Michael "AIR" Jordan

Stab*City

I have seen on another thread comparisons of LBJ to MJ and i know there are many reasons why mike is a better basketball player i just cant remember them all now!!

So i said id start this thread so we can all share our fav Jordan moments and achievments. Im hoping at the end of this that we have a good list of why Mike is the Greatest.

1 NCAA
6 NBA
5 NBA MVP's
14 Time All Star
6 Finals MVP's
1 Defensive Player
9 All Defensive First Team
Rookie Of the Year
2 Slam Dunks
ACC Freshman of the Year
College Player of the Year
Naismith Winner
Wooden Award winner
ESPN Athlete of the century


Some of my fav moments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caNVWoHLejE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKlvfx9ODM8

Sea Devils

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCxuq-yn1w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT9P_OY5bpc

And of course no Jordan tribute thread would be compete without this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbDlae0rN2g

This of couse should have been his last shot ever in the NBA and would have been a John Elway like departure except he stupidly returned with the Washington Wizards four years later.

Xrox

I wiki'd jordan and this is just a summary of the awards he's achieved!

• 6× NBA Champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
• 5× NBA MVP (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
• 14× NBA All-Star (1985-1993, 1996-1998, 2002-2003)
• 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991-1993, 1996-1998)
• 1× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
• 10× All-NBA First Team Selection (1987-1993, 1996-1998)
• 1× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1985)
• 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1988-1993, 1996-1998)
• 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
• 1985 NBA All-Rookie Team
• 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
• 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner (1987, 1988)
• NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
• 1× NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1982)
• 1982 ACC Freshman of the Year
• 1× ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year (1984)
• 1× USBWA College Player of the Year (1984)
• 1× Naismith College Player of the Year (1984)
• 1× John R. Wooden Award (1984)
• 1× Adolph Rupp Trophy (1984)
• 1991 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
• 2000 ESPY Athlete of the Century
• 1990s ESPY Male Athlete Decade Award
• 1990s ESPY Pro Basketballer Decade Award

lebron james

No doubt about it a great great great player!

A Primal Nut

The playoff record point total of 63 in his second season is just incredible its worth watchin the whole game. He took possibly the second greatest basketball team ever (after 90's Chicago) to two overtimes pretty much on his own.