacy he left on the game will never be paralleled or surpassed.
Even the most hyped up players of today's game (Kobe Bryant) pale in comparison to the greatest of all time, if you don't believe me, go here:
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