Michael Jordan: The Wizard Years (Documentary) by @Nobody Touches Jordan - Post Details
Michael Jordan: The Wizard Years (Documentary)
Michael Jordan: The Wizard Years Brought to you by Nobody Touches Jordan Productions An in-depth look at Jordan's comeback with the Wizards, and the rise and fall of the 2002 Wizards season. Soundtrack 1. DJ Premier - Recognize (Instrumental) 2. Tupac - Hit 'Em Up (Instrumental) Credit to - AirJordanLegend - MJ 23 His Airness Forever - TwoThreeForever - Swove2204 - javon27isback - medestinier/Hanamichi - ClassicAirJordan - nbaondvdbest - Michael Sekelyk - Alex Groz - CrazyVinsanity for a lot of the video footage
Similar Posts!
Dennis Rodman Defense on Michael Jordan - 1991 NBA ECF
Rodman only defended Jordan for a few isolated possessions in the 1991 ECF. Like the previous 3 series, Rodman had moments of success but was bested by Jordan most of the time.
Dennis Rodman Defense on Michael Jordan - 1990 NBA ECF
DPOY Dennis Rodman defended Jordan for extended stretches in Games 1-3-4 of the 1990 ECF, but not as much in the other games. Rodman had occasional success defending Jordan with off-ball denial, physicality, and his length. For the most part, however, Jordan bested Rodman's defense and often made shots or drew fouls against Dennis. Coincidentally, Games 1-3-4 were also Jordan's 3 highest-scoring games in the series. Perhaps Chuck Daly saw something in the matchup that didn't favor Rodman and decided to limit his time guarding Jordan afterwards. Rodman did also have a minor ankle injury in the later games of the series that could have also affected the amount of time he spent guarding Jordan. However, it wasn't until Game 3 of the NBA Finals against Portland that Rodman had to sit out because of his ankle injury.
Chris Paul's Overrated Defense Exposed - 2017 Playoffs 1st Rd
The Clippers' 1st Round series against the Jazz was a good representation of Chris Paul's playoff career. 1. Put up good stats against easier playoff competition - no team that beat CP3 in the playoffs even made the Finals that same year - while also playing 9 of his 13 career series in the 1st Round, meaning that he does not have to maintain his averages for longer playoff runs like true all-time greats 2. Fail to deliver in the biggest moments - 2 points on 1/9 FG, 4 ast to 2 TOs in the 2nd half of Game 7 - 0 points on 0/8 FG, 4 ast to 2 TOs after 11:00 mark of 3rd quarter 3. Play very poor defense. - George Hill and Gordon Hayward had an easy time when matched up with Chris Paul - CP3 made defensive mistakes against the Jazz's other role players as well. CP3 does deserve some credit for leading the Clippers without Blake Griffin for the last 4 games (while the Jazz also dealt with Gobert's injury for 3 games and Hayward's illness for Game 4), but at the same time he still hasn't done anything close to worthy of top 5 all-time PG consideration. Steve Nash is not a top 5 PG and led the 2005 Suns with an injured Joe Johnson and 2006 Suns with no Amare to back to back WCF, with Raja Bell also being injured during the 2006 WCF. Plenty of people have done much more than Chris Paul under similar or tougher circumstances. Generally, the bar is set very low for Chris Paul, so his accomplishments are made out to be much greater than they actually are, since he is only held to an average standard for comparison. The most important thing we learned from this series is that the Clippers are - 1-1 in the playoffs when Griffin plays, but CP3 does not - 1-3 in the playoffs when CP3 plays, but Griffin does not - and Griffin was playing a better team in the Rockets. All those games came in Griffin and CP3's primes, so it is not an unfair sample size. Read more at - chrispauloverrated.blogspot.com SECTION 1 - The Myth That Chris Paul Doesn't Have Good Help SECTION 2 - The Myth That Chris Paul is an Elite Defender SECTION 3 - Why Chris Paul's Playoff Statistics Are Not as Impressive SECTION 4 - Chris Paul is Not a Top 10 Point Guard of All-Time
Kawhi Leonard locks down Russell Westbrook - 2016 NBA WCSF
Leonard did a great job defensively on Westbrook in the 2016 WCSF. The majority of Westbrook's numbers came on Manu, Parker, Green, or other defenders, but he looked to score far less often with Leonard guarding him. A large number of Westbrook's turnovers were also beacuse of Leonard's defense, both on and off the ball. Westbrook had a big speed advantage, but Leonard used his length and size to make up for it. Unless Westbrook's numbers take a big dip in the 2016 WCF, and possibly the Finals, he will join - Magic Johnson (1986, 1987, 1991) - Kevin Johnson (1989, 1990) - Steve Nash (2005, 2006) as the only players to average 20+ ppg and 10+ apg in a playoff run past the 2nd round
Shaquille O'Neal Bad Defense - 2004 NBA Finals
Shaq had a good offensive series in the 2004 Finals, but his effort on defense was sorely lacking. After Kobe's offensive struggles, this was the next biggest problem for the Lakers in the 2004 Finals, followed by Malone's injury. Tex Winter stated that Shaq was a defensive liability shortly after the 2004 Finals, and Billups in a 2015 interview said that the Pistons went out of their way to exploit Shaq in the pick and roll - which you will see several times. Shaq gave up a lot of open layups and dunks to Ben Wallace, did a poor job protecting the rim or helping out his teammates when they were beaten, and gave up a lot of offensive rebounds - a lot of which were not included in the video simply because there wasn't enough time to go through literally every rebound in the series. As good as his offensive production was in this series, his defense was almost equally as bad.
Michael Jordan (Age 38) shuts down Vince Carter - 0 pts in 2nd half
Vince started off hot, dropping 19 in the first quarter. But then Jordan figured out Vince, and held him to 0 points and 4 total shot attempts in the 2nd half. His off-ball D was a huge part of limiting Vince's opportunities In 2001/02, Vince averaged 25.8 ppg on 43% through 48 games before an injury against the Spurs, and had averaged 30-6-6-2-2 on 47% against the Sixers Top 5 Defense in the 2001 ECSF.
Tyronn Lue Great Defense on Allen Iverson - 2001 Finals Game 1
One of the most overlooked defensive performances in Finals history. Iverson killed the Lakers through 3 quarters, then Lue comes in and holds Iverson to 3 points in the 4th quarter. In the end, Iverson comes through in the clutch during OT to pull off the win, and he hands the Lakers their only loss of the 2001 Playoffs. And of course, it culminates in the famous step-over on Lue.