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Sports Pro asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

why is Michael Jordan the best NBA player of all time?

check out these achievements; how can anyone not think he is the best, when he clearly is!

Five-time regular season Most Valuable Player, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98.

Won three consecutive NBA Finals MVPs, twice, 1991-93 and 1996-98.

Second player to win seven straight scoring titles, 1986-87 to 1992-93 (Wilt Chamberlain, 1960-66).

Also won scoring titles in 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.

All-NBA first team seven straight years, 1987-93. Also 1996-1998.

All-Defense first team six straight years, 1988-93. Also 1996-1998.

NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 1988.

NBA Rookie of the Year, 1984-85.

NBA Slam Dunk Champion, 1987, 1988.

NBA All-Star Game MVP, 1988, 1996, 1998.

Sporting News College Player of the Year, 1983, 1984.

Sporting News All-America first team, 1983, 1984.

Records

Bulls' all-time leading scorer and 3rd all-time leading scorer in NBA with 29,277 points.

Scored a playoff-record 63 points in a 1986 first-round game against Boston.

Set NBA record with 23 consecutive points against Atlanta in 1987.

3,041 points in 1986-87 were the third-highest total in NBA history.

Holds career record for highest-points per game average in regular season, 31.5.

Shares single-game record for most free throws made in one quarter, 14, 1989 at Utah (4th quarter), and 1992 at Miami (4th quarter).

Career record for scoring average in All-Star Game, 21.3 ppg.

Highest scoring average, NBA Finals, 41.0 against Phoenix, 1993.

Most points, six-game series, NBA Finals, 246 against Phoenix, 1993.

Most field goals, NBA Finals, 101 against Phoenix, 1993.

Holds career record for highest-points per game average in playoffs, 33.4.

Holds NBA Finals single-game record for most points in one half, 35.

Update:

Right, these stats are nothing compared to what he played like on the court.

and ya, you cant compare him to ANYONE

Update 2:

Even if u dont like him, or dont like the bulls, u got to admit it

Update 3:

lol yah right princess, and my brothers name is tiger woods

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Five-time regular season Most Valuable Player, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98.

    Won three consecutive NBA Finals MVPs, twice, 1991-93 and 1996-98.

    Second player to win seven straight scoring titles, 1986-87 to 1992-93 (Wilt Chamberlain, 1960-66).

    Also won scoring titles in 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.

    All-NBA first team seven straight years, 1987-93. Also 1996-1998.

    All-Defense first team six straight years, 1988-93. Also 1996-1998.

    NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 1988.

    NBA Rookie of the Year, 1984-85.

    NBA Slam Dunk Champion, 1987, 1988.

    NBA All-Star Game MVP, 1988, 1996, 1998.

    Sporting News College Player of the Year, 1983, 1984.

    Sporting News All-America first team, 1983, 1984.

    Records

    Bulls' all-time leading scorer and 3rd all-time leading scorer in NBA with 29,277 points.

    Scored a playoff-record 63 points in a 1986 first-round game against Boston.

    Set NBA record with 23 consecutive points against Atlanta in 1987.

    3,041 points in 1986-87 were the third-highest total in NBA history.

    Holds career record for highest-points per game average in regular season, 31.5.

    Shares single-game record for most free throws made in one quarter, 14, 1989 at Utah (4th quarter), and 1992 at Miami (4th quarter).

    Career record for scoring average in All-Star Game, 21.3 ppg.

    Highest scoring average, NBA Finals, 41.0 against Phoenix, 1993.

    Most points, six-game series, NBA Finals, 246 against Phoenix, 1993.

    Most field goals, NBA Finals, 101 against Phoenix, 1993.

    Holds career record for highest-points per game average in playoffs, 33.4.

    Holds NBA Finals single-game record for most points in one half, 35.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You have to see his games to appreciate his greatness. Its not that he only won 6 like Kareem, its that he went undefeated in the finals. He helped the bulls to 2 consecutive 3peats and got the best single season wins record of all time in 1996 when the bulls went 72-10, his hangtime is what made him a legend, doctors literally studied Jordan to see why he jumped so high, its things like that that make people say hes the Greatest.

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  • dont forget he created a sports brand empire under his name, he made the game a global sport, he never lost a finals, he never lost a playoff series where the team he was playing was worse

  • Josh
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Throwing all those statistics out the window, you can't describe his greatness on paper.

    You have to watch Michael in an actual game to see why he is the greatest.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dear Princess,

    STFU

    He is the greatest player of all time but you do have to watch him play to see him be the greatest.

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