The Forgotten Stretch when Michael Jordan played Point Guard

Welcome, so many people slammed Michael Jordan for not being as good at passing and facilitating as LeBron. Well, in this video you will have some proof, very strong proof that MJ was probably even much better in that part of the game, but that was never really the case. the part I needed most from him to win, be sure to watch it to the end as I'll give you a hint for some very weird opinions on Michael Jordan from The Old School Detroit Piston, bad guys, let's get into the NBA debate. The goat is the biggest and I think the only knock that is also unfounded for MJ is that he was not able to be a great facilitator, that LeBron and the magic, for example, were most of the magic and that the time of LeBron on the court was and is used as a

point

.

guard

s or forwards who control the ball and direct the offense, the statistic that never catches up to LeBron and M Magic and other facilitators is assists.

Well, this video will destroy that entire narrative and prove it

when

he is put in a position to play

point

guard

. Even on a not very talented team, MJ was a spectacular facilitating Beast. If MJ had actually

played

point guard his entire career, he could have been the greatest point guard ever, as well as the greatest player of all time at the end of the 1988-89 season. season Michael Jordan was very upset by the lack of help on offense from any of his teammates, he already had Scotty Pippen but he was a second year player and he averaged only 14.4 points per game and a measly 3.5 assists that It was the second highest. scorer on the Bulls team after MJ averaged 32.5 points per game and eight assists during that season after injuring his groin and missing a game.

MJ returned and had a meeting with the team and their coach Doug Collins. The meeting lasted approximately 2 hours and the decision was made to put MJ at point guard for the remaining 24 games of that season. There was a big misunderstanding among NBA fans that MJ

played

only 11 games at point guard that season and had 10 triple doubles, which is false because he played 24 games at point guard and had 12 triple doubles in that

stretch

. Here's how the entire

stretch

came to be with MJ, the point guard starting on March 11 against the Seattle Super Sonics. The Bulls had 24 games left in the NBA. season, the Sonics that year were a pretty good team and finished the season with a record 4735.

MJ's first game as a point guard was incredible, he focused on making everyone around him better, he scored 18 points while shooting 61% from the field and distributed. He had 15 assists and grabbed eight rebounds while overcoming the sounds. That was just the beginning for MJ and he was learning as he went that his basketball IQ was so high that everyone who knew him and played against him, including his coach Tim Grover, said MJ could remember every single second of a last game where everyone knew what was happening at all times and what the score was. Who was a real magician.

MJ absorbed the knowledge so quickly and used the experience he gained from it already in a second game of that stretch to beat the Indiana Pacers. and he finished with a triple double, scored 21 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and distributed 14 assists, in addition to making three steals, two blocks and only one turnover. Their next game down the stretch was against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who finished the season with a 57-25 record. Which was second in the East, MJ and the BS lost that game and MJ also had eight turnovers, but his Statistics for the game included 28 points and 12 assists, third consecutive double-digit assist total, the next game was a win against the third team in the East, the New York Knicks, MJ scored 33 points and had nine assists in that game, plus four steals.

Those weren't the defensive Knicks of the 9, but they were a good team. The fifth game of the remaining 24 was left as a point guard against. The Indiana Pacers again, the Bulls lost the game and MJ finished with another double figure in assists. He scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists. The next game was one of the most important, as MJ faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers and Magic Johnson. the sixth game of that stretch MJ and the Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers who had a great team that year the score was close 104 to 103 for the Bulls MJ magically beat him in points he beat him in assists and tied him in rebounds he beat Jordan the assist machine in his own game both of their stats were magical 20 points MJ 21 magic had 12 assists MJ had 16 both finished with eight rebounds knowing Michael, that was a statement game for him, without a doubt, the next game was against The Phoenix Suns, who were also a very good team that season, BS again won by one point with a score of 112 to 11.

MJ's statistics were as follows: 32 points, assists and 10 rebounds. The next game against the Blazers, MJ scored 34 points, had 17 assists and seven rebounds. in addition to six incredible steals, this is the important thing, the ninth game of that 24-game stretch that started the 10 triple doubles in 11 games in that 11-game stretch that begins now, MJ averaged 33.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 10.6 assists, 2.9 steals. and 51% from the field crazy the first game of that stretch was against the Seattle SuperSonics the team MJ started this whole experiment against on March 11 this time the Bulls also won and MJ recorded his first triple double in that stretch of 11 games.

He finished with 21 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds in 40 minutes. The next one was against the Golden State Warriors. MJ was spectacular against the team and even though he had a limited offensive team, he was able to register another 11 assists with 12 rebounds and 33 points while beating the Warriors 115 at 106 the next game against the Milwaukee Bucks MJ achieved another triple double with 32 points 10 assists and 10 rebounds another game the Cleveland Cavaliers were too much for MJ and his Bulls but even though the Bulls lost MJ recorded another triple double with 37 points 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the game against the New Jersey Nets, the Bulls were able to win and improve the season.

Michael Jordan recorded another triple double here with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists. The next ones were the Charlotte Hornets, where the Hornets entered the game with a record. of 17 wins and 55 losses and had a really bad team that year, but still MJ had another triple double and his statistics for that game were the following: 33 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, that is, six consecutive triple doubles in point guard with most games also scoring 30+ points the next game was against the Detroit Pistons another big one the Pistons were a foe that MJ could never beat that far and couldn't overcome but they still managed to have a game incredible. although the arches lost this one 108 to 115 MJ finished with 31 points 10 assists and 13 rebounds playing 43 minutes that is seven triple doubles in a row now with five of them including 30 points plus the next game was against the Detroit Pistons again and MJ must really wanted win this one, although he was able to get 11 assists in this game, he recorded only seven rebounds, three less than a triple double, scored 40 points, had two steals and shot a whopping 61% in that game.

Against a suffocating piston defense against the Atlanta Hawks, the next game MJ scored another 40 points and also had a triple double while dueling Dominique Wilkins, those 40 points were accompanied by 12 assists and 10 rebounds against Indiana. In the next contest, MJ was literally Superman. scored 47 points on 57% shooting, had 13 assists, 11 rebounds and four steals, then against the Nets in a loss, MJ, another triple double, the 10th win in the 11 games as we know it, the stats for that game It was 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. I think the only reason he stopped in the Nets game is because Doc Collins, his coach, started playing MJ only 27 minutes per game out of 40 minutes per game, so That simple reason, I wanted him rested for the NBA Playoffs, some games he still played high. 30 too, imagine what could have been if he had continued his usual playing time in those few games last season with limited minutes.

MJ had three assists against the Cavs, nine assists against the Knicks and only missed another triple double against Washington, albeit another triple double. He came against the bullets with 34 points, 11 assists and 14 rebounds. MJ had three assists in the last game of the season against the Cavs with 25 points, as we can see with everyone else. MJ had an incredible mind for the game of basketball, no matter what he set his mind to. he was better than everyone else in a few games. MJ had those crazy triple doubles with many of them including over 30 points and even including a 40th and 47th game, also with a very limited team offensively.

His initial roster for that season included Ores Grant. averaging 12 points per game, Bill Cartright averaging 12.4 per game, John Paxton averaging 7.3 per game and Scotty Pippen averaging 14.4 per game, having those kinds of stats and getting 10 triple doubles in 11 games is incredible. feat, if you like this type of video, I mentioned that the Detroit Pistons are a Michael Jordan hater at the end, here you will see a video of the old school bad boys and their comments today about Michael Jordan who ended his reign, be sure to watch it. it's worth it