@mr_rightherenow@ceeofdaherbs@TheJordanTruth Using a playful 1992 Dream Team joke between Magic and MJ as "proof" is wild.
MJ’s career Free Throw Rate (.358) is lower than LeBron's (.391). Jordan averaged 8.2 FTA because he took 23 shots a game in a physical, hand-checking era and not because he was grifting the refs!
@mr_rightherenow@ceeofdaherbs@TheJordanTruth Calling MJ a "free throw merchant" when LeBron actually has a higher career Free Throw Rate (.391 vs .358) is hilarious. MJ led the league in FGA because he won 10 scoring titles shooting 50% from the mid-range in a physical hand-checking era. Know your hoops history dummy 🤣
@ceeofdaherbs@mr_rightherenow@TheJordanTruth Imagine thinking 62 and 64-win teams led by Hall of Famers 'couldn't score.' Keeping elite MVPs under 25 PPG is literally the definition of playing championship-level lock-down defense. MJ wasn't letting opponents take turns dropping 35 on him. Lmao
@NBAMemes Bro picked a stat that completely ignores pace In the 90s, teams averaged 95 PPG. In the 2010s/2020s, they average 110+. MJ faced the Bad Boys Pistons, Ewing’s Knicks, Payton’s Sonics, and Malone’s Jazz elite, slow-paced defensive juggernauts. Context matters.
@MythNix The 2011 Mavs closing lineup had one of the most clutch, synergistic months in NBA history. But comparing a hot 163 minute playoff streak to actual multi year dynasties is just bad math. Sample size matters even if LeBron played like he forgot how to score in the 4th.
@mr_rightherenow@TheJordanTruth ppen was a rookie coming off the bench playing 20 MPG in 1987-88. He wasn't locking down anybody yet. 😂 Meanwhile, MJ literally won Defensive Player of the Year that exact season with 3.2 STL and 1.6 BLK. At least check the timeline before rewriting history.
@mr_rightherenow@TheJordanTruth Clyde Drexler, Joe Dumars, and Jeff Malone. Look at the 1987-88 game logs. All of them averaged 7–10 points below their season averages when playing the Bulls. Across the league, opposing starting guards averaged 5–8 PPG less against Chicago. The tape and the data match man
@mr_rightherenow@TheJordanTruth Never a great POA defender" is wild. In the '88 DPOY season, opposing starting guards averaged 5–8 PPG below their season averages against Chicago. He didn't just gamble he completely took away driving lanes. Opposing stars scoring in isolated games doesn't change a 15-year body
@mr_rightherenow@TheJordanTruth You’re ignoring pace & rules. MJ averaged 30.1 PPG in a brutal, slow-paced, hand-checking era and won DPOY. Give him modern spacing and freedom of movement, and he’s scoring 35+ while locking up your favorite player. He’d still be 1 of 1
@mr_rightherenow@TheJordanTruth This is a wild way to avoid mentioning that MJ beat 60+ win teams in 4 out of his 6 Finals runs (62-win Suns, 64-win Sonics, 64-win Jazz, 62-win Jazz). Jordan didn't let individual players drop 25+ because his teams actually played defense. 6-0 for a reason.
@KenHeLive Wasn’t a grind. Teams didn’t want to play. Players not listening to local, state and country. Plenty of rest while other players disobeyed the orders. It was the biggest joke around